At the GNEX 2014 conference this past February, Michael Burns, president of Vacatia (vacatia.com) spoke at the annual shared ownership industry event. Representing Vacatia, a trusted, transparent and easy-to-use marketplace to buy and sell timeshares online, Burns spoke as an expert on the panel discussion, "The Internet's Role in Timeshare Sales." The session, moderated by TripAdvisor's Mark McCullough, also discussed the impact of social media and the connection between online reputation and revenue. Burns highlighted the importance of transparency through examples ...

Networking Lucky Chapter 62, (http://www.bnilucky62.com/), announced today that they will be partnering up with the New York Blood Center in a lifesaving mission to restore the blood bank's blood supply in the wake of the recent winter storms that resulted in a high number of blood drive cancellations. On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, Lucky Chapter 62 and the New York Blood Center will be holding a mobile blood drive from 8:30am to 1:00pm outside of 27 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003. Appointments can be made through http://goo.gl/wyP4VN; walk-ins are welcome as well. ...

Pioneer Engineering, one of the leading and premier providers of reliability engineering and vibration analysis services and training, will be presenting at Noria's 15th Annual Reliable Plant Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Dave Tiffany, a reliability specialist for Pioneer Engineering, will be presenting a case study on gearbox condition monitoring and how the creation and implementation of a predictive maintenance program can result in an increase in both equipment reliability and cost savings. "We are very proud of Dave for representing Pioneer Engineering ...

Vicinity Manufacturing is pleased to announce they will once again participate in the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). The event will take place April 8th-11th in Denver, Colorado. Vicinity Manufacturing will be featuring their Brewery Management Software, VicinityBrew software. VicinityBrew enables breweries to meet fluctuating demands of customer requirements for quality, delivery, and price. Key functionality includes centralized recipe management, quality control, lot traceability and recall, TTB reporting, excise tax, inventory control, production planning, and scheduling. ...

IPR License, the global digital marketplace for books rights, has opened up its platform to coincide with the launch of its fully bespoke transactional licensing solution - 'TradeRights'. This new functionality is the first in the industry to allow parties to make offers and negotiate deals on whole book rights then complete the transaction in full, including contracts and payment. After a successful two years building up the number of member titles, the IPR platform now consists of over 14 million records from publishers, agencies and author members all over the world. ...

James Chambers, President of the North Carolina Executive Roundtable (NCER), announced that Michael Gilliland, Marketing Manager for SAS forecasting software, and author of The Business Forecasting Deal, will discuss key factors in determining accurate business forecasts in his talk "Value Added Business Forecasting." The talk will take place April 11th, 2014 NCER meeting of members at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary at 11:45am. The meeting is open to members and invited guests, and the cost is $30.00. Gilliland will discuss how accuracy is largely determined by the ...

Internet Software Sciences, the top name in web-based IT help desk and customer support software and operations, continues to make headway in the IT helpdesk software market with their new Web+Center suite of software applications. Internet Software Sciences is a leader in the industry, with 100,000 installations and more than 1 million end users across the globe, from corporations to educational institutions, non-profits, and government agencies. Their unique products and services are driven by the customer, not directed by large corporate takeovers, mergers, or acquisitions. Internet ...

The authors behind the bestselling motherhood book The Mother of All Meltdowns kicked off a huge Mother's Day extravaganza this week with the unveiling of No Mother Is Perfect, a new community for moms. The extravaganza includes the No Mother Is Perfect...But Every Mother Is Unique campaign, running through May 11. The campaign features a combination blog tour and giveaway with various prize packages from a collection of national sponsors. The inspiration for the new community came from feedback received from readers and reviewers of The Mother of All Meltdowns. The ...

