Most people dream of writing a book some day. But for most of those people, some day never comes for a variety of reasons. Either they don't know how to get started writing their book or they don't have a system to follow, so they give up and their manuscript remains untouched on a computer file or in a desk drawer in their office. But this doesn't have to be. Award-winning authors and book-publishing coaches, Wendy Dewar Hughes and Suzanne Lieurance have seen this happen much too often with beginning writers. So they got together and developed an easy-to-follow system ...

Batteries Plus Bulbs, the nation's first, largest and fastest growing battery and light bulb franchise, has been ranked a high-power franchise by Franchise Times as part of the magazine's 2014 Fast and Serious list. Coming in at No. 33 out of 298 franchise concepts, the ranking not only recognizes Batteries Plus Bulbs for its rapid growth over the past few years but also for its sustainability as a strong steady franchise concept. The list was formed using a 10-point formula, including percentage sales growth, percentage unit growth, dollar sales growth and numerical ...

The American Basketball Association (ABA) http://www.abalive.com, today announced that it has added the "Oceanside A-Team" to begin play next season. "This is a very special team," stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. "The A-Team stands for autism - and the support and awareness of autism that owners Jobs For Autism and Jeffrey Stein will provide with their ABA team as a vehicle. We are very pleased and and proud to have them in the ABA." Jeffrey Stein is the chairman and founder of Jobs for Autism Inc. an organization dedicated to spreading awareness to businesses and employers ...

Perspective Group, the leading independent PR & Multimedia Company for the timeshare and vacation ownership industry has announced a strategic partnership between its INTUITION Brand Marketing service and BragFire, an innovative and engaging social video creation platform. INTUITION is a comprehensive brand marketing service that provides enterprise-level social media monitoring, brand reputation management, competitive analysis and keyword tracking, combined with unique content creation, PR services and intelligent online and social media marketing. BragFire's ...

The Circus Conservatory of America, forming in Portland, ME as the nation's first circus arts college, announces two strategic partnerships in healthcare and higher education that position the school to achieve its mission of providing the highest caliber education to circus artists in the United States. The Conservatory will partner with Mercy Hospital, a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, to provide sports medicine services and training to Conservatory students. In addition, Maine College of Art (MECA) will provide humanities, science, and visual art courses ...

More Americans are expected to escape the rate race, ditch nine-five and do something that inspires and enriches them, according to bestselling author, Ben Angel. Followed by over 40,000 worldwide, Ben has released his latest book, Flee 9 to 5, Get 6-7 Figures & Do What You Love. Already an Amazon bestseller, it shows people how to become part of a growing international trend of 'Agent's of Influence,' that are turning their expertise and knowledge into profits. "Agents of Influence are everyday individuals and entrepreneurs who are sick of making peanuts by sharing ...

For 15 years, PSN has proudly provided rural communities throughout the United States with quality healthcare. They have established a vast network of highly qualified specialists who believe in their philosophy of bringing healthcare to the patient by local healthcare expansion. PSN has announced it will exclusively endorse Missouri-based Keystone Mutual as a provider for medical professional liability insurance. Keystone Mutual has shown a steadfast dedication to its policyholders over the years. Keystone policyholders have an insurer that listens and responds to ...

Oh Brides Magazine is proud to present "Propose" a luxury bridal showcase featuring the finest products and services of hand selected wedding professionals who set the standard of excellence in their respective fields. This event will be held Sunday April 27, 2014 from 1pm-4pm at the Mandarin Oriental Atlanta, a premier hotel befitting of the industry best. The venue is located 3376 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, Ga. The event will allow brides the opportunity to explore the latest wedding trends and distinct details while enjoying the sound of live entertainment, cocktails, ...

SelecTech, Inc., a leader in the manufacture of innovative flooring products from recycled materials, announced an agreement with Spartan Surfaces to represent the company in the Midwest. This arrangement supplements an existing relationship between the two companies where Spartan Surfaces represents SelecTech in the Atlantic Coast region. "We have had a very good working relationship with Spartan Surfaces since they began representing us last summer in the Atlantic Coast states," said Thomas Ricciardelli, president of SelecTech, Incorporated. "It just made sense to ...

Realityworks, Eau Claire, Wisconsin based experiential learning company, today announced that teachWELD Welding Simulator was named a finalist for the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for best instructional solutions in other curriculum areas. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education, and Software. This year's program features 31 Education categories, several of which are ...

The Baltimore County Board of Education has approved a contract with Tech4Learning to provide elementary and middle school students throughout the county with access to Wixie as part of the BCPS S.T.A.T (Students & Teachers Accessing Technology) initiative. Wixie is a publishing and creativity platform used by students to demonstrate their content knowledge and showcase their creativity. Students can access Wixie online from school or home on a wide variety of devices. BCPS One supports the Instructional Digital Conversion at Baltimore County Public Schools whereby ...

Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that Nova Entertainment recently deployed Matrox Avio F125 KVM extenders to transmit high-resolution, multi-display desktops in their production studios with computing resources centralized in a separate area. Nova Entertainment operates commercial radio networks broadcasting in metropolitan and regional areas and was looking to provide their audio engineers with an uncompromised remote audio production workflow. By selecting Avio F125 solutions to extend dual-HD video and multiple USB 2.0 signals, their engineers can now produce high-quality ...

Christie, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is proud to announce an impressive achievement from long-term partner, Sonic Equipment Company, which recently reached a milestone with the installation of its 1,000th Christie Solaria Series DLP Cinema projector. Sonic's reputation for providing current and future Christie customers with unparalleled technical support and maintenance has made them a popular and trusted provider of cinema sales, service and installation. The partnership has allowed the two companies to leverage each other's strengths and resources ...

