In today's economic climate, families are reluctant to commit to any healthcare treatment that may be expensive, including braces for their children. However, putting off needed orthodontic treatment can have long-term repercussions to the oral health and self-esteem of the individual. Delayed orthodontic treatment also tends to cost more in the end, as problems can become harder to correct in adulthood. One Baton Rouge orthodontist has set out to make paying for braces, Invisalign, and other orthodontic treatments as painless and affordable for his patients as possible ...

ArchSol Design was founded by Neville Rustomjee to be a one stop service provider that integrates architectural design with solar design/installation. The company is committed to reducing its customer's energy bills and carbon footprint. Their expertise in passive and active solar design is combined with their knowledge of sustainable and low VOC construction practices.ArchSol Design, PLLC is a one-stop shop for architectural and solar design services in the Denver area. For more information please visit our website at http://www.ArchSolDesign.com or email us at info@archsoldesign.com. ...

Walker Author Tours, a company that brings many new authors to the attention of the reading public through online, virtual book tours, is pleased to announce the forthcoming book blog tour for Donna Anastasi's debut novel, Spin the Plate. This book tour will include tour stops at a variety of book blogs on the Internet where readers may read reviews, author interviews, and ask questions of the author. This is a creative and entertaining way to learn about new books and new authors. The Spin the Plate book tour will run from October 3rd through 7th, 2011. October 3: ...

Cotton prices are widely unstable this year with 10 percent of all international cotton trading contracts in dispute, which is five times more than normal. Industry body Cotton Association of India has received requests for arbitration from large multinational trading houses, exporters, and textile mills against ginners who signed contracts but did not deliver cotton when prices moved up. "Though I can't disclose the exact number, there has been a record pile-up of arbitration cases this year and large sums are involved. High price volatility has caused these ...

Domestic Violence Could Rise When a Favored NFL Team Loses The Domestic Violence Resource Center (the Center) reports that there are anywhere from 960,000 to 3 million domestic violence cases in the United States per year. The exact number is hard to pinpoint because a significant number of occurrences are not reported to authorities. Additionally, the Center cites the facts that 85% of domestic violence victims are women, that race is not an indicator of vulnerability, and that 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Impact of Football Upsets America ...

Once again this October, Dade Medical College will "Go Pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In an effort to increase awareness and preventative care for this disease, the college will be donating 500 mammography screenings to benefit low-income and uninsured women in the community, a private investment of more than $50,000.00. "We are glad to be taking on this deadly disease once again," states Dade Medical College President and CEO Ernesto Perez. "Awareness of the devastating effects breast cancer has on women can only aid in the ...

Gov. John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and CBS4 news anchor Jim Benemann will be among those appearing at the Denver Press Club's (DPC) annual hilarious show of political and culture satire, the Gridiron Show, on Friday, October 21. Doors open at 6 p.m. and showtime is at 7 p.m. at the L2 Arts and Culture Center, 1477 Columbine Street (Colfax and Columbine, opposite East High School). The Gridiron show is a showcase of local performers, journalists, politicians and Denver Press Club members, who present a hilarious skewering of local and national political ...

Doug Pelletier, founder and CEO of Trifecta Technologies, is being honored with the Executive Spotlight Award by the Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal (EPBJ). The awards ceremony is on October 5, 2011 at the EPBJ Expo in Allentown. The Executive Spotlight Award recognizes individuals who personify the ideals of business excellence and community service. The award, which is in its twelfth year, is given annually to ten professionals in Eastern Pennsylvania who strive to make the region a better place to live and work. Pelletier's strong leadership, entrepreneurial ...

Franchise Social Media Summit 2011 made history by being the first-ever social media seminar, exclusive to franchising, to be held entirely online. Today, its organizers continue to receive accolades from the broad audience, residing throughout five continents, who attended the Sept. 21 event. "Our attendance included c-level executives of franchise companies, independent franchise consultants, franchise attorneys, marketing and development executives and master franchisees," said Paul Segreto, co-organizer of Franchise Social Media Summit. "All responses ...

Velas Vallarta, a prospering Mexican travel resort on the western coast of Mexico, continues to offer vacationers a safe haven from drug violence in a protected, quiet area of the Central American nation. Many Americans show undue concern regarding the southern neighbor of the United States, even amid outcries that these uneducated tourists are throwing out the proverbial baby with the bathwater when they cross Mexico off of their potential destination list. In April, the U.S. State Department issued a public warning to U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico for any reason. ...

Hollister Creative, a Philadelphia area custom publishing firm, has won a gold award in the 20th annual National Mature Media Awards competition for an article that appeared in Milestones, the monthly newspaper Hollister produces on behalf of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). "Inspired by grandma, architect runs writing class for seniors," by Constance Garcia-Barrio, was about Hong Kong-born Benita Cooper, founder/director of Project Best Day, a writing workshop at Philadelphia Senior Center. Milestones is read by more than 180,000 mature Philadelphians. ...

New York based Inherent Artists Music and Tinderbox Arts are hosting Piano Driven Women a showcase to benefit Mill Street Loft Outreach Programs PASWORD and Project AWARE. The benefit will take place on November 2nd at Joe's Pub in New York City. Inherent Artists Music Management, a company which values female empowerment and equality, is happy to be putting together a show whose proceeds will go to aid young women in the impoverished Upstate New York town of Poughkeepsie. Tinderbox Arts is also no stranger to giving back to the female community - 100% of their net ...

Lanner, a provider of simulation software proven to maximize performance and optimize resources, has announced the appointment of Ian Dabney as head of products. Reporting to Group CEO David Jones, Dabney will drive Lanner's growth strategy for the next two years, overseeing the introduction of a number of new products, partnership frameworks and accreditations. Ian joins Lanner from Pennsylvania CAE developer ANSYS, where he headed up European marketing. Prior to that role, he worked with Lanner in a consultancy capacity, shaping marketing and product development ...

