SearStone, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) planned for Cary, has signed an affiliate sponsor agreement with Lutheran Services for the Aging (LSA). As part of the agreement, LSA will provide technical assistance to the SearStone Board of Directors and assist the organization in establishing and maintaining its community benefit program to provide care to the residents of Wake County. LSA joins Greenbrier Development and Retirement Living Associates as SearStone partners dedicated to establishing a distinctly different community for seniors. "LSA ...

Business Leader Media has selected the Law Offices of Kravitz & Guerra, P.A. as a 2010 Top 100 Small Businesses in South Florida for the second year in a row. Business Leader limited the criteria to include only companies (1) with less than 100 employees and (2) that do a majority of their business in South Florida. Each company's revenue growth, business achievements and community involvement were evaluated. The Law Offices of Kravitz & Guerra, P.A., a Miami firm, assists the international community in matters related to international expansions, immigration, global ...

Have you noticed lately that there have been a lot of news headlines about blood? Everything from Sarah Palin defending her use of the term "blood libel," to blood drives being canceled across the eastern seaboard due to heavy snow. At one time Jennifer Chang never would have noticed those stories. Now they catch her attention as if they were written in, well, red. Like so many people nowadays Jennifer Chang found her world very suddenly turned upside down a few years ago by the global economic crash. "The asset management company which I had worked at for 3 years was ...

Announcing that Mobitics, the developers of Miembro, has launched an exciting new product for iPhone and iPod touch users who have a camera in their device. The application is a brand new business tool, offering users a portable membership creation and monitoring platform, complete with QR code generator and scanner. Users are able to quickly and easily set up and monitor member cards, loyalty programs, funds and points for each customer, right from their devices. Miembro is an exciting new application, giving business users total freedom to capture membership customers ...

Like time capsules, antique samplers are nostalgic remnants of the past offering a glimpse into the world of embroidery and children. Samplers act as portals into the day-to-day life of a young girl from another era in time. They show her mastery of useful and decorative stitching. In the 18th and mid-19th century, samplers were also her way of showing off her knowledge of the alphabet. Many were classroom assignments, the way in which she learned reading, religion and math. Some of the most memorable ones bear verses that come from the heart. "Patty Polk did ...

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, today published an e-book, "Medical Loss Ratios: Important Implications for Care Management," which examines the impact that healthcare reform and the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) medical loss ratio (MLR) mandates have on care delivery models. The e-book also explores the critical role of health information technology (IT) as health plans work to meet the new requirements, improve the quality of care and drive down costs. The complimentary publication can be downloaded ...

Closet & Storage Concepts has recently rolled out a new design for their website. The new, easy-to-navigate design is the result of an extensive amount of research on how to present their services better to the consumer. Closet & Storage Concepts is excited to provide their visitors with more information on closet design, office storage solutions, and much more. For more than 20 years, Closet & Storage Concepts has been creating custom closet designs, manufacturing, and installing custom closet solutions for closet storage, mudroom, pantry, laundry room, garage, home ...

EMS Inc., the premier provider of rapid product development equipment and services including Z Corp 3D Printers and 3D Scanners, announced that their newly designed website is live and has already been getting great feedback from viewers. EMS decided to redesign its website as a vital communication tool for its clients and for the product development industry as a whole. This decision resulted in an improved website which offers a fresh new look that technically provides its online visitors with significant improvements in navigation, vital industry content, video demonstrations, ...

The Artist Connection Group is made up of successful musicians and artists who want to offer opportunities to fellow artists to get their talents EXPOSED. There are no hidden fees or royalties paid to the Connect Artist Association. Artists from all over the world are embracing this concept. Now a full or part-time Musician, Sculpture, Painter or Author can display their talents with World-Wide access to the public for a very small fee of less than ten dollars (US). Videos, photos, music downloads and connections to promoters, health insurance, contracts, art fairs ...

Funeral Futurist, Robin Heppell offered two approved, Internet-related, funeral home focused continuing education programs in July 2010. The courses were well attended by members all across North America and more than 150 continuing education credits were awarded to attendees. A general feeling was that Live Online events are convenient for attendees especially in the busy times funeral professional find themselves in. http://www.FuneralDirectorCEUs.com Heppell offers two 3 hour sessions namely, Social Media & Funeral Service: Making Sense of Facebook, Twitter and ...

Gibraltar Homes is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement agreement with lender BBT in regard to property owned at the prestigious Legends Bay at IMG Academies. Gibraltar currently owns nine lots in the northwest Bradenton community, financed by lender BBT. After a period of negotiation, Gibraltar and the bank have agreed on confidential terms that will allow the company to proceed with plans to sell homes and homesite packages at attractive prices and make a reasonable profit. "This agreement creates a win-win situation for everyone involved," said ...

The world's largest independent music network, likeZEBRA.com, begins the New Year with a new lineup of featured artists signed by leading independent rock label, Victory Records. By spotlighting a new band or artist each week, the website aims to inspire the growth of the independent release of music. This year likeZEBRA will not only provide fans exclusive access to talented artists, they will also highlight a record label each month which shares the same ideals of grassroots and DIY growth. Chicago-based Victory Records kicks off 2011 as likeZEBRA's first "Label Takeover" ...

Pardee Homes (www.pardeehomes.com) has donated $2,500 to the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House after holding a charitable campaign on Facebook tied to their popular LivingSmart Homes in the Inland Empire. For every fan, new or old, who 'liked' LivingSmart Homes the company donated $2 to the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House, one of 11 Ronald McDonald House Charities in California. "The Ronald McDonald House serves as a home away from home for families of seriously ill children who are undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals," said Dee Feldmeir, executive director of Loma ...

