Appel Farm Arts & Music Center is pleased to announce the launch of VirtuARTSity.org, a new website that combines social media and the arts. The project was funded through the PNC Arts Alive program, a five-year, $5 million investment from the PNC Foundation that supports visual and performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement. VirtuARTSity.org is a unique website, and was created with the goal of creating a forum for people with artistic interests to post their own work, view other work being done by artists from across the region, ...

As of Thursday, April 7, 2011, registrations are now open for the 2011 Memphis Hip-Hop Weekend & Expo which was announced on MemphisHipHopWeekend.com, the interactive website and profile powered by MemphisRap.com. Memphis Hip Hop Weekend will take place September 1-5, 2011 with the Expo taking place at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Downtown Memphis on September 3-4, 2011. As with the first annual Memphis Hip Hop Weekend & Expo, the second annual Memphis Hip Hop Weekend & Expo will consist of a number of scheduled activities which include the 2-day Trade Show ...

It's OK to shoot like a girl, and it's definitely OK to win like one too. That's the message, and spirit, behind a ladies-only shooting class scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, August 8 and 9 immediately following the U.S. Practical Shooting Association's Western Pennsylvania Sectional weekend match in Hollidaysburg, Penn. Taught by Team SVI member and 2005 Women's Open National Champion Doni Spencer and Megan Francisco, the 2009 Women's Open National Champion and member of Team Limcat, the class is an advanced competition course that will focus specifically on improving ...

Timeshare and fractional industry independent multi-media information leader Perspective Magazine announces that Francis Taylor, CEO of Dial An Exchange (DAE), will provide expert analysis of the timeshare exchange marketplace during the Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2011. DAE is now the largest independent timeshare exchange provider in the world, servicing a global market from offices in the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Thailand and India. Mr. Taylor has steadfastly modeled the DAE business simply based on keeping its members happy while ...

This year Easter and the Royal Wedding will mean a bumper break of four bank holidays in only 11 days, so Carrentals.co.uk, the UK's favourite car hire comparator is advising that travellers book well in advance to avoid paying too much. The company has reported a steady rise in prices for many European holiday destinations where travellers are likely to head this winter, like Malaga, Alicante, and Geneva since many people are taking advantage of the extended holiday period. Some prices have risen by as much as 90%, such as for seven days economy car rental at Faro ...

Coats of arms are popular slot machine symbols and for fans of knights and castles, swords and chalices, JackpotCapital.com online casino has just launched an entire game featuring mythical Medieval symbols. To celebrate the launch of the new game Jackpot Capital is giving players free bonus money to try it. To help ease the pain of taxes, there's also a special mid-month Tax Day Bonus as well. Coat of Arms is a 5 reel 25 pay line slot machine from RTG. It's a medieval-themed slots game where the Black Knight is Wild and doubles the prize when he appears in a winning ...

Are you a book author who wants to be a smash hit on radio shows and TV shows? Do you want to avoid common mistakes authors make in the book promotion and book publicity strategy? Now, you can learn the author publicity and author book promotion tips and strategies for powerhouse book marketing results. Author Publicity & Book Promotion Tips Want lots of publicity and book promotion tips? This publicity special report prepared by the National Publicist, Annie Jennings, includes a set of tried and true publicity tips, book marketing and book promotion strategies. ...

As part of the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Standard certification process, ADS' Roll & Hold Division recently completed a Surveillance Audit with zero non-conformities (a perfect score). The audit demonstrated Roll & Hold's active and effective quality management system. Matt Brinkley, Roll & Hold General Manager stated: "Roll & Hold is committed to customer satisfaction. Achieving ISO9001:2008 certification status ensures customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Roll & Hold's quality management processes and standards help us provide services to our customers that meet ...

Fantasy Postseason, LLC announced today that it has opened league registration for the 2011 Pro Basketball and Hockey playoffs. Fantasy Postseason pro basketball and hockey leagues enhance the fun of the post-season, by allowing managers to draft individual players from playoff rosters. Fantasy players score points based upon in-game performance such as points scored, rebounds, and assists for basketball, or goals, assists, and saves for hockey. Points accumulate for team managers as their players advance through the playoffs. The manager with the most points at the ...

Exlar's roller screw actuator technology aids MEAF machinery in providing higher possible mould forces and a smoother motion profile along with long service life. Application Challenge: Providing higher possible mould forces and a smoother motion profile along with long service life was the goal for MEAF Machinery while designing their new KSM600 high capacity thermoforming machine. This machine, utilizing air and plug-assisted forming, enables very accurate control of the wall thickness of the plastic to form ribs and contours, resulting in a final stableplastic product. Exlar ...

Advance announces it social media presence with the recently introduced Advance Smart Cleaning blog and Twitter and Facebook pages--all designed to provide the latest information on efficient, environmentally friendly floor and surface cleaning. Delivering unlimited resources to meet green cleaning requirements, Advance is setting the industry standard in customer interactivity. "Advance continually strives to be the leader in the floor cleaning equipment market, and has expanded our communication platform in social media," said Steve Dick, Director of Marketing for ...

Within just 3 weeks of its launch, Wix' free Facebook app has soared to # 3 on All Facebook's application leaderboard for weekly growth, and ranks # 27 on Facebook's Top Business Apps. With over 186,000 monthly active users, WixYourPage includes customizable Facebook page templates and an easy web editor. Everything in a Wix Facebook template can be adjusted to fit a brand's unique look with original content and interactive design. Users can customize their pages with Wix' free website builder, a web-top publishing tool used by millions of site owners worldwide to ...

