Penguin's online teen book community Spinebreakers has partnered with the Young Vic theatre to launch a script-writing competition themed around Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie." The competition launches on the 16th of September 2010 and will be open for entries from UK residents aged 13-18 until the 31st of October 2010. Many GCSE and A-Level students study "The Glass Menagerie" as an autobiographical play by Tennessee Williams and in keeping with this theme, the competition invites teenagers to submit one scene of a play they have written inspired by ...

Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (http://www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank will sponsor the 6th Annual Devil's Ridge Charity Golf Classic on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. at Devil's Ridge Golf Club in Holly Springs, N.C. Committed to the fight against prostate cancer, the tournament will donate all of the money raised at the tournament to the Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina. QUOTES: "We are so pleased to be a part of the 6th ...

Life Support International will be attending the C-130 World Wide Review that is being held by the United States Air Force aircraft/missile Technical Coordination Program. The C-130 TCG has invited Life Support International to attend the 22nd annual WWR, to be held October 25-29 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, FL. Participation in this annual event provides opportunities for the TCG staff, DOD employees, commercial contractors and C-130 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, to discuss items of common interest and receive information ...

ELEKS Software, a global organization delivering software services and solutions for diverse markets in the USA and Europe, announced that the company is sponsoring the "Central and Eastern Europe IT Outsourcing Review 2009". The "Central and Eastern European Outsourcing Review" is an annual research conducted by the Central and Eastern European Outsourcing Association (CEEOA). One of the main objectives of the research is to provide a complete overview of the IT outsourcing services market for the 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and to promote the CEE region ...

Digital Techniques (Asia) Limited (DTI) is a value added distributor and solution provider for all things IP Telephony. With nearly twenty years regional experience Digital Techniques is a leading solution provider. With offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Sydney Australia, Digital Techniques is well placed to serve our clients regionally with pre and post sales support. TOPEX is a Romanian company which develops, manufactures, integrates and distributes telecommunication products and solutions as well as value-added services with particular expertise in IP-based technologies. ...

Yara, the world's largest supplier of mineral fertilizers, has chosen to extend its partnership with StepStone Solutions, a leading global provider of total talent management solutions, by implementing StepStone Solutions Talent Management. The new platform that StepStone Solutions is implementing will replace an in-house system and give Yara a global view on talent information. Yara International ASA is a global firm specializing in agricultural products and environmental protection agents. The Oslo-based company has more than 7,600 employees and annual revenues of ...

Painted Axe received a commission from the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival to celebrate its 25th anniversary Oct. 7-9, 2010 in Helena, Ark. "We are very proud to have a hand in the one of the nation's foremost showcases of blues music," said Michael Gauf of Painted Axe. "And to be a part of the 25th anniversary is a tremendous honor. Festival officials are projecting attendance figures for this year of around 80,000." Painted Axe will be customizing a single cone metal resonator from Amistar Guitars (http://www.amistar.cz/), provided by Sterling Billingsley, president ...

Beautisol, the leading sun care experts, today announced that their innovative new anti-aging serum was featured on the prestigious AOL StyleList. The article named Beautisol's 99% Pure Peptide Rescue Serum, as one of the best new sun damage repair treatments on the market. The new serum reverses sun damage by combining eight cutting edge peptides into a unique formula that targets fine lines, wrinkles, loss of elasticity and hyper-pigmentation (dark spots). Read the article on AOL StyleList by linking to http://www.stylelist.com/2010/08/25/sun-exposure-uv-damage/ The ...

London House Hotel is a well established hotel in Bayswater, West London and is the best cheap budget hotel close to Central London. Our London Hotel is situated in a quiet and charming street in the exclusive Bayswater area close to Paddington, Notting Hill, Kensington and Hyde Park. The London House Hotel in Bayswater offers affordable stylish hotel rooms and group accommodation in the prime location of Bayswater in Central/West London which makes us the perfect hotel for London tourists and London business travellers alike. London House HotelHyde Park and the fashionable ...

On Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:00 pm the legacy of great jazz continues at the University of the District of Columbia as the UDC Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson kick off another year of JAZZAlive and our Scholarship Benefit Series. Produced by the Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, this annual showcase began in 2005 in celebration of the legacy of Calvin Jones who was director of the Jazz Studies Program from 1976-2004 and a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C. community. The evening will feature performances by the ...

Online Career Advancement has answered the call for a more comprehensive General Educational Development (GED) practice tests program by developing an Unlimited GED Practice Tests scenario for prospective GED test takers to maximize their potential to pass the GED exams. To facilitate an automated enrollment process and protect the privacy of participants, Online Career Advancement is using a secure course management system that provides participants with an engaging an interactive learning experience. Online Career Advancement's course management system provides participants ...

Full color custom printed mouse pads ( http://www.mousepadexpress.com ) from Mousepad Express is the preferred choice for a number of companies looking for cost effective promotional products. You can choose from an unlimited range of colors that allow you to go wild on creativity. These mouse pads use photo quality full color dye sublimation, wherein the colors are captured vividly. Thus your business is promoted effectively to the end user. The mouse pads are made from premium quality non skid rubber base, that's 8.75"x 8" in size and 1/8" in thickness. "These Mousepads ...

WebItDesigns is the only major web design company that provides professional athletes with sponsorship opportunities. WebItDesigns sponsorship takes care of the athletes web presence and provides them with a "web manager". As a part of its sponsorship program to help talented professional athletes, WebItDesigns helps athletes create an online presence, by creating, promoting, maintaining and hosting their websites. The sponsorship program offered by W.I.D. has helped several professional athletes to develop and package their talent and helped them to evolve as a brand. ...

