The ASES National Solar Conference is the industry's most comprehensive educational event for everyone interested in the nation's rapidly expanding clean-energy economy. Featured speakers there discussed about advances in technology and mass deployment of renewable energy and efficiency, national security, jobs creation, how to market solar PV and thermal, legislation to encourage further growth of renewable energy and much more. The event was sponsored by American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the nation's leading association of solar professionals and advocates. Supported ...

Dunedin funeral home owner Daren Sternad, of family-owned International Funeral Home, understands that losing a loved one comes with an abundance of stress and sorrow. Fortunately, the burial arrangements don't have to be an added burden if planned properly. Dunedin funeral home owner Daren Sternad says funeral costs can easily reach $10,000 for an average burial service. Thankfully, choosing a local family-owned funeral home can help minimize high overhead costs. "Since we are family-owned, we're able to offer more personalized and affordable services," ...

Envisage Technologies and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) are implementing the third phase of a state-wide pervasive readiness strategy. Envisage will expand the Acadis Readiness Suite to include authoritative certification of vital emergency response providers and critical resources. The project is supported by Federal DHS grants. Currently, the Acadis Readiness Suite certifies emergency response personnel across the state of Indiana. Envisage is customizing and expanding the Acadis Readiness Suite to automate the paper-based data collection and ...

NovaStor, a pioneer in data protection, announced today the availability of version 12.1 of NovaBACKUP Remote Workforce. The new private cloud platform now protects and restores distributed company data over the Internet much more efficiently, simplifies the central management process, and restores single mailboxes through the support of Microsoft Exchange 2010. Private Cloud Backup with Central Administration With version 12.1, the central management of data is easier and much more convenient. NovaBACKUP Remote Workforce enables remote workers to automate and manage ...

LBi Software has been chosen to host a session on automated HR help desk solutions at the OHUG 2011 Global Conference held at the JW Marriott, Orlando, FL on June 19-23, 2011: "Automated HR Help Desk Solution for Rapid Response, Efficient Case Management, and Improved Employee Satisfaction" at 2:45 PM Monday, June 20, 2011. Attendees will see how they can free up critical HR resources for more strategic projects while improving the response rate to employees and accuracy of information sent back in response. They will see how current web technologies can be employed ...

Over 1,000 cyclists including many cancer survivors across Connecticut are expected to ride in the 7th annual CT Challenge. The Ride funds unique cancer survivorship programs throughout the state. "We hope that riders and volunteers from each and every town and city in Connecticut will join us on July 30th in Westport to ride in support of cancer survivors, making it a truly great statewide event and a great day for Connecticut," said Bob Mazzone, Executive Director. Since the CT Challenge's inception in 2005, the organization has been proudly funding cancer ...

Trevelino/Keller, one of the top 30 best firms to work for in North America, announces the launch of a unique health practice, focused on companies committed to and products designed for extending the quality of one's life without compromise. An avid supporter of the local farming movement, natural and organic products and non-processed foods, Trevelino/Keller will focus on companies who have a genuine interest in making products from the "land vs the lab." In addition, Trevelino/Keller will focus on national associations and non-profits charged with educating ...

Members of the team at KEF, the renowned manufacturer of innovative, reference-quality loudspeakers, will take part in a six-day charity motorcycle ride throughout North America to raise money for ChildLine, a 24-hour counseling service for children and young adults, and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Beginning July 11th, Jack Sharkey, service tech and audio engineer at KEF America, and Johan Coorg, brand ambassador for KEF UK, will leave from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada to embark on the 1,000-mile "Hands Across ...

Musical theatre fans across the UK will be delighted to discover that the hugely popular musical Blood Brothers is extending its London performances well into 2012, with tickets now on sale until November of next year. Currently showing at the Phoenix Theatre London in the heart of Theatreland, Blood Brothers boasts the title of being one of the city's longest-running musicals ever, with its West End debut having taken place at the Lyric Theatre in 1983 before transferring to the Phoenix in 1988. The musical has enjoyed an uninterrupted run at the theatre ever since, meaning ...

The Utica Center For Mathematics, Science & Technology is a highly selective magnet school that features the most rigorous college level curriculum that Utica Community Schools, the second largest school district in Michigan, has to offer. Courses are demanding, with a curriculum that has included Physics AC, Foundations of Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Java Programming, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology and AP Chemistry over the past two years. For a student to be accepted in this program is quite an accomplishment, indeed. For that student to be accepted and maintain high ...

In the month of May, New Mexico real estate agents will leverage the online platform that is changing the way a real estate transaction is conducted. DotLoop will enable home buyers and sellers to negotiate a deal more efficiently, online while reducing their eco footprint. The real estate industry has often been frowned upon for the amount of paper waste in a typical transaction. The average home sale yields 100 pieces of paper. According to the US Census Bureau, in the first quarter of 2011 in the western region of the US, 292,000 homes have been sold. If you multiply ...

New Idea Publishers who publishes controversial and important books most publishers won't touch, has just released a brand new, jaw dropping book called, "The Peaceful Song of The Panda Mom", refuting the number one best selling book, "Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua. Ms. X took the Panda Mom identity because this topic and her opinions are so charged with emotions, so filled with controversy...she's not willing to reveal who she really is. Ms X asks: Do you really want to make your kids practice an instrument for 5 hours straight ...

Midas Trading Systems, an online vendor and developer of futures trading systems, announces release of a new line of equity index trading systems. This release will round out the Morning Star suite of systems, and provide subscribers a plethora of trading systems covering every major futures market. The Morning Star suite of systems formerly included only metals, grains, financials (bonds), energies, and currencies. With this new release of equity index systems added to the list, the Morning Star suite of systems will be complete and offer systems in all major futures ...

