Karen Chassin Goldbaum has joined the Community Foundation as communications officer. She will support the Community Foundation's strategic goals for education and outreach through a variety of existing and new initiatives. She will also provide communications strategy and support to the New Economy Initiative, a project of the Community Foundation Michigan. Ms. Goldbaum most recently served as director of communications for the University of Michigan Museum of Art through its successful campaign to expand and renovate its facility, part of the $3.1 billion Michigan ...

No-cost Teleseminar for entrepreneurs, writers, coaches and artists who want to know the truth about where and how to find funding for their businesses. Date: August 27, 2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. ET Cost: Free Registration: http://www.creativebusinesscapital.com Banks all across the U.S. Are tightening the purse strings making access to small business credit more difficult. The housing market is the worst slump in over 30 years. Weekly unemployment numbers aren't getting lower. International trade has slowed. For small businesses, entrepreneurs and people who want ...

Frequently used as the set for period dramas and home to a fleet of square rigged ships, the attraction of the Grade II listed port of Charlestown is instant. Situated in St Austell Bay on the south coast of Cornwall, the sheltered port was built between 1790 and 1810 by local landowner, Charles Rashleigh, to serve the copper and china clay ships of the day. Over the last two centuries Charlestown has remained unspoilt and features regularly in movies and TV productions such as The Three Musketeers, Mansfield Park and Hornblower. Traditional properties in magnificent ...

CEO and Founder of LeadMaster Russell King and Chief Marketing Officer Andy Brownell joined SLMA Radio Talk Show host Will Crist for a lively discussion of all things Lead Management on SLMA Radio on August 12, 2010. A wide variety of topics were discussed including: bridging the gap between sales & marketing, lead aging, the importance of dashboard flexibility, how LeadMaster can be customized for any industry, workflow automation, lead distribution, lead nurturing, marketing ROI and technology advances for the lead management industry. When talking about LeadMaster's ...

BHM Financial Group, a privately owned financing company specializing in bad and no credit loans has announced their most recent addition to their lending base. The new division MEDILOANS, will specialize in the funding of loans for Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Canada. This has come about due to BHM Financials sponsoring of PLASTIC SURGERY PORTAL CA .COM which focused on delivering information on Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. Offering an unbiased informational portal , visitors can look for information about procedures, surgeons, risks and any and all important information ...

The demand for emergency medicine physicians has climbed sharply in the past year, according to the most recent data published by The Delta Companies in The Physician Recruiting Standard. "Emergency rooms continue to experience an influx of uninsured patients as a result of high unemployment," says Todd Turrentine, team lead of Delta Physician Placement. In the last twelve months emergency medicine jumped twelve spots on the publication's list of specialties in demand, now only second to family medicine. The Physician Recruiting Standard is a free, quarterly ...

The Carlisle Group (TCG) joins Never Tap Out, an inspirational clothing company, in the fight against cancer. TCG, a premier global executive search and recruitment firm, is sponsoring the Never Tap Out (NTO) motorcycle ride to benefit the kids of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology Unit to be held in Baltimore August 28. TCG is also proud to sponsor the recently launched "Never Tap Out on the FIGHT against BREAST CANCER" apparel line and online community. Gregory Day is a former Maryland Police Officer, state champion wrestler and the NTO President and Owner. "We ...

For 114 years, David Michael & Co. has innovated the way consumers experience food and beverages. This effort was transcended five years ago when the company aligned with First Flavor, Inc., creators of Peel n' Taste flavor strips, a tool that utilizes the sense of taste to enhance marketing campaigns. Together, David Michael & Co. and First Flavor utilize taste-matching technology to replicate a wide range of flavors in an even wider range of products. For David Michael & Co, working with First Flavor illustrates how a valuable partnership with a technology-driven company ...

