The Franchise 500 list by Entrepreneur is the world's first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking that is based on objective, quantifiable measures of success from financial and statistical data. In its 32nd year of release, the list recognizes the best franchises of 2011 with overall rankings and special industry categories. "For the past 10 years, we have made it our mission to assist children in their education at their homes according to their busy schedules," said Frank Milner, president of Tutor Doctor. "We've experienced an overwhelming amount of success ...

Dan Sallis, VP of Operations for OrderStorm Inc., is the featured speaker for the Colorado chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Knowledge Series in January. The topic for the presentation is 'Design your website to SELL!' See Dan speak on January 19, 2011, 5:30 - 7:30pm at Regis University - DTC Campus (6380 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO 80111), $15 students, $25 members, $40 non-member and walk-in registrants. Websites, e-commerce strategy, search engine optimization and social media are all rapidly changing and confusing ...

Internationally-recognized archaeologist and historian Ian George will be a featured speaker during "Valuing Historic Perspectives," the Ninth Annual Historic Preservation Conference, to be held June 22-24, 2011 at the University Park Marriott Hotel near the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Mr. George began his archaeology career while still at school, digging with a local society. During his degree in prehistory and archaeology and geography at Sheffield University he specialised in early human origins. A year spent digging in the UK and Peru persuaded ...

Seniors enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan and served by one of the region's largest primary care providers utilizing a patient-centered medical home model live longer than their peers statewide, according to federally funded research published in this month's The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (JACM). The adjusted mortality rate for WellMed Medical Group patients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan was consistently, and considerably, lower compared with the Texas senior population as a whole, according to the case study published in the most recent JACM. The ...

Residents and visitors can now discover the best of Arlington, Texas with the new City of Arlington mobile apps. The free iPhone and Android apps, along with the new mobile website, feature on-the-go access to entertainment, recreation, shopping, jobs, city services, news, maps and more. "We wanted to use new and growing technology to give our residents greater access to their city, as well as provide the 6.5 million people who visit Arlington each year a useful and easily accessible guide to the city," said Deputy City Manager Trey Yelverton. The mobile apps launch ...

Fast growing international Microstock Photography company Pixmac has simplified purchasing great imagery by eliminating the need to register on its site to buy an image, says Vita Valka, CEO. Virtually all other stock photography sites make a user sign up and select a username and password in order to buy images. Sometimes even asking the customer a number of marketing questions such as job role, how much they spend on photography etc. As designers themselves, Pixmac decided to do away with this bureaucratic registration process. The company has no interest in knowing ...

The National Business Logos Company of Birmingham area wants to hear how you Roll Tide. The local promotional company has launched their 2011 contest entitled "How do you Roll?" and is offering a private discount on their entire catalog of promotional products to this year's winner. As a promotional company with roots in the Birmingham/ Tuscaloosa area -with the ability to provide their products all across the US and abroad via their online business platform- National Business Logos has taken stake as the area's dominant supplier of all things promotional. Due to their ...

http://www.911bodyrescue.com. Coach Abby Campbell, founder of 911 Body ResQ, will be hosting the 2011 Facebook Body Transformation Challenge to help Facebook members lose weight and get fit and healthy for the new year. Participants may join in on the Facebook challenge between January 10-24 to earn their way to several prizes. The winner will be chosen on May 1, 2011. It's a new year, and thousands make resolutions to get fit and healthy. Campbell says, "We all know how difficult it is to lose weight and achieve maximum fat loss. Many go on yo-yo or starvation diets, ...

Designed specifically for auto dealer advertising, Save On Cars & Trucks is a new monthly publication mailed to 1.3 million homes in the Detroit Tri-County region. "Bill Davis is the obvious choice to direct our Save On Cars & Trucks publication as we increase its circulation into other major markets across the country," said Gauthier. "Bill has been the prime mover in creating, designing and developing the publication, and he will lead the push into other states." Previously Vice President of Sales for Save On Everything, Davis has been with the company more than ...

Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI) has doubled its manufacturing and office space to approximately 11,000 square feet as of December 1, 2010. The service department and production department for portable IAQ instruments have moved into the new additional space. Meanwhile, production department for fixed gas detectors has utilized the space vacated by the portables and service departments in the current plant. Lean manufacturing process principles will continue to be executed as it is one of the basis of CETCI's success. The expansion has allowed ...

Amphenol Industrial, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers three compact, high-amperage, ROHS-compliant RADSOK PCB connectors for a variety of power bus applications. These applications include, but are not limited to, high-power bus assembly utilities, power-to-board servers, power-to-box servers and battery power/chargers for electric vehicles. Amphenol's proprietary RADSOK technology uses a hyperbolic, stamped grid configuration that ensures a large, coaxial, face-to-face surface area engagement to maximize heat dissipation and reduce failures. The RADSERT, ...

Stevens-Henager College Logan is hosting a "New Year, New You!" Health Fair on Friday, January 14, to promote wellness and disease prevention and to give interested community members an insider's look into the healthcare profession. Health Fair Details: What: New Year, New You! Health Fair When: Friday, January 14, 2011 Time: 12 p.m. (noon)-6 p.m. Where: 755 S. Main Street, Logan, UT 84321 Cost: Complimentary "The theme of the fair is all about using the new year to start a 'new you,' which can be making a commitment to personal health or taking the first step ...

Life takes its toll. We are all busy. Scuba diving typically gets put on a shelf after a while and starts collecting dust. In today's tight economy, people are just not spending the money on extra things. We are creatures of habit and eventually scuba diving gets put to rest, at least until now. As time goes on, with anything, we get rusty. This could be as simple as swinging a bat or throwing a football. It's just not second nature like it used to be. Then our reflexes slow down and things can become a danger if we are not careful. Take driving a car for an example. ...

Stevens-Henager Ogden is hosting a "New Year, New You!" Health Fair on Friday, January 14 at both the Ogden campus and Layton satellite campus, to promote wellness and disease prevention and to give interested community members an insider's look into the healthcare profession. Health Fair Details: What: New Year, New You! Health Fair When: Friday, January 14, 2011 Time: 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Where: 1890 South 1350 West, Ogden, UT 84401 or 1660 West Antelope Drive, Suite 115, Layton, UT 84041 Cost: Complimentary "The theme of the fair is all about using the new year ...

Machine-to-machine, also known as M2M, services have been in existence for nearly 20 years. For mobile operators, new lessons are emerging as specialization and competition coupled with a rapid growth of demand have increased the stakes in the M2M market. According to Informa, "the market for the sale of cellular connections to people, private consumers and company employees, is rapidly saturating and operators are forced to look for new revenue streams." It is in the machine-to-machine market that mobile operators seek new hope; operators view the projected explosive growth ...

Inspired by the expressive musicality of the Baroque period, the West Michigan Symphony will warm the theater of the Frauenthal Center for Performing Arts during a performance on Friday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature celebrated Baroque and Baroque-inspired works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Igor Stravinsky and Richard Strauss. Rooted in a style of classical European music popular from 1600 to 1750, the orderly composition of Baroque is at the same time lively and tuneful. Sure to invoke and inspire this spirit, the Symphony's presentation of "Baroque and ...

BigSavingsList.com a coupon and promotional, website that is allowing users anywhere in the United States to post coupons and promotions for their businesses; is happy to announce Playday Cafe Inc. an indoor child entertainment center, as the newest merchant partner. "With bigsavingslist.com we can post and manage our online coupons. At $5 a month it's a great investment: We are excited that it's targeted to the cities our locations serve" commented Autumn Keeney, Director of Operations. At bigsavingsaving.com a business owner creates a coupon or promotional deal that ...

