"Energy efficient" has become a buzzword used by HVAC, lighting and appliance manufacturers and vendors as a way to provide an instant solution and cut costs. In many cases, upgrading or replacing systems is a viable option, especially with the benefit of available tax credits. However, the first step to savings on energy costs is to determine what is actually driving the cost of energy in the facility and develop a plan for the operation and maintenance of existing and future systems. Replacement without knowing all of the facts may turn out to be a complete waste of money ...

So chants The Nourishing Kitchen of New York, a 501(c)3 organization that fights the good fight against poor dietary health among lower-income individuals. The general of this battle is Chef Gina Puzzanghera, who comes armed with formal culinary arts and nutrition education from the Art Institute of New York City and the New York University, respectively. Gina has worked in hunger management, running community food kitchens; drawing on experiences from different areas of the food world such as culinary consulting, food writing, and fine dining. Chef Gina's desire ...

Advertisers and their agencies across the globe know that the key to cracking into huge revenue lifts isn't being sure you try every single new media channel out there...but to use the one that is the most memorable. "No other sale is as profitable, powerful or as valuable as the repeat sale." Said Cathy Beers, CEO of the firm. "Increasing customer loyalty is the number one priority of this exciting, new product. The gift program provides for driving customer purchases monthly, not with occasional one-shot marketing efforts. The bonus is that the program makes your customer ...

Bushwick Electronics, having recently expanded its store to New York, has partnered with one of car audio's most reputable companies, Rockford Fosgate, for their Grand Opening in October. Bushwick Electronics is a design and installation firm with over six years of experience in all areas of residential and corporate technology and wiring infrastructure. They specialize in home theater, whole house music systems, security, lighting control, communications and automation systems. Mike Haddabah, owner of Bushwick Electronics, has promised an experience that car audio ...

Long before the days of Photoshop, a special breed of comic book artist would meticulously hand color every panel of every page of art, bringing that black & white drawing to life. These artists were comic book colorists who created their own masterpieces, color guides. Yet Marie Severin, Jack Adler, or Glynis Wein never received the household name recognition among comic book fans that their penciling counterparts, like Jack Kirby, John Buscema and George Perez, did. While comic book colorists are still integral in the comic book creative process, the time honored tradition ...

Chris Otto, the CEO of Halo Monitoring and developer of myHalo, the most accurate fall detection device, told members of Congress that wireless technology can save health care dollars and bring peace of mind for seniors and their families. Otto demonstrated the life-saving myHalo system during an event on Capitol Hill showcasing health related wireless technologies. The event was organized by the West Wireless Health Institute, a non-profit research organization promoting the use of wireless health solutions to lower health care costs. "myHalo allows seniors to live ...

Mayne Stage adds more events to its well-rounded performance lineup including Swississippi Records, October 3; Vikings vs. Packers Party, October 24; Ross Johnson, October 30; The Giving Tree Band, November 6, and Fareed Haque, November 20. Tickets are available now for all shows except Ross Johnson and The Giving Tree Band, which are available Friday, October 1. Buy them at http://www.maynestage.com or call (773) 381-4554. Swississippi Records, October 3 Swississippi Records, a new Chicago-based blues label, hosts Triple-Play CD Release Party at Mayne Stage Sunday, ...

Company formations have changed significantly over the years and with such moves as online filing and a direct gateway with Companies House the processes involved have been made quicker, easier and more efficient at a lower cost than ever before. A company can now be formed in a matter of hours for just GBP24.99. Although this process has become more efficient for Company Formation Agents the process can still be daunting for entrepreneurs looking to form a private limited company. Wisteria Formations are dedicated to making the process of incorporating a company not ...

NYC based independent record label MPress Records has just confirmed the lineup for their annual showcase event at this year's CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. The event will take place at Gallery Bar in New York City on Thursday, October 21 @ 6:30 PM, and is sponsored by Social Exposure, Powderfinger Promotions, A to Z Media and Blurt Magazine. This is an official CMJ showcase, so attendees with badges will enjoy free entry. The line up features two-time Independent Music Award Winner and NY glam-pop etoile Rachael Sage; MPress artist and acclaimed songsmith Seth ...

