Sports enthusiasts can experience the thrill of canoe racing at the Gold Coast Cup. Visitors to the area can see competitions take place on Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th. Races on the first day begin at 07:10 local time after a blessing of the fleet. The course is set up along the Gold Coast seaway, taking in Northcliffe Paddle Site, The Spit and Greenmount Beach. Women's and mixed teams will kick off proceedings and the men will steer their boats out in time for a 07:30 start. Sunday's events begin at 09:30 with a long course, before the short course ...

Textiles and patterned fabrics are set to be the centrepieces of the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne. Artists from all over the country are preparing for the event, which takes place from April 14th - 17th 2011 at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens. Organisers state the annual gathering is the biggest of its kind in the country and attracts people from around the globe. Visitors can expect to see beautiful quilts displaying the techniques and intricacies of the workmanship, as well as the artists' interpretation of the 2011 Seven Deadly ...

The Total Wellbeing Expo will be held over two days at the Horticultural Hall in Lower Hutt. It will offer an exciting insight into this fascinating area of holistic practice. From Saturday the 2nd to Sunday the 3rd April 2011, the hall will host a range of holistic practitioners giving the public a unique opportunity to explore this area of expertise. Exhibitors will include traders selling wellbeing practice paraphernalia, such as crystals, singing bowls and herbal remedies, while experts in wellbeing from feng shui to personal meditation will be on hand to offer ...

The Qingming Festival is a traditional marker in the Chinese calendar and can be translated as 'Tomb Sweeping Day'. The festival, which often falls in April, is traditionally a time when Chinese families travel to the area where their ancestors are buried in order to honour their forebears. Families take food and drink as well as a traditional zhigian paper offering that represents wealth to gravesites and ensure that the area is clean and well presented before enjoying a meal on the site. The festival, which is believed to have originated in China's Shanxi province, ...

Those who enjoy the thrill and excitement of high-octane sport should check out the BMX Australia National Championships in Cairns. The best riders in the country will be lining up for some fast-paced racing and viewers can expect to see crashes and action galore. Cairns BMX Club is the location of the event, with Barry Knight, president of BMX Australia, praising the professionalism at the track. He said in a statement: "The club has held previous high-level state and national championships and we as a board believe they will hold one of the best national championships ...

The expo, which will be held over two days on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th April 2011, is a unique opportunity for representatives to gather in this New South Wales location to share information and build contacts for the future. The expo will also provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to expand their customer base. The event, which is the largest of its kind in the area, offers a range of resources for those looking to invest in the Macarthur area with more than 60 exhibitors on hand to share their local knowledge and expertise. Held in the stunning Mount ...

DirectRooms.com can announce that the British Lung Foundation patient-focused conference is to be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Stansted Airport for one day only. The event is to take place on the 8th of April 2011, from 10:30 am until 4:30pm. Registration for the conference can be completed prior to the event and organisers are requesting a contribution of GBP10 from those attending. Further information on registering can be obtained by calling Laura Knaier. The Radisson Blu Hotel is well equipped for the conference, with full facilities and easy accessibility. ...

A Brand New Bag is a wholesale and retail outlet. "We will not only assist families by providing authentic designer merchandise at affordable prices, but we can also assist other retailers offering below wholesale pricing on merchandise," says Owen Roper. A Brand New Bag will offer customers their patent-owned reverse layaway plan. This is where customers will be able to pay a small down payment of 30% or less and leave the store with their merchandise, after committing to pay the retail value in monthly installments until paid in full, unlike the traditional layaway where ...

Fantasy Postseason, LLC announced today that it has opened league registration for the College Basketball Tournament. Fantasy Postseason fantasy leagues combine the fun of the traditional Tournament brackets with the fun of fantasy sports, by allowing managers to draft individual players from Tournament rosters. Fantasy players score points based upon in-game performance such as points scored, rebounds, and assists. Points accumulate for team managers as their players advance through the Tournament. The manager with the most points or best record at the end is the winner ...

When purchasing anything--whether it be a car, phone or Internet service, or an insurance plan--it's important to consider whether there will be any costs beyond the sticker price. In a new FAQ published on OnlineAutoInsurance.com, the site's writers help consumers get a full view of the cost of a policy by discussing some of the types of fees that typically get tacked on to the price of coverage. In some cases, certain options can add significant costs. For example, although a consumer may have tracked down a low down payment auto insurance policy with monthly payments, ...

MadCap Software, Inc. (http://www.madcapsoftware.com), the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Visual Studio and Microsoft XPS, today announced that Fitness First Group, the world's largest health and fitness club business, is using the MadPak ML technical communications and translation suite to deliver best-in-class online documentation to its employees around the globe. Fitness First serves some 1.43 million members at more than 500 clubs worldwide and has built its brand by fostering superior customer satisfaction ...

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The Laser Warehouse, the industry's fastest-growing seller of used aesthetic lasers, used cosmetic lasers, and other used aesthetic laser equipment, has leased new warehouse and facility showroom space. Larger facilities were required to handle increased inventory levels which are the result of recent growth in the aftermarket sale of used aesthetic lasers and other cosmetic laser equipment. Medical Insight, Inc., the aesthetic industry's leader in market research, released their Global Aesthetic Market VIII research report in April of last year. The report forecasts that ...

Real Men Wear Pink is a 75-minute comedy about five students seeking revenge on the last day of school. The movie was shot in Willingboro, Moorestown, Camden, Trenton New Jersey and Philadelphia, PA. This movie is available for free online at www.goseepink.com. All content is free, and participation from our fans and movie enthusiast will result in 20% of our ad sales going to Breast Cancer. With the current state of the movie business, recession, pirates, online visibility is causing a decrease in theatre attendance. Director, Producer Jamil Glenn feels he's revolutionizing ...