OzeVision Web Hosting has been awarded 19th position amongst the "Top 25 Most Poplar" web hosting companies in the category "Australian Web Hosting Directory" by WebHostDir.com and 24th position in the category "Australian Dedicated Servers Directory" by DedicatedServerDir.com for the month of March 2011. The awards pages can be viewed at: http://ozevision.com/web_hosting/top-25-most-popular-webhosting-awards.html http://ozevision.com/web_hosting/top-25-most-popular-dedicated-awards.html Every month WebHostDir.com and DedicatedServerDir.com rates the 25 most favorite ...

Many Ohio homeowners who are facing home foreclosure or sheriff's sale do not know where to start when it comes to saving their home. Ohio attorney, John Sherrod, of Jump Legal Group in Columbus is one of just a few attorneys who successfully stops home foreclosure. Attorney Sherrod has even been able to keep homeowners in their homes while getting mortgage companies to lower the homeowners' payments. According to Mr. Sherrod, many homeowners, when faced with foreclosure, follow their banks' instructions and apply for a loan modification through their banks. "Sadly, ...

Los Angeles cosmetic dentist, Dr. Kevin Sands, is one of an increasing number of California dentists using nitrous oxide to make his patients' dental visits more comfortable. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, has been safely used since the nineteenth century as a needle-free anesthetic. Dr. Sands now implements this technique to provide a more comfortable experience for the patients at his office. Nitrous Oxide is Perfect for Nervous Patients There are individuals who know they should seek out a dentist in Los Angeles but are just too afraid of the dentist's ...

Sabrient Systems, LLC President Scott Brown has announced Rick Hoselton as Sabrient's Director of Information Technology (IT). Hoselton assumed his new position in January. "With the ongoing expansion of our core business units comes development and testing imperatives for the accuracy, speed and security our partners and customers require in products and strategies," said Brown. "Rick Hoselton's expertise with all aspects of these objectives is exceptionally strong, and we are delighted to have that expertise at Sabrient." Sabrient is an independent equity research ...

WASHINGTON, DC – When muscles and organs are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen--a condition called hypoxia--the body's usual responses include increased circulation and a slight drop in blood pressure in the blood vessels serving the affected tissue. However, the blood vessels in the lungs react differently: blood pressure in the lungs rises, often with deleterious effects on the lungs' tissue and the heart. Larissa A. Shimoda, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md., has dedicated her research to ...

Churches will continue to attract older congregations as increasing life expectancy encourages people to put off involvement in religion, according to new research. The study, by Dr Elissaios Papyrakis at the University of East Anglia and Dr Geethanjali Selvaretnam from the University of St Andrews in the UK, suggests that religious organisations need to do more to highlight the social and spiritual benefits of participation in religion in present day life if they are to increase congregation sizes and attract people of all ages, particularly young people. Published ...

Bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis are only able to spread when individuals are infected with flu, says a scientist reporting at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. The work could have implications for the management of influenza pandemics and could help reduce incidence of pneumococcal infections in very young children, who are more susceptible to disease. Streptococcus pneumoniae normally lives harmlessly in the nasal passage. Up to 80% of young children carry the bacterium in their nose. It is already known that if a colonized ...

Fresh out of the Cobra Sultan shipyard this year the S/Y INFINITY & 46.00m (150'00") is a stunning luxury yacht with impeccable internal fittings and furnishings. With construction overseen by David Legrand of Fraser Yachts, Monaco, she can accommodate 12 guests, 7 crew members and has a cruising speed of 11 knots. Asking Price: $13,299,000 The luxury mega yacht for sale ROB ROY & 41.15m (135'00") was built by the Horizon Yachts shipyard in 2009 with the joint central agent Thorsten Giesbert of Fraser Yachts, Spain. Her entire bridge has been reserved for her owner's ...

Storing fruits and vegetables in ozone-enriched environments reduces spoilage explains a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. Dr Ian Singleton explains how ozone treatment could be a safe, effective replacement for pesticides as it leaves no residue on foods. It is estimated that up to 30% of fresh produce can be lost due to microbial spoilage. Dr Singleton from Newcastle University explains that low levels of gaseous ozone are able to prevent fungal spoilage in a wide range of stored fresh produce, including strawberries, ...

Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to develop a computer model of the brain after developing a technique to map both the connections and functions of nerve cells in the brain together for the first time. A new area of research is emerging in the neuroscience known as 'connectomics'. With parallels to genomics, which maps the our genetic make-up, connectomics aims to map the brain's connections (known as 'synapses'). By mapping these connections – and hence how information flows through the circuits of the brain – scientists hope to understand how perceptions, ...

The benefits of blueberry consumption have been demonstrated in several nutrition studies, more specifically the cardio-protective benefits derived from their high polyphenol content. Blueberries have shown potential to have a positive effect on everything from aging to metabolic syndrome. Recently, a researcher from Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton, TX, examined whether blueberries could play a role in reducing one of the world's greatest health challenges: obesity. Shiwani Moghe, MS, a graduate student at TWU, decided to evaluate whether blueberry polyphenols ...

C.S. Lewis, the famous author and Oxford academic, once proclaimed "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." We sip it with toast in the morning, enjoy it with sweets and biscuits in the afternoon, and relax with it at the end of the day. Tea has for generations been an integral infusion worldwide, carrying both epicurean and economic significance. But, does it impart honest-to-goodness health benefits? In other words, is its persistence in the human diet perhaps coincident with enhanced quality (or quantity) of life? Dr. Chwan-Li (Leslie) ...

Jenny Wan-chen Lee, a graduate student in Cornell University's Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, has been fascinated with a phenomenon known as "the halo effect" for some time. Psychologists have long recognized that how we perceive a particular trait of a person can be influenced by how we perceive other traits of the same individual. In other words, the fact that a person has a positive attribute can radiate a "halo", resulting in the perception that other characteristics associated with that person are also positive. An example of this would be judging ...