On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, WAT-AAH!, a brand of functional water for kids and teens, will be the official beverage sponsor of The Steve Nash Foundation's 5th Annual Showdown in Chinatown, an all-star event where NBA stars compete alongside soccer's best in an innovative soccer match raising money to benefit children everywhere. Past rosters have included players such as Steve Nash, Thierry Henry, Claudio Reyna, Tony Parker, Adrian Mutu, Grant Hill, Ivan Cordoba, Baron Davis, Javier Zanetti, Jared Dudley, Ryan Babel, Brandon Jennings, Salomon Kalou, Simone Sandri, Demba ...

In conjunction with 200Columbus, Blind Acre, and Orange Barrel Media, Ohio Homecoming has launched The614Life, a community-driven, photo-based creative art project that will utilize user-submitted pictures to create a large, public, mosaic art piece in downtown Columbus. The project was inspired by the Columbus Bicentennial and complements the 200Columbus initiative. Every approved photo uploaded by a participant of The614Life will be included as one of the thousands of pictures that will compose the mosaic. Additionally, all participants will receive a limited edition ...

As the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at the University of Oregon's famed Hayward Field reach the halfway point, there are two unmistakable constants: it is going to be cold and wet, and the athletes will continue to run fast times on the state-of-the-art BSS 2000 by Beynon Sports. The BSS 2000 is an Olympic caliber running surface that gives athletes the ultimate edge when it comes to competitive performance. It has not only been able to stand up to the adverse weather conditions, but it has also provided the resilient response and maximum energy return that the ...

LaFave's Construction Company, a leading commercial construction company in North Carolina, recently honored six employees for their hard work and exemplary service of 10 or more years to the company. Patricia LaFave, Jeff Deason, Doug Linker, Ronnie Marshall, Adrian "Joseph" LaFave and Sandy Gobble were all recognized at a banquet in their honor. Patricia LaFave, one of the original employees at LaFave's Construction, has served as corporate secretary for 30 years. Jeff Deason, retrofit superintendent, has been with the company for 20 years and previously ...

Gay Fama, president of ECHO (El Camino House Organization), and Mary DeMartini, treasurer, announced today that the 44-year old organization is ceasing operations. With the announcement comes the end of a long relationship as a generous benefactor to Caminar, a San Mateo based nonprofit which helps individuals with serious mental illness live independently. ECHO was founded in 1968 by June Jackson, wife of prominent San Francisco psychiatrist Dr. Lionel Jackson. June brought 50 women residing in Burlingame, Hillsborough, and San Mateo together to form an auxiliary group ...

Buyhappier.com issues an open Graphic Artist Internship opportunity for 5 exceptional students. BuyHappier.com has experienced tremendous growth and expansion. The Creative Team now has an opening for 5 Graphic Artist Interns. BuyHappier.com has never been traditional in their approach to doing things. This time they are filling 5 newly created Internship openings for Graphic Designers, and it's no exception to that M.O. BuyHappier.com will be conducting a competition they are calling "Work to Win." Interested Graphic Art Junior/Seniors will submit a ...

Role model of the future Voluntario Global is now helping students overcome adversity by forming a local cooperative, bringing locals the positive message of a brighter future. Since Voluntario Global began over six years ago, the organization has prioritized the training and education of Argentine youth to help them prepare and gain experience for the future. In line with this approach, Voluntario Global has established the Laundry Project, or "Su Lavanderia," a student-run cooperative currently employing, and empowering, nine young people. The majority ...

On June 8, leading mortgage banking law firm Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates further cemented its longstanding relationship with Nassau County AHRC by presenting the organization's Humanitarian Award to NFL great Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill, cofounders of the Hunter's Hope Foundation. Featuring an introductory speech by attorney Tom Rosicki, the recipient of Nassau AHRC's 58th Annual Rose Ball Leadership Award, the event recognized the Kellys' commitment to the treatment of children with Krabbe disease. Rosicki and his wife, Cynthia, joined the Kellys on a tour of the ...

