In order to better address the growing needs of West Michigan families, Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan is opening a regional office in Grand Rapids on April 1. The new office will serve as a West Michigan base for the non-profit, which provides information, financial assistance and emotional support to Michigan families affected by leukemia, lymphoma and related blood cancers. Each year, CLF provides programs and services to more than 4,400 families throughout the state, approximately 20 percent of them from West Michigan - the organization's highest concentration ...

Richard Sean Manning is a prolific artist, with substantial studios is Lockport, New York and St Petersburg, Florida. He works in a number of mediums, including paint, wood, metal, glass and clay, creating art to benefit others. He uses upwards of 5 tons of clay each year, and his ceramic art is sought after by private collectors and museums. Inspired to commemorate all those who lost their lives on that date now woven into American history, he has committed to create a series of ceramic '9/11 Twin Towers' to donate to museums across the country to mark each anniversary. The ...

Red Level Networks, a premier Michigan-based IT solutions provider, announced today that it has completed its office expansion in its headquarters in Novi, MI. This office expansion comes as a result of significant growth in clients and the need for additional engineers and staff. As part of Red Level Networks' initiative to support Michigan's growing economy, this expansion also helps relieve the office park of vacant space, while supporting local businesses around the area. Red Level Networks is proud to be part of this growth. Red Level Networks is a premier IT Solutions ...

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Jeremy Clopton will be presenting for the Central Arkansas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors. His presentation, "The Case for Analytics: Transforming Internal Audit from Reactive to Proactive," will take place on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. at The Little Rock Club, Little Rock, Arkansas. As a member of BKD's Forensics & Valuation Services division, Jeremy provides fraud investigation and forensic data mining services. He assists with ...

Adur District and Worthing Borough Councils are delivering a better service to the tax payer, whilst generating significant savings through shared services. By amalgamating services employed across the two councils, and in particular creating one combined street naming and numbering (SNN) policy, they have reduced lengthy paperwork, are better able to collaborate with other council departments and have improved the methods by which the public can make a request for a change to the street naming or numbering of a property or road. Prior to the development of the project, ...

Auto Justice Attorney and UCF alumnus Michael T. Gibson of the Orlando-based personal injury law firm Michael T. Gibson, P.A. (www.autojusticeattorney.com), is a local sponsor of the American Mock Trial Association's Orlando Regional Tournament. The UCF Mock Trial Team will host the two-day tournament on Saturday, February 16th and Sunday, February 17th. "It is a great honor and privilege for me to be able to give back to the University that gave me so much. The relationships I built and the educational experience I had at UCF have provided me the chance to live ...

Fierce Comics today announced the March release of the first board game featuring The Maniacal Smile. The game, to be released at the Orlando MegaCon, is called Guts of a Hero. It takes players on a journey through the Maniacal Smile's intestines in a race to reach the "Deuce Bomb." Once there, players win the game by either detonating or defusing the explosive. "Only in a Maniacal Smile game would you find players racing through a character's intestines to defuse a bomb," said Fierce Comics' Publisher Ben Filipiak. "We've taken special care ...

Axia Technology Partners, a leading national provider of IP services, today announces it has named marketing and communications veteran Matt Steward chief marketing officer. Steward will oversee the Axia marketing department and the company's newly formed education and government sales verticals. Previously, Steward served as Indiana's first director of motorsports development where he was tasked by former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to market Indiana as the best place to relocate racing related businesses. He has also served on the staff of former Indianapolis Mayor ...

Pancheros (www.pancheros.com), a fast casual Mexican restaurant specializing in mouthwatering burritos, has announced its recipient of the Vendor of the Year Award, Reinhart Food Service. A distributor of food and paper items for the brand, Reinhart was recognized for providing innovative distribution solutions and strategies. Working with Pancheros for over eight years, Reinhart has been an integral part of the brand's continued success. The food distributor has not only provided outstanding supply chain management support for the 50 plus locations, but also has been ...

Belleville Wire Cloth has made their 2013 full stock list available on their website. The stock list will list all of the inventory that Belleville Wire Cloth is holding at this present time by alloy, size, wire diameter, and mesh count. This marks the first time the company has ever publicized their full stock list on their website. Outside of this list, please remember that custom fabrication, weaving, and non-stock items will also be available. This fabrication inclues but is not limited to slitting, stamping, forming, and waterjet cutting. Since 1919 Belleville Wire ...

Federal Court Rules 2013 includes the full text of the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, Appellate and Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, Code of Conduct for United States Judges and Published Advisory Opinions, Federal Tort Claims, Garnishment and Subpoena Regulations, Rules of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Rules Governing Section 2254 and Section 2255 Cases (Writs of Habeas Corpus). This extensive set of federal rules is current through January 1, 2013. This edition of Federal Court Rules 2013 includes amendments to the Bankruptcy ...

The Virtual HR Director announced today the official launch of their two new applications on the Android market. The first app is a small business compliance audit. This 36 question audit will allow any business owner to access the audit on their phone and take the audit at their own pace. Once completed, the owner will be able to see their score and ask The Virtual HR Director questions about policies they are not compliant with. The second app is purely an Ask HR app. At any time, you can access this app and ask The Virtual HR Director's team any HR question you ...

Homecampus.com.sg, a Singapore-based online school of mathematics, has launched a web portal at http://www.homecampus.com.sg for elementary school children to teach them basic primary level maths through the extensive use of visuals. According to Farhat Pachisa, co-founder of Home Campus, "Most children find math scary. Our main goal has been to make a fun and conducive environment for children so they can learn at their own pace. Home Campus focuses on building a strong foundation in primary-level mathematics while keeping in mind that every child has a unique ...

