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The Carolina Mudcats, Wake County’s hometown professional baseball team, has announced the team’s upcoming home series against the Tennessee Smokies starting Thursday, June 9 through Monday, June 13. The games scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Monday have starting times of 7:15 p.m. Saturday’s game will begin at 6:15 p.m., and Sunday’s game will start at 2 p.m. The Mudcats will host multiple promotions during the five-game homestand.

Leader In Endoscopic Spine Surgery Taps Chiropractic Physician For Villanova’s Men And Women Basketball Teams

Passage Home, a nonprofit agency fighting poverty and homelessness in Wake County, raised $54,000 at its “My Story, My Song” event held on June 2. All proceeds raised at the event will benefit Passage Home programs, which aim to combat poverty and homelessness in Wake County. Passage Home is currently working to enable and provide community development programs and services which focus on resident development, economic development, education and security to enable a sustainable, economically thriving, self-sufficient MLK South Gateway community.

New Site Constructed To Better Serve Real Estate Community And Promote The Real-eStage Experience

Newest Survey Service Provides Cost-Effective, Turnkey Tool for Credit Union Managers to Measure Branch Performance Using Seven Key Performance Metrics.

The IAPAM is committed to educating physicians in the industry’s best practices for hCG for weight loss. In support of this commitment, the IAPAM's hCG Training offers physicians an hGG Training program of unsurpassed clinical and business content on hCG and medical weight management. Attendees receive all the tools needed to launch an hCG for weight loss program, and graduates of the IAPAM's hCG Training say it is the best in the industry.

Ecomajik Companies, a subsidiary of Advertising Majik Corporation, has announced the opening of an office in Georgetown, Texas. Ecomajik Companies specializes in creating allergy and virus free environments for homes, office and business. The company utilizes Space Certified Technology developed for NASA and manufactured by Dallas based Vollara Inc. to kill all allergens, bacteria, mold and viruses naturally and without harmful chemicals.

Fasting, or refraining from eating for an extended period of time, is a concept that’s as old as time. While the act of fasting has strong ties to some religious beliefs, it is now being utilized by individuals from all walks of life as a simple approach to weight loss.

New Site To Better Serve Local Consulting Firm Clients With Educational And Professional Resources

The Chef’s Academy, the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 108-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 30 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Chef Jeff Bane MLD, CEC, CCE and dean of culinary education North Carolina/curriculum program coordinator at The Chef’s Academy will be featured weekly on My Carolina Today’s cooking segment. During his weekly appearance, Chef Bane will offer seasonal recipes that allow viewers to learn new cooking techniques that they can try at home. My Carolina Today is a local, lifestyle show airing at 11 a.m. Monday through Friday on Media General’s WNCN/TV/NBC 17, immediately following The Today Show.

Golden Networking's Advanced Market Timing Experts Workshop 2011, Singapore, June 20 & 21 and Hong Kong, June 23 & 24, with Trevor Neil, Managing Director, Beta Group, instructor for Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Commerzbank, Calyon, Alpha Bank, BNP Paribas and ING Bank.

Though there are many scientists working towards finding a cure for HIV, nobody was successful. Antiviral therapy is required for people to fight against this deadly disease and a HIV prophylactic vaccine too is necessary. The “International Workshop on HIV reservoirs and Eradication Strategies” has been formed in 2003 only to find a solution to the issue of HIV persistence. Because not only current treatments for HIV are very costly, but they are unable to get rid of HIV and must be administered life long. This implies problems of compliance, resistance and toxicity. The aim of this workshop is to develop novel strategies tackling HIV reservoirs and control them without the need of continued antiretroviral therapy.

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm has been named the public relations agency of record for Real-eStage, a full-service real estate firm and staging company-in-one offering a complete range of home improvement, staging and realty services. MMI will assist Real-eStage in increasing local awareness and implementing a public relations campaign, including media relations, strategic planning and community relations.

New Leadership Announced For Nonprofit Organization That Prepares Women For Elected And Appointed Offices Statewide

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Allison Mitwol, real estate advisor at the firm, and Fred Dickens, senior advisor at the firm, negotiated the lease of Success & Beyond Global Enterprises, LLC, a 10,200 square-foot brick building, located at 5510 Munford Dr. The property features numerous individual, windowed offices and classrooms, a kitchen and dining area, a shared parking lot with drive around and drop-off capabilities, and a wooded area providing space for the construction of a playground. Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties represented the landlord in this negotiation and Philip Marchman of Marchman Commercial represented the tenant.

Draft Carolina Burgers & Beers, The Red Room Tapas Lounge, Tribeca Tavern, The Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar To Offer Special Menus

Leader In Endoscopic Spine Surgery Hires Orthopedic Surgeon With More Than 30 Years Of Experience

Kimberly Marsh of Mission Viejo, CA won the title of Miss Cougar California 2011 on Saturday, May 28, 2011, in South San Francisco.

The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has announced that Raleigh ranks 14th out of 65 large cities in Joel Kotkin’s list of 2011 Best Cities for Job Growth, finishing ahead of such cities as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Austin, Texas in quality of life. The survey found Raleigh outperformed all those cities in population growth and educational attainment, and all except Boston in median household-to-cost-of-living ratio, while having a better unemployment rate than Philadelphia and New York City. In his survey, Kotkin noted that most of the best performing big metros in job growth on the East Coast are located in financial and university centers, including Raleigh.

The Chef’s Academy, the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 108-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 30 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Regional President Jayson M. Boyers was recently inducted into The Rotary Club of Raleigh. As North Carolina’s first civic club created in 1914, The Rotary Club of Raleigh is committed to providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards and helping to build goodwill and peace in the world. Inductees must demonstrate qualities of effectiveness, leadership, longevity and show they have had a meaningful impact on Raleigh.

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $750,000 grant to Dr. Sudin Bhattacharya, a research investigator in the Center for Dose Response Modeling and the Institute for Chemical Safety Sciences at The Hamner. The four-year grant will allow Dr. Bhattacharya and his colleagues to develop a computational model of the human liver capable of predicting liver cell response to varying doses of environmental chemicals. Ultimately the research will provide a multi-scale, computational model of a functional human liver that can be adaptable to health risk assessment for exposure to various liver cell toxicants. The research is funded through the EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) and its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, which is working towards EPA’s research goal of understanding the possible consequences of global change on human health, ecosystems and social well-being.

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC, has announced that Kelly K. Pittman has joined the firm as design sales consultant. In her new role, Pittman will meet with Royal Oaks homebuyers to assist them in the customization of their homes as well as merchandising and decorating Royal Oaks model homes. Pittman has over 6 years experience in new home design. She currently resides in Raleigh with her husband and 1-year-old son.

Smarthinking, Inc., the market leader in online tutoring and academic support, has announced the completion of its new website at http://www.smarthinking.com. The website’s launch coincides with the rollout of Smarthinking’s new logo which represents the learning transformation that students experience when they integrate Smarthinking’s online tutoring services into their studies. Smarthinking believes its rebranding and enhanced website parallels the evolution of online education and better represents the expectation of today’s 21st century student. The new site provides users with a rich, immersive experience that demonstrates the techniques Smarthinking has honed in order to achieve its track record of over 3 million successful online student tutoring sessions coupled with an extensive body of research. Based on clear results, Smarthinking improves student success and retention.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its June 2011 art exhibition is now posted on their website. The theme for the Light Space & Time art exhibition is "Nature".

Research conducted by TechNavio reveals, that the Global Analog and Mixed Signal Device market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5 percent. The report, which focuses on Asia, Europe, USA, and Japan indicates, that the market is currently driven by the emergence of better tools and methodologies.