Outfielder and MLB All-Star Vernon Wells and his wife, Charlene, will host a VIP soiree at a private mansion in Shady Canyon in Irvine to raise funds for two local nonprofits, Caterina's Club and his own Perfect 10 Charity. Players from the Anaheim Angels roster will be in attendance at the cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception, which will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. The event is being catered by the Anaheim White House, whose owner, Bruno Serato, founded Caterina's Club to feed children in his own backyard - the so called "motel" children - whose ...

Chris Newton, President and CEO of Securus, Inc., which is the leading provider of mobile safety and security products, will appear as a guest on The Peggy Smedley Show on July 3, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. CT. The Peggy Smedley Show, the voice of M2M and connected devices, is a weekly Internet radio show that helps listeners make connected devices a part of their everyday lives. "We protect our homes and our cars with M2M-enabled systems, and now we can use M2M-connected devices to protect the ones we love when they're on the go," said Peggy Smedley. "Securus, ...

The newest book from productivity expert Laura Stack hits bookstores nationwide on June 26, 2012. The greatly anticipated missive from one of the most highly regarded authorities in time management and productivity, Stack's fifth book, "What To Do When There's Too Much To Do," (Berrett-Koehler; $15.95) addresses economy-fueled changes in the workplace that put the focus on a results-driven strategy that actually boils down to doing less work and reducing hours. By doing less, not more, workers can do better, more focused, strategic work, and shave 90 minutes ...

Wednesday, September 19 and October 10, 2012 at 9am PST—John Boone will share with the listening audience of Altruistic Leadership his career journey, successes, trials, triumphs, and tripping points. During this 45-minute segment, we will discuss the importance of career ownership, STEM, and working with Venture Capitalist when we continue the conversation during our second session. Callers are welcome to join the conversation during the show by calling (917) 889-3394. The LIVE, Internet talk-radio show will stream from the host page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/altruisticleadership. ...

First Valuation, an industry leading collateral valuation services provider, is expanding its Sales and Marketing team in response to robust growth through the first half of the year. Industry veteran, Mark Noonan, has joined First Valuation as a National Sales Executive and will lead the management of several of First Valuation's strategic accounts. In addition, Noonan will work to continue the growth of the national account base for the company. "The success and experience Mark brings from his time at Citigroup will be a huge asset to both our company and our ...

Following the launch of its Japan office in May, Maxifier, the global leader in inventory revenue management technology, has announced details of its inaugural event in Tokyo: Chaos Clear. This event will unite the industry's leading innovators to give Japanese businesses a comprehensive overview of today's ad tech developments, latest technologies, and how they are relevant to the local market. The half-day seminar will be hosted by Maxifier in Tokyo on the 25th of July, bringing together founders and leaders of businesses that have helped shape the global ad tech ecosystem, ...

On July 4, the United States of America will honor its 236th birthday. On that day, families across the country will celebrate freedom with food, fun, and fireworks. In addition to Independence Day, July is designated as National Family Reunion Month. GiftWorksPlus, a Midwest personalized frame company, is offering suggestions on its blog for making the most of family times in July. From creating care packages for service members to hosting a neighborhood block party to designing custom picture frames, families can find the ideas they need to make the month special. To ...

Lackuna, http://www.lackuna.com, the language and tech related entertainment blog has recently undergone some makeovers as the popularity increases. Started by the creators of Ackuna, http://www.ackuna.com, Lackuna's content is focused around language/translation, tech, and pop-culture news from around the world. The popular blog site was created initially to fill the void of language and translation related blogs on the web. "Working for a translation-tech company, I was naturally interested in reading about language news," Matt Bramowicz, associate editor ...

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is proud to announce a series of exciting fundraising events taking place over the next year, with limited sponsorship categories available. The scheduled events include the final installments of the Songwriters Music Series for 2012 occurring in September in Napa, CA at the exquisite William Hill Estate and Songwriters: New York in the "Big Apple" this October. Additionally, the Foundation is eager to announce 2013 plans, which include: the VH1 "DIVAS" Screening and Dance Party celebrating Whitney Houston in Los Angeles ...

The founders of AutoLoanHookUp.com, located at 475 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream, New York, recognize that the weak economy has rocked the automobile industry and consumers alike. People continue to be frustrated when trying to select an auto dealer that has the knowledge and affiliation with the right lending institution for them. AutoLoanHookUp.com has developed an industry-leading solution serving both consumers and the automobile dealerships that need more customers. Finance-able clients are frequently turned down simply because their credit scores don't meet strict ...

Greco Promotions, a leading e-tailer of promotional items and decorated apparel in the advertising specialties industry, has recently launched http://www.customlogokeychains.com. This new ecommerce store aims to provide a wide variety of keychains to promote companies, organizations, events, services and brands. The website specializes in logo keychains of all kinds, including custom, metal, acrylic, plastic, and vinyl in a wide variety of categories and themes to choose from. All of the options are able to be customized with any company or group name. As do the rest of ...

GradSave, a premier online 529 savings and gift giving platform, has acquired Freshman Fund, a pioneer in 529 college savings registries, in a deal that will change the way parents and loved ones save for higher education and accelerate GradSave's growth. GradSave provides a simple way to donate to a child's 529 college savings plan, a tax-advantaged savings vehicle. By opening a GradSave account, parents, friends, family, and loved ones can contribute directly to a child's future education expenses. The Freshman Fund acquisition, which was finalized on June 12, will ...

