Canadian authors Julie Burk and Neville Tencer share their story in their new book "An Italian Odyssey: One Couple's Culinary and Cultural Pilgrimage" about their great adventure — walking 1,000 km on the Via Francigena, an ancient, elusive pilgrim trail through the heart of Italy. In the book "An Italian Odyssey," the couple's initial plan was to walk and eat their way through Italy using their own homemade guide and map books. But their adventure takes on a life of its own as they face unexpected challenges. With both themselves and each other, they struggle with ...

iBank.com is extremely excited to announce it's shared sponsorship of Business.com's 10th birthday. Business.com celebrates it's 10th birthday, having established itself as the premier business to business resource. The site has endured by keeping with their core mission of helping businesses find solutions to their most difficult challenges. The site is offering people the chance to win an iPad in celebration of this exciting event. See here for your chance to win 1 of 10 iPad's: http://offers.business.com/content/Birthday iBank, America's #1 Online Small Business ...

ArtFire.com, a premier artisan marketplace, began testing integration with the Amazon Universal Wish List product in 2009. The initial testing phase quickly demonstrated why a universal "cross site" wish list platform is so beneficial. Compared to normal traffic sources, and even advertising sources, Amazon Universal Wish List visitors were 576% more likely to complete a purchase on ArtFire. This number represents a full year's worth of data and consistently higher sales rates from UWL visitors. "Amazon is clearly on the cutting edge of many ecommerce fields" said ...

The premier distributor of quality non-woven products and towels is offering its clients the latest revolutionary service to hit the beauty industry: Five Diamond Trading Company recently manufactured and announced the distribution of FIT Bodywrap, the only self-delivered, dual action infrared heat body wrap on the market, available to clients nationwide. According to a spokesperson from FIT Bodywraps, each use of the FIT Bodywrap is said to smooth away cellulite, promote a faster metabolism, burn up to 1,400 calories, detoxify the body, improve skin tone and elasticity, ...

Contrive Media, based in Birmingham, Alabama announce the launch of their new company website today. Contrive Media specialize in Website Design, Website Marketing, Graphic & Logo Design and Social Media Marketing among many other things. More information can be found online at http://www.contrivemedia.com. The new website showcases the company's new logo and branding message to the web. Contrive Media is a website design and development firm that helps clients achieve organizational goals using online technologies and tactics. Contrive Media's client list includes ...

Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions and Vision Entertainment completed shooting the new horror film The Grief Tourist in Los Angeles this past week. The dark thriller stars Michael Cudlitz and Melanie Griffith and follows a disturbed and troubled soul who retraces the footsteps of serial killers who fascinate him as his hobby. His dark obsession with past killers soon becomes his reality and leads viewers on a menacing and horrific journey inside his twisted mind. Among the movies production placement sponsors, Buffalo Games can be seen in a diner scene where Melanie Griffith ...

Douglas A. Dozeman, a partner at the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. Dozeman, who concentrates his practice in litigation, was recently inducted into the College during the association's 2010 annual meeting. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only - and only after careful investigation - to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards ...

Andrea Belz, PhD, MBA, a leading consultant and author in technology management and effective leadership, was recently interviewed on the Experts and Leaders Network hosted by Carl Terzian Associates Internet radio station on Big Media USA. Dr. Belz has collaborated with groups including the California Institute of Technology, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, General Electric, and many of the leading investment groups in Southern California. She has worked closely with management teams and boards in organizations of all sizes, providing guidance in finance and operations. ...

Just recently, the Miami Appliance Repair Shop launched its website with hopes to help hundred more household in its area. The goal of Miami Appliance Repair Shop is to be accessible 24/7 with instant online appointment and confirmation. For so many years, the repair Company has been serving Florida area with quality services and repairs on all major brands of appliances. More to that, Miami Appliance Repair Shop is also open to serve commercial and business establishments who may need their help as well. "We pride ourselves for being the number one trusted repair ...

Robin Frank of the Schmidt Financial Group announces that she has successfully completed the Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC) designation program. "I have seen first hand the emotional and financial toll that providing care for a loved one takes on families", Ms. Frank stated. "It is essential that advisors educate their clients about the consequences that failure to have a plan for long-term care could have on those they love." Ms. Frank also notes that few families understand the economic impact paying for care over a period of years can have. "My clients understand ...

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Model 25 Series Pilot Operated Pressure Reducing Valves, Spirax Sarco has produced a movie demonstrating its principles of operations. The 25 Series was first introduced in 1959 as a versatile and simplistic family of self-acting pressure regulators with control pilots and interchangeable main valves for most steam applications. The interchangeable springs allow quick and easy change of downstream pressure range eliminating the need to isolate the valve or break the steam line. The internal components are made of stainless ...

For the first time, Khosro Berahmandi, the prolific and inspiring artist from Montreal, comes to Queen Gallery with a handful of his most recent works entitled Nebulous Rings. Queen Gallery is pleased to invite Torontonians to view KhosroâEUR s universe of infinite detail from which emerges a personal, extraordinary and captivating mythology. The exhibition runs from October 7 to October 26, 2010. An artist of Iranian origin, Khosro has actively contributed to the cultural life of Montreal over the past 20 years with his extraordinary exhibitions, painting workshops ...

