On November 26th, 2012, Hugh Howey joined the likes of best-selling authors A.J. Jacobs, Joel Stein, Scott Sigler and Dan Ariely, along with stars Kevin Pollak and Andrew McCarthy by hosting a live interactive video chat event powered by Shindig.com. Howey's appearance on Shindig's large scale event platform marked the company's 200th video chat book event since the company first began its beta at the 2012 Book Expo (BEA). Over Fifteen Thousand people have participated in shindig events thus far. Hugh Howey was a particularly fitting author for the milestone event. Howey's ...

Ten attorneys at the law firm of Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., have earned the highest available rating through a peer review process that is managed and monitored by Martindale-Hubbell. Martindale-Hubbell PEER REVIEW RATINGS provide an objective indicator of a lawyer's ethical standards and professional ability. Rankings are generated through evaluations by members of The Florida Bar and the Judiciary in the United States and Canada. The attorneys are rated in the following categories: Legal Knowledge, Analytical Capabilities, Judgment, Communication ...

Office Timeline 2012 was designed to make it easy for professionals to quickly create beautiful timelines, Gantt charts and project schedules in PowerPoint. Professionals are constantly engaged in project and planning exercises that must be presented to their teams, customers, and management. Projects such as IT, product development, marketing, strategic planning, and event planning often have detailed schedules which are complicated to present, and difficult for audiences to follow. Office Timeline makes it simple to build rich, visual PowerPoint presentations that ...

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world's largest provider of effective, early-intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), is proud to release an online video series called "Mission Possible: Portraits of Hope" (http://portraits-of-hope.centerforautism.com). The series showcases stories of families affected by autism, who were treated by CARD and achieved amazing results. "Over the past 30 years I have been awestruck by the passionate, hardworking and dedicated families we work with," ...

As a young clinical social worker, Danielle Parrish, an assistant professor at the University of Houston (UH) Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW), frequently noticed that at least a third of the girls were visibly pregnant on the girl's unit in a juvenile detention center. "As a mental health clinician in the juvenile justice system, I noticed there were stark differences in terms of what the females needed in their program and what the males needed. They are dealing with very different kinds of risks," said Parrish. "I would find the females were ...

Cooling tower maintenance is critical to the efficiency and performance of the cooling towers and, subsequently, a plant's entire operation. Companies understand the need for preventative cooling tower maintenance to avoid unplanned plant shut downs, especially our Fortune 100 companies from industries such as power generation, pulp and paper, or waste to energy. AmertechTowerServices, LLC, a turnkey cooling tower company recently received a contract from a Fortune 100 company for preventative maintenance and upkeep on that facility's cooling towers. The need for maximum ...

New Year's Eve Soiree 2013 at The Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago will ring in 2013. "Rock Around the Clock" will be held Monday, December 31, 2012 and continue until 4:00a.m. This exclusive event will feature music, pre-party, post-party, and cocktails. Guests of "Rock Around the Clock" will enjoy a four and a half hour top shelf cocktail reception, champagne all night, and fully staffed bartenders and servers. This exclusive New Year's Eve event boasts a state-of-the-art intelligent lighting and sound system, elegant chic venue, two floor of entertainment ...

ControlCase, a leading provider of compliance, information security and risk management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has certified Snapfinger Inc., the nation's largest and most comprehensive restaurant food ordering and payment application, for Level 1 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification - the highest level of certification - for the sixth year in a row. This comes after continuous monitoring and maintenance of the compliance of the company's secure payment application, process and procedures. PCI DSS is a series of security ...

Acqueon Technologies, a leader in software solutions for the customer collaboration space, today announced that it has been selected as a candidate for Red Herring's 2012 Top 100 Global award. This prestigious recognition honors the year's most audacious and far-reaching private technology companies and entrepreneurs from across the globe. In 2010, Acqueon was selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup. The Red Herring editorial team selected the companies demonstrating the most innovative technologies and business models originating from over 1000 ...

Carol Ruiz, principal of Los Angeles-based New Ground PR & Marketing, was appointed chair of the Residential Neighborhood Development Gold Council (RNDC-Gold) of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) at the Institute's recent Fall Meeting in Denver, Colorado. As chair of the council, Ruiz is responsible for determining the council's topical focus for the year, setting the agenda for the council's twice-yearly meetings, and leading the council meetings. In addition, she will represent the council at other ULI leadership programs and events. "I am honored to be chosen ...

Panorama Consulting Solutions, the world's leading independent enterprise resource planning (ERP) consulting firm, has launched four benchmark surveys to gather implementation and deployment data specific to SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Epicor ERP implementations. The surveys are targeted for organizations around the world that have implemented (or are in the process of implementing) an SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or Epicor system. Participants who complete one of the surveys by midnight EST on January 18, 2012 will be eligible to win a $100 American Express ...

If you're looking for the perfect holiday surprise or a special treat for yourself, give the gift of jazz. Present family and friends with tickets to the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival , which is set for August 2 - 4. The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is once again offering special discount tickets for the Fort Adams events priced at just $50.00 for the holiday season. The $50.00 tickets (regularly $74.00 in advance) can be used for General Admission to concerts at Fort Adams State Park on either Saturday or Sunday, so there is no need to decide now which day to attend. ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines features two new 'Grand Voyages' for 2014, and full details of these epic voyages and their cruise sectors, is its new, dedicated brochure -'The Voyage of a Lifetime 2014'. One of the great joys of a long cruise is being able to call into so many diverse islands en route to the world's major ports. These exciting 'Voyages of a Lifetime', aboard cruise ships Balmoral and Black Watch, will visit some brand new ports of call, such as exotic Yangon in Myanmar - formerly Burma - and a first foray into Japan, with visits to the historic island of ...

