Over 1.4 billion people reside in extreme poverty, hunger and disease worldwide. With 2010 labelled the 'Year of Natural Disaster' resulting in millions of displaced people living in squalor worldwide, the need to provide uniform, long term strategies to disaster response and reconstruction has never been greater. Since 2000, the UN has led a collective endeavour to bring solidarity within the international humanitarian community and ensure quicker and more efficient response to handling disaster. The strategy known as the Cluster Approach, seeks to improve the effectiveness ...

The Poet Local series explores poets' lives and writing styles. Osborn has taught hundreds of writing workshops in the Triangle area. She is the author of two books of poetry, Unfinished Projects (Main Street Rag, 2010) and Right Lane Ends (Catawba, 2006). A former Raleigh Charter High School English teacher, Osborn has served as a Writer-in-Residence in the Artists in the Schools program since 2009. Her work appears in Raleigh's News and Observer, The Pedestal Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies. "Alice is one of the most active writers in Raleigh," ...

Detoxification or cleansing is very important these days. There are many benefits brought about by detoxification. Juice cleansing is one of the most effective methods of cleansing. Unfortunately people do not have enough time to prepare juices that they need to drink every day. Fortunately for London residents they can detoxify with the help of Raw to Door. Raw to Door is a company which firmly believes that everyone should benefit from raw juice cleansing. The company prepares the juice for you and delivers them to your doorsteps. Why is detoxification necessary? ...

Over the past 12 months, MAUSER has experienced increasing demand in all product areas and all countries - in particular from the chemical and oil/lubricants industries. Driven by the upswing in these segments, the industrial packaging business picked up fast in 2010. MAUSER's success is due both to its comprehensive portfolio of industrial packaging solutions and services and its unique business model based on sustainability and management of the complete packaging lifecycle. This corporate strategy has enabled the company to leverage market opportunities in the past year ...

Based in the UK and with ten years of wooden flooring manufacture behind them, The Wooden Flooring Co proudly announce the launch of their new online store. The store includes an increased range of floors and accessories. As a division of The Upton Original Wood Co, The Wooden Flooring Co have long specialised in Engineered and Solid Oak Flooring but have now added Walnut Flooring and many accessories to their range. Their CEO, Jonny Allen, said "This is an important development for us which takes advantage of improved technical advances in online retailing. With ...

TELES, the Berlin-based next generation network and access gateway vendor, today announced its newly arranged and extended portfolio of access gateways. There are three main product lines designating products for carrier and enterprise markets: The VoIPBox product line includes all of the VoIP-ISDN gateways with 4 to 180 VoIP channels and various BRI and PRI interfaces. The ECOTEL product line includes all of the TELES mobile radio gateways with 1 to 4 mobile radio channels, including the new 3G gateways and the GSM gateways acquired from Vierling in 2010. The iGATE product ...

Open Study College will donate to Macmillan Cancer Support for each new student enrolment in 2011. The Birmingham-based distance learning college asked their students to vote for a good cause to support for the next year. Centre Director Samantha Rutter said "Everyone's life is touched in some way by cancer and we look forward to supporting the excellent work of Macmillan Cancer Support. We'll be creative in our fundraising approach and want to smash the guaranteed GBP5000 we've agreed to donate." In addition to a donation for every new student enrolment, the distance ...

A recent survey run by an advertising company in Spain has revealed that ladies who carry leather laptop bags ( http://www.madmolly.co.uk/Laurige_Leather?c=161 ) have extra sex appeal for 72% of men. Men between the ages of 18 and 65 took part in a survey which focused on some of the modern accessories women may carry to find out which add sex appeal and which don't. One of the top performers in the survey was the leather laptop bag which 72% of men felt definitely increased the sex appeal of the woman who was carrying it. Another top performing accessory in the survey ...

