Paul Mitchell Schools, a nationwide network of cosmetology schools, has received two 2011 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards from Franchise Business Review. For the second consecutive year, Paul Mitchell Schools was named #1 in the Top 50 Franchises Midsize Systems category and Best in Category for Health and Beauty Franchises. This is Paul Mitchell Schools' third year to receive the Franchisee Satisfaction Awards; they debuted with Best in Category and # 2 Midsize Systems in 2008. Winn Claybaugh, dean and cofounder of Paul Mitchell Schools, added, "This award is further ...

Each year the pet industry grows larger and larger. The variety of dog beds available on the market is quite remarkable. There are more features now (such as heat, cooling, foam, orthopedic, elevated, nest, and many more), than ever before. The question most overwhelmed and frustrated pet owners face then is "Of all these beds, what kind of bed does my dog need?" ThePefectDogBed.com has created a much needed answer to this question with The Perfect Dog Bed Guide. The site director, Kay S., explains that the guide has done all the research for you. It breaks down into steps ...

Real Estate Investor, Trainer, and Coach Nancy Geils is an expert at helping new and experienced real estate investors find investment property to invest in and make large amounts of monthly cash flow and many other area niches of the real estate investing . Nancy Geils has now added her new Thursday night Free real estate investing training series where she brings in Top Real Estate Experts who reveal their top secrets to making money in real estate in today's market! These experts talk about investing such as Short Sales, Finding Private Money, Wholesaling, apartment ...

Piola will unveil a locally inspired Earth Day menu at its restaurants in Brickell, Miami Beach and Hallandale Beach April 19 - 23 to showcase the produce from the Roots In The City Overtown community garden and the work of the inner city nonprofit. Ten percent of Piola's Earth Day proceeds will benefit Roots In the City, which provides affordable fresh produce to low-income families, public school students, community agencies and homeless shelters. "Our goal is to give back to the community and give people the chance to savor the produce that's grown just minutes ...

An upcoming seminar is promising to teach the 'mother load' of traffic secrets to the 'best of the best' in internet marketing. The Atlanta internet marketing seminar, which is being held on April 29th, 2011, promises to be the most anticipated traffic seminar in history. Event organizers have invited expert leaders in the IM community. According to the traffic seminar website, the event also includes, "Titans....Legends...Up-and-Comers...Ambitious Start-Ups...and Much More!" The internet marketing seminar is being hosted by Bill McIntosh and partners Matt Gill, Eric ...

Flow by Color regulator gauge guards simplify and streamline day-to-day operations for Providers with an easy to identify color sorting solution. "The gauge guards are a value added feature for our customers - the color guards easily identify the flow range of the regulators at a glance, streamline operations and reduce costs - key variables for Providers given the tightening economy," notes Tom Bannon, RRI President. "The new Flow by Color gauge guards simplify inventory, reduce errors and expense." Vibrant Orange (0-3 Pediatric), Standard Black (0-8) and Oxygen Green ...

Full-service public relations and marketing agency Furia Rubel Communications (www.furiarubel.com) is pleased to welcome Paula F. Lewinski as its new office administrator. With expertise including account management, organizational efficiency, personnel management, client relations, and editing and proofreading, Lewinski helps to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the fast-paced PR and marketing firm. Lewinski's energy and flair for multi-tasking, organization, prioritization and communications have quickly made her an indispensible member of the Furia Rubel team. ...

Grid-Tools, the leading vendor of test data management and data masking software solutions globally, announces a partnership with Silwood Technology, a leading vendor in ERP data management. Silwood will provide a unique connectivity solution for Grid-Tools' award winning test data management solution, Datamaker, which will enable customers to rapidly ensure that the correct data from their ERP system is utilised within the product. This will further enhance the speed and accuracy with which Datamaker can address the test data management issues inherent in large, complex ...

