Roxbury Community College is informing current GED test takers that they may want to take or finish the exam before the new GED guidelines go into effect. In January 2014, the new GED assessment will be launched in all U.S. jurisdictions. GED candidates, who currently have passed only portions of the test and don't complete the remaining tests by next January, will lose their scores and have to re-start from the beginning. The new test will be more challenging and costly, increasing from $65 to $120. The new GED test will continue to measure high school equivalency ...

Farella Braun + Martel LLP announces the recipients of its annual Diversity Scholarships. The firm has awarded $5,000 scholarships to five diverse first-year students at Bay Area law schools. Now in its 13th year, the scholarships were created to assist diverse Bay Area law students in pursuing their legal careers. Diversity Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic accomplishments, commitment to serving the community and financial need. "Congratulations to this year's outstanding recipients," said Steven Vettel, partner and co-chair of Farella's ...

Charleston Culinary Tours' Charleston Chefs Showdown will take place on Thursday, May 9th from 6:30-9:30pm at the Maritime Center as South of Calhoun Chefs Ross Webb of Leaf Cafe and Steven Ollard of Amen Street are pitted against North of Calhoun Chefs Trey Stabler of Five Loaves Cafe and Shay MacDonald of HoM. As these competitors go head to head in a series of cook offs to determine who will be named champion, guests will be able to watch the exhilarating live competition and view the judging panel in action. Judges include Stephanie Barna of Charleston City Paper, Josh ...

derma e was recently awarded the Best Multipurpose Product Award for its new Skin, Hair and Nail Oil in Healing Lifestyles & Spas 2013 Earth Day Beauty Awards. This is the company's third time winning this type of award honoring "obsession-worthy" natural products that are not only effective and good for your skin but also good for the environment. "Oils are such a hot trend right now in beauty, so I'm excited that the derma e new Skin, Hair and Nail Oil is already receiving recognition," said Jennifer Norman, VP of marketing. "This award ...

Acopian, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of custom, standard and modified-standard power supplies, launched its newly expanded Online Custom Power Supply System Builder. The Online Custom Power Supply System Builder is developed to assist design engineers meet the market's demand for fast delivery of customized multiple output power systems at off-the-shelf prices. Through a series of intuitive steps, engineers are able to custom design DC-DC and AC-DC power supplies, high-voltage DC-DC and AC-DC power supplies, redundant systems and unregulated power ...

VarTech Systems' large screen, fully enclosed, rugged 32" LCD monitors and computers are now being offered with a full, high definition, 1080p resolution flat panel. The VTPC320VHB 32" daylight readable, widescreen, LCD, all-in-one computer and VT320VHB outdoor, rugged LCD monitors are capable of 1200 nits display brightness operating at an impressive maximum operational temperature range of -40 to +70C. The large screen LCD computer is powered by the latest Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor with 2GB of system memory featuring Window's XP operating system (Windows ...

Nobody needs to reduce stress more than today's average Jane and Joe. People who cannot afford to take a week off in an Ashram; people who do not what to change their beliefs or their church, people who do not want to give up everything they have worked so hard to attain. Well, welcome to Modern Meditation. Modern Meditation updated the beauty of traditional meditation so that it fits into the realities of the modern world we all live in. Gone are the hours of seated meditation. Gone are the rituals and hierarchies that so many traditional schools adhere to. Instead, ...

It's Time To Party! Anytime Fitness is hosting a Zumbathon on Saturday May 18th, 2013 at the North Dallas location benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Come join the party and help raise money for a great cause. What is a Zumbathon? "A Zumbathon charity event is a Zumba Fitness-Party that is open to the public and raises funds and awareness for a selected charity (an organization, individual or community in need). These events can only be hosted by licensed Zumba Instructors who have been granted approval by Zumba Fitness, LLC." A great way ...

Computime has announced the formation of a close, strategic partnership with SIGNiX. This relationship is intended to drive sales of SIGNiX digital services at a time when the market is experiencing an extremely high growth rate. Known for bringing on and offering 'best of breed' solutions, Computime adds this to our current eSignature Capture product line that we have sold for the last 17 years. "We've had a long, successful relationship with the owners and executive management team at SIGNiX," said Josh Levey, CEO of Computime. "We're excited about ...

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce that nine Firm attorneys have been named to D Magazine's annual list of The Best Lawyers in Dallas. The Gardere attorneys honored in the 2013 list and their areas of practice are: Val J. Albright, Tax: Litigation T. Mark Edwards, Tax: ERISA/Employee Benefits Beverly B. Godbey, Insurance Law Rick Jordan, Corporate Securities/Capital Markets Kevin L. Kelley, Real Estate Alan J. Perkins, Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions Richard M. Roberson, Bankruptcy & Workout Paul V. Storm, Intellectual Property David ...

MetroGistics, a full-service vehicle transportation company, has announced the hiring of Martha Garcia-Perry as director of account management. Garcia-Perry will be responsible for ensuring that MetroGistics' customers consistently experience a high level of service, and for delivering on the company's promise to make the entire vehicle shipping experience simple, easy and hassle-free. She will work with clients, the sales team and management to uncover business needs and objectives, craft appropriate strategies, and implement process improvements to help surpass client ...

WHAT: ITC Infotech is a silver sponsor at the STAReast (Software Testing Analysis & Review) 2013 conference WHERE: Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida WHEN: April 28 - May 3, 2013 ITC Infotech will exhibit at booth #43, where the company's subject matter experts will be on hand to talk about the following topics: 1. ITC Infotech's platform for accelerated automation testing. 2. ITC Infotech's agile methodology based testing services. 3. Learn about ITC Infotech's unique process driven testing methodologies to ensure high-quality yet low-cost business solutions ...

