One of the nation's largest fast food chains, Taco Bell, has found its name tarnished by controversy in recent weeks, following a scandalous photograph taken by a franchise employee and posted to the Web. According to the blog at Reputation Changer.com, the Taco Bell scandal reveals several important truths about corporate reputation management in the age of social networking. Reputation Changer has also released a statement to the press, commenting on the Taco Bell incident. According to an article in USA Today, the controversy surrounding Taco Bell began when a restaurant ...

Though fertility is often discussed as a women's issue, it's truly a family affair. Studies have shown that the male factor is the cause in 45% of couples who have difficulty getting pregnant. San Diego-based nutraceutical firm Coast Science has pioneered natural remedies for couples trying to conceive including male fertility products. Their groundbreaking Male Fertility Supplement (MFS), The Male Prenatal, made with a proprietary blend of natural ingredients, has been scientifically proven to increase male fertility by improving sperm quality, helping more men become ...

Dr. David Morrow of York Mills Orthodontics specializes in providing orthodontic procedures to his patients--and he understands that different aspects of the dental field can work together to create the smiles that patients are looking for. Here, Dr. Morrow shares information from an article published by WorlDental.com that sheds light on some of the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures and explains how cosmetic and orthodontic professionals can work together to help their patients achieve their dental goals. The article asserts: "Your smile exerts more influence ...

Arnold McClellan, a highly regarded certified public accountant (CPA) and dedicated volunteer for the San Francisco Boys and Girls Club, understands that fitting philanthropy into a busy professional schedule is not always easy. In fact, he believes that this is one of the major reasons why more professionals do not engage in charitable activity. According to a recent article published by The Huffington Post, though, there are digital volunteer opportunities that can make it easier for individuals to donate their time. Here, McClellan shares these opportunities and encourages ...

Gary Taffet is an insurance professional who helps a diverse group of companies come up with comprehensive benefits packages for their employees. Now, Taffet is issuing comment on a new article that discusses the types and benefits of travel insurance. Taffet states that travel insurance can prove useful for vacationers, particularly those who have invested in a high-price trip. Many people view travel insurance as an unnecessary extra when, in reality, this kind of coverage frequently comes in handy. Unexpected circumstances often arise that prevent an individual, couple, ...

Brett Adams Notts County youth soccer coach, notes that the warmer months of the summer season are perfect for children to become involved in fun and physically-active youth sports. However, without distractions presented by school activities, Adams explains that many parents can become overly competitive when it comes to youth sports--even those that are tailored for kids under the age of 10. Not only can parents become too aggressive during practices or gameplay, but some youth sports coaches have a reputation for being too harsh on their junior athletes. For these ...

Smart Software, Inc., provider of industry-leading demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, today announced that New Jersey Transit (NJT) has purchased Smart's flagship product, SmartForecasts , for its rail and bus operations as part of a company-wide service improvement and inventory reduction program. NJT is the nation's third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit, and links major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. NJT will use SmartForecasts to forecast parts consumption and inventory stocking requirements ...

Heirloom Fund Management Ltd., manager of the Heirloom Caribbean Real Estate Fund (HCREF), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the property known as Chenay Bay Beach Resort on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Nestled on a lush green hillside overlooking the majestic Caribbean Sea, the Chenay Bay Beach Resort sits on one mile of white, soft, sandy beach. The entire site encompasses 30+ acres of a former sugar plantation next to a natural preserve. The resort consists of 50 cottages comprising of a mix of hotel and timeshare units on ...

Receiving the highest customer satisfaction rating of 5 stars for three straight years has earned Davis Modern Heating & Cooling its third Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Contractors -- Heating & Air Conditioning category. The Talk of the Town Awards, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S., honor companies and professionals that provide excellent customer service as reported by their customers through no-cost, user-review websites, blogs, social networks, business rating services, and other ...

Dr. Douglas Goff, dentist in Columbus, is proud to have gone through additional training to become a Prosthodontists. Prosthodontists are registered specialist who have undergone an additional three years of training in all areas of dentistry. They are the only specialists trained to an expert level to restore teeth. Less than 2% of all dentists are actually Prosthodontists. "I am happy to have gone through extra training in order to become a Prosthodontist. All of my staff is experienced and friendly and that is what sets us apart. We are able to provide an extremely ...

Dentists in Kettering Dr. William Almoney and Dr. Gerald Brown are encouraging their patients to leave online reviews of their experiences at Almoney & Brown Dental on sites like Google, Yelp and Yahoo!. They hope their patient's positive experiences spur others to come to his practice for their dental needs. "I hope our patients can take some time out of their busy day to share their experiences with other users on the internet. We believe that we offer tremendous service here and hope that our patients would share this sentiment. I'd like to invite all of ...

Dr. David Gordon, dentist in Lehi, invites patients to join Gordon Family Dental's social networking sites for increased interaction and communication. The Facebook and Twitter pages were created to allow patients to easily access more valuable information about the practice, in addition to communication with other patients about their previous procedures and visits to Gordon Family Dental. With the addition of the Facebook and Twitter pages, patients have the ability to gain important information regarding services, Dr. Gordon, updates on the practice and even common ...

Dr. Jonathan Hill, dentist in Colorado Springs, has released a new website feature-online appointment requesting. Patients can now easily schedule individual and family appointments online with just the click of the mouse. Often there can be a lot of phone tag involved in scheduling an appointment that works well with the patient as well as the Colorado Springs dentist. With online appointment scheduling, the hassle is eliminated. "Convenience is a crucial part of patient care, especially in today's society with modern technologies. Patients are using their cell ...

