Green Leaf Inn (GLI) will be sharing its story at the upcoming Greenbuild Expo on Nov. 14-16, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. The Inn will be a luxury green retreat and demonstration model; a living laboratory and catalog of new technology, products and providers. The project includes both a renovation of the existing cottage with three suites, dining areas, commercial kitchen and laundry, as well as construction of a new building with 16 additional suites, conference room, massage suites and Welcome Center. Set to open fall 2013, the first phase of construction involved ...

Global TV Channel TRACE Urban has now launched a selection of its content on Yamgo TV, bringing select cuts of the best in all things Urban to Mobile, Android, iOS and tablet devices. With a combination of exclusive interviews, original features and the latest celebrity gossip, TRACE Urban brings you the deep into the world of Urban Culture. With TRACE Urban viewers can expect to see highlights of TRACE Urban at it's best, featuring the biggest celebrities from the best in urban music, dance, fashion sport and more. R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance, rhythmic pop, reggaeton - ...

The Reverend Dr. Martin Dudley will become the 13th Master of the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners at the Installation Ceremony at Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, on 11 October. Dr. Dudley is well known for his dedication to the City. He is an elected City of London Councillor, chairs the Community and Children's Services Committee and is also the rector of the church where his installation ceremony will be held. Says Dr. Dudley: "This is an exciting year to be Master, with our sponsoring alderman, Roger Gifford, as the next Lord Mayor. We expect ...

The new website is "cleaner, brighter and easier to navigate than ever." Besides the company's complete catalog of products, the site also features access to hundreds of articles from their health newsletter, The Journal for Healthy Living. Access to the library of articles is free. "We've tried to make everything on the site more user-friendly," a company spokesperson explained. "We looked at how we could improve every page and every function." According to the spokesperson, this meant rebuilding the website from the ground up. "We ...

Confidex, the leading supplier of specialty RFID tags, today announced the extension of its high-performance RFID tag family for IT & Enterprise Asset Tracking applications. The offering includes the next generation of the Confidex Steelwave Micro RFID tag for source tagging and retrofit asset tracking applications. The new Steelwave Micro II is available in a wide variety of custom configurations so that it can be incorporated into almost any IT or non-IT high-value asset, and is now available in a Near Field Communication (NFC) version for asset management using mobile ...

Campbell Law School (http://law.campbell.edu) has announced that Megan West has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at Campbell Law School. A 2010 Campbell Law graduate, West most recently served as an associate attorney at Martin & Jones in Raleigh. As director of alumni relations and annual giving, West will work to develop and strengthen relationships with alumni and the community. She will also establish an alumni association for the law school, which will include local and regional chapters, plan alumni events and community service projects, ...

The Cary Innovation Center (http://caryinnovationcenter.org), a local organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs by offering professional mentoring and business education programs, has announced it will host its BOOM! IdeaSlam on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the center's office at 201 W. Chatham St. Suite 202. This version of the center's IdeaSlam is hosted by BOOM! Magazine, a 50-plus lifestyle publication targeted to today's active baby boomers. Betsy Dassau, founder of the Cary Creative Center, will be the featured speaker. "Boomerpreneurs" ...

Fans of "The Walking Dead" have another great reason to rejoice, as Jon Bernthal, who portrayed "Shane Walsh" in the hit AMC series, has been added to the roster at Wizard World Austin Comic Con at the Austin Convention Center. He joins fellow cast members Norman Reedus ("Daryl Dixon") and Michael Rooker ("Merle Dixon"); all three are scheduled to appear on Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. The classically-trained Bernthal recently completed filming Ric Roman Waugh's action drama, Snitch, opposite Susan Sarandon and Dwayne ...

IDV Solutions today announced that a new Twitter visualization feature will be available for the forthcoming releases of its Visual Fusion 5.7 and Visual Command Center 2.0 software, expected at the end of October. This feature will let Visual Fusion and Visual Command Center users visualize the location, time, and content of individual tweets using ad hoc searches. The Twitter visualization tool can be configured to automatically monitor Twitter, then categorize and visualize the location of tweets related to security, risk, threats, corporate brands, or other user-defined ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that its Second Annual Triangle Chef Showdown raised 100,000 meals for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Approximately 700 people attended the heated culinary competition held at The Chef's Academy on Sept. 27, where Chef Ryan Payne emerged as the winner over three other regional chefs. Attendees showed their support of September's Hunger ...

Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), an award-winning residential new homebuilder, has announced that the company recently received a silver award in the 2012 Parade of Homes, an annual event hosted by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. The company received the award in Category 13 (homes priced between $524,900 and $564,000) for its Somerset Model at Bella Casa Estates in Apex, priced at $539,700 with 3,513 square feet. The company had four other homes in the parade - The Spruce model at Parker Pointe in Fuquay-Varina ($250,000, ...

GeoPlace has published a guidance document aimed at local authorities in England and Wales who wish to create and maintain Basic Land and Property Unit (BLPU) polygons. The guidance is also aimed at those that want to understand the reasons and business benefits of maintaining this type of data. The guidance was compiled by a Working Group responding to requests from the local authority community who were seeking assistance on creating and maintaining this type of information more efficiently and consistently across local government. The guidance should be read in conjunction ...

The Social Gambling Conference adds two new speakers to the elite line up of industry experts. The conference, the first show dedicated to casino-style social games, is taking place on November 16th at Dexter House in London. George Zaloom, Founder and CEO of Playgistics has joined the Monetization panel where he and other pioneers in the space will discuss different paths to the monetization of social casino-style games. Raf Keustermans, Co-Founder and CEO Plumbee has joined the CEO panel, where he will be giving his vision of the future for the social gaming market ...