SGS is pleased to announce that it has certified AU Optronics Corporation's ("AUO") 8.5G TFT-LCD facility located in Central Taiwan Science Park, Taichung, Taiwan against ISO/DIS 50001 Energy Management Standard in February 2011. AUO is the world's first TFT-LCD manufacturer to have obtained this certification. SGS also certified AUO's energy saving performance. AUO has introduced ISO 50001, the latest international standard on energy management, to front-end TFT and back-end module facilities. The goal is to achieve 25% energy savings in 2015, with 2010 as the base ...

Perspective Magazine, an industry leader in providing independent timeshare and fractional information in print and online, knew that an effective brand strategy was needed when the company decided to launch the Perspective Magazine Awards program. A new and innovative global awards program that was to tie together the magazine's four readership regions of North America, Europe & Middle East, South Africa and Asia Pacific needed a distinctive identity and the result is the newly unveiled logo designed by one of the most respected marketing companies in the vacation ...

The 21st of April 2011 will see MarketKey launch PLM Innovation Live, an unbiased and end-user driven information sharing platform connecting manufacturers globally across a diverse set of industries to share and discuss Product Lifecycle Management best practice. PLM Innovation Live consists of a year-round calendar of hour-long weekly interactive web seminars available live and on-demand, presented by a diverse roster of world class speakers including: John Hodgson, Director Global Innovation Pipeline Management at The Coca-Cola Company Dagmar Chlosta, Senior Vice ...

Thousands of people will be saying no to chemicals in Yorkshire this July with the regions first natural, organic and raw event. Everyone seems to be jumping on the natural band wagon recently and for good reason. People are starting to realise that using vast amounts of chemicals in food and beauty products could have significant side effects on their health, side effects which years down the line may lead to many such ingredients being banned. For now though, these ingredients are apparently ok and are used extensively in a whole range of personal products. Rawfest ...

Combat in Afghanistan, war in Libya, fighting between Israelis and Arabs - all these occur under the guise of creating peace and freedom, but can true peace ever come about as the result of endless armed conflict? Of course not; yet many believe it can. Individuals often prefer to hand the responsibility for peace off to groups such as the military or a government. But what can we do personally - right where we stand now - to make a difference? Dr. Laurie Pappas, author of 'The Loving Heart: Navigating the Journey from Conflict to Peace' offers the only real path to creating ...

Brookcourt Solutions have been named Reseller of the Year by Network Computing Magazine. Judged by the public from a selection of worthy finalists including Access Information Security, Blue Cube Security, Imerja, Kelway, Micro Direct, Networks Unlimited and Softcat, Brookcourt are proud to have been selected as the winner. Brookcourt are also looking forward to the SC Awards later this month where we are shortlisted in the IT Security VAR of the Year category. Thanks to our customers and partners for their ongoing support and the opportunities they have given ...

Riptide Software, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) with Koos Technologies and RSDI to develop the first CARTS (Common Army Ranges and Target System) contract, Range Data System (RDS). This is the first contract to be awarded under the new CARTS IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity) vehicle with an estimated lifetime value of $1.8 million. "Riptide is excited to be selected as prime on the first CARTS award", said Riptide Chief Technology Officer, Barry ...

Introducing Mens Skinny Jeans, leader in men's fashions, a website for the latest slim fit fashions for men: http://www.emensskinnyjeans.com Mens Skinny Jeans offers a comprehensive dialogue about the wide variety of slim fit clothes for men including skinny jeans in numerous colors (i.e. red) and styles (i.e. zebra), slim fit suits for the slim and not so slim, and slim fit formal ware. There is a wide selection of slim fit fashion accessories like shoes and shirts. Not all types of shoes or shirts go well with the slim fit style. Mens Skinny Jeans is committed ...

The DeltaMAXX Filters deliver the longest filter life, cleanest air and the greatest cost savings. The DeltaMAXX Filters are designed to perform as well or better than competitor cartridge filters. DeltaMAXX Advantages: • Up to Twice the Filter Life • Most Advanced NanoFiber Technology • MERV 15 Filtration Efficiency - best in the industry • Reduced Dust Collector Operational Costs • Lower Operational Mass Emissions • Less Pulse Cleaning • Surface Loading • Longest Filter Life • Highest Quality Pleated Media • 99.9% Efficiency .3 to .5 Micron With 99%+ ...

