Cape Town based Tentickle Bedouin Tents South Africa has been awarded official Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Certification by the Black Economic Empowerment verification company Grant Thornton Verification Services. Tentickle Bedouin Tents was awarded a very rare BEE mark of 110% on the 29th of August 2012. The certification covers all elements of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and includes ownership, management control, employment equity, skills development, procurement and socio economic development. Marco Slunder the managing director of Tentickle ...

Recently, the Kurtinz Group has been appointed as official agents for Scion, the new brand from the Harlequin Group. The company also added new fabrics from Prestigious Textiles for roman blinds and curtains. The Kurtinz Group recently announced that they have been appointed as official agents for the new brand from the Harlequin Group, Scion. It means that the high quality curtains and brands offered by the group will increase again. Also, they announced that they added new high quality fabrics from Prestigious Textiles for their curtains and roman blinds. The group ...

Entry-Master LLC announced the successful project completion allowing Johns Hopkins J-Card mobile app to interface with the Entry Master security management system, giving JHU administration and student population of the Homewood campus the ability to communicate across systems. The J-Card is the official identification and access card for students, faculty and staff at the Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus. J-Cash is a prepaid, stored-value account that is a convenient, cashless way to pay for purchases on and off campus, pay for school supplies, and gain access ...

Global Gaming Events is excited to continue with another set of password events with PKR, running this weekend, September 8th and 9th at 3pm EDT / 20:00 BST. The two tournaments will have extra value with $3,000 cash added, as well as a $270 ticket to the PKR Masters $75k GTD tournament. The first tournament is a $500 Freeroll on Saturday, September 8th, 2012 at 3pm EDT / 20:00 BST. The second tournament follows the very next day, Sunday, September 9th, 2012 at 3pm EDT / 20:00 BST, with a $5 + $0.50 buyin. This event features $2,500 cash added to the buyin prize pool, ...

As a leader in skin, body, and wellness, AesthetiCare, MedSpa in Lawrence, is proud to continue to provide exceptional services at their Lawrence office-opened six months ago with Dr. Kathy Gaumer, MD as the practicing medical director. The Lawrence MedSpa is the only one in the community, allowing AesthetiCare's team of experienced individuals to provide their patients with the best care possible. At AesthetiCare in Lawrence, customer service is the number one priority with over 80% of new clients coming in as referrals. The focus is never on selling to clients-rather ...

To further improve patient care AesthetiCare, Leawood MedSpa, is excited to introduce a new office location to patients. Located only three buildings down from their current location, AesthetiCare is excited to move into their newly renovated space mid-September. The new location of AesthetiCare will be 11100 Ash St., Suite 210, Leawood, KS 66211. The newly renovated space 50% larger than their current location, which allows them to better meet their patients every need. Located only a block away from the current office, the new location offers convenience and easy ...

The Shannons 8-day Texas V8 Supercar Stampede includes 2 return airfares to Texas, USA to coincide with the first-ever V8 Supercar race in Texas, USA. 2 Tickets to the 2013 V8 Supercar Round in Texas, premium grandstand seats, a Kelly Racing Pit Tour and Driver 'Meet & Greet'. 4 nights twin share accommodation in Texas and 4 nights in Los Angeles. To get you around Texas during the V8 Supercar weekend the winner, if aged over 25, will enjoy the use of a Chevy Camaro SS from the Hertz Adrenalin Collection while in LA, the winner will have the use of a Ford Mustang ...

How are fleet operators and their customers using Automatic Identification System (AIS) to improve business processes and increase revenue, decrease costs and enhance safety? How is AIS is being used by shoreside personnel across the workboat industry, including harbor tugs, liquid cargo transportation, and OSVs? To address these questions and others, WorkBoat.com has scheduled a September 11 webinar at 1 p.m. (EDT). The cost to attend the webinar is $59. To register, visit www.WorkBoat.com. "Through case studies, this session will provide a general overview ...

The October 2012 First-Year Law Students' Examination will be administered on October 23, 2012. Applications for the Baby Bar Exam must be filed within specified deadlines which are listed on the State Bar of California Office of Admissions website.The FYLSE, also known as the First-Year Law Students Examination (FYLSE), is administrated in California twice per calendar year (June and October) and is required of all law students who have completed their first year of law study at a school that is not accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) or the State Bar. According ...

"When you see a 6'4", 240 pound lefty lefty who can hit bombs 400 feet and throw the ball 89 off the bump, it's hard not to get excited," says Berg Ohanian. Coach Ohanian, one of Time to Sign Sports founders, continues "we are thrilled for Tucker Norton, his family, and the Elon baseball program. This is a true win-win situation." Norton, had a strong summer of baseball and impressed the college community with his ability to be a legit two-way player at the Division 1 level. According to Gary Cohn, Time to Sign Sports other founder, "from the ...

Your cornea is a remarkable structure in that it is the transparent outer layer of your eye and in a healthy state has no blood vessels. It is one of your body's most delicate and sensitive areas, but heals rapidly. The cornea's curvature focuses light as it enters your eye. Further into the eye, your lens further focuses light to produce a clear image on your retina. Although the lens can successfully change its curvature to focus on objects at different distances, your cornea cannot change its curvature. LASIK eye surgery works by altering the cornea's curvature, ...

Few people have ever heard of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986, but a recent New York Times article brings to the fore questions asked by a federal magistrate judge about how certain provisions of the law are implemented. Sadly, even a sitting federal judge had difficulty with the opacity of the act, which permits law enforcement authorities to obtain information on individual phone and email records with little or no showing of a crime or their reasons for the request. Judge Stephen Smith, who handles the requests on a daily basis, from his ...

