Calibrate, Inc., a leading provider of on-site and mail-in pipette calibration and repair services, today announced the launch of its User Qualification Clinic program. The program is designed to meet client needs for staff training in pipetting technique with the goal of reducing pipette-related errors and improving both the quality and efficiency of laboratory operations. Featuring original content, expert instruction and personalized attention, the program marks the next step towards Calibrate's goal of providing a full range of pipette-related services. Calibrate ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year 1 in 5 Americans will contract the flu in any given year. The flu can be a life threatening situation for some at risk populations, killing on average 23,000 people a year, however, most adults will recover after a few days of feeling miserable and go on with life. We all know the pain that the flu can cause our bodies; symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, fever and congestion just to name a few, but what effect does the flu have on businesses and the overall economy each year. It turns out that the net effect ...

Under the roof of the beautiful Shanghai New International Expo Centre, EnviroTek Engine Technologies (ETET) and Efficient Drivetrains Inc. (EDI) wowed guests and VIPS at their booth and press conference  with the debut of the EVT­90 "Smart Power" Engine Drive Train. The two companies, in conjunction with Green Auto Technologies (GAT),  a  "new energy" vehicle technology firm, displayed the first of a future line of  products using a mild hybrid drive train installed in a Porsche Speedster. The drive train utilized EnviroTek'sEVT­90 one liter engine mated to a 40­ ...

The CDM Media team announced today the launch of two CIO Think Tank events for senior technology executives representing the media and entertainment industry. The CIO Think Tank events will focus on the topic of Business Transformation Services. The CIO Think Tanks, to be held March 29, 2011 in Los Angeles and March 31, 2011 in New York, will bring together an exclusive group of 10 IT thought leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, COOs, CFOs and Chief Procurement and Sourcing Officers from the media and entertainment industry. The one-day events will be supported by HCL, ...

IAMMEDIC is proud to announce a new endorsement by Heyday Footwear the Boston based design driven, fashion forward lifestyle brand. Heyday works with and has had their shoes worn by influential celebrities and musicians such as Jay Sean, Trey Songz, Flo Rida, H-Dhami and many more worldwide. IAMMEDIC features ex-members of Burning Tree Project (Tragic Hero Records) and the band is already gaining early notoriety with their first single "Cut Me Up." Their EP "The Tale Of Abigale Withers" was mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers, Metro Station) and produced by vocalist ...

Manuka Honey is no longer nature's best kept secret. Word of its healing properties have been spreading and its demand is growing rapidly. If you've never heard of Manuka Honey, you will soon. It's a special type of medical-grade honey indigenous to New Zealand that has been found to have amazing healing properties that often outperform traditional forms of medicine. Honeymark is one of the largest importers of Manuka Honey in the U.S. and also manufacture skin care products that contain this unique type of honey. Consumers across the country have gone to their local ...

Established in 1975, Vitamin Power is an exclusive line of nutritional healthcare products. The addition of P.M.S. Multi-Nutrient enhances this line. Vitamin Power will be distributing this new product in the same manner as the rest of the line, through independent retailers, health professionals and authorized dealers worldwide. Blending the best of science and nature, Vitamin Power products provide powerful nutritional benefits for preventative healthcare and a wide range of individual needs. Every product is formulated and manufactured to the highest standards in the ...

Claire P. Gordon, who lives on the California Central Coast, recently announced the publication of her first novel, "The Color of Music." Her previous books about jazz are 'Boy Meets Horn, the Autobiography of Rex Stewart', 'Marshal Royal, Jazz Survivor' and 'My Unforgettable Jazz Friends'. In the "The Color of Music" she tells a gripping story about twins. Although separated and raised in different cultures, both twins have musical talent and like jazz. In the story, the children are the identical boy twins of a couple - the father a famous black jazz pianist and the ...

On Attention Talk Radio presented by DIG Coaching Practice, host and attention coach, Jeff Copper, and co-host, Linda Roggli, ADHD coach, will discuss the hereditary nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They also share their insight on why many adults do not get diagnosed until later in life or are diagnosed along with their children. Linda Roggli is the founder of the whimsical ADDiva Network (pronounced ay-dee-dee-va), which supports ADD-ish women 40 and better as they discover "who they want to be when they grow up." The ADDiva Network connects ...

Best Practices of the Top Rated Franchisors: It's not That Difficult - sponsored New England Franchise Association (NEFA), January 18 at Four Points Sheraton, Norwood. Ed Teixeira, founder and president of FranchiseKnowHow, is the featured speaker for the upcoming New England Franchise Association (NEFA) event on Tuesday, January 18, reception beginning at 5:30 p.m., at Four Points Sheraton, 1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike. Route 1, Norwood, MA. Ed Teixeira is the founder and President of FranchiseKnowHow, LLC a franchise-consulting firm. Ed has worked in the ...

An original United Metal Cartridges reprint lithograph bullet board showing ships and a battleship scene, and with over 170 attached cartridges, sold for $2,938 in an Internet and catalog auction that ended Nov. 20 by SoldUSA.com. Around 2,000 lots of militaria, guns, ammo and hunting and fishing collectibles changed hands in the sale. The bullet board measured 32 inches by 47 inches. The original, all-correct cartridges were attached with nylon fishing line over the litho images of each shell. Most of the shells were loaded and were not factory. Included was an empty ...

McManis Faulkner, a leading Northern California trial firm, was named "The Best Family Law Firm" in The Recorder's annual survey. Voted number one by the Northern California legal community through online polling, the firm's Family Law Practice was ranked in the "Lawyer to Lawyer" category. "We are pleased that our Family Law Practice has been recognized by our peers," said James McManis, head of the firm. "Our firm has long had one of Northern California's preeminent family law practices. Our clients know they can count on a caring and high quality legal team - and ...