The Swiss based hotel chain Movenpick Hotels and Resorts has officially taken over the management of the Hilton Cebu Hotel and Resort on Mactan Island, Philippines. The Movenpick Resort and Spa Cebu is Movenpick's first venture in the Philippines and marks the first step in its' aggressive expansion plans for Asia. The resort consists of two hundred and forty six rooms, including seventy four spa suites and is owned by Oikonomos International Resources Corporation. Their previous management agreement with Hilton Worldwide started in 2005. "We are very excited about ...

Designed to provide iOS users with an instant creative outlet, this nicely simplistic app offers painting tools for hand-drawn animation. In addition to the essential tools (such as brush and eraser) Animotion features the Stickman. Thanks to the control points the Stickman is easy to manipulate, which makes him a perfect main character for the animated masterpieces. Just like the traditional animation, Animotion works are hand drawn frame by frame. The smart app then joins all the frames into the smooth piece of content and saves it on your iOS device for you to share ...

JES, a structural engineering company specializing in foundation systems, was recently approved as a continuing education provider for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The NCEES is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional licensure for engineers and surveyors. The Virginia Board of the NCEES requires that Professional Engineers must complete 16 professional development hours (pdhs) in the two years immediately preceding their license renewal. JES's continuing education course educates engineers on ...

Foad wax is a new moustache wax designed and made by make up artist Patt Foad. The decision to create his own home made moustache wax came with his experience doing make up in the Film and TV industry and finding that the majority of moustache waxes that he used and tried did not quite deliver what he was after. Through trial and error on trying it on his own moustache and on supporting actors he created his own wax which would fill all the needs that a great moustache wax had to have. "I needed a grooming product that the everyday moustache fancier would appreciate, ...

Virtual traders around the world can now play a new game online to test their stock market skills and their ability to pick up on what's popular in entertainment culture. Eholders.com has launched a virtual trading game that uses popular TV stock and movie franchises to replicate a stock market environment. Online players from around the globe can buy and sell "eholdings" based on the financial stability of the entertainment business including popular US, Asian and European TV shows and movie franchises. Participation in virtual worlds and virtual markets is set for ...

Dawna Lee Heising of Eye on Entertainment interviewed the stars of "Kill Devil Hill", Taylor Graham and Melinda Bennett, and filmmaker Ace Jordan at the Time Warner Cable studio in Costa Mesa, CA in February 2011. Jordan is the writer, producer and director of the short film "Kill Devil Hill", and was recently named Best Director at the Hollywood Asylum 13 Film Festival. "Kill Devil Hill" follows the Reed family, Jesse (Taylor Graham), his wife Jamie (Melinda Bennett) and their two sons Joey (Aiden Miranda) and James (Hunter Miranda), at the end of a seemingly average ...

Half a billion people around the world previously had no place to go. That's changed. They now have an online nerve center: just launched, PlanetDo.com is the world's first social media and shopping site dedicated exclusively to active outdoor sports enthusiasts. Skiers, snowboarders, backpackers, cyclists, runners, climbers and paddlers now have an online home dedicated to what they do—with none of what they don't. Nobody is posting birthday pictures of the baby, micro-blogging about eating a ham sandwich on the subway, or posting pictures of cats attacking cheeseburgers. ...

Bedridden patients need special care and attention. For example, it is essential that they be turned or repositioned in order to prevent bed sores. However, this must be done without the caregiver having to bend down so as not to cause them health problems. Special nursing beds have been developed so caregivers can handle patients safely. Just in time for the Medica trade fair, the manufacturer Haelvoet has unveiled its 'Calandro' electric nursing bed. The 'Calandro' electric nursing bed makes patient care and positioning easier and assists patients in sitting up, ...