Farella Braun + Martel announces that Partner Steven Vettel has been named among the Daily Journal's "Top 25 Land Use Leaders" in California. The inaugural list recognizes the leadership and accomplishments of California land use attorneys who have taken complex projects to fruition in the state's notoriously challenging development environment. The Daily Journal recognized Vettel for his leadership in persuading San Francisco planning officials to sign off on entitlements for a controversial reconfiguration and increased capacity of the 3,200-seat auditorium ...

The special episode features 100 people who have lost over 100 pounds. A former 550-lb woman, Halprin lost over 300 pounds and her repeat appearances on Oprah have chronicled or weight loss journey, her film appearances (she starred in Shirley Maclaine's Dress Code), her book Winning After Losing and her experiences helping teens maintain a healthy lifestyle at Camp Shining Stars. Halprin is the drama instructor at Camp Shining Stars, a non-profit weight loss camp for teens in North Carolina. Halprin will also be featured in an upcoming issue of O Magazine as one of Oprah's ...

SKLZ, the industry leader in athletic performance and sports skill development products, today announced it has introduced the Accelerator Pro putting mat as part of the company's line of golf training aids. The Accelerator Pro is a portable indoor putting trainer designed to allow golfers to practice and develop three key putt lengths with perfect alignment, backstroke length and acceleration on a high quality true-roll putting surface. The back and through-stroke alignment guides ensure ideal acceleration and distance control, while maintaining a square face to the ...

Fetch! Pet Care just announced Furminator, Inc. as a founding partner of its Customer Loyalty Club, which provides exclusive rewards and educational information free to all Fetch! customers. Through this partnership, Fetch! customers can receive discounts on FURminator purchases, plus free shipping. Fetch! Pet Care, the nation's leading provider of professional pet sitting and dog-walking services, recently announced the Customer Loyalty Club to give back to its customers and provide incentives to clients for using Fetch!'s services. "FURminator is a great company," ...

Brian Geary Consulting has announced a new Content Review Service. The service is targeted for businesses and professionals who write their own content but would benefit from a professional review of their work. The Content Review Service debuts on May 3rd in recognition of the UN World Press Freedom Day. May 3rd marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, which calls for free, independent, and pluralistic media worldwide. "Although World Press Freedom Day reminds us of the importance of a free press," notes company spokesman Brian Geary, " it ...

The Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project (YIP) will host its fourth annual Male Teen Summit and Resource Fair on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Brenda Scott Academy of Theater Arts (18400 Hoover, Detroit). Open to boys 12 to 18 years old, the Summit will address important issues concerning adolescent males including employment, education, health, mentoring and entrepreneurship. Ken Harris, Detroit Charter Commission member will serve as the keynote speaker. "This is an opportunity for the young men in our community to have ...

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has reported that 743 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2010. These results were accomplished in the organization's 21-county service area, including Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Impact results are a summation of the accomplishments of Ben Franklin work as reported ...

Raleigh Little Theatre is pleased to present Sideways Stories from Wayside School. This fun, intelligent play for children is also a surprising pleasure for adults and teens. The play will be directed by Linda O'Day Young and performed in the RLT Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre May 6 - 22, 2011. John Olive has compiled the best scenes from Louis Sachar's award-winning Wayside School series and compressed them into a clever children's play that captures the wacky playfulness of the award-winning books. The classrooms of Wayside School are stacked one on top of the other ...

CaseInterview.com an interview skills training company in the management consulting industry announces free consulting resume and consulting cover letter guides for aspiring consultants. In today's challenging economy, the unemployment rate is much higher for workers entering the workforce for the first time compared to industry veterans. According to company founder, Victor Cheng, "A massive imbalance exists between the millions of workers entering the work force compared with relatively few highly skilled, well paying, entry-level jobs - such as in management ...

Bradford White Water Heaters, Ambler, PA - For the fifth consecutive year, Bradford White Water Heaters has been named the tank type water heater brand most purchased by contractors according to a 2010 independent water heater study conducted by Clear Seas Research. The study also showed that Bradford White is again the brand most recommended by contractors. The annual report provides an in-depth analysis of the water heater industry including trends in product, installation, replacement & servicing, brand selection factors, brands most often purchased, product information ...

On April 26, Literacy Associates, the under-50 supporters of Literacy Partners, celebrated their third annual benefit at Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes Time Square. The benefit, in conjunction with an on-going online auction until May 11, will help raise important funds for Literacy Partners. Interested supporters can bid on exciting and unusual items, including: • A Stroll through the Strawberry Fields in New York City with Yoko Ono • Lunch with Barbara Walters and Peter Brown • Manuscript Review over Lunch with Random House Publishing Group President Gina Centrello • A ...

Accessory Power is pleased to introduce the SonaWave HD Charging Dock and Speaker System as part of GOgroove's innovative line of personal and portable audio products. Its sleek and lightweight design and elegant construction makes the SonaWave HD the perfect sound system for any area in the home or office. With a 22-watt RMS SonusMAX enhanced 2.1 channel speaker system with 3-speaker arrangement, the SonaWave HD delivers pure audio with clear highs and deep lows. In addition, the 5-inch 12-watt subwoofer enhances the audio experience allowing users to feel the ...

According to Charles Blumenkehl, managing partner of Blue Asset Management, "This has been a most unusual winter, bringing a dozen snowfalls and seemingly monsoonlike rain to the area. The result was that, for the first time since we owned the property, we experienced flooding in our Little Falls rental property twice in one 12 month period, causing evacuation of the property. In addition, several of our properties in close proximity to the river experienced minor flooding and damage from the abundance of water." According to Blumenkehl, the floods which took ...

