Financial Technologies Forum, LLC, (FTF) today announces the list of finalists for its annual FTF News Technology Innovation Awards, 2013. Now in their third year, these awards recognize the important contributions of individuals, companies, and technologies that are making important contributions to the financial services industry and shaping the future of back- and middle-office operations. The nomination process closed on March 15, 2013 and nominees were then evaluated by the editorial panel before the final short-list was finalized for voting. The editorial panel ...

Earning a 4-star customer satisfaction rating for two straight years, Regional Gastrointestinal Consultants, PC has won its second Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Health & Medical — Physicians 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. ...

Bar ware and glass ware retailer, Classic Hostess is promoting products from its inventory of beverage dispensers with spouts. Available online at http://www.classichostess.com/BeverageDispensers.aspx, the products complement the website's top-selling wedding mason drink jugs. On sale for $49.99 from a listing price of $74.95 Classic Hostess' Glass Water Dispenser with Infuser Insert (http://www.classichostess.com/glassicetealemonadedrinkdispenserwithicechamber.aspx) is reintroduced by the retailer with efficient and sturdy spout. This cleverly made product features ...

The grand opening of LivingSmart Homes Sundance will take place on Saturday, April 13. This popular Inland Empire new home neighborhood features both one- and two-story single-family detached homes priced from the mid $200,0000s. Built by Pardee Homes, LivingSmart Homes Sundance is ideally located within master-planned Sundance in Beaumont, where two elementary schools, two parks and a community recreation center are within walking distance from many of the homes. The grand opening event will include model home tours; face painting for the kids and a visit from the Dos ...

An emerging markets fund managed by local investment manager Rob Spanjaard has just won a third Raging Bull award for top performance in the mutual fund industry. Demonstrating the global scale of Spanjaard's investment abilities, the award covers funds in South Africa that are approved by the Financial Services Board. The winning REZCO Value Trend Fund provided a return of almost 30 percent over the past year. This particular fund is not available to U.S. investors. Spanjaard serves as a director of Hopkins Investment Management LLC (HIM), an Annapolis-based Investment ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy's (ATC) Mid-Atlantic Regional Office will celebrate the unveiling of its redesigned visitor center on Friday, April 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 4 East First St. in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. This updated space was made possible by a grant provided by the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau. This event is free and open to the public. The updated space features a series of brand new informational panels, which provide visitors a comprehensive overview of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) and the ATC. Visitors will have an opportunity to ...

Greenville Criminal Defense Attorney Mary Catherine Stokes recently returned to her former high school, Arendell Parrott Academy, to speak to high school students about the process of becoming a lawyer and what the career entails. Ms. Stokes, who is an associate attorney at The Robinson Law Firm, P.A., served as a speaker the school's Career Series event on March 8, 2013. The lawyer graduated from Arendell Parrott Academy in 2005. In addition to explaining what she does as a criminal defense lawyer, Ms. Stokes also discussed which college majors students should pursue ...

Everybody enjoys good looking art on their walls. Coincidentally, everybody also seems to enjoy having family members photographs on the same walls. In years past you simply separated the two, but these days wall art and photography are being combined in the form of a canvas. Kansas City photographer Todd Davidson has seen their popularity rise in the last couple years and has decided to make it one of his specialties. "Canvases are really cool," Davidson comments, "They're like a painting pulled over the top of a wood frame. They look cool, they're artsy ...

Personal water purification innovator PurifiCup.com has partnered with premier affiliate management agency AffiliateManager.com to launch the PurifiCup affiliate management program. The PurifiCup is the first portable water purifier system of its kind, representing a giant leap forward in the science of water filtration. The cup provides powerful protection against contaminants and pathogens from virtually any free flowing water source. It's small enough to fit easily in bags, packs and carry-on luggage, offering a convenient source of water in any environment. The PurifiCup ...

The TLC Kitchen, America's first delivery service for occasion-specific meal gifts, celebrates one full year of business with more than 2,000 meals served. The TLC Kitchen delivers home-style meals nationwide for life's occasions of birth, illness and sympathy; providing a comforting alternative to customary gifting arrangements. Based in Bowling Green, Virginia, The TLC Kitchen officially launched on April 6th, 2012. The TLC Kitchen's home-style meal gifts are chef-prepared in a USDA-approved kitchen. A variety of comfort foods are offered, including a vegetarian option, ...

Pancheros Mexican Grill (www.pancheros.com), a fast casual restaurant known for tasty burritos, is set to open its first location today in Columbia, MO. To celebrate the grand-opening, they will be offering a $1 burrito promotion on April 16th from 4p.m. to 6p.m. Providing an unmatched Mexican dining experience, Pancheros is dedicated to serving its patrons only the freshest, highest quality offerings. Each tortilla is hand-pressed and filled with savory ingredients such as season-marinated veggies, fresh cut grilled steak and rice with cilantro and lime. To make each ...

Practice Management Institute (PMI) today announced that faculty member, Audrey Coaxum, CHI, CMC, CMIS, CMOM, has been selected as a featured presenter at the Florida Society of Rheumatology Annual Conference in Orlando in July. Coaxum will address ways to manage more profitable and compliant offices with Rheumatology Office Managers during the conference. The two session titles are: Fighting Back against Carrier Post Payment Audits and Enhancing Practice Profitability through Patient Collections. Coaxum has two decades of experience in the health care industry. She ...

Bell Nunnally Partner Christopher B. Trowbridge was recently named as one of 25 "Legal Leaders on the Rise" in the State of Texas by Texas Lawyer. This distinction recognizes attorneys under the age of 40, "whose accomplishments distinguish them among their peers." "Chris' selection to this prestigious list is a testament to his hard work and dedication to his clients, the firm and the community," said James Skochdopole, managing partner of Bell Nunnally. The "Legal Leaders on the Rise" list was published as a special supplement ...

