Cameron, Smith & Co. has announced an 86% increase in billings and collections following its implementation of a customized consulting program from Sterling, a practice management company located in Glendale, CA. "Before Sterling, my staff suffered from 'upward delegation.' That is a term I coined for staff who do substandard work and then expect you to fix it," says Rob Cameron, CPA, and practice owner. "Their jobs were defined by their 9 to 5 schedules rather than getting their work done correctly and on time." Cameron reports that tax seasons ...

"The truth is always beautiful," says the Koinobi, the alien that bears a resemblance to a parasitic wasp. Despite her appearance and need to live inside her human host, Tweeskzaht is a complex and intelligent creature capable of great love and also great violence. Weaving a story that is both introspective and electrifying, author Reid Minnich's new science fiction novel, Koinobi, appeals not only to science fiction fans, but to anyone who enjoys a well-told tale. Earth is a forgotten dot that marks the old frontline in a galactic war that has raged for ...

Executives of Vaporstream Inc., a Secure Recordless Messaging Service (SRMS) provider that offers private and secure messaging channels for business communications, will engage industry leaders in discussion of the dangers of electronic communications at the BTM Institute's LeadershipXchange Summit in Denver on April 17-18. Jason Howe, CEO, and Patrick Seilsopour, SVP of Sales & Bespoke Client Services, will lead the roundtable, which is titled "The Impact of Electronic Communication Privacy, Risk & Efficiency on Business Velocity," and will be moderated ...

Cheer Channel Inc. (CCI), the #1 online news and entertainment network for the spirit industry, launches episode 6 of its original hit web-series, Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader 2: The Fierce One, on Monday April 8, 2013 at 5pm PST. The Series Finale features the All Star Cast guest appearing as the "Shooting Stars" who will battle it out for the National Championship against the fitional "Texas Twisters." The "Shooting Stars" team includes Cami Branson, Holden Ray, Apple Graceffa, Maison Baker, Kristen Basquill, Hope Bravo, Nolan ...

Noting that many types of accidents and injuries in the home and workplace can be prevented or quickly treated to avoid greater harm, Scott R. Kramer, President of Big John Products, Inc. stressed today that proper awareness, planning and preparation can be vital to protecting the health and safety of individuals. This is particularly true, he added, for those most in need of assistance such as seniors, children and the physically impaired. Kramer is the co-founder of Big John Products, a Los Angeles, CA-based company that was specifically founded to meet such concerns ...

Latin Pak announces an increase in its' Hispanic mobile database. As mobile has became a prevalent means of marketing, Latin-Pak has continued to grow its' double opt-in Hispanic mobile database through its' proprietary means of data collection. The new Latin-Pak mobile database is now comprised of over 7.5 million subscribers. Our database can accommodate mobile delivery formats with targeting capabilities that include identifying smart phone subscribers. Vince Andaloro, President and Founder of Latin-Pak states, "The Hispanic population continues to skew higher ...

Plush Swimwear announced the addition of the California-based label Boys + Arrows to its designer swimwear portfolio. Available now to purchase at the Plush Swimwear website are swimsuits from the 2013 Resort and Spring lines from Boys + Arrows. The Boys + Arrows label is the result of designer's Meagan Scott realization that her fondest memories happened while she was wearing a bikini. These joyful moments fueled the designer with inspiration to translate these carefree instances into stylish swimwear pieces. The relatively young company is rising on a fast-track path ...

Canadian Data Centre growing as prominent Canadian organizations sign on. Centre provides the security to store data within Canada. All account billing is in Canadian currency. SimplyCast.com, a global leader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, today announced that Canadian organizations and companies of all sizes have been adding their names to the Canadian Data Centre to protect their important data. The Canadian Data Centre, launched late last year, now stores information from many prominent Canadian organizations. Some publicly funded ...

Spec-Rite Designs, a global designer, fabricator and distributor of phenolic furnishings, announces the results of an internal study analyzing the durability and average replacement costs of installed phenolic products. For the study, Spec-Rite Designs analyzed the installations of thousands of projects over the course of 15 years. The results showed the phenolic products installed had a failure rate of less than .0004 percent and an average replacement cost of less than 0.5 percent. The Spec-Rite Designs' 15 year durability study reviewed installations across their ...

Fiesta Odalan will bring the world together on April 28 with dances and movements spanning from Japan to Peru and music from Bach's Cello Suite to Balinese gamelan. The star-studded performance celebration will feature Broadway actor/Lee Strasberg Theatre master teacher Irma Sandrey, Baroque dancer/Boston Early Music Festival co-choreographer Carlos Fittante, American Virtuosi Artistic Director Kenneth Hamrick, Parthenia, A Consort of Viols violon cello specialist Lisa Terry, and the world's only flamenco, stand-up comedian Inma Heredia. BALAM Dance Theatre (BALAM), ...

Gardere Wynne Sewell's Mexico City office, Gardere, Arena y Asociados S.C., has been named a leading tax law firm in Mexico by Tax Directors Handbook 2013. The Tax Directors Handbook is a leading international tax guide that rates tax law firms by jurisdiction and analyzes their capabilities. The handbook describes the Firm's tax practice as offering advice on "all aspects of tax planning" and also as having "comprehensive litigation capabilities in the sector." Gardere's Mexico City-based tax practice is led by Partners Roberto Arena and Fernando ...

Belleville's Blue Stingray Digital Ad Agency has launched a revamped logistics application for Pepsi Logistics Company, Inc. (PLCI). On April 1, this app replaced PLCI's previous desktop application for tracking shipments and deliveries. In contrast to PLCI's previous tracking system which was confined to desktop use, Blue Stingray's innovative HTML5 app is mobile friendly. With this new system, delivery drivers are now able to access shipment data and check deliveries in from any smartphone or tablet as they arrive at a destination, as well as add notifications for ...

