September 2009 Archive

The perfect union of wedding invitation and hand drawn illustration invitations

September 30th, 2009

Inviting your friends and family to your wedding is probably the most important announcement you will make so it makes sense to do it in style. Leading wedding invitation specialists Rs2guru.com are supplying hand drawn illustrated invitations direct to your door.

Rs2guru new style wedding invitations

Rs2guru new style wedding invitations

Their beautiful range of hand drawn illustration invitations are printed using the latest, state-of-the-art printers on the finest Japanese and Italian paper and are the most elegant and stylish invitations available, ensuring the invitations to your wedding will stand out.

By combining the widest range of styles, colors, illustrations and themes – all printed on the most exquisite of paper – your hand drawn illustration invitations can be unique to you and your big day.

Hand drawn by highly skilled and dedicated invitation specialists, rs2guru’s custom designed hand drawn invitations will cover any theme and style of any wedding: from the humorous to the tender.The hand drawn illustration invitations from rs2guru wedding invitation range are available on their website:

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Using the latest printer and online technology means that hand drawn wedding illustrated invitations from Rs2guru are not only elegant and printed on the finest paper from Japan and Italy, but are also exceptional value.

You can also review and make changes to any of your hand drawn wedding invites thanks to their state-of-the art website. Any by using only highly secure and experience couriers such as UPS you won’t have to wait more than a week for your beautiful, stylish hand drawn and illustrated wedding invitations to arrive in good time.

With an extensive range available and the ability to live chat with one of their experienced wedding invitation specialists, rs2guru can assist you in not only finding you right invite for that special day, but also provide advice as to what theme of style of wedding will best suit your big day. Please visit their website http://www.rs2guru.com/hand-drawn-wedding-invitation-c-29.html for more information.

Contact information:

Website: http://www.rs2guru.com

Email:sales{at}rs2guru.com

Tel:+1 (509) 228-8716

Electronics Gadgets Large LCD Film Scanner, Family History Buff Dream: Historian

September 30th, 2009

Shenzhen, Guangdong, September 29, 2009 –Electronics Gadgets company Chinavasion’s customers are raving about the company’s very popular large screened 35mm screen film scanner with one saying that it has halved the time he has had to spend scanning old film.

According to Chinavasion’s PR manager, Rose Li, the company’s stand-alone 35mm film scanner is on the way to sell hundreds a month proving that there is a big market for a film scanner with a screen that is larger than 1 inch.

Thomas Gardener said scanning old slides and film used to take up a lot of his time until he brought the 35mm Film Scanner with LCD and SD Card Slot.

“With collecting all the films, taking them home to be scanned, breaking them into separate files and then returning them again saving old photographs was an incredible chore,” said Mr Gardener.

“With this film scanner it is now possible to take the entire scanner to older relatives place and do film archiving work right there.”

According to Mr Gardener the best part out of it is now his friends and relatives can see what is going on as soon as it happens.

“It brings a new degree of immediacy to the past.”

According to Chinavasion’s Rose Li, at the launch of the 35mm film scanner, it was the stand alone functionality and the big screen which made the company stock the item in the first place.

“Older people don’t have digital cameras, but they also tend not to have good vision” said Rose Li. “This makes tools like our 35mm film scanner absolutely essential to family historians.

Discover all of the Electronics Gadgets that make your life easier and more enjoyable at lower prices than you thought possible. Visit Chinavasion.com or paste this URL into your browser now:

http://www.chinavasion.com/index.php/cName/electronic-gadgets/

Dealing with workplace harassment in your company

September 30th, 2009

If you own a company, then you must accept the fact that there is a need for legislative policies to be established when it comes to workplace harassment. This is not only to create an environment at work that has zero tolerance for any form of harassment, but this is also to ensure that there is a proper forum where this kind of situation can be aired. These policies will also make sure that there are certain procedures that could be followed when it comes to reporting incidents of harassment, especially if they have led to considerable stress in the workplace. Mechanisms should be in place for preventing the harassment of anyone because of their age, sex, race, religious beliefs, and color.

However, before you can establish any legislative policy against workplace harassment, there is still a need for you and the rest of the high-ranking officials in your company to acknowledge the fact that there is a possibility for this to happen. You would need to make a public acknowledgment so that your employees would know your intentions. Once you have done this, then there will be more women or men who would come out of hiding after being harassment victims for a long period of time. This will pave the way for you to establish and then to publish the policy for your company when it comes to any kind of harassment, especially ones that have created stress in the workplace. This piece of legislation should have a clear definition of harassment as well as provide specific examples of such cases. There should also be a procedure to be followed when it comes to the reporting and the dealing of the complaints that will reach your office.

