KFA Search (http://www.KFASearch.com), a retained executive search firm dedicated solely to senior level assignments in the life sciences industry, has announced that Jake Fehling will join the company as vice president and will oversee the firm's new Raleigh office, located in the CAPTRUST Tower at 2408 Six Forks Road. This is KFA Search's third U.S. office - other offices are located in Jacksonville, Fla. and San Francisco. Heavily active in the Triangle community, Fehling serves as marketing chair on both the Hospice of Wake County Board of Trustees and the Me Fine ...

Acclaimed author and speaker Elizabeth Welles will be appearing at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona on February 7, 2013. The topic of her presentation will be journaling and how journaling can help heal grief, sharpen intuition, deepen one's peace and enhance creativity. The event will be held in the PVCC Buxton Library, Building E at 18401 N. 32nd St. in Phoenix, AZ., from 12 noon to 1pm. The no charge event is open to the public and is a part of the Lifelong Learning Seminar series, presented by the PVCC Counseling Division. "Journaling," ...

TLC Tender Lawn Care encourages homeowners to prepare for the coming warmer weather with lawn treatments, weed and crabgrass prevention, fertilizer services and tree and shrub care in the greater Triad area. "We are excited about the coming warm weather and providing homeowners with various lawn treatments to establish a lush green lawn," said Jeff Goldstein, President of TLC Tender Lawn Care. "We will bring our 30 years of lawn experience to help your lawn stand out in the neighborhood. We are committed to giving our customers the highest quality work ...

Enterprising Women, a women-owned publication focused on women entrepreneurs announced that it had selected Poonam Gupta-Krishnan, President of Iyka Enterprises, to receive the Enterprising Women of the Year award for 2013. Winners will be recognized at the 11th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration on April 3 and 4 at the Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "The Enterprising Women of the Year Class of 2013 is a remarkable group of women leaders," said Monica S. Smiley, Executive Editor of Enterprising Women. "This annual celebration ...

Awareness of labiaplasty procedures continues to grow, as do the number of women opting for these intimate surgeries. Dr. Benjamin Schlechter of Proserpi-Schlechter Center for Plastic Surgery has earned a reputation for this type of plastic surgery, and Allentown and Lancaster, PA women travel to his practice in Wyomissing for surgery with him. Labiaplasty, or surgery for reducing enlarged or protruding labia, has grown in popularity, yet there are still relatively few plastic surgeons in the Allentown, PA area who offer it. In fact, there are only a handful of plastic ...

San Diego remodeling firm Jackson Design & Remodeling (JDR) announced today it has won a regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award for a Colonial Coastal kitchen remodel, located in Del Mar, Calif. The awards were judged by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). JDR won the Southwest regional award, which includes California, Hawaii and Utah. As regional winners, the projects will now automatically advance to the national CotY awards that will be announced at NARI's annual Evening of Excellence reception Friday, April 12 at the Intercontinental ...

MPS Healthcare's successful collaboration with sister company HCL Doctors has driven the organisation to open a branch of HCL Doctors in Llantrisant, Wales. MPS Healthcare Managing Director Alyx Peters is thrilled with the partnership, which combines MPS Healthcare's long running relationship with all the NHS Health Boards and leading private health care providers in Wales, and HCL Doctors' expertise. "We see an opportunity to offer doctors based in Wales a personal service, previously unavailable until now. Our experience in the Welsh healthcare recruitment ...

INTERSOG LLC., a global software solutions and applications developer, is excited today to announce the launch of Interview Recorder onto the App Store. Compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, this mobile interview companion gives everyone from recruiters to small business owners the tools to conduct interviews when fielding new hires efficiently and effectively. With interview question creation options, intuitive real-time recording and note-taking tools, flexible review features, scheduling alerts, and more, this business utility allows users to focus on what's ...

Smart-ER is pleased to announce the release of its system for patient contact at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada. Smart-ER has created a software solution for all types of patient interactions within hospitals including after an inpatient discharge, emergency department visit or specialty procedure. Smart-ER's proprietary methodology improves care quality and helps alleviate the financial burden that avoidable admissions, especially 30-day readmissions, exact on the healthcare system. Based on over a decade of research ...

Today Myles Cochran, Marketing Director at Jeron Electronic Systems, announced that the company will be demonstrating recently added features of its industry-leading Provider 790 nurse call system at the HIMSS13 Annual Conference and Exhibition on March 3-7 2013 in New Orleans. Sponsored by The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, this year's attendance is expected to exceed 36,000. The Conference has become the marquee event for healthcare IT professionals and executives to share knowledge, insights and cultivate key business relationships. HIMSS13 ...

The total of 1,179 small and mid-sized business for sale deals closed in California last month represents a 3.6% decline from the 1,223 completed transactions recorded during January of last year, according to the BizBen Index which tracks transactions involving the sale of small businesses throughout the state. "Part of the reason fewer deals closed last month is that some of the sale contracts that might have been wrapped up in January were pushed into completion back in December, when possible. That's because many owners wanted to avoid the higher capital gains ...

In a world where each year demands more productivity out of the same 24 hours, video conferencing is becoming an increasingly common practice. But the new paradigm has also meant that making a good first impression now includes looking one's best as well. To address this need, CosmetiCare (http://www.cosmeticare.com) has launched a new service called the 'Skype Lift.' "The importance of making a good first impression hasn't changed, but the methods for making that first impression certainly have," says Dr. Michael Niccole, founder of CosmetiCare in Orange County. ...

