Giovanni Barracco Collector and Patriot is a great opportunity for travellers staying in 5 star hotels in Rome to find out more about a famous figure in Italy's history. The collection will be on show at the museum that bears his name - Museo Barracco - until January 9th 2011 and showcases the man's love for collecting art and archaeological finds, particularly of Egyptian origin. According to the venue, Barracco came from a rich family of landowners and went on to become a senator in Italy's first parliament, as well as one of its best known collectors. "In his ...

A play by Philippe Quesne called Big Bang is being performed in Paris this autumn and could offer a beautiful slice of artistic culture for tourists holidaying in the French capital. The city's Centre Pompidou is the venue for this piece, which is staged by Quesne and the Vivarium Studio - a partnership that has previously produced theatrical compositions such as La Melancolie des Dragons. Guests at Paris hotels who manage to get tickets for this show will be treated to a series of short plays that investigate how we see the world around us. It will be staged from ...

Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson, the writing-producing partnership behind the all new "All Quiet on the Western Front," which has Daniel Radcliffe attached to play the lead, are documenting the entire process in getting the feature film made. The film is called "Journey to The Front." The duo, who will shoot and edit the documentary themselves, maintain that it will include every stage of the development, production, and post-production process, as well as the theatrical opening night. Said Paterson, "This is not simply a cooker-cutter documentary about the making of ...

Federal transportation requirements promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provide packaging standards for fluorescent lamps (referred to in the regulations as "mercury vapor tubes"). Those regulations require that shipments of lamps be contained in packaging that prevents the escape of mercury. In practice, however, those DOT packaging requirements will rarely, if ever, apply to packages of used mercury-containing lamps. Based on the rules and the mercury content of used lamps, the DOT standards only apply to packages containing more than 250 typical ...

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recently released its yearly report detailing the types of vehicles that were most frequently stolen in the past year, noting that a large percentage of those yet to be recovered are not protected by a car insurance policy. Nearly 100,000 vehicles were listed as stolen and not yet recovered as of August 2010, according to the NICB, and 62 percent of those lacked any type of coverage. And the reason for this may be the age of the types of cars that thieves take most often. Drivers who have taken out a loan to purchase a new ...

seoClarity is continuing its breakneck speed of innovation with the announcement of a slew of new features, functionalities and integrations for its Enterprise SEO Management & Analytics platform at the 2010 Search Marketing Expo (SMX) in New York City, October 4-6. SEO experts and C-level executives alike have continually struggled with being able to have a complete picture of their Search Optimization efforts and a way in which to measure the ROI of their SEO team and individual's efforts the same way as other channels are measured. While seoClarity has always ...

Mystic Management Systems' ensur Document Control Software has been selected as their choice for quality process enhancement by Athersys of Ohio and Cambridge Polymer Group out of Massachusetts. "The beginning of the 3rd quarter of 2010 has shown itself to be the season of document control here at Mystic Management Systems," says Erica Sullivan-Corbett, Quality Assurance Manager at MMS announces. "We have brought some fantastic clients on board and are looking forward to helping them improve their processes and help them achieve their upcoming certifications." The ...

Microsurgical Eye Consultants, located at 31 Centennial Drive in Peabody, MA, offers complete eye care for people of all ages in a caring patient-friendly environment in their newly expanded eye care practice. Visit our new website at www.meceye.com. Microsurgical Eye Consultants invites patients to visit their newly expanded facility in Peabody, MA. Joining their team of board certified ophthalmologists and optometrists are Shahrokh Khani, M.D. and Reem R. Parseghian O.D. Dr. Khani specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of retinal disorders, including routine ...

Another novelty will be the exclusive patent for paediatric syrup administration, and the containers made with innovative materials. Everything is ready for ICSE Europe 2010: Bormioli Rocco's Plastics Division will be taking part in the international exhibition dedicated to the pharmaceutical sector, to be held in Paris from the 5th to the 7th of October. On the plastic packaging front, Bormioli Rocco has extended the range of its dosage syringes by launching two new 2ml and 6ml formats on the market, both fully customisable in terms of colour and decoration. Meanwhile, ...

MadCap Software, Inc., the leader in multi-channel content authoring and a showcase company for Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft XPS, today announced that MadCap Mimic 5.0 is now available. Mimic is MadCap's native XML, state-of-the-art software application used for creating software simulations and tutorials. The latest version supports full-motion video (FMV) and integrated playback controls to enhance the user experience and facilitate learning. Mimic 5.0 also offers several features to improve usability for authors, including enhancements to the recording process, ...

Employee performance management software, also sometimes known as employee development and personnel development, allows managers and employees to identify and monitor behaviours, objectives, competencies and skill gaps, resulting in individualised employee personal development plans that can help dramatically improve performance, and in turn will align the goals and priorities of employees and managers with those of the business, thus creating a much more focused, successful and profitable organisation. It is well known that by developing the skills and performance ...

After an impressive history of change, progress and evolution, liposuction has become smarter, more suited to the needs of the patient in question and infinitely more advanced. Modern procedures utilize less invasive equipment than ever before, often to miraculous and long-lasting effect. Since their inception in 1998, reputable UK company Courthouse Clinics have been responsible for numerous Liposuction surgeries, and many satisfied clients. Under the guidance of medical director Dr Patrick Bowler, clinics in Sheffield, Manchester, Haywards Heath and Birmingham, have ...

Success seems to be the trend around the blue tax offices these days. The high standards of customer service continue to resolve taxpayers' IRS problems not only successfully but in a matter of days. Keeping to their promise of excellent client relations and timely results, Blue Tax assisted Jason F., who had received an IRS-issued wage garnishment. Jason had a tax liability with the IRS for approximately $10,000.00 covering the tax years 2001-2008. Blue Tax was hired on September 21, 2010 by Jason, who also requested the wage garnishment be lifted by the following day ...

