vineyard vines, the fast-growing Stamford-based clothing company best known for its whimsical neckties, announced today their partnership with LPGA golfer Liz Janangelo for the 2010 tour season. Over the next year, Janangelo, a professional since 2008, will wear items from the vineyard vines collection including shirts, shorts, capri pants, skorts, pants, and belts.

Many people can still recite from memory these words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s great poem "Paul Revere’s Ride," “Listen my children and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”

On Sunday, April 18, 2010 Longfellow’s Wayside Inn will celebrate the 150th anniversary of this poem’s first publication. For the Longfellow Big Read, performer Michael Maglaras will present a unique opportunity to experience these words live at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn.

Many people can still recite from memory these words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s great poem "Paul Revere’s Ride," “Listen my children and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”

On Sunday, April 18, 2010 Longfellow’s Wayside Inn will celebrate the 150th anniversary of this poem’s first publication. For the Longfellow Big Read, performer Michael Maglaras will present a unique opportunity to experience these words live at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn.

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today Frank Farone, Managing Director, Darling Consulting Group, Inc. will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Interest Rate Risk Issues - Practical Guidance LIVE Webcast” This 2-hour event is scheduled for April 28, 2010, Wednesday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_Interest_Rate.html)

Event Synopsis:

JCJ Architecture received the RED Award for Best Hospitality Project of 2009 for its design of The New Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino. The Real Estate and Development Awards (the “REDS”), hosted by AZRE Magazine and now in their fifth year, honors the biggest, best and most notable commercial real estate projects and transactions of the year.

Daniel Hilpert, Managing Director of Mortgage EquiCap LLC, a commercial mortgage broker and advisor that arranges debt and equity capital, and provides loan workout, sale and advisory services to institutions, real estate owners and developers, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Mark Goodenow, Director in the New York office of BDO Consulting, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor with more than thirteen years of experience in the operational and financial turnarounds of middle market and leading Fortune 500 companies, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Comme

David Hartheimer, President of Clearbid Capital, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

William Sherer, Director and senior member of the Financial Sponsors Coverage Group in Houlihan Lokey's New York office, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, March 9th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

Restructuring and turnaround experts David Hartheimer, President of Clearbid Capital, and William Sherer, Director at Houlihan Lokey, are joining more than a hundred investors, bankers, private equity and hedge fund managers, real estate specialists, management consultants and legal and accounting advisors attending GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, Tuesday March 9th, at Kirkland & Ellis' New York headquarters.

The Distressed Investing landscape is in the midst of a radical metamorphosis being shaped by forces here and abroad. Indeed, after a couple of turbulent years in the financial markets, investors are getting ready for an onslaught of financial assets and real estate properties to come to the market. Investment groups and real estate investment trusts are raising capital to fund acquisitions of these distressed assets on the cheap.

GoldenNetworking.com is again bringing together an exceptional faculty of top Real Estate Investing minds at Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010, "Successfully Investing in Distressed Real Estate Assets" (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City. 20+ world-class speakers will provide their insights into what they are investing and, most importantly, what they will be investing in the next months. Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 will cover the following topics:

· What is New in the Distressed Real Estate Landscape in 2010

Edgar Perez, founder of GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, was recently featured at Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine's '10 Under 10'; the article, which can be accessed through this link, http://www7.gsb.columbia.edu/alumni/news/ten-under-ten, profiles ten young alumni that "are adapting to the economic downturn — and thriving — less than 10 years after graduating from the School."

Edgar Perez, founder of GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, will host Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 on February 26th, the 2nd edition of what is becoming the must-attend conference for experts and professionals in Distressed Investing. Armed with a Columbia Business School MBA and after consulting stints at McKinsey and IBM, Mr.

Richard Zahm, Managing Director of EM Capital Global Advisors LLC, and involved in real estate investment and development since the late 1970’s, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

"2010 may also be a watershed year for the private equity industry as more and more key governmental and influential economic decision makers realize private equity's positive place in today's financial markets." That's how Kirk Radke, recognized internationally as one of today's top private equity and corporate attorneys, summarizes what private equity firms should expect for 2010, in his article "Top of the class" published in the latest edition of World Finance magazine; Mr.

John Stark, Managing Director in Oppenheimer & Co. Inc’s Restructuring and Special Situations Group in Los Angeles, CA, will participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010, February 26th, in New York City, joining an exceptional faculty of top business and investment minds, who will provide the most up to date review of the complexities that arise investing in Distressed Financial Assets, Debt and Commercial and Residential Real Estate.

