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Lincoln Center landmark: Bunin Munroe Center signals new era for Film Society Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:58PMOn June 17, 2011, The Film Society of Lincoln Center , the esteemed nonprofit film organization, introduced the latest addition in the ongoing rebirth of the legendary Manhattan cultural hub that is home to the 42-year-old Society.
3D Systems Acquires Alibre Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:17AMExpands Its Range of Affordable 3D Content-To-Print SolutionsROCK HILL, S.C., -- 3D Systems Corporat...
HOW TO: Gamify Your Marketing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:13AMThe scale of the audience accessible through gaming is simply staggering. In terms of potential reach, it rivals television as a medium. Yet,…
Martin Guitar to Protect Against Counterfeiting via Partnership With Applied DNA Sciences Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:47AMDramatic New DNA-Based System Provides Assurance That Musical Instruments Are Genuine
PETALING JAYA: Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:34PMThe land located on Jalan Ampang measures some 1.22ha and could fetch as high as RM1,500 per sq ft or RM196 million, real estate agents estimated. [ more ]
New App We&Co Lets Customers Say Thanks, Get Free Stuff Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:06AMPeople like to brag about where they go, and they dig the idea of competing to "check in" more: FourSquare grew 3,400 percent last year . A new app is betting people will want to say thanks as much as they like saying, "I'm here." GOOD got a sneak peek at We&Co , which launches publicly today after a test run in Atlanta. “Instead of the check in, our central action is the thank you,” We&Co's ...
American Living furniture store opens in Lafayette Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:12AMLAFAYETTE — Now, 3,000 square feet of unique and unusual home furnishings, custom upholstery and lighting are at the fingertips of Lafayette residents, as well as other home decorating enthusiasts in and around Sussex County.
Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:29PMIn the 20 years Ron Betenbough’s company has been building homes in west Texas, he’s always been willing to compete on price. Now, in a market crowded with cheap properties, he’s also touting environmentally friendly construction and energy-saving features.
Justin-Siena’s new Brave mascot gets finishing touches Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:38PMJustin-Siena High School, home of the Braves, is going through its final rounds of revision for the school’s new American Indian mascot.
The expanding world of Rachel Zoe Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:25PMShe's a stylist, reality TV star, designer and mom. And she's not done — not even close. Some babies have all the luck. The recent birth of Skyler Morrison Berman, for example, inspired a series of baby gifts that could have been lifted from the pages of Vogue: a custom-made sweater the size of a tea cozy from Angela Missoni, a child-size china setting from Marc Jacobs and a shearling snuggly ...
Anime hobby helps shape career Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:10PMAt a table at the artists' alley during last weekend's Glass City Con, 19-year-old Halah Mohamed sat behind a stack of books, noticeable even though she wore jeans and a T-shirt, her hair tied back in a ponytail, as curious onlookers in spikey-haired wigs -- several wielding makeshift swords -- inquired about the products on her table.
Swimming Pool Prices Take a Dive Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:46PMAll but drained by the recession, the pool industry is offering deep deals.
Virgin America Sets Its Sights on Puerto Vallarta Route Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:00AMToday, Virgin America, California's hometown airline, announces its intent to launch flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Vallarta International Airport in Mexico. Â Virgin America files today with the U.S.
Two home parades planned in El Paso Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:21AMIf you're thinking about buying a home, now's a great time. Interest rates are unbelievably low, builders say.
Million Dollar Decorators: Episode Seven: Frankensofas, No-Tell Motels, and Purple Lemonade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:35PM“This is Los Angeles where money and style are everything.” So sayeth interior designer Mary McDonald in the opening of Bravo’s newest reality series, Million Dollar Decorators. The show follows the professional and personal lives of five of L.A.'s top-tier...
Geek Bucket List #79 — Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet With Project Arcade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:20AMQuite a few years back I was shopping at Costco. As I was walking down a normal aisle, I stopped in my tracks — I swore I’d heard the sounds of an arcade game. I couldn’t place the name, but I knew a 25-cent game when I heard one, and I picked up the pace [...]
Geek Bucket List No. 79 -- Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet With Project Arcade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:20AMQuite a few years back I was shopping at Costco. As I was walking down an otherwise ordinary aisle, I stopped dead in my tracks. I could swear I heard the sounds of an arcade game.
New self-build scheme could kick start the market Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:59AMHousing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed a new action plan for the self build industry that he says could be the turning point that takes it to the masses.
Battleship Galaxies : Not Your Father's Battleship Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:36AMOverview: Battleship gets a massive overhaul in Battleship Galaxies : it’s an epic space battle between the Intergalactic Space Navy and the invading Wretcheridians.