HTG, Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, WA, is in a growth spurt, often bidding against the biggest in the industry and lately, more often than not, winning. To Macaulay, this win is more evidence that he can be a lot smaller than his competitors to get the larger contracts in systems integration. Though the contract is another of many similar system conversions for HTG, the project involves client sites in 38 of 50 states. Macaulay says scar tissue and scalability are the keys to making projects of this size manageable. "Sure at the onset these multi-site, nationwide ...

Operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI), also known as driving under the influence (DUI), is a serious charge in Ohio. Conventional penalties -- like fines and jail time -- can be very steep for Ohioans convicted of a drunk driving offense. Yet, some of the most significant penalties for OVI are those that are unique to drunk driving crimes. The possibility of being forced to install an ignition interlock device in your vehicle is not only inconvenient and embarrassing, but could also mean substantial monetary costs. Ignition interlocks force you to take a breath ...

An Ohio man sentenced in December of 2012 found out the hard way that repeat drunk driving convictions can lead to serious trouble. Ricky Slabaugh, 49, was hammered in court with a five year prison sentence after racking up his ninth felony conviction of driving under the influence. Not every repeat drunk driving offense results in such a steep penalty. Nonetheless, Mr. Slaubaugh's example serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of avoiding conviction when it comes to repeat drunk driving charges. Penalties get progressively steeper for multiple DUIs In ...

When you're injured at work, you are entitled to workers' compensation benefits, which cover the cost of your medical treatment, provide you with partial wage replacement and in some instances pay for vocational rehabilitation. Yet, your employer or your employer's workers' comp insurer may try to say money by denying or limiting your claim for benefits. One of the most common ways an employer or insurer tries to deny benefits is by saying that the injury did not actually occur at work -- in other words, that you were injured while doing something outside the scope of ...

In the average year, more than one thousand South Carolinians lose their lives in preventable motor vehicle accidents. According to government data, motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of Americans age 5 to 34, and are one of the top ten causes of death for all age groups. The human toll of fatal car accidents is truly devastating -- nothing can replace the loss of a loved one. Yet, there are also substantial financial costs for those left behind when a family member loses his or her life in a car crash. Loss of future earnings most significant monetary ...

Hybrid vehicles have a lot of benefits. Because they get much better gas mileage than traditional vehicles, hybrids are excellent both for the environment and for their owners' pocketbooks. However, they also pose a unique danger that many people are not aware of -- because hybrid engines are so quiet, pedestrians and cyclists often cannot hear them, making car accidents that much more likely. The risk is even higher for individuals with visual impairments who rely on their sense of sound to let them know when vehicles are approaching. In response to this problem, the ...

On Monday, January 28, 2013, a Bipartisan group of Senators introduced a blueprint for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). The Senators, dubbed the "Gang of Eight," include Shumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennett and Flake. With four Senators hailing from each side of the aisle, this is the first attempt at meaningful immigration reform since the ill-fated McCain/Kennedy proposal of some 8 years ago. Meanwhile, President Obama is determined to address the proposal and it is rumored that the Whitehouse's vision for reform will be somewhat more ...

Using a qualified lawyer to help you accomplish this goal A large percentage of business entrepreneurs rent their business premises rather than purchasing them. Negotiating good lease terms is critical to your company's ultimate chances of success. If your lease expenses are too large a percentage of your overall overhead, no matter how well you do with the rest of your business operations, your business may be in trouble from the start. Don't go into commercial lease negotiations unprepared or for that matter without an experienced attorney, particularly if you are ...

This winter, a number of snowstorms have moved through New York. In late January and early February 2013, Parts of western and central New York received 15 to 21 inches. This is not the end of it, though. Even more weather that is treacherous is expected to move through the entire state over the next couple of months. With poor winter conditions in sight, it is important that motorists exercise safe driving practices on the streets. Snow and ice breed slippery roadways, which are extremely hazardous to drivers. If you must attack the roads in winter, be certain that ...

Sometimes it can be hard enough to get child support out of your son or daughter's other parent even when the other parent lives nearby. Imagine the difficulty if your ex lives in another state. Because of the challenges of distance, differences among the states' family laws and the legal tangle when more than one states' courts issue child support orders concerning the same parent and child, federal law requires that all states, including Texas, adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, often referred to as the UIFSA. The UIFSA provides an interstate system ...

A tumble here. A concussion there. Many athletes view these events -- and any resulting injuries -- as just part of the game. But head injuries can be very serious, especially for people who are not athletes. A recent study links repetitive head injuries to a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Details of the study The four-year study conducted by researchers at Boston University examined the autopsy results of 85 men, many of whom were athletes who had played such sports as football, boxing and hockey. Veterans were also included ...

Experienced North Carolina sex crimes defense attorney Patrick Roberts of Roberts Law Group, PLLC, recently helped a local college student avoid rape charges. The student wisely secured legal representation early enough in the investigation and no charges were ever filed against him. The student had been accused of sexually assaulting a female after a college party. He would have faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted of what could have been a charge of 1st degree forcible rape. He would also have faced a term of 30 years of being forced to register as a sex offender. ...

Every business owner's aim is to attract customers but they are sometimes so busy with work that they neglect their own image - then wonder why clients are not flocking to their doors. You would not, presumably, get your hair done by someone whose own hair was a mess or take health and nutrition advice from a practitioner who was seriously overweight and smoked heavily. Similarly, your clients need to see that you practise what you preach - you have to model the behaviour you want to see in your clients. If you are recommending that your clients update their website, ...