MBK Homes, the leading builder recognized consistently by homebuyers for exceptional purchase and ownership experience through the Eliant national survey systems, is expanding its reach in the Southern California market, having recently increased its land holdings under the new leadership of Matt Hamilton, Vice President of Residential Land Acquisition. These key purchases have grown MBK's portfolio in Orange and Los Angeles counties, with three new home communities soon to debut. With the support and financial backing of MBK Real Estate Ltd., the U.S. real estate development ...

The grand opening of Pardee Homes' newest neighborhood, Meadow Ridge at Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore, takes place on Saturday, June 1st. Home shoppers ready to move-up to a bigger home are invited to be among the first to tour the models, enjoy complimentary refreshments and see the Plan 3x kitchen demonstration. Activities planned for the grand opening on June 1st include a visit by the Rancho A Go Go barbecue food truck, a kitchen demonstration and kid's activities. Grand opening activities will take place at various times throughout the day between 10:00 a.m. and ...

After a life-changing near-death experience, Derek Rydall seriously considered becoming a monk, then a minister, then cloistered himself in his apartment without TV or news and meditated for several years, ultimately becoming a licensed integrative therapist for 17 years and the world's expert on The Law of Emergence. As a best-selling author, prominent life coach, and consultant to fortune 500 companies as well as Emmy and Oscar winners, Derek has helped tens of thousands of people around the world realize their higher purpose and fulfill their greatest potential. Derek ...

ProviNET Solutions, a full-service IT company that offers a comprehensive spectrum of technology products and services for senior living facilities throughout the United States recently, announced that Joe Velderman, the Director of Consulting Services and Information Technology from ProviNET Solutions, will be a guest webinar speaker, sponsored by Care Innovations, along with featured presenter, Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow and GM of Health and Life Services Group on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT This complimentary webinar, will feature presenter, Eric ...

The Portland Business Journal has recently released the winning companies placed on its 2013 Fastest Growing Private 100 Company list with ICON Medical Network, a division of ICON Staffing Network, among the select in Oregon. This list is ranked by the percentage of growth between 2010 and 2012 and all companies in every type of industry whose headquarters are in Oregon or Southwest Washington are considered. "It is an honor to have our startup recognized for its rapid growth as well as having our team experience such rapid positive growth," said Joel Slenning, ...

Automated Systems Design (ASD ), which offers leading manufacturing, management and maintenance of nationwide custom turnkey information transport systems, has become a Silver Xirrus Alliance Network Partner. Xirrus solutions optimize Wi-Fi networks to manage the explosive growth of mobile devices and support "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies. "With the speed at which technology is advancing, organizations need to take advantage of technologies that are designed with the next generation of standards in mind, such as Xirrus' array-based wireless ...

Kate Kelly's newest book 'You Lucky Dog!' is now available for sale in paperback ($8.49) and e-book ($2.99). You Lucky Dog! is an uplifting compilation of true stories about homeless dogs that survived and thrived against the odds to become celebrities. Kate skillfully warms hearts with stories about Toto from The Wizard of Oz, Rin Tin Tin, Benji, America's first dogs, and more. You Lucky Dog! beautifully recounts the adversity each of these amazing creatures faced en route to a grand destiny. Kate captures their very souls in moving descriptions of the devotion, ...

With the recent disaster in Oklahoma caused by an EF5 tornado on May 20th, totaling an estimated $2 billion in damage and described as one of the worst storms in American history, BestMark has chosen to support the American Red Cross throughout the months of May and June. BestMark is recognizing those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes by donating $0.05 to the American Red Cross for every mystery shop that is assigned online and is completed by June 24th, 2013. As of the morning of Tuesday, May 28, 2013, the American Red Cross shared statistics that over 880 Red Cross ...

Hazardous area electrical connection specialist, Hawke International, part of the world-wide Hubbell Corporation, has introduced a new range of high power, environmentally protected, enclosures. Designed for cable terminations to high voltage plant, the units are engineered specifically for hazardous areas in marine, offshore drilling and production, and other extreme environments. The robust units are fully ATEX approved and IECEx compliant. A flexible answer to multiple high-power demands, the new boxes permit up to 12 cable terminations per bus-bar. Units can be ...

HKA, Inc. Marketing Communications, a distinguished public relations and marketing agency providing executive-level strategic expertise and results-oriented communications services, has been retained by the Alzheimer's Association, Orange County to provide public relations services. With nearly 30 years of continuous service in Orange County and deep nonprofit communications experience, HKA has embarked on a multifaceted communications program to bolster awareness of services and support, education and research for Alzheimer's disease throughout the county. "The ...

Join Simply Ghost Nights as we explore Knottingley Town Hall. With cellers that date back to a monastry this location is now acquiring somewhat of a reputation as being a very haunted building in West Yorkshire to visit on a ghost hunt. Paranormal activity reported. A young boy believed to have fallen down the rear staircase to his death many years ago.Two ladies casually walking around the building dressed in wartime clothes, also a previous employee and a man in a flat cap are all regular ghostly sightings at Knottingley Town Hall. In a vigil in the dance studio ...

The Shelby American Collection, home to some of the most famous racing cars of the 1960's era, has begun selling raffle tickets for a high-odds chance to win a 2014 Shelby Mustang GT500 to support museum operations, and in celebration of the 2014 50th anniversary of the Mustang. The drawing will take place at the annual Shelby American Collection Fundraising Party in Boulder on September 14. Tickets are $50 and only 4,000 will be sold. Participants may purchase as many tickets as they want, and do not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are now on sale at http://www.shelbymustangraffle.com. ...

