Chicago-based Nonprofit Tackles Scientific Literacy Both in the US and in Africa Who?: The Innovative Science and Technology Group (ISTG) What?: Founded in 2006, ISTG is a Chicago-based non-profit [501(c)(3)] organization committed to the promotion of scientific educational development in urban communities within the US and in Africa. ISTG has a number of programs aimed at helping it achieve its goals including Project AFARA, Project UJAMAA, and Project Africa Tomorrow. Project AFARA is ISTG's flagship program. Launched in 2009, hundreds of students from various ...

RGL Forensics announced today that Robbye Mohn has joined the New York office. Mohn, a veteran partner from the firm's San Francisco office, brings more than 20 years of experience in forensic accounting to RGL's insurance, legal and corporate clients. Mohn has been with RGL since its formation. Her work includes assessing damages and defining financial value associated with product recall and product liability as well as complex business interruption cases in industries ranging from construction to healthcare; food/beverage to manufacturing. For the past year, Mohn ...

After seeing nurse Margot Condon's Hurricane Sandy heroics on Anderson Cooper's "Anderson Live", Therafit Shoe wants to thank her by donating to her unit in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit) a selection of fashion nursing shoes! When the hospital's backup generators failed during Hurricane Sandy, the power went out losing light, elevator service and life-saving equipment including respirators. Margot and her hospital co-workers (1,000 staff members including nurses, doctors, residents and security guards) succeeded to evacuate all on-site patients of ...

One of the biggest business challenges today is that of organizing the information overload created by a demanding modern workplace. Spokane, Washington-based Imprezzio, Inc. recently published a white paper on methods for solving these challenges. The white paper addresses technology platform issues such as: • Enterprise productivity, scalability, security, and governance • UI containers, styles and skins, and data integration • Best practices, adaptability, re-use, and portals and mashups Imprezzio's solution is a Vision Productivity Platform designed specifically ...

The Rabine Group is proud to have sponsored the Get Down With Goldie's event on November 3rd. This was annual fundraiser event put on by Goldie's Place. Goldie's Place is a support center for people who are homeless. They help homeless adults obtain and keep jobs. Their participants transform themselves into healthy, hopeful, and productive members of the community by offering a unique combination of services including employability training, free dental care, and job placement. The Rabine Group has been involved with Goldie's Place in a variety of ways. Not only does ...

RGL Forensics announced today it was named one of Accounting Today Magazine's 2012 "Best Accounting Firms to Work For" in recognition of the company's ability to recruit and retain the nation's best forensic accounting professionals. This follows a March award from the same publication listing RGL Forensics as one of the Top 100 Accounting Firms in the United States. "Our clients provide us with interesting and challenging investigative work, which contributes greatly to our ability to attract and retain loyal, experienced professionals dedicated to the ...

Fairhaven Memorial honored six Orange County individuals at the first annual Oliver Halsell Care Awards on Thursday, November 1 at Fairhaven Memorial Services in Mission Viejo. The recognition program pays tribute to local residents who have had an indelible impact on both their community and the individuals they serve by caring for others. The program is derived from Fairhaven's longstanding mission of "serving from the heart." "This year, we've recognized six remarkable individuals. Each of them has displayed unparalleled compassion and kindness through ...

John Zelenski, author of 'Walker's Vale' has been chosen as a finalist for '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. Winners will appear in this year's edition of the book. Zelenski was chosen as the result of his appearance on The Christian Authors Show radio. "I am so honored," Zelenski stated, "to be selected as a finalist in the '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' contest. As an author, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing your heart and soul poured onto paper for the world to read. To be mentioned among the great writers of today is truly ...

Taylor Morrison is pleased to announce its latest community in Sarasota - Esplanade by Siesta Key. The West Florida Division of Taylor Morrison brings resort-style living to South Sarasota with a gated community encompassing 77 acres and approximately 247 home sites. Located in the Gulf Gate area just two miles from world famous Siesta Key Beach, Esplanade by Siesta Key is a perfect example of the Taylor Morrison trademark of creating lifestyle communities in idyllic locations. Although the best of Sarasota's shopping, fine dining and cultural arts is just minutes away, ...

GastroIntestinal Healthcare is proud to announce their recent support of the newly-opened Rolesville Middle School located off of Burlington Mill Road. The Raleigh medical practice is a Platinum Sponsor of the 6th-8th grade school, which is currently seeking corporate sponsorships and community donations to help with their proposed growth and development. The school, under the leadership of Principal Dhedra Lassiter, currently serves 6th graders and has a track of 7th graders. The school plans to be fully operational by offering 6th through 8th grades by next year. Kathleen ...

Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports, a premier organization offering comprehensive equestrian educational services, is proud to provide therapeutic horsemanship services to all veterans in the area. So far more than 21 local veterans in 2012 are involved with this growing program. Participants are reaping the positive benefits to mind, body and spirit through their therapeutic involvement with horses. Post-9/11 veterans are offered free services through funding via the Wounded Warrior Project in partnership with the Professional Association of Therapeutic ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2013 Appalachian Trail (A.T.) License Plate Grant Program are being accepted until Monday, January 21, 2013. The ATC will be awarding a total of $10,000 for a broad range of A.T. related projects in Tennessee. These funds are generated from the sales and renewals of Tennessee A.T. specialty license plates. The ATC is seeking individuals and partner organizations, including Trail clubs; schools; botanists and ecologists; environmental and conservation groups; and civic organizations, ...

