Who says grass has to be green? Not park developers for the City of Lakeland, Fl. The city recently opened a playground featuring multi-colored faux park grass. The orange, blue, and yellow grass not only looks incredible, but also provides a safety-rated surface for children that will last for years. The solution is a revolutionary park synthetic grass product called Playground Grass. This fake park grass provides a natural grass texture and appearance, as well as a cushioned safety surface that is ASTM safety rated for fall heights up to 12 feet and ADA accessible. Playground ...

The Preemptive Love Coalition (PLC), a U.S.-based NGO in Iraq, is announcing their 6th lifesaving surgical and training mission to serve children in Iraq suffering from congenital heart defects. American surgeon Dr. William Novick and his international team including volunteers from Australia, Belarus, Canada, Croatia, Korea, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will work around the clock from June 27-July 8 to provide hands-on training to local Iraqi healthcare professionals while performing around 25 lifesaving heart surgeries on Iraqi children from across the country. The ...

Fraser Soutar, Head Chef at the Inn on the Lake had first hand opportunity to test some of Cumbria's finest ingredients when he was invited to be Chef for the Cumbria leg of the Food North West Fine Food Awards. Known for his love of local ingredients, Fraser saw it as an opportunity to unearth some new local flavours. As part of his duties, Fraser had to cook the raw ingredients for the tasting panel to sample. It included black puddings, venison, beef and sausages. It was also an opportunity to try the jams, pickle and cheeses that were also entered for the awards. This ...

The newly found interest among the businesses for online shopping store has meant that the web design and development companies are having their hands full with the new ecommerce projects. Sydney based company, Web Design Sydney, has caught up with the trend at the right time. The company which has handled hundreds of designing projects, using the most advanced technologies of website design, has launched its ecommerce solutions. The company offers most of ecommerce solutions using the PHP-based online shopping cart, Zen Cart, which is actually a branch of Oscommerce. ...

Selling unused or outgrown items is a common way to earn some extra pocket change, but Jenn Cangelosi of Boutique Bargains has made a career out of buying and selling clothes on eBay. In fact, when she lost her high-paying job a few years ago - just as she and her husband were about to welcome their first child - she made a leap of faith and decided to make a living selling on eBay instead of heading back to the corporate rat race. "Selling on eBay had always been a hobby. The extra cash certainly made a for a nice side income, with little effort. It would pay ...

Augmented Reality on small screen smartphones is one thing but holding a 10 inch display in your hands takes it to a whole new level of user experience. With a special user interface, Wikitude is now the first Augmented Reality Browser which is Android tablet optimized and is available on all Android Honeycomb devices (Android versions 3.0 and 3.1). Some of the popular devices which are compatible with Wikitude include the LG Optimus Pad, Samsung P4, Motorola Xoom and Asus Eee Pad Transformer. "With so many great tablets coming to market, we are excited about this ...

Rory McIlroy became the youngest US Open champion since 1923 last week, breaking a host of scoring records in the process. Golf fans have the chance to watch him in action first-hand in less than a month as he sets his sights on the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's. McIlroy shot to the forefront of everyone's minds recently after his eight-stroke record win at the Open on Sunday 19th June. He is now tipped as favourite to win the British Open Golf Championship over Tiger Woods. The 22-year-old sports star has also risen in the odds to win the BBC's ...

Europe gains another benchmark with the establishment of Mallorca Climbing Camps in the beautiful coastal land of Mallorca. The camps are based on the one of the Balearic Islands of Spain. Mallorca is situated about 100 kilometers at the south east of the coastal city of Barcelona. Situated along the Mediterranean Sea, the place has wonderful overhanging cliffs made up of limestone which is the perfect type of rock for deep water soloing. Mallorca Climbing Camps has snatched this wonderful opportunity and have set up world's only deep water Deep Water Soloing camps for ...

