Fiction author and Indie Excellence Awards finalist Susanne Jacoby Hale launches a new video with featured interviews from her former students. The video highlights stories and experiences that inspired Shades of Gray, her debut novel. Shades of Gray is inspired from Hale's previous experience as a dropout prevention teacher in New York City, filled with stories of teen pregnancy and struggle. The main character and teacher, Olivia Dalton, went the extra mile to mentor at risk youth. Hale took the experiences she knew as well as friends' stories of infertility to write ...

Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine (http://www.enterprisingwomen.com), has announced that the Enterprising Women Foundation will host a luncheon in celebration of National Mentorship Day on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Matthews House, located at 317 W. Chatham St. in Cary, N.C. Top women entrepreneurs and 20 members of the Girl Scouts of the USA, chosen for their outstanding leadership skills, will come together to discuss and celebrate the importance of developing mentoring relationships to enhance entrepreneurial skills ...

In support of Glaucoma Awareness Month , Crittenton Home Care offers information on prevention and healthy eye care. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, more than 2.2 million Americans, and more than 60 million people worldwide, have glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness, and is often referred to as "the sneak thief of sight" because there are no symptoms. The good news is that glaucoma is preventable and treatable with regular eye exams. People at high risk for glaucoma include those who are 60 years or older, have ...

ActionCOACH Karie Kaufmann is pleased to announce she has relocated her office to a new address in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. The larger space will accommodate a larger volume of seminar attendees as well as her rapidly expanding client base. The new office is located at 2815 Camino Del Rio S. Suite 235. Making the move to central Mission Valley allows ActionCOACH to be easily accessible and convenient to business owners throughout San Diego county. The expanded facility is driven by Kaufmann's commitment to better serve San Diego business owners and help ...

The most romantic day of the year requires a bit of advance planning. But with Ross-Simons' new Valentine's Day Gift Collection, it's easy to find the perfect present. Choose from extraordinary rings, pretty heart-inspired jewelry, vibrant colored gemstones and diamonds in every conceivable style. Browse the Ross-Simons website to find merchandise up to 75% below regular retail prices. "Valentine's Day is the celebration of romance," notes Darrell Ross, president/CEO of Ross-Simons. "And what could be more romantic than a proposal on Valentine's Day? ...

GarlicCard, a prominent kitchen accessory company, is pleased to introduce their latest product called the GarlicCone. Produced in seven vibrant colors, the GarlicCone helps consumers peel garlic swiftly and effortlessly. Produced in Sweden, this accessory is made with environmentally-friendly, soft plastic which resembles silicone. Designed with a clever cone-shape, consumers can place one or a couple garlic cloves of different sizes inside the utensil and then rub the GarlicCone between their palms. After a few seconds, the peel will be removed and collected without ...

A new year is synonymous with tightening budgets, which is why safety and identification supplier Seton decided to launch its first onsite coupon code page. "We developed this concept because in 2013 we want to prove to our customers that not only do we offer top of the line safety equipment like no one else, but we can also give it to them at affordable prices," explained Seton's eCommerce Brand Manager Jennifer Sledziona. For over 50 years, Seton has worked to become the source for safety, labeling and signage solutions. This coupon code page features ...

Philadelphia trial lawyer Carol Nelson Shepherd of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, recently served as a course planner and faculty member at the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) 7th Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar. Shepherd's medical update presentation addressed medical malpractice concerns associated with emergency department visits, radiology, pathology, office-based medicine and surgical cases. Shepherd covered common complaints, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tools and associated forms of malpractice. "Litigating ...

NetGain is pleased to announce that it has reached a shredding industry exclusivity agreement with Shred Safe for the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. This agreement ensures that the ongoing search engine optimization (SEO) efforts of NetGain will only be available to Shred Safe for the duration of their contract in the specified region. NetGain looks forward to focusing all of its search engine optimization expertise towards helping Shred Safe achieve higher rankings in all of the major search engines. Utilizing various SEO techniques the goal over the coming months ...

VMZINC (http://www.vmzinc-us.com/), a leading specialist in innovative zinc products manufactured and sold by the Building Products Unit of Umicore, has announced that the company will sponsor the Zinc Roofing and Walls Food for Thought luncheon and presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at noon at the Capital Building, located at 333 Fayetteville St. The presentation, which will offer attendees one hour of continuing education credit, will focus on the history of zinc as a building material from Greco-Roman times to present day. Additionally, the presentation will address common ...

Louis Battista, Partner at Toral, Garcia, Battista Attorneys at Law, has been named to the Florida Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Florida for 2013, an honor bestowed to him for the second consecutive year. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process ...

When it comes to the differences between men and women, indeed, the list of characteristics is extensive. However, while it may be easy to debate Mars versus Venus personality traits until an individual is blue in the face, it is the difference in investment and savings tendencies which has interested Sherri Brown, financial planner and managing partner of Greensboro-based Cali Pearl Corporation, and Leslie Kausch, licensed counselor and therapist. Noting a recent article from U.S. News and World Report which discusses the biggest retirement challenges women face, including ...

Taylor Morrison will celebrate the opening of its new Amenity Center at Esplanade Golf & Country Club with exotic flair. The public is invited to tour the new facility and enjoy a Polynesian Luau on Saturday, January 26th from noon until 3 p.m. Visitors will enjoy tropical refreshments, live music and performances by hula dancers. In addition to admiring the new Amenity Center, attendees will also have the opportunity to tour five furnished models on the property. This event serves a dual purpose by marking the one-year anniversary of Esplanade Golf & Country Club ...

