On Dec. 30, 2010 CommCore Consulting Group CEO, Andrew Gilman, will ring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closing Bell along with FAAN's (the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) CEO Julia Bradsher, FAAN Ambassador Who Cares Chef Ming Tsai, and members of the food allergy community. Gilman currently serves as Board Chair for FAAN. In addition to this position, Andy has been a longtime member and volunteer of FAAN, helping with Communications Training, Media Training for FAAN Walk Chairs and staff, as well as crisis planning. FAAN is especially important to Andy since ...

New gift baskets have been carefully selected by the Send Online buyers for their overall value and presentation. Old favorites are back as well. A popular gift basket is the Fireside Gourmet gift basket which is selling this year for $75.00 brimming with gourmet treats in a festive plaid fabric lined gift basket. This is a wonderful gift for a family or group of individuals. The financial crisis has affected every one of us and send.com is challenged by this and finds it an opportunity to better serve their customers with thoughtful, wonderfully presented gift items ...

At the Gateway Marina, Victor Mooney of Forest Hills, ocean rowboat christened "never give up" will be pick-up by Maersk Line for an ocean shipment to the Port of Mindelo in Cape Verde. Cape Verde is an archipelago of islands located about three-hundred miles west of Senegal. Mooney will be making his third and last attempt to row to New York's Brooklyn Bridge beginning in February 2011. Having lost one brother to AIDS and another battling the disease, Mooney hopes to encourage HIV/AIDS testing to care and prevention. A second component of this journey is designed to ...

Michael Burlew, regional managing partner of BKD, LLP's Initiatives & Subsidiaries Region, is pleased to announce the addition of Nathan Hayden to BKD Technologies' Microsoft Dynamics GP team as a senior consultant. Nathan has more than 19 years of experience in the information systems field and in the management of various financial systems such as Dynamics GP, NAV, CRM and other business management software. He will be responsible for providing ongoing support, training and upgrades for BKD's Dynamics GP clients. Before joining BKD, Nathan worked for a large international ...

Parkway School District, the third largest district in St. Louis County, has taken steps to ensure the safety of its students, staff and visitors. The district purchased nearly 100 standard size Med Sled emergency evacuation sleds to begin to prepare all schools and administrative buildings in case of an emergency. Parkway is one of the first districts in the Midwest addressing a call to action from FEMA and its Ready initiative. The Med Sled is a cost-effective emergency evacuation sled that empowers non-professionals to evacuate the injured or the immobile when immediate ...

Rocksauce Studios unveils their corporate website, and along with it, a different approach to the growing Austin mobile development industry. Rocksauce Studios' design driven approach focuses on creating brands & personalities, steering clear of template or run of the mill mobile application design. Rocksauce Studios focuses on three main client-types: The Entrepreneur who wants to develop a new business around their app, the Brand-Extender companies who have an existing brand and want to use the mobile space to advertise to new clients, and the Enterprise customers who ...

Objective Systems Inc announces the latest release of their XBinder All-In-One XML Data Binding Solution version 2.2. XBinder has been enhanced through the addition of features such as support for Microsoft's Visual Studio 2010, the Java ME / Java SE 1.4 platforms, and the XML Pull Parser API used for development of Android applications. Run-time source code for both Java and C# is now included at no additional cost in licensed versions. Also, a free version is available limited only by the size of the input files to be processed. "Our strategy is to stay active within ...

A pair of paintings of Marilyn Monroe by the noted pop culture artist Sidney Randolph Maurer sold for a combined $11,875 at the highly publicized Icons & Idols auction held Dec. 3-4 by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. One of the paintings soared to $7,500 (including the buyer's premium), a new auction record for a work by the artist. Julien's memorabilia collectors bought Sid Maurer's paintings out of pure love, as the final prices realized sailed past the pre-auction estimates of $600-$800 each. The last time his artwork was featured in a major auction was Nov. ...

