Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, announced that the firm has released the results of the 2012/2013 NC Healthcare Benefits and Cost Survey. The NC Healthcare Benefits and Cost Survey is a statewide annual health plan benchmark survey for North Carolina-based companies. Providing employers with the information that is most critical in managing their employee benefits plan, the survey addresses the need for local benchmark ...

SearStone, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community being developed in Cary, will be hosting a roundtable discussion on May 14 at from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. entitled "Starting the Discussion." Adult children of SearStone's future residents will address how to start a conversation with parents about choosing a retirement community. The event will be held at SearStone's model home, located at 106 Walker Stone Drive in Cary. Light refreshments will be served, and attendees are asked to RSVP for this free discussion by calling (919) 466-9366 or by visiting ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Linda Paulhus has been named student accounts coordinator. In her position, Paulhus will serve as the primary cashier for the university and will be responsible for preparing statements and collection follow-ups, as well as assisting students, staff and faculty with transactions involving the PacerCard, which is the university's campus card system. Additionally, she will serve as the primary contact for all university billing and accounts receivable ...

Robert Buhler, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a full-service public relations firm, has announced that Patty Briguglio, CEO of MMI Public Relations, has been named to the North Carolina Symphony Society Board of Trustees. This board is the governing, policy and operating board of the Symphony Society. Its responsibilities include securing financial resources, approving program goals, engaging in strategic planning and overseeing budgets, all in an effort to continue the Society's mission of presenting an orchestra of the highest artistic ...

Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local consulting firm that provides intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer services, announced that president Laura Schoppe will serve as a panelist at the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's RTP Chapter event on the realities of working virtually on Wednesday, May 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Quintiles office located at 4820 Emperor Blvd., Durham, N.C. The event will address how to highlight virtual leadership skills, the pitfalls often associated with working virtually and the presumption that virtual ...

Wiltshire and Dorset Fire and Rescue Services have both decided to procure the Symphony Bluelight Suite of gazetteer management software from industry leader Aligned Assets. The system, which has been developed specifically for use in the emergency services, is designed to enable the creation of corporate gazetteers that can feed all frontline and back office systems with the Ordnance Survey's AddressBase Premium - the Country's most accurate and up to date address data. Both Wiltshire and Dorset Fire and Rescue Services will be using the software as part of the Networked ...

The supply and demand for elearning products and services in countries across the continent is unprecedented. Ambient Insight Research indicates that elearning revenues in Africa will double to $512.7 million by 2016 (i) Totara Solution Partner, South Africa-based Kineo Africa is well placed to provide some of those services including packaged elearning content and the Totara LMS platform. They have high profile clients across the continent including, Mazars, JUTA, Dimension Data and Debswana. Managing Director of Kineo Africa, commented, "I am really excited ...

Dan and Laura Dotson, the husband-and-wife celebrity auctioneers who've risen to fame in their co-starring roles on A&E's hit TV show Storage Wars, are moving into new territory. Together with their longtime friends and fellow collectibles experts from Justuff of Redlands, Calif., the Dotsons are launching a new one-day mega-show - The Yard Sale Expo & Flea Market at the Fairplex At Pomona. A family-friendly event that merges yard sales with antiques, vintage and commercial items, the Yard Sale Expo & Flea Market will debut on Saturday, June 29th on 50 dedicated ...

W2C form filing is easier than ever for small business owners and tax preparers. Newly released updates to the 2013 edition of ezW2Correction software now allow users to import employee and W2 data from .csv file and eFile document. This new data upload feature significantly reduces time spent entering data because users don't have to enter every record individually. Halfpricesoft.com, the Louisville, Ky.-based software developer that created ezW2Correction, added a new feature at the demand of customers who enjoyed many of the other features in the previous releases. "Many ...

The Ventana Research Technology Innovation Awards honor technology providers and their groundbreaking technologies that are making a positive impact on the industry. The awards recognize those pioneering vendors that exemplify the advancements in technology that drive change and value for organizations worldwide. Ventana Research invites all vendors to nominate their technology to be considered for the awards. Award recipients will be selected based upon the vendor's contributions across business and IT, including the potential to help organizations innovate or enhance ...

TechniTrader(R) the Gold Standard in Stock Market Education Announces Mentoring Webinar on "Spatial Pattern Recognition Skills!" This month the TechniTrader(R) Student Webinar on May 15, 2013, Wednesday at 4:30pm PDT/7:30pm EDT features working on "Spatial Pattern Recognition Skills." SPRS is the most important skill you must develop to take your trading and investing to the next level. Once again, Martha Stokes, CMT will be handing out a Watchlist for you to study before the webinar. Then during the webinar, she will show you what key technical ...

Jennifer Taylor is an experienced local and destination wedding planner based in Woodinville Washington. Her expertise in the wedding industry has led her to be a teacher of her craft. Her next venture is actually teaching a course on how to become a wedding planner and tips on destination wedding planning. Course Outline: Did you plan your own wedding and loved every minute of it? But now not sure how to get started? Do you love planning parties and want to get paid for it? Most of all do you want to start your wedding/event planning business? We spend two days ...

The Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP) and the Canadian Celiac Association are pleased to announce that Weston Bakeries has become one of the growing number of GFCP certified companies and has recently introduced a line of All But Gluten gluten-free bakery products in select retail stores across the country. "By displaying the GFCP Mark, the All But Gluten brand provides consumers with a trusted, reliable and easily identifiable source of safe gluten-free products," said Sumit Luthra, Senior Vice-President, Weston Bakeries. The GFCP is the only certification ...

