New England contemporary impressionist painter Bruce Wood is a winner in the landscape painting competition sponsored by the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, The Lyme Art Association, and the Lyme Land Conservation Trust. Two of his oil paintings were selected for inclusion in the exhibition Celebrating Lyme's Beauty, which will show at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut June 1-30 and continue at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, Connecticut, from July 7 - September 3, 2012. Celebrating Lyme's Beauty is an exhibition of paintings of lovely Clucas Field ...

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, a Costa Mesa based non-profit, announced today that their 26th annual gala and auction raised more than $60,000 to support the Someone Cares Hunger Relief and Tutoring Programs. The sold out "Volunteerism" themed gala honored the dedication and service of more than 7,500 volunteers who assist the soup kitchen daily in their efforts to eliminate hunger in Orange County. Recognized for its remarkable achievements, OneOC was honored with the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Ladle Award and a proclamation from Orange County Supervisor, John Moorlach ...

Dr. Steven Yuan, Bloomingdale dentist, asks patients to support his dental team on their quest to win a small business grant through Chase and LivingSocial's "Mission: Small Business" program. Patients can show support by voting for "Steven Yuan DDS" on the "Mission: Small Business" website. The grant will be used to help Aesthetic Dental LLC better serve the community through volunteer dental work. "With around 50 million Americans lacking dental insurance, I feel it is our duty to do something to help our community members. We already ...

GammaTech Computer Corp., a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and tablet computers, is set to introduce its first All-In-One PC for the healthcare market. With low-power consumption, advanced performance and slim versatile design, the GammaTech A22i was specifically designed and engineered for the medical industry. It is available for ordering now. "GammaTech is proud to bring its award-winning technology and know-how to the all-in-one market," remarked Jen Chen, GammaTech president. "Among the many advanced features ...

The latest addition to the Enfora Mobile Tracker family, the Spider MT 2500, is now offered by Richardson Wireless with support from Gentrifi's real-time web-based tracking application. This innovative GPS tracking device comes with all of the advanced features you would expect from an Enfora MT device; superior GPS performance, internal GPS and GSM/GPRS antennas, 3-axis accelerometer, internal SIM card holder, and multiple I/O capability. Above all, the device adheres to Enfora's principles of incorporating maximum functionality while maintaining a low price-point. So ...

Financial Affidavits Are Key to a Fair Divorce Settlement For couples going through a divorce in Arizona, financial affidavits are an easily overlooked but extremely important part of the settlement process. A financial affidavit is an official document filled out individually by both spouses, laying out the details of their respective financial circumstances. The financial affidavits provide a detailed inventory of each spouse's income and expenses, as well as his or her debts and assets. The process of completing a financial affidavit, formally referred to in Arizona ...

California May Pass Law Permitting Driverless Car Testing The California Senate approved a bill that would approve road testing of driverless vehicles. In doing so, California joins Nevada, which currently allows testing of remote-controlled cars. Other states may soon follow suit, including Arizona, Hawaii, Florida and Oklahoma. California Senator Alex Padilla sponsored the bill to allow "autonomous vehicles" on California's busiest roadways. The increasing use and testing of driverless vehicles raises questions about whether these vehicles would make roads ...

Studies Show More Young Drivers Are Texting While Driving A study by the California Office of Traffic Safety found that cellphone use by teenagers and young adults behind the wheel has doubled in the past year. Overall, cellphone use while driving increased from 7.3 percent to nearly 11 percent of drivers from 2011 to 2012. But for drivers age 16 to 25, the rate exploded from 9 to 18 percent, or nearly one in five drivers. Clearly, with at least three in four American teenagers owning a cellphone, a growing number are choosing to text while driving. Other studies ...

