The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family Education Program offers new fall classes for caregivers of individuals living with mental illness. Classes are available at a number of locations in communities across the country, including some Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Family-to-Family is a free, 12-week course led by trained family members who are experienced in caring for a loved one with serious mental illness. The course is available in English and Spanish. Each year, NAMI offers approximately 800 Family-to-Family classes in 49 states. ...

Oniqua Enterprise Analytics (www.oniqua.com), a leading provider of analytics-based MRO optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced that Oniqua CEO and co-founder Andy Hill will speak at the Ivara Reliability Leadership Summit on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The event will take place September 21-23, 2010, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Operating under the theme "Reliability: The Journey to Operational Excellence", this year's conference will focus on the Ivara processes, practices, technologies and methodologies ...

New benchmark research released today by Ventana Research indicates that organizations are aware of the potential for extending the application of analytics to customer satisfaction and other business-related measures, but have a ways to go in developing relevant metrics and KPIs and providing them when both front-line agents and decision-makers need them. This major research on Contact Center Analytics, the latest from the leading business technology research firm, analyzed input from hundreds of organizations around the world to assess the maturity and direction of ...

Stretch For Health, founded by Susan "Anasuya" Raglin, is expanding its current marketing reach and brand awareness by embracing social media through upcoming campaigns. "We are excited about initiatives we can take to produce awareness through all the amazing tools the Internet has to offer. We will start at a modest pace and review the outcome and continue from there," says Susan Raglin, Founder. Stretch For Health recently released the first DVD entitled "The Art Of Yoga Therapy with Anasuya" through Amazon.com. The company is focusing additional attention towards popular ...

David Hughes, PMP will speak at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Greater Philadelphia Chapters and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Conference on October 8, 2010 at LaSalleUniversity, Plymouth Meeting, PA. He is one of five featured speakers for this all-day event. Mr. Hughes will share his expertise on "Using Management Accounting Techniques to Improve Project Management". "Professional project management draws heavily upon the practices and techniques developed by management accountants," says David Hughes, President of D. Hughes & Co. ­­"The synergy ...

As you are planning your branding and awareness budgets while looking for a different media channel, consider the experiential marketing agency - The Motorsport Lab. According to President and Founder Ray Chang and Managing Director Richard Zetlin who between them have almost a half a century of marketing and business development experience, the purpose of The Motorsport Lab is to create a fun, exciting and once-in-a-lifetime interactive experience. Says Chang, the company's chief executive, "Our difference is that we don't tell people about the features of a product ...

Madeira's sub-tropical climate and varied landscapes make it ideal for year-round walking. Guests on the Walks in the Floating Garden guided walking tour on Madeira are based at the five-star Quinta da Bela Vista. One of the island's most exclusive hotels, the luxury facilities include a heated outdoor pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, tennis courts plus wonderful private gardens and fine dining. A series of gentle guided walks take advantage of the magnificent coastal and mountain scenery, passing forgotten hill villages, colourful fishing ports and old manor houses along the way. ...

The customer service staff at WinADayCasino.com know their most frequent players quite well and periodically give them special bonuses and treats, but the unique online slots and video poker site has now formalized its priority services benefits by creating its official VIP Program. As a welcome bonus VIPs receive $50 when they enter the Bronze level, another $100 when they get to Silver and another $200 when they reach Gold. These are in addition to 100% VIP match bonuses of $100 to $250. Players are invited to join the first level of the VIP program when they have ...

Continuity Centers, a provider of flexible disaster recovery solutions and Managed Service Provider of SecureVault, Powered by Asigra, today announced the addition of MobileVault data protection services to its Secure Private Cloud Backup offerings. Based on DS-Mobile, an advanced feature in the Asigra Cloud Backup software platform, the new service extends efficient, cost-effective and transformational cloud backup and recovery solutions beyond business walls to mobile computing devices outside the corporate LAN. The solution provides supreme data backup and recovery to ...

Underground Elephant (www.undergroundelephant.com), a dynamic performance driven ad agency and network, today is pleased to announce the addition of Alex Chang to the team. Mr. Chang is joining Underground Elephant as Director of Technology. Alex Chang has been a long-time pioneer in the online marketing space having implemented systems generating hundreds of millions of dollars year over year. He brings a decade of experience in both product development and B2B-B2C systems development. Mr. Chang built the credit card debt B2C matching engine at LowerMyBills.com prior ...

PPT VISION is pleased to announce the appointment of David G. Wick as vice-president of sales and marketing. With more than 20 years of Fortune 50 company sales, marketing and business leadership experience, Mr. Wick joins PPT VISION from Honeywell International's Microelectronics & Precision Sensors business, where he most recently served as global director of sales. In his new assignment, Mr. Wick will lead the global sales and marketing team at PPT VISION. He will be based in Bloomington, Minnesota. "We are excited that David has become a leader on our PPT VISION ...

Long Quality Products, a well known name in the DC area since 1945, has launched a new direction for the company - Long Energy Solutions. With over 60% of the 100 million homes in the United States under insulated and energy inefficient, the company has taken on the mission to improve energy conservation for homeowners in the DC area. Offering the same technology as now being done in the Empire State Building renovation and utilizing the same technology employed by NASA for temperature control, Long Energy Solutions is committed to offering cutting edge solutions to our ...

