The 2012 Art of Fashion Design Competition is quickly approaching and the countdown to the application deadline is on! Emerging Canadian designers have until August 17th 2012 to get their sketches finalized and their entries in. Once the application process is complete, 10 design finalists will be chosen by the Art of Fashion Board of Directors to compete for the $30,000+ prize-package - they will get their collections in front of a select panel of fashion industry judges and 10,000+ attendees during Nuit Blanche on September 29th 2012, at Hazelton Lanes in Toronto. Designer ...

"Responding to Sources Sought Notices and RFIs," a new Webinar from TargetGov President Gloria Larkin will introduce attendees to Sources Sought Notices and Requests for Information (RFIs). It will help contractors who have just entered the market as well as well-seasoned contractors who have already seen success. The webinar will be held August 23, 2012 at 12:30 Pacific, 1:30 Mountain, 2:30 Central, and 3:30 Eastern. "The dramatic flood of Sources Sought Notices has opened the door to new contracting opportunities but most companies do not realize just ...

Polymet Corporation, a well-known industry leader of hardfacing, welding, and thermal spray wire, introduced thermal spray powder to its successful line of products. Polymet is eager to extend its presence in the thermal spray industry by offering High Velocity Oxy-Fuel thermal spray powder. These HVOF materials will offer high density, low porosity, and high bond strength. Prior to the addition of powder to the product line, Polymet provided thermal spray materials for wire arc spray and wire flame spray processes. Now, tungsten carbide-based powders for HVOF systems ...

As many Spanish businesses enjoy summer closing and holidays with family and friends, quiet progress is being made behind the scenes with Murcia's Paramount Theme Park and the new Corvera International Airport. The news is positive and the Region is on course for an even brighter future. The first piece of good news came from the Paramount Theme Park camp where a new agreement was formalised in July. This laid down the regulations for the construction and operation of the attraction and was signed by the Mayor of Alhama de Murcia and Jesus Samper, the President for Murcia's ...

Alton, IL-based Answer Midwest, a tele-service, business services company with clients across the U.S., received their trade association's Award of Excellence for customer service for the 11th consecutive year. The Diamond-Plus Award of Excellence, from the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI), is given to the tele-service company, which for eleven years, has passed stringent testing by an independent panel of judges. The company is rated on the call handling skills of courtesy, response time, accuracy, professionalism, caller comfort, and overall service to ...

Tulix Systems EVP, Dr. Nino Doijashvili announced today that the streaming applications provider, colocation hosting, development and interactive services provider has launched its next generation website and it is now accessible at http://www.streamwebtown.com. Dr. Doijashvili said that Tulix Systems has made every effort to, "make StreamWebTown presence reflective of the new technologies and standards present in the marketplace today as well as the many streaming platforms Tulix offers its clients". The company plans on making StreamWebTown.com its hub for all ...

AutObsessions Professional Automotive Detailing has won the prestigious "Best of South Jersey - Automotive Detailing" award from Philadelphia Magazine. The Best Of awards showcase popular local businesses and are determined by a popular vote of magazine readers. "We're honored to receive this award," said Nick Mercado, the founder and owner of AutObsessions. "We take great pride in every car that we work on, and it's a great feeling to know that our customers appreciate our efforts. Being recognized as the best auto detail shop in South Jersey means ...

Nationally acclaimed, Multi-Platinum Country Music Artist, Clay Walker, is hosting the first annual Clay Walker Gala & Live Performance to benefit MS on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at the House of Blues located at 1204 Caroline Street from 6:00pm-11:00pm. The following morning, Friday, October 19, Clay Walker and Band Against MS are hosting an MS Forum at the Four Seasons Hotel located at 1300 Lamar Street from 9:00am-11:00am. Registration begins at 8:00am. Corporate leaders, philanthropists and the sports and entertainment industries will come together for this ...

uCoz, a free website building system with over one million active websites, has received a major update, just before its seventh birthday. The new feature was added to keep up with the company's climb on the traffic charts, currently standing in Alexa's Top 200 websites. Building upon its sound success in Eastern European markets, the team that developed the award winning hosted content management system has just released its 22nd system module feature. In line with current internet trends and needs of users around the world, the Video module was fully released to the public, ...

Pacific West Capital Group announced today that the company will host informational seminars on August 21 and 22 at the Vintage Steakhouse in San Juan Capistrano, California. Pacific West Capital Group representatives will discuss investing in the Life Settlement market. The company has specialized in the sale of beneficiary interests in life settlements to individual investors for the past eight years. The life settlement market is the secondary market for life insurance. Life settlements are an alternative to traditional investments because returns are not tied to ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com/), has announced that two of the company's restaurants, Tribeca Tavern and Rockwell's American Grill, have been recognized by The Cary News in its annual Best of Cary survey. Tribeca Tavern received awards for best outdoor dining, best place for lunch, best burger and best place to watch the big game. Rockwell's American Grill, which opened its doors in Cary earlier this year, was awarded best new restaurant and best restaurant for family dining. The Best of Cary survey is compiled annually by ...

Netsertive, a fast-growing ad tech firm specializing in localized digital advertising and channel marketing technology, today announced it has closed $10 million in a combination of a $7.3 million round of Series B equity financing and a $2.5 million credit facility. Netsertive's proprietary platform helps local businesses, multi-location retailers and product brands reach target customers in their respective local markets with automated digital marketing. Local marketing spending in the United States totals more than $130 billion annually. According to research firm ...

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has added more polymer testing capabilities to the SEM/EDS and FTIR analyses previously available. LTI can now provide information about the mechanical properties of plastics and other polymers with the addition of tensile and hardness testing for these materials. Tensile testing is performed on a 10,000 lb. Tinius Olsen tensile machine capable of testing any polymeric material that can be formed or machined into a specimen. Tensile testing involves applying a constant rate of tensile load to a test sample up to the point of failure. The process ...

