Wisconsinmade.com has been in the gift giving business since 1999 and our gift experts are weighing in on one of this year's biggest trends in holiday gifts- personalization. "Names are always a popular choice for personalization but they aren't the only option," says Wisconsinmade.com founder Linda Remeschatis, "items can be customized with a favorite city, the name of the family's summer cabin or a company name for a business gift. Personalization can also go beyond words with hand-painted pottery featuring a new home or even an old fashioned wooden puzzle ...

Cosmetology students at ITS Academy of Beauty, 1802 Green Oaks Road in Wichita Falls are helping folks save money before the holidays without sacrificing beauty in the process. The fall specials at the award-winning cosmetology school include: $5 haircuts, $8 basic nail pedicure, $10 acrylic nails and 20% off all Madrid and Peter Hantz retails products. The special is good through Nov. 11. In addition, the schools offer daily specials on various products and services. "Our fall special is wonderful because folks can look great before the holidays and save money ...

PrescribeWellness today announced the release of its Transitional Care Intervention (TCI) solution to help reduce controllable readmissions for hospitals across the United States. On October 1st, the Value Based Purchasing portion of the Affordable Care Act went into effect, shifting some of the readmission responsibilities to different community organizations. The PrescribeWellness TCI platform automates the delivery of critical educational and motivational information based on the individual's diagnosis, condition, risk factors and needs. It includes built-in reminders ...

Jelastic, Inc., the creators of the award-winning Java Cloud hosting platform (http://jelastic.com), today announced the launch of the highly anticipated new version of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Jelastic 1.8.5 features integration with Parallels Billing Automation Standard (PBAS), application packaging, TCP load balancing, custom SSL certificates and a Smart Live Migration System. Jelastic's ultra-scalable and interoperable platform has made Java cloud hosting easy: even a non-techie can get a Java app up and running in the Cloud in just a few minutes. The latest ...

All-time jazz greats like, Cannon Ball Adderley, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Bob James, Maceo Parker, FourPlay, Bill Evens and Wes Montgomery are being played on ESB radio. Vocal/hipspokenword artist Tony Adamo is humbled to have scored two Cd's on ESB radio's Top 50 album chart for the past three months (9/5/12). Adamo's STRAIGHT UP DEAL is at #35 and WHAT IS HIP? is at #50. His hip story tellin' vocal delivery is now catching radio programmers attention around the country. You can dig Adamo's music on Stephen 'Doc' Kupka's (Tower of Power) Strokeland Records. Tony ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a three-year, $480,000 grant to the University of Houston (UH) Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) to place approximately 20 bilingual graduate students in internships with Harris County agencies. "UH GCSW is only one of 20 graduate Social Work and Psychology programs in the nation awarded this competitive grant," said Ira Colby, dean of the UH GCSW. "The grant will attract high-quality students, provide support for clinical training in mental and behavioral health, and much-needed services ...

Kelly Hospitality Group Outer Banks restaurants sponsors several Outer Banks events this fall and with the Outer Banks Marathon just around the corner, Kelly's Outer Banks restaurants will once again sponsor the marathon's Fun Run. The Fun Run is a great event that Kelly's Outer Banks restaurants is proud to be a part of many Outer Banks events that the whole family can enjoy and the Fun Run is no exception. From the fittest runner to the novice, the Fun Run offers something for everyone. The Fun Run is one of the more unique Outer Banks events and one of the more fun ...

Hudsonville Ice Cream is introducing one new flavor and bringing back two longtime favorites - just in time for fall. Building on the popularity of its Limited Edition Flavors, Michigan's largest manufacturer of branded ice cream is introducing Seaside Caramel as its new fall flavor. Chocolate-covered salted caramels are enrobed in vanilla ice cream with a salted caramel ribbon to create this new mouthwatering flavor. Seaside Caramel joins perennial holiday favorite Pumpkin and newcomer but much-loved Country Apple Pie as Limited Edition flavors this fall. Hudsonville ...

