A new video DVD by the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired reveals inspiring stories of how the Society and its staff help improve quality of life for people of all ages with its meaningful programs and services. "In Their Own Words: Making a Difference" is the name of the video DVD featuring people who have been blinded or visually impaired by accidents or illness, and who lead productive, rewarding lives thanks to programs and services the non-profit Society provides to children, adults and senior citizens. "Free copies of our ...

Recently, Dr. Toy, the world's first website that offers professional guidance on the best in toys and educational products, awarded two Sqwishland toys, DIY Sqwishland and Soft'n Squishy Bracelets, with the Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Children's Product for 2011. The award-winning site provided by The Institute for Childhood Resources, chose the DIY Sqwishland and Soft'n Squishy Bracelets to be put in the long list of its year-round award-winning toy and children's products. What is it about these two Sqwishland toys that makes them the best of the best? With the fame ...

World-renowned photographer and marketing guru Sandy Puc' will be in Phoenix on July 7 to share her passion and knowledge of Children's photography through her Boutique Babies and Couture Kids Creative Edge Tour. The tour will visit 39 cities throughout the U.S. during the summer and early fall. Attendees can look forward to broadening their skills through her professional seminars relating to shooting techniques, the new wave of popular boutique set and props, video fusion and the important foundation to any photography business, pricing and marketing. Sandy will take ...

Tap-Outz Sports Bar and Grill is hosting a benefit bike run to raise money for cancer patient Wanda Creech of Hamilton Ohio. The registration for the event will happen at Tap-Outz on June 18th from 12pm till 2pm, the cost will be $10 for single riders and $15 for double riders. The riders will leave at 2pm and will make stops at Indian Creek Tavern, Tailgators, Mustang Sally�EUR s and will finally end at Buffalo Wings & Rings in Fairfield, where the actual benefit will be held, there will be a $5 entry fee at the door. During the event, there will be a silent auction, ...

One local business is intent on providing more than just vital water conservation knowledge, tips, and services. Petri Plumbing now actively supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Metro New York Chapter by extending a deal with no expiration date. Make a Donation in "Honor" of "Petri Plumbing & Heating" to a 501(c) 3 and not only will consumers save money on any services purchased at Petri Plumbing but they will also be supporting a terrific cause. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps to grant the wishes of children who are suffering from life-threatening ...

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Choice Wellness (http://www.choice-wellness.com), an integrative wellness medical clinic founded by Brent Agin M.D., empowers patients and gives them more natural health choices with the original in-house Trim Wellness Cafe serving the latest cutting edge therapies for the old health issues. The Trim Wellness Cafe concept is the brain-child of Dr. Agin. Instead of going to a cafe to surf on your laptop while ingesting a cup of Joe, patients at the Trim Wellness Cafe surf their laptops while getting a natural nutrient packed IV (Intravenous) filled with vitamins, minerals, ...

In 2004, Talk Fusion Founder & CEO, Bob Reina, wanted to email a 10-sec video to friends. America Online said it couldn't be done; Bob believed it could. With the help and expertise of an IT genius friend, together, they achieved the seemingly impossible and perfected the idea of putting videos into emails. Talk Fusion not only opens the door of Opportunity for a home-based business, but also gives vast earning potential. Talk Fusion offers the World's First & Only Instant Pay Compensation Plan! Make a sale today and get paid instantly! 24 hours a day, 7 days ...

CFO WISE Founder & CEO, Ken Kaufman, was quoted in a recent AMEX Inside Edge article: The Best Mobiles Apps for CFOs. The article highlights the ten top apps finance executives are using to increase productivity and stay on top of their ever-increasing responsibilities. "Too often people view CFOs as slow adopters of technology," Kaufman said of his participation in the article. "A lot of us are trying to be on the cutting edge of technology, and this article proves it." Author Michelle Goodman spoke with many CFOs around the country in the well-researched ...

Crystal Art & Apparel, 744 Main St. in Red Bluff, is making an effort to cure the world of grouches. The store hosted the kick off for the Northern California tour of the book, Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within, as well as sponsoring the state of California's first lecture series on the subject. Sally Marks, co-author of the popular, self-improvement book, recently held an interactive discussion titled, "Kick Out The Grouch Within!" Copies of the book are available at the store for $12.99 each. "I was very pleased with the turnout at the ...

Webair hosting is enhancing their top tier Cloud Computing services by announcing the successful integration of IPv6 support throughout their global network. The company has already allocated many IPv6 addresses for clients utilizing the newest Internet protocol and is participating in World IPv6 Day on June 8, 2011, making sure their customers are ready for the future of Internet Protocol Addresses. Webair is taking this proactive approach in becoming one of the first leading hosting companies to integrate IPv6 support into their managed hosting platform, control panels, ...

Join holistic physician and detoxification expert, Dr. Isaac Eliaz for a six day/five night healing retreat held at the Institute for Noetic Sciences Retreat Center - a beautiful 200-acre education facility in the majestic hills of Sonoma County. This transformational retreat will take place during the Fall Equinox from September 20-25, 2011 and will feature a specific focus on fall season detoxification and healing. During this in-depth retreat, Dr. Eliaz will draw on his extensive research and experience in the fields of detox, healing and meditation to guide participants ...

BKD Technologies is pleased to present an informative webinar to help Sage MAS 90 and 200 users become more familiar with KnowledgeSync. Join BKD for this complimentary webinar on June 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. Central time. Attending organizations will discover the features and benefits of KnowledgeSync. This webinar will address how KnowledgeSync combines business intelligence, alerts and workflow to help your organization run more efficiently. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Tricia Cate, Vineyardsoft Corporation business channel manager, ...

