Readers of Cary Magazine have consistently praised Dr. Don Cloninger of eyecarecenter as being among the best eye doctors in Western Wake County. For 2013, Dr. Cloninger garnered the most votes and will receive the local lifestyle publication's Maggy Award for Best Eye Doctor. This is the fifth year that Dr. Cloninger has placed in the top three in Maggy Awards voting. He was voted Best Eye Doctor in 2011 and 2009, and received Honorable Mentions in 2012 and 2010. Winners are nominated and voted upon by readers of Cary Magazine. With more than 30 years of professional ...

Back in the late 1970s and early '80s, the only place hip New Yorkers wanted to be seen after dark was Studio 54. But slipping past the uber-chic disco's velvet rope, which separated jet setters and film stars from ordinary folk hoping to gain admission to the glitzy inner sanctum, was a near-impossible feat - unless you knew, or caught the eye of, Studio 54's charismatic co-owner Steve Rubell. The ultimate insider, Rubell partied with the arts and entertainment world's biggest stars, including Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra, ...

Swiss sound developer, Sonic Emotion, announced today that it has partnered with one of the leading Airplay/wireless solution provider to integrate its award-winning technology into the MKII airplay board. In addition to the MKII airplay board, Sonic Emotion and Hansong will also debut two new four-driver devices at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Jan. 8 through Jan.11. "Partnering with Hansong to develop and integrate our technology has been a wonderful experience, "said Andy Macaluso, managing director of Sonic Emotion. "Hansong ...

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina helped organize and moderate the Color of Justice Program held at the Charleston School of Law on Saturday October 27th 2012 in Charleston, SC. The Color of Justice is a program sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar and dedicated to introducing middle and high school students to the legal profession in a full day event with judges, lawyers, law school personnel, and law students. Color of Justice encourages diversity students to consider law as career, but is open to all ...

Friends of Yemin Orde is pleased to announce that Dale Okonow has joined its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Okonow is a partner of The Watermill Group, a private equity investment and management firm based in Lexington, Mass. He was unanimously elected to serve a three-year term at the organization's November 2012 Board of Directors meeting in New York City. Yemin Orde Youth Village, located in the Carmel Forest region of northern Israel, is the preeminent residential education program for at-risk youth in Israel, and serves as home, school and family to hundreds ...

Shred North, local paper shredding company, has been named Best New Business in Barrie by the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce at the annual Barrie Business Awards Gala. The event, in its tenth year, recognizes business excellence in the Barrie area by the Chamber of Commerce in partnership with OLG and Powerstream Inc. Shred North began operations in early 2012 offering paper shredding, hard drive destruction and document storage services to the community. "We're very honoured to be recognized by our peers", states Ryan Giffen, CEO of Shred North. ...

Hymns2Go.com, retailer of the Gloria 3 Digital Hymnal Player, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, a premier affiliate management agency, to launch the Hymns2Go.com affiliate management program. The Gloria hymn player was born of the desire of missionaries Tim and Lynn Anderson to bring instrumental accompaniment for hymns to churches around the world. Then, Hymns2go was formed by several of the original Directors of Gloria Music, specifically to bring Gloria 3 to the North American Continent. The Gloria 3 boasts over 100 instruments; both Spanish and English ...

Imagine the customer's frustration when they open the long-awaited package and find the wrong product. The distributor not only incurs the additional cost of the return, but also and more importantly, the wrath of the customer. "The warehouse control system is designed to minimize such problems. Through real-time data management, the system tracks and verifies inventory and orders each step of the way. The warehouse control system also provides alerts when out of parameter conditions occur," states Rich Hite, President of QC Software, which offers innovative ...

As the New Year dawns, the Internet is awash in information related to content marketing and branding strategy designed to get results for companies large and small in 2013. According to a recent article on Mashable.com, the concept of content marketing is something about which many marketers spent the majority of 2012 getting schooled. However, the article notes that, according to online attitudes, content marketing practices are non-negotiable for the upcoming year. This information has caught the attention of Amanda E. Clark, president and editor-in-chief of Grammar ...

Muslim Life Coach aka Spiritual Biz Mom Fatima Omar Khamissa Announces New Book: SECRET STRENGTH: Unleash The Unstoppable Woman Within A woman with everything to lose and everything to gain, Fatima Khamissa found herself deeply mired in an abusive relationship and raising five children, including a son with cerebral palsy. After twenty-one years of being beaten down, guarding her children with her life, and praying for a door to appear, she was at the end of her rope. This is the story of how Fatima harnessed her secret strength, took back her life from abuse, found ...

JTECH Medical again received the renewal of their ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003 with Canadian Medical Devices Conformity Assessment System (CMDCAS) certifications for its manufacturing facility - continuing its commitment to excellence in quality. "These certifications are an endorsement of JTECH's USA-based manufacturing capabilities and dedication to quality management systems," says JTECH Medical President, Len Smith. "JTECH has a tradition of regulatory compliance which ensures clinicians they are utilizing world-class medical devices." The ...

Kafer, Inc (http://www.kafer.com), the US-based technology solutions company, today announced the recently hired Joshua Volpe to spearhead their marketing initiatives, and Alex Herdzik to run their Java development. In Mr. Volpe's role, he will be responsible for marketing communications, analysis, public relations, collateral, engaging web content, and social media. His role will immediately involve implementing effective marketing programs, strengthening brand & corporate identity, and overseeing PR campaigns. Mr. Herdzik will be over seeing object-oriented analysis ...