Still Point Art Gallery invites submissions for its upcoming online exhibition and publication opportunity. The title of the exhibition is Ordinary Everyday Objects. Artists are asked to examine commonplace everyday objects and showcase them as visually appealing elements of everyday life. Christine Cote, the gallery owner and director, wrote the description for the exhibition: "Take a look at the ordinary everyday objects you see every ordinary day. Objects small or large. Objects red, blue, or yellow; black or white. Objects hard or soft, old or new, shiny or ...

Christie today officially launched its high-value premium digital cinema offering, the Christie Solaria One, aimed at emerging markets and community theaters whose screen sizes are less than 10.6 meters (35 feet) wide. The solution is DCI-compliant, having recently been fully certified for Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) compliance testing by AEGISOLVE, INC. Christie Solaria One is the first solution to begin shipping in quantity, based on Texas Instruments' (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) recently developed S2K DLP Cinema chipset. The Solaria One will deliver fully DCI-compliant ...

Rob Wagner, managing partner of BKD, LLP's International and State and Local Tax (SALT) services practice, is pleased to announce that Steve Allen has joined BKD's International Tax Services team as a senior managing consultant in the Denver office. "We are excited to have someone with Steve's skill and experience join our growing transfer pricing team. He adds important additional industry experience to our team," Wagner stated. Steve has been providing transfer pricing and international tax services since 2001 and economic consulting services for over ...

Dan Fields, AIA and principal of BJAC Raleigh, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering design services to healthcare, education and research clients, has announced that Alexander Kristiansen, Architect AIBC, has joined the firm as the director of healthcare. In this role, Kristiansen will lead design and the management of projects for the Healthcare group. Kristiansen has spent much of his career focused in the healthcare industry working on numerous facility types. Fluent in English and German, Kristiansen brings a national and international perspective to BJAC's ...

FormuleoUI.com, with their skincare line and their mission to empower women, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, a premier affiliate management company, to launch the Formule oUI Skin Care affiliate management program. Formule oUI Skin Care was created from an idea of Lisa Reynolds' that she could find a solution for curing her skin problem Rosacea. What Lisa came up with, with her skincare development team, is now known as SERUM 21, the compound which gave birth to the line of Formule oUI Skin Care products. Formule oUI uses "only the finest botanically-derived ...

Infinity Publishing has announced the December 1st release date for Beloved Horses From Around the World by children's author, Sharon Miner, of Tampa. This fifth book in the series features equines from Aruba, England, Canada, Switzerland as well as the United States. Besides a variety of horse breeds, there are stories about mules, donkeys and zebras. The collection of true short stories describes equines who demonstrate their wisdom, their talent, their will to live and their unconditional love. They fulfill dreams, outshine the competition, build confidence and overcome ...

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (http://www.cbh.com), one of the largest national public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, has announced that Collin G. Hill, former senior manager, has been promoted to audit partner of the firm's MidCarolina practice. As leader of MidCarolina's technology and life sciences group, Hill assists clients in all phases of financial auditing and consulting services and guides them through complex accounting issues including revenue recognition, share-based compensation, and intricate debt and equity ...

ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced that this year's Heart of Carolina Food Drive will kick off on Friday, November 16th. Anchor John Clark will serve as the emcee for this 26th annual event. The Heart of Carolina Food Drive, which is sponsored by ABC11, is a community-wide food and funds drive to help stock the shelves of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, as well as the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern North Carolina, in preparation for the coming winter months. This year's kickoff event will take place at the food bank's ...

Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. (http://www.leweylandscaping.com), a Triangle-based, full-service landscaping and lawn care company, has announced the release of a podcast describing the relationship between operating family-owned businesses and reaching personal and financial success. In the podcast, Kim Lewey, co-owner of Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. discusses how family-owned businesses can achieve success during tough economic times, the history of how her own business prospered, and how family-owned businesses can build a reputation of outstanding ...

With its latest release, Version 4.7, Mikogo has combined two powerful forms of online collaboration into one - VOIP for voice conferencing now provided directly within the user interface of the Mikogo desktop sharing solution. The combination of desktop sharing with a built-in VOIP feature cements Mikogo's place as an all-encompassing solution for online meetings and web conferencing. Currently a beta release, the new software enables Mikogo users to start an online meeting and chat with the participants for free through the software's built-in VOIP feature by utilizing ...

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com) has announced that advisors at the firm negotiated significant deals in the month of September. Fred Dickens, Senior Vice President, represented the landlord in a lease renewal and expansion of 15,896 square feet for General Services Administration at One Copley Parkway in Morrisville, N.C. Drew Eller, Vice President, represented the buyer in the $3,600,000 purchase of Generation Plaza, a 40,000 square foot office building at 1822 E. N.C. Highway 54 in Durham, N.C. To view a complete listing of ...

North Carolina's OBX Outfitters (www.obxoutfitters.com) is partnering with the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to promote shopping local during this year's holiday season. In supporting the "shop local" push by these two organizations, the casual apparel and activewear company is offering free shipping from now until December 31st on all merchandise purchased from its Amazon.com storefront , including its new lineup of Wearable Art featuring designs by local artists. "A big part of our mission as a company is to produce ...

RationalPlan version 4.1 is out. In this release were added some new features requested by users while others were improved: a customizable subject can now be used when sending emails with assignments to resources, more fields were added when exporting to spreadsheets, improved reporting and a faster way to establish the project workflow and to create dependencies. RationalPlan is a project management software created to serve many types of users starting from novice project managers, users that need an environment to handle multiple projects and up to companies that ...