September 9, 2010—PilmerPR today announced founder John Pilmer will speak today at the UVEF Crunch Lunch event on the subject of "Corporate Responsibility - From the Ground Up," starting at noon at the Provo Novell campus. The event is open to the public. "80% of the world's large companies now produce Corporate Responsibility (CR) reports*," said John Pilmer of PilmerPR. "There is an effect happening now as partners and vendors to these companies are called to account for their track record of citizenship." 65% of European companies have a full-time CR officer (also ...

Top researchers, government officials and representatives of organizations from around the world traveled to University Park in July to present their latest findings on honey bees and other pollinators at the inaugural International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Heath and Policy hosted by the Penn State Center for Pollinator Research. Many of their presentations and other information about pollinators is now available on line at http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators/public-outreach/2010-conference. Pollinators have been in decline for years; four species of bumble bees ...

Conemaugh Medical Center in Johnstown, Penn., recently upgraded their OB-Windows Structured Reporting System. The site utilizes the OB-Windows system to perform growth analysis and create highly configurable structured reports for maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) studies. The site also implemented the OBLink module to auto-populate patient biometry from their GE Voluson E8 ultrasound system to the Digisonics software. Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Ore., implemented OB-Windows Net to expand their existing image management and structured reporting system. The OB-Windows ...

Q1 productions has partnered with Second City Communications (SCC), the business solutions division of the world famous comedy theatre company, The Second City, for the 2010 Medical Device and Diagnostic Corporate Compliance & Ethics Conference. SCC recently launched RealBiz Shorts, a catalog of short, funny videos for use in ethics and compliance training and communications. RealBiz Shorts features an extensive range of videos across more than 20 topics in ethics and compliance — using humor to connect with people and set a context for open, honest dialog. RealBiz ...

The joint seminar from Plante & Moran, PLLC and Warner Norcross & Judd LLP on Oct. 6 will feature eight sessions focused on innovation and practical solutions designed to help businesses grow. The seminar, "Innovation: Solutions 2 Drive Profitability," will feature presentations from nearly 30 accountants, attorneys and business consultants from both firms and P&M Corporate Finance, LLC designed to help West Michigan companies take the next step in their growth plans. The seminar is targeted to C-suite executives of companies with $10 million - $200 million in revenue, ...

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, has introduced the new WP8-125 Quick 5" angle grinder with a non-locking paddle switch for safer tool operation. Ideal for the toughest operating conditions, including cutting and grinding metal or concrete, the WP8-125 Quick features a long lasting 8.0 A motor with 800 watts of power, 19.5 inch-lbs of torque and a no-load speed of 10,000 rpm. The WP8-125 Quick offers Metabo's optimum cooling ...

Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today the release of its app for Android-based mobile devices. Adding to Homes.com's already extensive suite of mobile sites and apps for iPhone and Blackberry users, the launch of the Android app makes Homes.com the first real estate portal to allow consumers to search for homes for sale and rent on all major mobile platforms. Homes.com's Android app serves the fastest-growing segment of mobile homebuyers. According to market research from Canalys, Android is currently the best-selling and fastest growing smartphone ...

Sports Media Services Provider Leverages Spinnaker to Expand Live Streaming Offerings to Premier Sports Business Companies RALEIGH, NC - SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 - Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced today that deltatre, a world-leading sports media services company headquartered in Torino, Italy, is using its SpinnakerTM family of encoding solutions to generate broadcast-quality streaming outputs of some of the most prominent and high-profile events in the sports world. deltatre works with global television broadcasters ...

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As part of their commitment to continuing personal development, Pets At Home have enrolled a number of their staff in poultry keeping classes run by Henschool. The selected staff will learn the basics of handling, feeding and raising chickens in order to better inform and educate Pets At Home customers. Said Lesley Austin, owner of Henschool, "It is fantastic to see that poultry keeping is not only increasing in popularity, but that high street retailers are also taking pet care seriously. We at Henschool are thrilled to be working with Pets At Home to ensure their staff ...

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CoreCentive, a leader in the Human Capital Management industry, has launched a comprehensive "Going Green" initiative in an effort to do its part in minimizing adverse impacts on the Earth and its climate. "As our business grows, we're making sure we take every step to implement innovative and responsible practices across our company, as well as setting an example for both our clients and our employees to make daily environmental stewardship a priority," said Steve Walter, President & Chief Executive Officer, CoreCentive. Among the highlights of the CoreCentive ...

