As the largest locally owned fitness company in North Carolina, O2 Fitness takes its commitment to its members and the community very seriously. O2 Fitness is kicking off 2013 in a big way with the launch of a brand new rewards program for its members and is also proud to announce that it donated nearly $150,000 in memberships to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in 2012. Since its launch more than a decade ago, O2 Fitness has become an integral part of the communities in which it operates. Nearly $150,000 in memberships was donated to local nonprofits such as the ...

ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) will participate in CowParade North Carolina's "Battle for the Cattle" Gala and Auction, benefiting the N.C. Children's Hospital, on Saturday, Feb. 2. Eyewitness News Anchor Barbara Gibbs will emcee the event alongside 94.7 QDR Radio Host J.J. Herr. The gala will take place at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 7:15 p.m. Dustin Rogers of Custom Benefit Auctions will serve as the auctioneer and the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars will provide musical entertainment throughout ...

Advances in technology over the past decade have dramatically changed the sales cycle for most companies - and the telemarketing industry is no exception. Ontario-based TelStar Communications notes that with the rise of voice mail, caller ID and mobile phones, the entire market has changed. "Telemarketing has changed dramatically in recent years," says TelStar CEO Randy Crane. "You can't achieve results by just calling anymore, because it's too easy for prospects to avoid the call. Customers using traditional telemarketing services today are only seeing ...

Trustive, a leading international WiFi hotspot operator, is pleased to be able to announce the availability of its free MyHotspotter software for Windows 8 devices. This smart client software will provide customers with seamless detection of and connectivity to Trustive's international network of 500,000 premium WiFi hotspots, which are located in major cities and at premium sites around the world. Travellers can download this free software directly from Trustive's website http://www.trustive.com/myhotspotter/windows/ Whilst the key benefits of using any of Trustive's ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Julie B. Fleming has been named the academic advisor of the School of Professional Studies. In her position, Fleming will work with students to plan and review their academic course work to ensure that their areas of study directly align with their personal and professional goals. The School of Professional Studies provides accelerated evening, weekend and online courses to students and offers a Bachelor of Science in business administration, a ...

Mikogo, the global provider of online collaboration solutions, has today launched the world's first Cloud Desktop - an innovative way of hosting an entire computer system in the Cloud. The revolutionary browser-based system, built on HTML5, makes it possible for users to access their very own computer system, from any computer, smartphone or tablet directly from within a web browser without any software downloads or plug-in installations. Outsourcing work to contractors, remote working and "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) scenarios are on the rise and the Mikogo ...

Q-Sensei Corp., the next-generation search technology company, announced today that its enterprise search platform, Q-Sensei Enterprise, was lauded by the business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan with the 2012 Global Enterprise Search Price Performance Value Leadership Award. Q-Sensei Enterprise features a proprietary and unique search engine that processes and analyzes enterprise data from multiple silos and presents search results organized by multiple data dimensions, which it calls multi-dimensional search. The end result is better accuracy and greater relevancy ...

Several old favorites from the Popdose.com firmament are returning to the much lauded pop culture site for their fifth anniversary year, 2013. Among them is perennial favorite Popdose Flashback, which takes a look at other anniversary events throughout the worlds of music, movies, television, and more. Delving into the years 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, and 2003 Popdose.com is able to reflect on seminal events like the creation of Marvel Comics' Sgt. Fury, later Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon; the final episode of M*A*S*H; and the birth ...

Primo Group Flooring introduced their flooring services today in the greater Raleigh area. Primo Group Flooring installs flooring in new residential homes, existing homes and businesses: hardwoods, carpeting, laminated and vinyl flooring. "We do floors," said Carlos Alvarez, Operations Manager for Primo Group Flooring. "Our skilled flooring craftsmen have years of expertise and we are committed to providing you with high-quality flooring at an affordable price. Our goal is to make you happy. We can help you find the flooring you want at the right price." Primo ...

Writer/director Allen Weiss of Raleigh, announced script completion and commencement of pre-production planning for the film "A Reckoning," which takes on one of North Carolina's, and this country's, darkest historic events. On a November day in 1898, a group of White Supremacists, led by Civil War luminary Colonel Alfred Waddell, burned down the offices of local newspaper, The Daily Record, the only black-owned daily in the country, and overthrew the legitimately elected local government of Wilmington, which included many African Americans. As the mob of white ...

The Environmental Hygienists Association now offers Building Care Pro to inspect, check, and repair residences, offices, workplaces, and other commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings in California, Arizona, Las Vegas, USA nationwide, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, and elsewhere in Asia. Environmental Hygienists train and certify qualified companies and individuals as a Building Care Pro to inspect for and repair the following types of maintenance problems and building defects in homes and commercial buildings: 1. ...

Mazelmoments, the New York City-based award-winning website for planning Jewish inspired events, announced today that they will be releasing ground-breaking wedding and party planning reports covering the latest trends in Weddings, Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah celebrations. The reports are titled, "2013 Wedding Trends Report", which focuses on Jewish Weddings, and "2013 Bar & Bat Mitzvah Trends Report." Both will be professionally designed and detailed e-books complete with dazzling images from vendors as well as comprehensive information covering ...

