Pelican Brands announced today that it will launch its Agoston wine brand across the U.S. in 2011. Bodegas Virgen del Aguila, the Spanish wine cooperative confirmed Pelican Brands has been named the exclusive U.S. importer of Agoston wines effectively immediately. J. Smoke Wallin, Chairman & CEO of Pelican Brands, said, "When we first tasted Agoston, we could not believe the quality. Year after year Agoston has been receiving 90+ points in the Penin Wine Rating Guide (Spain's equivalent to Robert Parker ratings). We are excited to bring this amazing wine at an affordable ...

The TIBCO Developers and Architects of Xmarter recently started a new program to test the TIBCO knowledge of visitors to http://www.xmarter.com. Hosted by Xmarter's new Internet virtual personality Victoria, the TIBCO Trivia Questions program is updated regularly by the TIBCO Consultants of Xmarter. The trivia questions come from the wide array of TIBCO knowledge base accumulated from Xmarter's TIBCO client engagements. The wealth of TIBCO information contained in these trivia questions came from the consulting projects in which Xmarter's TIBCO Consultants have served. To ...

As part of it's ongoing 'Eco Heroes and Heels' Awards, this Presidents' Day, leading ecology website, EcoHearth.com, publishes its picks for the five most ecologically minded occupants of the Oval Office. As the article announcing the list states, "None of them are perfect when it comes to ecology, but overall they've shown enough green concern that they rise to the top of the presidential crop." The list includes Jimmy Carter, Franklin Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton. The announcement of this list comes one day after EcoHearth.com announced ...

The Variety Society (TVS) announced today they will host: An Intimate Evening with TVS, an exclusive event for members of the press, colleagues, crew and potential sponsors, as well as investors on Friday, February 25th from 6pm-8pm at Ninth Street Independent Film Center. This event will showcase TVS past guests from episodes one through three including Tyler MacNiven, Joshua Davis, Joe Rock and Jeff Bodean in the form of video clips and live interviews with Natasha Muse, Peter Kim about their experience working with TVS. TVS will also feature live performances from ...

Ms. Bedin is a resident of Rockford and a family member of a potential victim. In her case, Northwestern Memorial Hospital threatened to have her terminally ill mother guardianized if Ms. Bedin did not comply with their demands to remove her mother from their hospital. The guardianship was averted, but the experience and the near miss so appalled Ms. Bedin that she has taken up this important cause with determination and resolve to ensure that other innocent families are not likewise threatened unlawfully. In her capacity, Ms. Bedin will represent NASGA's legislative ...

Bespoke suits and shirts maker Bond and Carnaby offers fashion advice to its clients. Every man knows the familiar saying, "dress for success". From the boardroom to the country club or even a quick drink at a club, a great look is invaluable. "At Bond & Carnaby we take pride in our service and craftsmanship, never compromising on the quality, cut or finish of any garment which carries our name. For us, the most important element when designing and crafting a suit or garment of any kind is you, the client," states David Melita, Bond and Carnaby Clothier. As makers ...

"Yesomania is a term I use to describe the chronic and widespread desire to please other people and always say "Yes", often times compromising one's own health, money or relationships. Spring is the perfect time of the year to start taking measures against this phenomenon." "Take the first step towards having more control over your life", advises Irina Avtsin, author of Rediscovering the power of No. "Start taking a closer look at how saying "yes" to everything affects you and what is the price you pay for it. It will help you to see where you need to change first and ...

Yampu Tours, the World Travel Award Winner as 'South America's Leading Tour Operator,' announced today that one of their initiatives at the 2011 New York Times Travel Show will be to encourage travelers to explore more cultural exchange experiences to enliven their Central and South American visits. Yampu (yampu.com) will also be promoting their company by offering an additional discount for those who visit their exhibition booth at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center between February 25 and 27 in New York City. The Travel Show will feature nearly 500 exhibitors ...

