Judge Pitcher is originally from Baton Rouge, and finished Law School at Southern in 1973. He practiced general law with Judge Ralph Tyson for about 10 years after graduating from Law School. After this, Judge Pitcher became the first African American elected to Baton Rouge City Court, then he was elected to the 19th Judicial District Court, and then was elected to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, without opposition. He was the first African American in Baton Rouge to fill each of these positions. After leaving the City Court, Judge Pitcher was the only African American ...

Rolfe McCollister, CEO and publisher of the Baton Rouge Business Report and campaign treasurer and transition chairman for Governor Jindal, explained the recently enacted education law, what the laws entail, and the obstacles that impede the evolutionary changes that these laws implement. Mr. McCollister explained that our historical tenure based, seniority ruled education system from the sixties has failed. The old system promoted seniority, rather than performance. This impeded advancement for hard working teachers and instilled complacency. Furthermore he explained ...

Metro Limo wishes to inform its customers to book any Atlanta limo rentals well in advance this holiday season. It is that time of year again when many more people are travelling than normal, which means Atlanta limo companies are being swamped with appointments. It is always a good idea to plan ahead, but this could not bear more truth than during the holiday rush. Atlanta airport shuttle service is a smart choice because the airport is going to be flooded with incoming and outgoing flights, so residents should expect to see an increase in traffic on the streets as well. ...

Black Box Insurance - also known as Telematics Insurance, the UK's new revelation to fair and cheap car insurance for young drivers launched only a few years ago. Since then, there has been a massive increase in popularity for the black box. Black-BoxInsurance.com launched today, offering the new, now affordable type of car insurance aimed especially towards young drivers. The site includes a comparison table which allows young drivers to acknowledge exactly what they will get from each provider, as a lot are dawned by third party opinions from experience with other ...

There is little association of multidisciplinary tumor boards with measures of use, quality, or survival, and measuring only the presence of tumor boards may not be adequate in determining their effects on cancer care, according to a study published December 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Tumor board reviews offer a multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning, which encompasses doctors from many specialties reviewing and discussing the medical condition and the treatment of patients. Even though the use of tumor boards is widespread, there is ...

Industries across Europe are threatened with shutdown as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an air cleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove these compounds. And in the process they have helped a business in Danish town Aarhus improve relations to angry neighbors. Inventor, Copenhagen chemist Matthew Johnson, presented evidence for the air cleaning invention at the conference "First International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science" held on Hawaii December 14 to 18. In ...

Of the three telescopes carried by NASA's Swift satellite, only one captures cosmic light at energies similar to those seen by the human eye. Although small by the standards of ground-based observatories, Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) plays a critical role in rapidly pinpointing the locations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the brightest explosions in the cosmos. But as the proxy to the human eye aboard Swift, the UVOT takes some amazing pictures. The Swift team is celebrating eight years of UVOT operations by collecting more than 100 of the instrument's best ...

NASA's TRMM satellite captured rainfall data on Tropical Depression Wukong as it struggles to stay together in the South China Sea. Wukong has been battered with wind shear for days and NASA satellite data still shows an area of moderate rainfall within the dying storm. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed over Tropical Depression Wukong on Dec. 28 at 0328 UTC (10:28 p.m. EST, Dec. 27) and saw one area of moderate rainfall near the center of circulation. That area was generating a rainfall rate of about 1 inch/25 mm per hour. Most of the ...

A 5 Step New Year's Resolution to Updating Your Estate Plan 1. Request a copy of your beneficiary designations. Contact your retirement plan coordinator or your financial institution and request a copy of the beneficiary designation for each of your accounts that permit such a designation. Even if you think you these are complete, just one account without a designated beneficiary can result in a probate proceeding instead of an out of court transfer directly to your beneficiaries. You may also find that the beneficiary designations are out of date, and this will provide ...

For Writers, Screenwriters and people who like to write or who appreciate good writing, Scriptwriters Network has a calendar full of classes, seminars and speaker panels for 2013 starting with four big events in January! "Mastering the Power of Story," with Dr. Patrick A. Horton, better known in Hollywood as The Story Coach. Learn the story of transformation and how to transform your story. Discover how to take charge of your stories, as well as your life, your work, and your career. This special two-day event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, January ...

Lynnette Blow-Holmes, Property Manager of Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority, headquartered in NEWPORT NEWS, has earned the ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL MANAGER (ARM ) certification from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM ), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS . The ARM certification is awarded to managers of residential real estate properties who have met the Institute's rigorous requirements in the areas of professional education, examination and experience. ARM Members must also abide by a rigorous Code of Professional Ethics that ...

Healthland Explorer, a distributor of Thermotex Heat Therapy Systems, suggests that you ask your physician about the many health benefits of far infrared heat treatment. The Thermotex Heat Therapy Systems are indicated for the temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness; the temporary relief of joint pain associated with arthritis, muscle spasms, minor strains and sprains and minor muscular back pain; muscular relaxation; and the temporary increase of local circulation where applied. Thermotex far infrared heating pads for pain relief are available ...

Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation will host its final mammography clinic at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services on December 28, 2012. St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, who funds the mobile unit, will be retiring the program after tomorrow's event due to funding cuts. St. Joseph's Mobile Mammography Unit is a full-service mammography clinic on wheels and provides free mammograms at various health and family-related events throughout Northern California. Albie Aware, Inc. launched its Breast Outreach and Support program in April of 2008 and began partnering ...

