The Touch Foundation’s Into Africa gala on March 25 will benefit the training of desperately needed doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers in the East African nation of Tanzania.

Sub-Saharan Africa has 10 % of the world’s population, 24% of the world’s disease burden, and less than 1% of the world’s expenditures for healthcare. The shortage of healthcare workers in Tanzania is particularly dire. There are approximately 1,300 doctors to cover Tanzania’s population of 40 million – that is just one doctor for every 30,000 people.

In a new media interview posted on San Diego Jewelry Buyers’ website, owner Carl Blackburn discusses various aspects of his company’s business, including the impact that its gold, jewelry, and diamond buying service has on the San Diego economy. A veteran jewelry designer, as well as a buyer of pre-owned luxury items, he sees San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) as making a positive contribution to both individual San Diegans, as well as the local economy as a whole.

Lake Chapin Shores—one of southwest Michigan’s newest vacation-home developments—has attracted second-home buyers despite the general economy and slowdown in real estate activity locally and across the country. The 21-home community on Lake Chapin is now one third sold, in sharp contrast to many home development properties the past two years.

At the Mercedes Benz fashion show 2010, Rodolfo Valentin demonstrated that evening wear should be complimented with evening hair, proving him to be the original and true pioneer to show that hair glamour is well and alive.

At the Mercedes Benz fashion show 2010, Rodolfo Valentin demonstrated that evening wear should be complimented with evening hair, proving him to be the original and true pioneer to show that hair glamour is well and alive.

3N2, an Orlando-based designer and manufacturer of high performance baseball and softball footwear, apparel and uniforms recently unveiled its full range of new product for 2010 at a series of industry tradeshows and on their website, 3N2Sports.com. The new product lineup is highlighted by the ACCELERATE PT—a pitching-toe version of 3N2’s popular women’s’ fastpitch softball cleat—and the REACTION PRO-PLATE—a plated, lightweight version of their REACTION umpire shoe.

Lisa Valentino, executive director of Me Fine Foundation, Inc. (www.mefinefoundation.org), has announced sponsors for the 4th annual Purse Gala, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Cotton Room at Golden Belt in Durham.

Presenting Sponsor:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston

Gold Level Sponsors:
The Cotton Room at Golden Belt
Jameka Autry Photography
Tre Bella Flowers, Gifts and Bridal

Silver Level Sponsors:
American Audio Video
CE Rentals of Raleigh
Celebration Photo Booth

Everyone likes a little makeover now and again and the Get The Label website is no different. The home of designer discounts has been revamped to make it more user friendly and a lot nicer to look at.

In addition there’s a Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/GetTheLabel which alerts fans to new offers and products, including discount codes. It’s also the home to Get The Label’s new applications which will be launched throughout the year to give fans some light relief and a promotional code at the end of it.

Everyone likes a little makeover now and again and the Get The Label website is no different. The home of designer discounts has been revamped to make it more user friendly and a lot nicer to look at.

In addition there’s a Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/GetTheLabel which alerts fans to new offers and products, including discount codes. It’s also the home to Get The Label’s new applications which will be launched throughout the year to give fans some light relief and a promotional code at the end of it.

FBI agent hunts down murderous teen and battles sex trafficking in new thriller

In Fallen Lotus Petals by Jordon Papanier, an FBI agent tries to thwart a high-tech invention designed for massacre, a designer drug and sax slave trafficking.

Novel: “Fallen Lotus Petals” by Jordon Papanier is the story of FBI agent Tom Larson, who is trying to stop the exploitation of young Asian girls and save their lives while making peace with his own thorny past.

Jeffrey Levin, an artisan jewelry designer originally from Cape Town, South Africa, launches his new Mother of Pearl capsule collection. With an eye on a struggling economy, Jeffrey has captured bold, big statement pieces using sterling silver and natural stones for more affordable value and sustainable design.

Premier Business Showcase announces a Networking Cocktail Party, featuring nationally renowned guest speaker Samantha Goldberg, who is a Celebrity Event Designer and television personality on Style Network’s “Whose Wedding is it Anyway” and “Married Away.”

Rodolfo Valentin, owner of New York Salon & Spa, located at 696 Madison Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets in New York City is proud of being the recipient of so many awards and at the same time about the hair coloring skills he possesses. Recently he has been honored with the "Top hair colorist 2010" award.

eLearning development firm Web Courseworks and simulation designer Clark Aldrich forged a new partnership to meet the needs of an emerging marketplace.

Web Courseworks and Clark Aldrich will be aligning their teams to design and develop online serious games and simulations for businesses and nonprofit initiatives. In a non-exclusive deal, simulation designer and famed author Clark Aldrich will be leading serious game design efforts for Web Courseworks’ projects.