George Ackerson starts off by explaining that, in many cases, simple changes in your diet and lifestyle can provide relief from irritable bowel syndrome. Although your body may not respond immediately to these changes, your goal is to find long-term, not temporary, solutions: Experiment with fiber. When you have irritable bowel syndrome, George Ackerson points out that fiber can be a mixed blessing. Although it is meant to help reduce constipation, it can also make gas and cramping worse. The best approach is to gradually increase the amount of fiber in your diet over ...

As part of its recent restoration, the 200-year-old Pope Villa in Lexington, KY now includes a Guide by Cell mobile audio tour, through which visitors can hear narrated clips about the building's history from Villa architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The site was restored by the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, which has revitalized many other historic sites in the Lexington community. Currently, the Guide by Cell mobile audio tour is the only one of its kind in the Lexington area. "We thought it would be a unique touch to have 'Latrobe' explain himself ...

Great Falls Construction is excited to announce their newest project teaming with Bull Moose Music in their Warehouse Store, at 456 Payne Road in Scarborough.  The recent expansion and renovation started on October 4th and will include specific wall reconfigurations, custom shelf installations for books, music, movies, CD's and more.  New floor, ceiling and paint finishes along with the installation of new counters and custom laminating of existing counters.   Great Falls Construction will provide on-site supervision to make sure renovations for the 1o,000 sq. ft store ...

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 Thursday, October 14 at 2 pm CDT, at http://www.bookbitesforkids.com to meet this interesting mother-daughter, author-illustrator team, Alexa and Monique Peters. Eleven-year-old Alexa Peters has a vision: to help build schools for children around the world. She is the illustrator and co-author of Cooper ...

Rena Revivo, Spa De Soleil (http://www.spadesoleil.com) senior researcher and CEO, reports on USDA Certified Organic Olive Essence for needed fall skin care regimes as summer fades and the weather turns dryer. The face and hands are the body parts most exposed to the dry cold weather and require the most care. The colder dryer weather of fall turning to winter tends to make flaky, itchy, dry skin appear, if it was not already present during the rest of the year. Added to the outside cold dry air, heaters are turned on in the house which removes moisture from the air ...

Officially licensed Michigan State University pre-cuts let fans create glass art featuring their favorite college sports team. They are exclusively available through Delphi Glass, a locally owned, internationally recognized art glass supply store. MSU approved Delphi's selling of these precuts just ahead of the height of their 2010 college football season. Pre-cuts are designed to make it easy for people, even those with no previous art glass experience, to create MSU-themed projects like garden stepping stones, serving platters, wall art and fashion accessories. Delphi ...

Public Relations is not a guaranteed source of revenue, but an investment for the long-term prosperity and success of your business. One of the biggest misconceptions many people seem to have of public relations is that it is a guaranteed source of revenue. However, this is not the case. In fact, it is more valuable than that. A well-executed PR campaign is actually an investment for the long-term prosperity and success of a business, brand or individual. The only thing that one needs to have is patience. A few years ago, a client recommended our firm to two friends ...

RPI (www.rpiprint.com), a leader in automated manufacturing and fulfillment for the consumer make-on-demand printed products market, today announced that it earned its first Certificate of Excellence in the 2010 American Graphic Design Awards competition. RPI's concept design for a hip, personalized book aimed at the Facebook crowd won the "Books" category in a year when more than 8,000 overall entries were received. "During the past year, RPI has steadily expanded its creative design capabilities in order to offer customers unique, one-of-a-kind personalized products ...

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ZIPS Dry Cleaners, an aggressively expanding national dry cleaning franchise concept with more than 25 locations along the east coast, has announced the addition of Anne Weakley as the companyâEUR s new Franchise Trainer. ZIPS Dry CleanersâEUR Andy Cucchiara, Vice President of Franchise Operations, says he is counting on WeakleyâEUR s extensive knowledge and industry experience to help strengthen the training of ZIPS Dry CleanersâEUR franchisees at every location. âEURœAs we continue to grow on a national level, the success of our company correlates to the quality ...

Berger Hospital has earned recognition as an Emergency Center of ExcellenceTM by Emergency Excellence, an organization specializing in emergency department benchmarking. Berger Hospital is the first area hospital to qualify as an Emergency Center of Excellence, and ranked in the top percentiles of all participating hospitals. According to Tim Colburn, Berger President and CEO, there are nearly 35,000 visits to Berger's emergency department annually. "We know when families walk through our doors, they have immediate health care needs," said Colburn. "Our team is ...

Xirrus , the only Wi-Fi Power Play in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance Wi-Fi Arrays throughout the Schleicher County Independent School District, located in Eldorado Texas. As part of the Region 15 Service Center, Schleicher County ISD educates nearly 600 students across its three campuses, encompassing an elementary, middle, and high school facility. Moving toward a solid and reliable online learning environment was a goal for Schleicher County ISD and, by selecting the Xirrus architecture, they now have the reliable performance needed ...

5.12 Solutions, Inc. (Five-Twelve Solutions), an innovative corporate training and professional development firm, further expanded their medium to large business offerings by announcing the release of a new team development program. The Executive Team Development Program is a unique program designed to help senior leadership teams get aligned, ignite cohesion, and proactively respond to new opportunities. The Executive Team Development Program addresses many of the challenges senior leadership teams. Most senior leadership teams have good people, products and services ...