Arlene Pecora Caters to South Florida’s Bridal Community

In April, 2009, Arlene Pecora hosted the semi-annual Bridal and Quince Show. Guests from across South Florida dressed in their best to meet and greet with South Florida’s premier bridal resources. If you missed this extravagant event, you have one more chance to attend! On October 20, 2009, Arlene Pecora and Signature Grand are proud to present the Ultimate Bridal and Quince Show! This event promises brides and grooms to be an amazing time. Meet and greet with South Florida’s finest:

• DJ’s
• Caterers
• Florists
• Dance Instructors
• Fashion Designers
• And more!

This Renaissance themed banquet hall will be a “Bridal Mecca” offering deals and wedding planning tips for planners and brides.

This event also features a hot buffet and open bar – Don’t miss this season’s hottest bridal event at Signature Grand!

954-424-4000

Bridal and Quince Show

Web Design – Creating an Accessible

Web Design requires a unique skill. Creating an attractive layout is one major factor – but accessibility is another key component. In order to be accessible, web design should conform to distinct accessibility principles. These principles are widely known as the “WCAG” when referring to content. Below are the following key aspects: 

• Utilize semantic markup that gives a dynamic/meaningful structure to the web page
• This means to semantically organize the web page structure and publishing web services description accordingly so that they can be recognized by other web services on different web pages.
• Be sure that you use proper markup language that conforms to a published DTD or Schema
• Provide text equivalents for any non-text components (e.g. images, multimedia)
• Use hyperlinks that make sense when read out of context. (e.g. avoid “Click Here.”)
• Don’t use frames
• Use CSS rather than HTML tables for layout.
• Author the page so that when the source code is read line-by-line by user agents (such as a screen readers) it remains intelligible. (Using tables for design will often result in information that is not.

Website accessibility is also changing as it is impacted by Content Management Systems. Boca Web has a trained staff that is kept current on all changes – allowing your site to be accessible as the industry changes.

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Go Green and Save with Tri-Rail

Pollution is the introduction of chemicals and contaminants into the environment that cause instability, disorder and harm to our ecosystem.  Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution. Tri-Rail, south Florida’s leading commuter train, is taking steps to create a healthier, “GREEN”, environment by encouraging residents to utilize public transportation. By reducing the risk of pollution and saving money on gas and vehicle maintenance, Tri-Rail also offers riders a relaxing commute during a regularly busy rush-hour.

Going Green surely has it’s rewards with Tri-Rail. By visiting Tri-Rail right now, you can register to win a FREE ONE-YEAR TRANSIT PASS!

Go Green and Save

Fun Facts about Horses in South Florida

South Florida Shavings has covered the basics. Horses need adequate grooming, exercise and love. Fresh pine shavings can be used for bedding to ensure healthy sleeping habits and more. What about the fun stuff? South Florida Shavings has composed a list of fun horse facts that are sure to put a smile on your face:

• A horse generally gets 2-3 hours of sleep a day
  
• A weighs 9 pounds at birth
  
• A horse’s teeth can be used to estimate its age
• A female horse is called a ‘filly’
• There are about 75 million horses in the world.
• In the state of Arizona, it is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs
• Horses are traditionally measured in ‘hands’, this was originally the width of a man’s hand and has been set at 4 inches

South Florida Horse Bedding

What is Web Marketing?

Internet (Web) marketing is known as the marketing of products or services over the Internet.

Over the past few years, the Internet has contributed many great benefits to marketing. One of these benefits was lowering the costs of marketing and bettering the capabilities for the distribution of information to a global audience. A good Internet Marketing Company ties together creative and technical aspects of the Internet including design, development, advertising, and sales.

Web marketing also refers to the location of media along various stages of the customer engagement cycle through search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), banner ads on specific websites, e-mail marketing, and Web 2.0 strategies.

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Signature Grand’s Halloween Ghoul – Plan Now!

The time is here again! Signature Grand’s Annual Halloween Ghoul! This year’s event is going to be HUGE with the hottest celebrities dressed up in their best costumes!

When: October 26, 2009

Time: 7pm-11:30pm

Where: Signature Grand

The Signature Grand will be transformed into a spooky haunted mansion that is guaranteed to be “spooktacular”! Past events have featured celebrity NFL stars such as:

• Sam Madison
• Ricky Williams
• Michael Irvin
• Sean Hill
• Jason Taylor
• Zach Thomas
• Shawn Wooden

Delicious food and beverages will be served from Signature Grand’s exquisite staff. This spooktacular event will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County and the O.J. McDuffie Catch 81 Foundation.

Signature Grand

Spiders in Palm Beach County

If you’re taking your morning walk in South Florida, you may have noticed an increase in the amount of spiders and spider webs . These pesky creatures might also find their way into your homes, businesses and yards.

What exactly is a spider?

There are approximately over 40,000 spider species recorded as of 2009. These air-breathing arthropods have eight legs and “fangs” that can inject venom depending on the species. Spiders are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms. Spiders can be found on every continent except for Antarctica.

