In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month experts at the University of Houston are available to discuss a range of topics, from obesity in Hispanic children to how the Mexican migration is viewed in popular culture to Hispanic history and politics. HISPANIC HEALTHY MARRIAGE INITIATIVE The fortunes of the United States are tied to the fortunes of the Hispanic family. Hispanics are the largest and still fastest-growing group in the U.S., representing 16 percent of the population, and expected to be nearly 20 percent by 2030 and 33 percent by 2050. While Hispanic communities ...

Paul H. Yarbrough, author of the critically acclaimed and 2011 and 2012 Amazon Bestseller Southern fiction novel, Mississippi Cotton, will be holding a book signing on Friday, September 21st from 5 to 7 PM, at Hastings Books, located at 2004 Texas Ave S, College Station, TX 77840. "I am excited to be in College Station, TX as part of my book tour for Mississippi Cotton," said Paul H. Yarbrough. "This book is mystifying and is written in a style that is distinctly Southern, but one that appeals to all readers with different tastes and preferences." Mississippi ...

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month and Ella's Tea Party is pleased to announce the long-awaited Childhood Cancer Research license plate. Arizona motorists starting this week can purchase the plate and proceeds stay in Arizona for research and funding of childhood cancer treatments. Beginning September 24th, Arizona vehicle owners may purchase the plates online at http://www.ServiceArizona.com or order their plate at any MVD or Authorized MVD Third Party office. The plate will cost $25 annually, and $17 of that fee will fund childhood cancer research ...

Krista Neher (www.kristaneher.com), Entrepreneur and CEO of Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), will be speaking at the fifth annual "Growing as a Leader" conference put on by Women in Business Networking. This one-day event on Wednesday, September 19th will bring together community, business, and government leaders from all over the Midwest. Women in Business Networking started out as a small idea and has grown into the leading organization for women in business in and around Ohio. Each year, the "Growing as a Leader" conference has grown ...

Vitamin C Communications, is proud to announce its second Brickell Festival of 2012, handpicked by Samuel Adams to host one of three Octoberfest in the nation. Brickell Festival's Octoberfest presented by Samuel Adams, will be taking place in the heart of Brickell, 1001 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33131, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 & 6, 2012, City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, will kick off the event with a traditional celebratory prost at 6pm. Guests will enjoy 8 hours of beer sampling,16 styles of beers, bites from 10 local restaurants, El Vato, Novecento, Dolores ...

The Barbados Beach Soccer International Cup scheduled for September 28th - 30th 2012 represents the first ever, international beach soccer tournament. Players from Brazil, the US and the Caribbean, will meet on the beautiful beaches of Barbados to compete for the championship title. This new and exciting format of the world's favorite game is part of The Banks Barbados Beach Soccer International Festival—a thrilling weekend with of non-stop action that caters to the entire family. "The Banks Barbados Beach Soccer International Festival features more than just ...

Dominion Systems, Inc. a leading provider of Employee Resource Management solutions, released a group scheduling enhancement within LaborSource to allow supervisors to better manage employee schedules. LaborSource is an integrated time and attendance solution offered by Dominion Systems. "Group scheduling helps mangers effectively do their job," said Dominion Systems President and CEO, Jud Highhill. "By allowing managers access to this powerful tool, they can get a snapshot of who is working when, and make adjustments when needed." Their latest ...

Today, Neil McConnell, CEO along with his partner Ryan Phillips announced the launch of their latest venture, Fractal Apps, at Dreamforce 2012 where the company is showcasing its product line of productivity apps. Fractal Apps provides a broad spectrum of apps that solve very specific business problems, pain points and bottlenecks for sales and marketing, accounting, customer support, operations and management. Mr. McConnell, a veteran entrepreneur who was formerly the Co-founder and COO of Security Weaver, an Inc.5000 Company, has created Fractal Apps to address customer ...

