Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is "away?" Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine life and human health? Bag It follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world, Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb's journey in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic ...

Jump To The Cloud, a centralized online portal where you can find resources for any job size, has announced the launch of its new portal to locate cloud computing consultants, service providers and other related information. Jump To The Cloud was created to help businesses of various service domains get in touch with cloud consultants or providers. The purpose of the site is for everyone to participate and educate each other on the ever evolving concepts of the IT cloud. "Cloud computing is a hot topic and many businesses are trying to understand the benefits it could ...

2011 marks the 15-year anniversary for Botanicare (http://www.botanicare.net). Botanicare was founded on an innovative product owner Treg Bradley originally brewed in the back of his retail store in 1992. Known as "PURE BLEND ," retail customers initially brought in their own containers for refills. As the product grew in popularity, Bradley knew he had found a niche market. American Agritech, now better known by the brand name BOTANICARE, continues to create cutting-edge hydrogardening products. In honor of Botanicare's 15th anniversary, the company is advertising ...

Films about the Middle Ages have become increasingly popular in the past few years. The trend continues with the new Lionsgate film, "Season of the Witch," starring Nicolas Cage and featuring his honorable comrade, Ron Perlman. The film depicts the stars as 14th Century Knights, returning home from a grueling Crusade battle. The Medieval thriller stars Cage as the medieval knight, Behemen. When Behemen and his comrade, played by Ron Perlman, return to their homeland after a crusade, they find their city destroyed by the malicious the Black Plague, now referred to by ...

Cedar Rapids Tire (CRT), a Marion, Iowa-based specialty tire distribution company, began receiving their spring 2011 Carlisle tire shipments in October of 2010. CRT wanted to ensure an adequate supply of Carlisle tires for their customers in the wake of Carlisle's recent tire shortage. The trouble began when Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company decided to move plants in China and close a plant in Pennsylvania, relocating it to Tennessee. The relocation of a plant has a direct impact on production, and Carlisle decided to relocate two at once. The transition of molds set Carlisle's ...

Jay Nolan Community Services, the largest provider of individualized services for people with autism and other developmental disabilities in California, is launching its 2011 Webinar Series with a nationally recognized leader in the field of autism and neurodiversity. Ari Ne'eman is the founding president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), a national advocacy organization run by and for autistic adults and youths. He was recently appointed by President Obama as the first autistic person to serve on the National Council on Disability. The Webinar, titled "Why ...

Home Care Assistance St. Louis, a leading international provider of non-medical, in-home senior care, recognizes Mia Hale this month for her compassion and commitment to her client. The client, Pete, was a 56-year-old man with disabilities that lived alone, felt abandoned and disconnected since his mother had recently moved into a skilled nursing facility and did not have any reason to change this attitude. Relying on training she had received in the Balanced Care Method , Mia was able to re-instill hope and happiness in Pete's life, primarily because of her diligence and ...

Island Powersports, located in Massapequa, has announced a new way they plan to communicate with their customers all over New York. They started an online newsletter that will reward those customers with discounts that are not available anywhere else. These registered readers will also get access to all critical news and information that motorcycle riders expect from their local dealer, and now it will arrive immediately in their email inbox. "As we continued to grow the motorcycle business here on Long Island, we felt a need for an information source that could reach ...

SYSTEMATICS, http://www.systematics.biz, one of the nation's leading providers of storage and information management systems, has been honored with a 2010 Best of Business Award by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA). A National Office Systems (NOS) company, http://www.nosinc.com, SYSTEMATICS was selected in the SBCA's Filing Equipment Systems and Supplies category in acknowledgement of the firm's outstanding products and services and exceptional commitment to its local community. The SBCA's Awards Program recognizes the top 5% of small businesses throughout ...

Configure One , a leading provider of web-based product configurator and electronic catalog software, today announced that Rand Diversified--a leading full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company--selected Configure One's Concept Enterprise Product Configurator after a comprehensive evaluation. Rand Diversified is a privately owned, full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company that prides itself on outstanding service. The company was looking for a way to help its clients better interact with their customers and streamline the quote-to-order ...

Apple Computer sold over 14 million iPads in 2010. They expect to sell 60 million more in 2011, and many of those will be for business use: According to AppleInsider.com, "Over 65 percent of the Fortune 100 are already deploying or trying the iPad, including Procter & Gamble, Lowes, NBC Universal and Hyatt." Introduced just last January, the iPad has defined the tablet computer and ushered in a growing wave of web browsing devices or "user agents" optimized for viewing web pages with Flash-free, W3C-compliant HTML5 and CSS3 source. Profit is Apple's motive, of course, but ...

Residents of Country Lakes Villages, a two-park manufactured home community in Palmetto, have successfully completed their bid to purchase their parks for a final sale price of $31 million. With a combined 444 lots between the two properties, this sale represents one of the largest real estate sale transactions in Southwest Florida during the third quarter of 2010. The park residents were represented in the transaction by attorney James A. Staack of Clearwater, while the seller - Country Lakes MHP Communities, LLC - was represented by Richard S. Webb, IV, a shareholder ...

Have you ever been one of those people who go on a diet, lose a few pounds, get to a place where you plateau, and then in discouragement give up? You are not alone. That is a common complaint among dieters in the United States. Why is the happening? We are told by the media, medical field, and fitness industry that we just aren't disciplined enough. We need to exercise more and eat less. That will solve our weight loss problems. But is this really the reason? One doctor named Dr. A. T. W. Simeons studied obesity for years in the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the greatest ...