At Shaw Chiropractic Center, Dr. Scott Shaw, chiropractor in Richmond, is proud to announce that 2013 is his 20th year in chiropractic services. With 20 years of experience in chiropractic services, Dr. Shaw prides himself in his ability to provide the best quality chiropractic care for his patients. From routine checkups to knee pain in Richmond, Dr. Shaw offers his patients an array of procedures and treatments to improve their chiropractic health. For the past 20 years, Dr. Shaw, Richmond chiropractor, has focused on Activator Methods chiropractic techniques. He ...

Emma Verbeck, the shy sister in the Verbeck family, struggles to be seen as a woman and doctor, not the timid child everyone in her hometown remembers. Frustrated with her inability to stand up for herself, she finds herself intrigued by the arrival of a handsome outsider. Logan Miller has recently returned home due to his father's poor health, but when Emma finds she's falling fast for the outsider, she discovers the handsome man is off-limits. He's the man her family blames for the death that occurred years before. Suddenly, she's in over her head, caught between ...

Mary Ann Bongiorno took to the red carpet once again at the Watson Realty Corp. annual awards ceremony as her top-producing office in Ponte Vedra Beach was announced as No. 1 in the company. Bongiorno is the vice president and managing broker of the Ponte Vedra Beach office and is a Certified Success Coach and member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing. As their leader, Bongiorno's sales team of luxury-trained associates had a combined closed sales volume of more than $223 million in 2012. This represents 656 closed units and is an 8.82 percent increase in units over ...

BestCreditRepairCompanys.com continues to be the leading online credit repair resource for objective reports from experts and real reviews from customers. Despite BestCreditRepairCompanys.com's tough criteria, some credit repair companies easily took the top spots. Sky Blue Credit Repair ranks third among BCRC's 120 reviewed companies with an overall score of 9.3 out of 10 and a user score of 9.6. Sky Blue Credit holds high ethical standards throughout their company and prides themselves in having an efficient and customer-friendly organization. Sky Blue Credit has ...

vADz, Inc. announces that important new features have been added to its promotional-video creation website, www.vADz.com. These new features include new pricing packages as well as new "social" options. "It was very important for us to make vADz.com compatible with 'social sharing" said, Carol Meinhardt, vADz CEO. "These new features have greatly enhanced the social sharing capability of vADz videos." The new features also make it even easier for non-technical people to create their own advertising and promotional videos. Clients can ...

Clayton Power is now introducing a system calculator for easy and convenient dimensioning of your lithium battery power system. The mobile power system includes a sine wave inverter or combined inverter/charger and lithium battery pack with built-in battery management system. The beneficial properties of lithium allows for optimized fast and efficient charging and plenty of energy at a low weight. This makes lithium batteries the best choice for onboard mobile power systems, for special purpose vehicles, where it is possible to charge a 100Ah battery by 50% in just 50 ...

Disability insurance specialist is advising drivers to be wary of the convenience of price comparison sites which may not be geared up to deal with their particular needs. "These sites can be brilliant for the average driver but their tick box mechanics can often work against disabled drivers who often own vehicles adapted to accommodate their disability," explained the company's managing director, John Garrard. "The danger is by ticking a box to say your car is modified, a disabled driver then suffers a premium loading as the insurer places them among ...

Erica took bronze in the discus and only narrowly missed out on further medals when she came fourth in both the shot putt and pistol-shooting competitions. She competed as part a 30-strong UK team funded by Help for Heroes and the Fisher House Foundation and enjoyed additional support from by Fish Insurance who provided her with free disabled travel insurance. The games, hosted at the U.S. Olympic Training Centre and the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, attracted around 260 athletes, all wounded or injured service personnel from the US military ...

Despite numerous public awareness campaigns and studies indicating the dangerous nature of distracted driving, the National Safety Council has recently reported that distracted driving fatalities are still significantly underreported across the country. The NSC reviewed data from 180 motor vehicle accidents that resulted in a fatality between 2009 and 2011 that were likely caused by a distracted driver. Of those, very few were reported as being the result of distracted driving. In 2009, only 8 percent were recorded as distracted driving crashes. By 2011, 50 percent were ...

In Illinois, when a child is born to a married woman, the woman's husband is automatically presumed to be the legal father of the child. However, when a child is born to an unmarried woman, the biological father does not have any automatic legal rights. This is true even if the child's father is in a long-term relationship with the mother. As such, it is extremely important for unmarried fathers to take steps to protect their rights when a child is born. Fathers should establish paternity as soon as possible. In addition, they should work with a family law attorney to ...

In the immediate aftermath of a divorce, most people will need to spend some time focusing on getting their affairs back in order. A big part of this is adjusting to the financial realities of life in a one-income household. As such, most recent divorcees will need to reevaluate their insurance coverage in light of the fact that they are no longer married. There are a number of changes most newly divorced people will have to make to their insurance portfolios. Some of the most common issues are discussed below. Medical insurance Individuals who were covered under ...

As the Baby Boomer generation nears retirement age amidst the perception of an improving economy, a rise in the number of seniors buying into luxury retirement facilities has taken place. In the past, seniors often waited to enter a retirement community until they required assistance with medical care and daily tasks, such as cooking. These days, an increasing number of seniors are opting to move into such facilities at a younger age, when they are able to take advantage of their amenities. Many of these facilities now offer high-end services, such as gyms, five-star ...