Osborne Industries, Inc. has added farrowing and gestation stalls to its growing line of swine production equipment. The introduction of this new equipment ties into Osborne's "Single Source Swine Solutions," an innovative line of swine management products, equipment and services for the global swine industry. New farrowing stalls by Osborne address the two major economic concerns in farrowing: pre-wean mortality and sow appetite. The layout of Osborne's farrowing stall provides preferred laying areas for piglets to keep warm on Osborne's Stanfield Heat Pads. ...

As the dangers of distracted driving have become clear, states across the country have continued to strengthen the laws targeted at drivers who engage in this risky behavior. Illinois is no exception. As of January 1, 2013, two new laws governing distracted driving were implemented in Illinois. The Illinois Transportation Secretary has stated that she hopes these laws will prevent fatalities on Illinois roadways, as we have learned that distracted driving can be "as dangerous as drinking and driving." The first law enhances the prior prohibition against ...

Drivers put a lot of trust in automakers when they purchase vehicles. People rely on auto manufacturers to design and produce vehicles that are safe and reliable. When car makers fail to meet their duty to make safe vehicles, auto accidents happen and people suffer injuries. As such, auto manufacturers are supposed to let consumers know when a problem exists with their products. In December 2012, a federal agency announced that Toyota Motor Corp. will pay record-high civil fines for failing to report defects in some of its vehicles. Reporting safety defects Federal ...

Few things are more traumatic than losing a home to foreclosure. Many people found themselves in dire financial circumstances after the economy collapsed in 2008 and were unable to make their mortgage payments. They had to deal with the heartbreak of losing their homes to foreclosure. Now in 2013 many homeowners are discovering that banks never completed the foreclosures they filed, and they still own the homes -- and a host of accompanying problems. What makes a zombie title? In many cases, when homeowners receive notice that their lenders intend to foreclose on ...

The 2012 election will go down in history. Not only will it be remembered for the close race between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, it will stand out as the year two states - Colorado and Washington - passed initiatives to "decriminalize" the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana. In 2006, a similar measure failed to pass in Colorado. But, with support from legal rights advocates and major bill proponents like Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, a 2012 voter referendum resulted in the passage of Amendment 64. What ...

Texas law enforcement officials are proud of their accomplishments in apprehending offenders in the Texas 10 Most Wanted program, including people suspected of sex offenses. The Texas Department of Public Safety recently announced that new records were set for this program during 2012. A record year People who are wanted in Texas for an offense in any of several categories can be included in the Texas 10 Most Wanted. Records were set in 2012 for the total number of suspects who were apprehended, gang members apprehended and suspected sex offenders apprehended. A ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2010 (the most recent year for which data is available), nationwide 10,228 people were killed and approximately 350,000 people injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents. A staggering 31 percent of all motor vehicle accident fatalities in the United States were alcohol related. In Ohio, the story is similar. With 31 percent of fatal motor vehicle accidents in Ohio DUI-related, Ohio ranks 32nd in the nation according to MADD's ranking system. That's a 5.7 percent decrease in alcohol-related car ...

Going through a divorce is one of the most stressful events. Difficult decisions involve where a child will live and when each child will spend time with each parent. For a parent with a mental or physical disability there may be questions or fears surrounding negotiation of child custody. While many would assume that disabilities would not come up during divorce proceedings this is not always the case. As each parent seeks the strongest argument to obtain custody of a child, an impairment never questioned while the couple was together may crop up in a custody request. Unfortunately, ...

Making the decision to divorce is rarely easy. Many people are afraid of how they will make it on their own as a single person after having been part of a couple. Often people worry about what their financial circumstances will be after divorce. People considering divorce can take some steps to help prepare financially for divorce and increase their chances of financial stability after divorce. Gather documents A critical first step to making financial preparations for divorce is to gather copies of important documents, such as: - Income tax returns - Mortgages - ...

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, after a 2 day trial, a Hennepin County (Minnesota) jury returned an excess verdict in favor of a 22-year old passenger who was injured in a collision in late March 2010. The 22-year old was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Champale Carter on March 28, 2010. The young women were traveling to Willmar to visit friends. On the way there, after dark, the driver went through a t-intersection and into a holding pond. The car hit the water, the front windshield broke and water began rushing in. The young women escaped the vehicle. When they ...

The Government of Nicaragua, private sector representatives and labor unions recently signed a labor agreement that establishes salary increases in the free zones sector through the year 2017 with the purpose of granting further stability to employees and predictability to investors. The agreement, called the Free Zones Minimum Wage Tripartite Agreement, sets annual salary increases of eight percent for the 2014-2017 period for employees working within the country's free zones sector. Furthermore, the agreement calls for the development of mechanisms aimed at increasing ...

The Boomers Guide to Recovering Your Lost Retirement: The Bill Fisher Story by Michael Burns Receives the NABE Pinnacle Award for Best Self Help Book. The book tells the story of Bill Fisher, who at the age of 72, started from scratch investing in high-dividend stocks, municipal bonds and residential real estate and over the next 18 years was able to build a net worth of one million dollars. Bill didn't win the lottery or inherit a large sum of money. What Bill did do was continue to work at his entry level job and invest his pension money, Social Security checks and ...

The new guidance is in response to a super-complaint made to the OFT by The Citizens Advice Bureau last March as a result of it's report Cashing In, which revealed how tens of thousands of consumers have been targeted by unscrupulous brokers and debt management companies and tricked out of large sums of money. It details rising instances of dubious practices from brokers and debt management companies, including cold calling or texting consumers offering to help them get an unsecured loan, and taking up front fees for credit brokering but not providing a service, often resulting ...