Fresco is an early form of painting on plaster that dates back to ancient Crete. Fresco painting flourished during the Renaissance, and is still a popular art form today. You can learn the skills of this art form and create your own piece at the fresco workshops being offered at the Palazzo Vecchio. The workshop includes a tour of the artwork in the museum of the Palazzo Vecchio. The Palazzo Vecchio is a Romanesque fortress-palace and an important historic landmark in its own right. Originally constructed around 1300 AD as a seat for the magistrates of the city of Florence, ...

"Dog training, might as well be dinosaur training", says Dan Bradie, an up and coming expert in the field of dog psychology. Dan brings to light some interesting points about most dog trainers and the usual methods of dog training and that over 80% of conventional dog trainers are not properly suited or capable of handling most social issues concerning dogs. "Throw out your old dog training manuals and stop wasting your money on conventional dog trainers and classes" says Dan. He states that most social issues affecting dogs are easily fixable by anyone with the proper ...

A pair of remarkable estates, plus hundreds of other fresh-to-the-market consignments, will cross the block at a weekend antique auction slated for Nov. 19-20 by Richard D. Hatch & Associates. The sale will be conducted in the firm's spacious gallery, located at 913 Upward Road in Flat Rock. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. One of the estates is that of Jeanne Millett, who was born in England in 1922 and moved to this country with her family at age 11. For her 16th birthday, her father gave her a field-type English Setter dog, and thus began ...

Database101.com, a leading provider of sales leads and sales solutions to sales people and small businesses, today announced that Michael Scott has been named Vice President of Advertising. With over 25 years of experience in advertising and direct marketing, Scott will play a key role in Database101.com's advertising and branding. He will be responsible for all marketing campaigns including print, direct mail, space advertising, media, and public relations. "Michael is a true creative genius. He has been my trusted advertising counsel for over 15 years. We are ...

Ace Relocation Systems, Inc., a comprehensive relocation solutions company throughout the U.S., donated its services to the REALTOR Association of Northwest Chicagoland Charitable Foundation's Helping Our Heroes, this month. Helping Our Heroes is a program sponsored by the RANWC Charitable Foundation dedicated to raising money to help active duty Illinois Military Personnel, Veterans, Fire Fighters, and Police Officers with residential-related expenses due to their financial distress. In this circumstance, the Nestle coffee samples were sent overseas to military ...

After 15 months in development, Career Cadence is bringing its first product to market, a workshop designed to help individuals identify and pursue the jobs they enjoy. The company's unique program uses a proprietary blend of course materials, trained professionals, and a specially designed assessment, the Distill(TM) . "We found there were many resources available to help with resumes and cover letters. But, there was very little to help individuals understand how who they are connects to different career paths," co-founder Alan Carniol said. Carniol and his co-founder ...

Webair (www.webair.com), an industry leader in managed hosting solutions, announces they are working with EFT Energy, Inc. to better manage energy consumption. The agreement comes on the heels of Webair's recent unveiling of the "WE CARE" initiative, a venture designed to support the environment and the community. Webair will use EFT's Energy Manager AutoStart software to assess and monitor Webair's total energy consumption in order to help lower overall usage. The system provides live and historical data for all datacenter power usage, including HVAC units, UPS, PDUs ...

Inteprod LLC, a Medical Contract Developer and Manufacturer, secured the 26th spot on the 2010 Philadelphia 100 list. The annual, merit based program is conducted by the Wharton Small Business Development Center, the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Business Journal to track, identify, and recognize the fastest growing, privately-held companies in the Philadelphia region. Only companies that are among the fastest growing, privately-held companies are awarded the Philadelphia 100 designation. Inteprod was honored for continued exceptional ...

Today, Sunset editors released the free Sunset Travel Guide, the Best of Orange County: Laguna Beach Hotels, Disneyland Tips, and More 2011. In this resourceful new guide, Sunset gives the true local's take on Southern California's sunny paradise with information on the best lodging, dining, attractions, and activities. Download the Sunset Travel Guide, the Best of Orange County: Laguna Beach Hotels, Disneyland Tips, and More 2011, to get Sunset's travel tips, including: • Experiencing Laguna Beach: hotels on the coast, gallery hopping, and serene sunset strolls along ...

The Laura U Collection would like you to join them in celebration of Halloween and in the spirit of giving back by shopping at their Holiday Shopping Card event. When you use your Holiday Shopping Card, you save 20 percent off spa products, unique home accessories and home furnishings. The Holiday Shopping Card is sponsored by Victory, a volunteer fundraising branch of the American Cancer. So, be sure to mark your calendars because this event only lasts from October 28th through November 7th. The Holiday Shopping Card is a local Houston fundraising event that donates ...

The Swedish Women's Educational Association (SWEA), a non-profit organization, will hold its 29th annual Swedish Christmas Fair on Sunday, November 28 from 11 am to 4 pm. The event will be held at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center at 1845 Park Avenue and will feature the beloved St. Lucia pageant along with an array of authentic Swedish foods, music, caroling, dance, crafts, the fishpond with its surprise "catches" and more. This traditional fair is popular not only among Swedes from near and far, but visitors of all origins. Celebrated by Swedes around the ...

Fuel purifier manufacturer RCI Technologies was among the corporate sponsors for the 2010 Matt's Run, a fund-raising 5K run/walk held each year at Cal Poly University Pomona. Proceeds from the event help support the Matthew Myers Memorial Fund, which provides annual scholarships to Cal Poly Pomona students. This year, nine students were awarded scholarships from the fund. RCI Technologies employees and their families participated as walkers/runners in the event, which took place this year on Oct. 16 at the campus. More than 600 participants ran or walked the 3.1-mile ...