Larry Dunlap, managing partner of Haircolorxperts (www.haircolorxpertsraleigh.com), has announced that the Raleigh salon, located in Cameron Village at 2030 Cameron Street, has been honored with the Best of Citysearch award in the categories of hair color, hair salon and highlights. The Best of Citysearch is a nationwide competition, where users choose which local businesses they want to nominate for the Best of Citysearch poll. Once the polls are created, users vote on the top nominees within their city.

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Fort Lauderdale, Fl. based Krueger Audio Technologies (www.kruegeraudiotech.com), and designer Paul Krueger will feature the individually unique, radical design loudspeakers and accessory audio products on the West Coast swing of shows at NAMM in Anaheim, Ca. and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Capital Safety Group (CSG) is opening a new 7,000 square foot indoor air-conditioned height safety, rescue and confined space training centre conveniently located in Singapore’s West district (16S, Enterprise Road, Singapore 627666).

"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw wrote these wise words decades ago. They were true then and even truer today.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw wrote these wise words decades ago. They were true then and even truer today.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw wrote these wise words decades ago. They were true then and even truer today.

Celergy Networks, a national network infrastructure installer and a pioneer in the integration of smart grid technology announced today the appointment of Martin W Greenwood as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Smart Grid.

Li’l Inspirations, a designer of security baby blankets and custom made birth certificate baby blankets (among other personalized gift products), celebrates their one year anniversary, December 2009, selling through Costco.com.

Mrs. Sandra Kircher, the owner of Li'l inspirations, said, "During the past year, Costco.com has given a platform to my company that make my niche baby blankets available to a larger customer base." With Li'l Inspirations line of personalized baby blankets, Costco.com has opened a new product range for buyers who frequent their site.

As the main high-end designer jewelry store in the New Jersey Shore area, Lincroft Village Jewelers announced today that they have officially started their Holiday Sales Event for this year’s holiday season.

Sporting the world’s most perfectly cut diamonds – Hearts On Fire, as well as being one the most influential brand carriers for designer jewelry lines such as Pandora, ScottKay, Flyer Fit and Peter Storm; Lincroft Village Jewelers is generally considered as the jewelry store of choice for Red Bank, Lincroft, Colts Neck, Holmdel, Middletown and surrounding townships.

Larry Dunlap, managing partner of Haircolorxperts (www.haircolorxpertsraleigh.com), has announced that the salon has added Drew Horton as a master specialist to work at both the Arboretum at Weston and Cameron Village salon locations. Horton received a degree in business administration and human resource management from Wake Technical Community College as well as a cosmetology degree from Mitchell’s Academy.

The Sacred Science Institute is pleased to announce publication of famed market forecaster Daniel T. Ferrera’s 63 page “Outlook for 2010.” Ferrera’s work, inspired by the late W.D. Gann’s forecasting work, utilizes extensive analysis of complex cycles and astute current trends analysis. This book is a must resource for any serious investor wishing to preserve their capital and increase their net worth in these difficult times.

The producers of The Art of Living with Marilu Henner are pleased to announce that LaBella Baby Bedding will be featured in an upcoming segment on topics, trends and issues related to “Nursery Designer Bedding” as part of the show’s Home Collection series.

Printer Gateway, a leading print facility located in Toronto along with Design Back Office, a San Francisco-based wholesale graphic and interactive design solutions provider, today announced a broad strategic partnership to jointly sell, develop and market integrated web to print and design solutions to Canada’s graphic arts reseller market.

Flash game developer, Binary Space releases "Zombie Outbreak Simulator" (ZOS), a sandbox application running on Google MapsⓇ. ZOS allows players to unleash waves of zombies on the unsuspecting people of Washington DC. Players can tweak a number of zombie and infection variables such as zombie speed, infection rate, number of civilians and shooting accuracy to create their own version of a zombie outbreak.

Cheval, located in beautiful Mint Hill, just outside of Charlotte, announced today, it will be hosting the first ever Holiday House from December 5th through December 20th, benefiting The Levine Senior Center. Decorated by renowned designer Tim Bagwell of T. Bagwell Interiors, the Holiday House will be exquisitely furnished with the latest in seasonal décor with ideas galore. The home will be open weekends only or by private bookings.

Performance Systems Group (PSG), an award-winning incentive and reward program systems provider, announced that it has licensed RewardTrax, its online, point-based incentive program platform, to Loyaltyworks, a leading provider of turnkey incentive program solutions for customer loyalty, sales force motivation and employee recognition. Under the terms of the agreement, Loyaltyworks will migrate its national client base to the innovative, Web-based RewardTrax solution.