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Infinit Outsourcing, Inc.'s co-founder, Richard Eldridge, shared insights about social media as plenary session speaker for the 4th Annual Ayala Group ICT Summit 2010, "Creating Possibilities" during the second day of the summit on the 2nd of September. In a presentation entitled "New Media - Opportunities and Threats", Richard discussed the immense potential, and also the great threat, that social media presents to a company. "By harnessing the power of social media, we are tapping into the potential of the 1.3 billion people who are active internet users worldwide ...

4D Systems announced today the launch of its new Arduino Display Shield Modules - 4Display-Shield. The 4Display-Shields are designed to provide an easy and quick way to interface the popular Goldelox-embedded range of small OLED and LCD display modules with the Arduino-Duemilanove, Arduino-Mega and many other Arduino compatible boards. The 4Display-Shields come complete with the integrated 4D Systems OLED or LCD display module, a 5-way multi-switch joystick, and male headers that help connect the 4Display-Shield to the Arduino Boards. The 5-way joystick is connected ...

DAVID Systems, a leading provider of global broadcast solutions, offers the Broadcast Exchange Platform as a solution to decrease the complexity of broadcast workflows with heterogeneous infrastructures and proprietary systems throughout the production chain. Journalists in the field are enabled to transfer their contribution to the main broadcast station from all over the world using standard network connections. A story can then be sent immediately to a local playout server, re-distributed to affiliate stations or shared in-house for post-production. DAVID Systems' solution ...

Melissa Etheridge, award winning artist, joins Dr. Pat Baccili, award winning host of The Dr. Pat Show, when she speaks about her latest studio album: Fearless Love. Dr. Pat comments: "Get Ready to Take a Fearless Journey with Melissa Etheridge" Tune in on Thursday September 16, 2010, streamed from 8-9am (PT)/11-noon (ET) on VoiceAmerica's Variety Channel (http://www.voiceamericavariety.com/) . About Melissa Etheridge: In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge celebrated a career milestone with a victory in the "Best Song" category at the Academy Awards for "I Need to Wake ...

Youth Leadership America (YLA) hosted an urban art gallery themed music video and brand launch party that attracted 200 Anaheim youth and influential community leaders on Thursday, September 2nd at the Anaheim GardenWalk. The evening was filled with excitement and fun as prospective youth Associates were introduced to the YLA team and important local leaders such as Orange County State Senator Lou Correa, Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, Anaheim Mayor Pro Tem Harry Sidhu, President/CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Todd Ament and many more. In less than a week, the ...

Red Dragon electric cigarettes has begun offering a new affiliate program, "Bucks for Banners", and has started registering new affiliates. Affiliate enrollment is free and easy with the new platform: "Affiliate Pro". Affiliates disseminate marketing materials about Red Dragon's products while receiving additional income. Through the new system, Red Dragon furnishes affiliates with additional advertising resources, including: codes for banners, easy text links, and e-mail links that distributors can employ in their promotional efforts. Distributors can make money by ...

For the fourth year in a row, Mortgage Technology magazine has named mortgage software company Avista Solutions to a select group of mortgage technology providers in its annual feature story, "Top 50 Service Providers", which appeared in its July 2010 issue. Avista Solutions, a producer of a seamless, web-based, end-to-end loan origination system for mortgage lenders, first landed a spot on the list in 2007 and has maintained its status ever since. "Avista Solutions has proved itself once again as consistent leader in the mortgage technology industry," Avista Solutions ...

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Consumers in the UK who have been directly impacted by the credit crunch, thus finding it a struggle to meet the demands of existing financial commitments, have a new solution in in the form of PayDay-Loans.co.uk's new website (http://www.payday-loans.co.uk/), which provides cheap loans advice. The launch of the new site is intended to help people avoid financial pitfalls and have a need to borrow cash on a short-term basis so they can make it through the month until pay day arrives. The website is operated by online commerce stable leader ASAP Ventures Ltd, who has ...

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Shopping in Dubai is undoubtedly one of its top attractions. Being what is known as an open port and enjoying low import duties, Dubai shops offer a fantastic range of top brands at excellent prices thanks to a tax-free environment. Shoppers come from around the world to this paradise of souks, boutiques malls, and modern department stores offering everything from haute couture to hi tech electronics. After booking their cheap flights to Dubai with netflights.com, customers should make sure they have room in their luggage to bring back plenty of Dubai's wonderful shopping ...

The majority of UK travellers oppose the use of mobile phones on planes, according to research commissioned by independent consumer site www.mobilephone-expert.co.uk. 1000 individuals were asked if they welcomed the change in legislation that allows passengers to use their mobile phones for calling and texting after take-off. 38% claimed it would disturb their peace, followed by 34% who thought that it was about time regulation was relaxed. 28% didn't care either way. The research revealed significant differences in opinion according to age: 49% of over 35s said mobile ...