LA based, California-made women's label 'Lauren Elaine' announces the launch of the Summer 2013 'Laine by Lauren Elaine' collection. For the new collection, Designer Lauren Elaine Powell (Lauren Elaine) blends bohemian spirit into beachy, mermaid-inspired frocks in an array of luminous pastels and feminine textures. With a sweatshop-free commitment, and many pieces utilizing eco-friendly production practices and fabrications, the new 'Laine' summer 2013 collection continues the Lauren Elaine commitment to responsible fashion. The 'Laine by Lauren Elaine' Summer 2013 ...

This Memorial Day GradSave is proud to announce a new partnership with the Children of Fallen Soldiers Foundation. The campaign aims to increase awareness and raise educational savings for the children who have lost a parent while serving our armed forces. The Children of Fallen Soldiers Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that aims to meet the needs of children who have lost a parent serving in the United States Armed Forces. The objective is to let these children know that our nation's citizens and families recognize their loss and are committed to ...

Michelman & Robinson, LLP's Corporate Department represented rapidly growing personal lines insurance agency Confie Seguros in its acquisition of Texas State Low Cost Insurance, one of the most established retail agencies in Texas. The acquisition will provide the national personal lines insurance agency with an even stronger distribution network in Texas beyond the company's current locations in San Antonio and Houston. Over the last five years, Confie Seguros has built a national portfolio of regional auto insurance brokerages and is now rated among the top 10 ...

Jeanette Bunn, President and CEO of San Diego based Travel To Go has been named Co-President of Send Me On Vacation, which provides much needed vacations to women with cancer who have undergone treatment and need a place to rejuvenate and heal their bodies, mind and spirit. She joins long time board member and founder of the organization Cathy Backus in her co-presidency. Formerly Bunn acted as the Sponsorship Chair, a role she will continue in. "As a company, our entire mission is to make travel dreams come true!" said Bunn. "The opportunity to help women ...

DocuXplorer, one of the world's leading providers of document management software to small and medium sized businesses, today announced that it has developed an enhanced tool to extract text in Arabic using its advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine. "Due to increased demand from clients from countries in the Middle East requiring a cutting-edge document management solution with an Arabic language interface, DocuXplorer's development team has created a new advanced tool that allows documents scanned into DocuXplorer in Arabic (in TIF/TIFF formats) to ...

Former FERC Chairman Curt Hebert gives Smart Grid Today -- the leading independent, daily, professional news journal of the smart grid industry -- insight into the new Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) project aiming to develop a clear framework for public-private cooperation on grid cybersecurity. Smart Grid Today publisher Modern Markets Intelligence, Inc. is sharing it here, free of charge. The story has been slightly edited for this format and is included in its entirety below and at smartgridtoday.com/cybersecuritygroup0513. A new Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) ...

Mackin's Funds4Books announced today that it has created a special section on its website as a safe haven for donations to help repopulate the books lost in the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Caring people from all over the world will be able to make donations, with full confidence that 100 percent of every dollar donated will go toward the purchase of new books for Briarwood and Plaza Towers Elementary schools. "Time and time again, we have seen the selfless generosity of our customers, our associates, and caring people from all over the world who rally for ...

Girl Charlee Fabrics, a privately owned fabric e-retailer, kicked off its Sewing Pattern Partnership Program with the launch of sewing patterns exclusively created by independent designers. The selected sewing patterns are drafted specifically for knit fabrics and the perfect offering with the exclusive knit fabric selection available at GirlCharlee.com. The Pattern Partnership Program launched with patterns from carefully selected designers, including Bryanna's Clothes, Figgy's Patterns, Fishsticks Designs, Greenstyle Creations, Jocole, Lilyggle, and Whimsy Couture. ...

Creative Loafing, a SouthComm media company, announced today that the recently vacated editor position will be filled by a female for the first time in 25 years in the Charlotte market. On May 28, Kimberly Lawson will take the helm of CL's editorial staff of award-winning journalists. Lawson began her journalistic career with Creative Loafing seven years ago. She worked her way up from copy editor to operations editor, which transitioned into managing editor and now editor. Publisher Wendy Goldstein is "happy to see Kim rise up through the ranks and looks forward ...

Big Trees Inc., (http://bigtreesupply.com/), a tree transplanting company and tree nursery servicing the greater Seattle area, recently assisted a local golf course with the installation of several large trees installed in the landscape. The job was done in co-ordination with a local contractor for the benefit of the golf course. The company expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the installation and will be doing further projects in the community. The Big Trees Inc. installations team went to Wenatchee, WA (100 miles east of Seattle) to plant 10 large trees (a type ...

The need for a seamless, automated infrastructure to manage and convert patients has led many physicians to adopt powerful patient conversion systems such as MyMedLeads and TouchMD. This dynamic medical software duo provides doctors' offices with everything they need to streamline the lead management process and enable a seamless patient conversion sales channel. MyMedLeads is a web-based lead management tool that allows medical practices to capture and track marketing Return On Investment (ROI) on 100% of incoming leads. Featuring a powerful suite of timesaving and ...

BookKeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, recently opened its first office in Katy, TX., serving businesses throughout Katy, Richmond and portions of Houston. Today, Director of Business Development, Byron Davenport, announced that area accountants and CPAs will be able to start taking advantage of an innovative 'CPA Express Program' so that they can get back to focusing on their core competencies; like analyzing numbers, growing their business, increasing client retention, and keeping clients compliant while offering a bookkeeping ...