It might not be sufficient to just establish a policy on workplace harassment. Training should also be provided so that the issue can be clarified. This is also to show how the management is supporting the bid for the prevention of harassment in the workplace. The training will also encourage everyone to talk about the issue and to educate the employees on how they can cope with any type of offensive behavior, especially if this has created a stress in the workplace that has alienated some employees from the others. Even the managers themselves should also be taught how to know the some harassment signs and the steps on how to intervene in such situations and to process the complaints that have already been received. To make sure that all employees are apprised of this policy, then copies should also be provided to each of them.

A legislative policy on workplace harassment must also contain the necessary procedures in investigating the situation. There should be an interviewing process for both the parties concerned and a meeting should also be mediated between them. Objectivity should always be the key in handling this situation, especially if there is already stress in the workplace involved. Aside from these, there should be ample consideration poured into the types of disciplinary measures that should be meted for the offense. Depending on the extent of the harassment, disciplinary measures could include warnings, close supervision, apologies, transfers, reprimands, and suspensions or terminations. There should also be a disciplinary measure against employees who filed false accusations against managers or co-employers.

If you want to buy resources that deal with workplace harassment, then this is the right place for you. Here, you will find different materials that will help you with this situation as well as on how to properly and formally deal with stress in the workplace.

Hugging Trees Becoming New Mantra in the Act of Going to College

September 30th, 2009

Institutions of higher learning have always been a hotbed of cutting edge technology, social progression and political involvement. Students are classic early adopters, and constantly challenge traditional thinking and processes. In response to the encouragement of on campus environmental organizations, more and more universities are starting to see the world through green colored glasses and finding more ways to conserve resources, ensuring that the only noxious emissions are those coming from the freshmen dormitories.

In fact, 4,100 institutions of higher learning have LEED certified buildings to total a whopping 240,000 buildings nationwide, according to the United States Green Building Council, and countless other schools are feverishly adopting wind towers, sustainability goals and recycling programs. And latest group jumping on the green bandwagon?

Admissions departments. They not only able to be more green, they’re able to save some serious green for colleges and universities through the use of newer software and technology that can virtually eliminate the mountains of paperwork and official correspondence to attract new recruits and keep the current ones.

It’s called Enrollment Management Technology (EMT) software. A Cincinnati based company, Hobsons, develops EMT software programs specifically to address the unique challenges facing education administrators, and is leading admissions departments nationwide down the green/green path through its time and resource saving management services.

“A typical college application file can be 20 to 30 pages long and include letters of recommendation, transcripts, essays and test scores,” Hobsons EMT vice president of engineering Gus Costa said.  “In 2008 alone, Hobsons EMT processed almost 2 million online applications, eliminating the need to generate 60 to 90 million pieces or the equivalent of one million pounds of paper.”

In addition to saving enough sheets of paper to match the height of the Empire State Building 200 times over, these tools have proven to be a significant time saver as well. Green Mountain College in southern Vermont, best known for its eco-friendly programming, signed with Hobsons for their paperless enrollment capabilities and found it also improved efficiency within the admissions department.

“We estimate our EMT services save us 20 hours a week between various members of our staff,” assistant director of admissions Allison Stacey said. “Inquiry replies and follow-ups are automated, saving us valuable time and enabling us to focus on prospecting and student retention.”

Steve Syverson, vice president of enrollment at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin echoes Stacey’s enthusiasm for electronically submitted applications. A high percentage of the 2,500 applications they received last year were paperless.

“Not only do electronic applications allow us to reduce the labor costs associated with maintaining physical files, we will avoid using over 30,000 pieces of paper,” Syverson said.

Students are noticing a difference as well. Cory Weeks, a freshman at Indiana University, applied to 11 schools during his senior year of high school using an online program, enabling prospective students to apply to several universities in a single application. “The process of applying online was so much easier than I’d expected,” he said. “In fact, many universities encouraged online application by waiving the submission fee.”

And, despite the name, EMT software doesn’t stop at the application level Peterson added. “Throughout a student’s academic career, they will receive customized, consistent communication from the university which is distributed seamlessly and effortlessly through the EMT service.”

Peterson added that there are other services included with an EMT package which flag students at-risk of dropping out in order to provide more immediate faculty attention and improve graduation rates.

Think it’s hard to go green? It’s time to go back to school.

Windsor Marquee Hire Offer More Than Just Marquees

September 30th, 2009

Hiring a marquee for your wedding, business event or festival is only part of the process when it comes to making sure your special day is as perfect as it can be. There are a wide range of extra items you can hire in addition to your marquee and Windsor Marquee hire for Gloucestershire and the South West can help to equip your marquee with all the added extras you will ever need.

