Parents may enjoy popping into Salon Baby during their trip to Paris, with plenty of innovative products and top advice being shared at the event. The show has been running in France for 15 years and stops in at several different cities across the country, with people able to make their way to the occasion from their hotel in Paris in early autumn. According to the organisers, it is not just a collection of new products for parents, since it aims to deal with the whole experience of parenthood, from the moment a woman becomes pregnant through a youngster's early childhood. They ...

Classical music superstar Katherine Jenkins is set to thrill fans with Dusseldorf hotel bookings when she arrives in the city in October. The Welsh singer is scheduled to perform at the Philipshalle on October 12th, when admirers of her famous voice will be able to hear songs from last year's album Believe and other material from her back catalogue. One of the few classical performers to cross over and reach the mainstream pop audience, Jenkins is a mezzo soprano who has appeared at major events all over the world. Her rise to fame began in 2003, when she sang ...

A selection of museums and famous residential properties fling open their doors to the public in Paris in September as Heritage Days takes place in the city. Hotel Paris guests will be able to enter participating venues for free and may get the chance to see the insides of famous buildings that might typically be closed. According to What's on When, this event sees 14,000 properties around France open to the public on September 18th and 19th 2010, with the French minister of culture and communication Frederic Mitterrand lauding its potential for sharing the country's ...

Fans of John Barrowman may wish to book tickets to his upcoming London show at the Royal Albert Hall. The lively television personality has starred in several programmes, from fantasy series Torchwood - in which he played the lead role of Captain Jack Harkness - to prime time entertainment such as Tonight's the Night. He will be gracing the stage at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday October 4th 2010, with the performer sure to play some songs from his most recent self-titled album, as well as plenty of other tunes from his previous two long-play records. The popularity ...

A performance from Goldfrapp is set to be one of the highlights of this year's Barcelona Accio Musical (BAM) Festival. The British electronic pop duo are due to play a free open-air concert at the city's Parc de Forum as part of this lively event, which runs from September 23rd to 25th. Other acts set to grace stages around Barcelona during BAM include Belle & Sebastian, Anti-Pop Consortium, El Guincho, Maika Makovski, OK Go and Hindi Zahra. Now in its 18th year, the festival forms an important part of La Merce - an annual carnival held in honour of the patron ...

The Story of London Festival is a celebration of the English capital's proud history, as well as its aspirations for the future. Running from October 1st to 10th 2010, this inspiring event sees activities taking place across the city, meaning that guests at Mayfair hotels are unlikely to have to go far to find something to do. Among the projects being organised are guided walks around certain parts of the capital, plenty of family-friendly initiatives and educational options. The organisers noted that people can use the festival to find out more about the city, ...

Magenta Research is excited to announce their nomination for the AV Awards 2010 Systems Product of the Year. The AV Awards are hosted each year by AV Magazine and are considered the most important awards in the UK for the professional audio-visual industry. Magenta's newly launched Voyager Series, the world's first all-format fiber optic signal distribution platform, has been nominated as the 2010 Systems Product of the Year. The Voyager Platform is an interoperable set of transmitters, receivers, distribution amplifiers and matrix switchers, which enables any end to ...

Next summer, a family will be moving into a new home at 2850 N. 21st St., in Milwaukee - thanks to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and a donation from LiteSteel Technologies. The donation came in the form of a 30-foot long LiteSteel beam (LSB ), which was installed by a team of volunteers Aug. 19. LSB is a patented, cold-formed, light weight steel structural beam that combines the strength of steel but with the installation workability normally associated with wood products. The beam arrived with the lumber package the night before from Bliffert Lumber, the pro-dealer ...

Stratos Jet Charters Inc., a worldwide air charter agency, recently improved its North to South jet charter service by inviting one of the most reputable private jet operators in the Ft. Lauderdale area to join the Stratos Jets' Approved Vendor Program. Stratos Jets can now provide on-demand jet charter service for New England to South East routings on eight of the safest and most highly-maintained private jet aircraft. The mission of the Stratos Jets' Approved Vendor Program is to ensure that every Stratos Jets vendor meets or exceeds with the highest safety expectations ...

Researchers in North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a method for predicting the ways nanoparticles will interact with biological systems - including the human body. Their work could have implications for improved human and environmental safety in the handling of nanomaterials, as well as applications for drug delivery. NC State researchers Dr. Jim Riviere, Burroughs Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and director of the university's Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics, Dr. Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, ...

There is much excitement surrounding the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Online Slot Game in September 2010, and to add to this excitement, the Fortune Lounge Group of Online Casinos [ http://www.fortunelounge.eu/ ], which includes Platinum Play and Royal Vegas, are set to launch their latest The Lord of the Rings promotion in the same month. The promotion will run for four weeks from the 2nd to the 28th of September 2010. Within these four weeks, players will not only be able to play The Lord of the Rings Slot Game but also win thousands ...

Earlier this summer, South Carolina became the latest state to adopt sentencing reforms aimed at reducing penitentiary expenses. South Carolina's prison population rose abruptly from just over 9,000 inmates in 1983 to more than 24,000 by the end of 2009, with steep future increases projected. Over the same interval, the state prison budget rose from $63.7 million to almost $400 million. Despite this massive public investment, rates of violent crime and recidivism in the state have remained high. According to The Pew Center on the States, spending on corrections throughout ...