Dillon Gage Metals is pleased to announce that the Dallas-based international metals dealer has been appointed the exclusive North American distributor for Rand Refinery's new gold and silver minted bars. For more than 90 years, Rand Refinery has established a reputation for integrity, reliability and quality. Dillon Gage Metalshas honed its skills in the trading, marketing and international distribution of physical precious metals for almost 40 years. This combination will ensure the finest products and service for everyone who purchases the new bars. As a further ...

The beautiful Canary Islands, with their sub-tropical climate, are home to a colourful array of plants and animals, and many of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' guests enjoy visiting these delightful islands. In Autumn 2013, a cruise focusing on the natural wonders of the Canaries - Boudicca's 12-night D1323 'Madeira & the Canaries' cruise, ex Belfast on 3rd October 2013 - will be hosted by TV naturalist, Tony Soper, through Fred. Olsen's award-winning onboard enrichment programme, Vistas. The cruise will offer a splendid opportunity to enjoy the seabirds of the North ...

Five attorneys from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and two of the Firm's practice areas have earned national recognition in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. An additional 23 attorneys and eight Firm practice areas are highlighted in the exclusive listing as being among the best in Texas. Gardere is recognized among the country's top law firms for Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) matters, with Partner Douglas K. Eyberg, leader of Gardere's Energy Practice Group, and Partner N.L. "Larry" Stevens III earning national recognition ...

On a picture-perfect evening this May, the South Palm Beach County chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) hosted a fundraiser in the last available new penthouse at the iconic One Thousand Ocean. Southern views over the inlet and down the shoreline combined with northern and western Intracoastal panoramas to provide the ideal backdrop for a highly anticipated fashion show by Etoile. Proprietor and style aficionado Etoile Volin selected some of her loyal followers to wear the latest fashions from her local retail store. Models included notables Christine Lynn, ...

Father's Day is right around the corner, so why not give the special man in your life a gift he's sure to love? Give him sex but not just typical sex. Before this happens, though, you have to tell him how to keep this kind of action going. Whether he's the CEO of a company or coaching the little league in your local community, let's face it —every man desires sex. Help him learn how to "get some" this holiday and beyond with Stephan Labossiere's new book, "How to Get a Woman to Have Sex with You if You're Her Husband" (ISBN: 978-0-9844931-9-7). Labossiere ...

Busch Systems has announced their latest recycling contest for colleges and universities. The "Like" the Link contest will award $9,000 worth of the new "Uptown" recycling stations for the campus recycling program of the winning school. The contest allows schools to post a link to their school's recycling program webpage along with the chance to explain why their campus recycling program is deserving of the recycling stations. People will then be encouraged to vote for the college recycling program of their choice through a "Like" button ...

Internet Retailer 2013 is right around the corner and will be taking place June 4th through the 7th in Chicago, Illinois at McCormick Place West. The team at 7Search is excited to once again be exhibiting at the conference and will be stationed at booth #902. The team will be providing product demos, discussing new features of the platform and explaining the unique value provided to retailers all over the world by an ad network such as 7Search. Internet Retailer is an event that attracts e-commerce professionals in all industries. The conference boasts educational sessions ...

CAREL has announced the appointment of Bob Cowlard as their new UK Managing Director with effect from 3rd June 2013. Bob joins CAREL from Sanyo, where he covered various managerial roles, including Vice-President of Sanyo Air conditioners Europe and, more recently, the position of Managing Director of Sanyo Sales & Marketing GmbH. Well known in the air conditioning industry, Bob brings extensive technical and commercial knowledge of the air-conditioning market. For further information contact CAREL on 0208 391 3540 or visit their website careluk.co.ukCAREL ...

LORD Corporation (http://www.lord.com/) has announced that for the fourth consecutive year, LORD Chemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (LCS) was recognized by the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Production (SCIP) Base of China as the 2012 model company of the year for safety production. The award honors companies with outstanding performance in safety production, hazardous chemical control, emergency preparedness and workplace safety. SCIP hosted an awards ceremony on April 8 at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Conference Center where 14 companies received awards for their efforts. ...

Alan Clark, founder and principle of The Hatteras Group (www.hatterasgroup.com/), has announced that the firm has named Rod Randolph as vice president of business development. In this role, Randolph will focus on connecting with business owners in the Carolinas who are ready to exit their business and retire or partner with select Private Equity Groups who assist owners in growing their business for a later sale and exit. Targeting business owners specifically in the industries of transportation and logistics, precision machining and niche manufacturing, Randolph will apply ...

LSS Life Safety Services, a leader in passive fire protection systems, has named Brad Hopkins has its new Technical Firestop Advisor. Brad will be in charge of updating our clients on the use and necessity of firestopping. Brad will also be better educating inside and outside sales staff when to suggest firestopping to clients. He also will be traveling along with regional operations managers and assisting in the asking and answering of questions concerning firestopping opportunities. Brad comes to LSS Life Safety Services with over 20 years of Firestopping experience. ...

Paragon Bank (http://www.paragonbank.com) has announced that Jason Rapuano has been named vice president and client development officer for the bank. In this position, Rapuano manages a commercial loan portfolio and develops new business opportunities for the bank. Prior to his new position, he served as a credit analyst at Paragon, where he was responsible for reviewing business and personal financial statements to determine borrowers' ability to repay debt. Rapuano graduated from North Carolina State University in 2006 where he earned a degree in business administration ...

TechInsurance.com, America's leading online provider of business and professional insurance for computer consulting and Web services companies, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, a premier affiliate management agency, to launch the TechInsurance affiliate management program. TechInsurance.com was founded in 1997 in response to the difficulty IT services firms experienced in trying to find high-quality, affordable business insurance. TechInsurance has since grown to become a leading choice for insurance for more that 15,000 technology businesses by focusing on their ...