Recent news stories highlight the importance for the manufactured home industry of providing reporters and editors with the information necessary to get the terms right. As several recent cases concerning fires in likely pre-HUD Code mobile homes demonstrate, new reports frequently and inadvertently paint manufactured homes in a bad light, when the homes in question are not modern manufactured homes at all. Channel WAFB in Louisiana ran a story December 14 titled Flames destroy manufactured home in minutes. We asked an expert, who says visual evidence from the photo ...

As an internationally renowned relationship expert and a 25-year marriage veteran, Dr. Patty Ann Tublin knows the holidays can put added stress on relationships. To help couples survive the holidays, Dr. Patty Ann has just posted a new article on her website titled "5 Tips to Get Your Relationship Through the Holidays." The article is available at http://bit.ly/eObTOS According to Dr. Patty Ann, a dirty little secret about the holidays is that many relationships do not survive them. Many couples break up during the holidays because all the stress gets under their skin ...

How do Santa Claus and his elves produce enough presents in time for Christmas each year? A world class software company has produced a simulation game to let you find the answer. The simulation allows players to experiment with running the magic production line to ensure there are enough presents for all the children in the world. Players can even test what happens if things change - if more children are good, if the elves want holidays, go on strike or if the magic elf machines break down. The online simulation (www.SIMUL8.com/santa) is already proving a huge hit ...

William O. DeWitt, III, President of the St. Louis Cardinals, has volunteered to serve as Honorary Chairman of the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired 100th Anniversary Celebrations in 2011, a year-long commitment to publicly support the Society's not-for-profit service mission. "I am proud to support the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired as Honorary Chairman of its centennial celebrations because of the Cardinals' relationship with the Society dating back nearly a century," DeWitt said. "The Society is an integral and important asset ...

The National Conference Center (NCC) is partnering with Belmont Ridge Middle School this year with a program that gives eighth-grade students a real behind-the-scenes look at business operations, and various aspects of the hospitality industry. The middle school's business partnership program includes six hands-on lesson plans held at NCC that teach the value of the hospitality industry. This is the 3rd year of this award-winning program. By experiencing everything from planning an event, marketing to customers, to practicing culinary techniques, the students learn what's ...

FASTSIGNS International, Inc., the worldwide franchisor of FASTSIGNSÂ sign and graphics centers, has been named one of the top 500 franchises in the United States, ranking #80 in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500Â , and ranked #1 in the sign and graphic category. The rankings for all 500 companies are determined using an exclusive formula that takes into account objective and quantifiable factors. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. The franchises that grew the most were the ones who serve a budget-minded ...

Rigstar Communications Inc. is proud to announce that it has reached a momentous milestone by celebrating its 12th anniversary of operations this past month. Founded in 1998 by current CEO Scott Smith and President Brent Grisdale, the company has since delivered a fully integrated suite of remote communication services for customers across a range of oil and gas industries including Husky Energy, NAL Resources and Talisman Energy. "Rigstar Communications Inc. was established to provide an underserved market with superior quality, leading edge remote communication ...

Ohio employers looking for payroll solutions can now use Patriot PAY online payroll software to calculate all payroll in Ohio. Business owners can count on Patriot PAY to figure payroll at their convenience. Patriot PAY calculates all required federal, state and local taxes, and the user-friendly design of the software makes it easy to customize payroll deductions and contributions for each employee. Employers can generate payroll any way they need, including direct deposit, printed, or handwritten paychecks. And because Patriot PAY is online payroll, Ohio business ...

This prestigious list consists of companies working to make green or sustainability initiatives part of their core supply chain strategy. Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Green Supply Chain Award recognizes companies working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains, in the areas of sourcing/procurement, fulfillment/logistics, operations, product lifecycle management and more. The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services that are assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability ...

A free content strategy e-book is now available to help companies and organizations create better content for their websites and other outreach programs. Written by marketing communications consultant and freelance writer Jim Schakenbach, principal of BIGWORDS Content Development, the how-to guide, entitled "Content Strategy: Six Steps to Better Content," is designed to help business professionals create better, more valuable content by developing a strategy that enables them to align their business or organizational goals with the needs of their target markets. The ...

Madison Estates' exclusive homes are priced irresistibly low and selling fast. Offering Twice the Luxury at Half the Price, there are currently just five (5) luxury estate homes left for purchase including one beautifully furnished model. The development has generated considerable excitement with as many as 70 groups of interested homebuyers touring each week. Located in the upscale community of Vista Santa Rosa in South Indio, Ridgeback Partners, owner of the development, and HomeFinders¸ the real estate brokerage and management team, put the homes on the market earlier ...

Smart business executives have always tried to hold sales representatives accountable for performance, and the simplest - and therefore most common - way is to set revenue targets: the more money a sales rep brings in for the company, the more she takes home in the form of a bonus. This is a good start, but measuring revenues alone does not ensure that salespeople will make profitable pricing decisions at the point of sale. Example: Sally Salesperson sells 100,000 bearings in a year, and she charges $3.00 per bearing. She achieves $300,000 in revenue for the company, ...

iWave, the innovative leader in designer accessories for your electronics, is joining forces with MTV to create a new MTV consumer electronics collection. Fusing together the love of music with the hottest fashion trends, the MTV Collection offers music devotees a chance to rock out in style. The new collection is slated to launch and will be available Spring 2011. The collection will retail for $9.99 to $39.99. About MTV: MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the ...