The Richland Companies announced today Andy Carey and Roy Elengical have joined their Houston office as Tenant Representatives. "In this competitive market, it is essential to have the best people in place for our clients," says Mickey Meyer-Sturgis, Vice President of Leasing and Redevelopment. Meyer- Sturgis adds, "We are thrilled to add Andy and Roy to the Richland family and will continue to build our tenant representation force in all of our markets to serve our clients' needs." Carey joins The Richland Companies Houston office from Marcus & Millichap, where he was ...

RiceSelect , producer of specialty rice, couscous and orzo products, is launching its first-ever "A World of Flavors" rice recipe contest. Powered by RiceSelect's recently launched Facebook page, the company will award $500 to the most creative, best tasting and easiest-to-prepare recipe created by its Facebook fans. In addition to one grand prize winner, one finalist will be awarded $250 and the third through fifth place finalists will receive a RiceSelect gift pack. Only original and unpublished rice recipes - including appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, main dishes ...

Pretty In Pink Foundation (PrettyInPinkFoundation.org) needed to find new sources of revenue while providing supporters and the community an additional way to support the foundation's mission of providing access to quality, life-saving medical treatment (surgery, chemotherapy & radiation therapy) to breast cancer patients with limited financial means. Their answer? To partner with LoyaltyClicks , who created a completely branded online shopping mall where a percentage of money spent goes directly to financially assist those who need it the most. SHOP TO GIVE PRETTY ...

Breakthrough Achievements in Five Disciplines to be Honored in Inaugural 'Immy' Awards, At Immersive Technology Summit 2010 on Oct. 21 at Los Angeles Center Studios Hollywood has its Oscars , Broadway the Tonys, music its Grammys and television its Emmys. Now say hello to the Immys. The Immersive Tech Awards (the "Immys") will make their debut on October 21 at Immersive Technology Summit 2010 (www.immersivetech.org), the world's first gathering of experts and aficionados dedicated to exploring the technological reaches of imagination. "Immersive technology" refers ...

Fixstars Corporation, a lead developer of video compression technology, today announces the release of the latest version of its h.264 software encoder Accelcoder V2.0. Using this professional encoder, studios and postproduction houses can integrate an easy to use interface, high video quality fidelity and fastest MVC H.264 encoder for 3D Blu-ray productions in one inclusive turnkey solution. MVC Encoding for 3D Blu-ray Production: Studios are eager in meeting the growing demand for 3D home entertainment. Accelcoder helps studios update current workflows by integrating ...

What: PC users are often told that disabling the Windows Search index will significantly increase performance and reduce hard disk activity. PC optiminization specialist TuneUp investigates whether this tip if fact or fiction at blog.tune-up.com. The feature in question, Windows Search, creates an index of specific files, folders and other items, such as Outlook emails or Start Menu entries, that are stored on a user's hard disk. This index is loaded into the main memory (RAM) of a PC and allows for extremely fast searches. TuneUp conducted performance tests to find ...

Many Spanish holiday home dreams are turning to nightmares as developers go to the wall unable to finance their debts. Some 170,000 companies in the construction sector, 23% of the total, went bust in 2008 and 2009, the majority of them (64%) doing so in 2009. The devastation is set to continue for the foreseeable future. So where does that leave the buyers who've paid deposits to those bankrupt Spanish developers and have no home to show for it? Daren Wallbank, Director of innovative company http://www.ReclaimYourDeposit.com, has spent recent months looking into dozens ...

With a year-over-year 65 percent increase in traffic to the ForRent.com family of sites in August 2010, it is evident consumers are still actively seeking rental options despite the seasonal downtrend at this time. This finding supports the August 2010 quarterly survey conducted by the National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC), which identified a shift in consumer mentality toward short-term rental agreements and away from long-term mortgage debt. According to this survey, market conditions are more favorable for property managers as more and more consumers are turning to ...

