Dream Kitchens was honored by the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) as a 2011 NKBA Design Competition winner. Dream Kitchen's second-place award for open plan kitchen design was announced at the Design Competition Awards event on Tuesday, April 26 during the NKBA's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas, NV. The award-winning kitchen was designed for a private residence and was based on the Frank Lloyd Wright style. Essential to the design were two large islands that doubled as seating or workstations; a bar area and a butler pantry that flowed ...

AnyChart has released AnyStock 1.1.0 - a new version of Stock and Financial Charts component, which now includes drawing tools for technical analysis and a Flex version. AnyChart announces the availability of AnyStock 1.1.0. AnyChart Stock and Financial Charts is a cross-platform tool for implementing visually appealing, interactive stock and financial charts, in custom web and desktop applications. In the new version, drawing tools and annotations, a Flex component, and some other features have been added. AnyStock 1.1.0 offers a complete set of shapes for trading ...

SIMUL8 2011 is faster, more flexible and collaborative, enabling you to share your simulations with anyone, anywhere, anytime. This extensive upgrade to SIMUL8 2010 provides a new interface, shared working environments and flexible 3D capabilities. The software's new web technology offers new online resources never seen before in the industry. "The improvements in SIMUL8 2011 are directly due to suggestions from our clients. We listen to how our customers use our software every day and then work out how to make it easier for them" says SIMUL8 CEO, Dr. Mark ...

The BACtrack Select S80 Breathalyzer will not cause you to guess if one of your employees is intoxicated. Many companies are zero-tolerance, and for smart purpose. Once while earning a living at a rental car chain, one of the co-workers backed a Lincoln Town automobile right into a gas pump along with didn't realize it right up until he got right out of the car. That could have been prevented with the BACtrack Select S80 Breathalyzer around and ended up saving a few thousand dollars in making and car repairs. That's an issue no business person or manager has to face. ...

Author Rhonda Green will donate 10% from the sale of Cheers! To Your Success: Removing Fear From Your Vocabulary So You Can Walk Into Your Destiny, to Alabama libraries damaged by tornadoes. Libraries in disaster areas often serve as a place where people send faxes to FEMA, access computers and even charge their cell phones and laptops. Books purchased via the authors website http://www.ExecutiveDreams.net qualify for the 10% donation (eBooks are excluded). "I never considered the community service a library provides during a disaster. Cheers! To Your Success is ...

Genesis Banking, a leading provider of bank document imaging, today announced that it now offers live chat services on its website, http://www.genesisbanking.com. The live chat feature allows banks to talk with qualified customer service representatives in a convenient, interactive way. "We launched this feature on our site to provide an additional level of personalized service to prospective customers," said Alan Wooldridge, Co-President of Genesis Banking. "We have received significant positive feedback since adding the live chat feature." Genesis ...

Remarketing is one of the simplest, yet most effective, methods of using email marketing to drive more revenue and improve ROI. Targeting existing website users, browsers and customer is proven to boost conversion substantially. RedEye today announces the third of its series of concise, free digital marketing webinars, 'Remarketing Best Practice' is designed to show you how to use email to convert more online browsers into online buyers. The webinar takes place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at 3.00-3.30pm and will be presented by RedEye CEO, Mark Patron. This insightful ...

Ariane Systems, the world leader in self-service check-in/out technology for the hospitality industry and the creator of the revolutionary Allegro Online/Mobile/Kiosk solution, has been selected as one of just 25 companies to represent France at the upcoming 2011 European Business Awards, sponsored by HSBC. The European Business Awards is dedicated to raising the visibility and progress of companies that excel in delivering innovation and successful commercial results while acting in a socially responsible manner. Ariane Systems and the other Country Representatives ...

The motto of the U.S. Coast Guard is 'Semper Paratus' which means 'Always Ready' and that's exactly what the cadets of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy were when they took on, and beat, the University of Vermont, Harvard University, Yale University and a squad from Wayland High School to claim the first Scholastic Steel Challenge Collegiate Spring Championship. The cadets outpaced second place UVM by 79.52 seconds with a final winning time of 363.15 seconds. Cadet Barton Nanney led the team, finishing first overall with a time of 79.46 seconds and a stage win on both Speed ...

Fairfield Inn & Suites Manassas Hotel recently launched a full-featured independent website to better connect and serve its guests online. The Manassas, VA hotel is owned by Baywood Hotels (Baywood), an award-winning hotel management company based in Maryland. To build the site, Baywood contracted interactive marketing agency Worldwide Revenue Solutions (WRS), which specializes in the hospitality industry. The new website positions the Fairfield Inn & Suites Manassas Hotel as a "Home Away from Home" for both business and leisure guests. The content ...

iGoDigital, the market and technology leader in personalized product recommendations and guided selling tools, announces Brian Rowe, vice president of client services, will be participating in a panel discussion at 2011 LENSER Multichannel Marketing Summit. The workshop entitled "Investing in the Right Technology" will take place May 11, from 3:00-3:45 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Joining Rowe on the panel will be Dr. Nanda Kaushik, CTO, Kalio; Mark Pierce, CEO, MarketLive; Peter Oxley, CEO and co-founder, RewardStream; and Blake Ellis, ...

The Bencardino Excavating crew recently began work on a Kinder Morgan site in Philadelphia. The Bucks County contractors led by project manager Dave Fink and foreman Ron Krajewski, Jr. will perform soil removal/grading and install new liners around the chemical tank field. With more than 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals, Kinder Morgan is one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in North America. The pipelines transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, carbon dioxide (CO2) and more. A.T. Chadwick Company, Inc., ...

