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Summer is just around the corner, and across the country people are looking forward to putting away their sweaters and jackets in favor of t-shirts and shorts. Before long, swimming pools and beaches will be full of people enjoying the warm weather.

As economies slow all across the globe and more people everywhere make hard choices regarding their household budget, it seems as though the joy has been completely removed from the experience of shopping. Once a happy-go-lucky pastime for millions, the act of shopping now has many negative connotations attached, as many families discover their finances are no longer able to support their consumption habit like days of old.

UK solo travelers can avoid substantial single supplement charges and experience once-in-a-lifetime singles holidays with help from the newly launched Singles On SunDays, a travel agency specialising in Caribbean singles holidays.

GlobalData's new report "Marcellus Shale in the US, 2011 - Gas Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020" analyzes the recent activities in the Marcellus shale gas play. The report details the operational activities in the play, analyzing drilling activities, cost trends, initial production rates and the well decline curves. The research also provides information on production trends in the Marcellus shale gas play with forecasts to 2020. It analyzes the competitive landscape of the Marcellus shale, detailing operations of the top five companies. The report highlights infrastructure details in the shale gas play. It also details the merger and acquisition activities in the shale play during the period between 2007 and 2010.

As the global problem of obesity becomes more urgent, the packaged food industry is responding with new science, products, delivery systems and solutions. This presentation takes a look at consumer concerns, attitudes and behaviors pertaining to weight management from a US perspective. It reviews key new product trends including new packaging, formulations, delivery systems and ingredients.

Mobile Applications and Widgets: Portable Applications on Mobile Platforms, Fifth Edition provides a complete understanding of the mobile software marketplace. The reader will learn about mobile applications from the inception and evolution of applications on mobile platforms, to current market trends. The state of the current market is defined through current market statistical data, financial and sales trends, user surveys, and assessing the impressions of news media outlets. Each of the top hardware and software platforms are reviewed and evaluated to provide a thorough understanding of the competitive landscape of the smart phone market. This research is an essential read for any organization directly or indirectly involved in the mobile marketplace.

Facebook fan page creation website CoolMojito.com wins Best Presentation award at the Europe Unlimited and IAPMEI Tech Media 2012 conference. The conference is a venue for start-up and early phase technology companies to meet and network with venture capital and industry leading firms. CoolMojito.com was chosen from a field of 50 tech start-ups as one of the best presented tech start-ups of the convention. The field was judged by a panel of industry experts. The top ten companies are automatically qualified for the European Venture Summit and a chance to win the top spot in the European Venture Contest.

Reportstack, provider of premium market research reports announces the addition of 'Consumer Trends in the Beer, Cider & Pre-mixed Spirits Market in Russia, 2011' report to its offering.

Reportstack, provider of premium market research reports announces the addition of 'Consumer Trends in the Beer, Cider & Pre-mixed Spirits Market in China, 2011' report to its offering.

A significant announcement for administrative professionals and executive assistants, happening prior to Administrative Professionals Week April 22nd to 28th, is the official launch of AdminUniverse, along with its website dedicated to enhancing careers in the administrative profession. Office Dynamics International, Inc., the originators of the Star Achievement Series®, has officially made AdminUniverse an authorized user and training facilitator for the program. AdminUniverse is launching Level l of the three part series on May 10, 2012

Bluespring Software, a leading provider of Business Process Innovation (BPI) technologies, announced the release of its new ProcessView™ Essential software for Microsoft (NADAQ: MSFT) Visio®. ProcessView Essential is a free add in that allows information workers, process owners and industrial engineers to easily model and measure performance of any business process described in Microsoft Visio.

Yet to be revealed prom dresses awaits shoppers and is readily available at shopshop.com. Prom shopping becomes easy with shopshop, as the website starts selling pretty early and one can be sure of trendsetting attire hitting the catalog. Each simple yet elegant design speaks for itself and multi-layer prom dresses in royal blue color with elegance all throughout in prom dresses is something new to explore. Even when most of the stores are closing out with their final sale, shopshop can still be of help to many for some amazing range on display.