The Trivani Foundation, a Utah based non-profit organization, will be holding its annual philanthropic convention for national as well as international distributors and guests. The event will be held at the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 28th- 29th, 2010. The 2010 "Philanthropy in Motion" convention is intended to help Trivani distributors grow their business in order to fund the philanthropic sector of Trivani. The philanthropic sector of Trivani International is dedicated to providing immediate relief to children in impoverished areas, and ...

Celebrate in Pink is pleased to announce a fun campaign that will run for the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The "Who's Got the Plate" campaign will feature folks from all walks of life sharing their reasons to celebrate in pink. Each day, new clips will be posted on YouTube (YouTube.com/user/CelebrateInPink), FaceBook (Facebook.com/CelebrateInPink), Twitter (Twitter.com/CelebrateInPink) and CelebrateInPink.com. On October 31, Celebrate In Pink will make a $50 donation to The Tigerlily Foundation in the name of each of the top three partiers with the ...

Award-winning comedian, Second City Conservatory Alumni and Certified Hypnotist Don Barnhart is being held over at Jack Didley's for a special Halloween Show after setting record attendance numbers. Barnhart has combined his comedy and improvisational skills to perform the most unique, interactive and funniest comedy-hypnosis shows in his home state of Washington. The Washington native and top national comedy headliner will return to his home state of Washington and perform his comedy hypnosis show Halloween weekend at Jack Didley's Comedy Club in Kennewick, WA. This ...

eBay Auction Ends Sunday, October 3, Honoring "Big Star" Founder. Ardent Studios in Memphis is calling on the community and Big Star fans worldwide to support a benefit auction for the family of founding member Alex Chilton, who died three days before the band's reunion concert on March 20. Chilton had been scheduled to play a concert with Big Star at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. The show instead took place as a tribute to Chilton, with guests Curt Kirkwood, Chris Stamey, M. Ward, Mike Mills, John Doe, Sondre Lerche, Chuck Prophet, Evan ...

Calico Ladders, a leader in the production of permanent retractable fire escape ladders for residences, has announced a partnership with Amazon to distribute the Protector Home Fire Escape Ladder. The Protector Home Fire Escape Ladder is built with high grade aluminum for outstanding weather resistance and strength. When not being utilized, it easily folds and secures by twisting the release knob. The release knob is positioned at the top of the ladder, so it offers great burglar protection, but is easy enough for a child to use. "The team at Calico Ladders is very ...

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Center, the innovative three-dimensional trampoline facility, announced today that it has inked a deal for a Minneapolis-area location that will open its doors to the public December 1. This deal marks Sky Zone's first foray into the state of Minnesota and will be the sixth Sky Zone location nationwide. Sky Zone Minneapolis will be helmed by local businessman David Hustrulid and his partner Jack Miller. A born and bred Minnesotan, Hustrulid previously owned four Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich shops throughout the region and has embarked on ...

To celebrate its anticipated one-thousandth auction-house client, Internet live-bidding services provider LiveAuctioneers.com has announced details of a month-long promotion that will culminate with the awarding of a grand prize package valued at no less than $16,000. With 990 auction houses currently on its roster, the Manhattan-based company expects to record its 1,000th auction-house sign-up sometime during the month of October. "Because it is such a significant milestone for us, we've organized a fantastic prize for one of the auction houses that signs up with ...

The 2010 Global LBS Challenge culminated on September 20 with an awards ceremony held in Madrid, Spain, announced EMEA Global LBS Challenge Grand Prize Winner Mobilizy GmbH as the 2010 Global LBS Challenge overall CHAMPION. Mobilizy competed against the four other 2010 regional grand prize winners - Cypress Solutions (North America), Eterno Infotech (India), UYMobile (South America), and Visioglobe (APAC) - in the second overall Global LBS Challenge CHAMPION competition. Mobilizy presented its winning application, Wikitude Drive, to a panel of 12 ESNC judges and advanced ...