3 ways to optimize your production processes and avoid waste will be demonstrated: * Speed up manual processes with the colorWeight colored weight display * Avoid overfilling & errors with user-prompted formulation systems & accurate counting systems * Optimize quality with integrated Statistical Quality Control (SQC) You will learn from experts and best practice examples how to avoid waste with smart weighing solutions.METTLER TOLEDO specializes in the area of precision instruments for professional use. METTLER TOLEDO laboratory instruments are used in research, ...

Marketest, a subsidiary of Netetude UK offers a comprehensive report on consumer opinion regarding bars/pubs that has been decorated and furnished in a style that is based on same theme. The objective of the research is to understand consumer opinion regarding special bars/pubs. The research presents an insight into the different themes that a bar/pub could have. This questionnaire was primarily created for the purpose of gaining valuable insight into consumer's opinion on non-traditional places to have drinks or food. It was used to determine: • People's selection ...

Apimac today is pleased to announce that Clean Text 6.5 is available on the new Apple Mac App Store. Clean Text is an essential tool for webmasters, graphic designers and magazine editors to reduce text cleanup time, and it's a great tool for any Mac user that needs to cleanup an email, document, or other material. Apimac ( http://www.apimac.com ) Clean Text is the popular Mac tool for eliminating all text formatting issues. Clean Text performs many useful functions, such as removing empty lines, removing unwanted spaces, removing tab characters, converting smart quotes, ...

Do you struggle to locate one site with all the information you need about which stroller travel system fits your needs? There are numerous available it's tough to know how to start. Well look no further we have an ideal site for you. It's not only a website which includes hyped up sale pitch but an internet site that offers some valuable insight by a real Mom. It discusses things that matter when choosing that first stroller travel system. It covers issues you will possibly not consider first when you come to choose your travel system, drawing from personal experience ...

The release of the new version of Microsoft CRM, Microsoft CRM 2011, due for release at the end of February takes steps to promote user adoption with a more intuitive solution that offers deep integration into the Microsoft Office Suite, which accounts for a high percentage of everyday activities within most businesses, claims CRM experts DMC Software. CRM software is an essential tool in an organisations armoury to maintain an advantage in an increasingly competitive market. CRM software can offer great business benefits, however the effectiveness of a CRM solution ...

New design and a new image for the Hotel Senior of Cattolica, on the Adriatic Riviera which will open again this Easter 2011 with many new offers and proposals. Cattolica is situated in the centre of Italy, near the International Airport of Rimini, it is a fantastic position to discover the country side and the art cities and at the same time to enjoy a nice spring holiday by the sea. Cattolica, 7th of February 2011- it's online the new web site of the Senior, 3 star hotel Italy in Cattolica, which is waiting to reopen for Easter 2011, it has renovated the web image, ...

HansaWorld announced that three of its first mobile applications for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad have been released worldwide in the Apple iTunes App Store. The trio of apps consist of an updated version of Mobile Reports and two brand new apps - Mobile POS (Point of Sale) and Mobile Inventory. Mobile Reports is an application that provides users with a real-time client for Enterprise by HansaWorld specifically for reporting. With it you can run any of the 400 or so standard Enterprise reports in real-time using the data held on your main server, including any user-configured ...

CV Screen the specialist IT Recruitment Agency has launched regional websites which focus on the IT Jobs market in Surrey. The sites will provide a focus for CV Screen's satellite office in Guildford and have been developed to provide the best quality service to candidates in the local area. Managing Director Matthew Iveson commented "The new job boards are aimed at local job seekers and we intend to make it as easy as possible for candidates to find relevant vacancies within commutable distance." For further information, you can view the sites at http://www.itjobssurrey.co.uk ...

Mobile Money offers a speedy remittance channel for people to send and receive money efficiently, encouraging circulation of money nationwide and generating high revenues. Striving to ensure customer satisfaction, Apliman Technologies and Creova present a secure and practical mobile money transfer solution, allowing people to send and receive money, nationwide, to friends and family who themselves may not have bank accounts. Consequently, it brings many unbanked customers under the formal financial system, and enables money transfers to break through rural areas which ...

