Late last month, Rabine Group partnered with Heartland Blood Centers to hold its second blood drive at the Rabine Group headquarters in Schaumburg. During the summer months the blood banks are in desperate need of donations and the Rabine Group was pleased to be asked for the second year to hold a blood drive in the Schaumburg cafeteria location. On August 30th, 23 volunteers, many of them Rabine Group members, came to the blood drive to help save lives. Out of the 23 volunteers, 20 people were able to donate blood. With the 20 units of blood donated, the Rabine Group ...

Der Biergarten kicks off the second week of their three week Oktoberfest celebration with Barks and Beer on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Grab your dogs and join the party on Restaurant Row in the Luckie Marietta District from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Activities include beer pong, shuffle board, foosball and beer tastings. Barking Hound Village will be onsite with doggie treats and other fun giveaways for guests and their pets. There will also be a 50/50 raffle benefiting the Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Der Biergarten's Oktoberfest celebration starts ...

Franchise Source Brands International (FSBI) announced today that Karen Powell, it's Chief Relationship Officer and the founder & CEO of its Decor&You brand, has been appointed to the International Franchise Association's (IFA) VetFran Committee. As a member of the committee, Powell will take an official leadership role in the VetFran strategic initiative and Operation Enduring Opportunity, the franchise industry's campaign to help 75,000 veterans and military spouses, plus 5,000 wounded warriors, launch careers in franchising. Since implemented, more than 15,000 ...

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, a nonprofit social services agency serving the people of Eastern North Carolina, welcomed two new board members during a meeting of the Board of Directors in August. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge installed Patrick Brown and Brother Virgil Siefker, GHM, as new board members at a Mass preceding the meeting. Brown resides in Bath and is a parishioner at Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Washington. Siefker resides in Windsor and is a member of the Catholic Community of Bertie County. "We always seek board members with ...

Gateway Gallery Auction's annual Columbus Day Sale on October 8th, 2012 features period furniture, firearms, glassware, ceramics, local pharmaceutical items from Wogan's pharmacy and stand out cataloged items. Gateway's Columbus Day auction is a must see for buyers and collectors alike. "This a really well rounded sale", Heather Kohler Fowler, auctioneer at Gateway Gallery said, "Holiday sales typically draw the biggest crowds and I expect this will be no exception". The highlight in Gateway's Columbus Day auction is a Turney G. Stough Moving ...

With so many hotel websites and travel clubs out there on the internet today, it becomes time consuming for many travelers to find the biggest bang for their buck when it comes to finding that perfect hotel. Launching next week, the unique Takatrip.com offers it's customers a simple to use website with cheap hotels across the United States and Caribbean. Many have encountered it before with their travel plans. They sit on the internet for hours at a time comparing prices across several different hotel websites, looking for that hotel deal of the day while at the same ...

Christian devotional author and speaker Kristi Burchfiel has announced the release of 'The Daily Devotional Series: Psalm, Volume 3'. The new release is the latest in her popular Daily Devotional Series and covers chapter 107 through 150 in the book of Psalm. The Christian devotional contains short daily devotions that are designed to focus on one truth from a verse in the Bible and then lead the reader in a response that they can take with them and apply throughout the day. The book includes an introduction to how to use the guide as well as background information about ...

Mindsharp, a SharePoint Education company, continues to connect with other technology companies with the introduction of the new Partner and Reseller program. Earley and Associates, headquartered in Boston, is an information management consulting company specializing in content management and search strategy, digital publication workflow, information architecture and governance, taxonomy development and metadata management, and system architecture, integration and configuration. They approach information management by taking into account how people, technology, and content ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing the start of its 3-evening workshop for real estate investors. This program will begin on October 10, 2012. Additional dates for the program are October 17 and 24. This workshop will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Comfort Inn, located at 900 East Main Street in Meriden, CT. Discounts for early registration are available through October 5th. CT REIA is pleased to present New England's top real estate workshop for new and experienced real estate investors. This program is designed to ...

The Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (http://www.vvma.org/) has partnered with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to sponsor a statewide rabies awareness effort beginning Monday, Sept. 24. Each year, the two organizations join forces to celebrate Rabies Awareness Week to increase attention to the deadly disease, which is caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. Throughout the week, VVMA and VDH will promote guidelines to prevent families and pets from being exposed to rabies, offer educational opportunities to learn more about the deadly disease and ...

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com) has announced that an advisor at the firm negotiated a significant deal in the month of August. Mary Lobdell, retail services director, represented the Shooting Stars Learning Center, Inc. in a lease expansion to 7,390 square feet at 152 Charlotte Avenue in Sanford, N.C. To view a complete listing of available commercial real estate properties in the Triangle, visit http://www.cbctmp.com. Sale and lease listings include detailed information regarding price, square footage and location. NEW MEDIA ...

Environmental Source Samplers, Inc. (ESS), an established leader in emissions testing both domestic and internationally, today announced a successful conclusion to an air-testing project at a power facility in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. The power company is a client that ESS has performed stack-testing services for in prior years, the last project completed in December of 2006. ESS has multiple clients in the Dominican Republic, and often performs work in the Caribbean, on average at least once a year. ESS mobilized a three-man crew from September 5th ...

StarWind Software Inc., an innovative provider of storage virtualization software and VM backup technology, announced today that the company was named as a finalist in the "Storage Software Product of the Year" category at the 2012 Storage, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing (SVC) Awards. These highly prestigious awards recognize the products, projects, and services as well as honor companies and teams operating in the cloud, virtualization, and storage fields. StarWind was nominated for its highly available storage software - StarWind iSCSI SAN & NAS ...