David Zoellner, founder of Zoellner Whole Financial believes that in order to be an effective financial advisor, you have to understand how taxes can affect clients. Zoellner, partnered with local tax specialists at Baker Tilly to host a seminar designed to educate advisors on the impact of the sale and capital gains for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) at the Skyline Club in Southfield, Mich. "Before advisors recommend revenue generating investment products, they need to have a basic understanding of how that income can impact their client's taxes," explained Zoellner. ...

Katina Makris, author of the award winning book about Lyme Disease, 'Out Of The Woods: Healing Lyme Disease' will appear at the 9th Annual Healthy Living Expo to be held in at the Plymouth Radisson Waterfront Hotel in Plymouth, MA on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Her 2-hour presentation will begin at 1pm local time. Celebrating 9 years of promoting wellness, this year's event will feature a 5k Road Race that starts at 9am at East Bay Grill. The event supports Team Project Arts of Plymouth, Inc. and Team Children's Miracle Network. "Lyme disease," Makris stated, "is the epidemic ...

INDEVCO Group features comprehensive hygiene packaging solutions at Booth # 4035 during INDEX14, from 8 - 11 April 2014 at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. INDEVCO Group manufacturing companies produce primary and secondary packaging for hygiene disposables. At the leading nonwovens exhibition, INDEVCO member company, United Plastic Products Company (UPPC), will exhibit flexible packaging, while INDEVCO Group division, INDEVCO Paper Containers will display corrugated packaging. Flexible Packaging for Branding Hygiene Disposable Products UPPC leverages on strategic ...

Sardina Systems, the advanced Estonian developer of data center management and automation software, today announces availability of Sardina Systems FishDirector for management and automation of OpenStack data centers. Sardina Systems FishDirector brings to large scale virtualized data centers a modern fully integrated management and automation with a 100% open architecture, fully-tested and certified OpenStack platform. Data center orchestration with combination of the OpenStack platform with Sardina Systems FishDirector will enable data center operators to save ...

DJS (UK) Limited today released beFriend for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. beFriend has been designed for people to make new friends and meet people who share common interests and hobbies, in their local area. beFriend is a new approach to making new friends and becoming more active. The App has been designed in a simple way to pinpoint people's specific interests and hobbies. Making new friendships is an important aspect of human relationships, but not always possible because of our increasingly busy lives. Bringing people together with specific interests and hobbies ...

Larry Gold, Chairman of the Board at SomaLogic, to give a presentation titled "Modern Aptamers: Exciting Applications in Life Sciences, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics" at the Inaugural Nucleic Acid Research and Development Conference, June 29 & 20, 2014 in San Diego, CA. Dr. Larry Gold is the founder and chairman of the board, and past CEO of SomaLogic. Prior to SomaLogic, he also founded NeXagen, Inc., which later became NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In 1999, NeXstar merged with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to form a global organization committed to the discovery, development ...

Leading mobile commerce platform, MobStac, today released 'The Ultimate Mobile Commerce Handbook' for e-commerce businesses and agencies. This 23-page ebook is an advanced guide to mobile commerce user acquisition, filled with proven tactics to help e-commerce businesses turn their apps or mobile sites into a successful revenue channel. The book also provides usable how-to tips for mobile development agencies, specializing in mobile shopping website and app development. The company recently announced their platform's new mobile commerce features that include a catalog ...

Torrey Gambill and Lynn Pham, recently appointed partners with Global Dream Events, announces the "Spring into Youth" event, an evening of entertainment which includes a live concert featuring two members of the BRYAN Brothers band, American Idol's Michael Johns and saxophonist George Holdcroft. Food, games and inspiring Life Vantage speaker Peter Ngo promises to make this an unforgettable experience. This night filled with fun, "Spring into Youth," event will be held on Thursday, April 3rd at the Tustin Hills Racquet Club located at 11789 Simon Road in Santa Ana, CA. ...