Dr. Larry Manley has released 'Filling My Life With Joy/A Guide to the Better You'. Dr. Manley's new work describes his own 35-year journey through addiction, homelessness, jail and eventual redemption through sheer determination, perseverance and faith. His story has been called a real life version of 'The Pursuit Of Happiness'. Dr. Manley's book differs from other motivating books, inspirational books and religious books. He teaches readers how to nourish their souls with what he calls the three 'essential ingredients', and asks them to then stand back and watch it ...

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) presented awards to fourteen recipients last night at their annual Colorado Cleantech Industry Awards Celebration. "We are proud to recognize this year's winners for their significant efforts in expanding the cleantech ecosystem in Colorado," said Christine Shapard, CCIA's Executive Director. "These individuals and companies represent the best and brightest in Colorado and the nation throughout the cleantech sector." This year's winners were selected on a variety of factors including their ability ...

IDV Solutions today released Visual Command Center 2.0, an upgrade to its risk awareness and response software. Visual Command Center helps corporations, public safety agencies, and other organizations identify and evaluate risks, by integrating real-time data about global events with enterprise data stores and security systems in a consolidated view, using an interactive map and timeline. Visual Command Center 2.0 includes several new features: - Real-time alerts. Visual Command Center monitors global data feeds for natural disasters, severe weather, terrorism, and ...

Digital Alchemy, the pioneer of customer relationship management (CRM) and e-marketing solutions for the global hotel market, introduces Mobile Life , a comprehensive set of Cloud-based mobile applications designed to meet virtually every hotel marketing and guest service need via the mobile platform. Mobile Life is comprised of four innovative products - iNeed , MXPRESS , XPRESSGUIDE , and mSurvey . Each solution provides a valuable service to hotel guests, and strong revenue and ROI. A key component of Digital Alchemy's Mobile Life is iNeed, a guest-facing application ...

Stibo Systems, the Strategic Information Management Technology and Solutions Company today announces a partnership with Vasanta Group, the largest B2B distributor of office products in the UK and Ireland. Vasanta will implement Stibo Systems' STEP platform to manage strategic product information (http://www.stibosystems.co.uk/UK/Our-Solutions/By-Capability/Product-Information-Management.aspx) across its national operation. With over 25,000 products offered in a variety of brands and categories, Vasanta manages a complex flow of information between its suppliers and customers. ...

Health care providers have all felt inadequate at times in addressing the spiritual needs of patients. They have also all felt the incredibly satisfying moments when through humor, compassion, or incredible skills they have touched a patient's life not only in a physical way but in a spiritual way. Most will tell you it's those moments that make their jobs all worth it. Here in the United States, we live in culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and it is the responsibility of health care providers to develop competencies that respond to the concerns and distresses ...

Guardian Environmental Technologies, Inc. launched new product OSCAR (Oil Spill Containment and Recovery / Removal System). They provide cost effective environmental safety products to the community of professionals who seek better pollution controls and ship the products globally. OSCAR gives more surface area that makes it more secure and efficient. OSCAR is so flexible and easy to use - it can be arranged and customized to accommodate almost any application. Moreover, OSCAR uses special and a variety of high capacity absorbent based on individual needs and requirements. ...

Industrial glove manufacturer Southern Glove has announced that it is adding a new line of flame-retardant gloves to its comprehensive line of top-quality industrial work gloves, arm protection products, industrial aprons and cut-resistant products. "Since 1945, Southern Glove has manufactured the top-quality products our industrial customers need to protect both their employees and their businesses," said Brent Fidler, President and CEO, Southern Glove. "Our new line of Blowout Shield flame-retardant gloves is just the latest example of how Southern Glove ...

For many of us, the most important aspect of choosing optical frames or sunglasses is how they look on our face. You could try on every pair of eyeglasses in the store to find out how each one looks, but narrowing down your choices in advance can save you a lot of time and aggravation. You could determine your face shape and understand which eyeglass frame styles would look best on you, but now there is an easier and more innovative way available which assists the pre-selection of the frame shape. With the newly developed iPad App, called eyeAdvise, the dispenser can ...

