In an annual demonstration of the need to protect Catalina Island's waters and marine life, 479 volunteer divers collected debris on Saturday from the bottom of Avalon Harbor as part of the 33rd annual underwater cleanup, supported by the Catalina Island Conservancy Divers support group. The trash they collected from the ocean floor ranged from tires to cell phones, creating four large piles of debris that dotted the beaches. Among the oddest items the divers recovered were an algae covered chair, thermostat for an engine, plastic green army man and a rusted barbeque. ...

The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) defined workplace bullying as "abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, humiliating, work sabotage or verbal abuse" in its 2014 national survey. Key results: 27% of all adult Americans have directly experienced it, 21% have witnessed it, 56% of perpetrators are bosses, 68% of perpetrators are men, and 60% of targets (recipients) are women. Since WBI introduced workplace bullying to the country in 1997 public awareness has risen to 72% according to the new survey. Similarly positive is that the percentage of ...

Family-owned companies comprise 80% to 90% of all business enterprises in North America, contribute 64% of the GDP, and employ 62% of the U.S. workforce, according to the New Mexico Family Business Alliance. Currently, couples run 1 in 5 family owned businesses. Circle Coaching Group helps these entrepreneurial couples (couplepreneurs or co-preneurs) and families address the joys and pitfalls that come with working together, including conflicts around money. "The two most important aspects of our lives are our relationships and our work. But most couples and families ...

The famous Leopold and Loeb ransom and murder case is being brought to the screen with The Divine Tragedies. This twisted tale of stalking, kidnapping and violent murder has been re-envisioned by director and writer Jose Prendes (The Haunting of Whaley House). A true tale of wits, the production team, including brothers and producers James and Jon Kondelik, are pleased to announce the attachment of actors Lynn Lowry and Sean Whalen to their terrifying tale. Actor Ken Foree has already announced his participation in the film, with more famous horror personalities set to ...

Frontier Capital is pleased to announce the successful exit of its investment in Daxko, Inc., the leading provider of SaaS-based software solutions for member-based organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Birmingham, AL, Daxko, Inc., has experienced rapid growth to become a leading provider of mission-critical software applications for member-based nonprofits, including operations, accounting, fundraising, and mobile solutions. The company received a significant investment from Pamlico Capital. Frontier provided Daxko with $10 million of growth equity ...

GammaTech Computer Corp., a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and tablet computers, has announced the addition of its latest fully rugged notebook computer, the DURABOOK R8300. The unit is certified to stringent MIL-STD-810G and IP65 specifications, meaning it can withstand the abusive nature of extremely harsh environments, such as those regularly encountered by the military, public safety, and utility sectors. "It is easy to produce a computer that works well in a climate-controlled environment, where Mother Nature is held at ...

In Unelmoija: The Mindshifter, Book 2 (Poyeen Publishing, ebook $5.99) of the new urban fantasy series set in Miami, Florida, South Florida author Elle Boca taps into a world within our world to reveal extraordinary beings. The second book in the series becomes available February 24, 2014 online via Amazon. As college friends Amy, Krissa and Lilly head to South Beach for a girls weekend they have no idea of the evil that lurks in plain sight. When Lilly goes missing Amy and Krissa discover they're the only ones that might be able to save her by using Amy's superhuman ...

The Telecom Expense Management Industry Association, TEMIA, representing leading solutions providers in Telecommunications Management, Telecom Expense Management (TEM), Wireless Expense Management (WEM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Managed Mobility Services (MMS), Mobile Application Management (MAM), Mobile Security, service management; help desk support and related areas announced that Charlotte based OVATION Wireless Management has joined TEMIA. In today's cost conscious security minded environment, enterprises are actively seeking help from providers to manage ...

