Montreux Energy (www.montreuxenergy.com), a premier organizer of strategy roundtables on the future of global energy investment, announced that it will host a gathering of national and international experts to discuss new ways to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban energy, systems, and infrastructure. CITYDESIGN + CITYBUILD 2010 will be held September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Denver. The conference theme, "Clean Energy, Technology, and Design for the Networked City" will engage thought leaders from a variety of industries, including ...

Whatever the weather, with flip flops or wellingtons, British women are looking for flawless nails: nail care searches increased by 159% during the past 30 days on Twenga, the shopping search engine. Women are asking for salon results at home as visits for UV manicure lamps surged by 204%. Here are this season nail trends: o The emphasis is put on keeping fingernails healthy and strong. The most searched for nail polishes have to protect from the sun, whiten, energise, or have matte or shiny effects. o With top 5 favorite colours being purple, coral, pink, brown and ...

DIRE Studio announces the release of Green Shine for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Containing 135 solutions for more than 103 everyday housekeeping tasks, Green Shine is a helpful app for anyone who wants to reject harsh chemicals and commercial cleaners in their daily lives. Green Shine Lite, a variant containing 27 solutions for 20 tasks is also available as a free download. "I was shocked when I realized how many dangerous chemicals are in use in everyday cleaners. As a housewife, I wanted to take care not only the cleanness of our home, but my family's health, too. ...

OrionGadgets is a retailer and manufacturer of cell phone accessories with over 10,000 listings available for the most popular new smart-phones, PDAs, iPod / iPad, and e-readers. The latest additions to OrionGadgets' selection of iPhone 4 accessories add utility and variety to the product mix. See complete listing of available accessories at OrionGadgets iPhone 4 accessories page. Charge and sync files from the desktop with the Apple iPhone 4 USB Sync & Charge Cradle (w/ AC Charger). This charging dock is designed to fit an uncovered iPhone 4 perfectly, holding it at ...

CLP has set a target of planting 100,000 virtual trees by participants across Asia-Pacific Through CLP Green Park, for every virtual tree that is planted, HK$5 will be donated to green projects being implemented by partner organizations in five Asia-Pacific markets including Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland, Australia, India and Thailand. âEURœTackling the climate change problem is at the heart of CLPâEUR s green initiatives. Green Park is unique in the way it reaches out to a diverse demographic in Asia, using an online gaming platform,âEUR said Andrew Brandler, CEO ...

Information Transport Solutions, Inc., a full service provider of technology solutions focused in the southeast, earned the honor of ranking No. 1930 on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list. This is the company's seventh consecutive year appearing on the annual ranking. The Inc. 5000 conducted by Inc. Magazine, is the annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. It is a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. ...

Pocket-Promo LLC, a premier provider of text message marketing software for small to mid-sized businesses, announces the roll-out of their VIP Managed Services offering. Clients using their VIP Managed Services will get a fully-managed turnkey solution, helping to leverage the mobile marketing expertise of the company and its senior managers. "We designed our web-based application to be quite intuitive and easy to use for our clients," says Jeffrey Arnold, President of Pocket-Promo. "However, through our market analysis and interviews with business owners, we have found ...

Knexus, a leader in social software solutions, today announced a major upgrade to its K'nex-us 2.2, the innovative social platform and apps to make content social. The improved version enables companies to utilize rich media content (e.g. videos, podcasts) to increase engagement & save time, combine professional (company or brand generated) & user generated content (UGC), and wrap social interactions around content to generate high value conversation and interactions. K'nex-us 2.2 delivers business customers everything they need to make their content more engaging, collaborative ...

Insurance providers looking to quickly move to paperless processing of customer transactions now have a new cloud-based, e-signing service at their disposal, said Silanis Technology - the electronic signature solution provider for 21st Century , Country Financial, , Liberty Mutual and other leading carriers. The company today released the first dedicated e-signing service for the insurance industry. This transaction-based service combines Silanis' electronic signature enterprise platform with configurable process and web templates that leverage insurance best practices ...

Gracious Street Methodist Church in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, comprises a nineteenth century hall and an adjacent modern church. It is a beautiful historic site that serves the town and its surrounding area. A movemanSKG platform lift ensures the church is accessible to less able visitors. The church carried out a GBP1.4m refurbishment and modernisation project to open its premises up to the community. It installed a large fully-fitted hygienic kitchen, added new wheelchair-accessible toilets, and built an amalgamating link between the two buildings called 'The ...

The professional sommelier course dedicated to Japanese participants and organised by AIS Japan was highly successful. Aspiring sommeliers from the Land of the Rising Sun carried out their "studies" using Bormioli Rocco's special wine tasting glasses. In its capacity as technical sponsor, the company supplied the "educational material", namely wine glasses, glass water tumblers, and all the accessories needed for mastering the art of wine tasting. In a well-known restaurant in Pescia (Province of Pistoia), the participants attended lessons given by speakers and wine ...

The U.S. market for chocolate products displayed its recession resiliency, as retail sales increased 3% from 2008 to reach a record $17 billion in 2009, according to Chocolate Market in the U.S.: Trends and Opportunities in Premium, Gourmet and Mass Chocolate Products by market research publisher Packaged Facts. The growth was attributed to the 75% of Americans who have purchased chocolate products since 2008 and increases in manufacturer prices, which didn't discourage budget-conscious households from buying quality chocolate as an affordable indulgence. Global demand ...