Sales Simplicity Powers Market Leader Landmark Homes Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMCHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With Thousands of Options Per Home, Landmark Homes Uses Sales Simplicity CRM To Manage 33 Communities in 7 Counties
PointClear Announces Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:08AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PointClear Solutions, Inc.- an innovation leader specializing in health information technology (HIT) product development services - has named Rodney Hamilton, M.D. to its newly created CMIO position and managing director of its product strategy practice. PointClear's leadership team has been strengthened with an M.D. who is ...
Replica of house from Disney's 'Up' for sale in Utah Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:30AMHERRIMAN -- The stenciled mailbox in front of the vibrant green-and-pink house reads "Carl & Ellie." Over the fireplace mantle is a picture of Paradise Falls, the dream vacation neve
From college project to business: Linn's Presitge Kitchens celebrates 30th Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:35PMFORT WALTON BEACH - In 1981, John Linn was finishing up his bachelor's degree in business management at University of West Florida.For his final project, he and some classmates came up with a business plan for a cabinetry and remodeling company called Prestige Kitchens. His wife Sherrie...
Replica of house from 'Up' for sale in Herriman Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 3:56PMThe stenciled mailbox in front of the vibrant green-and-pink house reads "Carl & Ellie." Over the fireplace mantle is a picture of Paradise Falls, the dream vacation never realized. In an upstairs bedroom, a mural for the children the couple will never have is freshly painted.
Replica of house from 'Up' for sale in Utah Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:17PMThe stenciled mailbox in front of the vibrant green-and-pink house reads "Carl & Ellie." Over the fireplace mantle is a picture of Paradise Falls, the dream vacation never realized.
Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers offers 3 Tamworth collection designs at Quail West Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:00AMThe featured builders at Quail West have brought a new dimension to the private, 1,180-acre community in North Naples with the introduction of the Tamworth Collection.
Sustainable Sushi Means Putting Fish Back in the Ocean and These Guys Are Actually Doing It Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:18PM"In a year, we will go through 4,000 pounds of albacore, 5,500 of salmon, 3,500 pounds of tuna..." Kristofor Lofgren's busy sushi restaurant uses incredible amounts of fish. "It's probably eight tons of seafood that we serve, so we feel it’s our jobs to make sure we have a positive impact." To compensate for that drain on the ocean's resources, Lofgren wants to add all that and more back into ...
The Most Sustainable Sushi Restaurant in America Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:18PM"In a year, we will go through 4,000 pounds of albacore, 5,500 of salmon, 3,500 pounds of tuna..." Kristofor Lofgren's busy sushi restaurant uses incredible amounts of fish. "It's probably eight tons of seafood that we serve, so we feel it’s our jobs to make sure we have a positive impact." To compensate for that drain on the ocean's resources, Lofgren wants to add all that and more back into ...
Virgin America Ranks No. 1 in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:00AMVirgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing travel, today took the top honors for the fourth consecutive year as "Best Domestic Airline" in the prestigious Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards readers' survey. Â The annual Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards highlight the results of an impartial survey that captures the independent opinions of Travel + Leisure readers on ...
Landmark home looking for buyer with exotic taste Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:16AMThe Mushroom House in Powder Mills Park, renovated in recent years by Christine and Steve Whitman, is on the market for $1.1 million.
Local machinist takes on small jobs the big shops don't want Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:15AMJoe Conner figures he's part of a dying breed — a fixer, a tinkerer, someone who can analyze a need, design an answer and actually manufacture the solution.
Gallery closing: Galeria San Ysidro owner to move, sell off inventory Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:51AMHarl Dixon plans to close his unique, jam-packed gallery of exotic furniture and decorative art pieces, housed in a 93-year-old former garment factory on the edge of Downtown, and move to Cabo San San Lucas, a Mexican resort town on the Pacific Coast. ›› Photo gallery: San Ysidro Galeria
A Mann among men Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:04PMIt’s heartbreaking when a teenage boy finds his girlfriend kissing one of his buddies. When that happened to Frank Mann many years ago, he became suicidal, jumped in his car, and drove away in a reckless frenzy.
Big Idea & Wacky Wallscapes Sign Exclusive License Agreement Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:30PMFRANKLIN, TN (July 5, 2011) Big Idea Entertainment, a leading studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands, announced today that they have signed an exclusive licensing deal with Wacky Wallscapes, an industry leader in high quality custom children's wall coverings, to bring the popular VeggieTales characters to a wall near you beginning early this fall.
