No lights. No electricity. No problem. The City of Miami Mayor Tomas P. Regalado, Miss Earth Florida 2010 Kelly Saks and Miss Teen Earth Florida Brittney Ronda are joining efforts to raise awareness for Earth Hour. On Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:30p.m. Mayor Regalado and Ms. Saks will dim non-essential lighting at a famous Miami landmark at to acknowledge and celebrate the commitment Miami has to do more for our planet. Mayor Regalado, Miss Saks and Miss Ronda are commissioning Floridians to partake in this voluntary event to raise awareness of sustainability issues. ...

Since kicking off its spring sale March 11, Brookfield Homes has experienced huge demand for its new homes throughout San Diego County, with 11 homes sold in 10 days. Including several new homes available for immediate move-in at five San Diego-area neighborhoods, and with up to $124,000 in combined price reductions, upgrades and incentives, the spring sale presents "remarkable opportunities for those looking to buy a quality new home," said Lora Heramb, vice president of sales and marketing for Brookfield Homes San Diego/Riverside division. Sale highlights may include: ...

Digisoda Publishing announces the publication of Grinding It Out: How To Create A Six-Figure Law Practice (ISBN 9780 983360018, Digisoda Publishing, 2011) by famed attorney Chris Shella. Set for release on March 31, 2011, Shella, a renowned attorney for major felonies and federal criminal defense cases, outlines the steps essential to make any law practice into a six-figure and vibrant practice. Drawing on his own experience of fourteen years of practice up and down the East Coast, Shella assures the reader that what is needed to be successful is a latop, a couple of suits, ...

Long gone are the days when information technology professionals worked in isolation, researching relevant technology on their own and tirelessly working to stay current on breaking developments in industry news. Now, they have TAGthink.com. TAGthink is part of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), a nonprofit organization committed to the interests of IT professionals. This leading industry association promotes the advancement of the technological industry in Georgia to encourage economic and educational advancement. TAGthink's website, TAGthink.com, is a ...

Dr. Adam Tonis, a chiropractor in New York, NY, and his team at 42nd Street Chiropractic, have recently partnered with online leader Spine-health.com to provide their patients greater access to top quality spine information. Dr. Tonis joined the Spine-health Doctor Membership Program after having met the quality criteria required for entry into this program. Dr. Tonis believes in taking the time to listen to and work with patients to help them understand which recommendations are best for their unique condition. Tailoring a personalized plan for treatment demands that ...

IDV Solutions today announced that John Nelson, user experience manager for the company's flagship product, Visual Fusion, will speak on April 14 at the 2011 annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Seattle. Nelson's presentation, titled "When is Where It's At: Puzzles and Pragmatism for the Inevitable 4th Dimension," focuses on visualizing data in the context of time, and incorporating time-based visualizations into interactive mapping applications. The presentation will cover the benefits and factors to consider, and will offer recommendations ...

The St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired, founded in 1911, has launched a fundraising initiative called "The Campaign for 100" as the nonprofit organization celebrates its 100th year of providing services in greater St. Louis. All funds raised in "The Campaign for 100" will directly support Society programs and services to provide specialized Vision Rehabilitation, Orientation & Mobility, Adaptive Education, Assistive Technology, Children's Services and Support Services to blind and visually impaired people and their families in greater St. Louis and Southwestern ...

Dance Informa online dance magazine has launched a new website, catering to its growing US and Australian readerships. Dance Informa is Australia's leading dance magazine with the largest readership in the country. After much interest from the US dance industry, Dance Informa began to cover US dance news and events early last year. Dance Informa now has a US publication, as well as its popular Australian publication, and editorial team across both countries and abroad. Dance Informa provides free dance audition and event listings, interviews with industry leaders, ...

Revised numbers from the Department of Labor indicate that New Jersey gained 5,200 private-sector jobs last year while losing 7,100 jobs in January. With state unemployment remaining at 9.1%, trends indicate that the economy will continue to challenge employers throughout 2011. Snelling Staffing - The Wyckoff Group, a staffing organization that works with local hiring managers, reports that as businesses slowly bring on new employees, their hiring process needs to reflect the current economic situation. "A slow-moving economy is the most challenging time to hire," says ...

