The U.S. Practical Shooting Association's (USPSA) Area 6 Regional Handgun Championship is set to begin Friday with a host of industry sponsors, making this one of the top shooting matches of the season. Sig Sauer, Cameron's Custom Guns and Gargoyle are just the latest companies to have stepped up in support of the championship which takes place at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. April 15-17. "The final preparations are underway to make this year's Area 6 Championship one of the best ever. Thanks to Sig Sauer, Cameron's Custom Guns and Gargoyle, ...

On Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 8:30 am - 5 pm, Island X Hawaii / Old Sugar Mill Brand Coffee & Chocolate will host a celebration of North Shore grown coffee, cacao, produce, food, art, film, music, and surf industry manufacturing at an open house exhibition in the Old Sugar Mill, Waialua. The North Shore town of Waialua was once a bustling sugar mill town producing what locals said was the "World's Best Sugar" but in 1996 the Waialua Sugar Mill stopped production and closed its gates after over a 100 years of operation. In recent years, however, there has been a quiet ...

Word Awareness (http://www.wordawareness.com), a small network of professional translators established in California, has just launched a new version of its corporate website. The new attractive web design is provided by SquareSpace, a web-based software that makes web publishing easy. "SquareSpace was the right option for us because we were looking for an affordable alternative that would yield a professional and ellegant final result", Word Awareness CEO Rafa Lombardino explains. "Our old website had some limitations and a lot of content still had to be coded manually. ...

Since its introduction, Kontrol has graced its viewers with unique style, original content and natural appeal; which, along with its wide variety of celebrity and emerging artist appearances, has increased its readership, allowing Kontrol to add a printed version of each online edition. In April 2011, Kontrol Magazine will release its highly-anticipated "Art Issue." Art can stimulate. Art can inspire. Art can heal. The Art Issue marks the second anniversary of Kontrol Magazine. The goal of this dual cover issue, featuring fashion and talent notables Toni and the Braxton ...

States Reviewing Age of Adulthood for Criminal Offenders All states have separate court systems and correctional facilities for children and adults. Where states differentiate is in how they define children. Thirty-seven states consider the age of adulthood for crimes to be 18 years. Eleven states treat 17 year-olds as adults when prosecuting crime. New York and North Carolina treat all 16 year-olds as adults when it comes to criminal matters. The trend the past decade has been to increase the age of adulthood. This is a reversal, as throughout the 1980s and 90s states ...

North Carolina May Pass Stricter Cell Phone Driving Laws Every year for the last decade, various North Carolina legislators have introduced bills intended to restrict driver use of mobile devices such as cell phones. In 2009, one such bill finally passed -- a ban of texting while driving. Additionally, no cell phone use is permitted for drivers under age 18, with a few exceptions such as calls to parents and emergency services. For some legislators, however, these restrictions do not do enough to help combat the estimated 448,000 injuries that occurred nationally ...

Study Finds Drivers Under Age 30 Still Texting While Driving A sobering study conducted by Consumer Reports came out with data regarding mobile device use for drivers under the age of 30. Of those surveyed, they found: -Sixty-three percent used a handheld cell phone while driving in the past 30 days -Thirty percent texted while driving in the past 30 days -Only 36 percent were very concerned with distracted driving, and even fewer (30 percent) thought using a cell phone while driving was very dangerous -Fifty-eight percent saw a dangerous situation because of ...

EPALeadPaintCertificationTraining.com, on behalf of MyEPAClass.com, Southern California, pulled out all the stops, and used some brand new technology to leapfrog over any other lead paint certification training firm in the area--Custom Animated Video Commercials! "Why should cool advertising be the sole domain of Super Bowl television?" asks Mike McDonnell, of MyEPAClass.com, who is all about promoting the strengths and uniqueness of his training company to local contractors and other businesses for their new construction, painting, remodeling and demolition projects. ...

ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale heat to power generation, will present at the Defense Venture Catalyst Initiative (DeVenCI) workshop, hosted by the Department of Defense (DoD), on April 26, 2011. ElectraTherm is one of 32 companies, out of more than 150 nominations, selected to present on innovative commercial technologies to meet DoD needs. ElectraTherm's Green Machine generates clean power by harnessing excess heat that would otherwise go to waste. ElectraTherm was nominated for participation by venture capital firm RockPort Capital, based on the DoD's interest ...

According to a recent survey released by market research firm, Storage Strategies NOW, fifty-seven percent of CIOs and storage administrators plan to adopt cloud storage in the very near future. With cloud storage becoming the standard, data protection specialist NovaStor recommends using backup software that combines backup to local devices and also offers backup to cloud storage. NovaBACKUP software supports all popular storage devices together with seamless integration of Amazon S3 to ensure full on-site and off-site data protection. In order to protect data lost ...

HBE Corporation employees joined the Hoopeston Regional Health Center Board and members of the community on Monday, April 4 to celebrate the groundbreaking for a 9,000-square-foot expansion/addition to the Hoopeston Regional Health Center in Hoopeston, IL. Experienced hospital design-build firm HBE Corporation is providing architecture, engineering services, construction and site work on the project. The $4 million hospital project includes construction of a concrete frame addition to house a new surgery suite, emergency department and four medical/surgical beds, as ...

Dynalab Test Systems is pleased to announce significant enhancements to NX View. NX View is a software application that resides on a PC. Using a USB or serial connection between the PC and an NX Wire Harness Tester, NX View displays information from the tester on the PC's monitor. In addition to enhanced presentation of error messages, NX View shows the operator which connectors and cavities are associated with the displayed error using actual images of the connectors. This results in realistic, high impact visual information that effectively guides the operator through ...

Business owners Doreen and Bill Blake have been honored as Inscape Publishing Ruby Award winners. "In a time of high unemployment, many organizations are spending less on workforce development. The fact that Doreen and Bill Blake set a sales record during this difficult time is really quite remarkable," says Jeffrey Sugerman, president and CEO of Inscape Publishing. "We are proud to have Doreen and Bill Blake as leaders in our Inscape Publishing community."Fewer than 1% of Inscape's independent consultants worldwide earned the honor of Ruby Award. Inscape Publishing ...

Lucernex Technologies, an innovative developer of business intelligence software for real estate professionals, today announces the release of Lx LseMod Corporate 15, the newest edition of Lucernex's industry-leading lease modeling and financial analysis software. Lx LseMod Corporate 15 features a simplified interface, enhanced reporting capabilities and an upgraded financial engine that accommodates the upcoming rule changes in lease accounting proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). "NEW" key features & benefits of Lx LseMod Corporate 15 include: • "New ...

Homebuyers searching for the perfect place to build and builders looking for a great potential return are finding a gem in Windrose Valley, a development of 43 large-scale lots nestled at the foot of the Osler Bluffs, one of Collingwood's most natural settings. "We're generating strong interest from great area builders who recognize the value of this prime location and are coming up with innovative design concepts to match the uniqueness of the lots," says Andres Paara, a Broker with Lush Realty Inc, marketer of the community which is being developed by Osler Bluff ...

This competition starts May 2011. A different genre each and every month. The writing competition runs for twelve months from May 2011 to April 2012. The closing date for a genre is the last day of the month in which that genre appears. Thus, 31 May for Romance; 30 September for Crime; and so on. There are 12 genres, which is one for each month. They are: MAY 2011 Romance JUNE 2011 Thrillers and suspense JULY 2011 Action AUGUST 2011 Women's Fiction SEPTEMBER 2011 Crime OCTOBER 2011 Humorous and Comical NOVEMBER 2011 Novellas (any genre) DECEMBER 2011 Young ...

What do bananas and bugs have in common? Each is a remedy for families with bored children. Two new interactive titles by author Karl Beckstrand provide relief from "I'm bored" disease. Midvale author, Karl Beckstrand will demonstrate and share his banana smoothies from Bad Bananas - A Story Cookbook for Kids on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Sunflower Market 6284 S. State St., Murray, UT. He will also be signing books. "Bad Bananas dramatizes the short (shelf) life of a renegade bunch," says Beckstrand, "and presents tasty recipes kids and parents can use, even when ...