Debut Author Maha Huneidi joins the Stories for Children Publishing October '11 World of Ink Virtual Tour Stories for Children Publishing will be touring debut author Maha Huneidi and her picture book, When Monsters Get Lonely all month in October 2011. Maha Huneidi is a wife, mother and now grandmother, who finally found out what she wants to be when she grows up...a writer of children's book. When Monsters Get Lonely is the first step of her journey. Huneidi began writing this book and later found out her granddaughter was afraid of monsters. "It was ...

REC Solar has become a sponsor of coffee-breaks of the 3rd International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Forum in Kyiv One of the leading players of the world market, REC Solar will share its experience of creating of the highly efficient vertically-integrated company in the sphere of solar power engineering at the 3rd International Forum on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, REF-2011, that will be held in Kyiv on 17-18th of October, 2011. The REC Solar company is the sponsor of the REF-2011 and is getting prepared to present its own economic models of ...

Ahead of the Great California Shake Out earthquake preparedness drill, the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) will host the Buildings at Risk - Earthquake Loss Reduction Summit Oct. 13 to address the critically important issues of seismic retrofitting and risk mitigation for the thousands of earthquake-vulnerable buildings across the Southland. "Drills like the Great California Shake Out are vital exercises to keep citizens safe, but the most effective preparedness starts with ensuring that the damage to our buildings is minimal while ...

Teen sensation Justin Reynolds releases his new video "Runaway". The highly anticipated single produced by DJ Blackout and written by Ava-mae Curah featuring a cameo by Terror's Squad's Fat Joe, is a dance-pop track with a contagious chorus and lively melody. The video for "Runaway" directed by Antoine "SHAKE" Smith can be seen at http://vimeo.com/29910329 You can also watch "The Making of Runaway" a complete behind the scenes look at Justin Reynolds and the cast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KkzMzKBZQA Currently ...

Employee Benefit Services has been named as the employee benefits agency of record for Ricos Product Company, originator of concession nachos and premier supplier of snack foods around the globe. Effective October 1, 2011, EBS is spearheading the management of Ricos' employee benefits program to its more than 80 employees. EBS services will include benefit management and third-party benefit services for Ricos. "We're excited to partner with Ricos in an effort to allow its management to focus on their growing business," said Pete Villemain, President of ...

Europe's largest private broadcaster recently contacted home staging expert Debra Gould about filming one of her client projects for a home staging TV show. Because Google ranks Gould's home staging websites very highly, she receives requests from broadcasters on a regular basis. Rather than appearing on these television shows herself, Gould often forwards these opportunities to members of her home staging directory, as she did in this case. As a result, a representative of the European TV network approached several members of Gould's Staging Diva Directory of Home Stagers ...

The CIO Insurance Summit team announced today keynote and agenda session details for the upcoming technology event to be held October 16-19, 2011, at InterContinental in Miami, Florida. The CIO Insurance Summit is an opportunity for CIOs, IT executives, analysts, and solution providers to network and attend in-depth, interactive agenda sessions. This year's event includes roundtables, panels, and think tanks that will allow attendees to share best practices and IT pain points. On Monday, October 17th at 7:30 pm, Clara Shih, CEO and Founder of Hearsay Social and author ...

Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP former Partner Forrest Smith is honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum. To be announced Oct.4 at the annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner at the Belo Mansion in Dallas, the organization also has named its annual law scholarship for Smith. Smith retired from Bell Nunnally in 2007 after 13 years with the firm and 55 years of practice. He remains active in private practice and as a mediator. Founder of the Texas General Counsel Forum and a long-time ...

The Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago's oldest and largest private animal welfare organization—building a community of caring by helping pets and educating people—helps raise funds and awareness by hosting its 11th annual It's Raining Cats and Dogs! benefit on Friday, October 21 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. It's Raining Cats and Dogs!, The Anti-Cruelty Society's second largest annual fundraiser sponsored by Chopper Trading, Hill's Science Diet, RCN Cable and CS Magazine, will be led by NBC5's Andy Avalos. The event will feature over 15 chef ...

Joint Venture Jewelry will host its Annual Vintage Show and Sale beginning on October 8th running through October 22nd. For those two weeks only, Joint Venture will feature exclusive vintage selections, courtesy of a third-generation vintage dealer from the North East. This will be Joint Venture's ninth year working with this dealer for its Vintage Show. His collection is vast and unique due to his travels all over the world, hand selecting only the best vintage pieces. His gatherings, featuring rings, necklaces, earrings, wedding bands and more will be on display during ...

NelsonJersett is pleased to announce it has been appointed interactive agency for Cameroon Healthcare Development Program, a non-profit medical exchange and education organization based in Duluth, Minnesota. The website will be used to drive recruitment, volunteers, and funding to continue advancing the quality of healthcare in northern Cameroon, Africa. Headed by Drs. Johannes and Martha Aas, retired SMDC physicians, the program was originally established in 1999 as a SMDC (Essentia Health) and Cameroon medical exchange program. In January 2010, the independent, non-profit ...

The new Ramada Plaza Hartford Downtown Hotel recently announced its conversion from a Crowne Plaza. To complement the conversion, the Hotel has begun a multi-million dollar improvement project which includes extensive property renovations. GF Management, a national leader in hospitality management, through its operating affiliate HARC Associates, LLC has assumed operation of the Hotel. The Ramada Plaza Hartford Downtown boasts upscale, full-service luxury at the center of Hartford's thriving business and event district. With the expanded amenities and modern renovations, ...