Local entrepreneurs are helping bring awareness to the need for more places for dog owners to take their dogs for exercise and socialization by hosting a "St. Patrick's Day Goes To The Dogs" event at their indoor dog park. Ellen Adler and Evelyn Franklin, owners of Fido Fitness Club are temporarily putting business on hold to participate in a fund raising event for Long Island Dog Owners Group LIDOG, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to public parkland for Long Island dog owners and their dogs. This afternoon event is taking ...

Interstate Container will exhibit durable and sustainable corrugated packaging at Booth # 1006 - 1008 during Midwest Poultry Federation Convention 2012. The largest regional poultry show in the U.S will take place from March 14 - 15, 2012, at Saint Paul River Centre in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The corrugated packaging manufacturer will display GREENCOAT wax-free boxes for poultry products, manufactured by Interstate Container plants in Cambridge, MD and Columbia, SC. In addition, Interstate Container will introduce ComboPAC bins, produced by Mid South Packaging, geared ...

Zarafa, the leading European provider of open source email and collaboration software, and ClearCenter, a leading provider of hybrid IT and on-premise open source Linux gateway, network, and server solutions, today announced the integration of the Zarafa Collaboration Platform (ZCP) with ClearCenter's ClearOS Professional. ZCP provides enterprise-grade features including calendar, email, address book, task list, notes and more. Thanks to the ClearOS Professional architecture and the ClearOS Marketplace, the ZCP installs in just one click. Sync control and ongoing ...

Sarah Reynolds of ITEX Corporation, is the featured guest on Everything Entrepreneur, the Blog Talk Radio Show that provides topics of interest for entrepreneurs and owners of small-to-medium businesses. Conserve Your Cash will air on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 10:00AM Eastern Time. Reynolds will share information regarding barter and take questions from the audience. The world economy has changed. Entrepreneurs and business owners are looking for ways to stretch budgets and improve their financials. Cashless transactions have existed since the beginning of time, but ...

Last week, Le Meridien Amman celebrated the launch of exciting new benefits to its famed Starwood Preferred Guest programme (SPG). Designed as the simplest, most flexible and rewarding programme in the industry, SPG gives members the opportunity to choose from some of the world's best known, best loved and most luxurious hotel brands including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft and Element. In celebration of the launch, the hotel invited its SPG members and Corporate Accounts to ...

Amron International, a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial diving equipment, has introduced a new program that helps its customers using the company's Amcom Communicators stay in compliance with the scheduled maintenance guidelines set by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). In an effort to help Amcom owners satisfy IMCA's maintenance schedule, Amron has launched a comprehensive program that allows Amcom owners to send in their communicators annually for a thorough inspection. In addition, the examination and any needed repairs will be ...

This week The Simple Truth Project marks its second quarter of growth by expanding into new space in New York City's lively Meatpacking District. Formerly in the Flatiron neighborhood, its new space is part office, part studio and part oasis - a hub for personal and professional transformation. The Simple Truth Project is the brainchild of author and innovator Jeff Cannon. His latest book The Simple Truth, Meditation for the Modern World was released in November of 2011 and has garnered growing following among consumers, professionals and business owners. As a company, ...

The Tribeca Film Festival returns to New York for its 11th edition on Wednesday April 18th.   Founded in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the festival was set up by Hollywood star Robert De Niro, film producer Jane Rosenthal and investor Craig Hatkoff.   The event has now screened more than 1,300 movies since its inception and attracted a total audience of more than 3.7 million people to the Manhattan district where it is based.   This year's edition will kick off with the world premiere of The Five-Year Engagement, a new romantic comedy ...

Violin virtuoso Tasmin Little is set to perform alongside pianist Martin Roscoe in the Lake District next month.   The English musician, who has played to audiences around the world and released 25 recordings, will appear at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick on Sunday April 22nd.   Little's repertoire for the evening includes the famous "Devil's Trill" violin sonata by Tartini, as well as Schubert's Duo Sonata in A major and From My Homeland by Smetana.   Tickets for the concert, which will begin in the theatre's Main House at 19:30 GMT, are priced between ...

Pop fans will be flocking to Seoul on April 27th when Lady Gaga, one of the world's biggest stars, performs in the Korean capital as part of the Born This Way Ball tour.   The flamboyant singer is set to stun audiences with what has been billed as an "electro-metal pop-opera" performance, telling the story of the rise and fall of Lady Gaga's Kingdom of Fame.   Taking place at the Jamsil Sports Complex Stadium, the show will get underway at 20:00 local time, with tickets priced between 55,000 and 125,000 won (GBP31.40 and GBP71.40).   Passes for the show ...

Phuket visitors will be able to enjoy a chilled-out evening of entertainment in support of a charitable cause at the forthcoming Bliss Beach Ball.   To be held at the new Bliss Beach Club on Bang Tao, the event will offer music, dancing, food and cocktails from 18:30 local time on April 27th 2012.   Guests will be able to enjoy a delicious meal and liquid refreshments as they watch the sun set over the ocean, before relaxing to blues music from P Jae Stanley.   Bliss Beach Club's resident DJ Chedi will round off the evening with dance tunes, while free-flow wine and ...

Sabah Art Gallery will be showcasing the work of some of Malaysia's best-known artists at its forthcoming Invitational Artists Exhibition.   The event begins on March 15th 2012 and will see established artists invited to demonstrate some of their most recent artworks, with the exhibition scheduled to draw to a close on April 27th.   Its aim is to honour the efforts of artists who have made significant contributions to the growth of the Sabah art scene over the years, with paintings, carvings, sculptures, installations and more all likely to be featured.   In the past, ...