People who are hired by one company to perform specific duties for a second company may wonder which business will be held responsible if they are injured on the job. Recently, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled the complicated question of whether the second company can be liable for workers' compensation benefits paid to a worker hired by another company. The Supreme Court came to the same conclusion as the lower courts and administrative judges involved in the case, explaining the decision on the grounds of legislative intent. The high court held that "the ...

While recent surveys of suggest that a majority of Americans have a negative view of Congress (because of the partisan in-fighting that has led to legislative paralysis), trucking safety advocates are applauding the passage of a new bill that incorporates a number of new provisions toimprove safety on America's highways. MAP-21 is a two-year reauthorization bill that was signed into law on July 6, 2012, and it is geared towards helping the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in meeting its core safety principles. Among the many new provisions, commercial ...

Commercial-truck accidents that often cause death and severe injury are a major problem in Louisiana. For example, according to the federal government, the state ranked sixth with an annualized rate of 1.9 trucks involved in fatal semi crashes per 1,000 miles of public roads (1996-2000). The significance of this sixth-place ranking becomes obvious considering that Louisiana is 25th in total population, 23rd in population density and 31st in total area, according to the Internet Public Library. Louisiana has a relatively high concentration of fatal large-truck accidents ...

The Associated Press recently reviewed traffic citation data in Connecticut in an effort to determine the effects of the laws governing distracted driving. The laws were first implemented in 2006. Connecticut drivers may find the results to be somewhat surprising. The AP found that Connecticut men have received more tickets for talking or texting on their cellphones than Connecticut women. According to the AP, while women account for over 50 percent of the licensed drivers in Connecticut, men have received between 52 and 54 percent of the tickets for distracted driving ...

According to a new State Superior Court ruling in Bergen County, New Jersey, certain crimes that occur outside of New Jersey, but related to conduct originating in the state, are punishable under New Jersey law. The opinion states that New Jersey citizens who commit sex crimes abroad against minors who are under their control may be charged and tried in the state. The penalties are the same for crimes actually committed in New Jersey, including prison sentences and sex offender registration under the state's requirements for Megan's Law. Crimes Committed Abroad During ...

Everyone involved in the business world knows what a trade secret is and the immense value it can possess. However, the whole point of a trade secret is that a company derives value from the secret because it is just that, a secret. When a trade secret is misappropriated and/or made public, the trade secret not only loses value but the company risks losing the trade secret all together. This begs the question, is there any relief available for a company after their trade secret is misappropriated? Is there any way to put the genie back in the bottle so other companies ...

Many people who are dealing with debt problems struggle over whether to file for bankruptcy protection. Most are deterred by common bankruptcy myths, such as not being eligible for loans ever again, or losing all of their personal property. Regardless of the fears involved, bankruptcy is a major undertaking. Part of moving past these fears is learning about the debts that may be discharged and how different debts affect the property that may be protected. Unsecured vs. secured debts In a nutshell, bankruptcy law revolves around secured and unsecured debts. Distinguishing ...

When a wrong is done to your business, to you or to someone you love, it feels like it should be straightforward to get fair legal compensation for the injury or financial loss. Typically, if a business entity or person caused something bad to happen, commencing with commercial litigation or a personal injury or other civil lawsuit is usually an effective way to bring the offending party to the table to resolve the dispute. But sometimes even when right and wrong seem clear, the law that applies can be so complicated that what seems like it should be a simple case of ...

According to a new AARP report, as of July, 2012, more than 1.5 million older Americans have lost their homes in the foreclosure crisis. Millions more remain at risk. Approximately 600,000 Americans 50 years old or older are currently in foreclosure, and some 625,000 in the same age group are at least three months behind on their mortgages. About 3.5 million older homeowners -- nearly one in six -- are underwater on their mortgages, meaning they now owe more than their homes are worth. Americans over the age of 50 still have a lower rate of serious mortgage delinquency ...

On June 28, the houses of Congress reached an historic deal that will lead to big changes in the trucking industry. It wouldn't be an understatement to call the finalized bill a substantial step forward in the battle for safer American roadways; it has the potential to drastically reduce truck accidents. Provisions of New Bill Include Tougher Driver Standards, Required Data Recorders The Senate bill, called MAP-21, contains numerous truck safety provisions. Perhaps most prominent is the requirement that all commercial vehicles be equipped with Electronic On-board ...

The loss of your driving privileges can be highly disruptive to your daily routine. If you've been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Washington State, or even if you've just been arrested for DUI, your license may be suspended or revoked. However, your suspension or revocation does not necessarily have to keep you from driving. An ignition interlock device is a machine that prevents a motor vehicle from starting unless the driver can provide a breath sample that measures below a preset limit for alcohol. Under Washington's ignition interlock program, ...

Texas law treats domestic violence as a serious crime. All reported acts of domestic abuse -- a crime that ranges broadly from verbal threats to physical battery -- will be investigated by law enforcement. A conviction on domestic violence charges can bring serious criminal consequences, including a lengthy prison term. Texas' domestic violence laws have tended to get stricter over time. Recently, the state changed its criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking. It did so because of the strong connection between stalking and violent crime. Data from the Bureau ...

The next time you pick up your smartphone to check your Facebook messages, boot up your netbook to check the latest news, or even use your tablet to upload pictures of your latest adventure, think about how communication has changed since 1986. Just over 35 years ago, Congress enacted the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); a law geared to update the Federal Wiretap Act of 1968 so that electronic communications are protected as they are made, while they are in transit, and when they are stored on computers. It also prevented the government from retrieving (or ...