Archive Systems, Inc., a leading provider of records and document management services, today announced that it has launched a new business records facility serving the Seattle, Washington metropolitan region. The location offers over 400,000 square feet of storage along with solutions to help companies go paperless. "Our expansion into the SeaTac market is in large part attributable to the success we've experienced in Portland. The feedback we've received from our clients there has been tremendous and really highlighted the need for alternative records and document management ...

Paralleling a widespread healthcare trend, providers are choosing enterprise scheduling solutions that integrate with their EMRs rather than more functionally robust best-of-breed systems, according to a new report from KLAS. For the report, Enterprise Scheduling: Best-of-breeds and Shifting Provider Strategies, KLAS asked vendors to submit a list of their top five central scheduling clients. By interviewing these clients, KLAS determined that best-of breed solutions average the highest customer satisfaction, but the integrated scheduling approach is more popular long-term. "Best-of-breed ...

This spring,Bruegger's will offer its guests new flavors, including a new breakfast bagel sandwich served on one of Bruegger's guests' favorite bagel flavors and a spicy new cream cheese flavor; and will add to its popular "Choose Two" lunch value menu. Starting March 9, the 300-unit fast casual leader will introduce the Asiago Florentine Egg Sandwich, a perfect blend of flavors featuring Bruegger's new Light Smoked Red Pepper cream cheese, sausage and a spinach omelet served on an Asiago Parmesan bagel -- voted one of Bruegger's top flavors during the chain's National ...

Reliant Technology, an IBM and EMC SAN storage supplier, is proud to announce the IBM Storage Upgrade. The program is designed to assist IBM storage customers in upgrading their IBM DS4100, DS4300, DS4500, IBM DS4700 and IBM DS4800 storage systems. IBM has released several new products in recent months, including the IBM XIV and IBM Storwize storage platform, leaving customers confused about the growth and upgrade path of their existing IBM DS4000 platforms. The IBM Storage Upgrade Program is Reliant Technology's response to the concerns of these IBM legacy customers. The ...

Tax audits can be one of the most stressful experiences anyone has to go through. But you don't have to go it alone. Roman P. (Greenwich, NY) came to the Blue Tax office with an audit in place for the filing years of 2006 and 2007. The total amount client was assessed was $10,985. The Blue Tax team immediately set the goal of getting the client on a comfortable payment plan and averting any collection action. This would involve holding the very aggressive state of New York at bay, averting any type of tax warrants from being issued. The Blue Tax team kicked into ...

NeuroVive is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with the European Brain Injury Consortium (EBIC) to conduct a European multi-center Phase II/III clinical trial of NeuroSTAT for neuroprotection in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The goal of the collaboration is to secure the highest possible study quality and compliance with clinical standards to support NeuroSTAT's rapid progress toward commercialization. To this end, NeuroVive will work closely with EBIC's key European experts in the field of neurotrauma and acute brain injuries. NeuroVive ...

InnoCodec (www.innocodec.com), the codec division of Innodep Inc., and one of the leading codec manufacturer specializing in H.264 (H264, AVC, or MPEG-4 part10) software based encoding and decoding technology for SD, HD and full HD resolutions, today announced the release of Open264-SD codec. This new Open264-SD enables higher channel loading per CPU by optimizing memory bandwidth and can decode up to 64 channels of D1 resolution video simultaneously. Open264-SD is a H.264/AVC video decoding codec optimized for multi-channel video decoding such as DVR (Digital Video ...

Doggone Safe today announced the International Dog Bite Prevention Challenge. It challenges its presenters to visit schools and educate 50,000 children about dog safety in a single week. The Challenge will occur during Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 15-21, 2011). Non-profit Doggone Safe has presenters in 17 countries, 11 Canadian provinces and 43 states in the USA. Doggone Safe has applied to be considered for a Guinness Record attempt for the Challenge. Dog bites to children are considered to be a serious public health problem by public health agencies and veterinary ...

Newborn Care 101, LLC (www.newobrncare101.com), the creators of "Newborn Care 101 - What Parents Need To Know", have recently announced discussing their newborn care video on CBS Radio as well as having their featured pediatrician, Dr. Mike, on The Doctors. Dr. Mike was recently a guest on the nationally syndicated daytime show, The Doctors, discussing how to Winterize your baby and gave out copies of the Newborn Care 101 DVD to their studio audience. In addition, Dr. Mike has recently become the resident pediatrician for the top baby shower site - www.babyshower101.com ...

Controlled with a extended snorkel, equipped with a green start button, throttle, and kill switch, the JetBoarder is designed to be easy for the beginner, yet challenging for the athlete. Chris Kanyaro, Jet Captain, decided to take me for a ride. I have to say the JetBoarder looked nothing like I expected. Approximately 8" long, housing a 45 Horsepower 330cc engine. This thing is packed with the latest technology. The applications of such a small powerful engine seem endless. After a quick safety brief, Chris Kanyaro assured me I was ready to go. The water was glass, ...

River Logic, Inc., a leading provider of corporate performance management and predictive modeling software, today announced that Barloworld Logistics, an international provider of logistics and supply chain management solutions, has selected Enterprise Optimizer (EO), a constraint-based modeling platform, to enhance service to its customers by identifying opportunities for greater savings and profit improvement. "After benchmarking Enterprise Optimizer against other decision support applications in the market, looking at several key areas, including logistics/network ...