Hill, Chesson & Woody (HCW) (http://www.hcwbenefits.com), a health and welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm that designs, manages and implements employee benefit programs, has announced that the firm has named Elizabeth Johnson as the company's health management coordinator. In this position, Johnson will assist clients with overseeing their wellness plans, performing health assessments with clients' employees as well as writing articles that promote healthy living. HCW is one of the only employee benefit firms in North Carolina that has dedicated people ...

Don Mills, president of SIA Group (http://www.siagroup.net), a full-service insurance agency with seven offices throughout North Carolina and in Blacksburg, Va., has announced that the firm's employees have collected and donated more than $8,000 to benefit the United Way of Onslow County. Through the United Way, donors can select which local organization that would like their money to support, and SIA Group chose to focus on CHEW, a program working to serve underprivileged children who lack enough food to eat over the weekends. The CHEW program assists children in Onslow ...

Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. (http://www.leweylandscaping.com/index.html), a Triangle-based, full-service landscaping and lawn care company, has announced the release of a podcast on lawn irrigation during drought-like conditions. In the podcast, Kim Lewey, co-owner of Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc., discusses the most common landscaping concerns when an area is going through an extended period without rain, as well as regulations that must be followed during such times, and how to create a drought-resistant lawn with reduced water usage. The podcast is ...

Bridge2 Solutions, the leading provider of marketing and fulfillment solutions, announces enhancements to the company's executive team through the addition of Larry Wine as chief commercial officer, the promotion of Jason Phillips to executive vice president of product strategy and hiring of John Rogers as vice president of human resources and recruiting. Phillips was hired in April 2012 as senior vice president. In his leadership role as Chief Commercial Officer, Wine is responsible for sales, business development and strategic partnerships and has more than 20 years ...

Efffetti Weddings in Tuscany | Italy announces the availability of LGBT Wedding Commitment Ceremonies in Italy thanks to the partnership with the team of Italian Wedding Celebrant. Efffetti in fact has partnered with Italian Wedding Celebrant {http://www.myweddinginitaly.info} team to perform humanist weddings, non denominational weddings, symbolic weddings and wedding blessings and renewals everywhere in Italy. Efffetti will offer legal consultancy about the documentation needed to arrange a legally valid wedding, or will assist with a local lawyer for a commitment wedding ...

BiTMICRO announces the appointment of Zophar Sante as its VP of Marketing to lead the company's go-to-market strategy for its upcoming line of maxIO SSD storage products. Zophar "Zoph" Sante comes with a wealth of experience and has over 25 years of storage industry expertise. Prior to joining BiTMICRO, Zophar was VP of Marketing at NTP Software, VP of Product Marketing at Nexsan Inc. and a founder and VP of Market Development at SANRAD Inc. Zophar's marketing experience includes enterprise-class storage management of Big Data, storage acceleration with flash-based ...

As the name suggests, aspiring bands from all participating Universities are pitted against each other in a League-style battle of the bands competition, with a variety of opportunities and prizes up for grabs. All bands will be heard by music industry professionals and get their material exposed in various ways. From performing at some of London's trendiest venues, to the winner recording an EP with a top producer in a fantastic studio, the benefits for all contestants are endless. With some of the biggest bands like Blur, Coldplay and Queen emerging out of Universities ...

GPRS Recruitment. A new report commissioned by permanent recruitment specialists, GPRS Recruitment, reveals that a majority (23%) of qualified professionals employed by businesses providing training in the workplace would consider moving to another employer, while (41%) stated they believe they could earn more with an alternative employer. Other key findings point to the reasons for this dissatisfaction: 67% of those surveyed receive no long service bonus, 58% have received no pay increase in the past 24 months, and 37% said that their salary reviews are currently on hold. ...