Mark Shafer, Director of Bank of America's in-house agency, Enterprise Creative Solutions, has been selected as IHAF's new Chairman of the Board. As Chairman, Shafer will provide guidance to the IHAF program team and leadership to the Board of Directors—influencing the direction that IHAF takes over the next two years. In addition to Bank of America, IHAF's 2011 Board of Directors is comprised of in-house agency leaders from Blue Cross Blue Shield, CVS, Discovery Communications, Fidelity, FM Global, MFS Investment Management and Putnam Retail Management. "It's clear ...

Canada Credit Fix declares today that they are looking to expand southwards into the United States, by enlisting a new partner in the credit repair fight. Today, Canada Credit Fix announced their intention to make a merge services with one of America's most reputable and respected credit repair and restoration agencies. This strategic partnership is a unique move allowing Canada Credit Fix to stretch their service into the United States simply by joining with the American agency based out of Texas. This is one of the first major attempts into creating a North American ...

The Pet Care Trust is pleased to announce that they have awarded a grant of $5,000 to Children's Hospital Boston, in support of the pediatric hospital's dog visitation program. The grant will support the research project entitled, "Parent and Child Perspectives on Dog Visitation in a Pediatric Hospital," providing much needed funding for completion of the project. The project follows the Pet Care Trust's mission: the value of companion pets, the human animal bond, and support companion animal programs. The dog visitation program has been operating successfully at Children's ...

Prototype Today announced additions to their prototyping and manufacturing interactive website: PrototypeToday.com. The site offers a source of trusted information and resources for professionals to stay up-to-date on the most relevant industry information. Prototype Today officially went online in beta form on November, 1st 2010 and is receiving a positive response from companies in the industry. Prototype Today's goal is to offer a centralized database of information and content for a vast audience, from service bureau owners to garage inventors. One of the most popular ...

NFC, Inc., a specialized consulting service, today announced the launch of http://www.whatsthepotential.com aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs who invest $20.00 and within 48 hours receive an expert opinion on the potential of their business idea. "whatsthepotential.com is designed to provide an expert opinion on the potential of any business idea" says Steve Ruttenberg, President, NFC, Inc. The site also offers powerful one-on-one advice and consultation from industry experts who themselves have made millions from the expansion of their own unique business ideas. Whatsthepotential.com ...

The RailsBridge Open Workshop project, which teaches web application development to both programmers and non-programmers, is announcing eight more of its popular free workshops for women in 2011. The project, which has trained almost 600 people, nearly 500 of them women, in five cities in the past year and a half, is gaining speed in 2011. RailsBridge has planned eight workshops so far, mostly in San Francisco, but branching out to the north bay, as well as Chicago and Seattle. The target audience is anyone who has a laptop computer and is willing to devote a Friday ...

Dr. Christine Mestemacher has been selected by the Best Doctors organization as one of the top doctors in her specialty in the Memphis/Shelby County area. Established in 1989, Best Doctors bases its lists on surveys of local physicians. Best Doctors is based in Boston, MA, and was founded by physicians affiliated with the Harvard Medical School to provide expert medical consultation services. Best Doctors provides its services globally to more than 20 million people, serving large employers, insurance plans, government, and other groups in more than 30 countries. ...

Sunnking (www.sunnking.com), an electronics recycling company which services Upstate NY, hosted its latest electronics recycling event in East Aurora, NY on Saturday, January 15 from 10am-2pm in the parking lot of Nativity Lutheran Church.  The event was hosted in conjunction with the East Aurora Rotary Club, and over twenty volunteers from the club showed up to help collect electronic scrap from local residents and businesses. Despite the cold weather, the event hauled in 12,348 lbs. of old/broken electronics including 50 TV's, 67 monitors, 69 PC's, and 21 laptops.  ...

Tube Toolbox is software that you download and run on your computer. It automates your daily marketing tasks, which allows you to reach up to 100x more YouTube users than you could on your own. Tube Toolbox can run in the background while you work on other projects or even while you sleep. The process of using Tube Toolbox is broken up into two steps: Step 1: Gathering Users Target your Audience The first step is to find people on YouTube who you believe would be interested in your YouTube Channel or Video. Tube Toolbox has many features to help you find and target ...

Donald McNeill will be on hand at BlogTalkRadio's educational program EduTalk at 10 a.m. to give advice to would-be education and entertainment entrepreneurs. Listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edutalk or visit the show's archives on the web radio-blog at http://www.educationtalkradio.wordpress.com. "BlogTalkRadio is the largest and fastest-growing social radio network on the Internet and has millions of listeners tuning in and joining the conversation each month," says McNeill. "I am thrilled to be invited to share my experience with the listeners of EduTalk." McNeill ...

Dr. Toni Kutchan, Member and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a recipient of the Fellows Award which recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in science from the St. Louis Academy of Science. Kutchan will be presented her award on April 13th by the St. Louis scientific community and the Academy's Board of Trustees during the 17th annual Academy of Science-St. Louis Awards dinner. Since its inception, the Academy has promoted the recognition of the impressive scientists of St. Louis. This tradition continues ...

Virtualization will come under the spotlight at the Cloud Computing World Forum Middle East & Africa (www.cloudcomputinglive.com/mea) taking place at The Grand Millennium Hotel, Dubai on the 9th March, 2011. The one day conference will include sessions such as; virtualization and storage through the transition to the private cloud concept, and, cloud and virtualization projects in an academic environment. The agenda will also include a number of high-profile case studies presenting how the cloud has worked for them, how it has been integrated and the strengths and ...