Comic fans could be in for a treat if they are heading to 5 star hotels in Rome soon, as Romics is due to take place at the beginning of October. The hugely popular event attracted about 75,000 enthusiasts last year and the organisers will no doubt be hoping for just as many - if not more - in 2010, with the festival now in its tenth year. It takes place from September 30th to October 3rd at the Nuevo Fiera di Roma and celebrates games and animation, as well as comic books. Among the guests of honour confirmed for this edition of Romics are Riyoko Ikeda, Chris ...

Summer is drawing to a close. The longer days and the sunny sky made for perfect conditions for following an outdoor pursuit. Autumn is nearly upon us, and for a large portion of outdoor enthusiasts, it's the best time of year to go outside. Online outdoor clothing retailer OutdoorLook.co.uk are there to help, and offer a fine selection of affordable clothing engineered for the outside, from top quality brands such as Craghoppers, Hawkshead and Regatta, so you can be confident and comfortable during those crisp and fresh autumn mornings. The Regatta name has over ...

Milan will welcome Avenged Sevenfold in October for one of the band's characteristically energetic performances. Hitting the stage at 21:00 local time on Thursday October 21st 2010, the Huntington Beach, California hard rock group will be able to pick and choose which of their five albums to play material from. However, metal fans staying in any of the luxury hotels Milan has to offer for the concert are likely to hear at least a few tracks off their latest long-player Nightmare, which was released this year. The band consists of M Shadows on vocals, Synyster Gates ...

Falmouth is set to host one of the highlights of the year for lovers of Cornish seafood next month. The Falmouth Oyster Festival should attract plenty of gastronomes to the many luxury hotels Cornwall is famous for, as it features a busy programme of free events, tastings and cookery demonstrations. Running between October 14th and 17th, the festival coincides with the start of the oyster harvesting season in Cornwall. Some of the region's top chefs are set to appear, with food expert and BBC presenter Valentine Warner due to host the opening ceremony on the morning ...

Indie rock icons The Charlatans are likely to prompt a surge in bookings for Liverpool hotels ahead of their performance in the city next month. Having survived both the Madchester and Britpop scenes, the band released their 11th studio album Who We Touch earlier this month and will tour in support of the record throughout October. They will play the O2 Academy in Liverpool on Monday October 11th, with tickets available for GBP23.50 plus booking fee. Led by charismatic singer Tim Burgess, The Charlatans released their debut single Indian Rope in 1990 and went on ...

The German capital is preparing to host the fourth edition of the European Month of Photography. Running from October 15th to November 28th, the festival is actually six weeks long and will involve many of Berlin's leading galleries, museums and cultural institutions. Photography-related shows and workshops will take place at venues throughout the city, with the final programme of events due for publication on September 15th. There will be more than 150 exhibitions and 500 international photographers taking part, with over 10,000 images for guests of Berlin hotels ...

McCusker & Company, a national leading provider of service program warranty consulting services, has been selected by Bryant Music Center in Bryant, Ark. to provide a comprehensive product protection program for musical instruments. The new warranty extension service will provide musical instrument buyers with the peace of mind of being able to protect their instruments from normal wear and tear damage beyond the expiration date of the warranty. "Musicians invest in their instruments and this new warranty service gives them the repair protection they need," said McCusker ...

Winter is coming and Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September, The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead celebrates the new season with the Winter Launch Weekend! There will be great discounts and several interesting attractions, including a Snow + Rock demo and a visit from Olympic skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, nicknamed 'The Snow Leopard'. You can get your snow legs back on the indoor slopes with a Recreational Lift Pass and there will be skiing and snowboarding lessons for all abilities for no more than GBP15. Experts can take a Level 5 or 6 lesson to sharpen up their ...

The payday loans brand speed-e-loans was in the spotlight on Sunday thanks to snooker ace Ali Carter pocketing the Roewe Shanghai Masters title. Ali's latest triumph is the speed-e-loans sponsored players' second ranking title in as many years after he won the Welsh Open in 2009. Essex player Carter defeated Scottish player Jamie Burnett 10-7 in an exciting final played in difficult conditions. Now ranked at No.2 in the world rankings, an ecstatic Ali said: "I am delighted to have one another title. It was a really tough match and the conditions were difficult. ...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the second in a series of alerts reminding editors, reporters and others to ask candidates for public office at every level what they will do about the nation's mental health crisis. The latest NAMI alert highlights suicide rates and ranks, with special concern for unemployed persons and veterans. Approximately 35,000 Americans die from suicide each year. The most recent state-by-state data are from 2007, (see chart below) before the current economic crisis even began (source: American Association of Suicidology). ...

Depuy hip recall lawyers have begun filing Depuy Hip lawsuits for patients nationwide who are affected by the Depuy hip recall. The DePuy ASR hip replacements have been found to fail at a very high rate and this often results in the patient needing to have the device removed and replaced in a revision surgery. Thousands of patients are expected to be affected by the DePuy hip recall. The DePuy ASR Hip is known to cause high levels of metal ion release into patients implanted with the device. The high failure rate of the Depuy ASR hip replacement was documented in the ...

The Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis is launching three new open enrollment certificate programs designed to equip mid and senior level managers with the skills and strategies needed to meet the challenges of the 'new normal' economy. Taught by Olin's renowned world-class faculty, these timely deep dives in finance, leadership and supply chain management are geared for busy professionals who value leading-edge, in-depth and relevant management training that is immediately applicable in the workplace. Executive Education Certificate programs ...