The media is abuzz this morning with another inglorious development in the Suleman Octuplets case: According to reports from Boston Globe and others, the California state attorney said yesterday that Nadya Suleman's now-infamous fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava, MD, transferred twelve embryos in the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment cycle that resulted in the birth of octuplets in January of 2009. This report conflicts with Suleman's assertion that only six embryos were transferred. As Norbert Gleicher, MD1, and David Barad, MD, MS2, both senior physicians at the ...

Softplicity has released a new version Total PDF To DXF Converter. Now users can convert PDF to DXF much faster. This PDF to DXF conversion utility is great for AutoCAD users, and it is compatible with any CAD system whatsoever. The biggest advantage is its robust and highly intuitive user interface. It does not require any special background or education to handle this tool. Total PDF to DXF Converter has been upgraded pretty much. It integrates into the right-button popup menu, so users can manage PDF files right from the desktop. The program features command line ...

October 18, 2010 - SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software solutions, has recently completed the initial testing process of Intransa's Physical Security Virtual Test Lab and validated the integration capabilities of the Phoenix RSM surveillance video management solution, along with the Phoenix RSM-ME (Milestone Extention) and RSM-OE (OnSSI Extension) modules. SoleraTec's engineers worked for over a week on the Intransa VA210 appliances in a Windows environment. The initial testing environment called for capturing 12 IP-camera ...

SecurityCoverage today announced the addition of Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari web browser support with the release of Password Genie v1.1. Password Genie is a secure password manager that saves website usernames and passwords, eliminating the need to write them down or remember them. As users browse their favorite websites, Password Genie will save that site's login credentials in a highly secure and encrypted manner. With one click of a button, it's stored and will automatically populate and login the next time the user visits that site. "We're very pleased with ...

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, announced today that three members of the firm's Executive Committee, Tim Gupton, J. Mark Livingston and Kent Pittman, served as delegates to the Leading Partners Retreat of CPAmerica International. The event was held in Scottsdale, Arizona from September 22-24, 2010. Leading CPAs from firms across the nation connected to discuss practice management, firm growth and profitability, strategic planning, negotiation strategies and ...

October 30, 2010 The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD), considered the world's largest organization effectively treating children with autism, will host a CARD Family Festival on Saturday, October 30th. The event will be held from 10am - 2pm at Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center, located at 4055 North Chestnut Diagonal, in Fresno, California. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 110 children in America, is diagnosed with autism. Autism is more prevalent than AIDS, pediatric cancer and juvenile diabetes combined. ...

LBi Software has been chosen to host a session on employee benefit enrollment at the SNUG Fall 2010 Meeting to be held at the Farmington Marriott in Farmington, Connecticut on October 29, 2010. LBi Software will host the session titled "Making the Case for Online Benefits Enrollment" on Friday October 29th at 10:00 AM in the Rhode Island/Vermont Room. The session will address the importance of online benefits enrollment and features that can guide employees to best decisions and best fit solutions for their current needs. We will highlight features that provide plan ...

The Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB (Branson) in Missouri has appointed Buffalo Communications (Buffalo) to provide targeted publicity and media-relations outreach for a collection of highly-rated golf courses and tourism partners. Buffalo will promote the rising-star golf destination's many advantages, including the No. 1-rated course in Missouri (and "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" by Golf Digest) and courses designed by or in tribute to PGA TOUR stars. Also highlighted is the great diversity and flavor of Branson's lodging, entertainment, outdoor ...

In the capacity of Consultant, Jen will be responsible for the continued growth and development of the Technology Recruiting Business and will help Brine Group evolve in ways to better service its client's recruiting and employment needs. Jen has solid industry side experience in healthcare, technology and software implementation. Most recently Jen came to us from Meditech where she was an EDM Implementation Specialist. It is with tremendous excitement and optimism that they welcome Jen to the firm. Brine Group Staffing Solutions is located at 20 Burlington Mall Road, ...

The world's first standard for collaborative business relationships has been published and copies are available from the BSI website. Copies of the 46-page standard - known as BS 11000-1:2010 (ISBN number 978 0 580 69562 9) and which replaces PAS 11000:2006 - are available, price GBP162, from http://www.standardsuk.com/BS 11000-1:2010 The publication of BS 11000 is a landmark for the world of business. It provides a consistent framework for collaborative partnerships in business which can be scaled and adapted to meet particular business needs. The framework ...

Polaris Health Direction's domestic violence outcomes system will soon include a training component to help medical professionals better address the psychological and behavioral issues of abused women. While health care providers consistently attend to the medical needs of domestic violence victims, the system often breaks down when it comes to addressing the emotional impact, which translates into high rates of revictimization, chronic disease and other poor long-term outcomes. The current Polaris-DV (domestic violence) outcomes system includes assessment, reporting ...

The penultimate flat meeting of the 2010 season at Ayr Racecourse takes place on Friday 22 October - the Poppyscotland Supporting Our Heroes Raceday. There are seven races scheduled, with the first, the European Breeders' Fund/Scottish Poppy Appeal Maiden Stakes over a mile, and this could prove to be one of the best races on the day with leading southern and northern stables alike sending promising juveniles to compete for the GBP7000 prize fund. More two year olds will be in action for the second race on the card, the Gmc Corsehill Nursery Handicap over six furlongs ...

RowlCrown, an industry leader in flexible removable crown molding, has launched the GoldCrown Partner Program, which allows regional audio/visual installation companies to create a new revenue stream, while offering cutting edge flexible crown molding designed to act as a conduit for audio, video and low voltage wiring. The GoldCrown Partner Program offers A/V companies one of the most exciting products to hit the industry in a long time. Among the advantages of the program: • Special discounting for registered Audio / Visual installers. • Offers A/V installers ...