The festival has won a number of awards in recent years and has even been named the 'Best Community Event in Australia'. The activities are to take place in an indoor 'village' which covers almost three acres of land in Warrnambool and once visitors have paid to get in there are no further costs, making it a cost-effective way to keep the children entertained while on holiday. The event has been organised by the Warrnambool City Council and is run on a not for profit basis. Activities are supervised by experienced volunteers and funded by generous sponsors. The activities ...

The tournament is to take place in Istanbul in Turkey and university teams from all over Europe are due to take part. The event is being organised by a committee that also represents the European University Sports Association and the Turkish University Sport Federation. There will be both a men's and a women's tournament and the matches will be taking place at a number of stadiums in Istanbul, including the Sariyer Stadium, the Marmara University Stadium, and the Eyup Stadium. Istanbul has a long and varied history and visitors will be able to do more than watch football, ...

Aggregate Industries, a supplier manufacturer of concrete and aggregate products for the construction industry in the UK, Channel Islands and Northern Europe, recently placed as one of the top 10 finalists for the Intranet Benchmarking Forum's Most Beautiful Intranet competition. Aggregate's "BRAINS" intranet, powered by Intranet Connections, out of the box social intranet software, landed in the top 10 against 36 other entries. The contest entries were voted on by 1,396 site visitors to produce 10 finalists who were then judged by a panel comprising of IBF managing ...

Unintentional deaths and serious injuries increase dramatically among U.S. children in the summer months, according to Safe Kids USA. To help healthcare professionals and first responders during this seasonal increase in child and adult health concerns, Health Education Solutions, the leading provider of online PALS certification, today released a new "Summer Health Hazards" Special Section. This series of articles is available in Health Education Solutions' online research library. "It's vital for healthcare professionals and first responders to be prepared ...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been helping women get pregnant for several thousand years, which is far longer than high-tech, 'advanced' western reproductive medicine has been practiced. Mind-body and guided imagery visualization techniques have been used for many years to help people with cancer, high blood pressure and back pain and their therapeutic benefits also can directly assist those with reproductive disorders. These approaches do not negate the need for traditional infertility treatment, but rather complement it. On the next episode of The Surrogacy ...

Bob Gourley, the editor of CTOvision.com, and Founder/Chief Technology Officer of Crucial Point LLC, and former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency joins Zafesoft's Advisory Board. Gourley founded and is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Crucial Point LLC. Crucial Point provides technology research and consulting services. Gourley is also the editor of CTOvision.com, a popular blog he founded about technology relevant to enterprise technologists. Previously he was the CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that had newly amalgamated 11 previous ...

eLearners.com today announced 10 online MBA specializations that are less known, but that students may want to consider. While many prospective students researching online MBA programs are often aware of finance, marketing or general business specializations, they may not know that business education is no longer limited to these traditional paths. MBA students now have a broader choice of concentrations and can tailor their management education to gain a competitive advantage by focusing on non-traditional areas including: - Healthcare Management - Energy Management - ...

The World Dance Council (WDC), headquartered in Surrey, England announced last week the elections of Mr. Jack Rothweiler, President of Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios in Longmeadow, MA, and Mr. Brian McDonald, President of the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) in Yucaipa, CA, to a three-year term as Vice Presidents of WDC. The world authority for professional dance and dance sport, the WDC is committed to encouraging and promoting dance through its broad world membership. This is the second, three-year term for Mr. Rothweiler who has first-hand knowledge ...

Latest market reports support the continued rise in demand for precious metals, gold and silver, in particular, as a safe haven in view of the global economic and political situation. The weak US job report, issued Friday June 3, coupled with continuing concern over Euro zone debt, served to drive investors toward precious metals. The US jobs report was worse than anticipated and, while the Greek debt crisis may have been avoided for the time being, there is still a weakening of confidence in the Euro. Gold and silver both closed up today, June 6. Additionally, the recent ...

Over ten years ago Hestia Lin wanted to do something about the drug addiction problem in her country. According to the National Institute on Health there have been a prevalent number of males in the country who are struggling with heroin and methamphetamine abuse issues in Taiwan. In addition, heroin and methamphetamine are the two most commonly abused drugs in the country. Lin had seen the devastation that drug addiction had caused her country and after searching for solutions found the Narconon drug rehabilitation program. Narconon is a non-traditional treatment center ...

Home shoppers who want the bigger bedroom count, but not the responsibilities of a big yard, have two great choices at Pardee Homes' Manzanita Trail in Pacific Highlands Ranch, where the final homes are now selling. This collection of new homes includes two classic courtyard-oriented floor plans, both have four bedrooms and very manageable side courtyards that help free the homeowner from yard work. "Time is running out to buy a new home at beautiful Manzanita Trail," said Rachel Collins Director of Sales for Pardee Homes. "We are now selling our final ...

Meliciously Yours, a clothing company with a line of t-shirts that offer women and girls positive and empowering messages, is pleased to announce an initiative which donates a percentage of online sales of its designer tees to Girls Rock NC, an organization that provides music and arts programming for girls ages 7-17. Each design on Meliciously Yours t-shirts are hand-illustrated with fun Victorian-inspired imagery and are available at www.melicioustees.com and now, when you purchase any t-shirt from the Lead the Way collection, Meliciously Yours will donate a portion of ...

Confused about Electronic Cigarettes? This consumer review site compares the top brands, news stories and starter kits and lets you shop with confidence. There are many different styles and device configurations to meet your flavors taste. You can even vary the nicotine concentration to help with smoking cessation and quit smoking or just improve the overall experience. The time for a new approach to enjoying the smoking experience is NOW... There is no reason to inhale the tars and other harmful components of cigarette smoke any longer. With the Electronic Cigarettes ...