Tene Nicole Marketing and Public Relations signs its newest client, Kei Renae Founder of Single Moms Rock Organization based in Central New Jersey. Keisha, has added book author to a growing list of accomplishments with new book Single Moms Rock! How to Survive and Thrive as a Single Mom. As an accomplished entrepreneur and business professional who has endured single motherhood raising two small children on her own, her climb to success epitomizes the attributes of an American success story. Earning both her Bachelors and Master's Degree, climbing the professional ladder ...

Kindara, a venture-funded women's health company that makes a leading fertility tracking app for iPhone (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindara-fertility-tracker/id522674372?mt=8) has reported that over 10,000 women have gotten pregnant with the help of the app in the last 12 months alone. Through its mobile app, website, and online portal, Kindara (http://www.kindara.com/) provides software, education, and support to help women and couples learn about their fertility, understand their bodies, and maximize their chances of getting pregnant. The company has seen ...

DeQuan O'Neal, a senior at Detroit's Osborn Evergreen Academy and a youth Leader of Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project, is Nickelodeon's February HALO Effect award recipient. HALO Effect is a year-round initiative that recognizes one deserving teen each month for their work to help and lead others (HALO) in their community. Nick Cannon, creator, host and executive producer of the annual TeenNick HALO Awards, first announced the initiative in November 2013. Selected for his steadfast leadership with NSO's YIP and developing anti-violence campaigns ...

Marco's Pizza, the nation's fastest growing pizza company, announced today that is has named Darren Gray as Senior Director of Menu & Culinary innovation. As an expert in the field with extensive experience in the food and restaurant industry, Gray brings over two decades of experience from nationally recognized brands to the Marco's Pizza team. Prior to joining Marco's Pizza, Gray successfully developed and launched several new menu items and Limited Time Offers, including driving the ideation and creation of recipes and restaurant level procedures as Director of ...

Systech Illinois are global suppliers of permeation analysers for the packaging industry. They will be showcasing their leading range of oxygen permeation and water vapour permeation analysers at the 2014 Interpack Trade Fair in Germany. Systech Illinois provide a range of water vapour and oxygen permeation analysers which offer testing for many different packaging applications. Their oxygen permeation analysers offer reliable and versatile testing for bottles, packages and films with their bestselling instruments delivering the fastest permeation results available. ...

Renowned career coach, author, columnist, and speaker David Hults of Activ8 Career Coaching in St. Louis will speak at a meeting of the local chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association this month. Hults will present "From Status Quo to Star Performer: 8 Powerful Change Strategies to Direct Your Career Future" on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Express Scripts in St. Louis, MO. HBA members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. "From Status Quo to Star Performer" is built around Hults's latest book, Ringmaster, which ...

SearStone, North Carolina's newest continuing care retirement community, has hired Stephen Moravick as its first executive chef. With more than 20 years of hands-on experience as a line cook, sous chef and chef, Moravick will oversee all kitchen operations for the community including daily meals and special events. Chef Moravick most recently served for three years as executive chef at retirement community The Cedars of Chapel Hill. Prior to that, he served in such prestigious roles as executive chef at the North Carolina Executive Mansion and for seven years in various ...

Take Me Away, the sophomore single from stunning, chiseled singer Rokelle just got bigger and better. In true Audacious style there's a rocket full of raucous remixes roaring up behind Dave Aude's original versions and they're not planning on letting the main man ride away easy. Cranksters make their move with a twisting, turning electro banger that mashes straight EDM into Spaghetti Western goes 80s, while Nacho Chapado and Ivan Gomez match their energy beat for beat with a clutch of uncompromising electronic club grooves. Richard Vission and Australia's Denzal Park pitch ...

PianoGoods will feature even more merchandise, content, and capabilities across the next few months following the re-launch of the web site, using full benefit from the improved ability of the innovative site structure. Pianogoods.com provides piano equipment which includes benches, lamps, caster cups, dollies and moving equipment, parts and supplies to piano users of all sorts, including private owners as well as educators. Pianogoods furthermore concentrates on aiding specialists involved in maintaining pianos in institutional settings: Chapels, educational institutions, ...

