September 8, 2010 – Oakland, Calif. – A new analysis released today by the Pacific Institute recommends specific actions that can annually save a million acre-feet of water quickly and at a lower economic and ecological cost than developing new supplies. The assessment notes that new actions are immediately needed to reduce the growing tensions over the state's water resources and to address California's persistent water supply challenges. This is a key time for California water: the California Water Bond has been tabled for at least two years and may be scrapped altogether. ...

"Delight the Customer" was the theme for the two day Keen to Clean Group franchise owner conference. Keen to Clean Group who have recently expanded into the Sydney market place and sold two master franchises, held its first annual franchise owner conference in Mornington last weekend. The conference was a great opportunity to bring the franchise network together, share ideas within the group and celebrate a fantastic year. "We were delighted to be able to bring all of our franchise owners together, along with their partners to the awards dinner." commented director ...

Nationwide Biweekly Administration (NBA) announced that it has passed an independent audit of internal procedures. The audit was voluntarily commissioned by Nationwide Biweekly Administration to demonstrate that it operates with one hundred percent integrity in four important areas: • Accurate savings estimates • Funds are protected by FDIC insured Mercantile banks • Funds are remitted to lenders on time • Our programs operate as indicated in contracts "We believe in operating with integrity and transparency," stated Dan Lipsky, president of Nationwide Biweekly ...

Almost 100 students will participate in the Achieving Athletic Excellence Conference to be held in Sterling, VA on September 25, 2010. The goal is to address some of the basic life skills needed for student-athletes to excel in their sport and their studies. The students will also hear valuable presentations to prepare them for college on the topics of NCAA Eligibility Requirements and SAT preparation. The featured speaker, Mark Wiggins, is a former student-athlete, University of Alabama-Huntsville Hall of Fame Basketball Player, Entrepreneur, Published Author, International ...

The Raven Maria Blanco Foundation, Inc. (RMBF) is very proud to announce our affiliation with Dr. Larry J. Sangrik, nationally-known lecturer on medical emergencies within the dental profession and the online dental education website, DentalEDU.TV. Dr. Sangrik will be known as the National Director of Medical Emergency Preparedness with the RMBF. Dr. Sangrik has taken the concept of The Six Links of Survival (created by the Institute of Medical Emergency Preparedness) and developed a lecture series devoted to preparing the entire dental team for medical emergencies. Dr. ...

Blissberry and YOGathletA add to the National Yoga Month celebration with the first installment of yogaBliss ReMix (yBR), their 4 month movement-music event series on Thursday, September 23, 2010, from 6p - 10p in the Ironside Event space in North Miami. yogaBliss ReMix is the interactive, musically charged, social experience of yogaBliss set to a monthly rotation of talented DJ's and Live Bands. yogaBliss is by Cat Haayen, E-RYT, founder and CEO of YOGathletA and creator yogaBliss (in conjunction with Blissberry ) - highly active yoga sequences to help remove physical ...

Perspective Magazine, the leading provider of independent information to the timeshare and fractional ownership industry, announces a new advertising agreement with timeshare exchange company Dial An Exchange (DAE) for 2011. The new accord will extend DAE's corporate brand in each of the magazine's four regional editions throughout the world and increase exposure to the thousands of readers engaging with Perspective Magazine through its print, website and social media distribution outlets. It is just this type of global presence that continues to draw Dial An Exchange ...

Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multiplayer gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, announced today that its new multiplayer game Liar's Dice is now live and open for players across Europe. The classic dice game Liar's Dice was brought to South America by the Spanish conquistadors and became a favorite across the continent. The game, which was highlighted to great effect in Disney's hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean, has since swept the world as a popular gambling and party game. Now it delivers new levels of multiplayer gaming excitement ...

World-renowned love and relationship expert Dr. Patty Ann Tublin has helped thousands of couples to navigate the sometimes-rocky terrain of their relationships - and she'll be helping TV viewers to do the same when she makes appearances on Fox Tennessee Mornings on Wednesday, September 8 in Nashville, and News Channel 3 at 9 on Thursday, September 9 in Memphis. Dr. Patty Ann is a sought-after psychotherapist and social worker who helps couples rekindle the loving feeling in their relationships. Many of her clients struggle with lack of sex, lost of trust, lack of commitment, ...

Tennessee Urban Resource Center Director, Terry McMoore, is in the process of forming a multiple agency group to help protect and legally represent the residents of the Lincoln Homes Housing projects in Clarksville, TN. Many residents fear that their homes will be taken away from them now that the City of Clarksville has released its Smart Growth 2030 Master Plan which calls for the demolition of the Lincoln Homes Public Housing Projects. Mr. McMoore is very concerned about the number of people who serve on multiple committees for the city, marketing groups, master ...

LiveCoach Professional Development LLC ("LiveCoach") today announced the company's three-month pilot program for developing an online community on its flagship website has resulted in over 10,000 individuals registering for free membership. Primarily comprised of senior executives and managers, LiveCoach's members can access discussion forums regarding various industry sectors, participate in live, interactive webcasts, and catch up on the latest posts from certified business coaches and subject matter experts. "Our expansion of site features has certainly helped ...

DIG Coaching Practice presents Where's the Hope? on Attention Talk Radio with show host and attention coach Jeff Copper in part two of a three-part series coinciding with ADHD Awareness Week. In this episode, reporter Catherine Corman, Ph.D., and Joyce Kubik, ADHD coach, join Jeff Copper in a discussion on the evidence supporting the real existence of ADHD. Catherine Corman is a reporter and writer in Massachusetts with teenage triplets. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and was an assistant professor in Harvard's history department for five ...