StarWind Software Inc.a leading provider of storage virtualization software, today announced that the company has been named runner-up in the Datacentre Storage Software Product of the Year category at the Datacentre Solutions Awards 2013. Recognized for its storage virtualization software, StarWind iSCSI SAN & NAS, the company demonstrates strong competitive advantages and effectiveness in the data center field. "We are delighted to be recognized among the 2013 finalists at the DCS Awards," said Artem Berman, Chief Executive Officer of StarWind Software. ...

The situation is such that conflicts over the past 70+ years have left an undeniable mark on those of us who would put themselves in harm's way. OIF and OEF alone have cycled through at least 2 million men and women in the last 12 years. Desert Storm, Vietnam, Korean War; almost all coincided during the Cold War, the aftermath of which are still affecting the Veterans' community. According to the V.A., applications for benefits did not peek for WWII veterans until 1969. Using those same projections, the estimate for veterans of current conflicts won't peak until 2050. Being ...

The phenomenal success of the Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games series proves that the connection between young adult books and Hollywood films has never been stronger. "Every single studio wants to capitalize on a young-adult franchise," said Josie Freedman, co-head of the book-to-films department at talent agency International Creative Management. "It's what's selling on the publishing side and on the film side." The Twilight series has grossed more than $3.6 billion worldwide with four films so far—not to mention hundreds of millions ...

Dallas homebuilder Grenadier Homes will begin developing 57 new town homes in the Villas at Willow Grove next week. The construction marks the second phase of the home builder's master plan for the gated community, located off Eldorado Parkway in Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Grenadier Homes expects new roads and services to be completed in about four months, and construction on individual houses is slated to begin shortly thereafter, with new homes ready for move-in by early 2014. "We are starting Phase II in Willow Grove because of the tremendous success ...

Stonefield Query SDK Version 4.3.4878 is mostly a maintenance release, but there are a few new features. •If you add "KeepLog=N" to Data.INI, Stonefield Query creates separate diagnostic files with a timestamp as part of the filename so individual logs are created for each run. •You can now use detail header and footer bands in templates. •Stonefield Query now creates a default filename when emailing reports. •You can now specify what "mail mode" to use when emailing via SMTP. This is helpful if problems arise with some types of SMTP servers. ...

The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (http://www.ncvma.org) has announced that the Friends of the NCVMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization, donated $750 to Reins from Above, a therapeutic riding center located in Clayton, N.C. This donation will help the organization fulfill its mission to provide horseback riding as therapy to children and adults with special needs. Research shows that those who participate in hippotherapy and therapeutic riding can experience physical, emotional and mental rewards. Benefits of the program include improved ...

Fairfield Harbour (http://www.fhpoa.com), a residential boating and golf community located 15 minutes from historic New Bern, has announced that Harbour Pointe Golf Club and Billy Casper Golf will host a free community golf event on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the resort-style 18-hole, par-72 championship course located within the community. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the clubhouse facility, outing pavilion and pool, course and driving range during the event. Michael Cooper, general manager of Harbour Pointe Golf Club, and his professional ...

The Company focuses on compact, fully-automated and reliable optical parametric oscillators (OPOs), harmonic generators and associated instrumentation for the scientific market. Radiantis was established in 2005 with the goal of enriching the laser market with state-of-the-art, robust and easy-to-use nonlinear systems to expand the wavelength tunability of available lasers. Today, the Company is well integrated in the academic and research community and has a broad worldwide network of satisfied scientists utilising its advanced products across the US, Europe and Asia. ...

Hill, Chesson & Woody (HCW) (http://www.hcwbenefits.com), a health and welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm that designs, manages and implements employee benefit programs, has announced that the firm has added Adam Moffitt as regional manager for its Triad business development efforts. In this position, Moffitt will be responsible for business development of HCW's services in Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem and surrounding areas. He has eight years of experience in sales, recruiting and customer service. Moffitt received his Bachelor of Science in ...

United TM Real Estate, a fast-growing urban-centric real estate and franchise operation company, today announced they are hosting world-renowned economist, Roger Arnold, on June 6, 2013 at the Trump National Country Club in Sterling, Virginia. Arnold will be discussing current real estate issues and trends, such as the sequestration, federal budget and government employee furloughs, and their impact on the housing and mortgage markets. Arnold will provide expertise on these topics in relation to the real estate industry and why they represent an extraordinary opportunity ...

Harrison College (http://www.harrison.edu/), an institution of higher learning with more than 5,000 students studying at 13 campuses and online, has announced that its corporate partnership division will sponsor the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce's Top Investors Luncheon. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 5, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Meridian Hills Country Club, located at 7099 Spring Mill Rd. The event is part of the Indy Chamber's Top Investor Series, which provides unparalleled networking opportunities for the city's top executives and leading community ...

The National Business Media (NBM) Show is making its third stop of the year in Indianapolis, and FASTSIGNS International Inc., the worldwide franchisor of FASTSIGNS visual communications, signage and graphics centers, will be exhibiting at the show to discuss its franchise opportunities with attendees. The show, which will be held May 30-June 1 at the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, is a business-to-business trade show intended to educate attendees on the latest in sign making, digital printing, apparel decorating, engraving, personalization, promotional ...

Tony Attanasio has released his reality based suspense novel, "The Iranian Connection: Code Word Orchid". The new novel is an internationally-flavored novel which relates the actions of Iranian and Hezbollah operatives who planned in great detail to detonate a nuclear device in New York City in order to weaken The United States' support for Israel in post September 11 months, as well as greatly disrupt the US economy. US Federal law enforcement assets work at odds with, and then in concert with, one another to foil the deadly explosion. The story develops characters ...