Pacific Ridge School, a 7th-12th grade non-profit, independent school in Carlsbad, congratulates the 49 members of its first graduating class on their acceptances to 143 different colleges and universities. Students in the Class of 2011 mark a historical milestone for the school, not only as the first graduating class, but also the students who have brought the school's curriculum and programs to the attention of schools in regions throughout the United States, and even across the Atlantic. "We are so proud of each of our seniors and we look forward to hearing stories ...

7 Day Dental Laguna has gone through a few changes recently, and the practice might not be immediately recognizable. The Laguna area dental practice recently hired an interior decorator to completely transform the office. There were also billing changes, as well as a personnel change with the hiring of new dentist and recent college graduate Dr. Colin Le. The local Laguna dentist office completed the remodel only after extensive planning with the help of a local interior designer. Not only was furniture changed, but the practice also made several changes to its business ...

The French Academy of Minnesota and MacPhail Center for Music announced today a partnership to enhance music education for students of The French Academy. In addition to standard music instruction in the classroom, a MacPhail instructor will work directly with each class to build students' musical literacy. "We take great pride in providing the best education and language immersion instruction to our students," said Veronique Liebmann, founder and director of The French Academy. "Music is a language in itself and we are so happy to have MacPhail, the education ...

Quinetha Frasier, MBA of Firstborn Group, LLC will provide instruction on June 16, 2011 with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) from 10:45am- 12:15pm at the Equitable Building in Atlanta, GA. The 'Revenue Sources Overview' module will provide participants with a broad overview of the funding and revenue sources available in the Nonprofit Sector. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to maintain financial sustainability and how nonprofit organizations are better positioned to fund their missions. Many charitable organizations have been affected ...

With summertime upon us and 4th of July right around the corner this is the prime time picnicking season. One of the best ways to spend your summer is enjoying time outdoors having a good picnic, whether it's at a park or while camping. Plus with gas prices being so high, picnicking is ideal for a quick (and not so far away) way to get away from it all and enjoy time with family and friends. What makes a picnic really great? The food of course; now with our latest free eCookbook, 21 Must-Have Easy Picnic Recipes, you can find everything you need to complete the perfect ...

David S. Rapp has joined Colliers International | West Michigan as an industrial associate. In his new role, Rapp will be responsible for industrial brokerage in West Michigan. He will assist Colliers by managing and negotiating key deals that require a quick turnaround. He has experience with acquiring and disposing of distressed assets and working with financial institutions and buyers to finalize deals. This is Rapp's second tenure with Colliers. He left Michigan in 2004 to lead land acquisition and development for Tampa-based Centex Corp. While in Florida, he ...

Attention all nonprofit charities in the OC...the Anaheim White House is sponsoring a contest from which the top 12 finalists will receive a free catered luncheon for up to 100 guests in the restaurant's private banquet room, the West Wing. Owner Bruno Serato is asking charities with a 501c3 designation to submit a brief description of why the organization is deserving of the giveaway valued at more than $4,000 and he will select one for each of the next 12 months. The giveaway includes room rental, 3-course lunch and non-alcoholic beverages. "As we continue to ...

Printinghost announced their expansion in printing full color banners, now with printinghost you can have more enhanced features for banners printing to its extended version of colors, designs and font. About printinghost.com it's a frequent approach to the world's best print and design experts where you will have capability to fulfill all requests for custom banner, posters and custom stickers with unbeatable customer support, competitive price and quick online ordering round the clock. Work effectively with your eye catching full color banners designed and printed by ...

Throughout the month of May and into June, industry creatives and producers have been receiving emails that appear to be sent to them by accident from prominent advertising executives: Leo Burnett, David Ogilvy and Dan Wieden. The messages are addressed to their equally accomplished clients, the executives of major corporations including Nike, Volkswagen and even Hathaway Shirts. Their purpose? To tout the one-in-a-million ad concept that will make each company immortal—and to announce the call for entries for Oink Ink Radio's popular annual Dead Radio Contest. The conversations ...

Public speaking instructors and coaches often use speech rubrics to generate public speaking evaluations of their students' speeches. These rubrics provide a mechanism for speech assessments, speech critiques, and speech analysis. Over a million speech evaluations and presentation critiques are produced every year by tens of thousands of public speaking instructors, coaches, and other professionals, as estimated by Rate Speeches. Despite their importance, speech evaluation and speech rubrics are seldom researched and investigated. Communication professor and author, ...

This year's theme is the Marketing & Branding of Urban Music." As we celebrate Black Music Month, SUMC Sr. VP Allen Johnston and I have come up with a wide range of performances by artists representing several genres, including Gospel, Neo Soul, R&B, Reggae, spoken word and Jazz. You name it it's at this year's SUMC. As we mix in industry veterans with folks who are just getting into the industry it's all about one thing and that is networking. As our industry continues to evolve in new areas such as tie ins with brands and film, we have to be ahead of the ...

Cobridge Communications (www.cobridge.net), announces today that the company has recently "adopted" Benton Middle School in Benton, Ark., as part of a Box Tops for Education campaign supported by Avery Dennison and Regency Office Products (www.regencyofficeproducts.com). Cobridge has set a goal of clipping and collecting enough Box Tops coupons to earn $500 for the school. The company is also sponsoring a field trip to the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Ark., for the homeroom class that collects the most Box Tops coupons during the summer. "Cobridge ...