Good Feet Worldwide, LLC., an international retailer of custom-fitted arch support, announced today their free foot analysis to local community members in Portland, Oregon. An estimated 87 percent of the general population suffers from foot-related problems, most of which can be linked to improper support for flat feet or high arches, wearing improper footwear, walking or standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time, being overweight or suffering from sports injuries. While many people looking for relief turn to the various arch supports and cushion products they ...

The quality, clarity and brightness of amusement park attractions, video and image-intensive shows, and exhibitions and virtual design applications take a significant leap forward today with the introduction of the new Christie D4K2560 and Christie D4K3560 projectors. The new D4K models are the first projectors to combine 4K resolution, high frame rates at 60 frames per second (fps) and 3-chip DLP technology. Both the Christie D4K2560 (25,000 center lumens) and Christie D4K3560 (35,000 center lumens) provide razor-sharp image detail - and video with smoother motion and ...

Jenne, Inc., a leading value-added distributor of IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, unified communications, data networking and security and surveillance products, announced it will be demonstrating its expansive range of security solutions during ISC West 2013, which will be held in Las Vegas at the Sands Convention Center from April 10-12, 2013. Highlighting its solutions tailored for customers' growing security needs, Jenne will be exhibiting solutions based around products from key partners including Panasonic and Status Solutions. As the topic of security ...

Music sensation Bogdan Ota just signed with newly created Bogdan Ota Management firm. The entity was specifically created to manage the Romanian artist's fast-growing artistic career. Even though his talent was first discovered by Sony Music Norway after he was a finalist in the very popular "Norway's Got Talent" show, it's a more nimble structure that was chosen to handle everything from CD and concert ticket sales to booking major performing arts venues. "I believe flexibility and speed are enormously important when someone's career suddenly skyrockets ...

Joy Us garden is excited to announce its first Pinterest sweepstake to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Starting on April 9 entrants are encouraged to pin the photo showing the combo of the LadyBug Bag, Vita Apron, LadyBug Toolpouch and On Your Kneez Pleez Kneepads for a chance to win. The package includes a bonus putting the value at over $200. The prize above includes a garden bag, waist apron and kneepads all in blue denim and a tool pouch in clay Cordura. The bonus is a black denim garden bag which is shown on the short video shot especially for this sweepstakes. ...

Chili Technology LLC (http://chilitechnology.com/) has announced that Sleep Diagnostics of Texas has implemented the use of the ChiliPad at the practice's Sleep Evaluation Center at the Woodlands. By using the ChiliPad, the sleep center will be able to manipulate temperatures in order to aid in the sleep evaluation process. Patients will be introduced to the benefits of temperature adjustment as a means to improve sleep onset, duration and quality. ChiliPad is a revolutionary product that uses research-based technology to independently control the temperature on either ...

The Miller Heiman Research Institute released today the results of the tenth annual Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study, the largest global study of selling and sales management best practices in complex, business-to-business selling environments. "Sales leaders have a unique and valuable resource available to them as a result of this study," said Sam Reese, CEO, Miller Heiman. We conduct this research annually to help sales leaders make more informed decisions about where to focus their time and resources in the pursuit of world-class performance." The ...

Robert Macia, PE, LEED AP, president of Stewart (http://www.stewartinc.com), one of the largest engineering and landscape architecture design firms in North Carolina, has announced that the firm is a program sponsor for The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Inter-City Visit & Leadership Conference, Sunday, April 21 through Tuesday, April 23 in Oklahoma City, Okla. The annual conference is a unique opportunity for business and government leaders to come together, network and learn best practices from cities across the United States, while also providing participants ...

The 16th Annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration, benefiting the Friends of AirLife, takes place this Saturday, May 11 at The Hudson Gardens and Event Center in Littleton, Colo. The event includes a 5k/10k run, 5k walk and kid's fun run, as well as a "fire/EMS muster," the EMS Volleyball Challenge Tournament and numerous activities for all ages to enjoy. Activities for children include the free kid's fun run, the Kids Combat Challenge, a bouncy castle, bungee trampolines, a climbing wall, face painting, and special appearances by local professional ...

Golfers and non-golfers alike are invited to join Southbury WomenâEUR s Club (SWC) in its first annual tournament on Monday, June 17, 2013, sponsored by Waterbury Orthopaedic Associates, PC. Participants will enjoy 18-holes on the championship golf course of Heritage Country Club, cart, dinner at Fairways Tavern and Terrace, and prizes. In itâEUR s continued endeavor to raise awareness of community needs and make contributions that improve quality of life, SWC is dedicating proceeds of the tournament to camperships for children of low-income families. The mission is ...

Campbell Law School (http://law.campbell.edu), has announced that third-year student Dorothy Gooding has been selected to receive the Susie Sharp Inn of Court Scholarship. The Susie Sharp Inn of Court is named after Chief Justice Susie Marshall Sharp, who served as the first female Associate and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The organization was formed in 1993 under the leadership of Chief Justice Burley Mitchell. A group of prominent Triangle judges and attorneys, the Susie Sharp Inn of Court meets six times each year for dinner and a one-hour, ...

USClaims, which provides people who have been hurt by another's negligence with pre- and post-settlement funding, announces the launch of its new website, http://www.usclaims.com. The user-friendly and easy-to-navigate website demonstrates USClaims' commitment to providing clients with the financial support they need to pay their bills and give their attorneys the time they need to fight for a fair personal injury settlement. USClaims.com provides client and attorney forms that can be downloaded or completed online, a blog about pre-settlement financing and a financing ...