Ayr-based digital branding and marketing agency Paligap has just completed the rebranding and repositioning of the prestigious hospitality group Costley and Costley Hoteliers. The brief was to create a set of brand identities that are linked to the umbrella Costley and Costley brand, while communicating the individual experience offered by each of the establishments. It was important to create something refreshing and new, while maintaining the heritage that each location and the group as a whole enjoys. As part of the brief Paligap also designed and built a family ...

ISDEF 2010, the ninth annual fall conference organized by the Independent Software Developers Forum (ISDEF), will take place at the Holiday Inn Vinogradovo in Moscow. The event will focus on the analysis of the international software market and the issues that IT companies currently face. The owners, top managers and leading professionals from various IT and Internet companies will be attending along with the marketing experts, journalists, consultants and representatives of Western and Russian investment funds and PR agencies. This year Trayan Nikolov, G2S's Operations ...

Windorsky, providers of the ultimate in steel and bronze windows and doors, is proud to be the only steel window manufacturer in the world to earn a prestigious National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) rating. NFRC (www.nfrc.org) is a non-profit organization based in Greenbelt, Md., that administers the only uniform, independent rating and labeling system for the energy performance of windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products ("Fenestration" refers to products that fill openings in a building envelope, including windows, doors, skylights, and curtain walls ...

Ralph Beier, ROTOCONTROL International Sales Manager, today announced the successful installation of another RSC Slitter Rewinder Inspection Machine in South Africa. The installation and operator training was completed on the same day at New Era Labels, a subsidiary of Golden Era Group, representing the second largest printing and packaging company in the country. With the need to run unsupported film as well as standard label material, New Era Labels was particularly impressed with the standard cartridge slitting system allowing them to quickly change jobs using either ...

Weir & Carmichael offers a range of flexible packaging solutions including sacks and bags that have been sold to industry throughout the UK for more than 50 years. Recognising the importance of recycling we have developed a range of products that help businesses and homes to do just that. Our range of containers and bags cover everything from industrial waste applications to household and food waste. Our extensive product range includes bags for two and four wheeled bins, boxes for the kerbside, kitchen caddies as well as composters and recycling bags. All of these ...

Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, a leading accounting and business consulting firm, announced Dan J. Kohn, has joined as director within the firm's Private Client Group, further expanding this practice. Kohn, brings more than 30 years of accounting and financial experience to Citrin Cooperman. Most recently, Kohn was with accounting firm Anchin. Within the firm's Private Client Group, Kohn will provide a full range of business management services to clients. This includes analyzing investments, compiling financial statements, cash management, and personal financial ...

Kismet by Wayne Sharrocks This eagerly awaited new thriller from award-winning Norfolk author Wayne Sharrocks is now on general release. From the Publisher: Literary nominations thus far include Channel 4 television's Richard & Judy's Book-Club Competition, The Guardian First Book Award & The McKitterick Prize. They think that you will find this new title to be a powerful, fast-moving and exciting psychological thriller. Review: 'Wayne Sharrocks is a master of his craft, handling each twist and turn of the plot with consummate skill and with dialogue ...

Spa treatment manufacturer Victoria's Essentials has recently announced the launch of The Pedicure Spa Experience to Spas and Salons Worldwide. The Pedicure Spa Experience is a unique collection which includes Handmade Resin Pedicure Bowls, matching treatment dishes and manicure bowls as well as Australian hand-cut granite bowl warming stones. However what makes a simple foot soaking ritual into an experience is their collection of handmade Pedicure Spa Rituals that are sure to make each treatment a memorable experience. Victoria's Essentials Rituals include Australian ...

Direct Marketing has bucked the downturn in advertising by contributing GBP50.5billion to the UK economy in 2007, a growth of 15.4% on the previous year according to the DMA's Economic Impact of the Direct Marketing Industry 2008. The research, which has been compiled by the Future Foundation, also revealed that employment generated by the direct marketing industry in the UK grew by 14% since 2006 to represent 3.4% of total employment and 1,009,000 people. This compares with 636,000 employed in the restaurant trade and 370,000 in market research and consultancy services. ...

Daimler FleetBoard is presenting trailblazing telematics services to maximise the economic efficiency of trucks and vans at the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair in Hanover. New products designed for industry-specific transport processes and enhanced fleet productivity will be on show at the FleetBoard stand in the Mercedes-Benz area of Daimler Trucks in hall no. 14/15. The new FleetBoard transport management system enables distribution managers to plan jobs in a flexible manner. The FleetBoard development engineers have attached special importance to providing an ergonomic ...

It is every author's dream to get published. The joy and excitement that published authors feel knowing that they have shared their stories is incomparable. This holiday season, authors can have their books available for the reading public. Trafford Publishing is offering value laden book publishing offers for authors who want to have their books available this holiday season. Trafford Publishing, one of the leading indie publishing companies, provides authors the chance to get published immediately without sacrificing editorial and production quality. This September, ...

Basketball enthusiasts have a treat in store for them if they are heading to Paris in October, since NBA sides the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves will be facing off in the French capital. Attendees will need to travel from their Paris hotel to the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy - a venue which has hosted NBA games in the past - to see this exciting match-up take place. The Knicks are probably the more famous team of the two, with stars such as David Lee, Al Harrington, Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari regularly notching up points for the side. Another ...