The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated profit optimization software and revenue management services for the multifamily housing and hospitality industries, announced that its new corporate offices have earned the prestigious 2011 Gold Design Award from the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. Carson Guest, Rainmaker's design firm, won the highly competitive award in the category of corporate offices over 10,000 square feet. New space inspires spontaneous creativity in a welcoming 'corporate home' Having outgrown previous space with ...

Waiting Room Solutions (WRS) (www.waitingroomsolutions.com), a leading web-based EHR and PM provider, announced today that Round Mountain Gold Clinic has chosen to implement the 2011 Waiting Room Solutions Web Based Family Practice Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management System (PM) V4.0. Round Mountain Gold Clinic, has been located in Round Mountain, NV for eight years. Ann Miles, Assistant Physician, supports the clinic with one IT Supervisor and one Clinic Manager. In order to firmly establish and grow the practice, Miles has decided to implement the ...

On June 10, 2011, the city of Harrisonburg will be officially dedicated as an Appalachian Trail Community . Speakers from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Harrisonburg Mayor Richard Baugh, and Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce President Frank Tamberrino, will lead the ceremony. The event will also feature two Harrisonburg locals, David and Michael Frazier, who recently completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). The Appalachian Trail Community designation is a new program of the ATC, the non-profit manager ...

Fishhound, http://www.fishhound.com, the largest and only web site delivering real-time fishing reports exclusively from professional fishing guides and shops, is pleased to announce that BackCountry Fly Shop of Corvallis, Ore., has joined its growing Pro Staff roster. As part of Fishhound, BackCountry Fly Shop joins a rapidly developing association of fishing shops, lodges and guides contributing real-time fishing reports to anglers across North America. BackCountry Fly Shop, like all Fishhound Pro Staff members, receive a dedicated shop page advertising their storefront ...

Nigeria's leading primary mortgage institution, ASO Savings & Loans Plc, on Wednesday June 1, 2011 expanded its network of branches by formally opened a new branch at 28 Oba Akran Way, in Ikeja Industrial area of Lagos. The branch has since begun operation as scores of customers and prospective customers were seen trooping into the new office for business transactions and for enquiries. In a statement made available by the management of the company, this development is part of the business vision for the organisation this year; which is, to expand its operations ...

ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale heat-to-power generation, announced today that it has expanded the range of power output of its Series 4000 Green Machine generators by 15kW, now offering customers between 30-65kW of fuel-free, emission-free power from waste heat. The increased output stems from more than a year of internal product development and testing while monitoring existing fleet performance and operability. ElectraTherm's patented technology captures low-grade waste heat using the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to generate clean energy. The Series 4000 Green ...

This new 28,000-square-foot facility is the new home for Penn Medicine Academy (PMA) and Nursing Professional Development and Innovation. The fast track project encompassed the entire 9th floor of Penn Center west at 1500 Market Street and was completed by IMC Construction in four months. The Center serves as a comprehensive conference center with computer labs, classrooms, video production studios and remote control recording capability in learning labs. With advanced technologies and programs, the center is designed to develop new methods of care and services for Penn ...

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, creator of the world's first all-trampoline, walled playing court, announces it has awarded its newest facility in Cleveland, OH this year. Sky Zone is the ultimate 3-D play experience for teens, parents and kids to jump, leap and defy gravity on the patented all-trampoline walled playing court. Sky Zone provides guests with thrilling activities fit for all ages and fitness levels where they are guaranteed to have a 'soaring' time. Filled with wall-to-wall trampolines, Sky Zone provides a brand new way to move and sets the stage for a ...

Voting has now opened on the final stage of the JAX Innovation Awards. Launched 3 months ago by S&S Media, the awards program intends to recognize and reward innovation in the Java Ecosystem, from across the World. Finalists for the 3 categories are as follows: Most Innovative Java Company • Atlassian • CloudBees • Red Hat Inc. • Tasktop Technologies • ZeroTurnaround Top Java Ambassador • Mike Milinkovich • The London Java Community • Martin Odersky • SouJava • Adam Bien Technology Shortlist • Clojure • Neo4j Graph Database • Gradle • JRebel • Akka The ...

The largest independent plant research center in the world, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, is looking to current and new Center donors to accelerate the mission of improving the human condition through plant science with a new challenge fund. On May 15, 2011, anonymous donors, recognizing a series of remarkable events in 2011, launched the "Mission Accelerates Challenge Fund." Through December 31, this special incentive will provide a dollar-for-dollar match on increased and new annual gifts. 2011 has already proven to be a year of transformative ...

StemCellRegenMed continues its commitment to providing treatment for Tay-Sachs disease by administering ground breaking gene therapy to three children who suffer from the disease. The gene therapy treatment provided by StemCellRegenMed may offer hundreds of families a chance to help their children who suffer from this devastating genetic disease. A child suffering from Tay-Sachs disease often follows what appears to be a normal developmental path after birth. But symptoms of the disease begin to appear around 6-8 months of age, when the child will no longer be able to ...

Summer arrives at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway a few days earlier than its official first day, when on Saturday, June 18, the second annual "Summer Festival," a fun-filled, family event from 5-9 p.m. trackside, is the featured attraction to accompany the excitement of live harness racing. The event is completely free to the public, including: **Unlimited free carousel and fun slide rides. **Free Beach Boys Tribute Band concert featuring "Still Surfin'" **Free Empire City Water Bottle for all **Free cotton candy, popcorn, snow-cones ...