Systech Illinois manufacture a range of gas analyzers for the process industry. They provide a gas analyzer, oxygen analyzer and moisture analyzer for almost any process application requirement. Systech Illinois also manufacture intrinsically safe analyzers for use in hazardous areas. The full range of their process gas analyzers, including their newly developed CA56 Cylinder Analysis System which measures trace gas impurities, was exhibited at the Achema International Exhibition Congress in Frankfurt, Germany from Monday, 18 June until Friday, 22 June 2012. Systech ...

Odessa, Ukraine - Dar-Soft releases a major update to its popular application WEB To PDF, which allows converting web pages to PDF format on iOS devices. The new version adds tools to cover different aspects of converting web content on mobile devices, such as creating, annotating and sharing web pages as PDFs. In the new edition WEB To PDF becomes a comprehensive application intended to professionally convert web pages to Adobe PDF format and handle them. The application contains the necessary toolset for creating, processing, annotating and sharing PDF documents made ...

With the "Learn on the Lawn" (LOL) kits, students will get everything they need to study different wine themes at home, at a picnic, a friend's BBQ, anywhere. The kits include information and facts about three, under-$30 wines, regional maps, photos, a wine aroma wheel, take-home tasting notes, and other helpful tools. Students can scan the class QR code, included with the material, and watch a video of a professor overviewing the class they just purchased. With the LOL! Kits, students bring the professor with them. Students choose Learn on the Lawn (LOL) Kits ...

Ciara Corbeil, a junior at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, has been named a San Diego Regional Finalist in the Distinguished Young Women competition. Ciara will join four other contestants to compete at the state final in July. Ciara is the third student in three consecutive years from Pacific Ridge School to be honored at the state level in the program. She follows in the footsteps of Anisha Mudaliar in 2010 and Rachel Latterich in 2011. Distinguished Young Women are recognized for scholastic achievement, community involvement, creativity and the quest for excellence ...

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 taking part in the American Council of the Blind (ACB) 51st Annual Conference and Convention. This year's event will run from July 6-14, 2012 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. MaxiAids is proud to have exhibited at the ACB Convention for many years. Among the featured products available for review and purchase this year will be: - Digit Interactive Talking Alarm Clocks that respond ...

Founding Partner of Revolve Furnishings, Jeff Stoner, is excited to announce the launch of a new campaign that has been created for the Calgary modern furniture store's social media channels, in which Revolve Furnishings will be creating videos featuring members of the design team. "We're eager to release our first Designer Profile video," commented Jeff Stoner, Founding Partner, Revolve Furnishings. "We feel that these are going to be great tools for our clients to get to know the wide range of designers that we have at our stores." Each Designer ...

Hank Mondaca, a Mobile Marketing Specialist will lead his group to provide mobile marketing education and consulting services to marketing professionals, SMB owners, organizations and entrepreneurs. As an advocate for smart, effective mobile marketing channels, Hank will present campaigns, seminars and workshops on growing business through mobile solutions. "I feel very fortunate and proud that the Modica Group has given me the opportunity to introduce their Sonic Mobile brand to the United States" says Mondaca. "Having 10 years experience in mobile and ...

Trent Dorrance, Sales Manager for Echelon Ag, is excited to announce that the Central Alberta location is currently looking to fill the Precision Agriculture Account Manager position. "We're looking forward to meeting the potential prospects for our Central Alberta location," commented Trent Dorrance, Sales Manager, Echelon Ag. "We believe this is going to be a great way to bring fresh ideas into Echelon, and we couldn't be more excited." The Precision Agriculture Account Manager will report to Trent Dorrance, Sales Manager for Echelon Ag, and ...

Bill Duggins, CFP , CPA, AIF , and founder of Duggins Financial, an independent boutique firm providing retirement plan consulting services to corporations and investment management for private clients, has been accepted into the LPL Financial Retirement Plan Consulting Program (RPCP). To be accepted into the program, advisors must meet established criteria demonstrating expertise in working with retirement plans. Specifically, to be eligible, advisors must hold the prestigious Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF ) designation, work with at least five retirement plan sponsors ...

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced a partnership with American Portwell Technology Inc., a world-leading innovator in the embedded computing market, to launch the new Portwell M9020B 4U rackmount system for large-scale, highly-functional video walls. The Portwell M9020B has been jointly validated for use with up to 10 Matrox Mura MPX input/output display wall controller boards to support up to 40 full 1080p HD inputs and up to 40 full 1080p HD outputs from a single system. The Portwell system conveniently enables OEMs and system builders to create high-density video wall ...

The latest addition to the Evolis ID card printer line-up is now available at ID Wholesaler, the largest photo identification products retailer. Designed for mid- to high-volume printing, the Evolis Primacy ID card printer features a modular design that is ideal for organizations with changing needs. The Evolis Primacy plastic card printer is available as a single- or dual-sided printer, and both are as easy to install and operate as a traditional office printer. Plus, the Evolis Primacy is flexible in that it can grow with your changing needs. The single-sided Evolis ...

ownCloud, the commercial entity behind the popular open source file sync and share project, today launched significant enhancements to its commercial offerings, allowing businesses, schools and governments to more easily integrate user-friendly file synch and share into their existing infrastructure. The latest ownCloud 2012 Business and Enterprise editions add enhanced Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration, system logging and themeing. Enhanced LDAP integration now enables IT to manage user storage quotas, group memberships and more from inside their ...

Enterprise has gone wild for Hadoop's storage and batch processing capabilities, but what's the point if nobody can access the technology easily? That's the quandary Datameer aims to address with its newest product launch, creating individual and small workgroup versions of its easy-to-use analytic interface, and moving its software entirely to HTML5 so it is usable on all devices. Datameer recently released Datameer 2.0 which moves its software away from Adobe Flash and to HTML5 so visualizations and reports are readable on any device. Datameer also supports all of the ...