The winners of the SongDoor 2011 International Songwriting Competition have been announced: the Grand Award has gone to Zachary Esters (Z-FLO) of Greenville, MS, USA, for his song, "Maybe," a powerful anti-suicide rap/rock song. Entries were received from 21 countries on four continents. "Out of a possible 600 total points, there were only four points between the top two songs," says SongDoor president Tony Zotta. "It was a true squeaker." Robert Gillies (who won the 2009 SongDoor competition for the soft-rocker "Saturday In June") ...

TITUS, a leading provider of security and compliance solutions for email and documents, today announced it has been selected by Splitska Banka d.d. to help classify and protect their corporate email and documents. Splitska Banka d.d., a member of Societe Generale Group, will be using TITUS Message Classification and TITUS Classification for Microsoft Office to protect their corporate data. Data protection is a key priority for organizations across multiple industries, and of particular importance within the financial services industry. When sensitive information gets ...

The Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (http://law.campbell.edu) has announced that Matthew W. Sawchak has joined the Campbell Law faculty as the school's first Practitioner in Residence. He will be teaching in the areas of civil procedure and antitrust, among other courses. Sawchak has served as a litigation partner in two of North Carolina's leading law firms. He has been named a 2012 Lawyer of the Year in Best Lawyers, profiled in Chambers USA and Benchmark: Litigation, and is a member of Business North Carolina's Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Sawchak's ...

The AVIATOR 200 turns an aircraft into a business tool and enables pilots and passengers to use PDA devices including Blackberry , iPhone and iPads to access a multitude of applications; such as, email, internet browsing, smart phone connectivity and voice communications. Last year Banyan received the first STC for the Swift Broadband (SBB) 200 class of service in the United States. This year Banyan delivered the first aircraft outfitted with AVIATOR 200 to the South American market. "Banyan has been one of the industry leaders for High Speed Data and Swift ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that The Twisted Fork Restaurant & Bakery has added a Sunday brunch buffet as well as unveiled special deals for its soups, salads and grilled cheese sandwiches, and combinations of any or all three items, at lunch and dinner. The buffet includes omelets, steak and eggs, short ribs and grits, and French toast and pancakes. Children can enjoy pancakes and fruit, French toast and sweet potato waffle fries, and a ham and cheese omelet with hash browns. The new lunch and dinner ...

2012 is an important year for Winston's Wish as it signals 20 years since this vital support service for bereaved children was set up. Anglo Pacific, the UK's largest independent international removals company, has backed the charity for four years and intends to do its bit in making the anniversary a financial and educational success. Liz Caines, HR Director at Anglo Pacific, comments, "Akin to many businesses, Anglo Pacific relishes the opportunity to give back and share some of its good fortune and success by supporting a charity. Our allegiance with Winston's ...

In response to consumer demand, G Adventures, the world's adventure travel leader, introduces G-Plus, the newly expanded Comfort program of more than 150 tours. The operator also launches a new brochure highlighting the product lineup, its features, benefits and destinations. "Adventure and comfort are not mutually exclusive. More and more, we are experiencing a surge in travellers looking for adventure but with a softer landing," says John Warner, G Adventures' VP Global Sales. "Travellers on G-Plus trips will find a degree of comfort and convenience ...

Prototek Sheet Metal Fabrication and Prototek Machining is beginning an outsourcing campaign to developing countries to increase production and lower cost and lead times while retaining only the highest of quality. Prototek is one of the top companies in the country to offer rapid prototyping of precision sheet metal and CNC machining. This will allow Prototek to become one of the largest quality conscious suppliers of precision sheet metal and CNC machining in the country to emphasize on quick turn around time for their ITAR and non-ITAR customers alike. "When ...

Exchange Data International (EDI), the well-established provider of Security Reference and Corporate Actions data, today announced the availability of its extensive range of global data through a new and radically different Reference Data service called Ref-Data.com. Ref-Data.com is a professional data network which allows Financial organisations to significantly reduce maintenance overheads, improve consistency and quality of their core Reference data with virtually no development or protracted lead times. Ref-Data.com contains data from EDI's comprehensive range ...

Author Owen Carey Jones has completed a 15-date tour of Waterstones branches throughout the UK. He has been promoting his novel ROUGH CUT, published in paperback, hardback and digital editions by New Generation Publishing in September. Owen Carey Jones started his book signing tour in Leeds and Bradford in early October and completed it in Portsmouth in mid-November. En route Owen has sold a huge number of copies of ROUGH CUT and has become the bestselling author of the week in many of these stores. Owen Carey Jones was a professional banger before becoming an award-winning ...

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Smart Energy Society kicks off its 2012 program series with a Smart Grid Vulnerability panel discussion at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center Wednesday, Feb. 15. As our nation's electric system expands with modern connected technologies and new sources of data, security and resiliency of the grid has emerged as a chief area of focus. Although hostile nation-states and terrorist organizations get much of the attention in grid cyber security, unauthorized utility personnel and domestic hackers are also potential ...

The owner of Dub Nutrition has a vision for his company that is about something bigger than a few people. He is a good businessman and wants to make money but what he wants more importantly is to create products that would change people's lives and deliver natural products that would help those who have struggled for years with weight, energy, mental clarity and spirit. The owner of Dub Nutrition brings something to the market place that is not money or greed driven but is a hope that thousands upon thousands will finally achieve what they have been trying to achieve ...