Femme Fatale Media, the award-winning and renowned event staffing agency in Toronto, has been recognized for the third straight year at the 2012 Toronto Nightclub Awards. The agency received top honors for its modeling talent with an award for "Best Promotional Models & Go-Go Dancers." This recognition comes on the heels of the company's award for "Top Event Staffing Agency," by Top Choice Awards earlier in 2012. Up against three other respected event staffing agencies in Toronto, Femme Fatale Media once again contended its reputation as the firm ...

Harold Payne is a multi-platinum and POZI award winning songwriter whose soulful uplifting songs and husky heartfelt vocals have graced stages around the world. He has written songs for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti Labelle, the Temptations & Kelly Rowland—literally from Peter Paul and Mary to Snoop Dogg. His most recent project with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Bobby Womack' ("Bravest Man in the Universe") just won 2012 "Best Album of the year" for the prestigious Q awards in the UK. The album was co- written by Payne and produced ...

Having launched their first South Florida restaurant together in 1980, veteran restaurateurs Burt Rapoport, president and founder of Rapoport's Restaurant Group and long time friend and business partner, Dennis Max have opened numerous successful restaurants together over the years. Reconnecting once again, this culinary duo is heading west to open Burt & Max's Bar and Grille, in what they say is the "New Frontier" for restaurateurs. Slated to open mid-February, Burt & Max's will be launching at the long awaited Delray Marketplace, a new 275,000-square-foot ...

Angel Wasserman, dog behavior consultant and owner of Paws in Training, Inc. (http://www.pawsintraining.com), a group of dog training and behavior specialists, has announced the release of a podcast on reasons why dogs develop bad habits and ways dog owners can help eliminate them. In the podcast, Wasserman discusses triggers that cause dogs to establish negative routines, the influence that a dog's environment plays in developing unwanted behaviors, strategies that dog owners can use to prevent their dog from using bad habits and the amount of time it takes for a dog to ...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces that it will bring its highly acclaimed PLM Certificate Program to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from April 22 - 26, 2013. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership, the PLM industry's most comprehensive non-biased education and training offering available for today's PLM professionals. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program prepares PLM professionals at several levels to successfully address the challenges inherent in PLM strategy development ...

Novel Health Strategies LLC, a leading life sciences consulting firm announces the publication of 2011-2012 market trends study called 'What's fueling the biotech engine-2011 to 2012', in Nature Biotechnology. The published article is an analysis of sales, pricing, HEOR, reimbursement trends and competitive dynamics of more than hundred specialty biologic products. This study highlights several emerging trends in the biotech sector. The key topics and questions covered this article are: What are the top highest selling classes of products in the biotech sector? What ...

Royal Oaks Homes, LLC (http://www.royaloakshomes.com), an award-winning residential new homebuilder, has announced its renewed commitment to Operation: Coming Home, a nonprofit organization providing custom-built homes to disabled combat veterans, by serving as the sole builder of the program's upcoming fifth Hero Home. The company will build this uniquely designed home alongside a team of professionals including the Triangle Veterans Association, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA) and other local project supporters. The home will be exclusively designed ...

Winning the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) 'Most Innovative' prize has certainly given 'RAK' (Rakesh Karan) and Mojo Affiliates an invitation to be dirtier and even more daring with their cheeky men's and women's bathroom advertising from last year's London Affiliate Conference (LAC). The team from Mojo are promising to up the ante with a whole new campaign designed to shock and wow crowds at this year's event. CAP stated that RAK, Mojo Affiliates manager, is a 'charismatic marketing guru' after he became infamous last year as the relatable and very recognisable face ...

W2 and 1099 software developer Halfpricesoft.com (http://www.halfpricesoft.com) has added new features to ezW2 software and rejected a proposed price increase in order to keep this W2 1099-misc software affordable and help small businesses streamline tax reporting and boost efficiency ¨C steps that are extremely important during a recession in order to get more productivity and profits out of every dollar and minute. ezW2 2012 includes the new 2012 tax forms W2, W3, 1099-misc and 1096. And the new white paper printing, pdf and e-file features will simplify and speed ...

Due to the change in legislation surrounding the retention of business rates, Aligned Assets are set to make their business database available to business rates teams across local government. The new legislation will see local authorities retaining up to 50% of all business rates collected and the Aligned Assets database can assist in locating unbilled businesses and thereby generating new revenue. Containing over two million records and updated daily by a call centre of 65 people making in excess of six million validation calls each year, the business database is ...

Realcomm Conference Group, LLC, a global leader in providing technology education and networking opportunities for the commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate, announced today that Robert (RJ) Juliano of Brandywine Realty Trust and Scott Morey of General Growth Properties (GGP), will co-chair the Realcomm 2013 Advisory Council. The council, comprised of some of the industry's most prominent technology leaders, will help to shape the content and direction of the 15th annual conference, which will be held June 11-13 in Orlando, FL. "Within ...

Basham Law Offices, an established personal injury lawyer in Harford County, industry leader, and wrongful death litigation firm, today announced the launch of a new blog to be a portal for information on personal injury and wrongful death litigation for victims and their families in Harford County, Maryland. The blog site can be viewed at Personal Injury Attorney Harford County According to Basham Law Offices founder Christine Affleck Basham, the blog portal will officially go live on Friday, January 25, 2013. "We are pleased with the look, feel, and usability ...