The Web 2.0 Expo has invited Love With Food, the first-of-its-kind social commerce site for food enthusiasts, to present at this year's Web 2.0 Expo Startup Showcase. Approximately 30 new, innovative startups have been handpicked by the Web 2.0 Expo committee to present in front of high-profile investors and thousands of potential users at the Web 2.0 Startup Showcase. The Showcase will be held in San Francisco Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 5:15 pm. Love With Food was founded to satisfy food enthusiasts' cravings online by helping to connect specialty food brands with ...

East Valley Naturopathic Doctors (EVND), a premier medical facility in Mesa, Ariz., is offering a free lecture series for Valley residents focusing on healthy eating, healthy cooking, food allergens and illnesses. EVND will offer the lecture series each month and revise topics and content based on feedback from patients and the community. The goal of the series is to help one stay healthy through clean living. The lecture series entitled "Clean Living" will take place the second Saturday of each month starting April 9, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The location will ...

Joe Gray, owner and manager of WBAG 1150 AM radio in Burlington, N.C., stopped by National Agents Alliance headquarters to visit with President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Albright earlier this month. For Albright, who once hosted a radio show on WBAG with Alex Fitzgerald, it was a trip down memory lane, as the two friends talked about the radio show, "Silver Security Life with Andy Albright and his sidekick Fitz." Gray, President of Gray Broadcasting, LLC, had just purchased the station on Nov. 3, 1999, and Albright came to see what it would take to host a weekly ...

One of the nation's fastest-growing financial services companies is off to a record start for 2011. Amid rising interest rates, Foundation Financial Group reports its February 2011 mortgage originations are up 14.5 percent above those of January 2011. February 2011's numbers are 11 percent higher than same period a year ago. "The fantastic part of this growth is not the growth itself but the fact that we accomplished this while unveiling additional financial services products," said CEO Mark W. Boyer. "Simultaneously, we've expanded to hire new employees at all of ...

Over the last year, Catalina Island has undergone what many are calling a "renaissance" and Kevin Strege, President and CEO of Catalina Island Vacation Rentals, Inc., (CIVR) and Catalina Island Real Estate, Inc., (CIRE) anticipates steady growth in tourism. With a highly optimistic outlook, Strege has recently announced the addition of Amy Tran as Director of Marketing. Tran will oversee marketing for both companies and develop long-term strategies for consistent growth. "Amy will provide our company with a unique perspective on the vacation rental business along with ...

Renaissance at Hillside (www.renaissanceathillside.com), announces today the company has recently "adopted" Sunnyside Elementary School. To support the school, Renaissance at Hillside will be collecting Box Tops for Education coupons as part of a campaign that Avery Dennison brought to Regency Office Products. Renaissance at Hillside has set a goal of clipping and collecting enough Box Tops for Education coupons to earn $5,000 for the school. "The staff of the Renaissance at Hillside is always looking for ways to help the community," says John Stare, executive director ...

James P. Krehbiel, is a licensed professional counselor and nationally certified cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in treating adults and children experiencing anxiety and depressive disorders. He is the author of TROUBLED CHILDHOOD, TRIUMPHANT LIFE: Healing from the Battle Scars of Youth. Open to Hope Radio broadcasts every Thursday. To listen to this show, go to http://opentohope.com. About Dr. Heidi Horsley Dr. Heidi Horsley, PsyD, LMSW, MS, is a bereaved sibling and a licensed psychologist and social worker. Dr. Heidi is the Co-Founder and Executive ...

Meliciously Yours, a unique clothing company with a line of designer tees that offer women and girls positive and empowering messages debuts its first toddler t-shirt option. The new toddler tee was inspired by its popular tween/teen/adult counterpart entitled "Beauty & Brains", which implores women and girls of all ages to embrace their looks and their intelligence. The tot shirt offers the same message as the adult version and will appeal to style-conscious parents seeking appropriate and expressive clothing for their little girls. The super soft designer tee is bright ...