WeddingWire is excited to announce that The Dressing Room is WeddingWire Rated in 2012 for Dress & Attire. WeddingWire Rated is the annual ratings program that recognizes wedding professionals across the country for their commitment to service and is the most recognized and trusted brand among engaged couples, as they start their search for local wedding businesses. The ratings program is based on hundreds of thousands of recent newlywed reviews of over 200,000 wedding professionals in the US and Canada, across 20 different service categories. The Dressing Room has ...

On Saturday, June 30th Calloway's Nursery on Greenville Avenue in Dallas will host gardening enthusiasts from 4 p.m. until close. This networking event for gardeners will include guest speaker, Joy Lilljedahl. Lilljedahl is the current president of the North Texas Unit of the Herb Society of America. She will share information on herbs and provide ideas on how to purpose an herb harvest. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the garden center and meet the store managers: Kelly Rogers and Bill McNeese. Calloway's Nursery is also offering a 25% savings coupon for ...

Business Organizer Coach, Julie Gray and Karmic Astrologer, Joan Porte reveal their groundbreaking approach to business strategy with a 3-part video series focused on how entrepreneurs can develop and leverage a powerful business strategy based on the wisdom found in their birth charts. To gain access to this incredible series, people may visit http://bizsoulstrategy.com/ to register. Porte, who has studied astrology extensively says, "It's known that the moon controls the tides; everyone accepts this as scientific fact," and, "there's a wealth of knowledge ...

Charles J. Bartlett and William W. Merrill III are included in the 2012 edition of FLORIDA TREND'S Florida Legal Elite. This annual listing recognizes less than 2% of all Florida attorneys, as chosen by their peers in the profession. FLORIDA TREND has been the respected source of insight for leaders, business executives, top government officials and civic trend-setters for more than 50 years. Florida Trend reaches over 250,000 readers every month, regionally, nationally and internationally. Mr. Bartlett is listed in the commercial litigation area of practice and Mr. ...

Honoring Bojangles' status as one of the fastest growing restaurant companies nationally, the Charlotte Business Journal has awarded Eric Newman, executive vice president and general counsel for Bojangles' Restaurants Inc., with its inaugural Corporate Counsel Award. The Charlotte Business Journal solicited nominations from readers and lawyers were evaluated by a judging panel provided by the Association of Corporate Counsel's Charlotte chapter and the CBJ editorial staff. Winners were recognized in several categories based on the size of their departments. Staff ranged ...

"Over the next 99 days, we're going to be running our Fundable campaign to raise the money we need to pay for our first production run of To Your Taste!," says Heidi McLain, founder of To Your Taste For Wine LLC. "Crowdfunding sites like Fundable have made it possible for entrepreneurs, artists, charitable groups and others to leverage social media to finance their projects when other means of financing are either not possible or available," says McLain. On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the United States of America Jumpstart Our Business ...

Effective immediately, Alliance Decorative is pleased to announce the addition of Jaclo to the Alliance Decorative family of product lines. Featuring trim specialties for the bath and kitchen, unique taps, grab bars and unique accessories and specialties, Jaclo offers all the pieces needed to reflect every customer's individual tastes. Alliance Decorative will be representing this distinguished line throughout the territories of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. An industry leader since 1961, Jaclo was one of the first companies ...

A make-up product that was originally developed to conceal and promote healing of the skin after cosmetic surgery as well as unsightly skin conditions and previously available only at doctor's offices and select medi-spas is breaking sales records after making its debut on several medical websites. Oxygenetix, the first "breathable" foundation that helps promote the healing process of any number of skin conditions including acne, rosacea and scarring, is the fastest growing make-up product available exclusively on three medically based websites— DermStore.com, ...

