To convert a critical mass of drivers to electric vehicle (EVs), we must first drive market penetration by establishing policies to reduce ownership cost of (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). This is according to an update on the challenges to Smart Grid in a new issue of Proceedings of the IEEE. Electric vehicles (EVs), essential to Smart Grid's future, are considered one of the most promising ways to reduce fossil fuel dependence. This Smart Grid special issue, "The Electric Energy System of the Future," published in the Proceedings of the ...

Businesses and corporations around the globe are starting to focus more resources on internet marketing, with studies showing increasing amounts of transactions being conducted online. Social media, e-commerce, and SEO are becoming regular marketing lingo, and strategies are changing as fast as the software. LM Designing stays abreast of industry advances and offers _a href="http://www.lmdesigning.com/"_custom web design services_/a_, as well as SEO and print services. LM Designing is one of the only web design teams around that also offers SEO marketing strategies, ...

When Natural Fruit Corporation (NFC), makers of Chunks O' Fruti 100% natural frozen fruit bars, revamped its franchise opportunity, it had one goal in mind: find franchise owners who had the desire and talent to be successful. NFC passed on high-priced consultants and business brokers content to simply to move units and collecting franchise fees. Instead, NFC chose Acadia Business Advisors, LLC, a firm known for its ability to understand a business first and then tailor the franchise offering to attract desirable candidates. "There's nothing like Chunks O' Fruit ...

PrintingHost announced its hot discount offer on printing custom stickers, business folders and full color posters, save 20% off on printing and give more exposure through the whole month of July. Get high quality and full color printing solutions for your brand and business with free door step delivery and free design revision. Summer is there and every businessman wants to break its market boundaries, bumper stickers, car stickers, window decals, posters and custom banners are best outdoor marketing implement to get immediate attention of the viewers and make a product ...

Today sees the launch of a one stop shopping site to purchase the best kids toys on the market. No more hopping from site to site to find the best deal or the hottest toys. Now all the top selling toys with the best prices are in one place. The completely new Kids Toys Price Comparison Site Launched recently is quickly turning into the go to site for kids toys. Families all over the world are going to be bookmarking http://www.oohkidstoys.co.uk as their first place to visit when doing any shopping for kids in their lives. This site is certain to transform how parents ...

Capitol Lighting, one of the nation's leading retailers of name-brand lighting with eight showrooms in New Jersey and Florida and worldwide at http://www.1-800Lighting.com, is pleased to honor Hy Goldman, the company's oldest employee. Hired in 1941 by Ethel Lebersfeld, the company co-founder, to work at the Capitol Lighting store in NJ, Hy Goldman has devoted his career, all 70 years so far, to Capitol Lighting and its business of selling chandeliers, lamps, fans, lights, and lighting accessories. Originally hired to sell, stock, and clean the gift ware displays, ...

The Dolder Resort, which includes luxury hotel Dolder Grand, four-star hotel Dolder Waldhaus, and recreation facility Dolder Sports, replaces EMC Networker with NovaBACKUP DataCenter from data protection specialist, NovaStor. NovaStor's enterprise backup solution convinced the Dolder Resort with its ease-of-use which significantly reduced the effort needed for securing all the resort's operating data systems. NovaStor's Robust Data Protection Software Reduces Time and Costs From its booking systems to building customer relationship management, the Dolder Resort protects ...

Training sessions will be provided for both beginners and experienced Linux users. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the following topics: • Techniques to prepare for Linux certification exams • Manipulating files and directories • How Linux permissions work • Shell Programming • Linux Deployment • Administering Users and Groups • Securing Linux • Software Administration Three tracks of classes will be available throughout the day. Individuals will have the option of attending any presentation in any track. All training will be conducted by an ...

Trend setting interior designer Deb Gregory will speak about accessible art and design in her residential and commercial projects at Artspace Warehouse on July 26 at 11:30 am. The gallery, located at 7354 Beverly Boulevard, hosts numerous public events. Gregory, owner of DiG Interiors in Culver City and designer of Playa Restaurant, is a transformative designer who is adept at infusing a client's personality into their space by using her own insight, experience and vision to define it. Although her artistic influence comes from nature, Deb's expertise is in combining warmth ...

The first phase of construction began this week on the unique SolarWing installation at the Burton Barr Library by prime contractor, SKY Renewable Energy. Construction will occur in two phases to minimize inconvenience to library customers. SKY Renewable Energy will use SolarWing canopies to cover 84 parking spaces on this renewable energy project which has recently increased in scope to include electric car charging stations. "Changes in the job are due to the City of Phoenix putting in eco charging stations," said Matt Rees, a project manager on the project ...

The Massachusetts real estate industry has evolved with over 80% of home buyers now searching online to begin the home buying process. Massachusetts broker Jason Gesing adds that agents and brokers catering to today's buyers provide a better experience to their clients, and can still provide the full service professionalism traditional to the industry. MAHomeList.com aims to address these changes and giving buyers and sellers a simple way to search Massachusetts real estate listings. The new service uses open-source technology and innovative vendor partnerships to give ...

BOOT CAMP Update!! Time is running out for both events and space is limited! There are only a few seats left and the event is first come, first serve. Register online now and you will receive the 2011 Lashologist Study Guide (a $295 value) for FREE!! The Lashologist Council of America is a non-profit industry group for the eyelash and eye cosmetics industry. They support professional development & provide a number of ways for professionals to work towards a higher skill set & higher level of education & techniques. This includes exams & study guides ...