Spider Bites:

Spiders will generally only bite a human in self defense. Most of these bites will only produce a small infection, similar to a mosquito bite or bee-sting. Spiders such as the widow spiders and other extremely harmful spiders are shy and bite only when severely threatened.  Funnel web spiders’ defensive tactics are aggressive and their venom, although they rarely inject much, has resulted in 13 known human deaths. On the other hand the Brazilian wandering spider requires very little provocation.

There were about 100 reliably reported deaths from spider bites in the 20th century, but about 1,500 from jellyfish stings.Many alleged cases of spider bites may represent incorrect diagnoses, which would make it more difficult to check the effectiveness of treatments for genuine bites.

Palm Beach County Pest Control

Caring for your Horse with Fresh Pine Shavings

Owning a horse is fun – exercising and grooming. Don’t forget the “work” aspect of owning a horse – mucking it’s stable at least 3 times a day. This “chore” can be done quickly and easily so that it doesn’t even seem like a chore!  South Florida Shavings has a few great ideas to help manage your horse bedding efficiently so you have more quality time to spend with your favorite horse!

Wear Appropriate Attire

Gloves, boots and jeans can protect your skin from blisters and other hazardous chemicals.

Prepare your Area

Remove your horses and prepare the stable for a good cleaning! Remove the feed tubs, water buckets and stall toys.

Tools

Prepare your tools and wheelbarrow for cleaning time!

Begin Digging

If pine shavings or sawdust have been used, use the pine shavings fork to remove manure and wet bedding. Place the dirty manure into the wheelbarrow or cart for removal.

Manure Pile

Dump the contents of your barrow into a designated area. Be sure not to overfill the barrow! This can make it difficult to push and it might spill!

Be Sure to do a Good Job!

Be sure to remove all dirty pine shavings from your horses bedding. Check underneath to make sure that everything is dry and clean.

Even the Surface

Once you’ve cleaned and removed all of the soiled pine shavings, evenly layer the clean pine shavings over stall area. Double check all corners and areas to make sure that everything is clean and dry.  Distribute the clean pine shavings evenly.

Pine Shavings

Arlene Pecora Hosts The Signature Grand’s Halloween Ghoul!

Arlene Pecora and the Signature Grand invite you to attend their annual Halloween Bash – The Signature Grand Ghoul - presented by UAIC and hosted by O.J. McDuffie, former Miami Dolphin’s Wide Reciever #81. Enjoy Signature Grand’s gourmet food, an extended open bar and the chance to mingle with professional athletes and celebrities as you dance your way through an elegant 100,000-square-foot mansion. This spooktacular event will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County and the O.J. McDuffie Catch 81 Foundation.Arlene Pecora expects to host more than 1,000 partiers that will be decked out in their finest costumes. The elegant Renaissance-style facility will be transformed into a haunted Halloween hot-spot. Party goers can anticipate spine-chilling decor, complete with skeletons, black cats, creepy spiders, cobwebs and much more.

The Signature Grand Ghoul is a yearly event that attracts many pro-athletes and celebrities that can be seen wearing hula skirts, football uniforms and more! Past NFL  Signature Grand Ghoul attendees include: Sam Madison Ricky Williams Michael Irvin Sean Hill Jason Taylor Zach Thomas Shawn Wooden Don’t miss the hottest celebrity Halloween Party in South Florida. Buy your tickets today. Call Rich Ouellette at 954-592-0832. Signature Grand

Rotent Diseases – South Florida Pest Control

Hearing a rodent in your home is not a pleasant discovery. In fact, if you have spotted one rodent, chances are there are more. Before you take matters into your own hands, consider the dangers that you are putting your family in. Rodents carry diseases that can harm your family and pets – not something that you want to risk. Below are just a few samples of rodent diseases – enough to make you want to call your South Florida Pest Control experts now!

Pest Control South Florida

Disease	Agent	Rodent(s) Involved	How the Disease Spreads	Where the Disease Occurs	More Information
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome	Virus	Deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus), cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), and white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)	Breathing in dust that is contaminated with rodent urine or droppings	Throughout most of North and South America	Hantaviruses
			Direct contact with rodents or their urine and droppings
			Bite wounds, although this does not happen frequently
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome	Virus	Striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), the brown or Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus), the bank vole (Clethrio-nomys glareolus), and the yellow-necked field mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)	Breathing in dust that is contaminated with rodent urine or droppings	Primarily in eastern Asia, Russia, Korea, Scandinavia, western Europe, and the Balkans.	Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
			Direct contact with rodents or their urine and droppings
			Bite wounds, although this does not happen frequently
			The disease may spread through direct contact from person to person, but it is extremely rare.
Lassa fever	Virus	Multi-mammate rat (Mastomys natalensis species complex)	Breathing in dust that is contaminated with rodent urine or droppings	West Africa	Lassa Fever