Karen Fagan, international empowerment coach, motivational speaker and writer, recently revealed the details of her upcoming Bold, Brilliant and Rich Online Summit, focused on exposing what is perhaps the biggest lie believed by women entrepreneurs today. Occurring May 3 through June 2, 2011, the FR*EE event, the first ever for Karen Fagan and her team, will provide empowering concepts, solutions and tools for all women searching for clarity of vision in business and an on purpose style of living. The five-week online summit will include various speakers from around the ...

Geoff Ficke, President of international, award winning Product Development and Marketing Consulting firm Duquesa Marketing announced today the launch of a turnkey, one-stop Concierge Development Program for new cosmetic, beauty product, aromatherapy and fragrance start-up ventures. "We are approached regularly by entrepreneurs that are stymied by the vagaries of launching products in the category", said Mr. Ficke. "The Concierge Development Program enables these developers to have a comprehensive menu of services and veteran service providers at their ...

Mineral, oil and gas lawyers Jonathan G. Higie and Andrew S. Chumney of the Washington County law firm Peacock Keller presented at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Continuing Legal Education (CLE) event, "Abstracting Titles in the Appalachian Basin." The seminar was held on March 10 and 11, 2011, in Canonsburg, Pa. Peacock Keller managing partner, Higie co-presented "The Mechanics of Title Examination" with West Virginia attorney Timothy R. Rounds. Higie covered topics such as the scope of a title examination, indices and their functions, ...

Blog Talk Radio's World of Ink Network Show: Stories for Children with hosts VS Grenier and Kris Quinn Christopherson chatted with award-winning author Bobbie Hinman about her fairy book series. Bobbie Hinman is a member of the Maryland Writers' Association, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association. She is currently in demand as a featured speaker at schools, libraries and book festivals. Through her fairy books, Bobbie uncovers the answers to some of life's mysterious dilemmas, such as tangled ...

Gregory Mantooth, M.D., a board certified plastic surgeon with Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology in Charlotte, NC, has been named to the 2011 - 2012 Best Doctors in America list. Each year, Best Doctors, Inc. conducts the largest independent survey of the medical profession to form an unbiased list that represents the top five percent of doctors in the U.S. in over 400 specialties and subspecialties across the country. "It's an honor and a privilege to be included in this year's Best Doctors in America list," said Dr. Mantooth. "It's a true compliment ...

Miles For Hope, Inc. will hold its Moving Towards a Cure Brain Tumor 5K Awareness Walk/Run on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 8 am at Wade Walker Park in Stone Mountain, GA. Proceeds will fund brain tumor research and provide travel assistance to brain tumor patients. "It has been quite frustrating to see the same vaccine that saved my life, and the lives of others, unavailable to those battling this devastating disease," says Bob Gibbs, founder of Miles for Hope and a seven-year brain tumor survivor. "As an organization, we want to ensure that more people ...

I Love Rewards, the leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, announces the launch of Jenny Craig Canada's, CARE, employee recognition and reward program. "Jenny Craig Canada partnered with I Love Rewards to implement a new recognition program geared to engage our employees by motivating and aligning our workforce through recognition of daily contributions," said Elizabeth Frank, Country Business Manager for Jenny Craig Canada. "We are excited about the impact CARE will have on team morale and encouraging everyday excellence in our organization." CARE ...

With millions of online and mobile users, YouVersion is teaming up with Glo the 2010 Bible of the Year to inspire and encourage people to read the Bible in a whole new way. Launched at the Q Gathering in Portland, Oregon earlier this week, this partnership will bring two innovative like-minded technology organizations together to promote Bible engagement. "By merging the timeless wisdom of God's Word with devices people use every day, we've seen firsthand how technology can boost Scripture engagement," said Bobby Gruenewald, Pastor, Innovation Leader at LifeChurch.tv ...

Chiropractic Economics magazine is kicking off the month of May by offering its Facebook fans a chance to win an Electro-Light Therapy system, courtesy of Hill Therapeutics. "We are delighted to support Chiropractic Economics magazine in their efforts to add value and excitement for their readers through this new monthly program," says Brady Aller, director of Hill Therapeutics for Hill Laboratories. "Their program is launching at the same time we are beginning a campaign for our new Electro-Light Therapy system, so it made sense to start both programs ...

IFX Online's Online Franchise Management Solutions were recently begun use by The Melting Pot Restaurants (www.meltingpot.com), a fondue franchise, to allow for better communication, collaboration and secure document delivery between the franchisor and franchisees. The Melting Pot has begun use of IFX's Intranet/Extranet Support System, contact management system, online training module and new Video Upload Module. "We are thrilled to partner with The Melting Pot Restaurants and help them see the result of effective communication," says Dan Martin, IFX CEO. ...

BrandSprout LLC, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in marketing strategy and business consulting celebrates its one year anniversary in May, 2011. Since opening in 2010, BrandSprout has worked with a number of businesses in the Atlanta area, shaping strategies to optimize its client's return on marketing investments. From helping to launch new technology start-ups to repositioning existing brands, company president Joellyn (Joey) Sargent has had a busy year. "Our focus is always on results," said Ms. Sargent. "We emphasize a strategic approach to marketing, ...

Approximately two-thirds do not survive year three. The primary reason a business fails is poor financial management, which in many cases is preventable. So how can a small business survive in a bad economy? Larry Rice, CPA, Director of Strategic Consulting of Rodman & Rodman, P.C., Certified Public Accountants and business strategists catering to small and medium sized companies throughout New England, outlines critical cash flow tips for small business owners to help them weather a bad economy and beyond. Create a cash flow projection or plan. Every small ...