Meridian Cable today has announced that Adolf Seitz has been named Technical Sales Manager. Adolf will be responsible for managing technical sales and working with electrical engineers. He will also be traveling to the Meridian Cable factory located in China, near Beijing to coordinate the production of cable assemblies to the United States. "Adolf brings new energy to Meridian Cable and its employees. He has extensive knowledge of the custom cable industry and background in conducting business with foreign factories," said Bud Kinzalow. Adolf has over 30 years of ...

Famed music video director LIL X who has worked with artists such as Usher, NeYo, P. Diddy, Rihanna and Ludacris to name a few now wants to be known as "Director X". In a recent interview with TheCelebrityCafe.com, the video director said that the reason behind the name change was simply one of growth - both musically and professionally. "Director X sounds more grown up" he says "it's time to be a grown up." Director X also took the time to talk about his annual fundraiser for his friend Lincoln Russell, a video stuntman who has been diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory ...

Paciugo Gelato & Caffè was ranked 285 in Entrepreneur's 32nd Annual "Franchise 500," the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. It's the brand's fourth appearance on the list. The national gelato chain is known for delighting consumers' taste buds with authentic, handcrafted, artisanal Italian gelato, sorbet and hot/cold specialty drinks, and has steadily increased its ranking every year. "The fact that we have steadily moved up in the Franchise 500 rankings year after year is a testament to our economic strength and our stability as a franchise system," said ...

Stephen Pierce's super cash system approaches 10,000 member milestone in 2010. Stephen Pierce, the Internet's #1 wealth advocate, announces that his MRMI SuperCash system, created in 2008 to help people start their own online business, now has had almost 9,000 members sign up and is poised to reach the 10,000 member milestone this year. "This is a significant achievement given the state of our economy today," says Pierce. "But more importantly, it shows that people are willing to rise above their circumstances and take back control of their lives by starting learning ...

A group of nationally renowned, board-certified ophthalmologists have teamed up to create a new website dedicated to providing consumers with the most up-to-date, comprehensive eye care information possible. All content on the website, http://www.eyes.com, gets reviewed by board of ophthalmologists to ensure accuracy and timeliness of the information. The 11 board-certified ophthalmologists of the Eye Center of Northern Colorado will be regular contributors to Eyes.com, providing informational blogs on the Fort Collins Vision Blog. Other participating ophthalmology practices ...

It was March 26, 1973. Bill Walton was playing for U.C.L.A, in their seventh straight bid for the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship. Walton scored 44 points in the game, hit 21 of 22 field goals and landed 13 rebounds as U.C.L.A. toppled Memphis State 87-66. In the last two minutes and 51 seconds of the game Walton hit the floor hard hurting his knee and ankle. He got up and limped off the court as 19,301 spectators cheered. Walton put in one of the greatest performances in college basketball history and the fans were right there with him. "We ...

In its new white paper - Managing complexity: where is the mining industry going wrong? - it explores the views of CEOs, industry experts and academics on how mining companies can change their approach to facilitate growth in an increasingly complex market. The paper highlights four common mistakes that the industry must stop making: Investing in machines, not people. Investing in people is the key to sustainable growth, and solving the skills shortage. Contributor Dr Johannes Sittard of the Eurasian National Resources Corporation says: "What use is the best machine ...

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ViVOforce.com the worldwide leader of Sales & Marketing Automation Solutions announced the launch of two new products to meet the ever-changing Marketing & Sales challenges of SMB's and Enterprise Clients alike. Both products are provided as a Software as a Service (SaaS) application which means they can be provisioned and deployed instantly without the need of an IT department. These applications allow the subscriber to measure the results of each campaign and expo; a robust Business Intelligence (BI) Studio gathers and compares the data of multiple campaigns in one ...

Honest-1 Auto Care, the only national full-service auto repair and maintenance franchise that is 100 percent ESA Certified Eco-Friendly, has been ranked 338 in Entrepreneur magazine's 2011 "Franchise 500," a move up from last year's ranking of 373. "This significant climb in the rankings further validates our strength and stability as a franchise system,"said Jack Keilt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Honest-1 Auto Care. "We couldn' t be more proud of the success of our brand, and we look forward to much more to come as we continue to expand nationwide." The ...

This year began with a promising outlook and has proved to be uplifting for JumarMarketing, LLC, a full-service marketing company specializing in marketing strategies, branding, web design and development, social media and search engine marketing, and public relations. The company, located in Norwalk, CT, ends the year with its feet on the ground after elevating its position in the marketing services industry and achieving double digit growth within the last 12 months. Jumar's ascent began with the decision to evolve from the name JumarDirect, LLC to its current JumarMarketing, ...

A few months back Muthoni started a competition to remix her hit single Mikono Kwenye Hewa on Africa Unsigned. She did this to support her project on the crowdfunding platform and to reward her supporters with something extra. This week finally saw the release of a four track remix EP available at all online stores. Of course the supporters of her project on africaunsigned.com receive the EP for free. The remixes are done by Henrik Sollien, Andreas Noran, Karl Lindberg and Pearl. Muthoni the Drummer Queen It' s hard to define a style for Kenyan popstar Muthoni. ...