The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) recently awarded MERS/Goodwill Industries its three-year Certificate of Accreditation; MERS/Goodwill has maintained CARF accreditation for over 40 years. The in-depth, three-day accreditation survey was completed in November 2010. "MERS/Goodwill is honored to be awarded the CARF accreditation again," said Dr. Lewis Chartock, President and CEO of MERS/Goodwill. "The accreditation shows MERS/Goodwill's dedication and commitment to performing at the highest level for our clients, customers, employees, ...

While ETO Doors has been committed to environmentally conscious products and practices since its inception, it has finally been approved with an Energy Star Certification. The Energy Star Certification was designed by the EPA to recognize products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by maximizing efficiency, and to give products an easily identifiable badge so that consumers can make environmentally wise purchases. ETO Doors' previous recognitions for environmental stewardship include a certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The FSC is an independent ...

Creative Flavor today announced it has entered a partnership with Kentico Software, the .NET web content management system vendor, to provide its clients advanced web site publishing capabilities and highly-functional tools that are reputed by internationally recognized brands. Creative Flavor is known as a trusted provider of expert web consulting, custom design solutions and flawless web application development, serving clients locally and nationally across a variety of industries including health care, financial services, high-tech, retail and more. Creative Flavor ...

Softtek, a provider of process-driven IT services that increase the business value of Fortune 1000 organizations' application portfolios, today announced that it has launched two new blogs focusing on the IT industry. One blog, The Process of Creating, presents discussions on the evolution of IT services, which emanate from creativity. Creativity is essentially free of rules, yet it still follows a process. This blog allows Softtek to participate and share its thoughts and ideas more openly during a time of disruptive IT evolution. The second blog, Nearshore Outsourcing, ...

SSON, the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing professionals, has launched their inaugural Finance Transformation Europe 2011 event, which promises to be the premier event for finance professionals seeking to streamline operations, improve business processes, mitigate risk and reduce reporting errors through innovative business partnering, end - to end process and optimised delivery. The event features expert commentary by global leaders focusing on driving process strategy in the back office operations, specifically those that cut through ...

The UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF) raises private funds for cancer research at UCLA. The Denise Roberts Foundation provides resources to women and men of color fighting Breast Cancer. The evening will highlight local art prodigy Andrew Modlin and his latest collection. Native to Los Angeles and a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles, Modlin's artistic nature has earned him exceptional accolades such as Disney's Music Center Spotlight Award for photography in 2005 and the cover of Science Magazine. With sold out art galleries in Los Angeles ...

The Interface Financial Group, the world's only invoice discounting franchise, has selected 919 Marketing, a national, full-service marketing and public relations (PR) firm specializing in franchises, as its public relations Agency of Record in North America. As such, 919 will lead all U.S. public relations strategy and media relations efforts for IFG starting in January 2011. IFG was established thirty-nine years ago, and has locations in major cities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia. It has PR agencies in ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Cameron Dunlap, is announcing the CT REIA January 2011 monthly real estate investors meeting. This event will take place on Monday, January 24, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members, and $30 for not-yet-members. At this event, attendees will learn the following aspects of REO (bank-owned property) investing: how to quickly flip foreclosures for fast cash without any of your own money or credit; how you ...

Ecreativeworks is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Airtex Solutions. Airtex Solutions, based in Minneapolis, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of custom protective packaging used in a wide variety of industries. The company specializes in soft-sided cases, hard plastic and aluminum cases, and custom sewing for embroidery, integration of multiple materials, and other unique uses. Ecreativeworks specializes in providing web design solutions, with a focus on search engine visibility. Located in central Minnesota and southern California, the ...

One of the most exciting bands in South Africa, Goldfish will be performing live at the Summer Sunset Concerts at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. With limited tickets available and the popular electronica and dance group experiencing a hugely successful 2010 international season, it's recommended you book early to avoid disappointment. The show is scheduled for 6 March 2011 and tickets are currently available online at Web Tickets. About Goldfish Comprising Cape Town duo, Dominic Peters and David Poole, Goldfish has been rocking local audiences ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that The Mash House Restaurant & Brewery will partner with The Melting Pot: A Fondue Restaurant to host a beer pairing dinner on Thursday, Jan. 20 at The Melting Pot, located at 3100 Wake Forest Road. Zach Hart, brew master of The Mash House, and Mark Conway, proprietor of The Melting Pot, have developed the pairings menu, which includes a three-course menu, each course to be paired with a Mash House beer. Most notably being featured is Hart's signature 'Jacked Up' Stout, which uses barrels from the Jack Daniels Distillery ...

The American Marketing Association (AMA) and Conduit , powering apps for its network of over 260,000 web publishers and their 200 million users, announced today that they will host a free webinar on the topic of customer engagement management systems on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at 1:00 pm ET. Alan Webber, Principal Analyst at Altimeter Group will discuss customer engagement, including some of the most recent trends and how different types of applications and platforms are taking a larger role in customer engagement. The presentation will cover the definition of customer ...