They can offer you a wide range of accessories and necessities from coat rails, hat stands, toilets, stage units, flag poles, generators, flood lights, outside lighting, walkways, awnings, heaters, ceiling fans, air conditioning, parasols and high quality PA systems.

Some additional items that we can hire for you include:

Luxury Trailer Toilet Units – If you are having a large event with people hanging around all day, it is usually a good idea to provide toilets and toilet units for your big occasion.

Lighting –You can choose from chandeliers, up-lighters (that can be fitted with coloured filters) with dimmer control as standard. You can also pick from Led colour changing up-lighters with programmable chase and fade mode and can be dmx linked.

Outside lights are also available to illuminate walkways, trees, houses, ponds and driveways.

Linings –LED StarLight lining is also available to cover the dance floor or the special area of your marquee to bring special night sky effect into you marquee and give your special occasion that extra little sparkle.

Dance floor – To celebrate the bride and groom tying the knot or to simply have one last party at your corporate event, you must have a dance floor to really make things go with a bang. You can choose from Parquet interlocking dance floor or Black and white dance both with aluminium non-slip edging.

Flooring – Windsor Marquees can provide Coconut matting (fancy stripe or natural) laid on waterproof ground sheet and also carpet with a large range of colours to choose from. Wooden floor can be laid throughout your marquee should you require this, giving a more substantial footing.

Whatever your requirements Windsor Marquee hire will be pleased to help you or give advices in a free way, so you should never hesitate in contacting us to arrange the hire of your marquee and additional items

Make your business profitable by recruiting efficient people, with the help of Resource Datamine; the best interview scheduling software offered by NetEdge Computing

September 30th, 2009

Off-late, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for recruitment software by the business oriented people and recruitment firms from all over the world. This increase in the demand is the result of the stiff competition in the global business world which has compelled each and every organization to recruit the best candidates for achieving business growth and success. Therefore considering this demand and in order to satisfy this demand NetEdge Computing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has launched it’s most awaited interview scheduling software, which consists of all the features and qualities that can enrich the hiring experience of the human resource departments.

This software application known as Resource Datamine is a fully customized interview scheduling software meant specifically for the recruiters and with the main aim of providing them with the additional facility of searching the passive candidates, as soon as the need arrives. Moreover it can also effectively streamline their recruiting processes. NetEdge Computing believes in the philosophy that employees of any organization are the strongest pillars of that company which help and support it in increasing its productivity and profitability. Moreover, it is also aware of the fact that these days more and more people are trying to take help of interview scheduling tools to bring efficiency in their hiring procedures.

All these facts have enabled NetEdge to design and develop this wonderful software which is one of the most effective online recruitment software. Therefore it can be very well said that Resource Datamine is the best Interview Scheduling Solution available in the market which ahs all the ability to create new and most effective channels of communication between the companies’s hiring officers and the candidates applying for the post. This job applicant tacking software also aims to provide clients, an ability and opportunity to work more effectively and efficiently with their potential hires.

NetEdge Computing Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is an IT service provider and has been offering innovative IT products and services, at an accessible price point to clients across the globe since 1992. It is an ISO certified company and its corporate umbrella supports five business initiatives; a product portfolio that features over six applications as well as a suite of IT services. NetEdge is headquartered in New Delhi, India, with offices in U.K, Thailand and U.S.A.

For more information:

Please visit: http://www.netedgecomputing.com/
Call: (0120) 242 3809, 242 3810
NetEdge Computing Solutions
A-14, Sector-7
Noida-201 301
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Accommodation Booking Service For Monastery & Convent Guest Houses In Italy

September 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release

Monastery and convent guest houses have opened their doors and provided warm hospitality for over 1500 years…. However, finding and then accessing this unique accommodation experience has been traditionally difficult for travellers – not any more thanks to Monastery Stays.

The easy to use online booking service – www.monasterystays.com – opens the doors to hundreds of authentic monastery and convent guest houses, throughout Italy.

From city locations ideal for safely and conveniently exploring the wonders of Rome, Florence and Venice, to historic hilltop towns in Tuscany, the coastal ambience of Liguria or the enchanting South. There are hundreds of authentic Monastery Stays experiences to choose from across every region of Bella Italia.

Open to all travellers, these guest houses are rich in history, offer affordable prices against comparable 3-4 star hotels and allow you the chance to experience a true slice of Italian life.

No more difficulties with language barriers and the complexities of self booking – Monastery Stays provides up to date information, photos and mapping resources with a thorough and reliable booking process that takes care of it all for you.

