ETF Portfolio Management (ETF PM) today reported performance for the investable benchmarks through April 2013. Year-to-date (YTD), the eMAC returned 7.7% while the S&P 500 gained 12.6%. Income & Growth rose by 5.9% and Income was up 4.2%. The investable benchmarks are three passive core portfolios comprised of leading ETFs from Vanguard and iShares. Over the past 10.3 years, the benchmarks returned 9% to 10% annually, or 153% to 177% in total return. These strategic portfolios yield over 2.3% per year with expense ratios under 0.20%. The investable benchmarks ...

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 is an "Idea Accelerator" sponsor for the 2013 Senior Care Spring Conference and Trade Show on Monday, May 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Indianapolis Convention Center, located at 100 S. Capitol Ave. The trade show, hosted by Leading Age Indiana, an association representing not-for-profit services and facilities for the elderly, will focus on patient care, hospice, ...

With a top customer satisfaction rating of 5 stars again in 2013, McCormack Roofing, Construction & Energy Solutions has earned its third consecutive Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Roofing Contractors category. The Talk of the Town Awards, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S., honor companies and professionals that provide excellent customer service as reported by their customers through no-cost, user-review websites, blogs, social networks, business rating services, and other honors and ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that the restaurant group has been named as one of the Triangle's 2012 top corporate philanthropists by Triangle Business Journal. Ranking the top 25 leading philanthropic local companies, the publication recognizes companies by the dollar amount given throughout 2012. Contributing $61,518 in Triangle giving, Rocky Top Hospitality secured the No. 22 spot. Since 1998, Rocky Top Hospitality has raised $1 million for organizations across the Triangle including the Raleigh Rescue ...

Billie Redmond, CEO of TradeMark Properties (http://www.trademarkproperties.com/), and John Morris, CCIM, president of Morris Commercial, well-known Chapel Hill commercial real estate firm, have announced that the companies will join forces to expand services and reach throughout the Triangle commercial real estate market and form TradeMark Morris (http://www.trademarkmorris.com/), effective May 3. TradeMark Properties and Morris Commercial, both respected independent contractors, have maintained strong track records in their respective markets. This partnership will bolster ...

"We believe it will be a great benefit to our UK clients both existing and new to have a local point of contact for all their language translation requirements" says Joe Atkinson, UK Key Account Manager for Skrivanek, who will head up the London office. "We have a long standing loyal client base here and are now experiencing a growing demand from both the private and public sector so we felt the time was right to offer dedicated services to the UK. "British business has always thrived on export and although the UK translation market is highly competitive ...

Kickstarter has been used to fund a lot of innovative products, including a large number of video games. Independent developers Game Changer Games, based in Seattle, have just launched a campaign to raise the money they need to finish making the first ever game based on football match fixing. Match fixing has been the topic of a lot of scandal in professional soccer around the world in recent years, and the team behind the game want to create a humorous but challenging game where the player takes on the role of a match fixer, trying to make money by fixing games and ...

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has been named Cargo Charter Broker of the Year by leading industry title Air Cargo News for the second year running. Chris Chapman, chairman and co-founder of Chapman Freeborn, was on hand to accept the award at a gala event held at the Lancaster Hotel in London on April 27. The latest industry accolade marks the end of a busy 12 month period for Chapman Freeborn, who recently secured an innovative new strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo to handle all of the airline's third-party chartering requirements. In the last ...

FXstreet.com is organizing the 6th edition of the Trader of the Year Contest, a competition open to all individuals who are minimum 18 years old at the time of the contest start, excluding residents of the US. As last year, the contest will be conducted on DEMO accounts only. Registration is opening on May 1st, 2013 at 09:00PM GMT and will close on June 1st 2013 at 09:00PM GMT. The contest will start on June 2nd, 2013 at 09:00 pm GMT and will end June 28th, 2013 at 09:00 pm GMT, when all open positions will be closed and all profit and loss (P&L) will be realized. ...

The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 20 at Griffin's Bar & Grill, 44 East Madison Avenue, Cresskill, New Jersey. Members will be recognized for their contributions to the organization. The public is invited to attend. Guest speaker, Vicki Sidrow, President/CEO of Vantage Health System, Inc., will present Mental Health in the Affordable Care Act. She will discuss the impact of this federal healthcare legislation on mental health services. Vantage Health System, Inc., a private not for profit, 501 (C) 3 charitable ...

Jackson Design & Remodeling - a San Diego-based design build firm and winner of three consecutive BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics - is proud to announce the company has won a National Chrysalis award for the remodel of a San Diego bathroom with a unique 'his and hers' design. One of the most sought after awards programs in the country, 350 Chrysalis entries were received this year in 16 categories. JDR's remodel of a bathroom located in San Diego was awarded "Best Bathroom" in the nation in the category Bath Remodel over $60,000. Built for a ...

Dr. Stephen Conrad, dentist in Phoenix, is happy to have been a provider of Invisalign for over 10 years. Recently, Dr. Conrad has received the coveted "Preferred Provider" status given to dentists who treat at least 10 cases per year. This status is officially awarded to dentists by the makers of Invisalign, Align. "I am very glad that I have achieved this status to treat patients with Invisalign. Now current and future patients of mine can have peace-of-mind knowing that they are choosing a reliable Invisalign provider for healthier smiles for a lifetime," ...