Volubill the leading provider of policy and charging software today announced that Orange Reunion has implemented Volubill's solution for pre and post-paid data charging, including policy for new features such as anti-bill shock. Reflecting the Africa region as a whole, the Island of Reunion has seen a large increase in mobile data usage and the company is looking to build on their existing customer care policies by introducing a bill shock capability in order to manage customer expectation. Orange has implemented Volubill's Business System (VBS) designed to manage user ...

Thomas Lodi, M.D. is the leading expert in the field of Integrative Oncology. Dr Lodi has dedicated his career to the research and application of comprehensive cancer care by identifying and addressing the root causes of cancer. He is founder and chief physician at An Oasis of Healing; the only Alternative Cancer Care clinic of it's kind. Through his research, educational video productions, writing, and the establishing of cancer healing centers around the world he strives to empower patients how to Stop Making Cancer by identifying and resolving the underlying causes of ...

AtNewSoft Announces the Release of Password Recovery, Instantly Reset Windows Password. California, USA-July 26, 2012- At NewSoft, a division of FarStone Technology announces the release and availability of At Password Recovery. At Password Recovery software is used to recover, or reset lost user and administrator passwords used to log on to Windows operating systems. At Password Recovery is the perfect solution for resetting user Window passwords, which saves all important data and time instead of reinstalling windows. At Password Recovery is helping all of its users ...

Golden Shovel Agency continues their busy year of conferences with a trip to Wyoming for the Wyoming Economic Development Association (WEDA) and the Wyoming Chamber Partnership (WCP) Fall Economic Development Conference. This is the second year in a row that Golden Shovel will be attending and they are looking forward to another great conference. Attendees will be introduced to the state's broadband plan, the grant program LinkWYOMING, the new Business Ready Communities Planning Grant, and Zoom Prospector On top of these great sessions, Golden Shovel Agency's sales ...

Wine Country Stores (www.winecountrystores.com), a successful liquor store chain in New Jersey, is co-hosting St Therese's Fifth Annual Wine Tasting Event. The event will be held on Saturday, October 13 from 7PM-10PM at St. Therese Academy. The Fifth Annual Wine Tasting Event is a fundraiser for the school. The event boasts an impressive number of attractions like music from a live Classical guitarist, a wonderful assortment of cheeses, fruits, and other foods, non-alcoholic beverages, and samples of fine wines from around the world, which will be provided by Wine ...

Geoff Ficke, President of international Consumer Product Development and Branding Consulting firm Duquesa Marketing announced today that his group has appointed The Southern Link to handle sales of Lori Leigh Designs Earring Chalets in the states of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. "The Southern Link has a strong history of success with luxury fashion accessory and jewelry lines", noted Mr. Ficke. "Their Atlanta showroom is stunning and their strong retail relationships were crucial to our decision to roll ...

SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage products, is introducing the new Phoenix Firebird family of media asset management archiving appliances for organizations that are struggling with storage of video, audio, and still images. These affordable, professional-grade, network storage archive systems are engineered with the needs of video professionals in mind. Powered by the award-winning Phoenix VCM content management software, the Phoenix Firebird family of digital media archive appliances delivers best-of-breed hardware and software ...

The numbers are staggering. Every day we share the roadways knowing we should be focused on the task at hand, yet a recent survey revealed 55 million drivers admit to driving while distracted. An estimated 9 percent of drivers (or 1.2 million) say they speak into either a handheld or hands-free mobile device and more than a quarter of the population admit to having texted while driving. Statistics like these are why the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) sponsors Drive Safely Work Week each year during the first week of October. NAFA Fleet Management Association ...

The latest release includes all the web services required to use the new mobile app (available on iOS and Android ). This app enables users to order prints, photo enlargements, greeting cards, postcards, posters and can support any other single and double-sided printed products. The new version of the mobile app, being demonstrated this week at Photokina, fits in with Mediaclip's line of white-label online, desktop and kiosk software solutions for retailors, printers and web service providers wishing to offer photo product personalization. According to Marion Duchesne ...

