The New York melanoma community will celebrate recent advances in melanoma research and raise critically needed funds to fuel ongoing progress towards treatment breakthroughs during the Melanoma Research Foundation's (MRF) annual Wings of Hope for Melanoma Gala, to be held October 11 at Gotham Hall in New York City. At the event, Dr. Andrew Bronin, associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine, will be honored with the 2012 Humanitarian Award. John J. Connolly, EdD, president and CEO of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., will receive the 2012 Vision ...

MARS Advertising announced today that it has been named to Chief Marketer's Promo 100, a ranking of the best promotional agencies in the U.S. Nearly 22,000 U.S. firms are classified as advertising or promotional agencies, according to census data. The list spotlights general agencies and specialty firms in promotional categories such as special events, branded products, retail, sweepstakes, interactive and social media, and industries such as automotive, sports and entertainment. MARS has spearheaded the growth of the shopper marketing sector since its founding in ...

Conversations about pregnancy and birth are happening virtually everywhere - mommy blogs, social media, television shows - but new data show that when women visit their health care providers, many important conversations simply aren't happening. A survey of women, released today by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), shows that major health issues are being overlooked and that women may be walking out of medical appointments without the information they need. Of the women surveyed who have given birth or are pregnant, 62% said their care provider did ...

Stewart Engineering and HadenStanziale, two well-known engineering and landscape architecture firms, have announced that the two companies are operating as one as of September 15. The new name of their combined entities is Stewart. The merger makes the company one of the largest engineering and landscape architecture design firms based in North Carolina. With a total of 115 employees and 60 licensed professionals, Stewart is headquartered in downtown Raleigh and has offices in Durham and Charlotte. The firm provides land planning and design, structural and civil engineering, ...

Golfer's Grail Indoor Golf & Tap, located at 10019 N. Dale Mabry Highway in the Carrollwood Center, is now forming leagues that will start Oct. 1. Two-person teams will play a 9-hole round in a scramble format each week for eight weeks. The winners will be determined by the lowest six of eight weekly scores. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place teams. League participants will choose a Monday-Thursday tee time which best accommodates their schedules. Teams will be placed in leagues based on their total team handicap. If necessary, one player ...

We at the "The Fight Continues" are starting a Veteran Service Project for the first Veterans Day after the end of the Iraq war. For all young Veterans who want to give something back, we at "The Fight Continues" will read all names of our fallen veterans throughout all conflicts from the birth of the United States of America. This being the first Veterans Day since Operation Iraqi Freedom, will be your chance for the younger generation of Veterans to not only participate, but see what Veterans Day is all about. Also, it will be a chance for the Veterans ...

As Coventry's largest social landlord and part of the wider WM Housing Group, Whitefriars Housing is actively working towards waste minimisation to responsibly reduce its impact on the wider environment. It is really refreshing to work alongside an organisation like Whitefriars that treats it waste paper stream with such reverence, it destroys all of its paper by-products via a secure shredding process. Representing approximately 14.5 tonnes of paper per year, we are undertaking a regular onsite confidential shredding service for 10 sites across Coventry. All the paper ...

The America First or Last Movement will work with grassroots education organizations in 38 states and 95 school districts to try to increase the U.S. High School Graduation Rate for the Class of 2016 by 3%; through a National High School Graduation Pledge Campaign. The United States high school graduation rates currently stands at only 75 percent, according to the 2012 report - Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic, released by the Alliance for Excellent Education, America's Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, and ...

Odinight, a leading mobile developer, announced the release of several new math drills for Android smartphones targeted at students in grades 1-7. Math becomes easier with practice. However, most Apps available to parents are generic and don't provide grade specific questions geared to specific student levels. Also, in addition to being complicated for kids to use, they don't provide proper feedback to the parent. Odinight bridges that gap by providing a simple, targeted App that provides feedback to the parent. The president of Odinight commented: "I find that ...

Pilgrim's Tales, a travel book publisher based in Hawaii, is proud to announce that author/explorer Brandon Wilson's four travel adventure books are now also available from BarnesandNoble.com as NOOK editions. A constant theme in all of Wilson's books is that ordinary people can conquer seemingly extraordinary challenges—and his latest award-winning book is a prime example. Over the Top & Back Again: Hiking X the Alps chronicles the ups and downs of an intrepid midlife couple who dig deep to hike across eight countries on the daunting Via Alpina. Besides promising ...

This was a joint submission with Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust who describes Incident Log as "A superb piece of software that even in its first iteration is probably one of the biggest steps forward in major incident response for years''. Incident Log revolutionises the way that organisations record, retain, manage and audit information during incidents. By increasing transparency across single and multi-agency events Incident Log improves the quality of content together with the availability of auditable and admissible records. The award submission demonstrates ...

Exchange Data International (EDI), a premier back office financial data provider, today announced it adopted Bloomberg's Global Securities Identifiers ('BBGID') to name and track all equities securities in its Worldwide Corporate Actions service. EDI is the latest financial data provider to adopt Bloomberg's Open Symbology (BSYM), an open and free-use system for naming global securities across all asset classes with a BBGID, a 12 digit alpha-numeric identifier for financial instruments. EDI has implemented BBGID numbers in its equities reference, pricing and corporate ...

VooFoo Studios, developer of Hustle Kings, Pure Chess and Big Sky Infinity, has announced plans to relocate the studio to offices in Birmingham city centre. Formerly located in Wolverhampton, VooFoo will relocate to spacious offices at Birmingham Science Park, the home of the LAUNCH: Future Gaming & Digital Conference and numerous other industry events, in October 2012. VooFoo Studios, who celebrated its 5th birthday earlier in 2012, is also embarking on a recruitment drive for an as yet unannounced upcoming project. Founded in 2007, VooFoo has enjoyed continued ...

