The Woodshed Gallery has selected the work of thirty-three outstanding local artists and will present a group exhibition of their art from July 5-30, 2011. A public reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, July 9, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The exhibition features fine art paintings, photographs, drawings and prints, by both well-known local artists and newcomers to the Franklin art scene. Styles of art vary widely, and include examples of realistic, expressionist, impressionist, abstract genres. A single original piece has been selected from each artist, and ...

Mesa Systems, dealer for United Container Services, is donating four portable moving and storage containers to ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in South Jordan, Utah. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will use the moving containers for storing contractor and designer materials, and new home furnishings. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is currently building a home to benefit seven-year-old Jonah Gomez, who is living with two rare blood disorders, and his family. The new home will allow the Gomez family to live a healthier lifestyle, with convenient access to ...

ListingFish.com is making a splash in the placid real estate market. ListingFish.com offers home sellers a flat-fee pricing model that offers the perks of a using a commission-driven listing agent. Sellers control their own listing, which is included on the Multiple Listing Service as well as the top real estate websites. ListingFish.com listings also include a webpage dedicated to the listing as well as a toll-free number and direct extension that forwards to any phone you choose. "The site gives sellers complete control of their listing," said J.W. Felch, ...

AgraTronix, a leading manufacturer of electric fencing systems and electronic moisture sensing instrumentation launched the Power Wizard website this month. This robust, online resource provides farmers and ranchers with information for selection and installation of electric fence energizers and equipment. "Cattle ranchers, dairy farmers and farming hobbyists actively seek information about how to install, troubleshoot and maintain their electric fences," said Deidra Roberts, VP of Marketing at AgraTronix. "The Power Wizard website includes a library ...

Likewise Software, Inc. announced today that it is accelerating investment in its storage software business -- selling its Active Directory Bridge business unit, including its Likewise Open and Likewise Enterprise software products, to BeyondTrust. Terms of the deal were not announced. "The storage software business has seen the highest growth and has been the most strategic part of our business. We're doubling down on our commitment to building out our next-generation storage platform," said Barry Crist, CEO, Likewise Software. "This sale brings additional ...

Urban Pioneer Property Management has done it again! The company has secured a long term contract to handle property management and leasing services for a five unit apartment building in the Cole Valley district of San Francisco, California. Urban Pioneer is excited to welcome this newest building and its residents into its family and anticipates a long and copacetic relationship with both the building's owner and its tenants. Cole Valley is one of San Francisco's most sought after neighborhoods. With its boundaries of Stanyan Street to the west, Carmel Street to the ...

York Angel Investors today announced the results of their 2011 Angel Membership with a reported increase of a 100 per cent membership increase over the past 12 months. York Angels, a group of accredited investors with a broad range of professional experience, was formed in 2008. Their mission is to contribute value to early stage companies with financing and experience. "Our membership has grown in numbers, however importantly the quality of our individual members remains high," said Scott MacCannell, President, York Angel Investors. "We are committed ...

Fava Tea Company, the valley's largest, locally owned independent tea specialty store, announces its CommuniTEA program for July 2011— Barking Up The Right Tea. For the entire month of July 2011, $2.50 from every ounce of Dog Days Blend Black Tea will be donated to support the Fox Valley Humane Association to advance their critical work in the Fox Valley. As an added benefit, everyone who comes into Fava Tea Company with a picture of their special canine will exchange it for a free ounce of select Organic and Fair Trade Rishi Tea, Raspberry Herbal Iced or Tamarac Ginger ...

MySocialMania, the popular social media management app for iPhone, iPad and IPod Touch that, has announced that MySocialMania Free Version 1.0 will now be available at NO COST as of July 1, 2011. The application that was named a "What's Hot" pick in the App Store in the Social Networking category when it was first released is the ideal way to share memories and special moments more easily. MySocialMania connects users to some of the world's largest and most popular social networking sites in addition to micro blogs, blogs, picture and video sharing sites, with ...

A 24' x 14' amphibious billboard display recently floated on the Panama Canal for Nissan. The floating billboard was featured at the 50 mile Ocean-to-Ocean Cayuco Race where participants paddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The ambient floating billboard display distributed by BBI Displays was operated by local associate Panama Portable Billboards. The 24' airtight inflatable sign was towed by a boat in front of the lead race pack and the beach advertisement was visible to all spectators along the shore. Panama Portable Billboards, the exclusive associate ...

Website, direct mail and ads....Oh my! Like Dorothy tentatively walking down the yellow brick road not knowing which way to turn, franchisees are often in a major quandary when it comes to choosing and implementing their own local marketing programs. Many do get help from their franchisors but in the end isn't it much better for a franchisee to get to know his/her own market and customers? Each market varies so, that often the right tool for one isn't the best for another. Enter ViaLocal, a new program introduced by St. Jacques Marketing based in Morristown, NJ. Specializing ...

Desire Street Books & Press released today the trade paperback edition of "Wolf's Run" by Mississippi native Louis Hillary Park. To celebrate, the novel is on sale for 20 percent off through July 10 and we will be giving away a copy to "Wolf's Run" each day during Independence Day Weekend (July 2-4) through Facebook and Twitter. "It's a celebration of the first soft-cover edition and our nation's independence," said Hugo H. Ottolenghi, business development director at Desire Street Books. "I've been waiting for Desire Street ...

The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (http://www.ncvma.org) has announced the release of a podcast discussing how owners should travel with their pets during the summer. In the podcast, Dr. Phil McHugh, former president of the NCVMA, explains the best ways for pet owners to travel safely with their pets, especially in light of upcoming summer vacations. During the podcast, McHugh touches on dangerous practices like letting a dog ride in the back of a pickup truck and letting an animal sit on the driver's lap while on the road. QUOTES: "It is extremely ...

