It took the unexpected, sudden death of a friend to give Doreen Poreba the courage to perform publicly, even though she had been writing songs, singing and playing guitar for 28 years. Within a year, she came together with fellow Stuart resident Mike Jordan to form a duo, Connected Souls. On September 12, 2010, they will publicly unveil for the first time their debut CD, "Time To Play" at their CD release party. The party, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Unity of Stuart. (211 S.E. Central Parkway, Stuart). A live performance will cap ...

The Kansas City Vocal Institute is awarding scholarships for free voice lessons for one year to middle school and high school students and their families in the KC metro area. These scholarships are intended for families who children would like voice lessons, plan on auditioning for regional or state choirs, or want to sing at regional or state solo contests. Our mission is to provide affordable or free music education to the children of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Those who apply will be considered for one of several monthly and yearly scholarships. These scholarships ...

McQuade Brennan is proud to release its new Accounting Outsourcing Solutions brochure. McQuade Brennan's Accounting Outsourcing group seeks to improve the quality and sophistication of for-profit and not-for-profit organization's financial reporting, while reducing costs associated with internal accounting operations. Our highly skilled professionals work closely with management to determine an organization's financial objectives and effectively plan and manage their finances. Using timely and accurate data, our professionals can gauge an organization's financial health ...

CardCycle.com, a national online greeting card and gift mailing shop and service, today announced a new line of salt and pepper shakers. "We're proud to now carry a full line of fun salt and pepper shakers for your home at CardCycle.com . Our new salt and pepper shakers make for a fun meal and also bring some joy to your cooking," says Jennifer Gillespie, founder of CardCycle.com. CardCycle.com has salt and pepper shakers in stock and ready to ship. "We've significantly expanded our gift selection! New items are arriving daily. If you haven't stopped by lately, ...

Northshore Process Service is striving to meet top environmental requirements for efficiency and design in order to meet LEED standards. By making progress on environmental initiatives in locations globally the firm is cutting electricity and energy usage, recycling tons of cardboard and paper each year and upgrading equipment for maximum efficiency. "The overall idea is to leave an ever decreasing carbon footprint," said Northshore spokesperson Mark Paulson. Through conservation, recycling and reduction the company already saves significantly in its U.S. operations. ...

Yoga Awareness Month --------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Saturday September 4, 2010 TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET GO TO: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joykeys and listen to the show from your computer. CALL: 646-929-0368 to listen and ask questions from your phone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL GUEST: Misia Denea- Misia studied has a B.F.A. from Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia. Misia is also ...

Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has announced the appointment of Mr. Giuseppe Ressa as the General Manager, effective August 18th, 2010. Born in Italy, Ressa - who is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish - acquired his degree in hotel management from A. Perotti in Bari, and brings with him more than 27 years of international hospitality experience. He joins Le Meridien Amman following previous positions as General Manager of several luxurious properties, such as Le Meridien Nirwana Bali, Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort and Sheraton ...

South Ayrshire Council has made the shortlist for the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Service Awards 2010 in the Public/Private Partnership category. The Council has taken an innovative partnership approach to fleet management by forging a partnership with local company Kerr & Smith. The partnership was entered into following an internal review of the Council's procurement and maintenance of vehicles in 2007. With nearly 1,000 vehicles used by services such as grounds maintenance, roads, schools and home care, the Council's needs are diverse, and ...

After the success of our past 2 annual conferences IOETI is bringing you our 3rd annual conference in the historic town of Luxor. This year we have an exciting new format with internationally renowned speakers and a full day of workshops certificated by a top British university to ensure you have a fascinating 3 days and come away with the basis of what you need to ensure that you can get your business and website off to a vital new promising start . The Conference Topics are: * Online Marketing & Advertising. * Web 2.0 & Social Media Networking * Mobile Solutions. * ...

"Angel Readings signals a new era in Angel guidance," says Monique Williams, founder of the website. "This Angel site wants to sell everyone the idea that we don't need Angel help at all! What spirit beings really want to teach us is to trust ourselves." Angel Readings is breaking down myths that say we should follow the status quo. Monique wants to help people get in touch with their Spirit Guides or Angels, so they can then lead us back to ourselves... sounds a little 'round about? It's not. Monique wants to take us all back towards our own capacity to succeed, ...

Weeks of massive flooding in Pakistan has resulted in catastrophic devastation across the country. According to the nation's Disaster Authority, the death toll from the floods rose to 1,589 with more than 800,000 people displaced and in need of humanitarian aid. Following the devastation, LG Electronics employees in Korea have banded together to raise the sum of US$33,800, by donating a percentage of their salaries. LG Electronics Pakistan has also partnered with registered NGOs in the country to provide those affected with food, shelter, medicine, clothes and other basic ...

Kid Tags has a large variety of sport themes for bag tags but the golf selection stands out with some vibrant colors and styles that are unique and made to be original golf course scenery and popular golf style patterns. Use a personalized design to dress up a favorite golf bag or as the perfect golf gift for family or friends. Kid Tags has an array of original trendy designs that are both artistic and colorful. Create a one-of-a-kind look that is easy to recognize even when playing in small groups or tournaments and there are many golf club bags together. Custom designed ...

The vibrant beer halls of Bavaria will be transported to the Queensland coast in the coming weeks as Oktoberfest Brisbane arrives in town. Set to take place over two weekends - from October 8th to the 10th and 15th to the 17th 2010 - the event aims to honour the traditions, atmosphere and abundant food and drink of the famous German festival. However, guests at Brisbane hotels who head to the RNA Showgrounds venue will not simply experience a rip-off of the Munich spectacle. Instead, Brisbane's version of Oktoberfest aims to bring a distinctly Aussie theme to proceedings, ...