Shopbellabag.com believes that fashionable people on a budget should not sacrifice style or quality for affordability. At online store Bella Bag, any consumer looking for an authentic, pre-owned Louis Vuitton or other designer handbag is assured quality, authenticity - and affordability. Shoppers at shopbellabag.com need not worry or hesitate about shopping for authentic Louis Vuitton handbags over the Internet ever again because our veteran buyer team uses its years of experience dealing with quality, luxury goods to ensure authenticity. Shopbellabag.com's in-house ...

User Insight - an international research firm that gathers and analyzes the voice of the customer to provide insight into user behavior, create intuitive products and inform marketing strategy (www.UserInsight.com) - is investing $500,000 of its own resources to conduct The Social TV Experiment. This yearlong research project focuses on consumer behavior to identify: -The user types most likely to be avid participants in Social TV -How user types will most likely use a Social TV tool -What features/functionality would appeal to each user type -What apps, interfaces ...

Biodiesel consulting group, Lee Enterprises of Little Rock, Ark., is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance with nationally known recruiting group, Executive Recruiting Group of Ft. Myers, Florida. The recruiting group has assigned George "Mason" Carpenter to work directly with Lee Enterprises in finding experienced professional employees for biodiesel plants. Carpenter is a Senior Executive Recruiter specializing in the recruiting and placing of candidates in the Alternative Energy sector. He is a Certified Personnel Consultant and has placed engineers, ...

One of the Young Guns in the 2011 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series, Bret Spaude is quickly opening eyes with his on track performance, and this past weekend for the Barber 200, was on a mission to put his Subaru Road Racing Team in contention to win. Spaude would qualify his Subaru WRX STI in eighth position for Saturday's race, but would start from sixth after a few cars were forced to the rear of the field for qualifying infractions. Bret was quickly up to speed at the drop of the green flag, picking his overtaking spots carefully, making sure ...

Summit Corporate Services, a leading provider of customizable outsourcing solutions to the life-science industry, and Cluffy Biomedical, maker of the Cluffy Wedge have finalized an agreement for Summit to provide customer service, order processing & fulfillment, product support, inventory management, distribution, invoicing, collections and logistical support. Additional information is available online at http://www.summitcorporate.com.Summit Corporate Services, Inc. is a leading provider of customized business and outsourcing solutions for the medical device and pharmaceutical ...

About Dynamic Systems (DSI) In business since 1981, DSI provides bar code systems that track equipment, inventory, documents, time sheets, capital assets and equipment due for maintenance or service. DSI has been providing software installation and training for CheckMate and SIMBA for years, and can now offer more assistance to customers from a business process point of view. Professional Services The expansion of DSI's Professional Services brings additional capabilities, which include Best Practices Consulting for inventory and tool tracking applications. "It ...

In an effort to creatively engage the citizens of Miami Gardens and the South Florida community at large to take part in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event, the City of Miami Gardens has teamed up with PlayDate Miami (subsidiary of Timeless Entertainment Concepts) to host Give & Play for Relay for Life. The event will be held on Friday, April 22nd from 7PM -12AM at the City's all new Betty T. Ferguson Center located at 3000 NW 199th St, Miami Gardens. Contribution is $10, and proceeds from the Give & Play event will go towards the City's $15,000 Relay for ...

For the past six years, the Annual George Thanhauser Bike for Hope has been growing in number of participants and funds raised. This year, organizers are expecting the biggest turnout yet for this annual fundraiser benefiting the Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness. The Seventh Annual Bike for Hope will be held Sat., May 14 at Trek Bicycles of Raleigh at 10911 Raven Ridge Road. Three rides will be offered - 50-mile, 32-mile and 15-mile - along with Big Wheel races for kids and adults, other family activities, and a prize raffle. The registration ...