Dr. Amanda McPherson, dentist in Severna Park, announces the addition of an online patient education library for her practice's efficient website. The new online patient education library and education videos were created to better inform and provide valuable knowledge of dental care for patients. Patients can visit the convenient website for this Severna Park dentist, at http://www.amandamcphersondds.com/, to learn more about various dental care treatments and procedures. By visiting the practice's website, patients can access the patient education web-page from the ...

Going out of town and cannot bring man's best friend along or do you need a comfortable, nurturing doggy day care service? Don't fret. Healthy Hound Playground has launched a new website highlighting the dog day care & kennel services they offer for residents of Sterling, Herndon and Ashburn Virginia. According to the company's website, it is their mission to provide your four-legged family member with a home away from home. They do this by offering dog day care services that will make your pet feel like a prince or princess. Healthy Hound Playground's doggie day ...

Vicinity Manufacturing is pleased to announce that Deschutes Brewing has selected the Vicinity software solution for craft brewing to address their specific ERP software needs. Deschutes has grown to be the fifth-largest craft brewery in the Unites States. Throughout the years, Deschutes has remained dedicated to producing beers of exceptional quality. Their selection of best-selling and award-winning ales include: Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter and Chainbreaker White IPA. The carefully crafted excellence of every beer has bestowed ...

According to a recent paper published in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a second facelift surgery performed an average of a decade after an initial facelift can achieve long-lasting positive results while maintaining a low complication rate. As a board-certified and fellowship trained oculofacial surgeon with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Mark N. Berkowitz (http://www.accentscosmeticsurgery.com) has seen similar outcomes at his own suburban Detroit cosmetic surgery practice. "Nothing can stop the aging process," says Dr. Berkowitz, ...

Denied disability benefits? Don't waste your chance to appeal Many employers offer group coverage long-term disability insurance as part of their employee compensation packages, providing a source of income for workers who are unable to work as a result of an injury or illness. Long-term disability insurance kicks in when short-term disability benefits expire, often after a period three or six months, depending on the policy. Long-term disability provides benefits equal to a certain percentage of the person's salary, and continue for a fixed number of years or until ...

Trend toward "gender reversal" in marriage affects divorce Traditional gender roles are changing in marriage and divorce. More women than ever are attending college and obtaining advanced degrees. In recent decades, women have outpaced men in earnings growth as well. This has resulted in "gender reversal" where the wife often earns more than the husband. A Pew Research Center study that analyzed demographic and economic trends in marriage between 1970 with 2007 found that the share of households where the wife earned more increased from four percent ...

Tax forms and deadlines for reporting foreign financial assets An inheritance that includes a savings account at a foreign bank may not seem any different from a US Bank checking account. Or if you have married a Norwegian man or woman who is now a U.S. citizen and you have a joint account in Norway that you access when you travel to visit friends and family, you may not think twice. Depending on the amount of assets in a foreign bank account, you may need to disclose the account on one or even several forms. FBAR The Bank Secrecy Act requires that a United ...

In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among children and adolescents initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis between 1990 and 2010, according to a study in the May 8 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. "Individuals with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) face a significantly shortened life expectancy. In no group of ESKD patients is the loss of potential ...

A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB 130427A, produced the highest-energy light ever detected from such an event. "We have waited a long time for a gamma-ray burst this shockingly, eye-wateringly bright," said Julie McEnery, project scientist for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "The GRB lasted so long that a record number of telescopes on the ground were ...

These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded violently as a supernova around 600 years ago. There are several types of supernovae, but for SNR 0519 the star that exploded is known to have been a white dwarf star — a Sun-like star in the final stages of its life. SNR 0519 is located over 150 000 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Dorado (The Dolphinfish), a constellation that also contains most of our ...

Southern California firefighters were battling a growing, brush-fueled wildfire early Friday that had reached the beach in Ventura County and was pushing toward the upscale city of Malibu, according to NBCnews.com. Dubbed the Springs Fire, this "monster" of a wildfire has been made worse by howling Santa Ana winds and unusually dry vegetation. As of 2 am local time in California on Friday the 3rd, it was within "seven or eight miles" of Malibu, Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash said. Weather conditions are not cooperating in the containment of this fire. ...

VIDEO: Model simulations spanning 140 years show that warming from carbon dioxide will change the frequency that regions around the planet receive no rain (brown), moderate rain (tan), and very heavy... Click here for more information. A NASA-led modeling study provides new evidence that global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought. The study shows for the first time how rising carbon dioxide concentrations could affect the entire range of rainfall ...

In Guerrero, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco regions (as well as others in the Yucatan Peninsula) of Mexico hundreds of fires were detected by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite. The location, widespread nature, and number of fires suggest that these fires were deliberately set to manage land. Farmers often use fire to return nutrients to the soil and to clear the ground of unwanted plants. While fire helps enhance crops and grasses for pasture, the fires also produce smoke that degrades air quality. In Mexico, the agricultural burning season usually occurs ...