In just over a week, an army of construction volunteers will begin building a new home for a deserving local family...in just one week. To make that dream a reality, hundreds of local volunteers are needed to join the effort to Build That House! Construction will begin on Thursday, August 18th and one week later, on Thursday, August 25th a deserving local family will hear host Ty Pennington shout those famous words, "Move That Bus!" Between now and then, hundreds of volunteers are needed for a wide range of positions, from skilled construction workers ...

The Big Bad Ball, an annual black tie gala presented by the Capital City Club's Young Executive and benefiting Hospice of Wake County is currently seeking silent auction items for the 10th anniversary event. For the first time, the event will utilize BidPal - making bidding on items easier than ever, while increasing exposure for donating companies. During registration, attendees will receive a handheld device pre-loaded with every auction item - item description, value, bid increments, photo and donor information. Guests can browse the silent auction area, watch favorite ...

Newport Business Solutions, the nation's fastest growing manufacturer of automobile parts, announced this week that they are expanding their 10,000 square foot headquarters. "We are going to be doubling the size of our leading-edge manufacturing plant and its surrounding offices," Bob Licinia, Director of Operations for Newport Business Solutions told us. "Newport's sales have tripled over the past 5 years, and we are proud to be expanding not only our space, but most importantly, our staff. We will be adding dozens of new employees in both manufacturing ...

Words can never describe the horrors the Nazi regime brought down upon the human race. Words will never do justice to the suffering imposed upon millions of Jewish victims and their families. Words can, however, show us how to move beyond hatred and death. They can show us how to go beyond survival to acceptance, and how we can learn to apply the lessons learned from such circumstances in our own lives today. Alice Rene has written those words in her memoir, 'Becoming Alice'. "I wrote this book," stated Ms. Rene, "because my grandson chose to write about ...

Pacific West Capital Group announced today that they will host informational seminars on August 17 and 18 at Bittersweet Bistro in Santa Cruz, California. Pacific West Capital Group representatives will discuss investing in the Life Settlement market. The company has specialized in the sale of beneficiary interests in life settlements to individual investors for the past seven years. The life settlement market is the secondary market for life insurance. Life settlements are an alternative to traditional investments because returns are not tied to stock market fluctuations, ...

Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing (www.visionpointmarketing.com), a Raleigh, N.C.-based, full-service, integrated marketing firm, has announced the 10th anniversary of the firm. Founded in 2001, VisionPoint has seen exponential growth in its first decade of operations, and today, the company is recognized as an online leader in interactive technologies such as search marketing, email marketing, website design and development, pay-per-click advertising and social media as well as traditional tactics ranging from branding to lead generation. This outstanding ...

Crossroads Public Relations, a full service agency that leverages traditional PR and social media expertise for B2B technologies companies, announced today it has added Michele Chandler as the newest addition to its staff. Michele Chandler brings strong new media and social media marketing experience to the Crossroads team. Prior to joining Crossroads PR, Michele most recently served as associate editor at Althos, a technical publishing company, where she focused on publications and magazines in the digital media space including IPTV Magazine and Mobile Video Magazine. ...

Green Key Global, the operators of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program, has been invited to address the 2nd Annual West Coast Green Lodging Conference (WCGLC) later this month. The conference, which will be held in South Lake Tahoe, CA from August 21-24, is designed to help hotel owners, general managers and engineers build a culture of sustainability, reduce their property environmental footprint, and benefit financially from their efforts. The Green Key session, titled "Third-Party Green Certification - What's the Return," will be presented on Monday, August 22nd ...

Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC (http://www.abaloscpa.com), has announced that the company is among 18 Valley accounting firms and financial institutions that have taken on the 2011 challenge to collect food and funds through Wednesday, Aug. 31 for St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, with a specific request for canned, dried or bagged beans due to their high nutrition density. Abalos is collecting cans of food and donation checks at its office, located at 7150 N. 16th St., during regular business hours, or by mail to the same address. For more ...

Employee attendance tracking is the first concern for many businesses. For the small business owners or business managers, accurately tracking and monitoring employee attendance without something like automated attendance software in place can be quite time-consuming, overwhelming and frustrating. During tough economic times, all managers need to be as productive and efficient as possible. Halfpricesoft.com (http://wwwhalfpricesoft.com), released the new edition of ezTimeSheet, the employee attendance tracking software, in time. This easy and affordable employee time ...

South Carolina Working to Ban Texting While Driving According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), about 20 percent of motor vehicle crash-related injuries in 2009 were linked to distracted driving. This public safety pandemic cost over 5,000 Americans their lives in 2009 and caused an additional 448,000 injuries. One of the biggest culprits of distracted driving is text messaging. As a result, many states have enacted bans on the practice. In South Carolina, legislators pushed this last legislative session for tougher penalties for those ...

Recently, following UNESCO recommendations, Peruvian authorities have placed restrictions on the visitation of Machu Picchu, the lost Incan ruins. As of July 20th, 2011 no more than 2,500 people daily will be allowed to visit the ruins. While these regulations may confine the amount of visitors to the ruins, they are positive and work to ensure a better experience for visitors for centuries to come. The new regulations for Machu Picchu will enhance your travel experience. In addition to preserving the ruins for centuries to come, the limit will ensure that your visit ...

Blurbpoint is known for its proficiency in the field of link building. It gained the rank #9 among many other leading giants in the link building industry. Their excellence and hard work has helped them to go above. The independent authority on search vendors, topseos.com, has acknowledged their position among other link building service providing companies for August 2011. Blurbpoint is a professional search agency. It is one of the leading online marketing agency serving since 2008. It has gained popularity for its organic search engine optimization and link building ...