PC Professor, a long-time expert of placing students in high-demand occupations is attempting to help solve a local employment issue. The issue is fairly simple- Palm BEach County has jobs, but their workers aren't skilled enought to fill those positions. This newly awarded stimulus grant will help resolve the pressure on the area's unemployed. To be eligible, a candidate must be unemployed, or facing a pending layoff. The applicant must currently reside in Palm Beach, Broward, Martin or St. Lucie Counties. Self-employed individuals are eligible and participants must ...

Delaughters Services is pleased to announce they have chosen to look to iWebContent for help improving their web presence. Without the right kind of Internet presence for a business, it cannot succeed to its greatest potential in today's technological world. However, many companies, even those that have been established for years, aren't experienced in the various Internet marketing techniques necessary to create a successful website. This is the area in which iWebContent can be the most helpful. Delaughters Services is a construction company that focuses on helping ...

Roving Coach International (RCI) announces the launch of its new and improved website at http://www.RovingCoach.com. The new website has a fresher look that is easier to navigate and more focused on the company's benefits to clients. The site also features access to resources and articles about the ROI of coaching, as well as the critical role alignment and engagement play in employee retention and productivity. "The Roving Coach team is committed to Creating World Peace in the Workplace ... one employee at a time, and I believe our new site better reflects this ...

Web Cube, the leading integrated e-commerce and CMS platform, has announced that Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc., a subsidiary of the largest grower of macadamia nuts in Hawaii, has launched an e-commerce site on Web Cube. Royal Hawaiian has selected the Web Cube Enterprise platform to launch a new brand of better for you macadamia nut snacks. Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc. is expanding into retail products with a new brand of better for you snacks that is targeted for the health conscious consumer. While macadamia nuts are commonly used as ingredients in chocolates, ...

Whimsical Winds, the largest wind chime retailer online, announced today that it will be adding a handful of new wind chimes to its inventory in January of 2013. The new chimes will be available with free shipping and free engraving for a limited time after their release. The new wind chimes offered by Whimsical Winds will include: - The Amazing Grace Wind Chime- Memorial Urn: This chime will house a small urn within the top of the chime that can contain a memorial item such as ashes, a poem, or a lock of hair. - Bells of Paradise Wind Chimes in Pacific Blue and ...

Air quality consulting firm Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. (ESS) announced that it will be opening an office in Vietnam in 2013, to capitalize on growing demand for emissions testing and environmental consulting within the Southeast Asian region. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, ESS has been a leader in international Air Quality projects, mobilizing globally to Hungary, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Hong Kong within the last 14 months. The projects included air-monitoring and emissions testing for World Bank and local environmental requirements, ...

Beginning January 1, the Homeowner Bill of Rights will: -Ban "dual-tracking" (which is when banks pursued foreclosure even though the homeowner was seeking a loan modification) -Require one contact person per customer -Increase penalties for robo-signing (which automatically approves foreclosure without anyone reading documents) -Let homeowners sue for violations Class fee is $595 online or $795 at the door. For more information and to register, visit http://www.CertifiedForensicLoanAuditors.com Class Schedule Patricia Rodriguez, Esq. Law ...

Jeannine Kaiser, one of the top dating coaches in the world, will keynote the Annual Meet Your Valentine Convention, Friday, January 25, 2013, 7:30pm, at the Doubletree Hotel SFO, 835 Airport Blvd, Burlingame CA 94010. Her topic is "How to Meet Your Valentine." "Nobody enjoys being single on Valentines Day," says Ms. Kaiser. "It is the most dreaded night of the year for romantic eligibles. The Meet Your Valentine Convention is a great opportunity to either meet your valentine at the event itself, or to devise a long-term strategy for meeting ...

Fishbowl Solutions, an Oracle WebCenter Content and Portal Specialized Gold Partner, has announced the 2.0 release of their Duplicate File Checker for Oracle WebCenter Content. This release includes enhanced reporting functionality and configurable similar-match scoring for improved duplicate detection and prevention. Duplicate File Checker provides WebCenter administrators with a criteria-based report of existing duplicate items and allows multiple items to be easily deleted directly from the report page. End users are provided with information about duplicate files ...

Celerant Technology Corp has again been ranked as a leading retail software vendor for 2012. In the RIS News LeaderBoard's Top 20 Overall Retail Software Companies, Celerant Technology, a mid-size vendor of retail management systems, was again highly ranked amongst several well-known software giants. "We are honored that RIS News continues to recognize us as a leading Mid-Size retail software vendor," said Ian Goldman, President and CEO of Celerant Technology Corp. "This year we broadened our retail concentration by expanding our mobile offerings to include ...

Dr. Weiner, a bariatric surgeon, has identified a style of eating that can bring about the same metabolic changes seen after gastric bypass surgery. The shifts in your metabolism that allow post-surgical patients to lose 100's of pounds without hunger can be obtained by following his program. The style of eating outlined shows you how to use food to control hunger, eliminate cravings and prevent a slowdown in your metabolism that plagues typical starvation diets. A Pound of Cure is a step by step guide that shows you how to change your style of eating sensibly, over ...

Secret Room Events are proud to present a Caribbean Style Retreat in honor of the 2013 70th Annual Golden Globes. Secret Room Events luxury celebrity gift suite will take place at The SLS Hotel, a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills on Friday Jan 11 2013 from 11AM TO 6PM. Open to only celebrities and media, this event will host some of today's most unique, fashionable and luxurious companies, products and services. From exotic resort vacations and high end jewelry to hip and trendy baby and pet products, luxurious skin and hair care products, the Secret Room is a total pampering ...