John Miller and Sooner Copy Machines proudly give back to the community. SCM received the Norman Public Schools community partner certificate, accepted by John Miller at their annual board meeting. Sooner Copy Machines has donated to Norman Public Schools basketball, football and baseball teams to support their success. Sooner Copy Machines has also donated to United Way of Norman, American Red Cross, Norman Rotary Club, Le Tour De Vin, Norman Regional Hospital Foundation and Mary Abbot's Children's Home. For the last 5 years the company has attended the OU basketball ...

Trips to Mexico, around the world made eco-friendly by DC's newest dive operation Blue Planet Scuba, a new scuba diving organization that opened in Dupont Circle in October, announced today the first program of "carbon neutral" scuba travel opportunities for DC, Maryland, and Virginia divers. The first of these trips will be to Cozumel, Mexico February 18-22nd with four days of scuba diving and opportunities to learn about local marine life. Full details are online at http://www.blueplanetdc.com/travel. Blue Planet Scuba announced a partnership with TerraPass ...

LET'S HAVE A KID has been in the public domain for a number of months now, but the word is really finally starting to catch on. In addition to numerous new members and a growing twitter following, we've gotten ringing endorsements. Here's one from a couple of sharents who believe LetsHaveAKid.com offers great potential for other prospective sharents. This story shows that the journey toward sharenthood isn't always easy, but a network of support and resources can help make it easier: Dear Let's Have A Kid: You're doing such a great thing with this site. My partner ...

Damian Rae Winery today announced the release of the hand-crafted Damian Rae 2008 Pinot Noir from La Encantada Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills). "This limited-production, single-vineyard beauty is an enchanting wine, and is sure to sell out quickly," said Damian Rae vice president Sharol Tarabini. "While we've become known for making award-winning Cabernet Sauvignons and Syrahs, Pinot lovers have discovered us as well," she added. Perfectly balanced, the Damian Rae 2008 Pinot Noir is a complex, yet approachable wine with origins in one of the world's finest Pinot Noir vineyards. ...

Telepathx the Melbourne based M2M Smart Grid developer announced today that it will launch Karnack a new knowing all, sensing all disruptive M2M technology platform for wireless Telecommunication companies. The Karnack operating system (OS) said Company Chairman and CEO James Eades is the first turn key cloud computing 'Smart Cities' solution available and will allow cellular networks operators to deliver smarter, safer and more efficient communities at the state and local level the day it's installed. Rich with ready to deploy applications, sensory and cellular gateways ...

Build Your Mission University, http://www.buildyourmission.com, wants your success story when you live your passion by earning a Life Coach Certification. Students earn certification in just twelve sessions, with the first one starting on January 18, 2011. At Build Your Mission University, in conjunction with Coach Academy of North America, students gain coaching skills and tools with complete marketing information in an online and telephone learning environment. Students earn the ability to graduate with paying clients and have all the materials they need to start a life ...

A partnership of organizations, led by American activist and Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, is hosting live simultaneous events on the East and West coasts to open a National Conversation in cyberspace regarding America's civics crisis on Monday, January 17, 2011. Entitled, "It's Time for a Talk; The National Conversation on Revitalizing America's Civic Culture", the discussion will address the unprecedented anxiety felt by U.S. citizens regarding our nation's future accompanied by the lack of comprehension surrounding the cultural meaning and heritage of ...

The World's Smartest Horse Spreads Christmas Cheer For All Creatures Lukas, the World's Smartest Horse (according to the World Records Academy) and Guinness World Record Holder (Most numbers identified by a horse in one minute: 19) has much to be thankful for. His message of hope and happiness for those in need of a second chance has spread to fifty-five countries, over one million web-site visitors and thousands of You Tube viewers, Facebook and Twitter friends. January - One million web-site visitors, Horses in the Sun Desert Circuit appearance. February - ...

Cindy Richards, Editor of TravelingMom.com, an online magazine for mothers on the go will appear on BlogTalkRadio's "AiresLibre Travel Show" with host Raquel Segura on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. On this episode entitled "Tips for Traveling with Kids" Cindy and Raquel will be dispensing invaluable advice and discussing the best methods, destinations and insights for traveling with children ranging from infants to teens. Cindy Richards is a travel writer, the mom of two terrific teens, and the editor for TravelingMom.com. She is a veteran journalist ...

SkinMD, Skin Enhancement and Laser Center located in Colorado Springs, has launched a brand new customer-focused, more informative website this month. The site can be found athttp://www.skinmdcolorado.com. It was created for the convenience of those looking for skin enhancements and laser treatments services. The website takes into great consideration easy user navigation into its products and services section. A highlight of this new site is the Online Store. Clients can now purchase products that SkinMD carries online. Choose the product by placing it in the "bag" ...

Secret Room Events & FusionExcel will hold their annual Golden Globe Awards Style Lounge on Friday Jan 14,2011 in Beverly Hills at the SLS Hotel from 11 am- 7 pm and will benefit TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS .To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. http://www.TWLOHA.COM. This event will take place at the Famous SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills and will ...

Stemsational Skin Regeneration Serum to Be Featured Skin Care Category Representative for 2011 Oscar Awards Presentation Florence, KY Geoff Ficke, President of Duquesa Marketing, the international consumer product design, sales and marketing consulting firm announced today that his Company's client, Gioello, LLC has been chosen for the 2011 OSCAR's gifting program in the skin care category. "Product placement at the OSCAR's gifting program is exceedingly competitive each season", said Mr. Ficke. "In each luxury goods category there are dozens of vendors submitting ...

