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The global pandemic has shifted how we do everything from work to school to visiting the doctor. Telehealth has been around for years, but it's taken off since the beginning of the pandemic, and not just for checking in with a primary physician. Now addiction treatment centers like Recovery Unplugged say they're providing virtual alcohol and drug rehab to people in need of addiction care.

The event will take place in Middleburg, VA, at Delta Farm from 7:00 pm to 9:15 pm. The scheduled speaker is Dr. John Koessler, the chair of Chicago's Moody Bible Institute. Dr. Koessler is also a professor of pastoral studies at the school and has been part of the faculty for over 20 years.

City Tap House, the craft beer-focused restaurant located at 901 9th Street, NW, 20001, is partnering with The Washington Capitals to host a fundraiser benefiting Foundation 4 Heroes. Hockey fans are encouraged to stop by Sunday, November 9th from 5 PM to 7 PM, to meet John Carlson, Karl Alzner and Troy Brouwer of The Washington Capitals who will be guest bartending throughout the two-hour event.

Cycle Technologies announced that the CycleBeads® Android app is now undergoing testing in Kenya by the Institute for Reproductive Health. This patented family planning option is based on the highly effective Standard Days Method ® of family planning. The CycleBeads smartphone app enables women to plan or prevent pregnancy by tracking their periods and identifying which days of their cycles they are fertile. It is the only app that is based on a proven, effective methodology that allows a woman to identify her fertile days using just her period data.

iBOSS, Inc. is hosting an intensive weekend seminar entitled "From Start-Up Through Seed Capital" for start-up and existing businesses to complete their capitalization packages with full expert support.  This is an intensive weekend designed to close the loop on unfinished business plans and engage with financial resources to capitalize quality projects.  During this marathon session, seasoned facilitators will assist attendees in completing their business plan, executive summary and pitch deck; process applications for loans and business credit; and prepare their roadmap for full capitalization.  Industry professionals facilitate peer advisory groups, small focus groups and help entrepreneurs practice their Pitch Decks.

Attorney Walter Laake Jr. announced the inauguration of a new campaign focused on workplace safety issues. Through a variety of strategic media appearances and educational initiatives, Laake will seek to inform the region's workers as to how they can be better protected against workplace injuries, as well as what their options might be when accidents do happen. A founder of the Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. law firm with a degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, the Maryland personal injury lawyer has forged a distinguished career that has included many community-focused outreach efforts like the just-announced one.

Tucker & Associates PLLC, a Virginia law firm that provides DUI/DWI Defense services has been spreading awareness of deaths caused by DUI/DWI accidents by directing clients to the new Virginia Faces of Drunk Driving website. The Virginia Faces of Drunk Driving website was launched as a public awareness campaign in September 2014. The firm believes that it is the duty of any Virginia DUI defense lawyer to help disseminate awareness of the campaign.

In a recent article celebrating World Contraception Day, USAID highlighted CycleBeads® digital tools as a promising innovation in contraception. The article focuses on family planning options with which USAID has been involved, including a range of birth control options from barrier methods to hormonal contraceptives.

Stone Center of VA is now offering pre-winter maintenance for stone veneers in Richmond, VA. Cold weather is tough on faux stone, especially in regions like Virginia that have extreme summers and winters. Stone veneers in this type of climate need sealing every year. Sealing requirements vary between manufacturers that use different compounds. It should be noted that the use of certain chemical ice removers can void manufacturers’ warranties.

Winter is coming, and heating systems are going to come under pressure as the temperature in homes start to fall. This puts heating systems under pressure, and it also means that the energy bills for homeowners start to spike. To help people overcome these problems, Donmar Company, a leading provider of Heating and HVAC in Alexandria, has announced a partnership with Dominion Power to offer their customers a free heat pump tune up, or money back on purchasing a new, energy efficient pump.

Author and poet Sandradene Walters is releasing her second book of poetry, The Passages of Love, and it promises to be an even more beautiful look at the many phases and types of love than her last volume.  Blue Artists will release the book on October 1, 2014, on amazon.com, sandradenewalters.com, and through popular retailers like Barnes and Noble.

According to Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, 82 percent of public schools fail in their primary goal of educating children. Experts believe this is due in large part to the fact that, thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act, school cannot take into account their unique racial and income level makeup. Brooksfield School solves this problem, by treating each child as unique and nurturing their individual gifts.

U.S. News and World Report conducted a study a few years ago to determine the impact of various factors on the value of a home. During this study, they found, that not having a fence around a home can take ten percent off of the property value, as many purchasing homes have children or pets they wish to keep safe and contained. For this reason, anyone looking to sell a home may wish to have a fence installed to add to the curb appeal and property value.

As the harsh winter weather is on the horizon, there is no better time than the present to think about insulating the attic. Sunshine Contracting Corporation, a trusted home remodeler in Northern Virginia, is pleased to announce they are offering free consultations for their quality attic insulation this fall 2014 season. The process the company uses is the blown-in insulation method, which has proven to be much more effective than other alternatives.

