Florida International University's (FIU) College of Architecture + the Arts' School of Music and Miami Music Project are proud to establish a research collaboration to study how music education enhances the lives of many underserved public school children. Both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in FIU's School of Music, generously give back to the community by providing after-school music instruction and guidance to students in K-12 programs throughout the cities of Doral and Little Haiti in Miami-Dade County. "Our goal is to have a better understanding ...

Seven-year-old Riley Salz of Encino, California, is on the road to recovery from autism. He receives 40 hours a week of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy (home services and school shadowing) from the Center for autism and Related Disorders (CARD). Riley has been in treatment with CARD since August, 2008, and has experienced remarkable progress, including learning to speak, starting conversations, making requests, and commenting about his environment. Riley's personal journey through autism is now featured in CARD's "Mission Possible: Portraits of Hope" online ...

Rev It Up Reading, an online speed reading company created by America's #1 Speed Reading Expert Abby Marks Beale, recently announced that they will offer their online speed reading course at a reduced price for three days. The online course will be offered for $47 (regularly $199) on June 26, 27 and 28 as high school students across the country graduate. The user-friendly course, which focuses on speed reading strategies that build concentration, comprehension and retention, is available online 24/7 and only takes seven hours to complete. Summer is an ideal time for students ...

Unpakt (https://www.unpakt.com), an instant, online pricing application helping consumers find reputable moving companies and book their move, was selected as the Mars Drinks STEEL HORSE Engines of Productivity winner, denoting Unpakt as the Most Productive Company in America as voted by its peers. The award was announced in conjunction with National Productivity Day on Thursday, June 20th to honor companies that exemplify what it means to be productive and whose leaders and employees always run "full steam ahead." Bringing transparency to the moving industry, ...

Nearly eight million Americans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the National Institutes of Health. June is PTSD Awareness Month, and PTSD Awareness Day is June 27. Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation and VA disability appeals, encourages individuals who cannot work due to PTSD to determine their eligibility for benefits they earned during their careers. The effects of combat on war veterans raised public awareness of PTSD, but anyone who has witnessed or experienced a traumatic or violent ...

Lumiere Medical, a premier U.S. distributor of cutting-edge, clinically-validated technologies, will feature TriPollar by Pollogen plus LumiCam—the world's most advanced radiofrequency (RF) technology and thermal imaging at this year's Cosmetic Bootcamp at the St. Regis in Aspen, CO. Cosmetic Bootcamp offers training and support to core aesthetic physicians from dermatologists, plastic surgeons, ophthalmologist and otolaryngologists. This meeting is an opportunity for physicians to network, share knowledge and together shape the future of Aesthetic Medicine. TriPollar ...

Cerebral palsy has long been defined as the presence of a physical disability due to neurological conditions. Simply put, people suffering form cerebral palsy usually show signs early on. For example, children with cerebral palsy typically have a slower development than other children of the same age. They also typically crawl in an unusual manner and have a different muscle tone. Because of their condition, taking care of a child with cerebral palsy might be quite a challenge. Fortunately, there's Kids Physio 2 U. Kids Physio 2 U offers a number of therapeutic services ...

Organomation has added a new 20 ml vacuum insulated concentrator tube to their glassware product line (Cat# GP2244). The new concentrator tube combines 0.2-20ml end point volume with a reduced height of only 119mm. The 20 ml tube allows for a larger end point volume than the traditional 10 ml concentrator tube, however small volume end points can still be achieved because the vacuum insulated tip is graduated from 0.2 ml to 2 ml. A 19/22 ground glass joint makes 20 ml the concentrator tube ideal for any standard 250 ml, 500 ml, or 1 L Kuderna-Danish (KD) flask. Katie ...

With the increasing knowledge of environmental destruction being portrayed on technologically superior modes of communication almost everywhere, every day, it is no wonder that we all think, to a certain aspect, of saving the environment and reducing our carbon footprints. All this enlightenment brings along a question, what can a business entity do to bring about change? The answer is: Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. It is assured that when more individuals and businesses make a concerted effort to reuse, reduce and recycle, it will have a positively influential impact in ...

Gorman's Home Furnishings and Interior Design, the style leader in home furnishings, has announced the arrival of the Stressless Office collection. It will be available in all five Gorman's showrooms starting this month. For 40 years, Stressless has offered fine recliners with an ergonomic design. The Stressless Office collection includes a wide range of office chairs, each specifically designed to meet different needs. Providing a variety of customization options, colors and leathers, the chairs feature the unique Stressless Glide system, which allows the chair to ...

Philadelphia based inRecruit is privileged to announce that the coaches from the 2012-2013 NJ State High School Basketball Champions Roselle Catholic basketball team have joined the inRecruit sports networking platform. "inRecruit is the slickest networking and recruiting system that I have ever seen. It is very refreshing to see a technology product like this in the sports industry. Every other product just feels so ordinary compared to inRecruit," said Dave Boff, head basketball coach at Roselle Catholic. "The Roselle Catholic boys basketball program ...

Michael Johnson recently was hired as Marketing Coordinator at FatCat Strategies, a full service-marketing firm, after interning since summer 2012. He has spent the past three years interning in the marketing field. Johnson is originally from Mount Airy, NC, home of the famous Andy Griffith and the inspiration for Mayberry. He graduated from North Carolina State University in May 2013 where he studied Business Administration, concentrating in Marketing and minoring in Graphic Communications. Johnson's responsibilities include—drafting exciting customer centric content ...

In order to meet the safe packaging needs of customers in the food and beverage industry, RONCO is quickly becoming one of Canada's most reliable and efficient sources for Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC) that meets stringent standards, not only for quality in safe handling but also for conforming to sanitation standards in food safety. FIBC customers seeking to reduce the risk of contamination in their food processes should consider RONCO a value-added partner. A FIBC - or tote bag, as it is more commonly called - is a thick woven polypropylene or polyethylene ...

