Local foundations have joined forces to underwrite Project Grantsmanship, a 5-day training for Los Angeles County nonprofit organizations with budgets of $10 million or below. But only three Project Grantsmanship trainings remain in the 2012-2013 Cycle. The purpose of Project Grantsmanship is to strengthen community-based organizations in Los Angeles County by training their leaders to plan more effective programs; produce compelling grant proposals; and collaborate with peer organizations. Through individual exercises and group projects, participants in the training ...

We at Therafit Shoe are deeply saddened to see the loss and destruction incurred by the effects of Hurricane Sandy along the East Coast. Millions were affected, lives were lost, and homes and businesses were destroyed. In an effort to assist the relief efforts, Therafit Shoe will donate $10 of each sale of the Red Deborah shoe through November 30, 2012 to The American Red Cross Disaster Relief . Therafit Shoe is based around four ideals: Comfort, Customer, Charity and Community. At Therafitshoe.com women can shop, share information about health and wellness, and most ...

Twin Oaks Gallery Art & Frame of San Marcos has just announced that they will be hosting a book signing for F.R.O.G. Everyday by Silvia Sommer on December 6th, 2012. The event will be held from 5pm-7pm at the Twin Oaks Gallery, located at 757 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos, CA. Come out and show your support for an inspirational local author! F.R.O.G. Everyday (Fully Rely on God Everyday) is an honest and raw memoir by Silvia Sommer. She brings to light her personal truths and intimate experiences in order to shed light and understanding to anyone who has ...

Wine-by-the-glass programs have always been a staple in the restaurant business. But as the need to increase profits, and sophisticated consumers in Charleston, is rapidly changing the way wine is being served. Critical to this movement is a restaurant's ability to serve broad ranges of wines at their peak of freshness and taste, all at the perfect temperature. At Alchemy Food & Wine in Charleston, SC the recent installation of the cutting edge WineStation preservation and pouring system, will allow diners to sample some of the world's finest wines by the glass. ...

Rodman & Rodman, P.C., an independent accounting and tax firm with offices in Newton and Braintree, announced that it has been named one of the 100 "Best Accounting Firms to Work for" by Accounting Today. This is the third consecutive year in which Rodman & Rodman has received this honor. The annual list was created by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in the accounting industry. Accounting firms from across the country entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best ...

Taylor Morrison and Ryland Homes gathered recently at Arbor Reserve for an official tossing of the dirt to mark the start of development on this single family home community. Arbor Reserve is an intimate community of only 95 single family homes nestled within the 38-acre parcel located just south of Highway 70 on Lockwood Ridge Road in Manatee County, Florida. Those in attendance were: Joe Fontana, division president Ryland Homes West Florida, the West Florida division Taylor Morrison team members Steve Kempton division president, Cammie Longenecker, vice president ...

JoeShade , a company dedicated to promoting UV protection, produced a portable umbrella design that is unique in its sun safety features. The umbrella, built with sports enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers in mind, uses a special sun blocking fabric that shields users from UVA & UVB sunrays, which are linked to melanoma diagnoses. As part of its partnership with the MRF, JoeShade will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its UV-shielding umbrellas to the MRF. "Sun exposure and melanoma risks are often overlooked during outdoor activities. With ...

Mill Town Music Hall welcomes Southern Gospel Music Groups Gold City Quartet along with The Diplomats on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. Both groups have established their trademark inspirational harmonies through the years. Mill Town Music Hall focuses on wholesome, family-friendly music and events and is located conveniently off I-20 in Bremen (1031 Alabama Avenue). Gold City Quartet, formerly called the Christianairs, launched into the Southern Gospel circuit in 1980. For over three decades this quartet has produced albums and songs with moving lyrics and heavy brass ...

WHAT MonaVie, a global leader in nutrition products made from the rarest ingredients, will host a free health assessment session on Monady, November 19, 7:30—9:30p.m. at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel. During the session, MonaVie will unveil VIEW—the company's brand-new cutting-edge antioxidant scanner—and provide participants with a free, real-time, Quick Scan Color Score of their own antioxidant levels. The Score, represented by a color ranging from red (the lowest or worst) to purple (the highest or best), will reveal to them their own body's ability to fight ...

Wedding season is in full swing, and the styles and trend of the rest of the year are more beautiful than ever. Many inspirations, creative ides and styles are focused around one main centralized theme: vintage. Brides are looking to reflect and look back on the styles and trends of those brides who have walked down the aisle years before. The vintage style is a simplistic style, it embodies elegance, class, but also intertwines the beauty of simplicity. Lace, pastels, gold accents, and aged fonts and effects are among the various aspects of a vintage wedding that makes ...

Emmy-Award winning actress Lindsay Wagner will be a keynote speaker at the Get Your Voice On: A Celebration of Women Conference scheduled March 1-2, 2013 at the Hilton New York. Once The Bionic Woman television series had ended, Wagner went on to become the Queen of television movies with more than 40 TV movies, 5 mini-series and 12 feature films to her name. Heavily involved in causes that are close to her heart, Wagner co-produced the successful 1990 TV movie Shattered Dreams about domestic violence. In 2004, she co-founded "Peacemakers Community," a non-profit ...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based - and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The first ebook in the series, Protecting Your Innovation: Forms of Intellectual Property, sets intellectual property rights firmly in the context of commercialisation of innovative research and explains the ...