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that its brewery, The Mash House, will be one of the designated brewers on hand at the Brewgaloo beer festival on Saturday, April 28 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Raleigh’s City Plaza. Bringing together local craft brewers, the Brewgaloo festival encourages consumers to eat, drink, purchase and think with a local mindset. Sponsored by Shop Local Raleigh, an organization in support of locally-owned independent businesses, Brewgaloo will include local breweries as well as local food trucks and live music. Cost will be $5 per beer, and $1 per 3 oz. tasting.

The Chef’s Academy, the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that its first satellite campus in Morrisville was recognized by Triangle Business Journal’s SPACE awards in the category of Top Hospitality/Entertainment Development. An annual commercial real estate award, the SPACE awards recognizes the most innovative commercial real estate projects across the Raleigh-Durham market. Capital Associates, a commercial real estate development company, negotiated a build-to-suit agreement with The Chef’s Academy under a long-term lease for a 24,000 square-foot building located at 2001 Carrington Mill Blvd.

Okyanos Heart Institute, which brings a new standard of care and a better quality of life to patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), utilizing a European Union approved cell processing device, has announced that Howard T. Walpole Jr., M.D., MBA, FACC, FACAI, was elected to the board of trustees for the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Dr. Walpole is chief medical officer and interventional cardiologist at Okyanos Heart Institute, a Center of Excellence (CoE) adhering to U.S. surgical center standards and located in Freeport, The Bahamas. As a nonprofit medical association established in 1949, ACC advocates for quality cardiovascular care through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines, and works to influence health care policy. The ACC board of trustees consists of the officers of the College, the chair of the board of governors, and fellows elected at the annual meeting of the College. The board meets at least two times a year, and trustees are limited to a single five-year term. Walpole’s term ends in 2017.

Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.1.5, a maintenance update to its new solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign, and offers batch processing, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, preflighting, processing history and more. The new version addresses some issues related to exporting to Flash as single files, as well as reliability issues of IDML and EPUB workflows.

LAN Systems, a leading Atlanta IT Consulting firm, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Chairman’s Circle of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

According to a new research report titled “Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2014”, by RNCOS, the US nanotechnology market is rapidly emerging with significant R&D activities on products at their initial phase. The most prominent fields of nanotechnology include nanobio, nanomaterials, surfaces, electronics, and IT and instrumentation. Nanomaterial is the most lucrative and marketable segment in the US and California and Massachusetts with a well-established nanotechnology community are the leading states. The 2012 National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) budget has proposed an investment worth around US$ 2.13 Billion in nanotechnology.

Professional education aims to produce recruits to the profession who are aware of the standards of competency and do not accept or practice anything below the standard. Thus, with this profuse demand of professional education throughout the world, Brazil education also offers courses favoring this concept for improving the quality of life and facilitating an access to the labor market by young persons and adults. The Southeast region tops in professional education enrollments in the country. However, with the rising demand and the initiatives of the private sectors in this sector is expected to grow significantly in future, according to a new report by RNCOS, “Brazil Education Services Market Forecast to 2015”.

Chinese authorities have released an updated guidance on the registration process for share plans with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), broadening the scope to cover most types of share plans.

Chinese authorities have released an updated guidance on the registration process for share plans with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), broadening the scope to cover most types of share plans.

File send and share website, AttachMore.com has announced a special personalize download page feature for all kinds of file exchanges through AttachMore.com's application. This feature is applicable for both personal and business accounts. AttachMore users can personalize download pages for personal and business communication.

Garlic Clove Foods is announcing their partnership with Renaissance Specialty Foods and Gourmet Merchants International to launch their line of delicious, healthy and convenient Whole Grain Pilafs in the Northern & Southern California regions.

In co-operation with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Christie supplied its Christie Duo dual-projector solution to bring the bright, vivid scenes of Titanic in 3D to life at its world premiere last week at The Royal Albert Hall.

Meter Technology Werks (MTW) announced products and services being offered for the multi-family industry. From metering hardware and meter reading services to third-party billing referral services, Meter Technology Werks provides comprehensive sub-metering and water meter services for a wide range of businesses and organizations.