Bitrix, Inc., a technology trendsetter in business communications solutions, reported record business performance indicators in 2010 and a strengthened position and market share in the rapidly evolving content management and social collaboration sectors. Highlights from 2010: * Gross licensing figures grew 42% over the previous year. But the important finding is that Bitrix Site Manager experienced growth of 28%, while Bitrix Intranet figures were up 63%, clearly demonstrating the increasing pace in the social collaboration market development. * The registered ...

Novosoft, the international software development and IT consultancy company, announced the release of a new program from the Handy Backup software family. The utility brings the most actual up to date backup features (like cloud storage and video game plug-in compatibility) available via refined interface. "When a question arises which customers you put in the first place, (A) the current ones who you have history with or (B) the future ones who you want to attract to your product and service, the right answer is (C) both groups are equally important. It might be quite ...

Somewear-USA To Launch New Line At The International Fashion Industry Convention During the week of February 14, 2011, America's hottest new t-shirt experience - Somewear-USA Clothing Company - will reveal it�EUR s 2011 Outrageously Funny T-shirt Line at The MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the preeminent trade event in the international fashion industry and will be held The Las Vegas Convention Center & Mandalay Bay Convention Center from Feb. 14-16. The rapidly growing Somewear-USA Company will feature its brand new and "creatively twisted" t-shirts ...

Over two full days from 13th and 14th March 2011, the Blackpool International Hair and Beauty Festival will see beauticians and hairdressers from all over the UK descending on the city to showcase their creativity and take part in one of the profession's most prestigious competitions. As part of the festival exhibitors are being asked to create masterpieces in hair styling and the sheer creativity that goes into each cut never fails to disappoint. Previous years have seen over 600 competitors taking part and the drama that goes into creating the perfectly coiffed hair ...

Translated to English as The Wayward Daughter, the title's character Lise, is the only daughter of Simone, a widow who owns a farm in which Lise falls for one of the farmers known as Colas. Seeking a more suitable hand for her daughter's marriage, the audience is then soon introduced to a rich vineyard owner, Thomas who has a son that just happens to be seeking a potential pride. What ensues is a giddy mix of hide and seeks as the lovers try to hide their affection from Simone in a quest to be together. Ballet enthusiasts staying in a hotel in Birmingham can see how ...

Who: Vocal Awareness 2.0 LLC (http://www.vocalawareness.com) is hosting a free Live Webcast with creator and founder of the proprietary method of vocal and personal empowerment, called Vocal Awareness. Arthur will be speaking with his longtime client/friend Michael Irvin, former Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver and 2007 NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee. Joseph's clients include seven other Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Marcus Allen, Dick Butkus, Ronnie Lott, Joe Namath, Emmitt Smith, Rod Woodson, Jack Youngblood, as well as recently announced Marshall Faulk, elected ...

The Festival of Peace and Brotherhood will see choirs from all across Europe arrive in town to perform in the concert alongside local orchestras and choirs from Rome and elsewhere in Italy. The festival's musical events will take place in the shadow of such famous Rome landmarks as St Peter's Church and the famous Trevi Fountain, and any visitors who would like to stay in a hotel Rome has close to these landmarks should think about booking their hotel well in advance. Also on the agenda of concert venues is the stunning Maripoli Centre, which is found in the grounds ...

"We were on the third floor of his condo. I sat on his couch comfortably, listening to the sound of paper as he shuffled the score sheets professionally in his capable hands. I pondered the fact that I was even sitting there. I was just a single mom, barely making the pennies stretch from one day to the next, certainly not able to stand with my head up in the circles that this man walked in. So how was it that I was sitting with this famous orchestral arranger? His credits included Land of the Lost, Star Trek, Medal of Honor, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible, Aeon Flux, ...