Despite a flood of protest from local governments, a provision of Leandra's Law requiring ignition interlock devices for all New York drivers convicted of DWI is set to soon go into effect. These devices connect the ignition of an offender's vehicle to a breath alcohol analyzer, and prevent the vehicle from starting if the driver does not pass a breath test. As of August 15, every New York county is required to adopt a comprehensive ignition interlock program. Some local governments, while optimistic about the law's intended effects, are worried about the financial ...

A recent decision by the German Constitutional Court provides that men who father children out of wedlock need not obtain the mother's consent to seek legal custody. The court heeded a 2009 European Court of Human Rights ruling that German family law was inconsistent with a European directive to respect and sustain family life, and it also ran afoul of anti-discrimination laws. The interests of a German child in having a relationship with an unmarried father can no longer be subsumed by the mother's parental rights. Some German conservatives decried the judgment, arguing ...

One of the quickest ways to learn about the importance of having a solid and comprehensive estate plan is having to facilitate the process for elderly parents who encounter unexpected hardships. For adults with parents in their seventies or eighties, emerging health care issues may be the catalyst for decisions about factors not considered by a generation that may have associated estate planning more with financial issues resolved by a standard will. By seeking practical advice about strategies available to help a family cope with issues caused by advancing illness or the ...

An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law According to a report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 3.7 million workers suffered reported nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2008. Like many other states, New Jersey has a comprehensive workers' compensation system in place to provide, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a "no fault insurance program that provides...benefits to employees who suffer job-related injuries or illnesses". The Worker's Compensation benefits include: - Payment of medical ...

Recently, the City of Dallas announced the start of its "Pay Up or Get Locked UP!" campaign. Dallas Police, working with City Marshalls and a total of five local agencies, began targeting those individuals with outstanding warrants in the city. Designed to Close Budget Gaps With the sagging economy and budget cuts hitting cities and local communities equally hard, cities are ramping up collection efforts as a way to close budget shortfalls, and Dallas is no exception. According to The Dallas Morning News, the city has over 450,000 outstanding warrants with unpaid ...

Recently, two school buses were involved in a serious accident in Missouri. One student was killed, as was the driver of another vehicle involved in the accident, and over fifty students were injured in the crash. The incident renewed the debate over whether school buses should have seat belts installed and whether those belts would make buses any safer. The crash occurred when a pick-up truck rear-ended a semi that had stopped for construction traffic. One of the school buses collided with the pick-up and was then struck from behind by the other bus. The Associated ...

"Affiliate marketers, network marketers, and home business entrepreneurs in particular have been hit hard over the past 18 months and traffic for them has been scarce," says Jim Yaghi, one of the trainers spearheading the PPC-focused training. PPC or Pay-Per-Click advertising has been traditionally the most valuable source of traffic for online entrepreneurs. 29-year-old David Schwind, who worked closely with Yaghi in building the training series, says, "Changes in consumer laws have made it difficult for systems that rely solely on affiliate traffic to do business. ...

Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. (BEI) announced today that the system showed positive sales growth during the second quarter ending July 13, 2010. The 428-unit restaurant operator recognized sales of $58.7 million, a 2.5 percent increase over the second quarter of 2009. Bruegger's namesake brand added 18 franchise, corporate and co-branded bakeries during the past year. Same store comparable sales were up by 0.6 percent on company units and 0.1 percent system-wide. Bruegger's is anticipating unit growth in 2010 to continue at a rate of 10 percent. Timothy's World Coffee, ...

Tracker Corp announces the formation of a Product Development Council (PDC) to optimize the evolution of ImmigrationTracker, the company's immigration case management software. The 12-member advisory council is comprised of leading attorneys, technology gurus and human resource executives from diverse practices and industries. The objective is to perfect the usability, utility and efficiency of Tracker's immigration management software through an open ear to the market. Tracker's PDC will create a deep understanding of current, modern client challenges and will cultivate ...

The already hugely successful GHI Builder home business set up has now added Adsense to its revenue models available on the GHI Builder website allowing all new owners to generate income through affiliate sales, advertising sales and now Adsense. GHI Builder became popular earlier this year when it launched onto the home business market offering a full business system - backed with a guarantee - for under the GBP300's mark. How Does The Adsense Work Each new GHI Builder website will come with Adsense integration meaning once the website owner has entered their unique ...

ProfitKey International, a leader in developing and marketing ERP and MES software for discrete manufacturers for over 30 years, unveiled a new website today -- www.profitkey.com. The new website is one step in many towards the company goal of gaining market share, and it marks the beginning of a new marketing campaign for ProfitKey. The new website features the new look of ProfitKey's marketing materials, easier navigation, and special areas for partners and customers. Concurrently, ProfitKey is also launching a social media campaign which includes Facebook, LinkedIn, ...

Jackpot Games' casino revealed details of its first big winner today, marking the company's growth since its launch in April 2010. The Malta-based firm celebrated with the player after confirming the EUR20,000 win came from a single slot machine spin. The lucky player, Miss N.R of London, hit EUR20,142 on the Devil's Delight slot machine at around 4pm on August 20th, just half an hour after her first spin. She then went on to further wins on other slot machines after that. She was contacted immediately by the casino to confirm her win and to start the process of paying ...

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