After months of speculation, the Simon Property Group on Tuesday finally made an unsolicited $10 billion offer for General Growth Properties, its bankrupt rival. But General Growth quickly rebuffed the approach, calling the bid too low, reported The New York Times.

Distressed real estate presents major opportunities, but there are significant pitfalls and challenges to overcome. Experts will provide with techniques of law, finance and operations necessary in this recessionary economy. Which trends are perceived in the troubled real estate market? What are the most important real estate funds doing right now, in New York and London?

The most challenging economic environment since the Depression has provided distressed investing practitioners with an extraordinaire entry point; successful subject matter experts debated strategies to take advantage of these opportunities last year at Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009; many of them are returning to New York City to share their lessons learned and necessary adjustments to their successful strategies investing in financial assets, distressed debt and real estate.

The team at Epione Medical Corporation in Beverly Hills, headed by Dr. Simon Ourian, has been investigating the latest non-invasive procedures for fat reduction. The latest technology LipoFreeze is a procedure that uses a gentle yet effective method of selective cooling. Those who have tried diet and exercise to rid themselves of unattractive fat pads and bulges that persist in spite of their best efforts will find LipoFreeze a wonderful alternative.

Ghost Model, a talent service company focused on providing talent and end-users of talent with booking, casting, and other services, has announced the addition of two new partners to meet the demands of Ghost Model’s rapid growth. Ghost Model and it’s founder and CEO, Aundrea “the Ghost Model” Jackson, welcomes Natasha Burton as co-owner and Vice President of Business Affairs and Tiphani Abney as co-owner and Vice President of Talent as well as thought-leaders intending to innovate and bring new life to Ghost Model.

Is the call center decentralizing?

Appia Communications believes it is. The provider of managed communication and networking services reports that its customers are increasingly deploying “virtual” call centers — in which agents are located at home or in small offices — rather than traditional centralized call centers.

EBE Ensemble (Eric Alba, Artistic Director; Montgomery Sutton, Executive Director) will present the third-annual installment of their award winning festival of new one-act plays, Elephants on Parade 2010. Performances will begin on Tuesday, March 9, opening Wednesday, March 10 through March 20 at New York’s Teatro IATI (64 E. 4th street, between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.SmartTix.com or call 212-868-4444.

EBE Ensemble (Eric Alba, Artistic Director; Montgomery Sutton, Executive Director) will present the third-annual installment of their award winning festival of new one-act plays, Elephants on Parade 2010. Performances will begin on Tuesday, March 9, opening Wednesday, March 10 through March 20 at New York’s Teatro IATI (64 E. 4th street, between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.SmartTix.com or call 212-868-4444.

PerkettPR, Inc., provider of exceptional public relations, interactive digital services and social marketing communications campaigns for B2B and B2C companies worldwide, today announced several new clients across multiple industries. The agency was also recently nominated as a “Best Tech PR” agency in TechCrunch’s annual “Crunchie Awards,” as one of six agencies at the “top of their field,” and continues to grow its national footprint, with a new presence in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Art Show at Book Lover’s Gallery in Gainesville, Florida for the month of Feb. 2010. Open reception will be held on Feb. 19th, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm The exhibition features a unique blend of paintings, fine art photography and fused glass. All the artists are recognized for their styles ranging from the architectural, figurative, stylized landscape, abstract, pastel, ceramic and wildlife.

Artists exhibited | Kat Harris, Marianne Gamble, Jerry Patterson, Karrie Lyons-Munkittrick and Alana Kolifrath

Boston Cedar Introduces Exclusive Northeast Distribution of Abaco Tropical Hardwood Decking and Railing

Boston Cedar proudly introduces the launch of Abaco™ tropical hardwood decking and railing to be exclusively distributed throughout New England, NewYork and Northern New Jersey.

Boston Cedar Introduces Exclusive Northeast Distribution of Abaco Tropical Hardwood Decking and Railing

Boston Cedar proudly introduces the launch of Abaco™ tropical hardwood decking and railing to be exclusively distributed throughout New England, NewYork and Northern New Jersey.

MyMediaInfo, a North American provider of media databases, research and professional services for public relations professionals, today announced the launch of Campaign Management Tools and the first ever Social Media database designed for public relations as part of the New Year release.

Stating recent studies showing that as many as 90% of journalists use social media in one form or another, the need to understand and target social media as a part of a broader public relations plan is more important than ever to MyMediaInfo’s customers.