Debra Shifrin, founding attorney of Shifrin Newman Smith, Inc., will attend the conference of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives (NOSSCR) to be held in Chicago on September 22 through 25. Ms. Shifrin, an experienced Ohio Social Security Disability lawyer, is the elected Treasurer to NOSSCR's Board of Directors for 2009-2010, as well as a board representative from the Sixth Circuit. She is up for re-election at the Chicago NOSSCR conference. NOSSCR is an organization of over 3,900 attorneys and advocates dedicated to providing quality ...

Atlanta shredding company Shred-Green is hosting a charity Atlanta paper shredding event on October 2 to benefit the Gwinnett Masters Special Olympics (GMSO). Shred-Green has been involved with GMSO since May of 2010, and the Atlanta shredding fundraiser event is part of their overall sponsorship of the nonprofit organization. Gwinnett Masters Special Olympics is a volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to providing mentally challenged adults in Gwinnett County with the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports programs, promoting interpersonal connections and self-confidence. ...

LV=, the mutual insurance, retirement and investment group, has announced a strong performance in the first half of 2010, with sales and trading profits significantly up on the same period of 2009. Life cover sales are up 40% to GBP63.5m on an APE (Annual Premium Equivalent) basis, compared to GBP45.2m in the first half of 2009. This includes retirement business seeing a 36% increase with an APE of GBP48.3 (H1 2009: GBP35.4m) while protection and savings businesses saw a 55% increase with an APE of GBP15.2m (H1 2009: GBP9.8m). General insurance GWP (Gross Written ...

MyGardenRouteInfo.com has recently identified serious accessibility issues at restaurants, accommodation and tourist attractions along the Garden Route and throughout the Eastern Cape and has endeavoured to offer a comprehensive resource for tourists with mobility and accessibility issues. According to Steve Chester, managing director of MyGardenRouteInfo.com, improving accessibility to establishments along the Garden Route requires a small investment, and is a business decision that can open a new and loyal market which he believe is currently under-catered for in ...

LV= has revealed new research conducted amongst motorists that shows many drivers are still getting behind the wheel, despite having poor eye sight. The research conducted by LV= car insurance reveals that 4.2 million drivers who don't currently wear glasses admitted their vision was 'not perfect' although they still drive and 1.1 million drivers who are prescribed glasses or lenses for driving said they don't always wear them whilst behind the wheel. Among the 53% of motorists that don't currently wear prescribed glasses or lenses, the statistics reveal that nearly ...

NH Hotels, in line with its spirit of innovation, has become the first Spanish hotel chain to develop a new information and booking application for the iPhone. The new app is now being made available to downloaded free of charge through the Apple Store. The simple and intuitive application which has been created by the multinational hotel firm has been developed to enable iPhone users to be able to search for hotels across the 25 countries where NH Hotels are located as well as providing information and the ability to book rooms via the app. This means travellers can ...

MyCapeTownInfo.com will now offer a range of new multimedia features to its visitors and clients. These have been designed to create an interactive and enjoyable browsing experience, while showcasing companies and tourism establishments in a manner largely unheard of in the region. At the core of the new multimedia offerings are advanced virtual tours, which are compiled using high-resolution digital cameras and a purpose-built 360 degree lens, imported from Spain. Photographs taken in and around various establishments are linked together into one interactive Flash file, ...

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Pokersignupcodes.net, a leading online poker portal today announced donation for Save The Children as a part of its philanthropic activities. When asked about this, the official spokesperson of Pokersignupcodes.net, Mr. Jerry Roberts, said "Pokersignupcodes.net is going to donate 30% of the revenue generated during the month of September to Savethechildren.org. This is just to appreciate the great work Savethechildren.org is doing worldwide." Pokersignupcodes.net is an online poker information portal helping casual as well as professional poker players to get the poker ...

Sabre Communications Corporation announced today that they have been awarded a subcontract for performance under the U.S. Army's Rapid Response, 3rd Generation (R2-3G) program. This is a 5-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the Army. The U.S. Army's Communication Electronic Command (CECOM) at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, is the prime contract procurement agency. The prime R2-3G contract will provide support to the Department of Defense (DOD) and other Federal, state and local government agencies in the areas of technology insertion, system ...

In its constant attempt to simplify online shopping, making it more enjoyable and safe for every customer, Rx Corp launched a new online pharmacy, where prices are lower and delivery is faster. The decision was made to make most popular prescription medications available online at bulk prices, as it is commonly understood drugs can be overpriced and therefore impossible to afford for many. The new pharmacy is bound to solve any of those problems by offering an easy approach to the concept of online shopping and international delivery. The new pharmacy RxBuys.com can ...

The international security conference DeepSec (https://deepsec.net/) brings together the world's elite in network security and hacking in Vienna from 23 to 26 November 2010. This year, the conference focuses on the security of mobile systems and their users, as well as on the next-generation infrastructure. IT and security companies, users, officials, researchers and the hacker community have the opportunity to take part in the conference with 33 talks and 8 workshops scheduled this year. "We are happy to offer for the fourth time so many experts the chance to exchange ...

Ever since the e cigarette came onto the market in the United States around 2006 its popularity has continued to skyrocket exponentially, but only recently have governmental organizations and special interest groups begun to take notice. Initially they were seen only as novelty items, but have since developed a fan following that counts its membership in the millions. Few Americans are aware, however, that special interest groups that receive government aid such as the American Cancer Society are writing legislation and hand delivering it to state congresses for consideration ...