Lanner Group, specialists in process simulation and optimization technologies welcomes news that strategic partner, The Confiance Group, a global business transformation solutions firm, has announced buoyant year-end figures showing significantly increased revenues of more than 100 percent in 2010. Confiance, which provides business process management (BPM) and workflow solutions, formed its strategic partnership with Lanner Group in June 2008. The relationship provides Confiance's customers with full access to Lanner Group simulation technology and expertise. This ...

Active Healthcare, an award-winning industry leader in sleep apnea treatment, is helping Triangle residents avoid life-threatening accidents during the busy holiday travel season by publishing two informative podcasts addressing the dangers of drowsy driving. Both podcasts, available for download on ActiveHealthcare.com/blog, empower listeners with information on how to recognize and prevent this all-too-common and often deadly condition affecting men and women of all ages. "According to the National Sleep Foundation, 1.9 million drivers have fatigue-related car crashes ...

Commerce Insurance, a Division of MAPFRE USA "C.A.R.E.S in the Community" program is reaching out to new drivers about safe driving practices as well as providing opportunities for vocational technical students to improve their auto body repair skills. A most recent effort of the C.A.R.E.S. in the Community program features the donation of two damaged vehicles to be repaired by Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton, Massachusetts. The damaged cars—a 2010 Toyota Camry and a 2010 Toyota Corolla—are being repaired by students at Bay Path in conjunction ...

Citrin Cooperman, a leading accounting and business consulting firm, was ranked as one of the best accounting firms to work for within the accounting industry nationwide by Accounting Today magazine. Accounting Today, the leading industry trade magazine, ranked Citrin Cooperman No. 6 nationwide among large firms - those with more than 250 employees - in its annual "Best Accounting Firms To Work For" survey. The firm was the No. 1 New York City-based firm named the list, which included separate rankings for small, medium and large firms. Among the many benefits ...

Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc. welcomes their second new recruiter since Summer 2010, Jim Hipskind, as the newest member of their team. A Certified Personnel Consultant with over 24 years experience recruiting professionals in the processing, manufacturing, food and agriculture industries, he joins the team at a crucial point in the year and will focus on the swine and poultry markets. One of his many strengths includes developing trustworthy and long lasting relationships with his clients, many of which he has served consistently for over 18 years, to help them ...

It's the end of an era for a Las Vegas Icon. Vic Velour, who has graced Las Vegas casinos with his presence at least once a year for the past three decades, has announced a change in persona. Beginning with his next trip to Las Vegas, Velour will become Vic Viper. "Velour served me well in the 80's, 90's and the Oh's," said Viper. He explained, "With a new decade just around the corner, it's time to upgrade the Vegas Visitor aura and become a Viper when I step into a casino." The Vic Velour years coincided with a boom in Las Vegas casino development. "There is a correlation," ...

To better serve clients, talent and other end-users, Productions Plus-The Talent Shop, Michigan's largest full-service premier talent agency, has launched an updated website http://www.productions-plus.com. The announcement was made by Margery Krevsky, owner and CEO of Productions Plus - The Talent Shop. Productions Plus - The Talent Shop provides actors for film, radio, television and print productions, as well as professional, brand specific talent for auto and trade shows, conventions, catalogue shoots and demonstration programs. The updated website allows clients ...

Each year the number of people that shop online and the amount of purchases they make increases. This year has been no exception. Shopping online offers many perks over shopping in person. Online shopping is the easier and perhaps smarter solution. Below are the top 10 reasons why holiday shopping should be done online, from the comfort of home. 1. Convenience - There is no need to deal with lines, fight over parking spots, sit in traffic, or drive from one store to the next. 2. Variety - There is a bigger selection to choose from when shopping online. There are ...

