Distracted driving is a killer. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 3,000 people died in 2010 in motor vehicle accidents that involved a distracted driver. While a driver can be distracted by a variety of things, one of the main culprits is texting, which makes a driver 23 times more likely to get into an accident than when driving when not distracted. Ohio Law Bans Texting While Driving Ohio recently took steps in the fight against distracted driving when Governor John Kasich signed into law a bill that forbids texting while ...

On September 29, 2012, Executive Chef Ronnie Killen of Killen's Steakhouse in Pearland will return to New York City as guest chef at the renowned James Beard House. Killen, a Pearland native, will highlight Texas Barbeque techniques in a five-course dinner "The Art of Smoke." Widely respected as the "Carnegie Hall of Cooking," the James Beard House is the former home of the man who paved the way for many of today's high profile chefs and is considered by many to be the father of gastronomy. Today, the James Beard House offers its members the opportunity ...

Ari Hallmark, a victim in the April 27, 2011, tornado that struck Arab, Ala., has published a book titled To Heaven After the Storm with InstantPublisher. In the book, Hallmark depicts her tornado experience in vivid detail as well as her quick trip to Heaven with five of her family members who passed away that day, including her mother and father. She co-authored the book with her mentor, Dr. Lisa Reburn, a life-time educator with a PhD in early childhood curriculum and instruction. Hallmark, now 7-years-old, began meeting with Reburn on a weekly basis in fall 2011 ...

Lori Torline, President of Lori Leigh Designs, Inc. announced today that her fashion and jewelry accessory product atelier has appointed Next Step Reps to handle wholesale sales activity in the key states of California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. "Next Step Reps is one of the most successful sales agencies in the wholesale gift industry", said Ms. Torline. "The lines they represent are among the strongest in the gift and fashion accessory categories and they are most adept at pioneering exciting new lines such as our Earring Chalets ". "We ...

The Harford Land Trust (HLT), a non-profit organization that helps protect farms and forests and create community parks in Harford County, will hold its first annual Harvest Moon Dinner and Auction fundraiser on October 27, 2012, at the Bel Air Armory in Bel Air, Maryland. The Harvest Moon Dinner and Auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction. The silent auction will close just before dinner is served at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a live auction and live entertainment from The Wallis Brothers Band with Dar Coomes. "Through ...

North Carolina's biggest motorcycle lifestyle event is coming soon. WHAT: North Carolina's biggest motorcycle lifestyle event is coming soon. The Ray Price Capital City Bikefest presented by Nationwide Insurance returns to downtown Raleigh next month. Organized by Ray Price Harley-Davidson, the destination festival is centered on the iconic Harley-Davidson brand, with live music and entertainment, food, vendors, special shows and exhibits, and thousands of motorcycles. This year's festival will feature a sparkling Parade of Lights just after opening ceremonies. Motorcycles ...

Rittersprinting.com, a Miami printing company provides Miami printing services that can help assure that business can make full use of smart phone and other mobile applications. Through using SR codes on direct mail Miami businesses can reach many customers that may have ignored mailings in the past. A quick scan of the bar code can easily enhance the materials a Miami printing company produces. When some people think of mobile marketing, they do not think of a printing company Miami businesses are discovering that Miami printing services are exactly what they need. ...

Alcove Cafe and Bakery, a Los Feliz cafe known for its relaxed, fun atmosphere and a unique space for private parties, meetings and special events, presents All Things Bridal, a midsummer bridal event on Thursday, August 30th from 6pm - 9pm in their historic bungalow. Featuring local Los Feliz wedding artisans, All Things Bridal will present the soon-to-be-married with exquisite wedding resources which will embody the essence of a personal, unique, and unforgettable wedding. With the perfect blend of unique bridal vendors, brides and grooms will have the opportunity ...

The Metro Health Hospital Foundation will host Feelin' Grand on Saturday, Sept. 22. Proceeds from the annual black-tie fundraiser will benefit the Metro Health Child Life Program, which uses developmental interventions and play to make help young patients and their families understand and adjust to their medical experiences. Metro Health is one of only a handful of community hospitals in the country to provide dedicated child life specialists, who provide activities such as medical play, preparation and education before surgery, pain management techniques and others. "Children ...

This September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). Internet Tech Specialists has committed to participate in National Preparedness to increase preparedness throughout the U.S. The event, now in its ninth year, is a nationwide, month-long effort hosted by the Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps, encouraging households, businesses and communities to prepare and plan for emergencies. Internet Tech Specialists is participating this year by raising awareness of being prepared for businesses and the tech industry through their social media campaign, blog posts, and newsletter. One ...

Residents throughout South Florida are invited to sharpen their leadership skills and entrepreneurial abilities in a two-day Miami Community Leadership Forum on September 8th and 9th hosted by Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida. The Forum is free to attend and will be held at the Joseph Caleb Center. Instructors from the education sector, non-profit organizations, and private sector will guide participants on a series of topics that cover community and leadership issues, with a focus on helping residents learn from each other about how to use leadership skills ...

The Continental Group (TCG), a FirstService Residential Management company, will host a Continental Certified Educational Program Seminar Panel for Condominium Associations in West Palm Beach. The seminar, titled: Strategic Financial Planning for Condominium Associations, will take place on Wednesday, September 5th at 6 p.m. at the West Palm Hilton located at 150 Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406. This event, facilitated by Rob Rabin, Chief Operating Officer of The Continental Group, is open to all community residents, condo association board members ...

