Early Sunday morning Daylight Saving Time starts, so if that applies where you live, you’ll get to set your clocks ahead one hour. I love having that hour of light at the end of the day, but it messes up my sleep routine and I feel out of sorts for several days
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Spring Forward a Little at a Time
The International Trade Center (ITC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new web portal, artisanconnect.net, dedicated to supporting trade in crafts from developing countries. Artisanconnect provides organizations and individuals involved in supporting handicrafts and artisans around the world with information on markets, design and production development, materials and techniques, and projects
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artisanconnect – a new website
PEOPLink.org is a non-profit organization reducing poverty by linking artisans and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) worldwide to social networks of buyers via e-commerce.
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PEOPLink – E-commerce for Artisans and SMEs
RAPEX is the EU rapid alert system for all dangerous consumer products, with the exception of food, pharmaceutical and medical devices. It allows for the rapid exchange of information between Member States via central contact points (the National Contact Points ) and the Commission of measures taken to prevent or restrict the marketing or use of products posing a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers. Both measures ordered by national authorities and measures taken voluntarily by producers and distributors are covered by RAPEX
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RAPEX – EU consumer safety
Central and State Government with the industry discuss salient implementation aspects 1,00,000 trained scientists, engineers and technicians may be required by 2022 SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment Materials International) / PV Group, one of the leading industry associations that serve the photovoltaic supply chain, in association with REAF (Renewable Energy Action Forum), TERI (The Energy Resource Institute) and Tata BP Solar organized a Round Table here today, with MNRE, Government of India, Energy Department, Government of Karnataka and representatives (CXOs) of leading companies in the Solar/PV industry across India. They discussed various strategies on accelerating the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JN-NSM). The members of the Round Table included, Mr Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE, Government of India, Dr B Bhargava, Director, MNRE, Mr K Jairaj, Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Karnataka, Mr Sathya Prasad, President, SEMI India, Dr A Ramachandran, Chairman, REAF, Mr Shivananda Murthy, KREDL, Mr V Hiremath, KERC, Mr V.P.
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National Solar Mission – Target of 1000 MW in Phase I is achievable
This year the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, which was opened on the 1st of June 2000, celebrates its tenth anniversary. Right at the outset of this celebratory year a new record was reached: on Thursday the 25th of February 2010 more than 20 million visitors had passed through the Autostadt gates
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Autostadt 2010: 20 million visitors in ten years
? India’s first and only Fleet Excellence Awards RPG Group’s flagship company, CEAT Tyres Indian tyre major today, announced the launch of ‘Indian Road Transportation Awards 2010‘. An initiative of CEAT to recognize and felicitate the road transport industry’s achievers, this would be India’s first and only fleet excellence awards
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CEAT announces the launch of ‘Indian Road Transportation Awards 2010 ‘
ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391), the world’s leading broadband access solutions provider, today announces the new ZyWALL ZLD v2.20 firmware solution for its Unified Security Product Series. The update provides customers with more comprehensive features for easy deployment, unbeatable performance and low operating costs
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ZyXEL Announces New ZyWALL ZLD v2.20 Firmware for Unified Security Gateway Product Series
HDFC Standard Life announces its second year of association with Rajasthan Royals as associate sponsor HDFC Standard Life, one of India’s leading private life insurance companies, has announced its second year of association with Rajasthan Royals and has reemphasized its commitment to cricket and fans. Under the terms of agreement, HDFC Standard Life is the Associate Sponsor of Rajasthan Royals in the third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2010). HDFC Standard life has also instituted ‘Sar Utha Ke Jiyo – Most Valuable Player’ of the Match award.
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HDFC Standard Life continues its association with Rajasthan Royals
Bajaj Auto new offering in the 100cc segment, the Discover DTS-Si, has sold a record 500,000 numbers in 225 days of its launch. The bike which was launched in July 2009 has possibly set a new benchmark for any bike to reach a record 500,000 numbers within the shortest span of time. It has also attained the leadership in states like West Bengal and entire North East region by becoming the highest selling brand in the overall two-wheeler category.
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Bajaj Discover DTS-Si sets another Record Sells Five Lakh Bikes in 225 Days of Launch
With increase in technology, companies today must be more willing to evolve than ever before. Although business is evolving much faster than much of the government and private sectors, todays businesses have to stay ahead of the curve by being knowledgeable about changes in technology as well as continuing to find new ways to be competitive and meet customer demands.
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Strategies For Reaching Global Markets – Exporting
Over the last decade, the world has witnessed Dubai emerge as one of the top business destinations in the world. One of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has been very warm to investors from regional to international companies looking to set up businesses here.
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Set Up Your Business in Dubai
Mother in Law Gift ideas that will make that mother in law gift much Easier to Choose. There are always a few people on our gift shopping list’s that we put off buying for,that we postpone and procrastinate about because we for some reason find them difficult to shop for .The mother in law
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A Mother in law gift that is Designed to Please A no fail Present for Mother in Law.
Illustration: Walter Crane Alcestic Frieze 1876 Walter Crane was a prodigious and prestigious artist, designer and illustrator. He produced design work for textiles, carpet, ceramics, stained glass and wallpaper.
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Four Decades of Wallpaper Design by Walter Crane
As I stood in the Philadelphia Museum of Art looking at Henri Matisse’s perpetually fascinating Portrait of Mlle. Yvonne Landsberg , I heard someone say: “Wednesday.” The voice seemed to be coming from behind me. I turned around to see what I might have heard, only to discover I was alone in the gallery.
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Bruce Nauman’s ‘Days’ in Philadelphia
To become a successful entrepreneur, you need to be a passionate salesperson, a dynamic leader, an enthusiast at tracking shipments, and should have a fine eye for invoice details. A keen eye for new market opportunities in terms of countries and products is sure to take you places.
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How to Become a Successful Export Entrepreneur
Brazil is one of the leading emerging markets. Its economy has been overall resilient during the global economic crisis. Its main trading partners in 2009 were United States, China, Argentina, Holland, Germany and Japan.
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Brazil’s Trade Results and Top Trading Partners in 2009
Now that the east coast has finally started to warm up, the sun is shining, birds are chirping…allow me to bring some gloom and doom to your day. It looks like the cost of obtaining / renewing a passport is going to go up. The State Department is proposing a fee hike that would raise the cost of applying for a passport from $100 to $135, and renewal cost would increase to $110 from the current $75
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Passport Cost Increase
I’m a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland. And in the recent Dinner and Dance (Movies theme), I decided to be the White Rabbit! Well, the real reason is that I was lazy and I happened to have a pair of bunny ears lying around my room.
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Chasing the White Rabbit
Introducing Sean Coleman, fellow blogcatalog blogger known as Scole . Sean loves music! He writes about it on his blog called “pod”. Why did he call it pod?
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Finding My Tribe Online… Music Lovers!