A man from Hickory, North Carolina, was released from prison recently after serving more than 24 years for a crime he has always maintained he did not commit. Now 65 years old, Willie Grimes was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1988 for the rape of a 69-year-old woman. In April 2012, however, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission decided unanimously that there is enough credible evidence of his innocence to warrant a review of his conviction by a three-judge panel later this year. If all three judges agree that Grimes is innocent, his conviction ...

Until recently, the California state Medi-Cal insurance program covered home health care services to disabled children. The program paid for home nurses to administer medications, handle feedings and provide other treatment for children whose disabilities require skilled care, allowing them to remain at home. In July 2011, the Gold Coast Health Plan took over the administration of the Medi-Cal plan in Ventura County, and was charged with containing costs. Families feared there could be changes in coverage. Gold Coast has begun the process of determining which patients ...

Aurovine - the music platform offering the best artist payouts on the web, today launched their first official public version of their website. In Beta since May 22nd, Aurovine have been listening to artist requests and making improvements to the site on a daily basis. The site offers a unique and rewarding way for bands and fans to interact instantly and enables artists to sell music directly to the fans with every transaction immediately paid out into their paypal accounts. "We bring the bands directly to the fans with no need for complicated aggregators, middle ...

According to home staging expert Debra Gould, people entering the home staging industry often end up wasting thousands of dollars on low-quality training programs. On the Home Staging Business Report blog, Gould warns home stagers what to watch out for. "Many companies claiming to offer home staging credentials are led by people who have never earned a living as home stagers," says Gould. "If you don't think that matters, consider how likely they are to teach you things that work in the real world." According to Gould, home stagers often choose ...

With growing public awareness that child sexual abuse is far more prevalent than previously believed, many parents are wondering how to protect their kids from sexual predators. As many as one in three girls and one in seven boys will be sexually abused at some point in their childhood, according to "Stop It Now!," an organization that aims to prevent sexual abuse of children by "mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed." "Parents must be aware of the fact that most sexual abuse ...

MaxiAids Products for Independent Living, http://www.MaxiAids.com, leading distributor of items for the blind and visually impaired, deaf and hearing impaired and seniors, will be exhibiting at the AER (Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired) International Conference, July 18-20 in Bellevue, Washington. The AER conference brings low vision rehabilitation therapists, counselors and other vision professionals together in a forum where they can exchange ideas and learn from each other, as well as attend scheduled sessions. The ultimate ...

NextLot's online bidding software has been monumental in transforming heavy equipment and farm equipment auctions in Canada. As the industry grows, the popularity of online bidding is on the rise. The secret to the success of these auctions has been the convenience of a bidder being able to bid in real-time on equipment from their homes or offices. NextLot has partnered with multiple auctioneers in Canada to provide a bidder-friendly system to bidders around the world. In the first half of 2012, NextLot noticed a steady growth in online participation throughout Canada. ...

For the first time the whitening cream for intimate zones Intilight has appeared in Russia. An official distributor of the product is Wiam Ltd. (Intilight.ru). It gives many women and men an opportunity to make their body even more beautiful and to take advantage of the innovative product for intimate and skin sensitive zone whitening. The detailed information about the product and its applying, producer and effect is given on site Intilight.ru which is the product official site in RuNet. Cream Intilight is a new level of the intimate hygiene. Today, the body beauty ...

The Candy Cottage, a ready-to-decorate, no bake, reusable gingerbread house, has officially launched The Candy Cottage Party Pack. Appealing to a broader market with the same concept in mind, the new Party Pack comes as a set of four, snap together, ready-to-decorate mini gingerbread houses. The new Party Pack is available just in time for the 2012 holiday season. Aimed at helping families make memories as sweet as their decorated creations, The Candy Cottage - created by two North Carolina moms - has introduced a new way for families and friends to celebrate and spend ...

Inlanta Mortgage announced today its expansion into New England with Alpine Mortgage, LLC joining Inlanta in June. New Regional Vice President Scott Reid and his team will be responsible for continuing Inlanta's expansion throughout the New England region. New offices are now open in Manchester, N.H., Newington, N.H., Portland, Maine, and Augusta, Maine. The new branches will bring 20 new mortgage consultants to the Inlanta team, as well as seven support staff additions. By partnering with Inlanta, loan originators are able to focus their efforts to customers and ...

The Centre for Market Reform of Education (CMRE) has invited Adam Caller, education consultant and founder of Tutors International, and other industry leaders to participate in a round table to explore the case for a new professional body for private tutors. James Croft, Director of the CMRE, stated that "While many agencies have invested significantly in vetting and quality control, the industry as a whole has been slow to recognise best practice and follow their lead. As such we believe that the sector remains vulnerable to unwelcome regulatory intervention." Tutors ...

Constant changes in fraud schemes and trends make it difficult for organizations to look into possible fraudulent activity or know the steps to help prevent fraudulent activities from occurring. With insight from some of the industry's leading experts, BKD's Forensics & Valuation Services division has created http://www.BKDForensics.com. This interactive blog is aimed to help users stay up-to-date with information on fraud schemes and trends, financial investigations, litigation support and computer forensics. Site visitors can access information through multiple ...