Plan your itinerary conveniently and reliably online and Monastery Stays delivers your confirmed reservation with caring customer support and all the materials you need for your authentic Monastery Stays experience in Italy.

“A true slice of Italian life, a point of difference from mainstream hotels, staying in the midst of a hospitality tradition 1500+ years in the making…. So where are you staying in Italy? Monastery Stays.”

Contact:

Monastery Stays Pty Ltd

Street:113 Barnard Street

City:North Adelaide

Country:Australia

Zip Code:5006

Phone:+61 430 390 818

Email:[email protected]

Web Site: http://www.monasterystays.com

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OSSCamp Delhi September 2009 Ends With A Promise Of More

September 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
New Delhi September 23rd 2009:
India’s largest Open Source unconference – OSSCamp Delhi September 2009 came to a closure on September 6th 2009 at the NSIT Campus in Dwarka, New Delhi. This much talked about, two days event saw more than 225 Open Source developers and enthusiasts come together to brainstorm on the latest Open Source tools and technologies. Number of Social Sandboxes on Open Source technologies and business far outnumbered the twenty scheduled discussions of the unconference.

Declaring the event a great success, Mr. Vineet Agrawal, Sr. Manager, Community and Alliances said, “We were very glad to see a lot of companies tag along and lead sessions on various Open Source technologies. The highlights were sessions on Grails by Intelligrape and on Scala by Xebia. The Scala talk invited the maximum attention from the campers. We were, also, very happy to have Adobe with us at the event who took a session on their RIA Framework – Flex 3.”

For the ever enthusiastic OSSCube employees, those were the days of lot of fun and learning. In house experts led many sessions like implementing Lucene in your Zend projects to securing PHP applications with Phing. There was an interesting talk on indie game development that drew a lot of camper’s attention. Other than these topical discussions, the campers also did a lot of social sandboxes on various concepts and products as well.

“We had a thoroughly enriching experience with our participation at the camp,” said Sonali Minocha, MySQL Consultant, Developer & Trainer with OSSCube Talking more on sharing knowledge with the Open Source community, she added, “We are very excited about the upcoming International PHP Conference 2009 (Nov 15-18). We expect to meet with exciting people and learn great stuff at one of the most exciting conference of the year”. Incidentally, Sonali is Asia’s first Woman Certified MySQL DBA and India’s first MySQL authorized instructor and will lead a session on “MySQL Tuning for DBAs” on the third day of the conference.

Open Source enthusiasts who took part in the unconference were very encouraged to find that more and more companies and experts are finding OSScamps as a reliable platform to talk about technology. The challenge for the organizers now is to not loose focus and not let the event become commercial. So far, the community has successfully kept the events as one of the best platforms for Open Source in the nation, and we believe that they will continue to do so.

The event was co-sponsored by Acquia  and CSI (NSIT). Digimantra sponsored the various events around the camp including an Open Source quiz during the camp. Blogadda and Linux for You were the media partners.

The community is very pleased to announce a follow-up camp being organized by the local community at Chandigarh – OSScamp Chandigarh October 2009. The camp scheduled on October 24, 2009 will be a pivotal event and the first of its kind in Punjab.

About OSScamp

OSSCamp is a unique, thriving, and vibrant community of open source enthusiasts in India. The community revolves around “unconferences” popularly known as Camps. It is India’s largest unconference on open source bringing together passionate technologists and enthusiasts under one roof for sharing best practices, experiences, and knowledge.
At a Camp, we love to cross-talk, huddle together, raise some noise, celebrate technology, argue over how Linux is the coolest OS ever made, fight on our favorite programming languages, discuss stuff, and what not!

About OSSCube

OSSCube is a Global Open Source Enterprise for Open Source Solutions with expertise in outsourced product development. OSSCube has partnered with leading technology development companies such as Sensiolabs, Acquia, SugarCRM, Drupal, Zend, MySQL, Ingres, Moodlerooms and Continuent, to provide most innovative and effective solutions.

OSSCube has served 50+ industry leaders such as Intel, Google, Yahoo, Trend Micro, LinkedIn, Bigadda.com across four continents. Some of the solutions developed by them include Enterprise Products, Web 2.0 applications, Social Networking sites, ecommerce applications and Widgets, Games and Mobile applications. OSSCube offers flexible working models of Onsite, Offsite, Full time, Timeshare and Dedicated Offshore Delivery Centre. With over a decade of experience and 100+ team members, OSSCube delivers solutions cost-effectively and on time.