Stratford Managers Corporation today launched a Consulting Services Practice to better serve private and public sector clients. The company is pleased to welcome long time industry veterans Rene van Diepen, David Randall and Christine Hamilton to lead the development of this new practice. This group brings proven consulting experience to both existing and new Stratford Managers' clients. This fundamental service expansion substantially improves the firm's capability to address a broader range of client project needs. In addition to coaching and interim management services, ...

Itris Automation Square is pleased to announce the recruitment of Mr. Sangmin Lee, as its Director of International Business Development. Mr. Lee joined the team in Q2 2012 and is specifically in charge of developing business opportunities on the North America and APAC markets. This hiring is part of the business actions that aim at strengthening the international development of the company. It will also reinforce the current team with a senior member, who has extensive work experience in international environments. Mr. Lee has 15+ years of international business ...

By Scott Burton - According to statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a law enforcement officer's job is extremely dangerous with one officer being killed every 53 hours in the line of duty. Even more astounding is that this number is on the rise. In 2011, 173 officers were killed, with 68 of them being killed due to a gun-related incident. It's hard-hit reality to what officers go through each day when they put on the uniform and put the gun in the holster and hit the streets. There is good news though: a good number of these deaths are ...

Jackson Design and Remodeling is happy to announce that two of its projects will be featured on the American Society of Interior Designers' self-guided Fall Kitchen & Bath Tour on Saturday, October 27. The tour, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will showcase 15 beautifully remodeled kitchens and 6 baths at residences in San Diego County. JDR has two kitchens on the Fall Tour: A Colonial Coastal Kitchen in Del Mar and a Vibrant Eclectic Kitchen in Talmadge (College area). Colonial Coastal Kitchen Remodel JDR Senior Interior Designer Tatiana Machado-Rosas worked with the clients ...

Exlar announces the expansion of its K Series line of linear actuators with new K90 models. Designed for flexibility, this compact, 90-mm frame size actuator offers three distinct performance levels and allows the use of third party motors. Featuring dimensions and form-factor consistent with ISO Metric pneumatic cylinder specifications, K90 actuators can directly replace pneumatic and hydraulic actuators. Designed to provide a universal solution for linear motion rod style actuator applications, K90 actuators are available in three models that offer two grades of roller ...

The Low T Medical Center in Richardson, Texas recently announced their grand opening on West Spring Valley Road. The men's health clinic is now seeing patients who struggle with low testosterone and is administering expert Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) at affordable rates. Low testosterone, or Low T, is a serious condition that lessens the quality of a man's life by causing one or more of the following symptoms: decreased libido, lowered energy levels, decrease in muscle mass, general irritability, loss of stamina, and an inability to concentrate. Recent studies ...

Dr. Parminderpal Singh, Everett dentist, is happy to be featuring an appointment request form as a part of his practice's comprehensive dental website. By using the appointment request form, patients of Dr. Singh can set an appointment without having to even pick up the phone. "I am glad that our practice is making it easy to request appointments online. We strive to make the patient experience at our practice as convenient as possible and this is a great example of that. I hope that many of our patients will use the request form in the future to schedule appointments ...

Time to Sign Sports is pleased to announce that Will Glancy has committed to the Dickinson Red Devils and John Icaza will play his college baseball for the Muhlenberg Mules. "Will is a kid who had a number of D1 looks, but in the end, Dickinson won out in the recruiting process," said Gary Cohn, one of Time to Sign Sports co-founders. Cohn continues, "Coach Hanson is building a dynamic team and securing Glancy is a major piece of that process." Glancy, from New Jersey, is a middle infielder with soft hands and quick feet. Showing gap to gap power ...

Every year, roughly 500 to 600 sex offenders leave Oregon prisons and reenter the community. Of these, only four percent are caught committing another sex crime within three years of release, according to state records. Recidivism is actually lower for sex offenses compared to most other serious felonies. For instance, one study from the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that within three years of release from prison, 70.2 percent of armed robbers were rearrested, 74 percent of burglars were rearrested, and 70.2 percent of those convicted of illegal weapons offenses ...

Newport Beach, Calif., mourned the loss of two female bicyclists in separate motor-vehicle accidents in one September 2012 weekend. First, on Friday morning, a 29-year-old Corona Del Mar nutritionist cycling on Pacific Coast Highway was run over by a stake-bed truck turning right at Bayside Drive. Sadly, she died at the scene. Second, a well liked and athletic 57-year-old Newport Beach family-practice physician from Irvine was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on Newport Coast Drive. Cycling with her husband, who was not hurt in the accident, she was struck by a black ...

When oil booms hit, the number of injuries and deaths rise. Louisiana saw this when the rush began in the state in 2008. In 2009, three men died, then two men in 2010, followed by one death in 2011. There were many others whose lives were spared, but they suffered injuries that had a major effect on their lives. However, when shale development lessens, the injuries and deaths do as well. There has not been a death reported in Louisiana in over one year. More Oil Means More Potential for Accidents When the rush occurred in Louisiana in 2008, many workers came to the ...

The use of child support or spousal support may be necessary to provide for children or a spouse after a marriage has ended. The courts determine the equitable amount needed for child support and issue an order as part of the divorce decree. What happens when the non-custodial spouse losses their job or suffers a significant loss of income? In New Jersey, it is important to determine if the income is permanent. Because your obligation to pay child support is created by a court order, your job loss does not automatically eliminate your obligation for making your child ...