The National Writing for Children Center is a showcase of children's book authors and illustrators. This month, the NWFCC has SIX authors in its showcase. The Author: Barry Rudner has been a writer and poet of self-esteem books for children for over thirty years. The Book: In his powerful and poignant new book Silent Voice, Rudner highlights the pandemic occurrence of autism, how it can afflict any child, and, like any malady, how it robs children of their youth, impacting families and communities everywhere. The carefully crafted verses in Rudner's compellingly ...

Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria, an Italian restaurant that serves the Greater St. Louis region, will soon be adding a pergola and large vegetable garden to its patio. Construction of the pergola will begin next week. Once completed, it will cover long communal tables separated by large planters containing herbs. The planters will provide both privacy and ingredients for the restaurant's dishes. The pergola will also feature a living green wall, much like the two located inside the restaurant. Local artist Ted Collier is building the large vegetable garden beds ...

Gamry Instruments, manufacturer of electrochemical instruments, has added the Lithium Battery Materials Electrochemical Cell Kit to their product line of Electrochemical Cell Kits. This electrochemical cell kit has been designed for electrochemical testing of lithium battery materials. The electrodes and holders are designed to hold foils and electrode materials in different configurations. Three different configurations are available. The cell was designed to provide an air-tight seal using the specially tapered Teflon joints. The main purpose of this was to allow for ...

April is National Stress Awareness Month, and the health management experts at NurseWise, a national provider of multilingual nurse triage and health education services, have put together a few tips to help you recognize stress in an effort to reduce its impact on your overall health. "While everyone experiences stress at varying levels and for different reasons, learning how to properly identify the presence of stress in your day-to-day activities enables you to better work through the ups and downs of life before it impacts your overall health," said Kimberly D. Tuck, ...

Systech Illinois manufacture a range of gas analysers for the analytical and laboratory industry. The full range of their gas analysers, including their instruments for research and development in the medical, bio-tech, petro and nano industries, was exhibited at the ARABLAB 2014 Trade Show in Dubai. Systech Illinois received a great response to their gas analysis instrument range for the laboratory industry at Arablab 2014. Their stand was continuously busy over the 4 days of the show. It provided the ideal forum for them to meet up with their distributors and to meet ...

The Turkish branch, which will also serve Middle East countries, offers customers short delivery times, comprehensive service and a more flexible support. Moreover, King will address local customer's specific needs by conducting technical seminars, bearings installation training and more. Every year more than 500.000 vehicles are sold in Turkey, creating a high demand for parts and component, and also for spare and replacement parts. King is responding to this growing demand by offering more bearings materials and sizes for the aftermarket than any other manufacturer! ...

Fleming Gulf's Middle East Energy Security Summit (MEESEC) has grown to be the essential 'Go-To' Summit for energy companies in the Middle East looking to bolster their security in the areas of critical infrastructure, maritime, cyber security and ICS vulnerabilities. Over the 9 editions, the summit has radically altered the thought process of avid security professionals from the region who have gained immense knowledge and practical concepts that can be applied in everyday and advanced operations. The summit features modules that capture the latest strategies & technologies ...

BuyaTimeshare.com President and CEO Wesley Kogelman has been asked to participate as a table discussion facilitator during the Resale Forum as part of the ARDA World Convention. Set to begin at 8:00am on Monday, April 7, 2014, the Resale Forum will be the first scheduled business session of the Convention, to be held April 7-10 at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ARDA World Convention is the world's largest gathering of timeshare industry executives, with nearly 3,000 participants expected to attend and discuss trends and strategies ...

Pardee Homes Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chris Hallman will address the Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Annual Conference, which features more than 80 collaborative educational sessions and keynote presentations designed to help attendees gain knowledge they need to be in the forefront of both industries. This year's conference is April 9 - 11, held in Boca Raton, Florida. CLM promotes and furthers the highest standards of claims and litigation management and brings together the thought leaders in both industries. CLM's Members and Fellows include ...

Home shoppers can have many reasons to buy. Financial benefits. Outgrowing the old space. A desire for updated layouts and features. Quality schools. Yet whether it's the new home's location, size, design or features, the real bottom line of a decision this big is determined by a simple question: Will this move improve our lives? For Joseph and Maria Barcega, the answer is a resounding yes, thanks to their new home pick at Pardee Homes' LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch in Santa Clarita. They closed escrow November 27, just in time to kick off the 2013 holidays. "We ...

Each time an individual is diagnosed with a specific medical condition, the treating physician will need to decide on an appropriate treatment plan. Because each person responds differently to this treatment, doctors and nurses must be sure to continually monitor the individual's progress. If the individual is not showing signs of improvement, changes may need to be made to ensure that the person is able to make a complete recovery. In some situations, it may be necessary for patients to receive antibiotics to treat their illnesses, and this could cause potential problems. ...

The medical story Most everyone has heard of, or knows someone with, cerebral palsy. But what, exactly, does this term refer to? "Cerebral palsy" can be described as a neurological disorder appearing in infancy, or in the early years of childhood, which disorder permanently affects the body's movement and coordination, but which doesn't worsen over the years. The causation is abnormalities in that part of the brain controlling movements of the muscles. Most children who have cerebral palsy are born that way, the damage occurring during pregnancy (75 percent of the ...

College students today face an array of hurdles when they graduate. Not only do they have to compete in a tough U.S. job market, but many have to figure out how to pay back their student loans. After graduation, the government gives students 6 months before they are required to pay back their loans on a 10 year repayment plan. In many cases, this amounts to a mortgage payment. Many students, unable to find a job or pay back such a high monthly payment, are forced into default--and further and further into debt. There are programs available to help borrowers struggling ...

