The WellMed Charitable Foundation and WellMed Medical Management have been named winners of the 2014 AGE Awards in the Philanthropy category. AGE of Central Texas (formerly Austin Groups for the Elderly) will formally honor WellMed and the WellMed Charitable Foundation at the 20th annual AGE Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 10 at the Driskill Hotel in Austin. AGE of Central Texas is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving older adults and those who care for them. Among its many services, the agency operates the only two state-licensed adult day care centers ...

Breakfast is widely considered the most important meal of the day, so Ryan's , HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet are helping families start their weekends right with expanded menu offerings starting Saturday, February 22, 2014. Breakfast is available until 11 a.m. at all restaurants. Opening times vary by location. "The weekends are a great time for most families to come together and enjoy breakfast without feeling rushed to go off to school or work," said Alice Crowder, Vice President of Marketing for Ovation Brands. "We wanted to enhance that quality ...

LiveAuctioneers, the world's most trusted Internet live-bidding platform for fine art, antiques and collectibles, recorded its best year ever in 2013, with gross online sales of $222.5 million. Founded in November 2002, the privately owned Manhattan-based company has maintained profitability literally since its inception. "While LiveAuctioneers has enjoyed a phenomenal growth rate that has defied all economic downturns over the past eleven years, 2013 was, by far, our most successful year to date," said LiveAuctioneers CEO Julian R. Ellison. "We're in ...

The Central Sarasota Farmer's Market at the Sarasota County Technical Institute (SCTI), is producing a new local marketplace where both consumers and vendors can grow together every Saturday. The newly established Central Sarasota Farmer's Market has created a buzz around the Proctor and Beneva area of Sarasota Florida. The market offers locally grown fresh produce, local artisan products, live music, and a variety of food vendors to consumers who live and visit the area. Located at the Sarasota County Technical Institute, visitors will enjoy ample parking, indoor restroom ...

NurseWise, a national provider of multilingual nurse triage and health education services, is honored to have its President and CEO, Kimberly Tuck, RN, speak at the Pinsonault's Managed Market Summit in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 27, 2014. Pinsonault's Managed Market Summit is a national conference that provides cutting-edge educational forums and training opportunities for health care professionals within the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Tuck, a Registered Nurse with more than 30 years of health care experience, will deliver a presentation titled, "Patient ...

Runners, walkers and athletes at all levels have marked their calendars as the 18th Annual Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay and new ShapingNJ 5k will highlight a full three-day celebration of health and fitness, April 25-27 at the Jersey Shore. The signature races, held on Sunday, April 27, cap a weekend which includes The New Jersey Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, Barnabas Health Family Festival and Kids Races, food and shoe drives, and a variety of family-friendly events for all ages and fitness levels. The course ...

dinCloud, a cloud services provider that helps businesses rapidly migrate to the cloud through business provisioning, today launched webHVD, a hosted virtual desktop (HVD) solution which leverages HTML5. Fast, secure, and easy to deploy, webHVD is a clientless web application extension, powered by HTML5 in Google's Chrome browser, that runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, or Chromebook endpoints. dinCloud's webHVD provides customers with a turnkey desktop which they can provision and start using in minutes. No VDI setup is required and no traditional software package to ...

Creature Cups, a company creating wildly unique tea and coffee cups, is excited to announce their first attendance at the 2014 International Home + Housewares Show, held March 15-18, 2014 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Keeping with the ongoing tradition of quality and uniqueness at the Housewares Show, Creature Cups will introduce their exclusively designed collection of wild cups that feature a surprise creature in the bottom of each regular or large size cup. With 19 different creatures and three different cup colors to choose from, the creatures range from ...

"The Sapphire Sun" was recorded in Chama, New Mexico, a tiny village in the foothills of the Rockies. Hammond spent four months recording at his home away-from-home, Spyderman Studios, built in 2006 in the basement of the Cumbers Mall, a collection of art galleries and gift shops that cater to the tourists who head up to the high country to enjoy the cool, mountain air or ride the Cumbres and Toltec steam train. This is David's first album since "Life lines" which was recorded in Austin at Congress House Studio by Mark Hallman and produced by Glen ...

As part of the latest social media campaign #SingersBestFriend, Vocalzone have announced that they are keen to support independent artists by running for them promoted ads and posts on Facebook. "We hope to spread the word about independent talent who find it difficult to get noticed in this saturated industry dominated by major record labels", says Luke Gniwecki Brand and Communications Manager at Vocalzone. Artists and bands are encouraged to send Vocalzone a Facebook message (facebook.com/Vocalzone) with information about their upcoming singles or albums. ...

Nature's Happiness has limited-time deals, as well as it's usual low prices on all natural supplements that can help you fortify your health. Antioxidants are some of their featured products, and ordering in bulk gets customers the best deals of all. The nutritional supplements available at Nature's Happiness have been shown to be high quality, and free of additives, gluten, and other adulterants. These supplements are whole-food based and sourced from reputable companies with familiar names like Healthforce Nutritionals, Ultra Botanicals, and Frutirients-X. These are ...

It was a meal day for a large number of poverty-stricken families in Noida last week. Co-ordinated and provided for by Relief India Trust, an organization that works towards alleviation of human suffering, it was an event that attracted a multitude of families who can ill-afford to source the most basic of human rights. Relief India Trust's food distribution campaign - "Nishulk Bhojan Samagri Vitaran Shivir" - was the type of modern and efficient food-distribution system that India lacks. "We know that basic human needs are not met and a large number ...