Ravenhearth Law's new website offers useful information on legal issues in government contracting. Most notably, the website's resources are personally written by government contracts lawyer, Orest J. Jowyk. This start-up guide includes an introduction to government contracting section which can be accessed by visiting the site.

This shelter is the largest and oldest animal welfare organization in the county. For over 95 years, the SPCA has provided comfort and humane care for homeless animals in need and has led advocacy for animal welfare in this community.

Robert Moment, Author and Life Coach is pleased to refer victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence to his blog, seminars and book. The book is “Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence Help for Abused Women and Domestic Violence Survivors: Overcoming Your Past Abusive Relationships, Transforming Your Present, Embracing Your Future, Living the Life You Deserve”. It can be ordered through Amazon.com.

An award winning exterior remodeling company, Sunshine Contracting Corporation is pleased to announce their gutter installation promotion in preparation for the upcoming fall 2014 season. Gutters are a central component in assuring the home is protected from water damage, and with the leaves falling, it is important for homeowners to consider leaf protection systems. The current offer for gutter services in Fairfax County, Virginia include up to 20% off.

Energy efficiency is not only good for the environment, but good for the wallet too. Energy efficiency in environmental products such as heating and cooling are especially important, as these products traditionally have sucked up huge amounts of energy, and rising energy costs has caused people to become more energy conscious and more aware of the environmental impact of wasted energy. Rather than forego air con or heating however, Donmar Heating & Cooling is offering a means by which Pepco customers can get even better service while saving over a thousand dollars just on their purchase.

Prior to joining George Washington University, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University and worked as a credit risk manager at FORTIS Bank (actually BNP Paribas Fortis Bank). Miguel Lejeune is now a Tenure Associate Professor of Decision Sciences at the George Washington University. He is therecipient of several grants and awards. He received in particular the CAREER/Young Investigator Research Grant from the Army Research Office and of the IBM Smarter Planet Faculty Innovation Award. He was appointed (July 2013) committee member of the Stochastic Programming Society (COSP). He is also Member of the Advisory Board of IBM Analytics Talent Exchange Program since 2013. Miguel Lejeune’s areas of expertise/research interests include stochastic optimization, probabilistic programming, financial risk, large-scale and applied optimization, disaster and supply chain management. He has published articles in Operations Research, Mathematical Programming, Interfaces, INFORMS Journal of Computing, Journal of Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Quantitative Finance, Decision Analysis, Operations Research Letters, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Networks, Annals of Operations Research, International Transactions of Operational Research, etc.

The College Park area has many different restaurants for students and residents to choose from, including the Shanghai Tokyo Café . This particular restaurant offers an extensive menu with a variety of Asian dishes, including Lo Mein, Pad Thai, a number of salads and soups, signature dishes like the crispy sesame chicken and much more. Shanghai College Park has become a very popular spot for people of all ages who like delicious Asian cuisine that has an authentic taste and presentation.

321 Web Marketing is a full service marketing marketing firm in Fairfax, VA that specializes in lawyer marketing. 321 Web Marketing currently is focusing its efforts on providing marketing solutions to attorneys in Northern Virginia due to their past history of successfully designing, programming and marketing websites for attorneys in Fairfax, VA as well as providing SEO for law firms.

Fairfax, VA immigration lawyer, Beeraj Patel joins Tucker & Associates PLLC in hopes of providing better legal immigration services to the NOVA, DC, and Maryland areas. In recent months, Patel Law Firm LLC has been in negotiation with Tucker & Associates PLLC regarding the teaming of Patel Law Firm LLC. The news has been confirmed and Beeraj Patel, Esq. will become a part of the Tucker & Associates PLLC firm.

Stone Center of VA is now installing stone veneers in Gainesville, VA. The company offers both natural thin stone and precast stone veneers to suit the style of any home. With these building options, Stone Center provides homeowners with the bold, elegant appearance of stone without the high cost. Get help from knowledgeable staff on design plans and stress free delivery of their high quality materials. Stone Center only carries products from the nation’s leading manufacturers, so their customers know they’re getting the best.

This powerful API and WBT® framework allows software developers and signal processing algorithm creator’s full access to create useful applications (called WBT Apps) and easily deploy them to the field.

The versatility of the WBT is elevated by its Application Development Kit. Any software developer well versed in C++ can create first class signal analysis applications for the WBT with ease. The WBT App Development Kit uses a virtual machine based environment, so there is no need to prepare a new development computer and install a suite of tools to start new work.

As homes age, and the constant changes in weather begin to produce natural wear and tear, a new siding will help protect the home. When a home’s siding is visibly fading or cracked, Sunshine Contracting Corporation is pleased to announce they are offering free estimates for their siding services this fall 2014 season. The contractors are trained and certified for quality installation and beautiful finishes that will transform the home, and they will offer their professional opinion on the material to blend seamlessly into the home.