Alifesoft Studio is specializing in proving Mac users the top Mac Apps with best deals, including DVD tools, audio and video tools, PDF tools for Mac and so on. To meet the customers' demands and improve users' experience on the site, alifesoft is working hard to develop a new version of Mac Apps online store. The new Mac Apps store will include more Apps that are demanding and popular, with good performance. The most important one is the new alifesoft online store will be more user-friendly - with good navigation and integrating "simplicity" into the design. ...

Eastern Europe is a mystery to many. OvernightEssay.com is striking a blow for greater knowledge with a seminar series. Experts will help writers launch their study of this part of the world. Once past a few Anton Chekhov short stories, a bit of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Nutcracker music, and perhaps some recollection of a bit of unpleasantness over a wall, many folks are lost. Eastern Europe is left out of many histories. This is not only sad, it is dangerous. What we don't know will come back to haunt us. To counteract this troublesome ignorance, OvernightEssay.com ...

According to new findings from life assistance company CPP http://www.cpp.co.uk, four in ten (42%) people say airports make them feel stressed and 23%2 find the prospect of getting on to their flight as stressful, if not more so, than moving house. The problem has become so bad that one in ten (9%) of us are now avoiding flying altogether as a result. But it's no surprise that Britons are worried about making it to the gate on time - over 2.9 million3 travellers have missed a flight in the past, while one in five of us having had to run to the gate with minutes to spare. Studies ...

From passwords to PINs and codes, every day Brits are forced to remember more than 10 individual pieces of security information, a new study shows today. Research by Skrill, the company behind online payments provider Moneybookers, has found that daily requests for personal security information leave us so baffled, one in three (33%) resort to writing them down or forget them altogether (34%). The pressure to think up a different password each time means Brits are becoming increasingly lazy and over half admit they use the same password for everything (55%). Most ...

Queenstown will be hosting 4 teams for their training as well as being the venue for the Classic All Blacks vs Classic French Match Queenstown is preparing for record numbers of visitors this winter and spring as not only are the normal visitors to the ski fields expected but numbers will be boosted by tourists here to see the Rugby World Cup which runs from 9 September to 23 October. Queenstown is the perfect base for these visitors, as it is close to Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill as well as boasting an international airport. The many activities available as ...

Darnell Sue, Seattle's premier woman's professional networking creator and founder of the popular Girl Power Hour will appear on Blog Talk Radio's My Crew Magazine" Show (http://blogtalkradio.com/My-Crew-Magazine) with host Kim Kelly, on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 7 pm, Pacific, and 11 pm Eastern. The exclusive interview will also include Darnell Sues sister, Corrie Westmoreland, a key part of the Girl Power Executive Team. The interview will highlight Darnell Sues years of tireless work bringing aspiring women together for a positive networking and relationship building ...

On the heels of business expansion to Seattle's Eastside communities, Herban Feast is proud to announce it has been named the region's " Best Caterer" for a second year in Seattle Bride's "Best of Bride" 2011 awards. With Executive Chef Dalis Chea at the helm, fortified by a talented culinary team featuring Catering Chef, Amanda Herrera, Sous Chef, Jeff Taton, and Pastry Chef, Maya Barber-Kurose, Herban Feast has long been recognized as Seattle's best wedding caterer for their innovative, seasonal, locally-sourced menus. The company's distinctive Seattle ...

Neapolis Festival in Naples will this year be headed up by Skunk Anansie, who will play the first day of the music event. Taking place over the weekend of July 9th and 10th, the occasion will also include performances by Hercules and Love Affair, Mogwai and Underworld. Skunk Anansie, the British rock band fronted by Skin, were hugely successful during the 1990s and reformed in 2009. They released a new album in September 2010 and combine new material with classic hits such as Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good), Charlie Big Potato and Secretly. Skin and her ...