Lora Sasiela, founder of Financially Smitten, hosts a complimentary bimonthly Virtual Book Salon where women gather on a teleconference line to discuss a book about personal financial or where women gather on a teleconference line to discuss a book about personal financial or money psychology. In the Book Salon, Sasiela shares key take-aways of the monthly selection and leads a discussion about each book's teachings with thought-providing discussion topics. Sasiela states, "Educating oneself about money is actually one of the best ways to nurture our relationship with ...

L. Frank Baum wanted to write modern fairy tales that didn't frighten children. His fairy tales, he said, wouldn't upset them like the Brothers Grimm did. Baum's first book, "Mother Goose in Prose" was published in 1897. It was based on stories he made up and told his own sons. In the last chapter of his first book a farm-girl named Dorothy makes her entrance. Three years later the timeless tale, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" appeared. Over the next 19 years Baum wrote 62 books. Most of those books were children's books. Baum wrote a total of 14 Oz books. ...

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule. Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and ...

KitchenStir is pleased to work with Cuisinart and see our patented heated blender technology in the Cuisinart Soup Maker and Blender now launched with Williams-Sonoma in the US and Canada. Williams-Sonoma offers this All-In-One machine to saute, cook and blend. Since introducing this innovative blender in the United Kingdom, Cuisinart has been recognized for selling one every 12 minutes in late 2009, and presented with the 2010 UK Housewares Product of the Year Award. Cuisinart quality blender styling is combined with quiet cooking technology that sautes, cooks and blends ...

The good news for all lovers of high class Indian cuisine in South West Scotland is that celebrity TV chef Mafiz Ali is back at the Indian Restaurant in Minishant, Ayrshire. Formerly known as the Minishant Tandoori and India Gate, the restaurant is now called Ayr Spice, and is located 5 miles south of Ayr on the A77 to Stranraer in a stylish redevelopment of the Old Minishant Memorial Church at the entrance to the picturesque Ayrshire village. After an absence of two years, Mafiz Ali returns to the restaurant where in a relatively short time he built up an enviable ...

Since 2008 he has been working on devising new internet marketing techniques to help other businesses to promote themselves online to reach more people and ultimately make more sales. Finally after four years in the making his new system is ready. The results from recent testing have proven extremely positive with many clients reporting increases in sales of 30% or more and top rankings in the search engines even for competitive keywords. The concept of using a link wheel for internet marketing is not a new technique in itself. James Winsoar has developed a step by ...

Stemming from its continuous involvement in the community welfare and fondness of children, Le Meridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, ended the year 2010 and began the new one 2011 by remembering and visiting two orphanages, in Amman. The first visit on December 22nd, 2010 was to Reayat Al Yateem orphanage, and the second visit on January 6th, 2011 was to Mar Mansour orphanage, where Santa presented all 59 boys and girls aged between 3 and 12 with cookies, cakes, candy, fruit, gifts and donations. Associates from all departments in Le Meridien Amman, ...

The Sheraton Sharm Hotel, Resort, Villas & Spa succeeded to win the "Cristal Award" based on HACCP standard, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, which is a Quality Management System, as a significant recognition of the hotel's compliance to the internationally recognized management principles and standards for quality and food safety in accordance with the related management system. Sheraton Sharm Hotel, Resort, Villas & Spa has been awarded the Cristal Certificate of Excellence for implementing a verifiable system of food and water safety based on international ...

Fantasy author, Wendy Raven McNair, prepares for another February book tour to share her writing experiences as an African American author. Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration of African American accomplishments has long acknowledged black authors for their contributions to literature. Asleep and Awake, books 1 and 2 of McNair's fantasy trilogy featuring African American teen super beings are available on amazon.com and at book stores on request. McNair is currently working on Ascend, the final title in her trilogy, and recently created a Youtube channel ...

ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world's largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today announces the Blu-ray 3D playback ready ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 and ID36 Plus mini-PCs. The ZBOX Blu-ray 3D ID36 series bridges the gap between cinema and the living room with stunning Blu-ray 3D playback capabilities in a slim form factor with superior energy-efficiency. Powered by a Next-Generation NVIDIA ION graphics processor with 512MB of video memory, the ZBOX Blu-ray ID36 series enable connectivity with HDMI 1.4-compliant 3DTV ...

An affluent Colleyville homeowner is making his house available for rent to businesses as a conference facility. Ron Sturgeon, owner of the 14,000 square-foot executive home had it custom built specifically for renting out to businesses and companies looking for a place to hold retreat-style events. "This $3-million luxury mansion...makes the ideal corporate home rental for any corporate retreat. Business retreats allow you to focus on the real work: team building, strategic planning, envisioning, priority setting, role clarification and decision-making," says Sturgeon. There ...

Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature Canadian artist, John David Hart, in Elemental Realms. The exhibition is scheduled to run from January 11, 2011 through February 1, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, January 13, 2011). Canadian artist John David Hart pushes the limits of painting in his bold, passionate explorations of color and form. His modernist translations bring together multiple subjects in unexpected configurations. The entire illusionary effect is blended with color, which works to fuse discordant elements into striking visions of harmony and balance. Although ...

Travellers keen to enjoy a spot of Latin culture during their stay in Sydney hotels next month should be sure not to miss out on the city's South American Festival. Set to take place at Bondi Beach on February 13th 2011, the occasion - described by Waverley Council as one of the biggest in Sydney's events calendar - features a mix of music, dance, food and colour. Among the acts set to wow the crowds, including people staying at cheap hotels in Sydney, are Mucho Mambo, who give big band, salsa and cha cha music a funky twist, as well as the Mexican, Argentine and ...