To help clients select the perfect accommodation for their holiday, leading luxury travel company, Elegant Resorts has introduced specially filmed, high quality video footage to its website - www.elegantresorts.co.uk. Featuring some of the finest resort hotels, lodges and island hideaways around the world, the videos showcase individual properties, including the different room options and facilities available at the hotel, such as spas, restaurants and leisure facilities. The footage for each property is divided into small clips that last between 30 and 60 seconds. ...

Ian Brookes, founder of workwear specialist site www.eBrookes.co.uk, has highlighted the emphasis which should be placed on appropriate work wear clothing especially with autumn and winter approaching. eBrookes.co.uk has recently celebrated 7 years in trading, during which time they have suited and attired workforces around the country. Brookes emphasises that with work wear, there should always be a focus on safety: "Ensuring your workforce is properly attired when working, specifically outside, may seem straightforward enough, but it cannot be underestimated just ...

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Avid rock'n'roll and blues lovers, plus anyone with an interest in playing an instrument, are set to descent on Melbourne next month for the Australian International Music Show. Billed as an event to make rockers drool, the festival - which takes place between October 2nd and 3rd 2010 - features live performances from big-name musicians, as well as mountains of amps, drums, guitars and more. Four-time Grammy nominee and blues legend Robben Ford will host a workshop for cheap accommodation Melbourne customers lucky enough to get their hands on tickets. Meanwhile, ...

Scotland is definitely the place to be if you need business finance according to recent research by funding information website UKFunders. The region has at least 99 geographically-focused funding sources for local businesses, four times as many as for businesses based in London. The research was based on a detailed analysis of UKFunders' database of around 1000 sources of funding for UK-based businesses. The majority of these funding sources invest in businesses throughout the UK, but a significant minority (413, or approximately 40%) invest in companies based on their ...

The NRL Grand Final is coming to Sydney at the beginning of next month and it is already promising to be a cracking contest. Set to take place at the ANZ Stadium on October 3rd 2010, the match is always a blood-and-guts affair, with the winners going on to be crowned as the premiership champions. With this year's season having been one of the closest-run contests in recent memory, people who are planning to book Sydney hotels and watch the final may have a tough job in picking a likely winner ahead of the occasion. However, according to a poll of team captains ...

There will be a production of L'Incoronazione di Poppea at the Bilbao arts space Teatro Arriaga this autumn. It will be staged on October 1st and 2nd, with the venue pointing out that this was the final piece written by celebrated composer Claudio Monteverdi. "The author of the libretto, Giovanni Francesco Busenello, who took inspiration from Tacitus' Annals and The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, recounts the dubious manoeuvres used by Poppea to satisfy her relentless ambition: to be crowned empress," a representative from the theatre explained. They noted that the ...

Foodies may want to book their Paris hotels, as the city's Tasting Week begins soon and looks like being an absolute feast for the senses. Not only will people have the opportunity to tuck into some delicious French cuisine during this nationwide festival, they will also be able to learn more about different foods and cooking techniques. Attendees can expect to see debates, workshops, tastings and plenty more during Tasting Week, which the organisers explained is all about the pleasure and diversity of flavours, as well as the education of consumers. According ...

Some of the world's biggest literary figures will make their way to Bali next month to take part in the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. The event is due to take place between October 6th and 10th 2010 under the theme "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika: Harmony in Diversity", the national motto of Indonesia. Authors from a wide array of destinations, including China, France, South Africa, the UK and the US, have confirmed their attendance at the festival, with Louis de Bernieres among the famous faces set to appear. The writer, who is best known for the internationally acclaimed ...

Many businesses find that they operate on a seasonal basis with crests and dips in trading following the new element in the calendar. Terrys Fabrics have found there is a pattern but it is one which they have year-round as customers choose to redecorate or revamp their homes with each new season - especially the Summer/Winter division. By spring, Terrys Fabrics have processed many new orders for early birds fed up with the gloom of winter and looking forward to sun-filled, long days with perhaps a touch of al fresco dining. Inside or outside, subtle little changes can ...

Clarke Auction, after twelve successful years in an obscure leased location, begins a new era at its Boston Post Road Building with another first, two major sales back-to-back. Clarke's Eighth Fine Art Auction takes place on Sunday, September 12th at 2:00 pm, followed the next day with an Estate Antiques and Midcentury Modern Auction, on Monday, September 13th at 6:00 pm. Westchester's only auction no longer Larchmont's secret. The Larchmont business purchased the 2372 Boston Post Road property last November and spent the last ten months completely gutting and renovating ...

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NewBlue, Inc., the fastest growing integrated video and audio effects provider, today released NewBlue Light Effects, a set of 10 dynamic video filters that delivers stylized, professional lighting looks with ease. NewBlue Light Effects video plugins integrates seamlessly into existing and familiar non-linear editing (NLE) workflows, on both Windows and Mac platforms. With just a few clicks, users can create an electrifying mood or a specialized atmosphere to add drama to any footage. Like the company's entire line of NewBlueFX video effects plugins, NewBlue Light Effects ...