Plante Moran, PLLC, one of the nation's largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, will support literacy-focused organizations for Plante Moran Cares, its staff-driven community service initiative for the 2013 fiscal year. Established by a committee of Plante Moran staff members in 2007, the mission of Plante Moran Cares is to connect staff with volunteer opportunities that increase the well-being of individuals in their local communities. By fostering personal participation and interaction, PM Cares aims to share the firm's longstanding "We ...

Co-Parenting After a Divorce Divorce can bring out a lot of emotions, especially when children are involved. When divorcing spouses in Indiana find themselves navigating the maze of co-parenting, things can get confusing. It may take a while before co-parenting goes smoothly, but the following few tips may help the task of co-parenting a little easier. Keep Feelings In Check Trying to keep your feelings at bay when talking to your ex-partner about the kids may be difficult, but it is very important even though divorcing spouses are ending their romantic relationship, ...

Coats and Bennett, PLLC (http://www.coatsandbennett.com), an intellectual property law firm, has announced that Anthony Biller, an attorney with the firm, was selected for the 2012 Leaders in the Law award presented by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The Leaders in the Law award honors those within the legal community who are working to better the legal profession through mentoring and involvement within their community as well as going above and beyond in their everyday job. Honorees represent the most influential individuals within North Carolina's legal community. Biller ...

Plymouth Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, September 28 and runs through Sunday, October 7, 2012. This ten-day epicurean event celebrates downtown Plymouth, Michigan's most appetizing dining establishments. Ten restaurants will offer prix fixe three-course lunch and dinner menus priced between $15-$35 per person. Beverages, gratuity and taxes are not included in the rate. No tickets or passes are necessary, and diners can participate as frequently as they wish over the ten-day period. While advance reservations are not required, they are strongly encouraged by contacting ...

The significance of Wisdom Day cannot be over emphasised. Not only is Wisdom Day needed to bring home the realization across the globe that wisdom is now known, and that it must be cultivated as wisdom is not the crowning glory of human intelligence; it is an essential ingriedient of human intelligence. Human intelligence is incomplete without regular intelligence and emotional intelligence. Both enhance each other and the lack of either drags the other down. Not just the common individuals need to wake up to the true nature of wisdom, even experts in and out of the ...

MyGames4Girls.com has recently announced brand new features on its online virtual reality game for girls, HiDolls. With an extra seventy levels now available for play, this entertaining game offers even more fun activities and glamorous locations for users and their Dolls to enjoy as they explore the magical world of HiCity, including the long-awaited 'Boyfriend Academy'. Unlocked at Level 31, dating activity Boyfriend Academy lets girls find a virtual boyfriend for their Doll, choosing from one of six available characters. Once she's found the right boy for her and ...

Erwin Gelfand will be giving a keynote presentation entitled "Controlling Th2 Differentiation: Novel Targets for Intervention"at the 2nd Allergy Research & Drug Discovery Conference taking place in San Diego, CA on January 31st - February 1st, 2013. Allergic diseases now affect almost 40% of the population at some time in their lives. The prevalence of the major disease asthma and allergic rhinitis continue to rise together with the increases in food allergy and atopic dermatitis (eczema) really constitutes an ¡°allergy epidemic¡±. In these diseases, major ...

The Kurtinz Group is offering fast delivery, finest quality products and free samples to all their clients. These three F's are the main reason why the company stays at the top of the hierarchy when it comes to designer curtains and blinds. For many years, the Kurtinz Group stayed strong and provided the best made to measure curtains and other designer curtains on the market. They have been considered as one of the best suppliers of curtains not only in the U.K. but also around the globe because of their unparalleled dedication to quality and customer service. The ...

Mountain House developer Shea Mountain House, LLC reports that Questa, the fourth village of Mountain House, is buzzing with new activity this fall, as San Francisco Bay Area homebuyers see new home choices, acclaimed schools and a welcoming community as the perfect combination for their families. The village of Questa offers 29 distinctive designs that work beautifully for first-time buyers, move-up families and empty nesters. Situated in 6 inviting neighborhoods, all homes are detached and include both one- and two-story selections. Priced from the low $300,000s to ...

Mobile Office Software Solutions, Inc has unveiled an amazing new app, Trackster, for iPhones and Android phones. It is the most accurate tracking app available that allows you to locate your friends in real time, and do it inexpensively. The Trackster app uses the latest GPS technology and gives you the EXACT location of your friends who also have the app on their smart phones. While many tracking programs only "estimate" where people are within a mile or two, our advanced technology can often determine a location within 40 feet or less. Trackster is the ...

Specialty Hospital of Washington's Hadley Campus (SHW) has entered into a partnership with Cogent HMG, one of the nation's leading hospital physician services organizations. They presently partner with over 120 hospitals across the country to help build and manage high-performing hospitals. Cogent HMG leads hospitals in focusing on relentlessly improving efficiency and quality of patient care. To help lead this new program, SHW welcomes Dr. Milad Pooran as the Program Medial Director. Dr. Pooran is a 2000 graduate of the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, and ...

San Diego remodeling firm Jackson Design and Remodeling has once again earned spots on Qualified Remodeler Magazine's Top 500 and Remodeling Magazine's Top 550, which produce annual lists of the nation's top remodeling firms based on sales and revenue. In addition, the company earned a spot on the 2012 Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine's annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America. As an Inc. honoree, JDR joins such notable companies as Intuit, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Oracle and Pandora. "We're thrilled to be named to these lists," said Todd Jackson, ...