AL Systems, a leading provider of Warehouse Control System and Order Fulfillment Automation solutions, announced today that it's client Simon & Schuster, a Global Publishing Giant, has been featured in the February 2011 issue of the Modern Materials Handling magazine for consolidating two distribution facilities into one operation after implementing Warehouse Control System with Voice Picking, Load Balancing and Productivity Management. Since implementing the solution from AL Systems, Simon & Schuster more than doubled picking productivity while increasing accuracy ...

J.A. Cragwall, Jr., a partner with the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, has been recognized as a 2011 BTI Client Service All-Star for business litigation. Cragwall is one of only five attorneys in Michigan - and one of approximately 300 in the country - to receive this honor. He is the first Warner Norcross partner to receive All-Star recognition for earning "corporate counsel praise - unprompted and by name - for delivering superior client service." He was nominated for his litigation work by in-house counsel from a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. Warner ...

English-owned Costa del Sol golf course, Estepona Golf, is leading the fight-back for affordable Spanish golf holidays. Now offering a 7-night play and stay with unlimited golf and range balls for just 299 euros per person, there's no excuse for golfers not to return to their favourite golfing destination. PGA golfer Darran Clark is Marketing Consultant for the concept and comments, "Unrealistic green fees forced many golf holidaymakers to vote with their feet and head to the fairways of upcoming Turkey and Egypt. The problem is however that most Northern European golfers ...

As March Madness approaches fans start to download the Crowd Noise app (http://www.crowdnoiseapp.com) for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. The Crowd Noise app has seen tremendous growth since launching in 2010 and continues to see a sharp increase in downloads as we approach the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament. Basketball fans have seen how this app can allow them to double the amount of crowd noise at any basketball game giving their team a competitive advantage. "Sale trends are increasing steadily and will surpass last year's total number of downloads. We are seeing ...

LaserLevelsUSA.com said that they will now ship to all of the countries that the National Geographic Society defines as Western Europe. Western Europe is can be divided into three regions including the Northern, Western, and Southern Regions of Europe. LaserLevelsUSA.com has added shipping to Western Europe to keep up with frequent requests to ship their laser level product lines and other surveying instruments to many of these countries. The Northern Region shipping destinations that Laser Levels USA will now service include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, ...

Apantac LLC will demonstrate its new Multi-Port VGA Extenders with Audio and RS232 support at Digital Signage Expo 2011, booth number 943. The three new devices are part of Apantac's MT HOOD series of signal processing solutions. The multi-port VGA Extenders are used to transmit high resolution VGA video, audio and RS232 signals up to 1,000 feet away from a computer over CATx cable. Each multi-port VGA extender has a VGA, an audio, and two RS232 inputs. Each unit has a VGA, an audio, and 4, 8, or 16 RJ45 outputs. Up to four units can be cascaded together to provide 64 ...

Lighthouse for the Blind-Saint Louis, a non-profit corporation that assists legally blind people maintain dignity and independence by offering Employment, Education and Support Services, announces the latest growth in its Low Vision Aid Program. In efforts to help and educate the public, the Lighthouse has donated Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV's) to the St. Louis County Library in Frontenac and also The Fountains of West County and Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs senior living communities. The Lighthouse for the Blind identified that a majority of those ...

Craving artisan pizza, charbroiled Angus burgers, sumptuous wraps, hand cut fries or killer cup cakes? The opening of Cravings Cafe at 1853 Ocean Street, Route 139, in Marshfield Center can now fulfill that craving. The cozy, comfortable, 2,500 square foot, 48 seat restaurant is the second Cravings Cafe. The new venture employs 25 people. The original Cravings location was launched in Kingston Center four years ago on Valentine's Day. The new Marshfield cafe features free wi-fi and is open from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and Sunday and 7 a.m. to ...

An Ayrshire company has launched an exciting new addition to its product range. Posterplus is a UK-wide outdoor advertising media company using inflatable billboards, digital advertising and projected screens to enable critical marketing messages to be placed closer to people outdoors than traditional billboards and advertising. And this week Posterplus launched it's new Super 6 Sheet inflatable billboard. Posterplus managing director Gavin Hollywood explained: "The new portable billboard is bespoke to Posterplus and adds to our portfolio of outdoor advertising ...