WIS Publishing today announced the availability of its free SAPinsider app for iPad and iPhone, which it will officially launch at SAP's annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference. The app, which readers can download now in the Apple App Store, allows subscribers to read, search, and browse the full content of SAPinsider magazine on their mobile device. Benny DiCecca, CEO of WIS Publishing, said, "We are very excited that SAPinsider magazine is the first of our publications to be delivered in a native mobile format. Our readers are increasingly on the move, and this free app ...

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the company has won the 2011 Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Business Steady Growth and Profitability Master Award, which was presented on May 3 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The award recognizes businesses that demonstrate steady profitability and growth over a period of at least three years. This recognition comes as MMI Public Relations completed its move into a new office building at 223 E. Chatham ...

tripwolf announces its media partnership with Travel Bloggers Unite (TBU) for their next conference for travel bloggers and the travel industry, which will be held from August 25th- 27th in Innsbruck, Austria. tripwolf is a social and mobile travel guide which provides users with the opportunity to create their own travel guides along with providing complete travel info. The conference will be the first of its kind to be held in Austria and tripwolf is proud to be the official media partner for the conference. tripwolf is contributing a specially designed Innsbruck iPhone ...

PetTravelCenter.com announced today that it will provide California-based Paha Que Wilderness products on its site, including the Pet Shelter. "Portable dog shelters are great for dog shows, or really anywhere your dog might need a little shade and comfort," said Tom James, president of PetTravelCenter.com. "They're perfect for picnics, beach outings and camping." The Pet Shelter has heavy duty mesh flooring and a detachable fabric mat. It also has a rain tent that slides on in inclement weather.About PetTravelCenter.com PetTravelCenter.com is ...

Macro Sensors' (www.macrosensors.com ) MD 188 Series Sub-miniature LVDT Position Sensor serves as a critical component of a probe within an ophthalmic ultrasound system used to image the eye and tissues around and behind the eye to determine the presence of pathology. The Eye Cubed , manufactured by Ellex Innovative Imaging (www.ellex.com), a global leader in the design and manufacture of ophthalmic laser and ultrasound systems used by ophthalmologists to diagnose and treat eye disease, uses sound waves to penetrate into an "opaque media" eye for examination ...

The brand new OpenCms 8 is now ready and available for download. OpenCms is one of the most popular Open Source Content Management Solutions. This new version was developed by Alkacon Software GmbH with the support of the international OpenCms developer community. OpenCms 8 is a major release that contains a greatly improved User Interface. The "Advanced Direct Edit" mode allows content managers to create page content by drag & drop. The new sitemap editor allows to create new pages and rearrange the navigation tree by drag & drop. OpenCms 8 now ...

Record Foreclosures in Massachusetts Spared Due to "Right-to-Cure" Law Lenders foreclosed on 12,233 homes in Massachusetts in 2010, only 197 less than during the record-setting mortgage crisis of 2008. That record likely would have been topped if not for emergency legislation that passed in August of last year. An Act Relative To Mortgage Foreclosures, more commonly known as the "right-to-cure" law, extended the timeframe a Massachusetts homeowner has to pay back late mortgage payments to 150 days. Previously borrowers had 90 days to become current ...

How to Approach an IRS Audit or Collection Letter A common first reaction to an Internal Revenue Service audit or collection letter is panic, followed closely by frustration. However, it is important that you read the letter carefully and respond in a timely way. The IRS will let you know the reason for the audit or collection notice in the letter. The sooner you act, the sooner it can be resolved, reducing potential interest and penalties you owe. You Are About to be Audited. Now What? The IRS audits taxpayers with discrepancies on their returns, if they've audited ...

Increase in Pedestrian Deaths in 2010 a Reversal from Trend Amid lowered overall deaths from car accidents in 2010, a surprising preliminary report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) found a small increase in pedestrian fatalities for the first half of 2010. From 2006 to 2009 pedestrian deaths had decreased every year. The report found no one, clear reason as to the sudden increase in pedestrian fatalities. However, the GHSA report speculated that increased distracted driving might have contributed to the startling rise in pedestrian deaths. Distracted ...

Austin, Texas, was the recent host and venue to South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival, produced since 1987 by SXSW Inc., a private company based in Austin. It is celebrated around the world as one of the great institutions of independent music, film and interactive media, drawing record labels, bloggers, booking agents, filmmakers, radio programmers and anyone else in search of the next cool thing. And that was exactly what the 2,500 audience inside one of the ballrooms of the Austin Convention Center, sat down for and listened to �EUR" the next ...

Now many of those same inventions and innovations are being used in the professional services sector, where thousands of new electronics and circuit units are needed each day to make the job easier. That is why DEB Associates was created, to be the professional engineer consulting firm for businesses looking for contract engineering, electronics engineering, and electronics design and prototyping. "I have over 20 years of management and engineering experience in the automotive industry and thought it was time to share that knowledge. With the launch of DEBAssociates.com, ...

An abundance of striking shapes served as the source of inspiration for creating bold graphics that tease the eye and mind, setting a psychedelic mood. Dazzling curves Each design bedazzles the mind, leaving you astonished by graphics that seem to come alive when watching them closely. In-focus outlines and an edgy sharpness produce a trompe l'oeil movement effect, accentuating the geometric twist. Colourful futuristic scene Vibrant patterns generate three-dimensional perceptions that play with your mind. Dazzling curves combine with psychedelic circles and an ...

Indian BFSI software products company, Agile Financial Technologies (www.agile-ft.com), announces the successful completion of its US$ 5.7mn Series A financing, led by IDG Ventures India (IDGVI). This funding will enable Agile Financial Technologies (Agile FT) to surge ahead with its organic and inorganic growth plans and expansion into new markets. With a rapidly growing footprint in emerging and frontier markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Agile FT has now embarked on its next level of expansion with an enhanced range of pioneering software products especially ...