Cactus Technologies Limited is now offering a wide variety of Commercial Grade and Industrial Grade SATA Storage Solutions, from 2GB solder down Industrial Grade SATAChip to the high capacity 2.5" Industrial Grade SSD and Commercial Grade SATA SSD products. Steve Larrivee, Cactus Technologies VP Sales & Marketing, commented, "Cactus Technologies offers an Industrial Grade SATA Flash Storage Solution for any Industrial Application. For OEM Applications with less stringent requirements, Cactus offers our Commercial Grade SATA SSD products." 1.8" ...

Mills Products, Inc., a major North American metal fabricator specializing in high-end paint finishes, was recently awarded a contract to powder coat cargo shade covers for a European luxury automotive manufacturer. The Tier Two automotive contract requires Mills Products to paint several thousand parts for use in a 2013 model sports utility vehicle (SUV). "We're proud that our paint finishing experience and reputation continue to prove themselves in the automotive market," said Darrell Adcock, President of Mills Products. "We complete thousands of finishing ...

This September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). Indiana-based Hartman Inventory has committed to participate in National Preparedness to increase preparedness throughout the U.S. The event, now in its ninth year, is a nationwide, month-long effort hosted by the Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps, encouraging households, businesses and communities to prepare and plan for emergencies. Hartman Inventory is participating this year by raising awareness of being prepared for renters, homeowners and businesses through their social media campaign, blog posts, and newsletter. One ...

McConkey Development Company, a full service commercial real estate investment company located in Bellevue, Washington announces the launch of its newly designed website at http://www.McConkeyDev.com. "As McConkey Development Company continues to grow and expand, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new site that has been redesigned to better educate visitors as to the services we offer including commercial real estate acquisitions, development, property management and consulting," said Fred McConkey, president and owner. "Our newly redesigned ...

Avocet Sales & Marketing, Inc., has teamed with Ecreativeworks to build and launch a new company website. The new and improved site, http://www.avocetsales.com, is designed to give visitors and potential clients a complete rundown of the company's services and capabilities. For over 20 years, Avocet Sales & Marketing has been the industry expert for sourcing custom products, contract manufacturing, automation services, and assembly solutions. Covering the Northern California and Northwestern Nevada regions, the company works directly with their clients' engineering ...

Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a trusted leader in social media and Internet marketing education, is proud to announce that their top-rated Social Media and Internet Marketing course is now available to business professionals everywhere. Boot Camp Digital has provided corporate training to organizations like GE, P&G, Macy's, Google and the United States Senate as well as a popular live 2-Day Boot Camp. The new Online Boot Camp allows business professionals to access the top-rated social media training 24 hours, 7 days a week from the comfort of their ...

The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (The Council) will explore minority business opportunities in the healthcare industry at its Second Annual Healthcare Symposium, "Healthcare: A Now Frontier for Multicultural Businesses," held on Wednesday, September 5 at the News Corporation, located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, from 9:00am - 3:00pm. The program is free. Healthcare is the second-largest industry in the United States. In 2003, annual healthcare expenditures were estimated at $1.5 trillion, according to the National Health ...

Katonah Art Center is hosting its Grand Opening of Katonah Arts Performing Arts on September 9th, from 12pm to 3pm, at 131 Bedford Road in Katonah. This celebration marks the opening of Katonah Art Center's newly renovated dance studio, and will preview some of the new dance classes. A true celebration, the opening will also have face painting, balloons and live music. In addition to the usual open house fare of Life Drawing, Painting, Pottery and Arts and Crafts, the Grand Opening will offer free performing arts classes throughout the day. The classes are all designed ...

Gold Mobile , and its GoMo Rewards Platform, has teamed up with EZ Referral Network to deliver a fully integrated social, mobile, and card referral reward system with immediate "in-the-moment" sales actions tied directly to a dealer's BDC (Business Development Center). The system connects consumers with sales people through simple mobile and digital tools that allow referrals to be tracked from originator to sale. If a referral results in a car sale the referrer receives cash on their prepaid card. "At Sansone Jr's 66 Automall we have sold 91 cars directly ...

Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium golf shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced today that the winner of the LPGA Canadian Open at Coquitlam, British Columbia, played Graphite Design Tour AD shafts. A total of 9 of the top 10 finishers played Graphite Design shafts. According to Tak Yamada, President, Graphite Design, "It was exciting to watch history being made at the Canadian Open. We congratulate this young player on her outstanding victory as an amateur in an LPGA event and we wish her continued success throughout her career." The ...

Sassy Scrubs, a medical scrub uniform manufacturer located in Upstate New York, had the pleasure of making the perfect "water themed" Lab Coat for "Dr. H2O - the Superhero of Science". Kansas City based Superhero, Wilbur Dunnell, has been hard at work solving the problems of homeowners in his how-to show called "On Tap". Produced for the Kansas City Water Services Department, the show features the good Doctor, with his team of half a dozen science students in their own lab coats, solving problems together through the use of science. Sassy ...

EBD Group, the leading partnering firm for the life science industry, and Generic Pharma 2.0 today announced Pharma Meetings, a meeting planning platform to facilitate engagement among attendees and exhibitors. Pharma Meetings will be launched at CPhI, the world's leading pharmaceutical networking event with over 29,500 attendees from over 130 countries and 2,200 exhibitors. Pharma Meetings is a heavyweight networking and planning platform running on EBD Group's partnering360 online life science professional network. Designed to run alongside events, Pharma Meetings ...

SpokesWomen, a professional networking group for women in the cycling industry founded by Robin Bylenga, creator and proprietor of Pedal Chic, a women's specific bike shop and April Lemly, founder of Chicks on Bikes Radio, are excited to announce several networking events at Interbike 2012 in Las Vegas, NV in September. SpokesWomen and Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) have teamed up to host two networking events coinciding with the largest annual gathering for the cycling industry, Interbike 2012. Interbike provides an opportunity to connect with the entire industry, ...