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AllSecure Global is beginning to query its clients and other wealthy individuals and families for its 2012 annual survey on the state of crisis and emergency preparedness for ultra-wealthy and affluent persons and families.

Baby Bash and Bling Expo & Show announces 2012 tour dates and will be touring in two new cities - Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA.

Since 2004 NOKR has prepared the world for the unforeseen. Hurricane Irene could prove to be a major event post Tuesdays 5.8 Earthquake that rattled the Eastern Seaboard. Family and friends are the only thing that matter when tragic events unfold.

In a land overgrown that was known to be shown by its own magic tone of Foo Fah... Storyteller Marc Speigel presents some of the sights and sounds of his upcoming show at Captial Fringe Preview Night, Friday July 1

Statement from Michele Deck, President of Lamaze International, in response to the NCHS report, “Trends in Home Births in the United States: 1990-2009”

AllSecure Global is beginning to query its clients and other wealthy individuals and families for its 2012 annual survey on the state of crisis and emergency preparedness for ultra-wealthy and affluent persons and families.

Baby Bash and Bling Expo & Show announces 2012 tour dates and will be touring in two new cities - Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA.

Ghoulish Food & Drink Specials and Frightening Activities Lined Up That’s Perfect for Monsters and Gremlins of All Ages

Hurricane Irene has the potential to become a devastating storm for the eastern U.S., particularly for Washington, D.C. and New York City. AllSecure Global has launched its Hurricane Response Center and has issued the following food safety advice.

Since 2004 NOKR has prepared the world for the unforeseen. Hurricane Irene could prove to be a major event post Tuesdays 5.8 Earthquake that rattled the Eastern Seaboard. Family and friends are the only thing that matter when tragic events unfold.

Glen MacDonell, of AAA, Inc,, will be the featured guest on The Strategy Sessions radio show on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. EST. He will offer travel tips for solo travel, family and group treks, and enjoying a staycation.

Sophia A. Nelson, author, women’s advocate, political pundit and a longtime moderate Republican weighs in on Michele Bachmann/GOP controversial comments about state of black family

Improving opportunities for young people is the theme of the 17th African Union Summit, now taking place in Equatorial Guinea along Africa’s west coast. The meeting, which began on June 23, runs until July 1.

In a land overgrown that was known to be shown by its own magic tone of Foo Fah... Storyteller Marc Speigel presents some of the sights and sounds of his upcoming show at Captial Fringe Preview Night, Friday July 1

A family friendly event in Washington, DC just in time for Father's Day weekend

Nueva Vida, a support network for Latina women with cancer, announced its partnership with Pollo Campero in a cancer awareness campaign to last the month of June.

Full-page ads in major newspapers around the country are demanding that McDonald's retire Ronald because of his role in the epidemic of pediatric obesity, a role which goes beyond enticing impressionable children and constitutes misrepresentation

HBO series The Wire star Anwan "Big G" Glover is celebrating his birthday this May on Saturday May 7th by giving back to the community; by hosting a mother's day brunch at LOVE nightclub. The event begans at 11am.

A new study shows that kids exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke have statistically higher levels of mental health problems, including "major depressive disorder," ADHD, and "conduct disorder," noted the man behind the nonsmokers' rights movement.

The US Dream Academy presents Emmy Award Winning Actor Charles S. Dutton in "From Jail to Yale" in partnership with Duke Ellington School of Arts. All Proceeds will be donated to Benefit the U.S. Dream Academy and Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued orders in Docket No. 10-632, 10-633, and 10-690 in which the justices refused to honor their oath to defend the Constitution. The justices have lost legal jurisdiction to hear cases.

Egypt's 'Women4Democracy' Collective Initiative Calls for Million Women March from Tahrir Square to 6 October Bridge Tuesday, March 8

How to express feelings in a healthy manner that fosters a rich social foundation. "Meet the Feeling Friends" was created as a way to encourage her then young daughter’s need to opening and honestly express her feelings.

“Conversations with Papa Charlie” the charming memoir of the real estate developer and philanthropist Charles E. Smith is now available as an ebook from Google Books. The ebook can be read on a web browser, smartphone and many eReaders.

ION Media's WPXW-TV Announces News Host for Metro Magazine

Gail Johnson is a pediatric nurse who founded Rainbow Station, an early education program that provides an on-site infirmary for emergency back-up care where they never had a cross-contamination. Avoiding germ spreading is one of her specialties.

Muslim American Activist, Aishah Schwartz offers a glimpse from the inside to her fellow country men and women on the Egyptian revolution.

Women should be wary of routine policies that confine women to bed, increase risk for injury

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Only 500 yards from the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, for the past 20 years, Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem, has not turned any mother or baby away because “there is no room.” The Hospital is known as "The Birthplace of Hope."

Lamaze offers “red flags” expecting mothers should watch for

The Aberdeen City Council - concerned about legal liability for health problems - is reportedly about to join the majority of agencies and counsel in Scotland that will no longer allow smokers to adopt children, notes Action on Smoking and Health.

This Halloween millions of parents will warn children about the dangers of motor vehicle accidents, or of eating poisoned candy. But most will fail to warn about the biggest risk, which may kill more children than all of the others combined

Folklore says that vampires, the most frightening of all Halloween monsters, gradually enslave people by biting their necks, and eventually causing them to suffer a long and lingering death -- but REAL monsters Are far worse

Doctors deliver historic 50,000th baby at Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem.

MWA member, The Interfaith Network board member, and Warm for Winter founder, Janice Tufte, continues to seek an end to homelessness through awareness campaign providing handmade hats and scarves to those without a place to call home.

The Rainbow Station school system just incorporated "The Leader in Me" initiative into its preschool core curriculum in its Richmond-area and Haymarket schools.

Excitement continues to build for an historic birth at Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem, located only 500 yds from the traditional birthplace of Jesus. After 20 years of operation, the hospital will welcome its 50,000th baby–as soon as this month!

Parents who do not smoke in the presence of their children, including even those who smoke only outdoors, nevertheless put their children at serious risk of "massive damage" to both skin and nerve cells, according to a new study, notes ASH.

When I was 35, I was diagnosed non-specific infertility by doctors. Doctor visits, medicines, frequent medical tests, IVF, any of them did not help either. But I never gave up on finding a Treatment and my research proved doctors wrong.

Rocking the vibrant Capitol Riverfront Neighborhood with Music, Dance and Flying Trapeze.

Dr. Arnon Krongrad discusses surgery for chronic prostatitis with the Talking About Men’s Health blog.

USA Network listened as fans keep asking about the soundtrack for the hit new series Covert Affairs. USA Network decided to put it into action and give the fans what they want.

Delano Hunter, Ward 5 city council candidate, is focused on improving the quality of life for residents; Thomas, may be abandoning Ward 5 residents by pursuing his own political ambitions as he positions himself for the at-large city council seat.

New Samaritan Baptist Church is expanding its outreach in DC with “Awesome August”. Led by Bishop Michael V. Kelsey, Sr. & Co-Pastor Sheila Bowens Kelsey, volunteers are personally reaching out to residents in the northeast quadrant of the city.

Dr. Amy Vanderbilt, Founder and Chief Strategist of Trend POV, was recently honored by the Young Voices Foundation, to serve as a judge for their 2010 Young Voices(TM) Foundation Awards.