Bill Sears' dream took a giant leap forward today with the official groundbreaking for the SearStone retirement community. The former Sears Farm property at the corner of Davis Drive and High House Road in Cary will now make way for a 169-unit not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) where Sears and his parents will reside along with their new neighbors. Sears and a group of local dignitaries - including North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Wake County Commissioner Betty Lou Ward - broke ground for SearStone during a brief ceremony ...

CampusFit, a national organization begun by two Indiana University music students, and MovNat embark on a highly noble mission: to completely revolutionize the collegiate fitness experience. Since it's inception as a simple blog in September 2011, CampusFit has quickly exploded onto the national scene with a high profile USAToday feature that chronicles their rise. Co-founder and CEO, Jeremy Shih, points out, "we've got big hearts and even bigger dreams and projects. Fortunately, we're not only fueled by our own passion but also the enthusiasm college students ...

General Van Antwerp, a former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will give a keynote address to a group of UV technology engineers, scientists, students and industry leaders at the August 13th luncheon for the IUVA conference in Washington, D.C, August 12-14, 2012. UV technology is used to disinfect drinking water, sanitize wastewater for reuse, and in aquatics and air treatment applications to make water and air safer for human use and consumption. The conference, "Moving Forward: Sustainable UV Solutions to Meet Evolving Regulatory Challenges" ...

Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat, a unique partnership between Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM featuring an eclectic mix of free and low-cost jazz performances at six of Brooklyn's favorite cultural institutions, concludes this Thursday, June 28, at 7:00 pm with the Jeremy Pelt Quintet as part of the BrooklyNites Jazz series at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. WBGO's Rob Crocker is emcee for the BrooklyNites Jazz series. The concert is free to members of the radio station and the museum; suggested admission for non-members is $12 adults, $8 students and senior ...

S&A Cherokee, a full-service communications company, is pleased to announce the addition of two employees, David Morrison and Jim Sleeper. Morrison brings his expertise in website and online business development to S&A Cherokee as junior webmaster. In this role he will work to build websites and maintain the Web properties for S&A Cherokee and its clients. Morrison graduated from Appalachian State University, and has spent the majority of the past five years working to help manufacturing companies based in Mexico sell their products online through SEO, PPC ...

SkyDox, a leading provider of cloud-enabled file sharing, synchronization, storage, and collaboration tools, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the Cloud Computing World Forum's 2012 Cloud Computing World Series Awards based on its work with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The Cloud Computing World Forum is Europe's largest cloud computing event, with over 3,000 senior IT decision-makers attending. This year, the award received a record number of companies and organizations taking part, with over 250 entries submitted. After a unique ...

Written by Darwin Gillett, Noble Enterprise: The Commonsense Guide to Uplifting People and Profits was recently named one of the "Top 40 Business Books" by John Spence, a noted business consultant and seminar leader. THE NEW LEADERSHIP In a blog post, Spence explains that when he served as an instructor for the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT last month, long considered one of the most prestigious programs of its kind in the world, attendees, who were from various points around the globe, asked for his top business books recommendations. Spence's list ...

Coming online on 19th June 2012, the new site will provide an exciting and refreshing new interface between Canterbury and its clients and will make purchasing Canterbury sports gear online so much easier. Canterbury of New Zealand was established in New Zealand in 1904, adopting the name of the province that was its home. Dedicated to the manufacture and supply of rugby jerseys, it has grown into the world's biggest rugby brand. Canterbury's familiar CCC (Canterbury Clothing Company) logo was cleverly created by imposing the silhouettes of three kiwis, New Zealand's ...

Richard P. Brown, MD and Patricia Gerbarg, MD join LifeForce Yoga teacher, Amy Weintraub, as guest faculty on Monday, July 9, at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Lenox, MA in an all-day seminar that will train yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and health care providers mind-body healing techniques to help their clients recover from depression and anxiety. The presentation, part of a 7-day intensive, is entitled "Practitioner Training for Depression and Anxiety: Level 1." Drs. Brown & Gerbarg will lecture on neurophysiology, research, and the integration ...