Today's sales managers and trainers are pressed for time, and are looking for innovative, easy ways to make their sales meetings engaging and effective. Two of the pioneers in exactly that field are featured in the July/August issue of the Insurance & Financial Meetings Management article, "Learning in the Round ... And Other Strategies For Effective Sales Training Meetings." At the forefront of their field, sales training experts Nancy Bleeke and Alice Kemper, co-creators of Sharpenz...Half Hour of Power, provide several tips for planning effective sales meetings in ...

Christine Heathman, LMT, ME, "Legend" in American Aesthetics, Industry Innovator, and CEO and Founder of GlyMed Plus , today announced her arrival at the 2010 Emmy Award Luxury Gifting Lounge presented by GBK on August 27th and 28th at the SLS Luxury Collection Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. "We are pleased to have Christine Heathman and her prestigious GlyMed Plus products at our event" said, Gavin Keilly, CEO of GBK Productions. "I am certain the celebrities will enjoy experiencing this new product." According to Christine Heathman, being at the 2010 Emmy ...

The optimistic news comes from the latest British Meetings & Events Industry Survey (BMEIS) of 600 leading event marketing organisers in the corporate and association sectors. It reveals there will be a net increase in spending on events in 2010-11 - an about-turn compared with last year, when 10 per cent of budgets were cut. For the next 12 months, 18 per cent of event organisers expected to have bigger budgets to spend. Sally Greenhill of The Right Solutions, who carried out the research, commented: "This is clearly positive news. It will be very welcome for suppliers ...

Staggering statistics have just been released by The Telegraph revealing that leading high street banks and financial institutions receive daily complaints numbering in the thousands. In the six months to June, Lloyds TSB Group received 288,717, equivalent to 1,850 daily. Most of the complaints related to banking issues - overdrafts and overdraft charges but more than 41,000 related to complaints about the way the group sold insurance products, primarily mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI). Where customers complained - 54% were successful in their claims ...

Aneesoft Corporation, a leading digital multimediasoftware company, today has just launched 'Big Sale' promotion on its flash gallery software products. This 'Big Sale' promotion will give discounts for all flash gallery software which afford an ideal way to display digital photos into flash photo gallery for sharing on MySpace, Blogger, Facebook and personal websites easily. And the discounts are kindly offered up to 40%. "We launch this 'Big Sale' promotion to help consumers find the best flash gallery software to turn their summer holiday photos into stunning flash ...

The Ultimate SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer Protocol) .NET Component offers a comprehensive interface for SFTP, providing the developer with everything that he needs to incorporate secure file transfers in an application, as well as remote file management using SFTP. In addition to downloading and uploading by file name, URL, and wild card masks, the SFTP library also supports remote file management functionality such as directory listings and the ability to rename, delete and move files on the server. The component also offers the flexibility, ease of use and rapid development ...

Amy Dillon, Founder and President of Souled Out Ministries, was given the opportunity to host the weekly morning program, now named Amy Dillon Live, beginning September 13, 2010 on The Word 99.3 / 98.5 FM. The program will run weekday mornings from 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM. Amy Dillon and show producer Judith Dudley will offer women a start to their morning that is powerful, packed full of encouragement and freedom. The tag-line of choice for the program "Transparent and Transformational" is purposeful. "Transparency with one another is the catalyst that opens the window of ...

Utah Business magazine ranked Access Technology Solutions No. 14 on its Utah Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. For the third year in a row Access has been ranked in the top 20. The Utah Fast 50 program was designed to recognize companies for their entrepreneurial spirit, innovative business tactics and skyrocketing revenue growth. Access Technology Solutions was honored at an event in Salt Lake City on August 26th and will be featured in Utah Business magazine's September issue. Access Technology Solutions - http://www.accessts.com - is a leading ...

Gap Adventures, an award-winning adventure travel company committed to changing people's lives through unique experiences, and World Nomads, a leading global travel safety products and services provider, have announced Mohamed Soliman of Cairo as the winner of the Travel Documentary Scholarship for 2010. Mohamed emerged victorious from over 178 quality entries submitted for the scholarship from around the globe, including strong entries from Africa, India, Alaska, South America, South East Asia and Papua New Guinea. However, it was Mohamed Soliman's piece on Northern ...

