Global steel giant Tata Steel has announced it is now a Corporate Member of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM), aiming to recognise the professional contribution and quality of its sales teams through a qualification-based Academy. Tata Steel already has well established and outstanding sales training and development processes embedded in its business. Under the new arrangements, the ISMM will work with Tata Steel to create a world-class Academy for Sales Professionals that will reinforce the company's position as a market leader for developing and ...

Investments and financial planning are the major causes of worry for many first time investors. Even the experienced investors have lost their confidence post recession. If you want to guard your wealth and make the most of your portfolio, you need the expert financial advice from highly reliable investment advisor. Financial advice that is independent, objective and unbiased can go a long way to protect and grow your wealth. With over 25 years of experience in providing investment services to individuals, families, institutions and foundations, Paul Comstock Partners ...

North West-based charities Marie Curie, Boot Out Breast Cancer, Ear 4 Kidz, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity, The Christie Charity and Bolton Hospice are celebrating today thanks to generous donations from health cash plan provider UK Healthcare. Beneficiaries came together at a presentation lunch held on Wednesday 6th July 2011 at The Whites Hotel to receive a donation and share their story of what the donation means to them, how it will be used and how the wider community will benefit. The largest donations of GBP5,000 each went to Marie Curie and ...

Practical Debt Relief, a debt relief company dedicated to assisting consumers overwhelmed with runaway debts, has announced accomplishing a 200% return on investment. This staggering figure has been the result of the search engine optimization tactics deployed by eBrandz, a globally recognized search engine optimization company that has completed more than 6000 projects to its credit. Understanding the importance of SEO and wanting to be recognized by search engines as a legitimate organization, Practical Debt Relief sought the services of a white label SEO provider. ...

Online customer engagement company, C2 Software, will attend one of the public sector's key events of the year this month in London. The 'Building Perfect Council Websites 11' event organised by Socitm Insight and E-Government Bulletin has grown steadily and is now one of the largest and most high profile events for all local authority webmasters and anyone involved in creating content and managing or delivering services councils via the web. C2 Software provide e-business solutions that enable collaborative content and the integration of enterprise systems. They have ...

Fortis Malar Hospital today announced the successful removal of a tumor in a new born baby in the city. Leading cardiologist Dr. K R Balakrishnan, Director - Cardiac Sciences, Dr. Nandkishore Kapadia, Senior Cardio Thoracic Surgeon & Dr. Suresh Rao, HOD - Cardiac Anesthesia & Cardiac Critical Care performed a rare surgery on Baby Asiffa, 20 day old baby with a very large tumor in one of the chambers of the heart. On becoming blue and breathless, the baby was rushed to Fortis Malar hospital where she was diagnosed with a tumor in the heart. The procedure involved ...

Fever Luxe Lounge boasts of a wide and prolific range of wines and spirits from around the world to provide the utmost enjoyment to their VIP guests. To cater to the discriminating taste of premier guests, top mixologists are always ready to whip up some of the most innovative cocktails to date. Aside from the best wines and liquors, the most delectable pica-pica menu is also available at Fever starting at 10:30pm nightly. After enjoying smart dining at Fever, guests can select from among the world's finest champagnes such as Piper Heidsieck, Moët et Chandon Brut Imperial ...

Txtlocal has been named the 20th fastest growing digital agency in Europe by Media Momentum. The awards organised by GP Bullhound, recognise the top 50 most innovative and fastest growing companies in the European Digital Media Economy, and were announced in Barcelona last week. Established in 2005 by Darren Daws and Alastair Shortland, Txtlocal are the UK's leading provider of mobile messaging solutions. This award follows the Internet Business Award, that Txtlocal won for their online control panel, email gateway, API interface, and easy to use features, which build ...

Online RC model site Hobbymoon launched a series of hot-branded RC products yesterday, including Walkera 3D RC helicopters. Online RC model store Hobbymoon has been online since June 13. Gloria Anist, Public Relations manager for Hobbymoon announced yesterday that the company had launched some hot brands, including Walkera, Align, EMAX, HiTEX, HSP, IMAX, Syma and Double Horse. In order to meet the demands of our customers, Hobbymoon introduced these hot-branded RC products, according to Mrs. Anist. In a short declaration, Gloria Anist said, ¡°We hope that these ...

Sally White & Associates is proud to introduce Jane Weadock as its new Vice President of Global Business Development, as well as the addition of Richard White to the company's communications team as a Media/Communications Specialist. Weadock has spent the past eight years working for Sally White & Associates, first joining the company as a career consultant in June 2003. Prior to her current promotion she represented the company as its Global Development Director. "I'm very excited," Weadock said. "This gives me more opportunities to be out ...

With just two more phase releases left, Terramar by Pardee Homes continues to have strong sales and good traffic. Two recent phase releases resulted in nine reservations on the day of release by home shoppers who have waited to make their move to get one of the more desirable cul-de-sac homes sites. "This neighborhood continues to amaze us," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. "Sales have been consistent since day one, and we have done very little advertising or promotion to attract buyers. The location is excellent---close to Westview ...

As the original manufacturer of the patented Variloc locking hinge design, Adjustable Locking Technologies (ALT) has specialized in providing hinge mechanisms for unique medical equipment since 1997. Most recently, adult push chair manufacturer Adaptive Star has relied on Adjustable Locking Technologies' Variloc hinges to provide ergonomic, rugged handle adjustment in all the company's Axiom chair products. The new partnership has provided Adaptive Star with a quality source of USA-made locking hinges and has expanded ALT's portfolio of cutting-edge medical equipment applications. As ...