Sweet Harvest Foods, a healthy food products company, has formally recognized Dean Bredlau, a Quality Assurance Team member, for the first annual 'Nourishing Lives Award.' As part of the company's efforts to honor those who exemplify "giving back" in their personal and company sponsored efforts, Sweet Harvest Foods will honor an employee every year. The 'Nourishing Lives Award' is a formal recognition program which highlights company efforts throughout the year both locally and globally. The mission is to develop a formal structure in recognizing various volunteer and ...

Travelpro, the original inventor of Rollaboard luggage and a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage design, is proud to announce its "Win a Trip to the Golf Championship" sweepstakes featuring a trip for two to the U.S. Open . The U. S. Open Golf Championship is the second of the four major golf championships in the nation and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. This year's championship will take place, June 9 - 22 at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina. From April 1 - May 10, Travelpro ...

SEG Measurement (www.segmeasurement.com), a leading provider of effectiveness research and assessment development services, announced today that traffic to its website has increased dramatically over the past year. Both the number of visitors and the number of page views has increased within the last 12 months. There were nearly 100,000 visits to segmeasurement.com and nearly 350,000 page views on segmeasurement.com over the past 12 months. "The educational community is more interested in evidence-based education than ever before, and this has led educators to seek ...

SugarCRM Inc., the company that enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most innovative and affordable CRM solution in the market, named Highland Solutions as a Three-Star Platinum Partner. SugarCRM recognizes Highland Solutions as one of its leading VAR partners, having achieved outstanding revenue performance in 2013 and continuing to demonstrate a strong commitment to the company. "We are both pleased and humbled by the recognition from SugarCRM, a partner we value and trust," stated Jeff Nixon, chief operating officer of Highland ...

Ryan's , HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet are turning dinner on its head with the introduction of Breakfast for Dinner starting Thursday, April 10. The offering features breakfast favorites to enhance the restaurants' popular Family Night. Breakfast for Dinner is available from 5 to 8 pm. "Breakfast foods at dinner are a favorite indulgence for families everywhere," said Alice Crowder, Vice President of Marketing for Ovation Brands. "Our Family Night is loved for offering fun ways for kids and parents to enjoy dinner together, so adding breakfast options is ...

ZBS Technology, a Denver-based software development company, today announced the launch of their flagship product, the RainCommander RC1200. The RainCommander RC1200 is a WiFi-enabled sprinkler controller that allows homeowners to run their systems from anywhere using an app on their smartphone, tablet or any other connected device. "Today people can control lights, security cameras and even door locks from their smartphone, but many are unable to fully control their sprinkler system re-motely," said Deb Shupe, co-founder of RainCommander. "RainCommander is one of ...

The USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore (USO-Metro) hosted its 32nd Annual Awards Dinner last night at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Crystal City. The evening focused on Celebrating Our Moments Together and was devoted to honoring outstanding individuals from each branch of service, as well as the exceptional people who support our nation's service members and their families. Attended by senior government and military leaders, celebrities, business and community leaders, over 600 guests joined with USO-Metro last night to honor our nation's heroes ...

A leading operator in the Italian transportation and logistics sector, Artoni has improved its competitive advantage and shortened the time taken to on-board new partners from months to days. Introducing the new Primeur EXTOL solution has led to more effective integration and EDI services and also reduced the company's IT costs significantly month on month. "Now with the Primeur EXTOL Solution we are targeting 4,000 interfaces over a 2 year period, which will give us a greater competitive advantage" says Marco Crivelli, CFO & CIO at Artoni Trasporti. Artoni's initial ...

VisualTeQ offers a unique and innovative technology solution to harness the power of today's social media networks to engage audiences, raise brand awareness and increase sales, which allows customers to share and view their thoughts and photos on multiple screens in real time. Founded in Atlanta, VisualTeQ has been piloting its patent-pending technology in smaller venues and is now launching the application to the national marketplace. VisualTeQ retrieves posts, tweets or photos from popular social networking sites and displays them on large monitors or projection ...

From when to have your child's wisdom teeth removed to questions about the safe use of anesthesia, more and more people are searching the Internet to get educated about healthcare choices for themselves and their children. In Orange County, California, a pair of board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeons is responding to this development by launching http://www.ocoralsurgery.com, a one-stop educational resource created for people contemplating oral surgical services. "The Internet is making all of us smarter and, in many ways, more independent," says Junil Ahn, ...

"Find a need and fill it, find a hurt and heal it." Those words embody the life and heart of Los Angeles Dream Center founder and co-pastor, Tommy Barnett. With over 60 years of God-service under his belt, his wealth of insight and leadership will be a much-anticipated highlight at Freedom House Church this weekend (April 5-6, 2014). Pastors Troy and Penny Maxwell are thrilled to welcome the esteemed leader to Charlotte. Besides his deep involvement with the Dream Center, Pastor Tommy also pastors a little church called Phoenix First Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona. Reaching ...

Automation Service, the world's largest remanufacturer of high-quality process controls, announces a distribution partnership with AMETEK- US Gauge and its line of pressure gauges and diaphragm seals. Beginning April 1st, Automation Service will be a distributor of AMETEK- US Gauge products across the United States and regionally in the Missouri, Kansas and Illinois areas. This marks the first expansion into the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market in the near 60-year history of the company. "Distribution of the U.S. Gauge line of pressure gauges and seals marks ...