The next stop was Rockville Maryland, where he met Eran Sharon at an elegant restaurant, Motty's Grill. Mr. Sharon, a staunch supporter of Aleh Foundation requested several months ago that Rabbi Braun coordinate a guided tour for him at the Aleh Jerusalem Center to see their unique services first hand. "It was mostly the smiles of the children," said Eran, in describing his first visit to Aleh. "The welcoming response I got from the youngsters, whose only way of communicating their feelings was through a gesture and a smile, was really heartwarming." ...

babymusic.com announces the launch of a competition, with a prize that money just can't buy! Marketing Manager Laura McDermott: "Imagine your baby's photo appearing on the cover of one of our babymusic.com CDs, marketed and distributed worldwide! What better keepsake than enchanting music, with a picture of your little one on the front?" The label is looking for a photograph of a baby to feature on its forthcoming release, "Baby Cool". The disc contains jazzy, laid-back and 'cool' numbers, and parents might wish to bear that in mind when considering ...

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the upcoming release of MuraControl 2.0 for Windows video wall management software for Mura -based video walls. The new version responds to video wall integrators' requests for even greater control over Mura MPX-based video wall content and layouts. Key new features include transparency and color-keying effects, the addition of local inputs and control over them, plus source touring and scheduling functionality. The new software will be demonstrated for the first time at InfoComm 2013 in the Matrox booth (4759). It will be available ...

For the second year in a row, audio specialist Sennheiser hosted the silent disco at The Governors Ball on Randall's Island in New York City, held last weekend. At this year's silent disco, partygoers were unfazed by the muddy grounds surrounding the festival, courtesy of Tropical Storm Andrea — which hit the New York metro area during the festival's first day. Despite unhospitable weather conditions that were less than favorable on the feet, Sennheiser's silent disco proved to be a popular destination, providing a top-shelf DJ entertainment, premium sound quality and a ...

Fairfield Harbour (http://www.fhpoa.com), a residential boating and golf community located 15 minutes from historic New Bern, has announced that Lloyd Moore, a resident of the community, has been named the 2013 North Carolina Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Volunteer of the Year for his leadership and continued active role in the Fairfield Harbour CERT (FH CERT) program. The program is comprised of volunteers dedicated to providing emergency aid to neighbors in case of a community emergency or natural disaster. A FH CERT member since 2006, Moore is actively ...

The Kroger Co., (http://www.kroger.com/), the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer with 14 stores throughout the Triangle, has announced that it served as a platinum sponsor and had approximately 50 employees participate in the 2013 NC Triangle Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, an annual event celebrating survivorship, honoring those who have lost their battle, and raising funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer. The event took place Saturday, June 8 at Meredith College at 3800 Hillsborough St. It began at 7 a.m. and featured a Competitive Open co-ed ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that the institution is the recipient of the community service award from the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). APSCU operates as a voluntary membership organization that provides educational programs for private education institutions. With more than 200 schools evaluated, The Chef's Academy received the organization's ...

Vaco Raleigh (http://www.vaco.com/raleigh), an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Kelly Jarrell has been named the relationship manager for BLDG25, a division of Vaco Raleigh that specializes in design, development and project delivery for clients in a variety of industries. In this role, Jarrell is responsible for managing and completing various projects for both BLDG25 and its clients, as well as assisting the firm's creative directors with business development tasks. Prior to her position with BLDG25, Jarrell worked in sales for an IT training ...

According to the amendment gazette published on 9 April (1), there are amendments to Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the "Sanitation Standard for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages", including: 1 - Addition of new requirement on prohibition of BPA in baby bottles in article 5; 2 - Relocation of the general specification for food utensils, containers and packaging to article 6; and 3 - Deletion on limits of BPA in dissolution testing on polycarbonate, polyphenylene sulfone and polyethersulfone for baby bottles. The amended provisions will become effective on ...

Wendy Coulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group, has announced the addition of a new director of digital marketing, David Mooring. A native of North Carolina, Mooring earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, and his MBA from Regent University. He brings 16 years of varied experience in management, marketing, and customer service, which includes serving as Executive Vice President of CrossComm, Inc., an award-winning website and mobile application development firm in Durham, NC. Mooring is Founder and President of BurlapSky, Inc., a digital ...

Workshare, a leading provider of secure enterprise collaboration applications, announced today that Network Products Guide, a leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Workshare a Silver winner of the 8th Annual 2013 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the Innovations in Enterprise 2.0 category. Built for the enterprise from the ground up, Workshare addresses the enterprise's need for document security and collaboration without losing sight of end user requirements such as ease of use. Workshare enhances employee productivity in highly-regulated ...

Body Restoration Day Spa in Philadelphia has made it easier than ever to buy a gift certificate from their website. After navigating to their home page, users can click on "Shop Gift Certificates Online" in the top right corner. Once there, they can select the dollar amount they would like (minimum $50). After completing the secure checkout through PayPal, the Gift Certificate will be emailed directly to the user, ready to print. Does it get any easier? Summer is here and Body Restoration specializes in Brazilian Waxing. Grab a gift certificate and come on ...

Paragon Bank (http://www.paragonbank.com) has announced that Patsy D. Johnson has joined the bank as senior vice president and client development officer. In this position, she is responsible for assisting Paragon Private banking clients with their borrowing and banking needs and developing new business for Paragon. Prior to joining Paragon, Johnson spent the past 27 years in banking, most recently as vice president at Patriot State Bank. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with honors at UNC-Chapel Hill and her Master of Education at North Carolina State University. Johnson ...