Newly launched this month is Hippo Bingo, a brand new online bingo site, offering a variety of 90 and 75 ball bingo rooms, friendly chat hosts and a great online community. As well as free bingo games and some huge jackpots, Hippo Bingo also offers instant win and video slots games such as Bejeweled, X Factor and Monopoly. There is something for everyone at Hippo Bingo! With tickets for bingo rooms ranging from as little as 1p up to GBP1 plus free bingo games on offer every day, there is something for every budget at Hippo Bingo. Offering many chances to win real cash ...

Each year students are challenged to increase their reading goals. This year the students enthusiastically surpassed their goal to see their administrators kiss a pig. Some principals and assistant principals will do anything to get their students to read. At the Sagemont School, A private school in Weston, Florida, Principal Joann Laskin and Assistant Principal Monica Vigna offered to kiss a pig if their students earned 14,999 points in the Accelerated Reading Program. The students surpassed that goal and earned 16,000 points. That meant Mrs. Laskin and Mrs. Vigna had ...

Orbis Software's North American distributor Fisher Technology will be showcasing the new TaskCentre Web Service Connector Tool at Sage Summit 2011 in Washington DC. The TaskCentre Web Service Connector Tool will enrich Sage Software's Cloud strategy by providing a bridge between on premise and Cloud offerings. "Cloud-based technologies are high on the agenda at Sage Summit 2011. We are excited to demonstrate TaskCentre's new Web Service Connector Tool as it addresses a number of challenges faced by Sage Business Partners." commented Paul Cannon, CTO of Fisher ...

Bronze winner of Best for Training and Development and short-listed for Best for Luxury Lettings at the 2011 Lettings Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, held at the Lancaster London Hotel on Tuesday 7 June. The event is recognised as one of the most important event in the Lettings industry calendar and attracted agents from across the country. It was once again supported by The Sunday Times and The Times, with the winners presented with their awards by one of Britain's most successful athletes, Dame Kelly Holmes. Hamptons ...

Six students achieved very good results at Grade 8, including three distinctions (Callum Anderson (year 10) piano; Tabatha Curry (upper sixth) harp and Joe Pemberton (year 11) saxophone) and three merits (Daisy Cooper (upper sixth) saxophone; Poppy Duncan (year 9) cello and Georgia Reynolds (upper sixth) piano). Students aged 13 - 18 took the exams, with very notable achievements including 13 year old Isabelle Binney who was awarded a distinction in Grade 4 singing having captivated the examiner. Bedales students perform regularly at public concerts and are currently ...

Getting to Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway and its 5,300 slot machines gets a whole lot easier for its Bronx neighbors beginning Saturday, July 16, when a full schedule of bus service becomes available. The $20 round trip pricing per person includes $5 in free play at the casino's slot machines, and a $5 food voucher. Buses will depart from Parkchester (2 locations), Pelham Bay (2 locations) and Co-op City (3 locations) with Empire City as the winning destination (the full schedule with locations and times is below) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. ...

SAPexperts announces a new article, "Effectively Manage Your Customer Service Business Function by Using SAP's Integrated Service Order Functionality" posted to its Financials Expert knowledgebase. This article explains how service order functionality can integrate with the controlling function. This will allow you to accelerate your monitoring of your customer relations. Learn how to actually record, and track both costs and revenues resulting from common customer service scenarios. Capture the desired level of detail pertaining to activities and resources ...

On June 6, 2011, Newark's Mayor Cory Booker, Councilman Darrin S. Sharif, Councilman Luis A. Quintana, and the LGBTQ Advisory Commission helped celebrate Newark-Essex Pride Week for the fifth consecutive year with the raising of the pride flag at city hall. This marked the beginning of Newark-Essex Pride Coalition's (NEPC) 7th annual pride festivities. Over 500 Newark residents participated in the standing-room only press conference that lead to the kick off of events, celebrating this year's theme, "Our Time to Shine." "The city's LGBTQ Commission is ...

Rabine Group CEO, Gary Rabine, invited State Treasurer Dan Rutherford to Rabine Group's headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois to educate employees on Illinois' fiscal condition. Gary Rabine explains, "After having the opportunity to meet Dan Rutherford a couple months ago and spending a few hours with him talking about the condition of the Illinois Government, I realized his passion for servant leadership is a trait not often found in politics and our employees may benefit from learning about this state's financial situation from our State Treasurer himself. By the ...

Riley Robertson is using her summer to make a difference in the lives of others. The five-year-old is only in the first grade, but she is determined to raise awareness of breast cancer and early detection. Riley is setting up lemonade stands throughout the Houston area this summer, handing out breast cancer literature and donating all proceeds to Pink Ribbons Project, in motion against breast cancer. Her goal is to raise $1,000 before she heads back to school in August. If you would like to help Riley meet her goal, you can find her today outside of Hudson Family ...

The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA), the national governing body for the sport of speed shooting, announced that Smith & Wesson, the 159-year-old iconic firearms maker, is expanding its support for the organization with its platinum level sponsorship of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. Smith & Wesson is joining the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Safariland as a platinum sponsor of the Steel Challenge which marks its 30th anniversary this year when the match gets underway in Piru, Calif. August 18-21. "For well ...

Trade & Clear is sponsoring a new customer event that will register new futures accounts and existing futures accounts that trade a minimum number of E-micro gold futures into a drawing for a free, one-ounce American Eagle gold coin. Drawings will take place monthly. The objective is to bring attention to the new, micro-sized gold futures contract which makes gold trading accessible to new traders and investors in precious metals futures. The event is officially called the Trade & Clear Gold Coin Giveaway 2011. The new E-micro gold futures contract were launched ...