The Bible clearly says that God is Wisdom and Wisdom is God. Wisdom and God are inseparable. They are one and the same entity. It means God is made of wisdom. God being something less and other than wisdom would imply that God is inferior and has wisdom. God does not need anything to be God. He is It. He is Wisdom. As man is made in the image of God, pure man too is wisdom and thus man must become wisdom. God does not have the attributes of wisdom, God is the attributes of wisdom. It is critical to understand the difference between God having wisdom and God being Wisdom. ...

Joshua Pastore, a student and entrepreneur, is offering his thoughts on a new article detailing how wedding planners are creating a niche for themselves in a crowded industry. Wedding planning has become a popular field for entrepreneurs, since beginning a business only requires expertise, business cards, a website, and connections. It is also a popular field because weddings are currently bringing in $51B annually, which presents plenty of potential for these professionals to earn money. Lately, couples in the United States are willing to fork over more funds to make ...

Dr. Scott Suter, orthodontist in Colorado Springs, maintains and up-to-date dental practice in a constantly evolving digital age by joing social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Patients are invited to join Dr. Suter's social media websites for continual interaction with other patients and the staff at his practice. "Social media isn't new anymore, and majority of my patients are already connected to various websites. Facebook and Twitter allow us to connect with our existing patients and surrounding local community. By utilizing these websites we can interact ...

At Advance Family Dental Care, Dr. Pirooz Zomorrodi, dentist in Naperville, invites his patients to join their practice on the ever-growing social media networks - Facebook and Twitter. To remain on the cutting-edge of technology, Dr. Zomorrodi is pleased to have launched her practice's Facebook and Twitter accounts for increased communication with his patients. "We love the interaction we have with our patients in our office, but when our office is closed or when patients only come twice a year, we understand patients still have questions or desire further information. ...

Dr. Colin Osborne, III, Lumberton dentist, encourages patients to visit the practice website to take advantage of the new online appointment requesting feature. With just the click of a mouse, patients can easily request an appointment with Dr. Osborne. To request appointment availability, patients can access the online appointment feature via the practice's homepage. Once patients visit the appointment request page, they can simply fill out the given form for easy access to an appointment with Dr. Osborne, dentist in Lumberton. Once the form is completed, the scheduling ...

Natomas dentist, Dr. Yen Lieu, is pleased to invite patients to leave reviews of their time spent at Orchid Dental Group on various search engines, including Google, Yahoo!, Yelp and Bing. Patients are also encouraged to leave reviews on DemandForce. The reviews are easily accessible via any of the available search engines and allow patients to view how other patients' experiences at Belke Dental were. Patients can visit Google, Yahoo!, Yelp, Bing or DemandForce to read reviews from previous patients who have received treatment from Dr. Lieu. "It is important for ...

Dr. Angela Harney, Fort Myers, FL dentist, always strives to provide her patients with the best in quality dental care possible. Since taking over her current dental practice in 2009, Dr. Harney has been working to provide quality dental care for patients in Fort Myers, FL. Dr. Harney is pleased to offer digital panoramic x-rays for greater detail and less exposure for her patients. "Digital x-rays offer decreased radiation exposure, if any at all. Because many diseases of the teeth and surrounding tissues cannot be seen by the naked eye when examining a patient's ...

Dr. Wesley Yemoto, dentist in San Jose, further expands the availability of dental health care information and communication efforts through the launch of his new social network. By launching Facebook and Twitter, Dr. Yemoto hopes to open up new avenues for communication with the ability to share important dental health care information with his patients. Patients can easily access the practice's new Facebook and Twitter pages through the homepage of Dr. Yemoto's interactive website. By "Liking" or "Following" the practice on Facebook and Twitter, ...

Whether a patient is a teenager or an adult, the idea of straightening their teeth with noticeable, traditional braces is undesirable. Dr. Gregory Staffon, dentist in Oceanside, is pleased to offer patients in need of a straighter smile a new alternative to traditional braces-Invisalign. Invisalign's clear aligners straighten teeth without anyone even noticing the patient is undergoing treatment. "As an adult or a teenager, the idea of braces can be discouraging. I understand many people desire straighter teeth, but avoid treatment because they don't want to deal ...

CenturySmile is happy to introduce the "online forms", at the official website for patients who are planning to make an appointment or want to update their existing records. Patients no longer need to make extended phone calls to fix an appointment or fill up the paper forms to update their existing information. Now through the online forms new patients can register in no time, while existing patients can upload their files, Medical and Dental History and Insurance Information. "The new forms will provide a great support to our new and exisiting patients ...

When people talk about the distracted driving epidemic currently plaguing the nation, teen drivers are often portrayed as the worst offenders, particularly where texting while driving is concerned. However, a recent survey found that adults are actually somewhat more likely to text while driving than teens -- despite the fact that a vast majority of them know it's wrong. According to an online survey conducted recently by AT&T, 43 percent of teen drivers with cellphones admit to texting while driving. Among adult drivers with cellphones, the rate was even higher, ...

This fall, voters in Colorado chose to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In doing so, Colorado became one of two states to allow recreational and medical marijuana. Eighteen others allow residents to use marijuana for medicinal purposes only. While these laws can prevent marijuana users from getting charged with state crimes, they do not mean that people in Colorado have a completely free pass to use marijuana whenever they want. A recent ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals held that workers can be fired from their jobs for testing positive for marijuana, ...