The business call lasted over half an hour. Had it taken place in a cubicle or behind closed doors, it would have been decidedly unremarkable. As it was, in a crowded restaurant, in front of a lovely date, the conversation illicited many an annoyed glance as a fairly obvious (to everyone but the man in the dark blue suit) social blunder was committed. Most of us have no problems identifying the major triggers of social animosity, but the slightly-more-subtle cues are, well, subtler. But don't be fooled: They can be just as damaging to our reputations as a thirty-minute ...

Twinpalms Phuket Resort, a privately owned five-star hotel in Phuket, Thailand, has announced ambitious expansion plans. Twinpalms aims to open a resort in Koh Samui, Thailand within two years and has already acquired the land for this. They are also planning to establish operations in places such as Hainan in China, Bali in Indonesia, Philippines, India and Vietnam. Twinpalms also has plans to expand its brand by entering the four-star hotel market. However, Twinpalms are not interested in buying into existing hotels as it is important that their properties are ...

Digitec Interactive today announced their partnership with Avectra as sponsors of the upcoming Avectra Users and Developers Conference (AUDC) to be held February 27 - March 1, 2011 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. Now in its seventh year, the annual Avectra Users and Developers Conference is a 3-day intensive training and educational event for member-based organizations who utilize the organization's association management solution, netFORUM. This year Digitec Interactive is proud to be sponsoring the event and demonstrating the Knowledge ...

Two-thirds of employees will leave their current employer to pursue new challenges. Understandably, this significantly affects companies--51% of employers experienced a loss of business due to lack of the right people. To make matters worse, four out of five employers said it's difficult to attract talent. What are the implications on business and how can companies counteract the problem? These are the major findings of the UNIVERSUM Employer Branding Insights 2011 survey of 630 global employers about talent attraction needs and challenges. 64% say their key employees ...

Claude Penland, casualty actuary and webmaster, has produced at ClaudePenland.com/multimedia three informative PowerPoint presentations and videos for underwriters, financial analysts, actuaries, actuarial analysts, accountants, consultants, claims personnel and others in the insurance and reinsurance industries. The first is entitled "40 Insurance Trends for 2011". Forty insurance trends are considered, including healthcare, health plan grandfathering, asset quality, Takaful, microinsurance, emerging risks, insurance industry job losses, predictive analytics use, as ...

VITAL Network Services, Inc. (VITAL) and VoiceRite, Inc. today announced a partnership whereby the companies will deliver a single, integrated Unified Communications (UC) Management Solution for customer service organizations using Cisco Unified Contact Center technologies, including Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE), Cisco Customer Voice Portal (CVP) and Cisco Intelligent Contact Management (ICM). This new partnership gives organizations with difficult or complex contact center environments a comprehensive solution for ongoing operation backed by certified ...

People from the UK who are looking to shift some weight or get themselves fit in time for a summer 2011 holiday can log on to voucher codes website DiscountVouchers.co.uk and save right now. The dedicated retail deals site is offering people the chance to get membership bargains at gym chain LA Fitness and WeightWatchers. At present the DiscountVouchers.co.uk site is offering people the chance to get a bargain deal on attending classes at leading gym LA Fitness. New LA Fitness offers available to consumers feature a deal for paying no joining fee, no contract - just ...

Carrentals.co.uk, the leading car hire comparator, has found that British holidaymakers are jetting off to long-haul destinations despite Government cutbacks and Air Passenger Duty increases. The 8% rise was from half term February bookings, showing that people are trying to get away this winter. The results are a direct comparison between 2010 and 2011 February half term bookings, which shows the sheer demand of holidays in far away locations. The most popular locations this year were Cape Town, Jamaica, Auckland, Sydney and Los Angeles. Managing Director and spokesperson ...