Swan Global Direct, a start-up event sales and marketing firm has commenced operations in Newcastle. Headed by Lee Sansum, Swan Global Direct opened it offices in Newcastle city centre in April 2013. The offices next to Eldon Square provide the company with a central base from which to provide full training to event sales advisors and manage its in-store sales campaigns, which run throughout Newcastle upon Tyne area in North East England. Swan Global Direct is outsourced by nationally recognised clients to setup retail and in-store events, which ranges from shopping ...

Customer protein bars company YouBars.com has partnered with premier affiliate management agency AffiliateManager.com to launch the YouBar affiliate management program. You Bar was launched in 2006 after the mother-son founders, Ava Bise and Anthony Flynn, began creating custom protein bars at home to meet their taste, health and allergy needs. They loved eating their unique bars so much that they thought there might be a market for customized protein bars made freshly to customers' own taste and nutritional needs. Anthony, who had just graduated from business school ...

On Monday, April 29th Power Pilates, the world leading educator of Classical Pilates, will relocate their Chelsea studio to 920 3rd Avenue in Midtown - offering improved decor, additional Pilates classes of varying levels, and added equipment. This Monday, April 29th will begin the Grand Opening celebration coined "Welcome Mat Week" by offering a free week of Open Mat Classes until Friday, May 3rd. "We will be adding additional types of Pilates classes to add variety and higher levels of challenge," explains Susan Moran, the co-founder of Power Pilates ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Carmela Cohen-Perry has been named assistant director of financial aid. In her role, Cohen-Perry will work alongside the director of financial aid, Shawn Henderson, to manage the university's financial aid program and ensure that all policies and procedures are met and remain compliant with federal, state and institutional regulations. Additionally, she will guarantee that the department is meeting and addressing all day-to-day functional and operational ...

Ashton Woods Homes Raleigh (http://www.ashtonwoodshomes.com/raleigh), the North Carolina division of an award-winning national private home builder, has announced that the company received four awards at the 2013 Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence (MAME) Awards. The awards were presented by the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (TSMC) of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA) and the HBA of Durham-Orange-Chatham Counties. The MAME Awards is an annual event that showcases the major achievements in marketing excellence throughout the building ...

Beginning in February, ViaQuest Home Health and Hospice partnered with Forcura LLC, the leader in post-acute document workflow. ViaQuest worked with Forcura to employ a centralized intake for all of its incoming referrals as well as ensure HIPAA compliance throughout its branch locations. This streamlined process allows regional staff to receive appropriate documentation in a timely manner thus beginning the patient's plan of care more swiftly. Those secure documents are then sent out to a partnering physician's office for review and signature. The centralized intake method ...

In-house check printing software,EzCheckPrinting from halfpricesoft.com(http://www.halfpricesoft.com), is the simple, reliable and affordable product that allows users to design and print professional checks from laser printer. The latest new version supports blank stock printing function and eliminates the needs of expensive blank check stock. Priced from just $39, ezCheckPrinting is affordable for any company. To open this check writer to more Illinois small firms, halfpricesoft.com launched the promotion through TrialPay. users can ezCheckPrinting software or blank ...

We've all heard about natural gas, but how many people really know where it comes from or what it is? Found deep underground rock formations, natural gas is formed from fossil remains of plants and animals. Originally, natural gas was obtained as a by-product to producing oil. In the beginning, the gas was just burned off, but throughout time, advances were made in harnessing the energy. These changes made it possible to collect the gas and utilize is as a power source. Once a natural gas reserve is found, the gas is extracted and sent to processing plants to be cleaned ...

As the population of the earth continues to expand, our world never grows any larger. While some expansion is welcome with the developing of new technologies and medicines, many plant and animal species have been detrimentally affected, due to the changed habitats in which they live. This type of activity has been affecting many ecosystems throughout the world, and has resulted in a significant loss of certain species and sub-groups. While some sectors of production have "gone green" and have become more aware of this ever-growing problem, there is still a major ...

Migraine headaches affect more than twenty million Americans. The cause of a migraine is still unknown, although many scientists agree that is is related to improper brain function. Migraines can be accompanied by moderate to severe headaches, though there are many other symptoms associated with migraines. Those who often suffer from migraines or migraine attacks oftentimes have a sensitivity to light and sound, or have reactions to foods and/or drinks. While some triggers exist, the large majority of the affected population does not know what specific triggers they ...

Recycling at home requires only a bin and a willingness to separate garbage and recyclables. But, when dealing with construction and bulky material, companies use larger scale recycling to avoid throwing out valuable materials. Industrial recycling gives us the same benefits of recycling in our homes, except on a large scale. When individuals prevent any plastic and/or paper from making its way to a dump site, industrial recyclers reuse the additional material from the work site in a positive manner. Furthermore, this growing sector creates more jobs and helps companies ...

As the main source of energy on our planet, the sun's power is undeniable. By supplying much needed heat and light, the sun sustains life on earth to and allows it to flourish and grow. Though solar collectors and the like have been utilized since the 18th century, it wasn't until the last few hundred years when incredible advances have been made to harness the sun's vast energy. Nowadays, Solar Energy is even more efficient and easier to utilize at home and at your business. The use of solar panels has skyrocketed in recent years as consumers place an emphasis "going ...

ServiceMaster by Zaba, well-known in the Chicago, Illinois areas as a firm specializing in removing water and remediating mold damage, has placed its staff on high alert and is actively assisting Chicago, Illinois homeowners and businesses who have suffered water-related damage due to the recent Chicago floods. ServiceMaster employees have moved all equipment and supplies near the hardest hit areas in Des Plaines, Albany Park, Skokie, Wilmette, Maywood and North Park Chicago, Illinois. ServiceMaster by Zaba is offering, for a limited time, a 10% discount to homeowners ...