The "Small Business Book Awards" for 2010 celebrates the best books that small business people and entrepreneurs should read. Brought to you by the award-winning Small Business Trends, this is the third year that entrepreneurs vote on which they think are the best books. Over 100 books are listed with Olalah Njenga's book "37 What Were They Thinking Moments in Marketing" running in the top third of those nominated. In her review of "37 What" Margie Zable Fisher, President of Zable Fisher Public Relations says, "My first thought while reading this book:"Uh-oh, I've done ...

With many companies struggling to control costs and capitalizing on cost-effective measures that can aid the progress of their company, many have tried and have reaped the benefits of managing meetings using conference calling services. With OnConference and their revolutionary tele and web conferencing services, companies have come to realize that investing on a tool that saves them plenty of time eventually helps them save money. The Conference Call industry has put itself on the map as the modern business world's strongest tool in quality yet cost-effective communication. ...

WreckingBalm recently launched a Facebook Fan page with updates on WreckingBalm , contests, special deals, and a forum for all that is about tattoos and tattoo removal related. The page is monitored daily and used for Q&A's, customer Service, customer inquiries and as a place where others can chat with each other about the product. WreckingBalm encourages you to join the page, tell them your tattoo concerns, share before and after photos, and take part in the conversation. For joining you are able to download a $7 rebate form for your purchase of the product at your ...

Conference registrations for NAFA's 2011 Institute & Expo (I&E) in Charlotte, NC are coming in at a record pace - three times greater than at the same time last year. The I&E, the largest annual event in the fleet management industry, brings more than 2,000 fleet industry professionals together for four days of education, trade show experience, and networking. NAFA's 2011 I&E will take place April 9-12 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Interest in the 2011 I&E may be coming from the addition of several new educational sessions designed specifically for the veteran ...

Syntactics - the leading company in web development and SEO Philippines in Northern Mindanao participated in the recently held International Contact Center Conference & Expo 2010 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines last September 28 to 29, 2010. Syntactics Outsourcing Philippines Company was represented by its President and CEO, Ms. Stephanie Rosalind P. Caragos. The International Contact Center Conference and Expo showcased the industry's latest solutions for call center systems, outsourcing services, software applications, telecommunications infrastructure, ...

Classic pop star of the 60s, Vikki Carr, will hit the stage with the Pat Rizzo Orchestra for a spectacular New Year's Eve concert Friday, December 31st at 8 pm in the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom. Tickets are $55, $65, and $75 each. For tickets, visit http://www.Spotlight29.com or call Star Tickets (800) 585-3737. Tickets are also available for purchase at Spotlight's Club 29 Monday-Wednesday 10am-8pm, the Spotlight 29 Gift Shop Thursday-Sunday 10am-8pm, and the Spotlight Showroom Box Office 1:30pm-9:30pm on the day of the show. Carr is a three-time Grammy Award winner, ...

The Clinical Pharmacology Study Group (CPSG) announced its selection as a top Expert Curator by OrganizedWisdom for providing people with quality health information online. OrganizedWisdom's Medical Review Board selects doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, publishers, patient experts, and health advocates as Expert Curators, those who organize helpful and credible online health resources. "With the explosion of health information publicly shared via social media and available on thousands of Web sites, often without order or full disclosure of the source, there ...

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Law (founded by Vin Gupta), graduated a record number of IP lawyers this year. Not only did they graduate, but all students received multiple job offers. Vinod Gupta has invested $2-2.5 million through the Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation setting up the country's first school on intellectual property rights (IPR). Gupta has also funded a string of other educational institutes in India. The institute provides world-class legal education in the intellectual property space, leading to post-graduate degrees in law and later doctorate ...

Do e-book readers have a positive impact on learning? Riverside Middle School is going to find out by using technology to help improve student achievement. The school today received 65 Kindle e-readers as part of a special reading program, "Putting E(xcitement)-Books in the Hands of Students." The program is a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Fort Worth and Riverside Middle School, which will receive a total of 110 Kindles in the first year of the program, ultimately over the three-year project a total of 300 Kindles. Working closely with school principal ...