Summer is a "special" time of year when you can experience the warmer weather in one of the best possible ways: by soaking up the sun whilst lying on the deck of a luxury hotel barge being pampered by the crew as it gently drifts through some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe. To celebrate the occasion, European Waterways, Europe's largest luxury hotel barge cruising company, is offering special summer rates on select cruises throughout France, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and England. "Summer is the perfect season for relaxing and having fun," ...

Business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight, have teamed up with ITN Productions to film a revealing documentary, 'Turning Fortunes Around - uncovering the secrets of Supply Chain success'. The programme, produced for the Global Logistics and Transport News channel, a partnership between ITN Productions and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), aims to capture the current state of global supply chains and how to manage them. Introducing the film, presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, explains that optimising the supply chain can bring down costs by ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines recently launched a dedicated brochure detailing some great offers on cruises for summer 2013 to destinations worldwide. Now, the cruise line is supporting these special offer cruises with a comprehensive advertising campaign across a selection of TV channels carefully chosen to reach Fred. Olsen's target audience. The advertisements will run from 10th to 30th June 2013 inclusive. The 30 second commercial utilises the quirky brand identity with the characterful animation that has become synonymous with Fred. Olsen, underscoring the personal ...

iTesso, the global innovator in Cloud-native hotel enterprise management systems, announces the availability of iTessoU, a flexible new online learning and training platform for hotel staff. iTessoU's specially developed e-learning modules radically change the way that hotel staff are trained on a new PMS, while reducing both initial and ongoing training costs for the property. With the rollout of iTessoU, the iTesso Enterprise Lodging System is now even easier to implement and maintain at the property level, thanks to the use of brief, easy-to-navigate e-learning modules ...

Dr. Darrell Guder, Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and former president of the American Society of Missiology, will lead the series "America After Christendom: The Hardest Mission Field" August 11 through 14 at the fourth Delaware Valley Summer Institute hosted by the Presbyterian churches in Lambertville, Titusville, Stockton, and Mt. Airy, New Jersey. Participants in the four-night series will explore the rapidly and massively changing culture in America, the shifting of global Christianity's ...

Admirers of Ken's work will be able to hear about Ken's latest projects and get advice on their displays. Ken has been involved in the toy soldier business and hobby for many years. Over the years, he has sculpted figures for the metal figure industry; overseen the production of plastic toy soldier figures; produced museum exhibits on a variety of subjects including the Mississippian Indians, Persian Archeology, the War of 1812, American Civil War, General Custer, and World War I; been a historical sound consultant for Hollywood; and has reenacted a variety of time periods ...

The Government Affairs Practice Group at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP was the busiest law firm lobbying group during the 83rd Texas Legislative Session and was also the highest-grossing according to Texas Lawyer's 2013 Lobbying Scorecard. To compile the scorecard, Texas Lawyer's editors reviewed the legislative results for 15 of the state's busiest law firm lobby shops. During the regular session, which began on Jan. 8 and ended on May 27, the Gardere team represented a total of 60 clients. This is an increase from the 47 clients the Firm represented during the 2011 session, ...

Cathy Casey, a 10 year veteran track coach of the SMU Mustangs, came in first place at the Playtri Festival ITU Triathlon in Las Colinas this month. Cathy has been a Whole Health Partners patient since 2005, and receives regular treatment at the clinic. At SMU Casey specializes in the development of middle and long distance athletes. During her tenure with the university she has played a pivotal role in the Mustangs' swift rise to national prominence, winning four Conference USA cross country championships, back-to-back top 25 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ...

Book Publicity Services, a leading public relations agency that specializes in PR for authors, is now representing Rasmus Lindgren, the firm's Publicist Kelsey McBride announced today. Book Publicity Services has been appointed to handle the public relations campaign for his new book The Lifestyle Business Rockstar: Quit your 9-5, kick ass, work less, and live more! The Lifestyle Business Rockstar is a guide to prioritizing your life and achieving work-life balance by starting a lifestyle business. A 'lifestyle business' is easy to setup, small in scope, simple to scale, ...

Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc., a locally-owned and operated landscaping and lawn maintenance firm serving Triangle-area clients (http://www.leweylandscaping.com/), has announced that co-owner Kim Lewey has received the 2012-2013 NAWBO Greater Raleigh Woman Business Owner of the Year Award. Lewey was honored at NAWBO Greater Raleigh's annual meeting on June 13, where she was installed as the chapter's president as well. The Woman Business Owner of the Year Award recognizes an exemplary NAWBO Greater Raleigh member who demonstrates strong leadership skills and ...

Amanda Gorecki, president and founder of Healing Waters Spa & Cosmetic Clinic (http://www.healingwatersbeauty.com), a medical aesthetic clinic, has announced a sale on SmartLipoTM, a laser liposuction procedure. When guests purchase one SmartLipoTM area for any part of the body, each additional area of equal or lesser value will be offered at $1000 off. The offer, valid now through Sunday, June 30, is just one of the clinic's 2013 Ritual Sale, which includes savings on various products and services, including Botox , Juvederm , massages, facials, Pure MD skin care products ...

Caburn Hope Account Director Jessica Benfield and Digital Account Manager Nikki Laker recently attended The Digital Journeys Conference hosted by JellyFish, a Digital Agency based in Reigate. The event delivered a pretty impressive line-up of speakers including Google's Head of UK Performance; Director of Twitter UK; Google's Lead Product Marketing Manager; and the Display & Industry Manager of YouTube. A range of interesting topics were covered, including future proofing digital propositions; the power of the smartphone for marketeers; and new developments from ...