Bat Blue Corporation, an expert provider of cloud-based next-generation network and security solutions, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance as a corporate sponsor member. Bat Blue is joining the Cloud Security Alliance to support its cloud security initiatives and to help establish and promote security best practices for in the cloud computing. Bat Blue will also be joining as a member of the Cloud Security Alliance's advisory council in an effort to contribute solution provider guidance for the CSA's strategic initiatives. "Bat Blue is a great ...

Wildlife Vacations, Inc., a travel agency specializing in travel to the Galapagos Islands and mainland Ecuador, with more than four generations of experience, presents the top 5 reasons to visit the Galapagos Islands. 1) Extraordinary Wildlife. The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife in the world. The islands equatorial location has created a fascinating combination of both polar and tropical species. On a typical trip to the Galapagos Islands, travelers will see penguins, iguanas, flamingos, seals, tropical fish, sea turtles, giant ...

Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc., a recognized leader in oil and gas measurement, allocations, auditing, and laboratory services for the environmental and hydrocarbon industries, is pleased to announce its agreement to sell the assets of its fabrication division to Dralco Systems, LLC of Weatherford, TX. Working in partnership with SPL, Dralco Systems will assume the existing fabrication services. Dralco Systems, a privately held fabrication company specializing in the fabrication of gas measurement equipment, precision sheet metal fabrication, and laser cutting, ...

In August, DePuy Orthopedics issued an international recall for two of its metal on metal hip implants - the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. The recall was due to an extremely high failure rate and the possibility of heavy metals entering the blood stream. It is estimated that 10,000 patients implanted with these devices may need to undergo revision surgery. If you are one of the patients with a recalled DePuy hip implant, here are the top ten things you should do and be aware of to protect your health and your legal rights. ...

YAKIMAYO Co. Ltd announced it has agreed to be the successor company for the acquisition of third-ranked Thailand Securities Newspaper stockwave (headquarters: Toyoshima-ku, Tokyo President Kichitaka Tanaka) on October 1, 2010, from Bangkokstation Network Company Limited (headquarters: Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand CEO Kotaro Maru). Stockwave is a securities newspaper established in August 2001 in its ninth year of publication. Successfully leading the industry in the race to go online, stockwave distributes news to Thailand's largest Internet portal sanook.com, and to ...

KPN, the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in The Netherlands, has partnered with Ivar Jacobson International to deliver a successful new IT measurement framework for KPN's IT division (ITNL). The measurement framework called 'Better, Faster, Cheaper, Happier' has built new practical, easy to understand metrics that are clearly tied to organisational goals and objectives helping ITNL engage with the business. "Every organisation needs to run successful measurement programmes that show true value and IT results, presented in a way the business can understand," ...

redleaf Water, Canada's ultra-premium bottled water, today announced it has been named the preferred water supplier of NHL hockey team, the Calgary Flames, and the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 2010-2011 regular season, which hits the ice on October 7, marks redleaf Water's third season as a water sponsor for the team and its venue and the beginning of a multi-year contract. "redleaf Water is a natural fit within our organization," said Jim Bagshaw, VP Marketing of the Calgary Flames Limited Partnership. "We're proud to be supporting our fellow Canadians, ...

LifeShield Security is proud to announce that they have joined the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team for a very special television episode, which is scheduled to air Sunday, October 10th at 8:00 PM ET on ABC. LifeShield will lend a hand by donating their professionally-monitored wireless security system to the well-deserving Johnson family. Feeling safe in your home is essential and LifeShield Security is helping the Johnson family in Houston, TX secure their dream house with the first national, all-digital wireless security system. While the Extreme Makeover: Home ...

Team Fitness America announced their newest contest to give away one free year of personal training to a client that loses the most pounds with their Team Fitness America personal trainer. The contest is slated to run from October 1st to January 31st and the winner will be announced in February. The winner will be presented with free personal training for one year with a top personal trainer at Team Fitness America. All current clients and new clients are eligible for the contest and encouraged to participate at no additional cost to them. The "Most Pounds Lost" ...

A fundraising event hosted by Alicia Jammer of the Jammer Family Foundation, Maria Barry of Le Dimora and Jolane Crawford of Jet Methods was held at the private residence of Maria Barry in Rancho Santa Fe on the evening of Tuesday, September 28, 2010, to benefit the Jammer Family Foundation. Guests mingled over champagne and appetizers while previewing the new line of Jimmy Choo 24:7 boots, shoes and handbags. A percentage of the proceeds from the event are being donated back from Jimmy Choo in support of the Jammer Family Foundation. The event proceeds will directly ...

Jeanne, co-founder of the Green Buddha line of products, is a long time yoga instructor in the San Francisco Bay area. The Green Buddha is the creation of the mother and daughter team of Jeanne Dowell and Dana Dowell Windatt. "For me, ita all started after I went to a grief workshop," says Jeanne, which "recommended that everyday we write about something we are grateful for and what it does in our lives, and I quickly felt the positive power of this attitude of gratitude." Jeanne's daughter adopted the new writing ritual, and the two started to brainstorm ideas for sharing ...

The inaugural Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week (FFW) is a two-day fashion soiree built around luxury, glamour, and the essence of the Fort Lauderdale resort lifestyle. Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week presented by Ferrari Maserati-Ft Lauderdale sponsored by The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale will take place October 29-30, 2010 at the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel. FFW will give locals and boat show attendees an event showcasing high-end eveningwear and resort wear collections. Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week's VIP Runway Reception showcasing eveningwear will be held Friday, October ...