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		<title>Michaels Chief Executive Officer hospitalized</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/04/23/michaels-chief-executive-officer-hospitalized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michaels Stores Inc., Irvine, Texas, announced John B. Menzer, CEO, was hospitalized due to a medical condition and is stable. Michaels is currently owned by investment firms Bain Capital Partners, LLC, and Blackstone. Related Posts:Michaels acquires digital scrapbooking technology company Michaels Stores Inc., Irvine, Texas, announces the acquisition of the ...Quarterly sales climb at Michaels [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/04/23/michaels-chief-executive-officer-hospitalized/' addthis:title='Michaels Chief Executive Officer hospitalized '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New PPFA members forum launched</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/29/new-ppfa-members-forum-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PPFA Framers Corner, the popular online destination for custom-picture framers, has been relaunched. Framers’ Corner Committee and Chairman Mike Labbe headed up the new site, which keeps framers around the world in touch, including getting answers to technical framing challenges from industry experts like Paul Storch, Hugh Phibbs, Jim Miller, David Lantrip, Cliff Wilson, Greg [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/29/new-ppfa-members-forum-launched/' addthis:title='New PPFA members forum launched '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPFA announces winners of International Framing Competition</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/13/ppfa-announces-winners-of-international-framing-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), held its International OPEN and PRINT Framing Competition Jan. 28-29, 2012, during the PPFA 2012 annual convention, held concurrently with the West Coast Art &#38; Frame Show at the Mirage Resort &#38; Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The International competition is the grand finale of PPFA Chapter level competitions. [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/13/ppfa-announces-winners-of-international-framing-competition/' addthis:title='PPFA announces winners of International Framing Competition '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPFA announces Annual Service Award winners</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/13/ppfa-announces-annual-service-award-winners-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Professional Picture Framers Association™ (PPFA®), a PMA member association, honored the following members during the PPFA All-Member Meeting and Luncheon held Jan. 31 at the PPFA 2012 Annual Conference, Mirage Resort &#38; Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. PPFA President Ken Link, CPF, presented the following award winners with their respective accolades: • PPFA Lifetime Achievement [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/13/ppfa-announces-annual-service-award-winners-2/' addthis:title='PPFA announces Annual Service Award winners '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Laurel Smith earns Master Certified Picture Framer certification</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/06/laurel-smith-earns-master-certified-picture-framer-certification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laurel Smith, a member of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) and a Certified Picture Framer (CPF), earned the designation of Master Certified Picture Framer (MCPF) during the PPFA 2012 Convention, running concurrently with the West Coast Art &#38; Frame Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The four-hour exam took place Feb. 1 at Art Visions [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/06/laurel-smith-earns-master-certified-picture-framer-certification/' addthis:title='Laurel Smith earns Master Certified Picture Framer certification '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPFA elects 2012-2013 board of directors</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/01/ppfa-elects-2012-2013-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), a PMA member association, elected their 2012-13 board of directors Jan. 31 at the PPFA Luncheon and All-Member Meeting held at the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Ron Mason, CPF, Ron Mason’s Gallery One, Iowa City, Iowa, succeeds Ken Link, CPF, Picture This &#38; More, Alton, [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/02/01/ppfa-elects-2012-2013-board-of-directors/' addthis:title='PPFA elects 2012-2013 board of directors '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Picture Framers Association releases “PPFA Guidelines for Framing Textiles and Needlework”</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2012/01/10/professional-picture-framers-association-releases-ppfa-guidelines-for-framing-textiles-and-needlework/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) has released the “PPFA Guidelines for Framing Textiles and Needlework,” the third in a series that includes “PPFA Guidelines for Framing Paintings on Canvas” and “PPFA Guidelines Framing Works of Art on Paper.” The new book includes all the essential information needed to properly mount and frame textiles of [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2012/01/10/professional-picture-framers-association-releases-ppfa-guidelines-for-framing-textiles-and-needlework/' addthis:title='Professional Picture Framers Association releases “PPFA Guidelines for Framing Textiles and Needlework” '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PMA Distinguished Service Award recognizes invaluable contributions to the photo imaging industry</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2011/12/21/pma-distinguished-service-award-recognizes-invaluable-contributions-to-the-photo-imaging-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations– will honor three members with the PMA Distinguished Service Award during the upcoming 2012 PMA@CES at the Venetian Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 This honor, which will be presented during an Official Business Session 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., Jan. 10, is given based on career [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2011/12/21/pma-distinguished-service-award-recognizes-invaluable-contributions-to-the-photo-imaging-industry/' addthis:title='PMA Distinguished Service Award recognizes invaluable contributions to the photo imaging industry '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPFA names Vivian C. Kistler MCPF Scholarship winner</title>
		<link>http://pmanewsline.com/2011/12/20/ppfa-names-vivian-c-kistler-mcpf-scholarship-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elli Wollangk, CPF, co-owner with her husband, Tom, of Custom Design Workshop, Oshkosh, Wis., and a member – and former president – of the PPFA Wisconsin Chapter, is the recipient of the first Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) annual Vivian C. Kistler Scholarship for the Master Certified Picture Framer (MCPF) exam. MCPF is the framing [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2011/12/20/ppfa-names-vivian-c-kistler-mcpf-scholarship-winner/' addthis:title='PPFA names Vivian C. Kistler MCPF Scholarship winner '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPFA names L. Thomas McKeon CPF Scholarship winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Pageau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) named two winners of the L. Thomas McKeon CPF Scholarship, named for a past president of PPFA:  Gill Collard, Inspired Framing, Launching Place, Victoria, Australia; and Lisa Dromsky-Cleary, Nightowl Design, Mainland, Penn. The two recipients are entitled to a free sitting for the CPF exam during the 2012 calendar year [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://pmanewsline.com/2011/12/20/ppfa-names-l-thomas-mckeon-cpf-scholarship-winners/' addthis:title='PPFA names L. Thomas McKeon CPF Scholarship winners '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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