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local consulting firm that provides intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer services, has announced that Danielle McCulloch, a senior technology transfer consultant, will speak on a panel titled, "Social Media Unplugged: Is it Worth the Hype?" on Friday, March 1 at the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM ) 2013 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The panel will discuss how technology transfer offices are using the leading social media platforms and tools in their ...

Jimmie Van Zant gives back to his fans! On March 7th, 2013 at 8pmEST, relive the crazy excitement that is the World-Famous Daytona Bike Week captured in a raw, rated R documentary 'Bike Week eXposed: Saints and Sinners'. Bike Week Daytona Beach is a wild, 70 year tradition of Harley Davidson's, biker babes, concerts and partying, not to mention it is the world's largest motorcycle event. 'Bike Week eXposed' covers all the fun, weird events including biker babe wet T-shirt contests and women's coleslaw wrestling from within the crowds to behind the scenes with the stars ...

Gabriele Davanzante, owner of Enrigo Italian Bistro (http://www.dineenrigo.com), an authentic Italian restaurant known for its slow-cooked and robust, made from scratch food, has announced that the restaurant will celebrate Valentine's Day with a romantic four-course dinner on Thursday, Feb. 14. The authentic Italian menu features a variety of love-inspired dishes paired with wines from Italy and California. The dinner will cost $41.99 a person and include an antipasti (appetizer), primi (first course), secondi (second course) and dolci (dessert). Featured menu items ...

For the first time in Africa, TWO TV is getting ready to release a taste of its original line up to the masses, TWOtv launched February 2013 is a live web TV hosting weekly shows, web series, programs and daily live discussions, with a mission to create excitement on the web, build strong love bond across Africa by creating and bringing to each screen inspiring and qualitative Africa's content across board spinning from Technology, Business, Entertainment etc . After a successful launch with large numbers of views on its URL http://www.twotv.net, TWOtv public is looking ...

Grace Abdo, Chef and Founder of La Reine des Macarons (in French, "The Queen of Macarons") has been invited to feature her gourmet, gluten-free food delicacy at Williams-Sonoma in Fashion Valley mall located at 7007 Friars Road in San Diego on Sunday, February 10, 2012, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. In celebration of Valentine's Day, Chef Abdo will offer heart-shaped macarons for sale with a portion of proceeds donated back to the non-profit organization, Hospice of the North Coast. The event will include: a chocolate ganache-making demonstration, samples of freshly made ...

Marina Plastic Surgery has launched a "Freeze the Fat" CoolSculpting contest open to men and women, 18 years of age and up residing in the U.S., Canada or Mexico. Five lucky winners will receive two treatments valued at $1,500 (travel and lodging not included). Simply write 50 words or less about the need for CoolSculpting - entries can be funny, dramatic or anything in between. To enter, visit Marina Plastic Surgery on Facebook. Hurry! The deadline is February 14th. The ideal candidate is no more than 25 pounds overweight, has tried exercise and dieting but ...

Craftsman Direct Handyman Home Improvement is extending painting services to homeowners in the Triad. Craftsman Direct has house painting contractors ready to complete your interior painting project. "Winter is a good time to get interior house painting projects done," said Lee Mendel Smoak, President of Craftsman Direct. "We have professional painters ready to give you a free consultation and quote. We have cash saving coupons on our web site that can be used for all painting projects of drywall, ceilings, basements or attics." The professionals ...

Kershaws Doors have supplied to the public and the building trade since 1999, see the Trust Pilot reviews on their site which recommends them and qualifies their reputation. The interior timber doors on offer have savings ranging from 35% to as great as 55% on some designs. The offers are specific sizes and will be available while stocks last. All prices stated include VAT so you know exactly the price you will be quoted. The Shaker door style will compliment both Modern and Traditional tastes, the offered designs are a glazed version with 4 obscure glass panels in ...

Bedford, author of the recently released Angela 1: Starting Over, addresses common issues that teenagers face daily: divorce, separations of family and friends and bullying. Add the violation of rights within a system intended to protect students, and it's too much for main character Angela Fournier. Angela, with the help of her friends, forges an investigation of an entire school district and puts an end to the injustice that they discover. Bedford's book has an entertaining storyline yet delivers an important message for pre-teens and teens. "At the restaurant ...

Orion Systems Integrators, Inc. today announced it has attained a Gold Competency in Application Development, demonstrating a "best-in-class" ability and distinguishes itself within the top 1 percent of Microsoft's partner ecosystem. To earn a Microsoft gold competency, partners must successfully complete exams (resulting in Microsoft Certified Professionals) to prove their level of technology expertise, and then designate these certified professionals uniquely to one Microsoft competency, ensuring a certain level of staffing capacity. They also must submit ...

Drawing a crowd of over 70,000 racegoers a year, many would call the Gold Cup the National Hunt Festival's prime attraction. But Cheltenham organizers beg to differ, claiming the race has not yet reached its peak celebrity status. To offset the race's convergence with the festival's other attractions, Cheltenham's masterminds limit ticket purchases to elevate the race's stature. Many would think that over GBP800,000 in presales would accredit the Gold Cup with the title of flagship event. For those who would think that an estimated GBP200,000 lost in purchased tickets ...

Scottsdale plastic surgeon, Dr. Richard Joseph Brown, is proud to announce he has given his website a new facelift! Dr. Brown re-launched his site to better serve his Scottsdale and Phoenix Arizona plastic surgery patients. The new website, which launched this month, features several interactive elements such as animated in-depth procedure videos, and a before and after gallery which showcases some of his best plastic surgery results. The website also includes a "Monthly Specials" section for patients. "We are so excited to have such a complete, beautiful ...