Attorney and Certified Public Accountant Jo Ann Koontz has been appointed to the Human Services Advisory Council, an advisory board for the Sarasota County government. She will fill the vacancy for a Certified Public Accountant. Created by the Board of County Commissioners, the Human Services Advisory Council provides a conduit for citizen input to the County Commissioners regarding contracted Human Services and makes recommendations to the commissioners on Human Services policy. The organization consists of 19 members from various sectors of the community serving ...

PMG Sports, a top sports marketing and athlete representation agency specializing in Olympic athletes, is proud to announce that 13 of its Olympic athletes and coaches will be heading to London this Summer to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games. The complete list of PMG Sports athletes and the events in which they will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games are as follows: USA Swimming - Athletes • Amanda Weir - 400 Free Relay • Clark Burckle - 200 Breast • Cullen Jones - 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay • Eric Shanteau - 100 Breast • Tyler Clary - 200 Fly, ...

Consumer identity theft is in the news every day, and for good reason: consumers are the fastest growing victims of identity theft. They often become victims as a direct result of small businesses not safeguarding their personal information. From exposed credit card information at a restaurant to easily accessible patient records at a physician's office, small businesses need to keep sensitive data under lock and key to provide protection from identity theft. Are you one of those small businesses ignoring identity theft threats? If so, you are putting your business ...

Allstate Insurance Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Wilson today praised Congress for including incentive grants to encourage states to adopt optimal graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws as part of its just-passed Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. Allstate has been a leading and tireless advocate for graduated driver licensing provisions that help protect teen drivers. "We applaud Congress for taking a major step forward to support efforts to reduce the number of teenagers that die in auto accidents. Our employees and ...

The Tummy Tight non-surgical tummy-tuck home kit was put to the test recently on the Good Day Sacramento morning show. The Tummy Tight kit is comprised of a surgical grade compression bandage and a liquid mineral serum which is applied to the bandage before it is snuggly wrapped around the midsection and worn for 30 to 45 minutes, three times weekly. The company that created the kit, Beauty Be Natural, promises a trimmer, tighter waistline in as little as one week if used as directed. According to their Web site, http://www.beautybenatural.com, some women may notice ...

The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM), in its goal to provide member benefits which bring high-quality products and services to its members, has joined together with Precision Medical Devices to bring the T-RING digital tourniquet to AAUCM members for use in their Urgent Care clinics. The T-RING is the world's fastest, safest and easiest to use digital tourniquet. It was designed by an emergency physician to reduce the high rate of complications related to digit injuries, most often resulting from missed tendon and nerve injuries and missed foreign bodies. ...

Marketing Research Services Global Leader Civicom will speak at Merlien's Market Research in the Mobile World in Cincinnati July 18th - 19th to show support to the marketing research industry in embracing the emergence of more sophisticated and advanced mobile marketing research technology. Picture this - a consumer enters a supermarket and goes to the aisle where your product is located. The person takes your product and puts it on the push cart then proceeds to buying other goods. Five minutes later, the consumer is back in the same aisle and returns your product ...

Brookline College, a multi-campus higher education organization headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., has announced Todd Rash recently joined the company as associate vice president of marketing and design. Rash is responsible for managing marketing and creative services for Brookline College, which includes five campuses and an online division. "Todd's experience in marketing, advertising and graphic design will help Brookline College to further raise awareness for our programs in health care, business and legal studies through both traditional and new media channels," ...

This not-for-profit Activist Arts Festival features music, visual and interactive art, comedy, speakers and theatrics - including this year's Festival Theme of socially relevant Film Shorts. With over 40 performances/screenings, this 7 hour event will be a landmark experience. Partners for this event include the Artivist Film Festival, KPFK Radio, Project Peace On Earth, LA Food Bank & Cell-nique. The talent list includes live performances & presentations by chart topping South African Songwriter Cofield Mundi, world renowned Sufi singer & composer Sussan ...

Give by Cell, a San Francisco based company specializing in mobile technology solutions, was selected by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to provide the mobile fundraising service, Mobile Give, allowing supporters to make donations via text. "The landscape of philanthropy is ever-changing, and it's important to keep up with current trends and technology -- which is why we at the Reeve Foundation felt it was important to have an ongoing text giving option for our supporters," stated Aimee B. Hunnewell, Vice President of Development at the Christopher ...

It's only been thirty years since Judith Herman's newly published book labeled sexual abuse a crime, challenging social belief that it was harmless. Survivors began telling their stories. For the first time in history, social attitudes began supporting the victims of perpetrators. Jerry Sandusky's recent conviction for child abuse and Monsignor Lynn's conviction for child endangerment are another step in the right direction if we want to stop a crime that thrives in secrecy and silence. Jeanne McElvaney's book, 'Spirit Unbroken: Abby's Story', gives us a powerful glimpse ...

ClubDrive Systems, LLC in partnership with Environmental Intelligence, LLC has been awarded a contract with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to provide a full spectrum of healthcare IT solutions to state agencies and facilities across Texas. This contract is a milestone, because it is the first time that the Texas DIR has awarded a contract specifically for healthcare information technology products and related services. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Cooperative (Co-op) Contracts Program will extend the reach of the contract to ...

The U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforces tank inspection rules and regulations by imposing fines and penalties for violations, and launching new initiatives for safety compliance and enforcement. A new online service streamlines the tank inspection record keeping and reporting process to aid the inspectors charged with the critical task of documenting compliance. Tank inspectors, inspection facilities and consignors are participating in the development of the first National database of its kind designed to make results of tank inspections ...