The Rembrandt Hotel is thrilled to take part in one of the largest and most popular international travel events in South East Asia, the Thai International Travel Fair 2011, organized by the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) from 18th - 21st August 2011 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai International Travel Fair wishes to boost up Thailand's domestic tourism market and also promote tourism products and services organized exclusively for the tourism industry in Thailand. More than a thousand businesses will be participating ...

Luc Bossaert, CEO of Intercomp Global Services, welcomed Kevin Brown on his team: "Kevin's experience in the field of finance management will enable us to strengthen the management team of Intercomp Global Services and thus help the company to further expand its perspectives in multi-country payroll outsourcing and reinforce its leading position in the business process outsourcing (BPO) market." Kevin Brown was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Texas Tech University with Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Economics. Mr. Brown held numerous corporate and strategic ...

Spain Destination Management Company Top Congress, has organized very successfully the European Symposium of the Catalan Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences. The site chosen for this event, with the support and advice by Top Congress, was the incomparable setting of the Institut de les Ciències Catalanes in Barcelona, where the Catalan Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences brought together over one hundred participants from all entities related to itself, throughout the European continent. The European Symposium, convened by the guardianship ACCLC Top ...

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel booking site and part of the Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), has launched special deals for attendees at Berlin's IFA. IFA Berlin is one of the world's largest consumer electronics and appliances trade shows. Held since 1926, the event draws visitors from more than 100 countries each year and is one of the key global forums for retailers, buyers and industry pundits to see the latest in consumer technology. Taking place from September 2 to 7 in the Messe-Berlin fairgrounds, IFA showcases new developments in home entertainment, ...

Lost Boys International (LBi), a leading marketing and technology agency, today announced the launch of its CSR initiative 'The Spirit of Ramadan', which will be carried out via social media channels during the month of August. With clients such as Etihad Airways, Yas Island, New York University Abu Dhabi and TDIC, LBi has firmly set growing roots in the Middle East region and intends to honour its core operating values by giving back to the community in which it operates. 'The Spirit of Ramadan' is aimed at creating awareness around the traditions that underpin this ...

For 20 years, SMI Eye Tracking Solutions are successfully used in research projects and cited in numerous scientific publications. SMI's new "Eye Tracking Publications Database" is a compilation of customers' experience and testimony to SMI's reputation in a variety of application fields. The new database intends to provide a quick overview of relevant work conducted with SMI eye tracking solutions and to encourage and support future research projects. In our increasingly visually loaded world, knowing what users see and what they do not see becomes critical ...

Dining, shopping, strolling in Downtown Livermore will just keep getting more exciting. Livermore Downtown had a facelift a few years back with a new cinema, performing arts theater, new restaurants and shops, and a New Streetscape for the historic district of favorite dining and shopping areas. You can now expect to stroll through downtown right at your finger tips. Find out the latest events happening in downtown, search for dining places or where to shop. Rachael Snedecor, Executive Director of Livermore Downtown Inc., conceived the idea of reaching the residents through ...

The Stash Slash Marketplace categories are thorough and specific to make it easy for a buyer to browse quickly and efficiently. There is also a design wall where a buyer can compare fabrics, quilt blocks, trims etc to gain confidence with choices. Drop-down lists in many of the categories provide most terms that someone would use to describe an item so that searches for those terms will readily bring buyer and seller together. Another Stash Slash bonus is the ability to list items such as small fabric pieces, skein remnants or incomplete pattern sets that would have ...

Nothing parallels the beauty of the Virgin Islands--sugary sand beaches, palm trees swaying gently in the cool breeze, warm, crystal clear waters, and over 60 islands to explore. Until now, your choice of watercraft to visit these gorgeous islands was extremely limited. Basically, you had two very different modes of transport to choose from - the basic, bare bones center-console "fishing boat" style charter, or a budget-crushing 40+ foot Express Cruiser yacht. That's all changed with the launch of Pirate's Paradise Adventures, a private day boat charter company ...

Kitchens N Bath Visions of Charlotte announces a unique concept in kitchen and bathroom design. The company web site is allowing customers to choose from an a la carte style selection of vendors to combine various features. "My business specializes in the improvement to the heart of our client's homes - the kitchen and bathroom," said Fred Begley, Owner of Kitchen N Bath Visions. "Our unique, a la Carte method enables us to offer an almost unlimited selection of cabinets, flooring, counter tops, lighting and fixtures along with our expert advise for putting ...

Dr. Richard A. D'Amico (www.drdamico.com), nationally and internationally recognized board certified plastic surgeon, whose specializations include liposuction in New Jersey, is keeping up with the newest minimally invasive body contouring technology, including CoolSculpting by ZELTIQ and BodyTite. These treatments are quickly gaining popularity as they are revolutionizing the way fat removal is performed. Dr. D'Amico explains why he is so keen on including these procedures at his practice, and the benefits these treatments can offer his patients. "I have always ...

AmeriGlide, an online retailer of assistive technology for the disabled and elderly, including stair lifts and vehicle lifts, announced that they are now launching AmeriGlide Canada and will now be serving Canadian customers. "We are very proud to be servicing customers now in Canada," Says Vice President of Sales Tim Ziehwein. "Every Canadian customer will now have access to our full catalog of products including stair lifts, lift chairs and mobility scooters." AmeriGlide will be partnering with Bongo International and will be offering their ...