Tony Booker has joined RE/MAX Alliance Group as an associate in the Venice office. A licensed real estate broker in Arizona for 36 years, he said he joined RE/MAX Alliance Group because of its "high level of professionalism" and "can-do attitude." Booker is a lifetime member of the Phoenix and Glendale Association of Realtors President's Round Table and holds the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Certified HAFA Specialist (CHS) and Short Sales and ...

Reed Group, the recognized leader in managing employee absence, and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), the nation's largest association of occupational medicine physicians, announced today that Reed Group has acquired ACOEM's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines. Under the new agreement, Reed Group will publish and distribute ACOEM's Practice Guidelines, while ACOEM will continue to provide all of the guidelines' scientific research, content development and methodology. The acquisition will widen the distribution base for the ...

Jeri Kansas, a dance instructor at the Katonah Art Center, is the choreographer for the Kimono Fashion Show, held in the Vanderbilt Room of Grand Central Terminal. The show, which will feature 120 models in kimonos, will take place on April 19, 2013. "We are very excited for Jeri," says Loren Anderson, founder and director of the Katonah Art Center. "We love it when our instructors get to show off their craft." Jeri Kansas began her dance career at age 19, with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Call. She performed in the original productions of ...

Christie , a world leader in visual technology displays, today announced that Patrick Artiaga has joined Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. in the new position of director, Business Development, Entertainment Solutions, reporting to Craig Sholder, vice president, Entertainment Solutions, Christie. Based at Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.'s headquarters in Cypress, California, Artiaga is joining Christie in a senior capacity, to drive several new product and business initiatives. "Christie's culture of innovation, dedication to customer service and market leadership, ...

DNA Connection company ConnectMyDNA.com has partnered with premier affiliate management agency AffiliateManager.com to launch the ConnectMyDNA affiliate management program. ConnectMyDNA introduces a whole new way of looking at DNA. They use 13 genetic markers of an individual (Loci 13) to create a genetic fingerprint - the Gene Ring. In a world driven by social connections, the Gene Ring allows the individual to connect with others based on similarities in their DNA. Unlike an ancestry test, which looks at the past, ConnectMyDNA compares the individual's 13 markers with ...

Chicago Chinese Media (ChicagoChineseMedia.com) is excited to announce its opening. "The birth of this company is inevitable," said Anson Wu, the Marketing Director of the agency. "Because of the incredibly fast-growing Chinese consumers' purchasing power in America, companies need our help to connect and capture this segment." Its parent agency, Fresh Design Studio (FreshDesignStudio.com), has been one of the leading digital agencies in Chicago since 2009. Continuing on its success, Anson leads a talented and bilingual team of marketers and researchers ...

Loss often brings people together. In this case, it's the five Moorman brothers - Thomas, Gene, Harold, Lance and Eric. With the exception of Harold, who missed the first three years due to illness, they will attend their seventh consecutive Wildflower! Richardson's Artsand Music FestivalMay 17-19, 2013. The Charlie Daniels Band will headline Friday, May 17, with Gretchen Wilson opening. After the deaths of the brothers' parents - their father in late 2004 grandmother two months later, Tom said, "My brothers and I were talking about how short life is, that we didn't ...

Race Car Driver, Nicole Lyons today announced her partnership with premium synthetic lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple as an official associate sponsor. Lyons is competing in the NASCAR Late Model Series (LMS), Limited Late Model Series (LLMS), and NHRA Top Sportsman Series for the 2013 season. In addition to Royal Purple's sponsorship commitment, Lyons was introduced earlier this month as the first of three featured Outperformers in the second season of the Royal Purple Outperformer Series. Royal Purple selected Lyons as an Outperformer for her abilities as an award-winning ...

Through the month of February to March 17, St. Patrick's Day, The New Miami Subs Grill provided customers with an opportunity show their support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) by purchasing a $1 or $5 shamrock at any Florida location during the MDA's annual Shamrocks Against Dystrophy fundraiser. The New Miami Subs Grill has announced that they have raised over $8,000 through the program, with the Sample Road location taking the lead. All proceeds raised during the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy fundraiser help send children ages 6-17 affected by neuromuscular ...

Mercury Payment Systems announced today that Nick Nayfack, director of product at Mercury, accepted a seat on the Electronic Transactions Association's (ETA) Mobile Payments Committee. In this role, Nayfack will develop best practices in mobile commerce with industry peers to enable merchants and consumers to navigate technological "ease-of-use." "This is a formative effort from leaders across the payments industry to decide the direction of how the global flow of mobile commerce should be developed," said Nayfack. "We have a common problem in ...

Wine and Design Mount Pleasant is showing its love for teachers by giving away three painting parties. The wine and painting party studio will debut its "Traveling Art Studio" by rewarding area schools with free art parties through its current social media campaign on Facebook. Wine and Design Mount Pleasant owner and operator, Heather Speizman, has two children in elementary school and says that over the years, her family has been blessed with amazing teachers from Daniel Island to Sullivan's Island to Mount Pleasant. This campaign is just one way that she ...

The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will host its 5th Annual Soiree Fundraiser at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, 230 N. Michigan Avenue, in Chicago, on Friday, April 26, 2013, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person, and must be purchased before April 22. Cost includes an open bar, light buffet and dancing, with music provided by Custom DJ's. Cocktail/semi-formal attire preferred. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Illinois Bar Foundation/YLD Children's Assistance Fund which, in part, provides grant money to establish ...

For the third straight year New China Buffet has received a 4-star rating for customer satisfaction, again earning it the prestigious Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Restaurants 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 honors and accolades. This data is analyzed ...