Students and staff from Stanbridge College, a technical college that offers training in Healthcare and Information Technology, recently volunteered at the Special Olympics Southern California 2012 Summer Games on June 9th and 10th. In addition to cheering on the athletes, over 20 volunteers from Stanbridge College assisted in several areas including medical response, score keeping, athlete staging and meal assistance. According to Sarah Clark, Vocational Nursing student scheduled to graduate in July, "I volunteered at Special Olympics and it was amazing! I spent ...

On Saturday, June 9th, Sea Shepherd celebrated its 35th anniversary with an event at Sea Shepherd supporter, John Paul DeJoria's Serra Retreat estate in Malibu, CA. The event was a benefit to support the freeing of Captain Paul Watson, who is currently under house arrest in Frankfurt, Germany, and faces extradition to Costa Rica for an incident that occurred over a decade ago when he apprehended an illegal shark finning operation off the coast of Guatemala. Sea Shepherd is best-known for its reality TV show, Whale Wars, which airs on the Animal Planet network. The ...

Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI) is proud to announce phase one launch of the Low Power Transmitter (LPT) available in single sensor carbon monoxide (CO) or nitrogen dioxide (NO2) electrochemical sensor. The LPT features 3-in-1 wiring: two-wire "loop", three-wire VDC or four-wire VAC power, 4 - 20 mA linear output signal, automatic thermal resetting fuse, RoHS compliant circuit boards, temperature compensation, and visual LED indication for power and fault conditions, and is all enclosed in a standard water / dust tight (drip proof) ABS ...

Duncan McCellan is in the process of adding a fully functional Art school to teach Art and working with Glass located next to his Emerson Street Art Warehouse Gallery. Lance Rodgers curator of the St. Pete Sculpture Walk is continually working on his paintings and helping the local Artist community. Lance is excited about and is looking to relocate to the warehouse district after 20 years at the Saltcreek Artworks location. ArtSpotGallery.com has volunteered to assist in the promotion of the St Petersburg Artist Community. They have created a FREE Internet Portal ...

Eventrics Weddings has been awarded "Preferred Vendor" status for 2012. Acknowledged by the Perfect Wedding Guide, the award designation is given to vendors whom have been highly rated by their brides in the categories of: quality, responsiveness, professionalism, cost of value, and flexibility. "I am extremely proud of this accomplishment. This award allows industry professionals as well as brides to recognize that the services we provide are of exceptional quality and are preferred by all of our previous clients. Under the direction of Brittany Ellis, ...

NextLot, Inc. has shown auctioneers in numerous industries across the world that its innovative, easy-to-use platform can increase auction sales. At a recent industrial auction in Iowa, NextLot lived up to its reputation as one industrial auctioneer saw record-breaking sales from online bidding. This Iowa based industrial auction firm sold over 44% of the total auction inventory to online bidders, amounting to an impressive 67% of total auction sales. NextLot's ability to privately brand its software and embed it directly within an auctioneer's own website makes online ...

Wilson Monnig Creative has been honored with the Bronze Quill award of merit from the St. Louis chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The company's entry in the external publication design category for client Advantes Real Estate repositioned the company in the real estate development market to attract investors. Wilson Monnig Creative is a full service marketing company that helps clients succeed in a variety of marketing techniques. "Our high end brochure for Advantes showcases the upscale quality of their rehab work in a ...

"Our development is related to the evolution of our solutions which help our customers manage more than just their purchasing as it helps them manage their spending as well." said Julien Nadaud, CEO and founder of b-pack Inc. "Thanks to new strategic partnerships, we are expanding what we offer and expect to reach more organizations looking for ways to streamline their process and improve their control." Thanks to their flexibility and their capacity of managing all type of spending which drives greater control and visibility, b-pack has reached all ...

Macallan Construction is pleased to announce that they have been awarded the contract to build The Grease Cycle's new facility. This project will include a new building and grease refining facility. The Grease Cycle is locally based in Raleigh so pumping and oil pick-up is just around the corner. They are a green-focused company recycling waste oil into a renewable bio fuel. They keep commercial kitchens clean, offering kitchen drain management with unique drain cups, quarterly introduction of grease ameliorating bacteria and once a year line jetting. Grease Cycle pumps ...