This invite only affair will bring together well known personalities from the worlds of music, sports, television, film, and radio. Confirmed hosts include Playboy Cover Model and Pictorial for the Lingerie Bowl Issue, Feb 2011, Tisha Marie Calso of the Dallas Desire (Lingerie Football League), Tony Neal (CEO of the Core DJ Worldwide, LLC), and Bryant McKinnie of the Minnesota Vikings. Celebrities are donating their time and star power to help raise both money and awareness for the youth in the Greater Dallas area. This event will be media driven, offering ample exposure ...

LeeAnn P. who is represented by Top Toronto Talent and Toronto Modeling company MAX Agencylands a great assignment. MAX Toronto Modeling Agency had the opportunity to work with Desire2Learn. MAX Toronto Talent LeeAnn P. is going to be the newest face for Desire2Learn Inc. Desire2Learn is a leader in providing innovative eLearning programs to academic and other leading organizations around the world. They fulfill their clients' "desire to learn" by stressing a huge importance on research and development. For more information on Desire2Learn visit their website at http://www.desire2learn.com ...

Ines Sainz is a 12-year sports journalist in Mexico who plans on taking the US media by storm. In an interview with TheCelebrityCafe.com, Sainz sat down to talk about all things sports including her upcoming Super Bowl and Dakar Rally coverage as well as to talk about some of her greatest interview moments. Ines who was the first female sports editor in Mexico, spoke glowingly about some of her interview assignments which included coverage of the World Cup, the Olympics, Super Bowl and even the Stanley Cup. When asked about her favorite interviews so far, Ines identified ...

CreatedinFrance , sponsored by Ateliers d'Art de France and dedicated to promoting the work of French craftsmen and companies abroad, will showcase a pavilion of fine French manufacturers selected for their excellence in blending traditional quality with modern flair. Several first time exhibitors as well as seasoned favorites in the categories of general gifts, tabletop and textiles will grace the CreatedinFrance pavilion this year. "The NYIGF brings together an important mosaic of gift and home accessories from all over the world," shares Alexandre Minne, Export Project ...

According to Jerry Cohen, owner of California Divorce Financial Planning, January could be designated as national divorce month. The Center for Disease Control stopped gathering detailed information on divorce in 1996, but according to most divorce professionals, a dramatic increase in activity is experienced in January. Sometimes the rise in divorce filings in January are because people wait until the holidays are over and other times it is due to New Year's "fresh start" resolutions. "No matter what the reason, or when it's started, divorce is grueling for families," ...

Great Neck and Mid-Island Dental Associates, a group comprised of 13 http://www.greatneckdentalassociates.com/ [Long Island dentists], today announced the launch of a complementary Health & Wellness Seminar Series to be hosted at its new, state-of-the-art Great Neck facility. The Series will run on a quarterly basis and offer practical medical guidance from award-winning doctors and local medical professionals to rejuvenate your entire body. Each Seminar Series class will begin at 7:30 p.m. and run for approximately one hour. Attendees will hear about the latest medical ...

Folks on a diet eager to start their New Year's weight loss resolution may be interested in The Diet Solution Program that rejects weight loss pills, mixtures as well as pre-measured dinners in favor of metabolic enhancing foods. This kind of organic non-chemical approach to weight loss, created by nutritional expert Isabel De Los Rios has aided 50 thousand men and women to lose weight for good. Information about her program is available at http://www.SexyNewBody.blogspot.com. At the beginning of a brand new 2011 it is common for people to begin picturing how they could ...

Jeffrey Marvel, M.D., a board certified cosmetic surgeon and medical director of Dermess Renewal medical spa, has recently opened Marvel Hair Restoration at 218 20th Avenue, North in Nashville. Marvel Hair Restoration offers surgical and non-surgical solutions for hair loss for men and women, including the gold standard in hair transplants -follicular unit hair transplantation. The Ultra-refined follicular unit hair transplantation technique uses naturally occurring follicular units of 1-3 hair from the sides and back of the scalp, where we do not lose hair, and transplant ...