Texas-based national optometric alliance, Vision Source, announces today that Jim Greenwood will assume the position of President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 7th. Greenwood joins the executive team after serving as CEO of Concentra for more than five years. He will report to Vision Source CEO and Founder Glenn Ellisor, O.D. A Baylor University graduate, Greenwood's career in healthcare started in 1993 when he joined Concentra's predecessor company as Chief Financial Officer. Greenwood helped lead Concentra through a time of significant growth and innovative ...

Robert Macia, PE, LEED AP, president of Stewart (http://www.stewartinc.com), one of the largest engineering and landscape architecture design firms in North Carolina, has announced that Richard Penci, PLS, CFS, geomatics project manager at Stewart, has earned his Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS) certification. This designation allows him to perform Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) and Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F) applications for FEMA for review and issuance. The completion of the CFS program allows for the application review and issuance to occur in as ...

Toronto ON-Sonorous Entertainment Inc. will be producing and distributing a Canadian Christian music CD compilation. The entertainment label will launch a series of CD compilations touching on various musical genres and themes. If you believe your music deserves a chance to be heard, this is your opportunity to have it exposed to a broad listening audience through creative and exclusive radio and music promotion avenues internationally. We are an independent Christian entertainment company with major worldwide distribution partners. The core of our vision is to introduce ...

NY3 Design Group, an award-winning interior design firm located in Manhattan, recently completed a total redesign for Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus Student Clubs area. Long Island University, one of the nation's largest, most comprehensive, private institutions of higher learning, put out a Request For Proposal for a design firm to completely redesign the Student Clubs area, a 6,000 square foot facility that houses 20 different organizations. This extensive project included re-structuring of the space to accommodate various organization's needs, upgrading the ...

Sepi Asefnia, president and founder of SEPI Engineering & Construction (http://www.sepiengineering.com), a firm which provides civil engineering and planning services to private and public sector clients across the Southeast, has announced the addition of J. Auburn Hall Jr. as Raleigh survey department manager. In this position, Hall will be responsible for collaborating with professionals in other disciplines to provide land surveying support and will oversee marketing surveying services to public and private sector clients. Additionally, Hall will assist with staff ...

Tax Defense Network's Senior Tax Attorney Jonathan Bochese, and Registered Tax Return Preparer Krystle Hoard were joined by Tom Weakly, Director of Operations for the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association (OOIDA), and Tom Gann, the Corporate Trainer for OOIDA for the foundation's Business Education Series webinar on December 6, 2012. The guests discussed the tax issues many owner-operators experience when trying to file their estimated taxes for their truck or fleet of trucks. With most trucking firms being run from the home of the owner-operator, many truckers ...

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, announced the company's January training and development seminars. The courses will be held at CAI's Raleigh location at 2900 Highwoods Blvd. unless otherwise noted. - "CAI Training Showcase" is a one-day, complimentary training sneak preview. This event will include 45-minute segments of The Management Advantage and professional development programs. During the program, ...

Gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets have released guidance to assist both public sector and private sector organisations in implementing AddressBase Premium from the Ordnance Survey. With the majority of existing datasets such as AddressPoint, AddressLayer 2 and the NLPG being withdrawn in 2014, the document draws on the necessity for organisations to act sooner rather than later in their migration to AddressBase Premium. Titled 'A Practical Strategy for Implementing AddressBase Premium', the document demonstrates how any organisation can start using AddressBase ...

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, announced the company's January schedule of training and development seminars. All courses will be held at CAI's Greensboro location at 7817 National Service Road, Suite 509, unless otherwise noted. "CAI Training Showcase" is a one-day, complimentary training sneak preview. This event will include 45-minute segments of The Management Advantage and professional development ...

Belle Chevre expanded its family last year with the addition of two wildly successful new products: DIY Cheese Kits and Goat Cheese Cheesecakes. The market welcomed these products, introduced in the fourth quarter of 2012, and they've already been heralded as the hot new foodie item by the likes of The Today Show and Food52. Our new cheesecakes were named a 2012 Editor's Pick by The Gourmet Retailer and a "Top Pick" by The Nibble, who called them "divine," saying "When Belle Chevre's cheesecake arrived, we devoured it." 2012 was a great ...

The Web's hottest marketing television show is bringing the heat to this cool winter season with a series of new guests and interesting show formats. Marketing Made Simple TV, delivering marketing information, education and entertainment via Web Television, has booked best-selling authors Daniel Pink (Drive), Robbin Phillips (Brains on Fire) and Chris Brogan (Trust Agents) for separate shows in the coming months. In addition, the widely-syndicated web television show created and hosted by marketing industry veteran Jeff Ogden, will introduce new show formats including in ...

Ventana Research, after celebrating a decade of success, has announced its research and educational agenda for 2013. The firm is set to cover the dramatically changing technology for business and IT, while helping businesses utilize every investment and resource as effectively as possible. Ventana Research had a very aggressive year of research in 2012, conducted over 30 benchmark research studies and releasing research on topics including Business Technology Innovations, Next Generation Business Intelligence, Integrated Business Planning and Predictive Analytics. Research ...

Osborne Industries, Inc. has unveiled new confinement-building penning as an addition to its growing line of swine production equipment. The addition of Osborne's penning ties into its "Single Source Swine Solutions," an innovative line of swine management products, equipment and services for the global pork industry. With nearly 40 years of experience in the industry, Osborne will utilize the penning to further increase its ability to customize projects to producers' specifications. Powder-coated to maximize longevity, Osborne's new penning for nursery, ...