Sometimes, what first starts as a minor injury can balloon into a devastating disease or disorder that causes lifelong debilitating symptoms. That was the case for a Fresno woman who settled her personal injury case for $2 million in March of this year, according to the Fresno Bee. Two years ago, the Californian was shopping with her daughter when an employee ran over her foot with a 100-pound metal cart. The incident was immediately reported and she went home to nurse her wounds. Unfortunately, her pain worsened and she developed a rare and chronic neurological disorder ...

When a person is convicted of a DUI in Illinois, there are very specific penalties that will result. These penalties can include the loss of driving privileges for a prolonged period of time. If there are subsequent offenses, the amount of time that a license suspension will run can increase dramatically. For repeat DUI offenders, three or more convictions can mean the permanent revocation of their license. They would be unable to drive in Illinois, and if they were caught behind the wheel without a license, they would be facing additional penalties. These offenders ...

According to Anne Arundel County police, in mid March 2014, a passenger was severely harmed in a vehicle accident, which took place on Mountain Road in Pasadena, California. Local authorities explain that a Lincoln was initiating a turn into a lot late in the evening. All of a sudden, another motorist, who was operating a Nissan pickup truck and moving east, hit the vehicle. In this particular case, authorities believe that alcohol was a factor in the accident. Specifically, police suggest that the motorist of the Lincoln, who is of Glen Burnie, may have caused the car ...

Some say Tennessee is "plagued" with people driving under the influence of alcohol. Many cry out for harsher punishments, and policies aimed at reducing the rate by which people drive after consuming alcohol. According to news reports, a strategy is being proposed by legislators and supported by many, that would result in shorter jail sentences for those who are convicted of more than one DUI. The Tennessean reports that the newly proposed bill, entitled the "Recidivism Reduction Act" aims to do more than reduce jail time for those with DUI arrests; it aims to actually ...

Thousands of workers in Minnesota and across the U.S. suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome. It starts with numbness or tingling in their hands one day, and gets progressively more painful as time passes. Some professions have higher instances of carpal tunnel syndrome among those who work in them, and people should be aware of what carpel tunnel syndrome is and the jobs that put them at higher risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a type of repetitive strain injury affecting the medial nerve in the hands. ...

A couple is suing a man from Cabell County after he plowed into their vehicle with his car. The couple filed suit in February 2013 in Cabell Circuit Court against the defendant. In the matter, the plaintiffs cite negligence and loss of companionship. According to the lawsuit, the wife was a passenger of a vehicle, which was traveling on U.S. 60 in Huntington. All of a sudden, the defendant motorist crashed into the couple's car. Court documents assert that the motorist was driving recklessly and carelessly, and he ultimately lost control of his vehicle. Ultimately, he ...

In the case of In re Marriage of Tilson, the Court of Appeals of Oregon upheld the trial court's decision to modify the award of spousal support for the wife as a result of her remarriage approximately five months after the dissolution of marriage became final. The trial court's order eliminated a previous award of transitional support, but continued the prior award of maintenance support. Background of the case The parties were married for 20 years. At the time of the dissolution, there was a disparity in the parties' income. The husband worked as a light-rail operator, ...

According to the National Safety Council, the number of fatal car accidents in the U.S. decreased by approximately three percent from 2012 to 2013. The number of car crash related injuries also declined by about two percent during the same period. While this overall decrease is, indeed, a good thing, the high level view masks one important fact: the number of fatal truck accidents appears to be on the rise. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were a total of 3,921 fatal truck accidents in the U.S. in 2012, the last year for which statistics ...

For many years, those who have researched the incidence of divorce in the U.S. have told a largely similar story: the period of social change that began in the 1950s sparked a dramatic increase in the rate of divorce in our country. In about 1980, the divorce rate peaked and it has been declining ever since. A new study suggests, however, that this understanding of the divorce rate in the U.S. is incorrect. In a study published in the journal Demography, researchers at the University of Minnesota re-examined divorce data and they discovered that the divorce rate has ...

In recent years, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors have redoubled their efforts to identify, investigate and convict those who they suspect of having committed sex crimes. Too often, media outlets are quick to pick up on arrests made for these sorts of crimes and to present the accused as guilty before all the facts are clear. This sort of attention makes it very easy for the public at large to disregard the findings of the criminal process and to brand as sex offenders those who did nothing wrong. It is not difficult to see how a person's perfectly innocent behavior ...

A woman from New York City recently initiated a suit against a building owner and Consolidated Edison, the energy company, over an explosion that took down two apartment buildings. The plaintiff is a 46-year-old woman of Harlem. She is the first victim to file suit over the blast, which was deadly. According to the lawsuit, the woman experienced both severe and long-lasting injuries when the explosion, over one block away from the woman's residence, caused her to fall to the ground. The lawsuit names Consolidated Edison and the owner of one of the damaged apartment buildings. ...

Illinois recently has passed laws that allow for the medical use of marijuana. While the state is busy getting things in place for this major change, officials are examining some of the other laws that may be affected once the use of medical marijuana becomes more widespread. One particular law receiving some attention from legislators concerns the state's zero tolerance law. Under the current law, drivers with any amount of marijuana in their systems could potentially be charged with DUI. Trace amounts could result in these charges, even if the motorist does not demonstrate ...