The Trent Tucker Celebrity Golf & Gala presented by the All 4 Kids Foundation & The Max Cure Foundation for pediatric cancer causes will begin on Saturday, September 8 through Monday, September 10, 2012. The weekend will kick-off on Saturday, September 8, at 6:30pm with a Private Tour of Ground Zero Memorial for the celebrities and sponsors of the event and has a confirmed list of some of the greatest athletes in history. On Sunday, September 9, the Red Carpet & Gala will begin at 7:00pm at STK located at 1114 Sixth Avenue on 43rd Street and will include celebrities, ...

eBookMall.com is pleased to announce the newest results of their book review writing contest. The winner wrote a charming review of Anne of Green Gables, a free eBook at eBookMall.com. The winner of the contest, Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch of Savannah, Georgia, said, "I was so surprised when I found out that I had won. This must have been the first time I've won anything like this. I am an avid reader and have been wanting an e-reader for a long time, and now I have one just for writing a review of one of my all-time favorite books." eBookMall is hosting an ongoing ...

Redbird LED is pleased to announce that LED lighting industry veteran John Gilmore has joined their sales and management team as the new Vice President of Sales. Redbird LED is an Atlanta, GA. firm that specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of premium energy efficient LED Linear Replacement Lamp products. Previously, John Gilmore was leading the LED Lighting sales efforts for SEESMART LED. In his new role, John will spearhead the sales and marketing of RedBird LED Tube Lights to lighting distributors, major national corporations, state and federal agencies, ...

Halfpricesoft.com updated ezCheckPrinting check writer according the suggestions from the real users who use this cheque software every day. The new features include: - Database backup reminder - New QuickBooks virtual printer to print QuickBooks and Quicken checks on black stock easily and inexpensively - Updated user interface with the improved check editing feature "Many of the best ideas for products and product improvements come from our customers," explains Dr. Ge, President and Founder of ezPaycheck. "We always keep in mind that our customers ...

ProofHQ, developer of the leading online proofing tool for designers and marketing professionals, today announced that innocent drinks, chose ProofHQ to improve the review and approval process for its range of packaging labels. Previously relying on email and PDFs, innocent drinks' has instantly enhanced the quality of its package design as well as the efficiency of its collaborative efforts. Innocent drinks' packaging projects range from small juice and smoothie cartons for kids, to fruit puree filled tubes, juice and smoothie bottles and cartons. The juice line alone ...

After five long years of planning and fundraising Oregon State University is finally in the home stretch and are steps away from being able to train and compete on their brand new Beynon Sports BSS 2000. In a day and age when everything is prefabricated and collecting dust waiting for a buyer, OSU opted to go with Beynon Sports. OSU wanted a hand crafted track surface that was made specifically for them and their needs, after evaluating all their options Beynon Sports was the only company that stood out from the pack. "The reason we're five years later is we decided ...

Not only has Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Salsa picked up an award for its "scary hot" flavor, it now has an award for its good looks. At the recent International Metal Decorator's Association (IMDA) conference in Bloomington, Ill., Renfro Foods, manufacturers of Mrs. Renfro's Ghost Pepper Salsa, was presented with the 2012 IMDA Excellence in Quality Award for "Best of Category - Closure Design" for its ghost peppers emblazoned-in-fire jar lid. "TricorBraun Design Group refined our idea into this award-winning design, which was then manufactured ...

Fitness Revolution and Athletic Revolution International, a large group personal training and fitness bootcamp, and youth sports and fitness franchise, has just completed an international charity campaign called "Revolution for a Cause." Yun Fit The UN Bootcamp a proud member of the Fitness Revolution Columbus and Athletic Revolution Hilliard Nation, participated in the fundraiser, which raised over $130,000 for charity. Revolution for a Cause brought together the individual efforts of 50 different fitness businesses from the United States and even some international ...

FSA, ASIC and FSC registered brokerage firm, youtradeFX adds Social Trading to it's Trading systems. The internet has brought the world closer together, and this holds true for trading and investment possibilities. A new and exciting way to profit with and from fellow traders is Social Trading. Social Trading connects you with traders of all levels from all over the world by linking traders into one huge network. Some of the dynamic advantages of Social Trading are: **Learn from the top traders **Teach the newbies **Share tips and profit when the experts do **Receive ...

The Preiss Company is proud to announce the recent appointment of Steven Lewis to Southeast Regional Manager. In his role, Lewis will oversee the overall operations of six off-campus student housing properties plus one new development, create and implement all site budgets, evaluate daily marketing efforts, and adjust leasing rates based on market fluctuations or leasing velocity. Lewis has over 12 years of student housing experience, spanning 20 markets in 10 states. Prior to joining The Preiss Company, he was a Regional Manager with American Campus Communities, the ...

Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), an award-winning residential new homebuilder, has announced that Charles O'Brien has joined the company as a purchasing coordinator. In this position, O'Brien will be responsible for issuing purchase orders and variation purchase orders, which are required for all aspects of homebuilding, throughout the entire process of home construction. Additionally, he will submit permit applications and assist with cost management for construction projects. Having originally started his career as a real estate agent, O'Brien ...

Sonorous Entertainment Int.—Sonorous Entertainment in keeping with its vision to introduce inspirational music by partnering with artists and empowering them to reach the world with a life changing message has released the single from their international Christian recording artist Hoszia Hinds. The re-mixed "Can't Live Without You" is now available in major online music outlets worldwide. Hinds, who resides in the Barbados has been in Sonorous Entertainment's Canadian recording studios the last few months recording a new EP called, "On My Way". The ...