Feed a Child's Mind Fundraiser (FACM), an Oregon based school fundraising company in conjunction with the Museum Tour Catalog, receives the 2012 Seal of Approval from the National Parenting Center. Museum Tour Catalog company, already supporting museums, developed FACM to help fill the budgetary gaps that all schools are facing. After requests from local schools to partner with them and provide quality products that would interest their families, as well as a profit for the school, Feed a Child's Mind Fundraiser was born. As David Katzner, President of the National ...

To mark 'National Cruise Week' (15th - 23rd September 2012), Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a special brochure of cruises to the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Europe, the Arctic, Iceland and Norway, from a choice of regional UK ports. Guests booking any of these attractive cruises by 30th September 2012 will qualify for a FREE upgrade to the new 'All Inclusive' package, which means that selected beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks will be included in the cruise price. The upgrade applies to the first 100 bookings on each departure. In addition to this ...

Point Brands, makers of iXtreme Hydrator (iX), a caffeine-free electrolyte infused, lightly carbonated functional beverage, today announced that it has secured distribution with Newcastle, Colo.-based Innermountain Distributing Co., serving 12 Western Colorado counties, including Summit, Eagle, Gunnison and Leadville. With the addition of Innermountain, iX now reaches over 20 percent of Colorado's five million population. Innermountain is a full service distributor serving well-know brands such as Red Bull, Izze and Arizona Teas. "We are extremely pleased to ...

EIM (Excellence In Motivation) has recently published a white paper outlining the top 10 mistakes employers make when launching an employee recognition program. The paper was written in response to the common employee recognition "blunders" often made by well-meaning HR managers. In fact, the good intentions of an employee recognition program can backfire if the program is not thoughtfully planned out and orchestrated. Common mistakes include Poor Communication, Lack of Strategy, Lame Rewards and use of Yesterday's Technology. EIM has developed a simple and ...

Muffin's Halo TM is a custom designed product to guide blind/visually impaired dogs and safeguard them from bumping into walls and objects. This NEW patent pending device is a great aid to help them become familiar with existing or new surroundings quickly. Blindness can be caused by several factors such as: glaucoma, corneal problems, cancer, trauma, retinal diseases, diabetes, cataracts and/or genetics. The most common reasons include cataracts, glaucoma and diabetes. While any breed can be affected, the following pure breeds are more prevalent than mixed breeds to ...

Rescue Alert of California announced today the launch of a Labor Day offer on medical alert systems. This promotion provides a discount on the company's monthly subscription to monitoring service with the purchase of a senior medical alert system. "To celebrate Labor Day and mark the end of summer, we wanted to offer something seniors and caregivers could use every day" Said Lindsey Brewster of Rescue Alert of California. "With the tough economy, we are taking this opportunity to put more senior medical alerts in the hands of seniors and caregivers. With ...

The VIP gift bags for this year's 2012 Emmy Award nominees will include a signed copy of Reiki for Dogs, the groundbreaking new book from entrepreneur, speaker and educator Kathleen Prasad. The luxury gift bags will be passed out to celebrities, stylists and media attending the exclusive, invite-only 2012 Red Carpet Celebrity Luxury Lounge, which benefits SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals) LA. This year's VIP event will be held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills on September 19 to honor Emmy Award nominees. Reiki for Dogs (Ulysses Press), handpicked ...

The first day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2012-2013 Celebrity Stylist/Author, Delvon Johnson, stepped on some of the most elite red carpets and charity events. The Adrian Alicea 2013 S/S Hybrids of the Deep Blue Sea was one of the most spectacular. It was one of the biggest fashion shows of New York City's Fashion Week. Over 600 guests packed the house at St. Barts Cathedral to see the fabulous designs that Alicea brought to life. With the models made up like exotic sea creatures, the runway was live with excitement. @ Celebrities found on the front row included TV ...