Music and song has always served as a catalyst to help Black/African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife; cultivate, embrace and express individuality; as well as represented that living connection to and displayed through craftily-strung together lyrics trophies of cultural history, knowledge and heritage. In spite of all the adversities and calamities African-American enslaved ancestors were forced to endure, they demonstrated an unrelenting capacity to survive, overcome and prevail despite the odds. This was all accomplished through ...

Angelo DiStefano, 51, has struggled with cystic fibrosis his entire life. He was confined to a wheelchair and every breath was a challenge. Along with his wife he spent years researching a variety of treatments that could improve his condition. They discovered Zannos G. Grekos, MD chief medical officer of Intercellular Sciences, LLC and a world leader in the field of adult stem cell therapy. Working with Intercellular they determined a new course of treatment. See Mr. DiStefano talk about his CF and Dr. Grekos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5nSguq5U1U DiStefano ...

Brisk sales and recent sold-out phase releases have facilitated the need for the release of phase four at Pardee Homes' Sorrento Heights. The new release will take place on Saturday, September 29th. The builder is expected to release eight homes for sale. Located above Sorrento Valley on the mesas and hills that overlook the natural canyons of Los Penasquitos Canyon, Sorrento Heights includes 113 energy-efficient homes; pricing is from the $650,000s. Sorrento Heights features sophisticated, single-family detached homes with four bedrooms, two and one-half to three ...

Exlar announces the release of its new Systems Brochure, summarizing its expanded engineering services and system capabilities. With over 25 years of experience designing, developing and manufacturing advanced industrial-grade electromechanical actuators, Exlar's Systems group provides another level of service to its customers by delivering market-leading, quality motion control solutions or custom actuation solutions that go beyond its broad catalog offering. The Systems group offers personalized service assessing application-specific needs to engineer, test and ...

Orange County plastic surgery specialist Dr. Andrew Smith says liposuction can be highly beneficial for men and women who want an easy and effective way to remove excess body fat. "People frequently visit my practice with questions concerning the effectiveness of cosmetic procedures," Dr. Smith says. "Two key elements of a procedure's effectiveness are whether the results are noticeable to the patient and how long those results last. "I say 'noticeable to the patient' because I try to create natural-looking results that are apparent only to the ...

While the demand for plastic surgery has remained fairly static in recent years, the number of practitioners offering cosmetic procedures has grown significantly. According to Dr. Simeon Wall, Jr., of The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery, the increase in physicians calling themselves "cosmetic surgeons" has been a major reason he and other board-certified plastic surgeons are increasingly being sought out for corrective surgery. "We've seen a flood of doctors, many not trained in surgery of any type, into cosmetic medicine and surgery because maybe they can ...

VariBlend established the Center to enable a greater range of customers to explore its dual-chambered variable ratio dispensing package. The Center is equipped with all of the resources to support application development, product design, application testing and trial run product filling. Lead by Yerby, the 6,000 square-foot facility, based in Greenville, SC, is currently staffed with a supply chain manager, package design engineers and laboratory technicians. Yerby brings an extensive resume of packaging expertise to Variblend, and as VP of Operations, will oversee ...

In a brand new free training webinar, Gina Hiatt Ph.D., founder of Finish Agent, Inc., an online membership software and business system, reveals why her revolutionary group coaching system inspires clients to take action. Hiatt says that coaches don't pay enough attention to results, and getting clients to take regular action towards their goals is the only way to get results. As a clinical psychologist and coach, Hiatt is poking holes in coaches' typical way of coaching - all in the interest of client results. "As a coach, you might think your clients are destined ...

Today SpecifiTek announces that it is accepting technical and creative writing and editing assignments. Established just recently, SpecifiTek is seeking to capture a segment of the great demand that exists from individuals and businesses for technical communications of all types. According to SpecifiTek owner, Stephen Foster, "The company is uniquely qualified for technical communications projects both large and small." While its focus is on technical writing and editing as they pertain to financial services, SpecifiTek also plans to take on the following ...

In late August this year, the Chief Executive Officer of Goodman Global Inc., David Swift, went from Houston, Texas to Osaka, Japan to attend a news conference. The world's now largest air conditioner manufacturer, Daikin Industries Ltd., is acquiring this monumental competitor company for the astonishing sum of $3.7 billion. Daikin intends to use this to extend its residential heating and cooling ventures into North America. This move unites two of the HVAC market's biggest players. David Swift, CEO of Goodman Global, was quoted as assaying, "The combination of ...

Train Aid Ltd has introduced a home study scheme for their open paediatric first aid courses. The new scheme applied to the London based open courses at the Quakers meeting house and the Highgate Road Chapel. This new concept will hopefully ease the strain on candidates who work full time during the week, as there will now only be a requirement to attend one day of the training. The other day is completed through an innovative work pack from the comfort of their own homes. Work packs are easy to understand, which enable users to research theoretical topics, and then ...

Tom Hess, virtuoso guitarist in symphonic metal band Rhapsody Of Fire has created an online resource for guitar players that explains the process for writing highly intense and emotional guitar melodies. Many guitarists spend a great deal of time practicing to develop their guitar technique only to have a hard time applying what they have learned when they are ready to begin writing music. As a result, they experience a lot of frustration when they cannot use the skills they have learned to express themselves. As a response to this common situation, Hess makes these ...