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced a new cordless circular saw with a high efficiency motor that provides more cuts per charge than any saw in its class. The KSA18 LTX cordless circular saw is ideal for projects that require fast straight cuts with relative accuracy through heavy material like cutting paneling, ripping lumber and making cross, miter and angled bevel cuts. The easy-to-maneuver 6-1/2" cordless circular ...

balesio AG, the leading provider of native format optimization solutions for unstructured data, today officially releases FILEminimizer SharePoint, an integrated optimization solution based on balesio's FILEminimizer technology to reduce the file storage volume on Microsoft SharePoint. FILEminimizer SharePoint reduces the size of images and Microsoft Office files, traditionally popular files shared via Microsoft SharePoint, by on average 70 percent through its content-aware, native optimization processes. Contrary to LZ and Zip compression, the FILEminimizer optimization ...

Fibrenew International, the world leader in leather and plastic restoration, has engaged 919 Marketing Company, a North Carolina based public relations firm with proven experience assisting growing franchises, as their public relations and social media Agency of Record (AOR). As the Agency of Record, 919 Marketing will provide a wide variety of PR and social media services for Fibrenew International to increase exposure and drive franchise sales while also promoting their existing national franchise locations through local PR campaigns. Fibrenew has more than two hundred ...

Bertrand Retirement Strategies, an independent financial advisory and retirement planning firm, was recently named by the Oklahoman as one of the top three Oklahoma City businesses in the Best Local/Financial Advisors category. This summer, the Oklahoman held its 17th Annual Readers Choice Competition. Readers were asked to vote on product and services preferences from 180 categories across 6 topics including food, lifestyle, shopping, community services and local people, places & things. "We are very pleased to have received this recognition and especially when ...

Flight Line Radio created audio zones around the various War Bird aircraft on display which included the B-17 "Yankee Lady", the P-51 "Moonbeam McSwine", a pair of V-22 Ospreys and the TBM-3E Avenger Torpedo Bomber "Ida Red." As spectators strolled down the tarmac they could change the channel on their credit-card sized personal receiver to hear an exclusive, pre-recorded loop which conveyed content of the respective aircraft on display. Flight Line Radio is a service that allowed visitors at the Alpena Air Show to listen to the air show announcer, Hugh Oldham, the ...

QLM Sourcing Professional is a very easy to use, cost-effective, yet comprehensive solution for managing the quotation process for organizations that have supplier and sourcing management requirements. By leveraging Adobe forms, QLM Sourcing Professional makes the RFQ process simple, standardized and easily measureable for both buyers and suppliers. It streamlines the quotation lifecycle management process - saving significant time and money - at an unbeatable price. "With our Cloud delivery model, a buyer can now purchase a single RFQ with virtually all the advantages ...

The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), has announced that Gary L. Riedlinger, CPA, PFS has been elected as a new member of its board of directors for the 2010-2011 season. The announcement was made by MACPA President and CEO Peggy Dzierzawski, CAE. Riedlinger is a principal at Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants in Saginaw. A practicing CPA since 1978, he specializes in individual and corporate income tax and estate planning services; tax planning; compliance; tax minimization and disclosures; federal and state tax legislation; local, state ...

Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDi) a Buffalo, NY based third party logistics provider has announced today the launch of its new logo and redesigned website at http://www.LogisticDynamics.com. The new website offers comprehensive details on LDi's suite of logistic services including full truckload, LTL, air and ocean freight services as well as instant access for customers to track shipments and retrieve shipping related documents like invoices and bills of lading. "As a company we are evolving and offering a more diverse range of services so we are very excited about the ...

The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), has announced that Mark Faulkner BBA, MST, CPA has been elected as a new member of its Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 season. The announcement was made by MACPA President and CEO Peggy Dzierzawski, CAE. Mark Faulkner is a tax director and Deloitte's Michigan Multistate Tax Practice Leader. With more than 18 years of multi-state tax experience, he has been involved with implementing numerous state and local tax planning strategies, performing due diligence reviews related to corporate acquisitions ...

Environmental concerns have prompted generator hire company Mather and Stuart Generators Ltd, one of the largest power hire companies in the UK, to make all hires carbon neutral. This follows a deal with Crown Oil UK for the supply of totally carbon offset diesel. Mather and Stuart provide power hire services to any branch of construction, industry or commerce where mains supplies are not available as well as areas like education, leisure and retail. "New mains are often not installed in time or there are cases of cables being severed or stolen, and that is when we step ...

Designed specifically for 2 - 5 year olds, this brand new addition to the TP range is sure to fly - or bounce - off the shelves in no time at all. Like the Spiro Hop, the SpiroBouncer will have your kids in a 360 degree spin and bouncing around like Tigger on a pogo stick! The SpiroBouncer is ideal for indoor and outdoor use! Why not set it up on the patio and watch your kids amuse themselves for hours on end? Or, if you want to keep a closer eye on the children, simply put it in the living room. Certain to be the centre-piece of children's birthday parties and family ...

This month Pittsburgh's People Helping People (http://www.meetup.com/thepeoplehelpers) event went exceptionally well. Beth, with http://www.plussizemommy.com , suggested that the group participate in "Bag it Forward," an initiative to provide backpacks and school supplies for children at Back to School time. The group agreed, and off they went. By the time Sunday 8/15/2010 came, a large number of people gathered at Panera Bread in Monroeville, ready to assemble over 150 backpacks with school supplies. Kim, http://www.craftymamaof4.com, and Alaina, http://www.myheartfeltlife.com ...

The Gulf Shores Open, part of the Golf Channel Amateur Tour, was held on August 21st and 22nd at the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club, a Gulf Shores Golf Association golf course. Drawing awareness and interest in the local golf and the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area in general, the Gulf Shores Open was added to the AM Tour in June and attracted golfers from around the nation. One such golfer, Valentine Stype from Long Island, New York, canceled his participation in a Pennsylvania tournament to play in the Gulf Shores Open instead. "I said to my wife, you know we should ...