G Adventures, a leading small-group adventure travel tour operator, is offering 15 per cent off three of its popular Jordan tours. The announcement comes in time to visit the stunning archaeological site of Petra, which will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its rediscovery this August. "Jordan is a fascinating country and Petra should be on everyone's list of places to see," says Bruce Poon Tip, G Adventures founder. "We have seen many travellers express interest in visiting Jordan this summer because of the special occasion." The anniversary ...

Howard Gibbs of HIG Accounting announced today that his firm has launched a brand new website. Gibbs stated that today's new businesses are quite different than they were just a few years ago. Companies are relying on their accounting firm to perform tasks that fit their business and its requirements. As a result, the new site http://www.accountantinpa.com was launched to illustrate HIG's commitment to these needs. "Today's accountant goes far beyond the tax preparation services of the past." Gibbs told us. "We've become, accountant, controller, bookkeeper, ...

Acuity Brands, Inc. is delivering high quality direct ambient LED lighting with an architectural focus through its new product Peerless Mino by Peerless Lighting. A suite of three distinctive 2' x 2' direct ambient LED luminaires, Peerless Mino luminaires mark the initial entry of Peerless into the direct ambient LED market. "Our Peerless Mino product features the same quality optics that have long been hallmarks of our indirect luminaires," said Meggan Kessler, Peerless General Manager. "In surveying the market, we saw that the accelerated integration ...

Southwest Solutions Group was awarded a contract to design and install a Spacesaver mobile file shelving system for the Claremore City Clerk's vault storage room. "The mobile file shelving system has allowed the City Clerk's Office to almost double their storage capacity of active and archived box files while saving valuable and expensive vault storage floor space," stated Steve Story, Southwest Solutions Group's Oklahoma Sales Representative. About the Claremore, OK City Clerk's Office The Claremore City Clerk's office provides information about city ordinances, ...

Southern Nevada homeowners who are focused only on government programs like HARP2 or the $26 billion Mortgage Debt Settlement may miss the deadline of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 set to quietly go away on Dec. 31, 2012. Most homeowners may not realize the significant tax consequences they face if they have not closed their short sale or foreclosure by the deadline. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR) will host a FREE public Neighborhood Awareness Campaign (NAC) on Thursday, June 28, from 6:30-7:30pm at 8290 W. Sahara Ave., 2nd floor, Las Vegas with ...

The Inn at East Beach boutique Santa Barbara hotel recently announced the launch of a brand new independent web site. This affordable beachfront gem offers loads of character, fantastic amenities and matchless service via General Manager and local legend, Frank Santana. Website visitors can explore the surrounding area and will find a variety of Santa Barbara attractions only minutes away, including Santa Barbara Beach, the Santa Barbara Zoo, local wineries and much more. There is also an informative F.A.Q., or "Frank Answers Questions," page dedicated to ...

Mighty Kids Media has partnered with grocers to deliver kids club programming that celebrates the innate super power each child possesses. They believe there is a super hero inside every child waiting to emerge. Mighty Kids Media's flag ship brand, The Danger Rangers captures the attention of children through adventure-filled storylines while educating them with valuable information and empowering them to make smart decisions. The Danger Rangers brand includes an extensive library of television episodes, music, sing-a-long videos, DVDs, CDs, dangerrangers.com an inter-active ...

Robert K. Lincoln and Stacy Dillard-Spahn, attorneys at Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., were presenters at a seminar at the City, County and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar in St. Augustine recently. Mr. Lincoln organized and Ms. Dillard-Spahn moderated the panel presentation entitled "Exactions Under Current Law and Home Rule." This was a highly interactive discussion that addressed recent statutes and how they affect or limit the home rule powers of local governments to assess new or existing development to pay for ...