Christina Motley hosts "Live at the Loft" and will be signing her newest book, Leadership Philosophies from Unsung Leaders, Thursday April 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Cardinal Club in Downtown Raleigh. Guests are welcome to join the book release and signing party. Hors d'oeuvres, live music and a cash bar will be provided during the event. RSVP to Debbie Welch at dwelch@christinamotley.com by close of business Wednesday, April 2. Motley's second book celebrates leadership philosophies from over 20 unsung leaders she has met throughout her successful marketing and ...

CanadaQBank has recently announced that they have made the decision to launch a brand new user interface on their medical licensing software website. This has been done in order to simplify the preparation process for students who are studying to pass a medical licensing examination. Passing a medical licensing examination is by no means an easy task, which is why CanadaQBank has decided to simplify and streamline the test preparation process as much as possible. Questions and cases that are presented to students as part of the preparation process on the site are an ...

The North Carolina Press Club, an affiliate chapter of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) announced Christina Motley, CEO and CMO, as a winner of its 2013 Annual Communications Contest today. Motley swept the state of North Carolina, winning 11 First Place awards. The contest recognizes and awards excellence in communications across a wide range of categories. Known leaders in their fields of expertise judge entries. First place recipients of state awards compete nationally. Winners will be honored at the NFPW Annual Communications Contest Awards Banquet ...

Professional Development Resources, a national provider of accredited continuing education units for psychologists, social workers, counselors, occupational therapists, and dietitians, has announced a new addition to its continuing education (CE) curriculum for health professionals: Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors. The course is authored by Dr. Robert E. Hardy, who has done many presentations and publications on eliminating self-defeating behaviors. Certainly no one would choose a pain-filled body over a healthy, pain-free ...

Naturalist Kristen Matthews is heading up a team of volunteers working to eradicate pesky weeds during a workday at the Nature Station, but when one of the volunteers wanders away from the rest of the group, he ends up eradicated himself. Kristen is concerned for her safety, as well as the Nature Station's reputation. Digging, she unearths some interesting dirt on her squeaky clean helpers. Is it possible one of them is the killer? Follow Kristen's lead, as she wades through the wildflowers tracking the murderer, while learning about nature along the way. Born and raised ...

"Beginning in 1991, we started working with eye laser researchers and manufacturers to continually find ways to make laser vision correction safe, effective and predictable. We are always trying to use laser technology to further improve patient satisfaction, through optical and outcome precision, but more importantly, by making LASIK more comfortable with even quicker visual recovery as this is what really makes patients happiest," explained Bernard Milstein, M.D. "Our results and patient satisfaction with All Laser LASIK over the past 5 years have actually been outstanding," ...

Homewood Suites Newburgh, an upscale, residential-style, 125-suite, extended stay hotel located at Stewart Airport, is pleased to announce that it has been named recipient of the 2013 Connie Pride Hotel Award of Merit. This is the second consecutive year that Homewood Suites Newburgh has won this prestigious award, having last year accepted the award for 2012. The recipients of the Connie Pride Award, named after Conrad Hilton, are considered the most esteemed group of award winners within the Hilton organization. The purpose of these awards is to recognize hotels performing ...

Many of those filing for bankruptcy cite divorce as the primary reason for the filing. Divorce can be costly for a variety of reasons. Typically, a divorce involves one household splitting into two, which means two rent or mortgage payments as well as the loss of other economic efficiencies of marriage. Considering court costs and similar expenses, the divorce process itself can cause a certain amount of financial hardship. After the divorce, one spouse may be strained by alimony or child support payments. Debt issues during the marriage may have even been a sources f marital ...

After a three-year rise in the number of pedestrian deaths, a recent report from the Governors' Highway Safety Association revealed that deaths were down by 9 percent in the first six months of 2013 across the nation. Unfortunately, while California saw a big drop in deaths overall, areas of Santa Clara County are experiencing a sharp increase. San Jose saw the highest numbers of pedestrian accident deaths in two decades last year, per a news report in the San Jose Mercury News. Over two-thirds of all traffic fatalities in the city -- 26 out of 39 --were pedestrian and ...