Earle Chisholm has recently been added to the Baker Real Estate Florida team as sales director at 1200 The Ocean, a gated, beachfront condominium on prestigious "Hillsboro Mile" in Hillsboro Beach. The announcement comes from project developer 1200 The Ocean LLC, an affiliate of West Seneca, N.Y.-based Marrano/Marc Equity Corporation, one of the northeast's most prominent homebuilders, now with an enviable presence in South Florida. Hillsboro Beach is an intimate, well-known seaside "village" between Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale with some of the area's ...

The SOC-410 series of handheld reflectometers deliver quality measurements of optical properties of materials comparable to those of laboratory instrumentation.. The SOC-410 DHR is the first of its class handheld reflectometer for measuring optical constants of surfaces in the infrared spectral region. The 410-Solar is designed for assessment of CSP mirrors and receivers, and solar reflectance measurements of roofing and other thermal insulation elements. The ET100 is a modern replacement for the classic Gier Dunkle DB100 emissometer for characterization of radiative ...

When registered nurse Maureen Ashe was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in 2012, she made the decision to seek alternative treatment options. She had tried chemotherapy during her first bout with cancer and found that the toll it took on her body was too great. That's when a nutritionist who was friends with Ashe recommended she try IV nutritional therapy. IV nutritional therapy is a treatment in which an IV is used to release large doses of vitamins and nutrients like B-12, glutathione and Vitamin C into the bloodstream. This allows the body's cells to absorb ...

Women Who Run It, the e-magazine for strong, empowered, driven women, has a wonderful treat for it's readers this week! Women Who Run It was on the set of CBC's Steven and Chris and got an exclusive interview with the show's fashion expert Genny Iannucci. In this issue's Feature Women Who Run It has gotten exclusive tips from Genny on how to dress to look skinnier. So often women find themselves stumped on how to flatter their bodies. Thanks to Genny's fashion expertise, Women Who Run It can now give it's readers fool-proof tips and tricks on how to make their bodies ...

Bottlenotes, Inc., in partnership with Anna de Codorníu (the most popular sparkling wine in Spain), Trivento (Argentine portfolio), and Rhône Valley Wines, will host launch parties in Chicago, Denver and Washington D.C. to celebrate the start of Taste Around Town 'restaurant week for wine'. Taste Around Town invites wine enthusiasts to head out to restaurants and wine bars to discover great wines from France, Spain, and Argentina. Participating venues will feature select wines by the glass, in tasting flights, paired with food and/or by the bottle throughout the two-week ...

Another startup has joined the crowd funding craze, however this business is decidedly low tech. Austin entrepreneur Maury McCoy has created a kit that allows people to create a portrait of Abe Lincoln from their old pennies. The Penny Portrait Kickstarter campaign can be found here: http://kck.st/1j9Y154 "It was just this wacky idea I had that I mainly wanted to do for myself. On a whim, I created a website to see if others might like it and next thing you know I'm getting calls from history museums and gift catalogs." The initial print run was rather ...

Darryl Anka, CEO of Zia Films, recently shot a feature film as a writer-director-producer, called "DEARLY DEPARTED," which is currently in post-production. "DEARLY DEPARTED" is a fictional documentary, shot as though the film crew took a camera into the spirit world and interviewed dead people to get their take on life after death. What happens after we die? Are we greeted by family and friends when we cross over? Can we contact those we've left behind? Do we reincarnate? "DEARLY DEPARTED" explores these questions and more through encounters ...

Get your physique moving this spring with Oklahoma's premiere health, wellness and lifestyle magazine. This free bi-monthly, glossy resource is made by Oklahomans for Oklahoma living in support of a healthier state - one community at a time. We invite doctors with unique specialties, licensed practitioners, nurses and therapists to contribute fact-based articles in their field for publication in ThriveOK Health. Readers want to know how to find the best healthcare and new technology in their own backyard. Oklahoma has some of the finest cutting-edge doctors and wellness ...