The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and Planeterra, a leading non-profit foundation dedicated to sustainable community development and environmental conservation through travel, are collaborating to develop a set of criteria that will help international voluntourism providers plan and manage their programs in a responsible and sustainable manner. An increasing number of travel companies are adding volunteer opportunities to their tour itineraries worldwide, and the trend, which is now commonly known as voluntourism, is growing rapidly. The 2008 Conde Nast Traveler/MSNBC ...

iGoDigital, the market and technology leader in personalized product recommendations and guided selling tools, announces that five independent panels of judges have chosen iGoDigital to compete for the state's top technology honors — the TechPoint Mira Awards presented by BKD. iGoDigital is competing in the Information Technology Company category, with winners being announced at the Mira Awards Gala being held Saturday, May 7, at the JW Marriott Indianapolis. The TechPoint Mira Awards recognize excellence and achievement of Indiana's outstanding technology industry performers ...

Aztec Products, Inc. introduces the DiamondShine concrete floor polishing machine to their extensive line of floor buffing and stripping machines. The Aztec DiamondShine is designed specifically for high speed honing and polishing of concrete floors to a mirror-like finish. It leaves the slower grinding process for other machines. Like all of Aztec's machines, it is made entirely in the USA. The EPA and CARB certified Kawasaki 603cc 20 hp propane engine drives three diamond heads at an incredible 1100 RPM. This speed combined with over 400 lbs of head pressure will shine ...

The Process Excellence Network has united a group of top Process Excellence professionals from around the US to help deliver a focused and highly relevant event. Following months of industry research, the Business Process Excellence for Telecoms and Utilities event will be running in Miami on the 27th - 29th of June this year. The group will host a meeting tailored to key objectives and challenges specific to applying business process excellence in these regulated, customer centric and rapidly transforming sectors. Innovative case studies and interactive discussions ...

Book Bites for Kids, hosted by Suzanne Lieurance is a delightful way to interact with children's book authors, illustrators, publishers, editors, and publicists to learn more about the world of children's writing and publishing. We are pleased to invite you to tune in on Tuesday, April 5th at 2 pm CDT, at http://www.bookbitesforkids.com to meet Rebecca Grose and to partake in this monthly opportunity to ask your important book marketing questions. After almost twenty years in public relations, Ms. Grose knows how to build a buzz for new books, generate coverage for ...

Leading systems integrator for digital media and information technology, Integrated Media Technologies, Inc. (IMT), today announced it is offering EMC Isilon(r) scale-out NAS to better serve the burgeoning digital media and entertainment marketplace. Scalability and simplicity of storage design has become an essential element in the production of highly technical feature films which incorporate advanced CGI, 3D animation and stereography. "IMT is an expert in every aspect of media workflow," said Leonard Iventosch, vice president of channel and OEM, Isilon. "We've ...

While the new Medicare competitive bidding law has significantly limited the options of patients in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Lake and Geauga counties, also known as the Cleveland Competitive Bidding Area (CBA), at least one Cleveland-based pharmacy has found a way to provide free delivery of brand name meters and testing supplies to the thousands of area Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. In Washington D.C., a new bill was introduced by two Pennsylvania congressmen to repeal the competitive bidding program, which they say "limits seniors' ability to buy highly specialized ...

Easy Braid Co. is pleased to offer highest quality replacement soldering tips. The Minneapolis-based company has been a leading manufacturer of desoldering wick and other soldering products since 1989, and is an innovator in the field of desoldering braid technology. Easy Braid's replacement soldering tips deliver faster point-to-point soldering than other tips, and their stable tip temperatures ensure supreme operating efficiency. They feature increased plating for longer life and better cost-efficiency, and, utilizing gold-plated connectors, provide better connectivity ...

A new book entitled Are You Living or Surviving? by Mark Massing is now available for download at http://www.livingorsurviving.com in PDF and Amazon Kindle e-book editions and will soon be available in paperback. The self-help book details secrets for all-around happiness based on Massing's personal life changes that improved his health, financial situation, relationships, time management, stress management and weight-loss efforts. "Most people's daily lives are just carbon copies of the previous day," Massing said. "This e-book helps people break that cycle and start ...

The Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) announced that the Scholastic Steel Challenge will be featured at the Las Vegas fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America. The fundraiser is sponsored by Smith & Wesson and this marks the first year that attendees will be shooting pistols as part of the event. The 4th Annual Las Vegas Boy Scouts Sporting Clays and Smith & Wesson Steel Challenge will take place Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 in Las Vegas. Events kicks off in Las Vegas on Friday with an auction hosted by Land Rover Las Vegas. Then on Saturday participants ...

Knowlagent, a leading agent productivity solution for the world's 10 million call center agents, announced today that the company has received the American Teleservices Association (ATA) Technovation Award for its Knowlagent 8.5 product. Knowlagent was presented with the award at the ATA 2011 Convention & Expo in Phoenix, Ariz. ATA recognized Knowlagent for its innovative call center technology product in the teleservices industry. Knowlagent 8.5 integrates with any call center system to deploy secondary shrinkage activities, such as coaching, training and social learning, ...

"Energy-efficiency," "cost savings," and "green" are phrases that are seeing a lot of action these days. With concerns of an energy shortage, rising energy costs and the average homeowner's budget shrinking, it's no wonder. The heating and cooling industry is responding to these concerns by developing new innovative, energy-efficient equipment, designed to perform better, decrease energy consumption and lower utility bills, all while providing improved home comfort. To keep up with this new technology, service companies need to be educated on the latest and greatest. A.J. ...