The Desert West Region office of Lincoln Property Company, a full-service real estate firm providing development, investment, property management, receivership, leasing and construction management announced the sale of Chaparral Business Center VI, located at 5401 North Pima Road in Scottsdale, Arizona. Salt River Development Company paid $10.5 million ($151.75 PSF) to acquire the 69,192 square foot Class "A" property located at the northwest corner of Loop 101 and Chaparral Road. Developed by Lincoln Property Company in 2008 along with Phase V, Chaparral ...

San Diego residents no longer need to travel far and wide for the ultimate 3-D play experience, as Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, creator of the world's first all-trampoline walled playing court, announces its grand opening on today! Offering a wide variety of physical activities atop its giant trampolines, Sky Zone truly takes sports, fun and fitness to the next level. Sky Zone is suitable for just about any age, shape or size. The Open Jump experience is for individuals and groups who want to zip across the court, take a gigantic leap vertically, or bounce off the ...

Prelegant (www.prelegant.com), the online retailer catering to pregnant women in need of elegant business clothing, is announcing the launch of its Style Your Bump Sweepstakes today for moms-to-be across the nation. Prelegant welcomes all expectant mothers to enter the Style Your Bump Sweepstakes, presented in partnership with BumpToBabyGear.com and Bump Club and Beyond, between November 6 through November 30 for a chance to win $300 worth of elegant and professional maternity wear from Prelegant.com. All moms-to-be who enter the sweepstakes will receive a $25 gift card ...

Christie today unveiled its fall lineup of reliable and economical cinema solutions at the annual ShowEast conference held at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida. Leading the way and already shipping is the Christie Solaria One, aimed at emerging markets and community theaters whose screen sizes are less than 10.6 meters (35 feet) wide. This DCI-compliant solution is the first based on Texas Instruments' (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) recently developed S2K DLP Cinema chipset to begin shipping in quantity. "Christie is proud to offer solutions that generate ...

Imprezzio, Inc. has a secret. http://www.imprezzio.com/ Or maybe it would be more accurate to say they are a secret. Because when people think about software and technology, Spokane, Washington probably isn't the first city that comes to mind. Yet Spokane has a growing tech corridor that may one day rival Seattle's. Or at least give it a run for its money. Imprezzio, Inc., a software solution provider, is one of the successful tech companies that have sprung up in the capital of Eastern Washington in recent years. In the past, Imprezzio has been somewhat of a "secret" ...

Engineered Tax Services, a professionally licensed engineering firm devoted to the CPA community and its LEED, Circular 230 and other green energy incentive needs, is pleased to announce that Gerald Parshall of Johanson Berenson, LLP has joined its Advisory Board. The ETS Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished leading managing partners of CPA firms and law firms from around the United States. Mr. Parshall is a nationally prominent tax litigator who successfully won judgments in research tax credit cases including the pivotal United Stationers, Inc and Subs. v. U.S., ...

The Phorum 2012 website, http://www.phorumphilly.com, has been honored with a silver award in the 2012 International Davey Awards competition. Philadelphia website design firm Hollister Creative designed the site for the first annual Phorum emerging technologies conference, which educates business and IT executives on the practical application of new technologies. The Phorum conference is a program of the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), a trade association for emerging growth companies in the technology and life sciences industries. ...

Spondo, a premier online paid video syndication platform, today announced that its web-only broadcast of the one-day match between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at Lake Jin Sha International Golf Club in Beijing last Monday generated over 25,000 requests for the live stream. The webcast was streamed live via Spondo's technology and distribution partners, including Golf.com.au and all News Digital sites, where requests for the live stream came in from 103 countries. "We were happy that Spondo could offer an outlet for American and international golf fans to enjoy ...

Truliant recently named John Manning as their director of real estate lending. In this position, Manning will manage and protect assets held in the real estate loan portfolio on behalf of Truliant and its member-owners. The real estate loan portfolio consists of first mortgages, construction loans as well as home equity lines of credit and loans. In addition, Manning will assist training employees and managing workflow within the department. "We are pleased to announce the appointment of John as the director of real estate lending," said Troy Martens, vice ...

Separating Together , an organization dedicated to helping couples and their families access the collaborative family law alternative in North Carolina, recently launched a new and improved website at http://www.separatingtogethernc.com. The new website features an easier to navigate interface, more information and resources for Triangle couples and families, a regularly updated Collaborative Divorce Blog and enhanced scheduling software. QUOTE: "We are extremely excited to launch the new Separating Together website," said Separating Together member ...

Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve are always special at The Ballastone Inn, arguably Savannah's most celebrated and luxurious historic boutique hotel, and its delicious breakfasts, high teas and hors d'oeuvres are a large part of its longstanding attraction. Now the Ballastone has its own recipe book called Simply Ballastone. Owner Jennifer Salandi says she created the newly released book of rare, selected recipes from the Ballastone's popular kitchen in response to the many requests she has received over the years. The book is available now for holiday gifting. The ...

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Angela Morelock will be presenting for the Rotary Club of Springfield Metro. Her presentation, "Fraud & Embezzlement: Lessons from the Trenches" will focus primarily on vendor schemes and skimming schemes, as well as using forensic data mining to detect fraud. Morelock leads BKD's forensic accounting and investigations team, providing fraud investigation and prevention, complex litigation support and forensic accounting services for a variety of business clients. ...

ProSteel Security Products, a leading manufacturer of security, vault and tornado doors and makers of the Browning ProSteel gun safes, today announced the arrival and installation of a new Trumpf press brake. A press brake is a machine tool for bending steel plates and sheet metal. The new press brake, a nearly 18 ton machine, also has two lift assists to help the operators of the machine. Most of the products made in ProSteel's manufacturing facility use some form of bent metal whether it is a safe or door. The new press brake will be able to provide higher accuracy ...