Tesselaar Tulip Festival promises to brighten up the day of anyone who visits, thanks to the presence of more than a million colourful spring flowers. This year's event gets underway on September 16th 2010 and runs until October 13th, giving plenty of chance for guests at some of the accommodation Melbourne CBD has available to make the trip to the Tesselaar Gardens. Visiting the site will give people the opportunity to discover more about the amazing variety and the rich history of the tulip, a flower that the organisers describe as "the stuff of legend". However, ...

Adelaide's Semaphore Music Festival is a great chance to enjoy some of Australia's best emerging indie, rock and country acts in an idyllic seaside setting. Taking place between October 1st and 4th 2010, the show aims to break down some of the barriers surrounding alt. country, folk, roots and blues music - a goal which it has been fulfilling since the inaugural event in 2005. The dates of the festival coincide with the time that most states celebrate Labour Day and also overlap with the majority of October school holidays, so it is expected to get busy. According ...

Hit musical Wicked will finish its mammoth run at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney towards the end of next month. The Broadway show opened in the capital of New South Wales almost a year ago, during which time it has been seen by more than half a million people, including a host of celebrities such as former Australia cricket star Glenn McGrath and his family. Life Is A Rollercoaster singer and former Boyzone member Ronan Keating also recently watched the show, before going backstage to meet the cast. The musical charts the lives of two friends who meet in Oz and ...

CoQ10/CoEnzyme Q10: Whether you are looking for added energy support or just want to enhance heart health, this antioxidant/nutrient has many important benefits. CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) is an enzyme that is found in the cells of the body. One of the organs with a higher concentration of CoQ10 is the heart (amongst other internal organs), hence its crucial role in the support of cardiovascular health. It is found in the mitochondria, our energy powerhouse. Without adequate levels of CoQ10 the body may experience low energy, as well as, an array of many other symptoms. What ...

Recently, Longmeadow and Northampton MA dentists Dr. Lisa Emirzian and Dr. Vincent Mariano attended the renowned American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Annual (AAED) Meeting in Hawaii. Dr. Emirizian, a Longmeadow MA cosmetic dentist, belongs to AAED's exclusive membership. "Attending the meeting is always so valuable," notes Dr. Emirizian, a Northampton MA dentist with another office in East Longmeadow. "My colleagues share ideas and experiences. Every discipline in dentistry is represented. I always learn so much." Only AAED members and their invited guests may ...

A premium electric cigarette such as Red Dragon requires a premium e-cigarette liquid. Therefore, Red Dragon only puts liquid from ECL (Electronic-Cig-Liquid) in its products. ECL's one-of-a-kind liquid blend doesn't use the hazardous chemicals found in other e-liquid brands. ECL develops and produces its liquids in a controlled GMP laboratory supervised by an actual chemist. The company also uses premier filling equipment developed by a pharmaceutical process engineer to guarantee safety and quality. The company's electric cigarettes ingredients are thoroughly tracked ...

Prognition Corp., the physical therapy exercise software company that owns Mavenlive, has been awarded two grants from Canada's National Research Council for further enhancements to Mavenlive. Mavenlive is a web-based physical therapy electronic documentation software that prescribes rehabilitation exercises, presents best practice patient assessments and generates customizable documentation, reports and letters to referring doctors automatically, said President Dr. Jay. One grant is focused on developing the ability to collect outcome measures so the efficacy of ...

This new local cake decorating classes website directory--the only one of its kind in the United States--connects cake decorating students with class teachers in their local area. The website is run by husband and wife team, Derek and Lindsay Pollard, who saw the growing demand for cake decorating classes, but also spotted the difficulty that potential students have in finding classes when they search for them on the Internet. Every day, hundreds of cake decorating enthusiasts search the Internet, but struggle to find relevant results. They then post questions on forums ...

The lighting industry has slowly reduced the amount of mercury used in fluorescent lamps over the past 20 years and, according to NEMA surveys, mercury use has been reduced dramatically over the last 7 years.(1) Since 1990, NEMA has conducted a number of surveys, which indicate the total amount of mercury contained in all lamps in the U.S. declined to 17 tons in 1994, 13 tons in 1999, 9 tons in 2001 and 7 tons in 2003--nearly a 90% reduction from previous years.(2) According to this trend, researchers believe this number will continue to decline in future years. The ...

Consumers have been taking advantage of the Internet's ever-growing wealth of resources for both researching and purchasing products, and an increasing proportion of the buying public is turning to the Web to make complicated investments such as auto insurance. A report released earlier this year by Internet marketing research company comScore indicated that, between 2006 and 2009, the number of consumers that turned to the Web to purchase coverage increased by about 80 percent. According to the research company, that means 2.8 million shoppers decided to purchase coverage ...

MadCap Software, Inc. (http://www.madcapsoftware.com), the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft XPS, today announced that revenues for Q2 2010 have grown 37% over Q2 2009, reflecting 32% growth year-to-date over the same period last year. MadCap, which has been profitable since the launch of its flagship product Flare in 2006, continues to grow the company's cash flow and maintain double-digit profitability--all while increasing headcount 48% over the past 12 months. Driving MadCap's financial gains ...

With the explosive growth of social networking sites, blogging sites, and video sharing resources online, the incidence and severity of online bullying have continued to rise. "Social networking sites are really scary weapons in the hands of bullies," notes Oliver Thompson of ixDownload.com, a leading reference and authority in online security and Internet "best practices". Unlike the real world where there are geographic and time limits to the spread of embarrassing and reputation damaging information, the Internet doesn't offer too many barriers to the spread of lies ...