Point Brands, LLC, would like to officially announce iX MiXer, the first mixer that helps prevent hangovers while consuming alcohol. The product, which has been on the market for about a year, is currently for sale online and at several Colorado bars and liquor stores. iX MiXer is formulated using a mix of electrolytes and light carbonation to hydrate and nourish the body while drinking. According to MedicineNet, the common symptoms of a hangover -- nausea, headache, sensitivity to light, lethargy and other symptoms -- are the result of dehydration and vitamin deficiency. ...

wEdge LLC has announced the launch of its new whereLeb service (whereleb.com). whereLeb is an online social directory service, designed to help people living in or visiting Lebanon find and locate local businesses and professional individuals like restaurants, dentists, shopping places, banks, nurseries... whereLeb.com users can write reviews of businesses or individuals, rate them and share their experiences with their friends and all other users of the service. Launched in its beta version a few months ago, the website is now fully operational and accessible on ...

Attendee levels for the Aligned Assets sponsored Street Naming and Numbering Best Practice Days have now passed 200. With over 120 local authorities represented, the five events, being held across the country will see almost one third of all Street Naming and Numbering departments in attendance. Presentations will be coming from a variety of different organisations, covering not only best practice, but the legal issues surrounding the street naming and numbering process and there will also be the chance to see how other local authorities work. The Street Naming ...

The ribbon has recently been cut and the new Urban Juice website has at last been unveiled! Although the Grimsby based creative design agency did not hold a grand opening ceremony (not just yet anyway) they would like to welcome you to their new website and also invite you to the graphic design studio for a chat about what they could do for your business. Just give them a call to let them know you're planning a visit and they'll pop the kettle on and ready the biscuits! In the meantime, have a good look around their website and see what you think! Visit the ...

The Rabine Group is excited to be the recipient of Vendor of the Year Award for 2010. This marks the first year in which Rabine Group is proud to accept the award, which is given out every year by IREM. For more than 77 years, The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) has been a great source of knowledge, advocacy and networking for companies throughout the nation. Vendor of the Year Award was established to recognize a vendor that has been proactive in providing a quality product and/or service to the property management industry. "Among our current 42 Friends ...

Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, today advised that Blue Coat ProxySG appliances can help organizations migrate users to Internet Explorer 9. The flexible controls of ProxySG appliances allow customers to implement a user agent policy that blocks employees using older Internet Explorer versions, such as 6 or 7, from accessing any Web site except the Internet Explorer download site until they upgrade to a more recent, secure version of the browser. According to the 2011 Web Security Report from Blue Coat, cyber ...

Growing up in Greeley, Colorado, 2Can (aka Samson Roybal) was a typical kid who loved playing sports, fishing, hiking, swimming. But family tragedies - both his grandfathers died and his parents divorced - 2Can's life was turned upside down. 'I battled with the street, and I was not ready for the street. However like being thrown to the wolves, I had to become a wolf,' he says. 2Can did everything to survive; he faced death and had hit rock-bottom. Now, 2Can is an artist/producer with a lot to say and share. He creates all the beats, he writes all the songs. This is ...

AccuSystems today announced Valley Business Bank of Visalia, California has chosen its AccuAccount software for electronically managing loan files. AccuAccount is a bank imaging and document management system that provides loan information, deposit tracking, and trust management. AccuSystems is a trusted provider of bank management systems, designed specifically for the needs of community and regional banks. "Financial institutions continue to convert paper loan files to electronic bank document management systems," said Chris Gredig, Co-President of AccuSystems ...

The West Michigan Symphony will hold open auditions for 15 positions as well as substitute positions May 9-11. One of Michigan's leading regional symphonies, WMS will hold auditions for chairs for violin, viola, cello, bass, oboe, bassoon, horn and piano/celeste. The Symphony will also hold substitute auditions for all instruments. Preliminary auditions are scheduled for: • Monday, May 9, in East Lansing on the Michigan State University campus • Tuesday, May 11, in Muskegon at the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts • Wednesday, May 12 in Kalamazoo on the ...

David Finch, president and CEO of ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions (http://www.atcombts.com), a communications solutions provider, has announced that the firm will serve as a gold sponsor at the 2011 Business Expo held by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and The News & Observer Publishing Company on Wednesday, April 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located at 500 S. Salisbury St. The Business Expo is Raleigh's largest business-to-business trade show, bringing together hundreds of businesses to showcase their products and services. QUOTES: "ATCOM ...

To help choose between over 150 entries submitted for the Perspective Magazine Awards Program, to be held the evening of May 12th, 2011 during GNEX 2011, online voting will be open to timeshare and fractional industry professionals beginning Tuesday, April 5th. Online voting will be conducted through the Perspective Magazine website at http://perspectivemagazine.com, with voters asked to go to the website and follow the links for instructions on how to place your vote for your favorite individual or company. Voting will conclude at the end of April, when the votes will ...

Stouch Lighting today announced that West Nottingham Township, Chester County, PA has completed retrofitting their street lighting and a Park and Ride dedicated to WW11 veterans. Stouch Lighting supplied and installed the LED lighting fixtures to enhance the lighting quality and meet the township's objectives to increase security throughout the community and generate energy savings. The township's street lights utilized Relume Technologies, Inc provided by Stouch Lighting. The LEDs met the particular requirements of West Nottingham for efficient lighting and increased ...

Charles Jackson believes in the power of love. He is a self-proclaimed "romantic." But, as a child of divorced parents and as a two-time divorcee, Jackson takes a more pragmatic approach to love and offers marriage and divorce solutions for others. Jackson holds no degrees in counseling nor is he an attorney or CPA, but he knows the divorce statistics and points out preventative measures to avoid the profound personal losses that can come with marital disenfranchisement in his first book, Second Thoughts on Marriage and Divorce. As a first-time author, Charles Jackson ...