Martin Group, an office technology dealership based in Lake Geneva, Wis., won a 2012 Elite Dealer Award by The Week in Imaging (www.theweekinimaging.com), an online information and news publication for independent dealers and resellers of imaging technology, supplies, and services, for the third year in a row. In 2011, Martin Group was selected as the 2011 Elite Dealer of the Year by the same publication. With the exception of 2010, the Elite Dealer awards have been presented annually from 1989-2009, with 2011 the first year they were presented by The Week in Imaging. ...

While the country is focused on the so-called "fiscal cliff", lost in the negotiations is an important extension of several tax incentives for alternative fuels that expired over a year ago. Fleets have been the early adopters of biodiesel and alternative fuel vehicles, but without these incentives they will have a hard time justifying the additional costs involved with the purchase of biodiesel and alternative fuel vehicles. The incentives include the $1.00 per gallon tax credit for biodiesel and the $0.50 per gallon alternative fuel tax credit for natural gas ...

RPG Solutions, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm focusing on employee benefits and HR solutions, recently selected S&A Cherokee as its agency of record. S&A Cherokee will assist with messaging, collateral design, digital marketing, online optimization and PR strategy. Founded in 2000 by current owner and President Phil Gruber, RPG offers a full range of human resources functions, including business strategy, HR consultation and employee benefits. In addition to these core functions, the company offers numerous training sessions for management and leadership ...

ProcessPro Software would like to announce that The Valdez Corporation selected ProcessPro Premier ERP software to support its manufacturing and business operations. "We're excited to welcome The Valdez Corporation to the ProcessPro Software family. The Valdez Corporation is a leader in the food industry, and we're looking forward to being an integral part of streamlining its business processes and increasing growth," says Joe Blauert, ProcessPro Software CEO. The Valdez Corporation provides custom blend and private label dry spices, herbs, seasoning mixes, ...

Voicent's Call Center solutions have achieved a new level of sophistication with the addition of a Call Center Rules Engine that enables automated, fine control of call center operations to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Available as an add-on for Voicent's Call Center Manager software, the Rules Engine is included in Voicent's Version 8.5.2 software release, which is now available for download. Voicent's Call Center Rules Engine is designed for Call Center managers who desire a high degree of control over everything from call distribution to how lines, messages ...

Talk Fusion, a rapidly growing global video communication solution company, today announced that Founder & CEO Bob Reina was recently featured in the first-ever English-language print edition of United Networker Magazine, a German-based publication for the Direct Selling/Network Marketing industry. During Talk Fusion's Euro NOW Corporate Event last month in Prague, Czech Republic, Reina sat down with Markus Th. Ruediger, Director & Co-Publisher, United Networker, for an in-depth interview about Talk Fusion. The result of this interview is spread across four glossy ...

Having released her first album 'Boo' back in 1972, Lawson's career in the music industry has been eventful to say the least. Seen as a British version of Joni Mitchell in the early days of her career, Lawson promised much and was predicted to be one of the 'Superstars of 74'' (Record Mirror), along with Linda Ronstadt and Cockney Rebel. Despite the positive reviews and praise Lawson received for 'Boo', this never transmitted into wide-scale success for a variety of outside factors. However, her dedicated cult following has been sustained throughout her career, which has ...

SAFESHRED , California's leading document destruction, product destruction, and waste paper recycling company wants to empower businesses to be more diligent about protecting their company and clients' sensitive information for 2013. Through cost-effective and substantial means, SAFESHRED endeavors to work closely with businesses to consult and set up a document shredding program that would include free training for companies that would need it. SAFESHRED, based in Los Angeles, has a shredding program for every size of business and budget - no matter what your paper ...

Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County is pleased to announce the opening of a new walk-in counselling clinic in Collingwood. The clinic will open its doors on December 6th , with an official media launch between 12:00 - 1:00 pm. This marks the sixth location for the organization in Simcoe County. This is thanks in large part to the financial support of the United Way of South Georgian Bay. The new Collingwood Clinic will be open on the first and third Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 7:00 pm. The clinic can be found in the same building as Community Connections, ...

The 2012-2013 football season is in full swing and will soon be coming to a close with exciting bowl games. The 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl is on January 5th in Birmingham, Alabama at Legion field, located just 20 minutes from the SpringHill Suites Birmingham Colonnade hotel. The historic 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl will bring together the Big East and Southeastern Conferences in a spectacular battle that is sure to have fans jumping up and cheering. The Compass Bowl will consist of more than just the game and includes: • Street Fest and Pep Rally on Friday, January 4th from ...

De Smet, South Dakota has taken a huge step for their community. They have teamed up with Golden Shovel Agency and it's online web solution, Economic Gateway, and together have created a premier website that will help fulfill the needs of keeping De Smet ahead of the curve in the virtual world. Their new website is an online resource for a wide variety of people. It has information for current citizens, for people visiting the area's sites, and for people or businesses looking to relocate to the area. The new website can be viewed at http://desmetsd.com/. One of the ...

December is the perfect month for cultivating joy and building anticipation. Speaking of anticipation, Egreetings is preparing a special Christmas Advent calendar, with a little inspiration for every day of December, counting until Christmas Eve. Each day will reveal either a card with a Christmas-anticipation tip, or a tutorial from the Egreetings blog for making Christmas decorations of all sorts, winter-themed photo frames, festive cookies, and many more. The Advent calendar will be found exclusively on the Egreetings Facebook page, and each decoration idea will ...