Conquer weight loss once and for all with Dr. Will Aguila, host of the "Dr. A" show and this week's guest expert, Lisa Nichols on Wednesday January 25th at 11AM (ET) on WHNZ AM 1250 http://www.whnz.com/pages/dr-a.html or http://www.conqueringweightloss.com/radioshow.html. Will Aguila, MD, (Aka Dr. A), the author of Why I Don't Lose Weight, conquered the cycle of obesity in his own life. Dr. A's purpose and passion is to help his listeners who have been battling weight loss for a long time to conquer their weight loss challenges. Weight loss expert, Dr. ...

WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding marketplace, is excited to announce SnapShotz Photobooth Rentals has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride's Choice Awards 2012 for Event Rentals! The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, SnapShotz Photobooth Rentals was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed ...

The benefits of buying new versus resale are easy to see when you visit Pardee Homes' Silverthorne in master-planned Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore, where the final homes are now selling. Priced from the mid-$200s, the move-in ready Plan 3 floor plan is an excellent choice for buyers who want it all--a big home with four bedrooms, a three-car garage and energy-saving features that you probably won't find in a resale. "We're in the close-out mode at Silverthorne, so there are some great values here right now, especially for the popular Plan 3," said Matt Sauls, ...

Dr. William Burden and Dr. Scott Ennis of Destin Plastic Surgery are now offering the Vectra 3-D imaging system, which can be used to simulate the results of procedures such as breast augmentation in the Pensacola area. Recent advances in three-dimensional photography, combined with revolutionary new computer software, allow prospective patients to preview what they may look like following breast augmentation, rhinoplasty or facial contouring - well in advance of any surgery. 3-D imaging has emerged as a state-of-the-art method to help plastic surgeons and Pensacola ...

Apogee, the nation's largest provider of managed residential network (ResNet) services for higher education, today announced a partnership with Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY to deploy comprehensive ResNet services to the school's roughly 400 on-campus residents. The decision to partner with Apogee follows several years of service offered by a national cable provider. "The network services that were put in place by the cable provider just didn't meet the needs of Genesee's residential community," said Chuck Brady, Apogee CEO. "As robust wireless ...

Jamieson Laboratories has launched a complete line of probiotics supplements, concurrently with detailed educational information about probiotics. That includes everything from their many health claims, and how they work, to what to look for in a probiotic supplement. This leading maker of natural healthcare products houses all this at JamiesonDirect.com/Probiotics. They believe education is key to consumers making the right decisions about probiotic supplements and their health. "There's a lot of confusion out there. People want to know what probiotics are, ...

The Core Assets Group, supported by 360 diversity, has been placed within the Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2012 for a consecutive year. The Stonewall list is compiled of the top 100 gay-friendly employers in the UK, promoting employers who are striving to create positive working environments for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees. The Core Assets Group was positioned 60th in 2011, they have now moved up 19 positions to 41st place. With over 80 offices throughout the UK and offices internationally, 360 diversity has been instrumental in breaking down geographical ...

The Peripheral Company (PECO), one of the most trusted names in print technology for over 30 years today announced it will offer the Tally 4347 i-Series printers manufactured by Dascom. The move is intended to provide the IBM/Ricoh/InfoPrint industrial reseller channel with a high performance replacement for printers withdrawn from the market by InfoPrint. The Tally 4347 models are rugged, high end serial matrix printers that are compatible with a wide range of IBM systems, using interfaces and protocols developed and tested in many installations world-wide. These models ...

Visitors will be able to review detailed information on each of the platforms which Mobintegro programs. Visitors can also read about Mobintegro as a company, to see why it has made such an impression in the mobile application market. Even before the launch of the website, Mobintegro was making waves in the mobile app community. Their applications have been selling successfully through the Apple app market, as well as the Android and Bada markets. Access to these powerful marketplaces, combined with Mobintegro's track record for success has made expansion a necessity. ...

The annual Marmalade Awards and Festival will return to Dalemain in the Lake District next month.   With a series of workshops, competitions and tasting sessions dedicated to the citrus fruit preserve, the two-day event is held in the historic grounds of one of the region's most spectacular country houses.   This year, the festival is due to take place on Saturday February 25th and Sunday February 26th.   Visitors can look forward to a range of activities with a marmalade theme, including sessions led by food historian Ivan Day and the Guardian's baking guru Dan Lepard.   As ...

Kaiser Chiefs, the indie rock band famed for their energetic live shows, are due to perform in Edinburgh next month.   Fresh from the release of their fourth studio album The Future is Medieval in June 2011, the Leeds-based group are set to embark on an extensive UK tour.   Their performance at the Scottish capital's HMV Picture House on Thursday February 9th is likely to feature new songs such as Little Shocks and Man on Mars, as well as hits from their previous albums.   Employment, the band's acclaimed debut release from 2005, was nominated for the Mercury Prize ...

A venue in Dorset is preparing to stage Muttnik - The First Dog in Space, a family-friendly event that will combine dance, music and puppetry to create a new version of a famous moment in history.   Based on the story of Soviet space dog Laika, the performance is due to take place at Dorchester Arts Centre between 11:00 and 14:00 GMT on Saturday February 18th.   Laika became the first animal to be launched into orbit when she was placed on board the Russia's Sputnik 2 spacecraft in November 1957.   In Muttnik, the audience is offered a glimpse of the dog's life as ...

The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival will be returning in February 2012, bringing the best of contemporary art to the Asian nation.   Running from February 15th to 26th, the event is organised by the non-profit theatre company The Necessary Stage and will focus on the theme of art and faith for this year's edition.   The festival promises a diverse programme of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and mixed media performances and exhibitions, all with the intent of engaging audiences with the central theme.   Highlights include Cane, a re-enactment of a controversial 1993 ...