Astonishing cybercrime prison sentences from 2013 revealed The internet plays a large part in people's lives every single day. Accessing Google directions, performing online banking or retail purchases, and checking email are all commonplace in today's 21st century society. However, using the internet involves some risks. The recent internet breach that resulted in the unauthorized access of roughly 40 million customer credit and debit card information from various Target electronic check-out systems is a case in point. The breach not only brought public awareness ...

Time limit applies to lawsuits alleging committed intimate relationship Under Washington law, a long-term cohabitation similar to a marriage can result in the couple bearing many of the rights and responsibilities of a married couple. This is referred to as a "committed intimate relationship," and can result, for example, in certain possessions being treated as community property, to be evenly divided. The ending of such a relationship may lead to serious disagreements and court proceedings, as seen in the Washington Court of Appeals case of In re Kelly ...

Tech companies calling for more visas for skilled workers Immigration reform is a hot topic in the U.S. Pres. Obama addressed the topic in his 2014 State of the Union address, and many are hoping that Congress will pass legislation reforming the U.S. immigration system by the end of the year. Technology companies are weighing in on the issue, advocating increased H-1B visas for skilled workers to fill jobs in their businesses that they have difficulty filling with U.S. workers. H-1B visa program The H-1B visa program was introduced as part of the Immigration and ...

Understanding the Ticket to Work program and its benefits An individual who suffers from a disability due to a condition or illness encounters many obstacles; the onset of the disability or illness is a life-changing event. Many people can no longer work or provide for their families the way they once could. Fortunately, Social Security Disability benefits are available to help individuals with disabilities. Both monetary and medical assistance is available. So many people are grateful to have such life-saving services available to them. However, many often feel that ...

Truck drivers to receive more training to reduce trucking accidents? Trucking companies and their drivers are subject to many different regulations that officials hope help keeps roadways safer. Some rules are focused on the conditions of the vehicles that are being used by each fleet, and drivers can be penalized if they accumulate too many safety violations in a certain period of time. One of the unique challenges facing the trucking industry concerns the lack of experienced drivers for available positions. Companies sometimes have to hire new drivers, and many ...

Proposed New Jersey interlock law aims to prevent, rather than punish New Jersey is known for having strict DWI laws, meant to protect people from being hurt and also to prevent drivers found guilty from drinking and driving again. While drunk driving laws are necessary, it can be difficult for someone who has multiple convictions to recover from such a mistake. There is a bill currently being considered in our state's legislature that would focus more on preventing repeat drunk drivers, rather than strongly punishing those who are convicted. Currently, New Jersey ...

Human hormone study focuses on brain injury treatment When a person in Orange County is injured while at work, or conducting business on behalf of their employer, one of the injuries they may sustain is a traumatic brain injury. Brain injuries can have a drastic effect on people for the rest of their lives, preventing them from returning to work or even holding down any kind of job. In such cases, victims or their families can seek financial assistance through workers' compensation or Social Security Disability Insurance. Last year in New York City, a construction ...

New evidence of conflicting lab tests vacated sexual battery conviction While the goal of anyone accused of a crime is to avoid a conviction, for a person wrongfully convicted of a crime, the discovery of new evidence can be crucial. The recent Florida Supreme Court case of Swafford v. State demonstrates how new evidence resulted in the opportunity for a new trial for a man previously convicted of a sex crime and murder. A defendant challenges his conviction The defendant had been convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment ...

HealthUnity(R), a leading healthcare technology company dedicated to secure, privacy-protected health information acquisition, integration, exchange and analysis, will be introducing its wide array of clinical integration solutions at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference and Exhibition, February 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. The company is ranked as a top health information exchange (HIE) vendor in the 2014 Black Book(TM) Client Experience & Satisfaction Rankings of Healthcare Technology & Managed Services. It also received the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices ...

The law firm of Weisman, Kennedy & Berris is investigating potential claims against the National Interstate Corporation ("National Interstate" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: NATL) Board of Directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the Company by Great American Insurance Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG). The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other legal obligations owed by the National Interstate Board of Directors for failing to act in National Interstate's shareholders' best ...

Drunk driving suspected in LA freeway accident that leaves six dead A 21-year-old California woman has been arrested in connection with a recent freeway accident that resulted in multiple fatalities in the community of Diamond Bar, which is located roughly 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. According to a report by USA Today, the woman was arrested based upon allegations that she drove the wrong way down 60 Freeway while intoxicated. Witnesses to the horrific car accident told the California Highway Patrol (CHP) that the car being driven by the accused was moving ...

Falls now the leading cause of spinal cord injuries in America Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report that falls have now overtaken motor vehicle accidents as being the leading cause of spinal cord injuries in the country. The study, led by Dr. Shalini Selvarajah (a surgical research fellow at Johns Hopkins), reports that a whopping 41.5 percent of spinal cord injuries seen in emergency rooms across America were the result of falls. By comparison, car accidents are currently responsible for about 35 percent of spine injuries. The study, ...

Office work can come with a surprising number of injury risks For most people, working in an office seems like a relatively safe job. There aren't a lot of hazardous materials or heavy equipment that can hurt someone, such as with a construction job. However, there are risks for just about every job, and there are many ways to get hurt in the office. Workers' compensation laws exist in Pennsylvania to protect office employees and other workers who get injured while doing their jobs. Nearly every worker in the state is protected under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation ...