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Social Science 2013-02-08

Get Social to Win a Swiss Skincare Premium Program by Richard Steffan on LuxeInACity.com

Caring for skin just got even more fun. LuxeInACity.com, a luxury magazine that curates boutique luxury brands, and Richard Steffan Skincare, a premium Swiss skincare brand established in 1978, are giving away a complete Swiss Skincare Premium program to one actively social fan. There are several social ways to enter this premium giveaway. Fans are invited to interact with LuxeInACity and Richard Steffan by ways of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest through a Splurgy widget embedded in at http://www.luxeinacity.com/blog/get-social-to-win-a-premium-swiss-skincare-program-by-richard-steffan/. ...
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Science 2013-02-08

John Casablancas Oakbrook Kid Signs with Major Hollywood Professionals

Congrats to John Casablancas Client Gabrianna Alfano! After only being with JC Chicago for less than a year Gabrianna's Career is beginning to take off! She recently got signed with two major industry professionals: Milton Parea representing her as her agent and Fran Blain representing her as her manager. Milton Perea has been actively involved in the entertainment industry for more than ten years and is one of Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier, Inc, leading talent agents. His clients are series regulars on such shows as; NBC's Parenthood, Steven Spielberg's and Diablo ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Pam Reifeiss Joins Oakwood Escrow

Last Friday on February 1st, 2013, highly acclaimed escrow officer Pam Reifeiss and her team moved to Oakwood Escrow. Pam brings with her over 20+ years of experience as well as a veteran team of professionals to support her. Pam will serve as the branch manager and oversee the day to day operations. Pam Reifeiss is a married mother of two who has truly learned to balance a successful, demanding career with a stable, happy home life. Pam has been a neighbor in the community since her years of attending Westwood Elementary. She stayed local for her college degree in ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Gold Digger Cruise Enables Beautiful Single Women to Connect with Wealthy Bachelors

Beautiful single women and wealthy bachelors are invited to cruise the Caribbean on the world's first Gold Digger Cruise, November 14-18, 2013, aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas. The 5-days/4nights cruise departs from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and visits Cozumel, Mexico. "For thousands of years most women have considered financial security to be the most important quality they seek in a potential mate," says Rich Gosse, Executive Producer of GoldDiggerEvents.com. "This is true in virtually all countries and all cultures around the world. The world's ...
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Medicine 2013-02-08

Thomas Patterson Will Speak at the 2013 Hospitality Law Conference

Chicago Business Litigation Attorney and Author Thomas Patterson of The Patterson Law Firm, LLC will be leading The Convergence of Risk Management, Legal Compliance & Loss Prevention session at the 2013 Hospitality Law Conference at 9 a.m. February 11, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Patterson will focus on critical concepts of business litigation that include understanding insurance coverage issues and how to keep secrets. More than 300 legal, operations, finance/accounting and development professionals are anticipated to attend the conference. MCLE accreditation for up ...
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Science 2013-02-08

The Mississauga Food Bank Announces Involvement in 2013 Mississauga Marathon

The Mississauga Food Bank is once again a charitable recipient of the Mississauga Marathon. Teams can register to participate in one of the marathon events and setup a profile page to raise support on behalf of the food bank. With the help of marathon participants, the goal is to raise $20,000 to fight hunger in Mississauga. The Mississauga Food Bank hopes to distribute 60,000 meals with the money raised from the marathon. 60,000 meals will make a tremendous difference for the 65,000 clients that depend on the food bank each month. Participants are encouraged to visit ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Become a Wing Girl and Play Matchmaker on Wingdate's New Online Dating Website

Although the practice of meeting someone online is no longer taboo, the process can often be overwhelming, time-consuming, and disappointing without someone to help navigate it. Enter Wingdate.com - - an innovative online dating site that introduces an old fashioned twist to online dating by allowing women to become virtual "Wing Girls" for their friends who are looking for love. A "Wing Girl" can create a profile for her friend in minutes by registering directly on the Wingdate.com site or linking her Wingdate account to Facebook. "One of the ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Friends of Yemin Orde Receives High Honors for Fiscal Management by Charity Navigator

For the eighth consecutive year, Friends of Yemin Orde, the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village and Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives, has received an exemplary Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator, the top independent charity evaluator in the U.S. This distinction, earned by only two percent of the charities rated by Charity Navigator, indicates that Friends of Yemin Orde outperforms most other charities in the U.S. for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. The Four Star Rating is the highest rating possible on Charity ...
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Science 2013-02-08

MindSmack Games releases Park Ranger Zoe for Apple iPad

Join Zoe Park Ranger in her first interactive and educational adventure! This app includes matching cards to challenge young kids. It also helps children become proficient with word, sound and character recognition as well as teaches them (and you) fun facts about the animals. SPECIAL FEATURES: • Matching card game of 4, 6 or 8 animals complete with custom illustration, sound effects and Zoe's voice over. Kids will feel like they accomplished something special as they complete each level and hear other kids clapping and see confetti falling down. • Gallery of animals ...
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Science 2013-02-08

NFocus Magazine - Sugar Rush 2013 Competition

NFocus Magazine announces a sweet competition in search of the best dessert in Charlotte. Sugar Rush, a candy-coated competition pits local confectioners, creameries, cake cuppers, chocolatiers, and other curers of cravings against one another for the title of Queen City Sweetheart - Best Dessert in Charlotte! Tickets include open bar, all the sweets you care to eat, a ballot to vote for your favorites and raffle entry for a tasty giveaway. Limited tickets available. Proceeds benefit the North Carolina Dance Theatre. Event Details: Date: March 7, 2013 Time: 6:00-8:30 ...
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Engineering 2013-02-08

A Newly Developed Quote System for Manufacturers

Don Chunshen Li, president of Quote20 in Christiansburg, Virginia, has announced the development and availability of a Pricing and Quote tool (Quote20) for mid-sized manufacturers. This pricing and quote tool helps a manufacturer to reduce cost in preparing quotes. It has three core functions: Create Quote, Quote Reports and Parts. "Manufacturers are struggling with their current Mission Critical sales system. Using spreadsheets for an entire sales team is inconvenient," said Mr. Chunshen Li. "With an Access database, sales people cannot access it anytime, ...
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Engineering 2013-02-08

Tandem Architecture & Construction of Chicago Receives Houzz's 2013 'Best Of Houzz' Award

Tandem Architecture & Construction of Chicago, Illinois has been awarded "Best Of Houzz" 2013 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design. The 15-year old award-winning, full-service architecture and construction firm was chosen by the more than 11 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community. The Houzz "Best Of Houzz" award for 2013 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling ...
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Medicine 2013-02-08

Fairhaven Administrator Receives Health Care Honor

Cydney Bare, interim administrator of Fairhaven Community, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA). ACHCA is the professional society for long-term care administrators. Advancement to fellow is the highest level of membership in the organization. Becoming a fellow requires participation in professional continuing education, suitable formal education, community service and at least two years of voting membership. "Membership in ACHCA has helped me improve the quality of care I provide to our residents. I am grateful ...
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Medicine 2013-02-08

Nearly a Third of All Computers Scanned Around the Globe in 2012 Were Infected, Reports PandaLabs

PandaLabs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, has released its 2012 Annual Security Report, which details an extremely interesting year of data theft, social networking attacks and cyber-warfare. According to the report, 31.98 percent of all computers scanned around the world had malware. With the addition of 2012's numbers, the grand total of all malware samples in PandaLabs' database has reached approximately 125 million, whereas PandaLabs researchers estimated that at least 27 million new strains of malware had been created in 2012 alone. Trojans continued ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Local Media Companies Form News Partnership

Local Vision TV.com in Janesville, WI and WSJY Lite 107.3 in Ft. Atkinson, WI have come together to share media resources. Local Vision TV.com news director, Stan Stricker, delivers the morning news on light rock radio station WSJY every half hour from 6:00am until 8:30am. This mix of local and national news is a combined effort from WSJY and LVTV news departments. Veteran newsman, Stan Stricker, has been reporting news in the southern Wisconsin area for twelve years. Currently, Stricker anchors a five minute Rock County newscast weekdays for the on-line video production ...
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Science 2013-02-08

The Skin Renewal Center at Southern Dermatology Hosts CoolSculpting Event in March

The Skin Renewal Center at Southern Dermatology announced it will host A Very Cool Event, a special workshop about CoolSculpting , a revolutionary new non-surgical treatment designed to remove stubborn fat from the body. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 4201 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 207 in Raleigh at 5:30 pm. A Very Cool Event is offered to women and working professionals to learn cool tips on how to look and feel your best. A representative of CoolSculpting will be holding a short presentation to further detail the features of CoolSculpting , complimentary ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Jelastic Cloud Hosting Platform Launches Free Public Beta in Sweden with Elastx

- Jelastic, Inc., the company behind the ultra-scalable and interoperable Java and PHP hosting platform for cloud applications, today announced the launch of its free public beta in Sweden through Elastx, a Stockholm-based hosting provider. Jelastic platform does not require any code changes or lock-in, and is able to run any Java or PHP application. The Jelastic platform is famous for making Java and PHP cloud hosting as easy as possible. The user can get an application up and running in the cloud in a few minutes rather than hours, since the platform is standards-based ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Divorcelounge.com Announces NYC Valentines Day Event At The Polar Lounge The Marcel Gramercy Hotel

DivorceLounge.com (www.DivorceLounge.com (http://www.divorcelounge.com/)) is an events-based calendar, online support community and informational website for people who are contemplating divorce, have gone through divorce and have or don't have kids. Many members of the community are people who are seeking to get back into dating and re-marriage. DivorceLounge.com not only works as an online social media platform for the divorced community, but also organizes events and gatherings to introduce fellow members. Raphi Salem, founder and organizer of DivorceLounge.com, states ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Atlanta Writers Club Hosts First Book Fair February 16th

Nearly 70 authors and members of the Atlanta Writers Club will display and sign their books at Georgia Perimeter College-Dunwoody. Featuring award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated authors, the public event is a way for writers in Georgia to connect with other writers as well as their readers. Young adult, memoir, mystery and literary novels, among other genres, will be available for sale. Immediately following the book fair is the Atlanta Writers Club's monthly meeting featuring guest authors Ann Hood and Andi Buchanan. Ann Hood is a novelist and short story writer. ...
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Social Science 2013-02-08

William Peace University To Host Speaker Series With Filmmaker Jonathan Dickinson On Feb. 12

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that it will present as part of its speaker series a screening and discussion of Father Spirit with filmmaker Jonathan Dickinson on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Kenan Auditorium, located at 15 E. Peace St. Father Spirit presents the story of Dickinson and his hopeful effort to connect with his terminally ill father as the latter contends the late stages of the brutal, degenerative effects of Huntington's disease. The screening is made ...
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Social Science 2013-02-08

The Chef's Academy Announces Upcoming Community Wine Pairing Class Led By Culinary And Wine Experts

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 it will host a Wine and Food Pairing Class on Friday, Feb. 22 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to taste a variety of wines paired with small bites specifically crafted to show which elements of a meal are most important to consider when choosing a corresponding wine. Mary Margaret McCamic, DWS, wine instructor and director ...
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Science 2013-02-08

Durham Based Horizon Productions Wins Emmy for Documentary

"Birth of a Colony," a film by three North Carolina organizations about the state's early history, won the Best Documentary/Historical Film award at the Midsouth Emmy Awards on Saturday, Jan. 26. "Birth of a Colony" presents the story of North Carolina from the 1524 arrival of European explorers to the close of the Tuscarora War in 1713. Horizon Productions, UNC-TV, and the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources collaborated to produce this first in a planned series. At the ceremony held in Nashville, TN, Horizon Productions' President Donna Mitchell ...
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Medicine 2013-02-08

Fairfield Harbour Hosts Blood Drive With American Red Cross On Friday, Feb. 8

Fairfield Harbour (http://www.fhpoa.com), a residential boating and golf community located 15 minutes from historic New Bern, has announced that the American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Friday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Community Center and Firehouse. The American Red Cross works with more than 50,000 blood drive sponsors each year to hold approximately 200,000 blood drives nationwide. Donations make it possible for the Red Cross to provide blood for patients in nearly 3,000 hospitals across the United States. QUOTES: "We are looking ...
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Science 2013-02-08

KFA Search Unveils New Name, New Face And New Place For 2013

KFA Search (http://www.KFASearch.com), a retained executive search firm dedicated solely to senior level assignments in the life sciences industry, has announced that Jake Fehling will join the company as vice president and will oversee the firm's new Raleigh office, located in the CAPTRUST Tower at 2408 Six Forks Road. This is KFA Search's third U.S. office - other offices are located in Jacksonville, Fla. and San Francisco. Heavily active in the Triangle community, Fehling serves as marketing chair on both the Hospice of Wake County Board of Trustees and the Me Fine ...
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Medicine 2013-02-08

Author And Speaker Elizabeth Welles To Speak At Paradise Valley Community College On Journaling, Creativity And Meditation on February 7, 2013

Acclaimed author and speaker Elizabeth Welles will be appearing at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona on February 7, 2013. The topic of her presentation will be journaling and how journaling can help heal grief, sharpen intuition, deepen one's peace and enhance creativity. The event will be held in the PVCC Buxton Library, Building E at 18401 N. 32nd St. in Phoenix, AZ., from 12 noon to 1pm. The no charge event is open to the public and is a part of the Lifelong Learning Seminar series, presented by the PVCC Counseling Division. "Journaling," ...
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