The Mystic SK8 Cup will bring an impressive line-up of expert skateboarders to Prague for a high-stakes competition. With $30,000 (GBP18,750) up for grabs, participants will be keen to impress the judges when they hit the vert ramp and street course at the Mystic Skatepark. The event takes place from July 15th to 17th and forms part of the World Cup Skateboarding series, which sees pros from across the world pull out their best new tricks to get the crowd going and take the points. But it is not all about extreme sports, with a programme of live music, DJs and ...

The Phuket Pet Fair will offer an entertaining day out for people and their animal companions. Running from August 5th to 7th, the occasion includes a variety of competitions such as races and the fancy dog contest. There will also be an educational side to proceedings, as owners will be able to speak to veterinary professionals regarding the general health of their animal or specific problems they have been having. But for those who need a short break from the pet-related fun, there will be live music and all sorts of activities that give people the chance ...

A new season of weekly traditional music and dance shows entitled Saturday Premium Performance is due to begin on August 1st 2011.   Formerly known as Saturday Regular Performance, the series will offer travellers the chance to experience a diverse range of arts typical to the country.   As well as enjoying the shows, attendees can head to the Photo Zone after the spectacle has finished to take pictures of the musicians, actors or dancers, who will often be dressed in traditional outfits.   The programme goes in four-week cycles, with the first and third Saturday ...

Two Guinness World Records were broken simultaneously on June 26th when Carter Johnson of San Francisco, and Robyn Benincasa of San Diego, paddled a combined 511 miles in 24 hours on Canada's Yukon River. Johnson paddled 280 miles to break the previous men's record set on the same river in 2010 by 11 miles, while Benincasa paddled 231 miles, bettering the women's record set on the Missouri River in 2009 by 39 miles. The World Records played out on the section of the Yukon between Whitehorse and Dawson City. "Good weather, two remarkable crews, 24 hours of light ...

Energy Digital takes a look at Offshore Marine Services (OMS). Offshore Marine Services (OMS) traces its origins back over 25 years, providing rig manning, marine consultancy and other services to the offshore oil and gas industry in Australia's North Sea. Since 2004, the company has restructured to attain a more global reach, expanding to New Zealand, Malta, Singapore and Dubai. But Australia still remains OMS' top market, generating 70 per cent of revenue. With Australia's offshore oil and gas industry heading into a prosperous period, it's likely that number is about ...

Realityworks, Inc., the leader in experiential learning technology, recently released its RealCare Baby Guide app as a free download at the iTunes App Store. The mobile app is used in conjunction with the firm's award-winning RealCare Baby infant simulators. The RealCare Baby program combines a state-of-the-art computerized infant simulator with a comprehensive curriculum. Simulators are programmed to require different levels of care, and participants in the program generally care for an infant simulator for a multi-day or even week-long simulation. The program is used ...

www.allweatherbabystore.com is an online store offering toddler outdoor clothing and travel essentials for all seasons available to buy all year round. The company was founded in February 2011 by mum and previously retail manager Lyddia Pearson. Based in Shropshire in the UK founder and managing director of the "all weather baby store" Lyddia Pearson spoke of the origins of this concept, "We had a family holiday to Cyprus in February and my 15 month son needed swim shorts and reliable kids UV swimwear, these were no where to be found on the high street ...

A new phase release at Hampton Lane means there is a good selection of brand new courtyard homes by Pardee Homes available for sale. Hampton Lane opened for sale in late May and is already proving to be the new home community of choice for homebuyers who seek eco-friendly living in an unbeatable location, just minutes from the coast and adjacent to Carmel Valley in master-planned Pacific Highlands Ranch. "This is truly a very special new home neighborhood," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. "Exceptional floor plans with front porch ...

UltimateAir, manufacturer of the environmentally friendly air filtration/ventilation product RecoupAerator, has launched their Value Added Reseller Program for HVAC professionals nationwide. This strategic alliance allows participating contractors to enhance their existing offerings with an industry leading product that is supplemented with exclusive support from UltimateAir. A business partner with the objective of attaining mutual success, UltimateAir seeks to assist VAR members by providing technical training on the product, installation and repair, as well as marketing ...