The sudden departure of a key business leader or a skilled specialist in a niche area can leave your organisation exposed, both operationally and commercially, as internal morale and external perception are influenced by the perceived skills or leadership gap. Ideally, a successor would be ready to step in, with as little disruption as possible. The reality is more of a challenge however, as potential internal replacements may lack key competencies required to perform the role or an external hire could be on a notice period of several months. Internal vs. external ...

The stats More than half of employers use social media to screen job seekers, according to research undertaken by CareerBuilder.co.uk in January 2010. At that point, 53% of the companies surveyed said that they had already used social media to check out potential hires, with another 12% reported to be considering adopting the practice. Worryingly for job seekers, 43% of the same organisations questioned said information that they had uncovered online had caused them not to consider a candidate for a role. Job advertising on social media resources is also on the rise. ...

As part of a journey that takes in the V&A Museum in London and the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, from September 13th until January 15th the iconic Musee d'Orsay in Saint-Germain-des-Pres will be home to an exhibition that charts the seismic artistic shift that took place in Victorian England. Entitled 'Beauty, Morals and Voluptuousness in the England of Oscar Wilde', the work explores how the expressive photography, painting, literature and fashion of the time all contributed to a move away from the long held Victorian values. Including work by Wilde, Aubrey ...

Every weekend from August 26th to September 11th, the Jardins des Serres d'Auteuil will host the New Soloists festival for the last time, before extension works begin on nearby Roland Garros tennis arena. The concerts will include recitals of pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninov, with a wealth of young talent on display. Five 'carte blanche' concerts will see five pianists take to the stage for an hour each across the three weekends, while special 'springboard' concerts will attempt to give promising young soloists the break they need, as well as showcasing ...

Being held in association with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), MEOS 2011 will see attendance from the society's members who will be leading discussions on core changes affecting the industry's future. Key themes will cover areas such as reservoirs, production, drilling and techniques used for exploration. The society consists of more than 92,000 members and 50 senior figures from the industry will hold panel discussions on the foremost issues suggested by attendees. A number of technical sessions will also run along with the conference addressing issues ...

GeniusWave announces the availability of Travel Cards in iTunes and a free promotion. Travel Cards puts loyalty programs on phones and at finger tips. The innovative app earned a top 10 Android ranking by AppBrain, supports over 1800 programs, and helps travelers better manage their rewards. Travelers find it easy to step up to the counter, flash a high fidelity image of their cards and get the points and treatment they deserve. The Travel Cards innovative display shows details just like the plastic people seem to never have, including a person's status in the high ...

New schemes which profess to make car owners money by renting out their vehicles to other road users carry risks and problems - so says leading online car rental comparison website Carrentals.co.uk. One of the best-known schemes for making money by renting out one's own car is Whipcar. However Carrentals.co.uk - the site which helps travellers find cheap car hire in more than 15,000 places around the world - is telling people to be careful about the schemes as there can be hidden pitfalls. Carrentals.co.uk Managing Director Gareth Robinson comments: "Thanks to ...

Decreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region – a trend which is forecast to continue for another 50 years. In an address today to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics conference in Melbourne, CSIRO climate scientist, Dr Jorgen Frederiksen, said these changes are due to reductions in the strength of the mid-latitude jet stream and changes in atmospheric temperatures. The jet stream comprises fast moving westerly winds in the upper atmosphere. "The ...

eMaint Enterprises provides maintenance management software solutions designed to ensure a successful CMMS implementation, maintaining an impressive renewal rate. CEO & President Brian Samelson states, "Our 25th year in business serves to reinforce our position as a technology leader known for driving advancements in CMMS. We are committed to significant growth and are investing in the best people available to help achieve our goals, beginning with the addition of Lee Greco as Chief Technology Officer." Mr. Greco brings over ten years of proven experience ...

How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to CSIRO's Dr Melita Keywood. Dr Keywood said it is likely that fire – one of nature's primary carbon-cycling mechanisms – will become an increasingly important driver of atmospheric change as the world warms. "Understanding changes in the occurrence and magnitude of fires will be an important challenge for which there needs to be a clear focus on the tools and methodologies available to scientists to predict ...

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a basic mechanism that can enable developing cancer cells to sustain abnormal growth. The finding is expected to lead to the targeting of this mechanism with drugs and diagnostic techniques. The study, which recently appeared in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, illuminates the roles of two nearly identical proteins, Cks1 and Cks2. These proteins were known to be overexpressed in many cancers, but scientists hadn't understood why. Now it appears that Cks proteins' overexpression ...

Lung cancer patients given amrubicin (Calsed) as a second-line therapy had a significantly improved response rate and longer progression-free survival than patients treated with topotecan (Hycamtin), according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). "Amrubicin showed significant improvements in tumor shrinkage, symptom control and progression-free survival over topotecan without improving overall survival, the primary endpoint of the trial," said principal ...

In the largest reported series yet to compare transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA) with endoscopic and surgical primary staging and restaging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), TEMLA showed a significantly higher diagnostic yield, according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). Diagnostic yield refers to the likelihood that a procedure will provide the necessary information to establish a diagnosis. In the study, 617 patients ...