Making Good: Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions. Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:54PMJorene Batali, a Scentsy independent consultant, was named Up & Coming Business Woman of the Year by the Boise and Southern Idaho Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Kitty Fleishman, Idaho Magazine, was named Trail Blazer. Tammy de Weerd, mayor of Meridian, was honored for leadership.
The anti-sweatshop: Smoking Lily’s made-in-Canada fashion Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:13AMVictoria store bucks the import trend by sourcing, designing and making clothes locally
Sayreville winner of HGTV house has lots to think about Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:24PMThe Stolte family, Brian, Debbie, and Erica hold their check and pose for a portrait in the home in Sayreville on Friday, July 1st.
New contemporary home in Lawrenceville offers lots of nods to older buildings Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:10PMLawrenceville's homes are as eclectic as the mix of artists, transplanted hipsters and life-long Pittsburghers who live in them. But there aren't many brand-new modern single-family homes among the rowhouses, grand Victorians and industrial lofts. And none are like Andrew Moss and Michelle Yanefski's cool new residence on 38th Street.
$35M NYC Mansion Blends West and East Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:02PMhttps://cmset.epochtimes.com/view.php?id=68062
Commercial Site Furnishings assists in creating custom tables for disabled students Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:13PMMONTGOMERY, Ala. Commercial Site Furnishings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Online Commerce Group, LLC, recently completed a large order for Bassett High School in La Puente, Calif. including 85 picnic tables and 60 trash receptacles. Of the 85 tables, 36 were standard ADA compliant tables while eight were custom built to meet the ADA Code, as well as the customers needs. According to ADA ...
Rebel Networks Adds Ontario Based King Masonry Yard Ltd to Impressive List of Cloud Computing Clients Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:04AMDEL MAR, Calif. -- Rebel Networks, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of American Diversified Holdings Corporation announced today that it has been selected by King Masonary Yard Ltd as the vendor to host their operation applications in the cloud.
Liz Taylor's jewels on world tour Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:56PMElizabeth Taylor's prized collection of jewellery, art, designer clothing and other memorabilia will go on an international three-month tour before it is sold in New York in December, Christie's auction house announced Wednesday.
The X-Factor: Regal and AMC expand the definition of 'big screen' Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:24PMLast month, we reported on Cinemark’s and Marcus Theatres’ efforts to “supersize” select theatres with their new brands, Cinemark XD and UltraScreen. Now we turn to the two largest circuits in North America and their plans to deliver “the bigger picture” to their patrons.
Long Meadow Farms Announces Partnerships with Innovative Home Builders Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:15PMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trend Development, Inc. is pleased to welcome three new home builders to a new 90-acre development within Long Meadow Farms, a premier master-planned community located in Richmond, Texas. The ability to build your dream home in Long Meadow Farms is even easier now with the additional offerings from Darling Homes, Highland Homes and M/I Homes along with the already ...
Liz Taylor Jewels Taking World Tour Before NY Sale Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:34PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Elizabeth Taylor's prized collection of jewelry, art, designer clothing and other memorabilia will go on an international three-month tour before it is sold in New York in December, Christie's auction house announced Wednesday.
KB Home Makes Major Land Purchase in San Antonio from Fieldstone Homes Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:44AMSAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s premier homebuilders, has entered into an agreement with Fieldstone Homes in which KB Home will purchase 623 finished home sites and 1,297 future home sites from Fieldstone in 11 San Antonio-area communities. Fieldstone Homes, a private homebuilder based in Southern California, announced that it was leaving the San Antonio ...
Liz Taylor jewels taking world tour before NY sale Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:08AMElizabeth Taylor's prized collection of jewelry, art, designer clothing and other memorabilia will go on an international three-month tour before it is sold in New York in December, Christie's auction house announced Wednesday.
Million Dollar Decorators: Episode Five: Permits, "A Passage to India," and Bathing à Deux Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:25AM“This is Los Angeles where money and style are everything.” So sayeth interior designer Mary McDonald in the opening of Bravo’s newest reality series, Million Dollar Decorators. The show follows the professional and personal lives of five of L.A.'s top-tier...
Seymour Turner Joins Hanley Wood As Director Of Contractor Programs Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:14AMHanley Wood announces that Seymour Turner is joining Hanley Wood as Director of Contractor Programs. In this new capacity, Turner will help launch Hanley Wood’s Contractor Loyalty Program business. (PRWeb June 29, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8604566.htm
GE Appliances Names American Appliances Distributor for Benelux Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:00AMGE Appliances EMEA has named American Appliances as its new distributor for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg. While American Appliances is a new distributor, its general manager, Harry van den Boogaard, brings over a decade of experience working for GE or representing GE products through distribution.