Colorado-based Internet marketing and website design agency, Page 1 Solutions, is proud to announce that two of their employees will be speaking at the upcoming DrupalCamp Colorado meeting, June 11-12, 2011. John Donnelly and Patricia Woloch, both SEO Specialists at Page 1 Solutions, will be presenting "Basics of Search Engine Optimization: Making Your Drupal Site SEO Friendly While Improving Your Online Presence". Drupal is an open-source content management system (CMS) and framework (CMF) that is used for building websites and web applications. DrupalCamp ...

Tamarac, Inc., a leading provider of integrated portfolio management software and services, today announced Darryl Celkupa as its VP of Business Development, overseeing Tamarac's business expansion through sales and extended strategic alliances. "While we have had the fortune of 50% year-over-year growth during the course of the last four years, Darryl joins us at a time when we are benefiting from even greater opportunity to extend our distribution throughout the market segments we serve" says Stuart DePina, CEO of Tamarac. "The growing demands of advisors ...

Milan is preparing to host a performance by Bullet For My Valentine, a band well known for their visceral live show.   The Welsh metal act will play at the Discoteca Alcatraz on June 29th following appearances at a handful of European music festivals.   Formed in 1998, the band has released three studio albums including last year's Fever. They recently revealed that they hope to record the follow-up by the end of 2011.   The group have not confirmed if they will share the new material at the Milan show, but fans can expect to hear some of their most popular songs, ...

Audio Bullys are among the major acts set to appear at the United Islands music festival in Prague this month.   Running from June 23rd to 25th, the event incorporates a huge variety of genres and styles from all over the world.   In a statement on the official website, founder of United Islands David Gaydecka explained that established stars will play alongside emerging talents over the course of the spectacle.   He added: "The programme is going to include thematic blocks as well. We are bringing three world-music projects from Catalonia; bands from Cuba and ...

Paris will host the France v Cuba volleyball World League match in June at the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy.   Taking place on June 24th, the clash is sure to be intense as both teams will be keen to progress to the later stages of the competition.   France, currently ranked 12th in the world, will have their hands full when they face the central Americans, as Cuba are the fourth best team in the world, according to the rankings.   The top three spots are occupied by Brazil, Russia and Serbia.   Coached by Philippe Blain, France have traditionally been a strong ...

The Chorus of Welsh National Opera will perform a selection of timeless songs at Pembrokeshire's Torch Theatre next month.   Members of the audience can look forward to a concert that includes something for everyone, with operatic pieces, classical numbers and songs from popular musicals.   The performance on Saturday July 2nd promises to be a memorable occasion, as the 40-strong vocal ensemble has been widely praised by music critics and fans since its members turned professional in 1968.   According to a statement from the Milford Haven venue, the evening will feature ...

The Canvas Art Shop at PhotoInCanvas showcases the very latest in popular designs and motifs when it comes to high quality canvas prints. With such classics as the Union Jack and Keep Calm and Carry On available in an amazing 48 different sizes, lovers of canvas art would surely have to go a long way to find a more comprehensive range. The response from customers has been excellent and other photo canvas prints such as Home Sweet Home and Drink Tea & Eat Cake have also found considerable success. The Hampshire based photo canvas prints studio has now made this ...

In addition to guaranteed high cash offers, Southern California's premier gold buyer San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) is now offering another benefit to selling gold jewelry, gold bullion, and scrap gold with the company: free traditional Thai massages. The current promotion covers any customer who sells gold valued at $200 or more. Free traditional Thai massages are also being offered to anyone who sells, buys, or pawns jewelry, watches, handbags, silver coins, or any other luxury item valued at or above $200. "At San Diego Jewelry Buyers we pride ourselves in creating ...

Many of the top players in world golf will be heading to Bavaria for the 23rd BMW International Open later this month.   Taking place at the Eichenried golf club on the outskirts of Munich, the tournament is the only event on the European Tour to be held in Germany.   With members of the European golfing elite such as Martin Kaymer, Paul Casey, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia in the field, fans can look forward to four days of high-quality action.   The tournament begins on Thursday June 23rd and is set to conclude on Sunday June 26th, when the latest winner will ...

Rising comedy star Zoe Lyons is due on stage at the Norwich Arts Centre next month. The show on Thursday July 14th will give fans a chance to see a performer whose reputation has been growing steadily as a result of recent appearances on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Mock the Week. However, insiders on the stand-up circuit have been aware of the Brighton-based comic's witty observations and energetic delivery for many years. Lyons won national recognition by scooping the Funny Women award in 2004 and also saw one of her gags named the best joke of the ...

The Cittadellarte installation at Rome's MAXXI gallery will be on show until September 4th 2011 after its run was extended by the organisers.   It presents examples of the work carried out at an interdisciplinary laboratory of culture put together by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in 1998.   Cittadellarte, also the name of the institute, will explore how Pistoletto wanted to use his creative output to help transform society.   "Here the artist has developed an organic institution composed of a number of independent and self-organised departments or 'uffizi' ...

Global property group Goodman has secured three lettings combining over 15,000 sq ft at its Solent Business Park, Fareham, Hampshire. Tikit Group plc, the leading independent provider of IT consultancy, services and software to legal and accounting firms, has let 6,000 sq ft and will occupy the whole of building 1590 on the park. Joining Tikit as a new occupier on the park is Machtech Group, an AIM listed technical and professional outsourcing recruitment group. Mactech is a market leader with over 25 years experience delivering complex recruitment projects and programmes. ...