Ashland University's Professional Development Program, which was started in 1980, has seen tremendous growth through the years and is the largest program of its kind in the state of Ohio and one of the largest in the country, according to Dr. Dwight McElfresh, who has directed Ashland's professional development services for the past five years. "We had 23,174 people taking classes last year and we conducted a total of 4,542 workshops," McElfresh said. "Most of the workshops are job-embedded in the school districts, but we do partner with many other organizations, including ...

On-trend and in demand, the Festival Friendship Bracelets are the latest dreamy design from Molly Brown London. Available in three colours, deep pink, navy and pale pink with a gorgeous heart shaped sterling silver adjustable toggle, these hand-woven friendship bracelets pack a serious fashion punch! And you can layer for the latest look; why have one when you could have three! The Festival Friendship Bracelets are suitable for girls of all ages and as the brand's popularity expands, Molly Brown girls' jewellery is now being worn by young girls, teenagers, and adults. ...

The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting from the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt is to be shown at the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum this year. Hotel Bilbao guests will have the chance to see all sorts of masterpieces while the collection is on display from October 8th 2010 to February 13th 2011. Among the names included in this incredible selection are Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Hals and Jan Vermeer van Delft, whose The Geographer painting is known all over the world and features in this exhibition. The artistic creations have been borrowed from the Stadel ...

Paris will welcome the artistic stylings of Alain Buffard later this year, with his Tout Va Bien show being performed at the Centre Pompidou. Taking place from October 13th to 17th, audiences can expect to be impressed and often surprised by the artist's work, which is hitting the stage as part of the Paris Autumn Festival. Guests at Paris hotels who are familiar with Buffard's oeuvre will not be surprised to see that themes of subjugation and alienation once again feature heavily, just as they did in past productions Dispositif 3.1 and S.E.S.A. According to the ...

According to San Diego Jewelry Buyers & Loans (SDJBL), increasing numbers of San Diegans are purchasing pre-owned designer handbags and gold jewelry. "On the surface, this might appear strange considering the current economic conditions," says Carl Blackburn, owner of SDJBL, "but there is a logical explanation for this trend. "For one thing, many people are no longer letting their second-hand luxury items like gold jewelry and luxury handbags (which they no longer wear or use anymore) gather dust in their drawers and closets. Instead, they are taking them to a trusted ...

Travellers keen to take in a bit of typical Spanish culture should try and catch one of the performances that form part of the Feria de San Miguel in Seville. Accommodation Seville guests may wish to see a bullfight while they are in Spain and this festival is the ideal time to do so. According to What's on When, the event is considered to be one of the biggest occasions in its cultural calendar and sees plenty of activities put on for residents and tourists to enjoy. The travel listings website added: "The highlights include displays of horsemanship, bullfights ...

The DePuy ASR hip recall of the Johnson & Johnson Depuy ASR hip replacements finally occurred long after reports made it known that the hip implant fails at a very high rate. The Depuy ASR hip replacement causes high levels of metal ion release into patients implanted with the device. This results patients needing a revision surgery. The DePuy ASR revision surgery is complicated due to the adverse effects of the metal ions on the tissue. The Depuy ASR hip replacement's high failure rate was documented in the 2008 Australian Registry. The DePuy ASR hip recall from the ...

Genadyne Biotechnologies a US based developer and manufacturer of negative pressure wound therapy systems, non-powered and powered pressure relieving therapeutic surfaces, has been awarded a new multi-year contract by the Department of Veteran Affairs. The five-year contract will cover veterans for support surfaces and negative pressure wound therapy systems. "We are very enthusiastic in being able to offer our product line to help our troops at home and abroad," says Shahzad Pirzada, President of Genadyne Biotechnologies. Contract #: V797P-4316B Effective Dates: ...