First and foremost, Wayne offers a extremely broad portfolio of travel services and has been doing so for over 30 years including 15 years specializing in senior or older adult travel. Wayne dedicates his time and effort to assist seniors or older adults achieve their travel dreams including luxury, premium and traditional cruises and tours. Included in his travel portfolio would be various kinds of luxury travel or experiences, exceptional (unique) journeys, enrichment or educational travel along with special interest travel. Wayne also brings his experience as a world ...

Gap Adventures, the world's adventure travel leader, rolls out a new online reservation platform for sales agents worldwide. Developed based on agent feedback, the enhanced booking engine offers greater simplicity and efficiency. "We're thrilled to present the new and improved Sherpa 2.0. It's faster and much easier to use," says John Warner, Gap Adventures' VP Global Sales. "We work with the best agents in the industry and it's our priority to provide them with the best tools possible." Launching January 20, 2011, the reservation platform boasts an array of new ...

Trafford Publishing, one of the leading "print on demand" companies in the book publishing industry, recently released their book publishing specials for the whole month of January 2011. Jumpstart your publishing career right by making new beginnings and goals. Make it this year's new year's resolution to finally become the published author you have always dreamed of. If you are an established author taking the independent publishing route or a virtuoso on your field with a manuscript on hand, there's a publishing plan well-crafted to suit your needs. Choose among Trafford ...

DotLoop, the trusted source for sharing and signing documents online, is growing with new users in South Carolina after announcing its partnership with Keller Williams Realty International on Jan. 10. DotLoop is simplifying the lives of South Carolina agents and home buyers with its document-sharing platform that merges document management with electronic signatures. DotLoop is the only simple source for agents and clients to share, adjust and electronically sign documents in real time wherever they have Internet access. As a result, agents can streamline the transaction ...

LoveHabibi launched officially today its worldwide personals service for Arabs and Muslims. The website caters for Arabs, Muslims and Arab Christians worldwide, with a focus on European and North American expatriate communities. "After a solid beta period, we're now excited to have enough members and functionality to roll out the site officially", said media specialist Karim Higgins. "Stay tuned to LoveHabibi for many more improvements to come in the coming weeks and months." LoveHabibi currently has nearly 3000 members from over 120 countries, and is growing rapidly. ...

Redstor Cloud Network Attached Storage (NAS) offers virtually unlimited file storage capacity via a downloadable virtual NAS appliance that runs on the user's server in their data centre. The service is based on the Nasuni Filer, which creates a secure, high performance NAS server with a connection to the Redstor Cloud Storage Platform. It also offers automatic provisioning, fast restore of old files, high-performance caching, and end-to-end encryption of both data and metadata. Redstor, a leading European cloud storage service provider, has today launched three new ...

Cadac Organice, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and developer of Cadac Organice, a SharePoint based solution for Engineering Document Management and Document Control, announced today that she has signed a contract with Orkuveita Reykjavikur, a utility company from Iceland. Icelandic utility company Orkuveita Reykjavikur has bought Cadac Organice Explorer to replace their current technical EDMS solution. Orkuveita Reykjavikur was seeking a solution that could support their business better both from a usability and technology perspective. One key wish was to have a ...

AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, today announced a new strategic partnership with Blueciate, based in Jersey City, New Jersey to sell and support the AuraPortal BPMS solution in the U.S. market. Blueciate provides business process improvement and information management solutions to technology forward organizations. The partnership will allow Blueciate to deliver Business Process Management tools and services as an extension of their current technology services offering. With the agreement, Blueciate will be ...

Omniplex, a leading provider of e-learning solutions, will be exhibiting on stand 110 at Europe's leading showcase of technology supported learning: the Learning Technologies exhibition in London's Olympia 2. The exhibition takes place on 26th and 27th January. Omniplex, which announced a record year in 2009/10 followed by a record quarter to end the calendar year, recently denied rumours that it was planning to float on the London Stock Exchange. "Despite some speculation among commentators and analysts, we have no plans to 'go public' at present," said Omniplex's ...

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This week's exciting announcement of the Daisy Lowe for Peacocks swimwear collaboration goes global, endorsing Peacocks' position as the UK's hottest value fashion retailer. The Peacocks brand celebrates excellent coverage in leading titles including Vogue.com, Daily Mail online, Daily Telegraph online, Metro online, and sees international pick up in countries including USA, Japan and throughout Europe. On Vogue.com there is some great coverage for Daisy Lowe's 1950s inspired swimwear collection, with a quote from her designer mum Pearl : "I'm so proud of Daisy's ...

Saumen Chakraborty, President and Global Head of Quality, HR & IT at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, joins Pharma IQ to discuss successful deployment of Lean, Six Sigma and ToC. Pharma IQ: Please can you outline your role? S Chakraborty: Currently I am the President and Head of Global Quality, Human Resources (HR), IT & Business Process Excellence (BPE) at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. I develop and execute the long-term vision for Quality, IT, BPE and HR functions, guide the team and review performance for the above mentioned functions, I also champion the Quality ...

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