MedicAlert, the global charity that provides medical identification jewellery for people with hidden medical conditions and allergies, launched the fantastic new Early Start Programme this week. The programme allows children's membership fees to be supported until their 10th birthday, even providing their first medical identification jewellery, engraved and medical checked totally free of charge. Mark Rawden, CEO of MedicAlert UK said, "Launching the Early Start Programme allows us to help during the vital first years from diagnosis, taking financial pressure away ...

Infiniti HR, a leading professional employer organization and national human capital management firm, joins small business owners from across Arizona during small business month that is power packed with seminars, symposiums, roundtables and continuous education. On May 7, 2013, Infiniti HR sponsored the Business Clubs America (BCA) Signature Event to record attendance at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. This invite-only event brought together leaders of small and midsize enterprises from across the state for a networking lunch, business expo, opening ...

Florida author Gary Showalter has announced the upcoming release of his popular mystery novel, 'The Big Bend' in audiobook format. Gary Showalter's works follow in the tradition of great mystery novelists such as John D. MacDonald, Elmore Leonard, James Grippando and Carl Hiassen. In 'The Big Bend' storyline, Terry Rankin, sole proprietor of Rankin Personal Security Services in Orlando, Florida, accepts a private meeting with a potential client. Sheila Adamson is looking for a bodyguard to protect her from her abusive husband, but Rankin refuses to take the job until ...

Hot!Mess' will be available online and from independent retailers from 19th August 2013. Inbetween recording sessions with multi-platinum, Grammy award winning producers and DJ's, Tayla has been designing, researching and sourcing suppliers. The outcome is a collection that is aimed at fashion conscious young men and women who want to wear big, bold and crazy prints. "I've always loved both music and fashion and think the two can go hand in hand". Tayla Blue Hot!Mess have also teamed up with 'UK Youth' by announcing that they have become a corporate ...

Australian real estate search engine, www.nextplace.com.au has been accepted into leading US web hosting company, Liquid Web's startup incubator program. The program, designed to support innovative startup ventures and entrepreneurs with hosting, infrastructure and mentoring through the critical beginning stages of their business, is based in Michigan yet has Australian-based startup Next Place capturing their attention. Next Place is an Australian startup utilising new technology to provide a more comprehensive real estate search engine. With a sizeable database and ...

This Father's Day Sunday, Bishop Xavier Eikerenkoetter's message will be one of healing when he speaks at 11 a.m. on "Fathers, Forgiveness and the Future" at United Palace Cathedral (UPC). "Whether we had good fathers or not-so-good fathers, we must examine that relationship--or non-relationship--and acknowledge its impact on shaping our lives. "Through my experience as the son of Rev. Ike I learned the importance of getting beyond idealizations of our fathers and finding a place of understanding and forgiveness," Bishop Eikerenkoetter said. "Using ...

Painted Axe is excited to announce it latest project: a custom-painted and branded guitar for Trampled Under Foot (TUF), which coincides with the Blues band's upcoming CD release. In conjunction with the band's successful Kickstarter campaign, Painted Axe will unveil the guitar during a private listening party June 16 in suburban Kansas City at the Trouser Mouse (http://www.trousermousebar.com). Kickstarter assisted TUF is raising funds for the soon-to-be-released CD, "Badlands." TUF is the 2008 winner of the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge. ...

LakeHouse Lifestyle, LLC, makers and retailer of expertly crafted lake house decor, laser carved lake maps and knick knacks, has just launched a new, redesigned website for their online store. The new store features intuitive and engaging shopping tools that allow shoppers to personalize any product with their favorite lake such as handmade lake house signs, sweatshirts, pillows, one-of-a-kind lake house gifts and 3D lake maps. In commenting on the new website, LakeHouse Lifestyle owner, Brian Cooney, said, "With the new site, we are adding additional products, ...

Red Ten NYC reports that the unemployment rate of under-30s who graduated since October 2011 is at 11.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review this February. A further 6.9% are classified as neither in education or in the labor force.The New York sales and marketing firm advises graduates to consider alternative career options to the traditional graduate job. CNN Money reveals that unemployment figures may be much higher than previously reported. April reports of the drop in unemployment rates to 7.6%, the lowest since 2008, were revealed ...

In a time when the NHS is increasingly in the limelight it is now more important than ever to offer innovative training for professionals in the industry. Everyday new laws and regulations are changing in order to keep up with ever increasing technological advances in the healthcare industry. Global Health Professionals (GHP) Ltd has responded by introducing clinical workshops to ensure that the workforce is fully equipped and informed of legal changes in healthcare in order to enhance knowledge and skills, develop professional competence and provide the best and quality ...

Clayton W. Slocum, Project Engineer for Cal Engineering & Geology, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Covington Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Clayton W. Slocum's commitment to excellence in Engineering. Clayton W. Slocum, who earned his Master's Degree from the University of California-Berkeley in 2010, first began working with his organization that same June, hiring him immediately after earning his graduate degree. As a project engineer, Mr. Slocum is in charge of performing calculations, specifications, plans, ...

Carol A. Skowronek, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Tammy and Teddy's Booties, recently started selling two new products, Neutramin and Terramin, through California Earth Minerals. The non-chemical, naturally based product has multiple advantages for all mammals. Used in both pets and humans alike, it detoxifies and cleanses the body through digestion, strengthens bones, and cleans the teeth from biding tarter. "Neutramin and Terramin are both earth natural products that have been used for centuries," Ms. Skowronek explained. "It is now used ...