Contact :
OSSCube LLC
Street :404 Shakespeare St,
City:Morrisville
State:NC
Zipcode :27560
Country: USA

Ph. 1 888 967 7282 (1 888 9 OSSCube) Toll Free
Ph. 1 919 791 5472
Fax: 1 877 895 8706
Email: [email protected]

Website : http://osscube.com/
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Chef Recruitment Company provides Faster CRB Checks

September 30th, 2009

Accrington based Cummins Mellor Recruitment have been an Umbrella Body for the Criminal Records Bureau for 4 years now.

The company has just launched a faster, more efficient, even friendlier CRB service called ‘Personnelchecks.co.uk’ MD Richard Mellor explains;

“Personnel checks have invested in a new ‘disclosit’ facility which has reduced the turnaround time for CRB checks to between 3-14 days. We have always prided ourselves in providing an efficient service as applications are processed the day we receive them, but now with the online facility we can cut out frustrating postal delays. Our friendly staff are on call to help with any query and discretion is assured. Much of our business is through our web site www.personnelchecks.co.uk. We have invested in the technology; have the specially trained staff and the room to expand and create more jobs, we just need to let people know we are here.”

Greg Pope the local Hyndburn MP popped into the offices to hear all about the service and see how Cummins Mellor Recruitment have been successfully fighting through the credit crunch.

“Recruitment agencies act as the barometer for local employment. They are one of the first to witness the peaks and troughs in the market place.” said Greg Pope
Richard Mellor commented;

“The first 6 months of this year were incredibly tough but things have really picked up now and we are busy in every department and none more so than Personnel Checks.”

Personnel checks is an official registered umbrella body for the Criminal Records Bureau but not all umbrella bodies are committed to processing applications the day they are received. The advice is – be discerning in your choice of supplier.

Personnelchecks is a division of Cummins Mellor Recruitment; a leading independent recruitment group which incorporates a chef recruitment arm, with offices in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, which has been established for over 19 years. The group is totally committed to Best Practice and quality service provision and is proud to be an Investor in People.

For further information on the services of Cummins Mellor and ChefsJobsUK, visit http://www.cummins-mellor.co.uk/ and http://www.chefsjobsuk.co.uk

Dipak R. Pant is represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers in Eastern Europe

September 30th, 2009

Sofia, Bulgaria – Dipak R. Pant, Founder of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy and Professor of Anthropology and Economics is represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Prof. Dipak R. Pant advises governmental, non-governmental and business organizations on policy and planning issues for environmentally sustainable and socially sound development.

“A lively and fluid speaker, Prof. Pant, Italy’s leading speaker on sustainable economic development is deeply thoughtful and simple and uses comprehensible common terminology” – says Christina Vlahova, head of the CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria office – “And we are very happy to be able to offer our clients across Eastern Europe the possibility to invite Dipak R. Pant to their conferences and events and to have the opportunity to learn directly from him.”

In addition to his role as the leader of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy and Extreme Lands Program, he lectures on sustainability issues, development planning and global human security issues in some West European, Chinese and US scientific institutions. His field experience, insight and informed perspective are regularly sought by the business community, scientific organizations, governments and NGOs.

By exploring vastness, diversity and complexity of human conditions in our world that is ever getting closer by transportation, technology and economic globalization, he clearly conveys the far reaching implications for organizations, communities and nations. He explains how unprecedented risks, challenges, and opportunities are emerging out of the global churning of eco-systems, ethnic identities and economies. The originality and freshness of his first-hand real-life experience and the profoundness of his reflections and vision are unparalleled.

CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria is the leading speakers’ bureau in Eastern Europe and is part of the Celebrity Speakers Associates (CSA) global network of speaker bureaux, entrusted with the management of speakers’ services, who are among the world’s most outstanding personalities from the field of professional business, academia, politics, sport, entertainment and the arts.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, contact CSA Bulgaria or visit www.speakersbulgaria.com

To book Dipak R. Pant to speak at your corporate event, fill in the form here: http://www.speakersbulgaria.com/2008/04/14/dipak-r-pant/

About:

CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria was launched in November 2007. The operations of the company spread across the whole of Eastern Europe and it is part of the Celebrity Speakers Associates (CSA) global network of speaker bureaux. CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria is entrusted with the management of speakers’ services, who are among the world’s most outstanding personalities from the field of professional business, academia, politics, sport, entertainment and the arts.

Dipak R. Pant advises governmental, non-governmental and business organizations on policy and planning issues for environmentally sustainable and socially sound development. A tireless world explorer, he is regarded as the pioneer of ‘Extreme Lands Program’ which conducts ethnographic field surveys, economic studies and collaborative economic and social development planning in the most marginal and difficult terrains of the world. He is credited with shaping the global development debate by linking social and environmental sustainability with market competitiveness through the strategic concept of ‘place-brand’.