Securenet Systems, Inc. a web hosting and streaming services provider located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, announced a new datacenter location in Freemont, California, which is in Silicon Valley near the lower end of the San Francisco Bay Area. The new datacenter is at 48233 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539. The latest deployment is in response to demand from the tremendous growth of its online radio streaming services division. Securenet has more than doubled its present streaming capacity by establishing a major footprint in the brand new, state-of-the-art datacenter ...

London-based film and video production company Inspired Films - http://www.inspiredfilms.tv - today announced the launch of 'Friend for Life', an integrated social media campaign and dedicated microsite http://www.weneedfriends.org for International water-aid charity Just a Drop - ww.justadrop.org It is the charity's first ever consumer campaign, and calls for people all over the world to be the charity's 'friend' on World Water Day, with the website offering visitors the opportunity to sign up and to show their support for the charity. The ambition is for http://www.weneedfriends.org ...

Virginia real estate professionals in need of a solution to increase efficiency and security in their business need look no further. DotLoop, the independent collaborative workspace for real estate transactions and negotiations is being further adopted in "Old Dominion," simplifying the lives of agents and the clients they serve. DotLoop's collaborative workspace enables agents and clients to work together in real-time to adjust and electronically sign documents pertinent to a real estate transaction. Bypassing the redundancies of traditional real estate - printing, ...

"Ted L. Nancy's Afternoon Stories" (For those that enjoy a lunatic story in the afternoon) With an Introduction by Fred D. Nancy. In this book, Ted travels around our great nation telling his stories and bringing along acts to entertain the public. He goes to a gas station, thermos factory, mattress store & other places in the afternoon and tells employees his insane stories. (Many do not want to hear them; others do) Then Ted regales them with ridiculous acts he travels with. Like THE VENTRILOQUIST WITH THE PUPPET IN A COMA. The puppet just lays there hooked ...

Southwest Solutions Group announced today that it was awarded a contract by Polk County Detention Center to install a Spacesaver High Density Storage System in their new jail facility in Livingston, TX. Southwest Solutions Group is working with Johnson McKibben Architects to design the state-of-the-art storage system. Once completed, the High Density Storage System will minimize the space used for evidence and documentation storage, resulting in lower building construction and energy costs. About Polk County Detention Center The Polk County Detention Center is a new ...

Studiobanks, a digital agency specializing in online marketing and web development, recently launched a new digital brand platform for Charlotte-based Bojangles'. Designed to bring Bojangles' distinctive personality to life online, the platform includes a new consumer website (Bojangles.com), a microsite for Bojangles' news (Newsroom.bojangles.com), and a mobile site for smartphone and tablet users (M.bojangles.com). Studiobanks partnered with BooneOakley, Bojangles' advertising agency, to ensure a cohesive brand experience that matches its award-winning campaign, "It's ...

Industrial Vision Corporation, a safety glasses and prescription eyewear manufacturer, announces they have secured an agreement with St. John's Mercy Eye Care in Washington, MO to serve as a local service center for the eyewear needs of area businesses. The center is located at 851 East Fifth Street, Suite 112, in the ground floor of the Doctor's Building. St. John's Mercy Eye Care will be the exclusive provider of Industrial Vision products in the Washington area. The center will carry a full selection of IVC safety eyewear and will help with fitting and frame selection. Industrial ...

Health Market Science (HMS), a leading source for healthcare provider data and solutions, and Speed Script, a market leader in pharmacy automation and services, today announced a strategic partnership to provide pharmacies with a solution that mitigates the risk of submitting an erroneous claim by using an incorrect group practice address, an invalid prescriber identifier or submitting a prescription for a state or federally sanctioned prescriber. The HMS-Speed Script relationship brings the pharmacy industry the expertise of two market leaders in pharmacy management ...