RI chiropractor Stephen M. Estner was recently named as a local liaison for the American Chiropractic Association. The Association currently has 21 states participating as members, and recently added Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and the US Virgin Islands to the program roster. The focus of the ACA is to provide a support system to assist and collaborate within each state regarding insurance-related issues. An ACA appointed Doctor of Chiropractic Liaison member works with ACA staff and State leadership and organizations ...

Nomita Vaish, a well-travelled Mum and business entrepreneur, has setup ebabee, a dedicated auction website for parents to list baby products completely for free. After finding it difficult to find a place to sell her baby products that she no longer needed directly to her target market and at an affordable price, Nomita decide to create a website that would be of use to both her, her friends and every other parent around the world. In addition, ebabee also acts as a resource for parents and covers everything from information on fantastic and useful bargains and special ...

We live in a technology oriented environment where most business owners try to establish a durable online presence or to upgrade their existing website, appealing to a custom website design company. Regardless of the web design services you need, those of you who want to make sure they will be working with the best have to know from the very beginning their web design needs and what to ask for. Nexscorp LLC will definitely make a difference between a mediocre website and one that reflects your business and contributes efficiently to its promotion. Nonetheless, before looking ...

Tropical Foods, a food manufacturer that specializes in raw and roasted nuts, dried fruit and snack mixes, honored their top sales and marketing team members at the National Conference last month. Major awards given out include Territory Manager of the Year, which was awarded to Gar Perkins of the Atlanta Office and Sales Associate of the Year, awarded to Jodie Griffin, of the Atlanta Office. Tropical Foods Operating Center of the Year went to Dallas and GM-Terry Awalt. Founder Jerry York opened the first Tropical Foods office in 1977 in Charlotte, NC. Tropical's production ...

Action Electric, one of the top electricians in Lafayette IN, announces a new program for homeowners. The Preferred Customer Program, helps to keep homes in the Greater Lafayette area safe. The Preferred Customer Program is a preventive maintenance system where homeowners can have electrical items checked on an annual basis and gives discounts for all projects if you are in the Preferred Customer Progam. According to Action Electric owner, John Van Liew, The Preferred Customer Program allows us to help keep homes in the Greater Lafayette Area safe. We will test and clean ...

Energy storage (ES) technologies offer numerous financial benefits within electrical generation, transmission, and distribution systems. With the incorporation of energy storage into the grid, the utility sector and customers can expect reduced financial losses due to outages and poor power quality. Energy storage solutions can improve the efficiency of, and thus reduce the costs associated with, load following, frequency regulation and provision of reserves. They can also improve the return on renewable energy generation investments, enable profitable power market arbitrage, ...

A new toy car ecommerce website called Toy Transport launched today to provide Internet users with a platform to find collectible toy cars to add to their collection as well as an extensive collection of information on toy cars, collecting, and other related information. Toy Transport was launched today by Marcus Taylor, a 19 year-old online entrepreneur from Oxford UK who has a passion for high performance cars and building his online network of websites, which currently are predominantly music and travel industry based. The website is currently very targeted at ...

The Trivani Foundation, a Utah based non-profit organization, will be holding a global leadership summit for Trivani Internationals' employees, distributors and guests. The event will be held at Trivani's owner and founder Leslie DeeAnne's Ranch in Springville Utah on August 27th- 28th, 2010. The global leadership summit is intended to help Trivani distributors grow their business, increase their networks and provide distributors with some new and innovative business tools. In addition, recreational activities will be provided to create a positive and dynamic environment. "This ...

Interview with: Bob Gillespie, Vice President - ESI Consulting & Dan Junk, Esq., Vice President - Legal Solutions, eTERA Consulting Companies need to fill the gap between Information Technology (IT) and legal, says Bob Gillespie, Vice President - ESI Consulting at eTERA Consulting. Many corporations are trying to take control over their litigation and legal spending but are not finding those capabilities in house. The Early Information Assessment (EIA) methodology allows them to take control over data before it has been requested, as well as giving a consistent legal ...

Locanda Rossa is an elegant structure set in the hills of the Tuscan Maremma at the foot of the medieval village of Capalbio. With a typical Tuscan architecture, restored with sensitivity and attention to detail, surrounded by a beautiful olive grove with views of the sea near the pristine beaches of Chiarone. The understated elegance and charm of the Locanda's atmosphere and style turn a vacation or weekend getaway into a truly memorable experience. The ideal setting to relax and unwind, to take time out for a romantic escape from your everyday routine or to experience ...

In recent weeks, a report looking into the future of healthcare in Britain has suggested levying penalties on overweight people who refuse to change their behaviour and drop to a healthy weight. Now national newspapers and the BBC have revealed the scope of Britain's obesity - and bariatric surgery - epidemic. In the light of these stories, the obesity specialist and the founder of the Howard's Way very low calorie diet (VLCD), Penelope Howard, has said: "Today, the NHS struggles to deal with its workload and, with an increasingly aging population and the rate of obesity ...

Easy Auscultation (www.easyauscultation.com) has launched its course for systolic heart murmurs. This course consists of 7 multimedia lessons. Each lesson includes an audio recording, a virtual manikin, cardiac animation and dynamic waveform. A course quiz is also included. In addition to this heart murmur course, the Easy Auscultation web site has over 65 heart and lung sound lessons. These 65 multimedia lessons represent one of the most comprehensive sets of online auscultation materials available. Each lesson can be viewed with a PC/Mac browser, iPad or iPhone. As ...

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