Acclaimed alternative rockers The Cranberries will be treating audiences in Singapore to a brand new show in April 2012.   The Irish four-piece band are following up their sold-out 2011 concert series with a new global tour that will bring them to Singapore Indoor Stadium on April 2nd, with the show set to get started at 20:00 local time.   Shooting to fame during the 1990s, The Cranberries seized the spotlight with their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, producing chart-topping hits such as Linger, Salvation and Zombie.   Having sold more ...

Ventana Research is set to begin new benchmark research on the current state and maturity of product information management. As products are added to retail and distributor networks and to catalogs and also web and mobile commerce sites, additional product information must be created, referenced and managed efficiently, which is where product information management comes into play. Competitive pressures require that the product information presented to customers be both up-to-date and accurate, so organizations must maintain a common set of information to ensure the ...

Customers are basing their dining decisions more and more on the cleanliness and reputation of the restaurant. Food safety and sanitation are more important than ever, especially since we have seen an increase in foodborne illness over the last two years. Keeping It Kleen, a national leader in food safety and sanitation recognized this trend and created an infographic to help launch their food safety training program for restaurants. The infographic, titled Restaurants: The Power of Those who Dine and Whine, is an affective mix of restaurant safety and marketing - then ...

Wildlife artist Debra Otterstein was commissioned by Marie Karlsson to create a unique gift for her friend Wally Hennessey. Otterstein is best known for creating realistic and detailed wildlife art on delicate feathers. "I loved Mr. Hennessey's story and was honored to be included in this very special event, what an amazing accomplishment," Otterstein stated. A painted feather piece was produced showing Hennessey and his Standardbred horse heading for the finish line. The art is framed in a custom handcrafted shadow box created specifically for the piece by Michael ...

According to a recent Pew Center study, more people are visiting the ER for dental complaints. In 2011, 115,000 Floridians visited the ER for dental pain. On the west coast, Californians made 83,000 trips to the ER for dental conditions. Many of these trips could have been evaded with routine dental care. In the emergency room, doctors administer drugs to relieve pain, but the underlying dental problem isn't normally treated. While the medication can alleviate immediate pain, the real problem still exists. Many patients can't pay for a dentist, and their dental ailments ...

Private equity investment company Sullivan Street Partners, along with direct investment business, Oakfield Capital Partners is leading an acquisition of the UK's waste and recycling bin manufacturer, Taylor Continental Group. The family-owned business is said to be the market leader in four-wheeled steel, waste and recycle system designs. The company dates back to 1962 and was formerly known as Egbert H Taylor & Co. Ltd. In 2005, the company was bought by ECI Partners, with Sullivan Street working in tandem with ECI to manage the group just months before the deal took ...

Business Day, hosted by four-time Super Bowl winner and current co-host of Fox NFL Sunday Terry Bradshaw, has featured Access Technology Solutions (ATS) in a recent Fox Business Network segment detailing how online retailers and direct sellers are providing international online shoppers with best of breed shopping experiences. Business Day's profile caps an impressive year for ATS, which saw the international commerce and logistics solutions provider open multiple new proprietary shipping lanes into strategic markets including Australia, Canada and China. ATS serves ...

Recently, the 42nd Annual World Economic Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models. The record participation indicated the international community's level of concern for the world today, as one crisis after another emerges. Global business leaders and heads of state, focused on improving the state of the world, acknowledged that our current financial systems need a redesign, and that to survive, companies must constantly reinvent themselves and become socially responsible. At the K.E.Y.S. Los Angeles economic ...

MadCap Software, Inc. (www.madcapsoftware.com), the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Visual Studio and Microsoft XPS, today announced that it has published a new case study on Squire Technologies Limited. By taking advantage of MadCap Flare and MadCap Contributor, the company has been able to convert its print documentation into dynamic Web-based content that is intuitive and easy to search. The full Squire case study is available at: http://www.madcapsoftware.com/casestudy/squire.aspx. A global provider of ...

History Associates, the leading U.S. historical research firm, announces that the history of Blount Fine Foods has been published. From Sea to Soup, written by Dr. Kenneth D. Durr, tells the story of how a World War II-era shellfish processing company evolved to become a producer of gourmet seafood soups. This history comes at a pivotal time at the company, as it has recently begun producing high-end prepared foods exclusively, after a 50-year heritage of processing clams. "I've often said that it is our ability to embrace change in the market that will define our ...

Dydacomp, a leading provider of business technology platforms for small and mid-sized eCommerce and multichannel merchants, announced that buySAFE Guaranteed, the leading provider of third party guarantees for increased online retailer profitability and customer satisfaction, will be included as an integrated feature of SiteLINK 7, the newest release of its eCommerce store software. This integration will allow online merchants on the SiteLINK platform to easily enable buySAFE with one-click activation and try the solution for 30 days at no cost. buySAFE transactional ...

Do you struggle with your health or fitness? Has your body taken on a shape that is not the real you? Are you aware a vegan diet will not only improve your sex life, but your skin as well? Local health expert Ruben Guzman and newly published author of Evolving Health shares the below following sexy benefits of a healthy vegan lifestyle. Coach Ruben's health information is as follows: - Erectile dysfunction is often the first clinical indicator of cardiovascular disease. It is the "canary in the coal mine" and usually an indication of more serious problems. - ...

Business Leader, a multi-media company that offers marketing campaigns for executives and business owners, has named Lucas (Luke) T. Baker as one of the Top 50 Entrepreneurs of 2012. Honorees are entrepreneurs who have created innovative, successful companies that contribute to their industries and business communities. The Top 50 Entrepreneur award showcases forward-thinking business owners. Luke Baker leads a team of dedicated lawyers and support staff. The Baker Law Firm, P.A. provides clients with client-focused, professional and successful representation. The ...