Direct Agents, a leading performance-based digital marketing agency, is proud to announce that co-founder and Managing Director, Josh Boaz, will be speaking at the Daily Deal Media Event on "Subscriber Acquisition Strategies" on Thursday September 8 from 1:15-2pm. The session will focus on growing customer acquisition efforts using performance-based advertising solutions including utilizing targeted email, and affiliate marketing. "I am looking forward to sharing with both growing and established daily deal sites insights on how to help grow and maintain ...

The ncCPAp Summer Education Conference will be held on August 4th, 2011 at the Sofitel Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. The conference will feature educational programs on accounting and tax issues and updates, plus a special two-hour seminar on how to market, grow and manage your Certified Public Accounting (CPA) practice. In addition and in conjunction with the IRS, a "Practitioner Case Resolution" Program will be offered. This program provides an opportunity to resolve client issues through the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS). Attendees are invited to bring one IRS ...

At Transform, Ali will share how her exclusive Soul Style Assessment can help you truly own your power, claim your stage, and dominate your marketplace. Because yes, your personal style is your best untapped marketing tool, reveals Ali. By understanding your Soul StyleSM you not only better understand yourself, you better understand how people perceive you. And you will learn how to influence those perceptions in an authentic manner. Through this assessment you will learn: • What your Soul StyleSM is • How you can use your personal style to your advantage every ...

AmpliVox Sound Systems today unveiled a new series of multimedia work station carts, designed to enhance convenience and flexibility of use for all kinds of presentations. These work stations offer a variety of connectivity and mobility options, in a range of prices to suit any budget. "Effective presentations require seamless connections between the speaker's message and media," said Don Roth, AmpliVox CEO. "Our innovative new line of presentation carts puts all the necessary tools at the speaker's fingertips. These designs anticipate our customers' ...

Smarthome, the world's largest home automation retailer, is now accepting pre-orders for its MT 400 water leak detection alarm, said Vice President of Marketing Laurie Maroni. This battery-powered sensor can be placed anywhere leaks may occur, such as behind toilets, under sinks, and by water heaters. When the unit detects water, it sounds a loud 95 decibel alarm to notify homeowners where the excess water is located. Its small design allows it to fit in tight places, making it easy to fit virtually anywhere. The leak alarm's neutral color also blends with most bathroom ...

Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, announces the appointment of Steve Whitcraft as its director of commercial and healthcare segments in North Texas. In this role, Steve is responsible for leading Turner's growth, managing project execution and developing staff in these markets. Steve is based in Dallas. Turner Construction Company's Texas operations have grown more than 16 percent over the last two years, driven in large part by opportunities in the commercial and healthcare sectors. "Steve is a strong leader with a rare combination ...

To support National Education Association (NEA) members who have been affected by budget cuts and other issues related to the downturn in the economy, NEA Member Benefits has teamed up with partner organizations to offer financial services and insurance support as well as tuition reductions for continuing education. "In this tough economic climate, it's imperative for us to assist our educators around the country with creative financial assistance and ensure they get the support and consideration they need and deserve," said NEA MB CEO Gary Phoebus. As ...

Monterey Park Optometry (MPO), a modern optometry practice that utilizes the latest technology in eye care management for red eye treatment and dry eyes management, announces the addition of the Ray-Ban eyewear collection to its collection of eyeglasses. Although Ray-Ban frames are new to Monterey Park Optometry, Ray-Ban itself is a highly established premium brand in the world of sunglasses. The company Ray-Ban is a high end manufacturer of eyewear and sunglasses founded in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. Each pair of Ray-Bans is manufactured in Italy. They produce a massive ...

Fishhound.com, the world's leading provider of real- time fishing reports is celebrating the UK's National Fishing Month by paying homage to the species that anglers love to catch, promoting a lifestyle of stewardship on and off the water and sponsoring a series of contests that allow every Angler in the world to participate in and potentially win prizes. You can participate by signing up for free at http://www.fishhound.com/ registration. "Each week we're going to sponsor a series of contests that range from best catch to largest lunker and award prizes to ...

GetRemit.com, a national online commercial printing company, now offers a complete line of printed return, remittance and donation envelopes at discounted pricing. Remittance envelopes are a specialty style envelope that non-profits and companies use for donor gifts, fundraising efforts, and collection efforts. GetRemit.com offers free graphic design services and free UPS ground shipping (within the continental US) on all of their products. Printed remittance envelopes feature printing on both sides of the return envelope in black ink, one color ink, and full color ink. ...

Peacock Keller, a full-service law firm in Washington, Pa., will sponsor its 4th Annual "Off the Shelf... A Celebration of Books" event on September 21, 2011. The unique evening of entertainment to benefit 20 libraries in Pennsylvania's Washington, Greene and Fayette counties will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, Canonsburg, Pa. This year's program, themed Far Beyond the Blue Sky, will feature a keynote address by Dr. Jay Apt, an author, former astronaut and professor of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business and the Department of Engineering ...

ContactPoint announced today their membership in the American Rental Association (ARA). This membership opens the door for 8,600 ARA members to utilize ContactPoint's patented real-time phone recording and scoring technology and their world-class best practices sales training. ContactPoint has a proven track record in various sectors of the rental industry; in some cases, doubling or tripling the sales of rental businesses they work with. ContactPoint can provide members of ARA the ability to hear what their customers hear; to record and score actual customer phone ...

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) was proud to sponsor Materials Camp 2011, conducted by ASM International on June 20-24, 2011. The materials and nondestructive testing laboratory and sustaining member of the ASM Philadelphia Chapter has been a regular sponsor of the seven-year-old program. The Camp gives high school students with strong abilities in math and science the opportunity to learn principles and practical applications of all phases of Materials Engineering. While Materials Camp is held across the country, the ASM Philadelphia Camp utilized the facilities of Drexel ...