DirectAvenue, which specializes in short form direct response television advertising (DRTV), has chosen to express their commitment to education and collaboration within the direct marketing industry by sponsoring Response Expo 2012. DirectAvenue's logo will be featured on water bottles provided throughout the event. In anticipation of the event, President, CEO and Founder Scott Kowalchek stated: "DirectAvenue looks forward to being a sponsor of the Response Expo again this year. It will be great to listen and learn from this year's Keynote Speaker John Foley, a ...

Paraffin candles are the most commonly burned candles but they are also the most dangerous to our health. Paraffin is an inexpensive sludge waste product that is derived from petroleum. It is bleached then texturized with carcinogenic substances. Once burned, paraffin candles release toxins into the air that are known as carcinogens. These toxins are then inhaled by anyone in the same room and linger in the areas that they are burned in. In addition, their soot leaves a residue on walls, discoloring fabrics and ceilings. In fact, soot from paraffin candles contain many ...

GoldKey Security Corporation announced today that GoldKey USB Security Tokens have passed the FBI vetting process to provide Advanced Authentication as part of the CJIS Security Policy compliance strategy for the City of Marysville, WA, Police Department. The recent Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy has mandated the use of Advanced Authentication for all law enforcement personnel accessing CJIS, a computerized information system that is part of the FBI's National Crime Information Center. CJIS is utilized by state, local, and federal law enforcement ...

The California Orthopedic Association has honored Dr. James T. Caillouette, Surgeon in Chief at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, with the association's prestigious 2012 Founders' Award, an honor given once a year to an individual who has exemplified the group's high standards for leadership in the field of orthopedics. Among the numerous accomplishments credited to Dr. Caillouette by the association was his leadership in the merger of two state-of-the-art surgical centers and other entities into Hoag Orthopedic Institute, one of only a few such health care models ...

Lucky Lukie and Andie Starz of Cash Castle Productions founded in 2010 have adopted a lightning fast digital delivery system to download beats to their customers' email. The breakthrough technology is fully automated and makes browsing and selecting beats a user-friendly experience. When a client downloads an instrumental, they receive the license and download link instantly. The variety of Hip Hop beats in their online catalog is high-octane fuel for beat seekers. The sound of this producer duo has a grainy analog vibe, as if they recorded on that good ole Ampex ...

Indiana Criminal Practice Rules, Courtroom Quick Reference joins a growing lineup of legal reference materials for Indiana practitioners, including Indiana Court Rules 2012. This book is the newest edition to Summit Legal Publishing's Courtroom Quick Reference series. Combining the full text of the Indiana Evidence Rules, Indiana Criminal Procedure Rules, Federal Evidence Rules, restyled in December 2011, and Federal Criminal Procedure Rules, this edition is an invaluable tool for criminal attorneys in Indiana practicing in both state and federal courts. All material in ...

Arch Tags, a U.S based company that creates colorful accessories for the sole of high-heels, is now offering its products to worldwide wholesale retailers looking to increase revenue for up-and-coming fashion trend. "I had no idea how well Arch Tags was going to be received by the fashion industry," says CEO Alexandra Pappas. "I am proud that I can now offer this to retailers around the world." Arch Tags offers more than 30 designs for wholesale purchase ranging from $7 - $10 USD each in price. Each tag is custom made and allows the wearer ...

The historic Lenox Lounge, a fixture in Harlem since 1939, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th and 125th streets, has been home to some of the hottest jazz in the city from Billie Holiday and Miles Davis to Frank Sinatra and John Coltrane, and it's also been a favorite hang for many African-American writers, including James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, to name a select few. That melding of voice and music - spoken word and jazz - is the inspiration for Blazing Tongues: The Singers & Writers of Lenox Lounge, set for May 8 and 11 ...

Hollywoodsportsbook (www.hollywoodsportsbook.eu, formerly http://www.hollywoodsportsbook.com) a leading online entertainment gaming site since 1997, today announced a new promotion that will last all of May. Robert Evans, Hollywood's Director of Operations says "YES...You may win a Free Play a day in May... Every day in May one lucky player will receive a $150 Free Play just by logging into their account. What a great way to play in May with Free Plays on us!" Hollywood will randomly choose a winner each day whom will be notified by an electronic pop up ...

Writers of all genres are welcome in workshops focused on humor and memoir writing, sensory prompts, and learning how to write optimized content for the web. Three workshops are offered: Humorous Memoir, Aromas and Creativit and SEO Writing/Writing for the Web. Saturday, May 12, 10:30AM-12:30PM - Humorous Memoir: Learn about humorous memoir writing from a comedian who focused on turning life experiences into comedic stories during her MFA studies. Paul Pazderka is the Artistic Director of DSI Comedy Theater in Carrboro. She formerly studied in Chicago at ImprovOlympic ...

Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading ISO 9001:2008 manufacturer and International supplier of custom and standard RF, microwave and fiber optic products, achieves ISO 9001:2008 recertification by International Standardization Organization (ISO) approved registrar UL DQS . Pasternack Enterprises recent ISO recertification of their cable, connector, adapter, and other RF components business means that the quality management processes have been audited and have met or exceeded the established requirements for ISO recertification. The Pasternack quality management systems ...

Carol Glaze, co-owner of Morris Kaye Furs, will appear in San Antonio Magazine's showcase of women in business. This women's magazine takes the time each year to focus on women in the San Antonio area who are making a difference in the business world. This year, Carol is making an appearance in the magazine because of her work with Morris Kaye & Sons Furs. She operates the business alongside her brother, working to improve the fur fashion industry and support charities as well. In addition to managing the retail store and helping with the fur fashions they offer, ...

Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a leading provider of extremely successful social media workshops is excited to announce their latest session in the social media training series on May 14th, 2012 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM in Cincinnati Ohio. Boot Camp Digital's extremely successful Social Media Lunch Sessions are designed to help businesses stay up to date on the most important trends and changes in social media and Internet marketing. This session will cover common issues and concerns with online personal brand management as well as strategies to build ...

b-pack, the leader in Purchase-to-Pay technology, today announced a new feature release that continues to simplify companies' sourcing process by launching a new questionnaire module to facilitate RFIs and RFQs, manage supplier performance via score cards and generate satisfaction surveys. b-pack provides a variety of questionnaire templates within their application and makes the data collection easy as all data can be easily pulled from b-pack's other modules. By centralizing these processes into one application, b-pack once again simplifies a previously complex process. ...

Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc., a national staffing organization specialized in recruiting skilled personnel for clients in the Professional Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Information Technology industries, has established a National Accounts Center (NAC) in Scottsdale, Ariz. to focus specifically on the needs of the company's national client base. "It was necessary for us to establish a center devoted to the fulfillment of our national accounts in all regions while continuing our development of a world class fulfillment culture" said Scott Diamond, ...

Streamline Control Solutions (SCS) Principal Bart Nelissen announced today that the company has hired a new Business Analyst to assist with the increasing growth of the company, as well as business process re-engineering within their client's organizations. "The development of our company is nothing short of encouraging, and we are excited for the opportunity to add a new Business Analyst to our team. The recent growth made it clear that we needed to expand our current operations and hire a business analyst to further support business functions, processes and asset ...

Starting this month, Advanced Waste Services Iowa Division will be able to provide beneficial reuse of non hazardous industrial sludge as a landfill alternative daily cover, or ADC. The beneficial re-use of sludge as an ADC is helping manufacturers enhance sustainability and waste minimization goals by diverting millions of tons of precious dirt and earthen resources from landfills. Landfill operators must cover disposed solid waste at the end of each operating day with an earthen material. This requirement assists in the disease prevention, odor control, ground ...

Cantina Laredo in Orlando celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a full day of festivities. On Saturday, internationally-renowned tenor, Joseph Spinella will be appearing to sign autographs for albums purchased and also to promote his upcoming shows. Joseph Spinella's current album, Spinella Tenor of Illusions, is available on Amazon.com and has been featured on various radio stations in the U.S. The album features poperatic arias and traditional music that exemplifies classic Neapolitan songs. Backed by the Macedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, this all-Italian album contains ...

A fresh online resource offering wide-ranging information about phantom stock for privately held companies was launched on April 9, 2012. The site also helps companies examine other potential value sharing arrangements to link long-term remuneration with the performance of the business. The just launched website is located at http://www.phantomstockonline.com and is sponsored by The VisionLink Advisory Group, a compensation design and consulting firm headquartered in Irvine, California. "People have heard of phantom stock but they have a lot of unanswered questions," ...

From January through March of this year, Auntie Anne's asked baking enthusiasts nationwide to develop original recipes for appetizers, entrees and desserts using the Auntie Anne's At-Home Baking Kit for a chance to win a cash prize and online splendor. Chaelyn Consaul, a local of Scottsville, NY., was just named the Baking Kit Recipe Challenge Grand Prize winner after submitting a distinctive creation for a pretzel dough-based Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Pizza. As for the prize, Consaul will win $1,000, and her recipe will reside on http://www.auntieannes.com. Consaul, ...

For the 3rd consecutive year Steven Toyota in Harrisonburg, Virginia will be participating in the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program taking place on June 3rd 2012. The Project Healing Waters program is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans. The goal of Project Healing Waters is to educate disabled active and veteran military personnel in the art of fly fishing to promote emotional and physical healing. Project Healing Waters holds numerous fly tying and fly fish education outings throughout ...

Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, today announced it has received an honorable mention award for Technology of the Year at the 2012 Xplor Conference and Vendor Forum held in March in St. Pete Beach, Fla. At the event, Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, presented Bell and Howell the award for two of its newest innovations: - Navigator , a next-generation user interface that uses voice commands and notifications to maximize system performance. - Harmonix software, ...

Glass Tile Store, an online retailer offering consumers and interior designers a stock of thousands of discount glass tile items, recently announced a new promotion on its selection of tiles designed for pool, hot tub, and outdoor use. Available online at http://www.GlassTileStore.com, the collection of mosaic tile patterns contains upwards of 55 unique products, all suited for exterior installation and subject to steep, limited-time price reductions. A handful of items from the collection are additionally being offered at special closeout prices, further reduced from Glass ...

Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDi) a Buffalo, NY, based third party logistics provider posted strong growth and record revenue after achieving an 83% increase in sales during Q1 2012 versus Q1 2011. The growth is directly attributed to the success of LDi's growing network of freight broker agents as well as the addition of new services including rail, partial truckloads, air, ocean and LTL in recent years. The company successfully launched 8 new agency locations in Q1 2012 which not only increases their operational footprint but also adds an estimated 500+ new carriers ...

Chatmon's Books will hold its monthly writers workshop on May 19, 2012 inside the African American Museum & Library at Oakland (AAMLO). The workshops which began in January as a partnership between AAMLO and Chatmon's Books, has turned out to be an amazing success, encouraging new and aspiring authors to turn their thoughts into a book. With years of experience, authors and poet Chandra and Charles Chatmon have shared their advice with new and aspiring authors on how to turn their thoughts into a book. These informative lessons are for the numbers of potential authors ...