Trelleborg Protective Products is pleased to announce that the Fire Department City of New York (FDNY), which is the largest fire department in the United States with over 14,000 emergency responders, has chosen to upgrade to Trellchem® VPS-FLASH as their standard Level A, fully encapsulated personal protective ensemble.

Gutenberg Communications, a global strategic communications firm offering public and investor relations services, has been selected as the public relations Agency of Record (AOR) for Connectiva Systems, a leading provider of revenue and risk management solutions for the telecommunications industry.

Leading accounting and consulting specialists are now providing sophisticated businesses around the world with on-site, customized training events focused on pressing domestic and international accounting topics. The service is being provided by the newly launched Acumen Global Training, LLC.

Author and acclaimed artist Colleen Doran on TheOneRing.net Radio Show Sunday March 14th at 2PM ET

Colleen’s published works number in the hundreds with clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, Image Comics, Lucasfilm, Dark Horse Comics, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin, Sony, and Scholastic.

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

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") has advised Rexel on the sale of HCL Asia, one of the three activities of its Agencies Consumers Electronics ("ACE") division, to the DKSH Group, a privately held Swiss company and the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia.

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.

Rebecca C., a New York-based inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Reba Ware invention to industry over the next 2 years. A simple yet effective new product sure to resonate with all who have toiled away in the kitchen with big dishes, the Reba Ware boasts a unique design that helps to provide its users with a convenient and safe way in which to handle large pieces of meat when preparing and eventually cooking them.

Willifest Inc. today announced the launch of “WILLiFEST™,” a Brooklyn-based arts festival established to provide a creative platform for today’s emerging artists, and issued a Call For Entries to producers of films, screenplays and music. Submissions can now be made through the festival’s website, WILLiFEST.com, and through partner portals Withoutabox.com and Sonicbids.com.

Bluestone America’s CEO, Charles Nam, announces the appointment of Charles Dargan as CFO of the company. Mr. Dargan, starting on November 9, 2009, will head the management of all accounting, finance, structured and debt instrument planning departments. This position will also include mergers and acquisitions as well as financial planning.

Mr. Dargan received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in Government and Economics and a M.B.A. concentrating in accounting and finance. He also received a M.S. from USC with studies in derivative and security markets.

JJL Process Corp. (JJL), one of Florida’s largest process serving companies, has announced the opening of new operations in AL, TN and NV, effective immediately. All offices will provide statewide service of process while utilizing industry-leading data management systems and a proprietary, patent-pending Apple™ i-phone application – TrueServe™ – which prevents process server fraud with unparalleled accuracy and documentation capabilities.

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Real estate advice is a serious thing, and a residential or commercial real estate book can leave the reader feeling confused, or emotionally drained. Having a human approach with first hand experience is refreshing, giving you frank real estate advice with quick and easy home buying tips is what the author achieves.

“I wanted to include real life stories with home selling or home buying tips,” author Len DeWeerdt, a native of Western New York says. “This lighthearted real estate book, while factual, is a humorous memoir experience of What Not To Do.”

Real estate advice is a serious thing, and a residential or commercial real estate book can leave the reader feeling confused, or emotionally drained. Having a human approach with first hand experience is refreshing, giving you frank real estate advice with quick and easy home buying tips is what the author achieves.

“I wanted to include real life stories with home selling or home buying tips,” author Len DeWeerdt, a native of Western New York says. “This lighthearted real estate book, while factual, is a humorous memoir experience of What Not To Do.”

Among those many beautiful and talented people from throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Canada were also the students from John Casablancas Oakbrook Terrace, IL, who gathered in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure for the semi-annual International Modeling and Talent Association’s event. IMTA is an organization comprised of leading modeling/talent training centers and agencies engaged in the professional promotion of the fashion and talent industry.

In advance of its February 24th Greenwich, CT seminar on financial incentives for historic preservation, the Trust for Architectural Easements – one of the largest preservation-easement holding organizations in the country – is publishing a walking tour of Putnam Hill, CT. The Trust protects more than 800 historic properties in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, and California.

Historic Decision In Forced Divorce Case In Saudi Arabia Reunites Couple After Four Years Of Separation

Equality Now Commends King Abdullah For Re-Examination Of Forced Divorce Decision And Urges Saudi Arabia To Revoke Male Guardianship

Reunion of siblings Suleiman and Nuha

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?

Peter G. James Sinclair has just announced, 'I have a goal to take my Facebook fan page to 20,000 members by the 28th February, but I cannot do it without the help of my existing fan base.'

'To my Facebook fan's friends, he adds 'They will ask the questions: Who is Peter G. James Sinclair? And what is The Cross & The Switchblade Musical?'

BDA is pleased to announce the following promotions. The promotions reflect an increased level of business activity across BDA's offices. These professionals will play a greater role in managing BDA client projects over the coming years.

Arun Bagchi, Mumbai, Director
Jim Lau, Hong Kong, Director
Lydia Xu, Shanghai, Director
Heejun Yang, Seoul, Assistant Director
Shan Yue, Shanghai, Assistant Director
Jay Shin, Seoul, Senior Associate
Tanya Wang, Shanghai, Senior Associate
Sherry Zhou, Shanghai, Senior Associate

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.

Todd Brendan Fahey, author of the novel Wisdom's Maw [Far Gone Books, 1996]--surrounding the CIA's LSD experiments, known as Project MK-ULTRA--has opted to disperse his collection of black satire, "Dogshit Park & other atrocities," freely over the Internet.

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.

CMA the leading Market Data, Order Management and Connectivity provider of Latin America has announced its Ultra-Low Latency Proximity and Collocation offering for local and international financial institutions and vendors looking to participate in the explosive Brazilian Exchange traded market place.

A newly launched Website marking the 20th anniversary of The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane, the controversial 1990 motion picture released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Andrew Dice Clay, is offering Ford Fairlane fans for the first time the original stories on which the movie was based. The website, www.fordfairlanethesequel.com, also promises a story sequel if 1001 emails are received by May 1, 2010.