Two experienced communication professionals have launched a new communications and speechwriting firm, Harrell & Kinnison, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. The firm's web site is http://www.HarrellAndKinnison.com. A woman-owned business and minority supplier, Harrell & Kinnison, Inc. offers corporate communications and business writing services - from speechwriting and essays to editing, from communication strategies to crisis communications, from public relations to government relations, and more. "We wanted to provide corporate and individual clients ...

Every year, more than 5 million people visit the Outer Banks. With their many beautiful beaches, historical sites, and wonders of nature, the Outer Banks has and will continue to be a popular tourist attraction. For these reasons the town opened up a Visitors' Center in 2002, which has become a first stop for many of the tourists visiting the area. The Visitors' Center is a place for visitors to make reservations, pick up brochures, and gather information on attractions in the area. The designer of the space wanted it to be visually impressive, but also able to withstand ...

Because of overwhelming response to the "Welcome to Medicare Madness" seminars, Medicare Specialist Helen Hreen has extended the seminar offerings in Naples, Florida. Seminar participants have a choice of Thursday, November 29, and Friday, November 30, from 10 a.m. to noon, at M Waterfront Grille, 4300 Gulf Shore Blvd. in Naples. A complimentary lunch will be served. The seminar is intended to educate retirees and near-retirees who are confused by Medicare, Medicare supplement plans and prescription drug plans - whether they're new to Medicare, undergoing ...

Golf Fitness Magazine, the leading Performance lifestyle magazine for Golf, is excited to announce the 2013 Golf Fitness Magazine Challenge in partnership with iZZ Media Group, providing a suite of award-winning mobile and web tools designed to make golf fitness training simple and shareable, and Professional Golf Fitness Associations and Larry Castro a global leader in performance athletic technology. IZZ Media brings healthy and active individuals the best-in-class mobile and digital tools required to set goals, track progress and share results with friends and family. Golf ...

The Virginia Wineries Association unveiled the "Commonwealth Quality Alliance" program November 13th at Vertitas Vineyard & Winery amongst nearly one hundred fifty Virginia vinters and wine enthusiasts. The CQA program - established to both reward and raise awareness of Virginia-grown wines - is now accepting all 100% Virginia-grown wines to be analyzed in an effort to raise the bar of Virginia wine quality and highlight the state's choice wines. "Despite being the oldest grape-growing region in the United States, the modern-day wine industry in Virginia ...

The Buchanan Museum of Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of its East and West Building wings to new exhibits focused exclusively upon Emerging Artists which includes selected works of International realist artist Harry Ahn which has generated record museum attendance and exhibit viewing. Also exhibited are selected works by artists, Charles Pace, David Padworny, Peter Keil, Julie Bowland and Connie Tom. About the Buchanan Museum of Fine Art Recognized as Southwestern Michigan's largest public art museum, the Buchanan Museum of Fine Art is focused exclusively ...

BuyWholeFoodsOnline, the leading online shop in the UK and Europe for whole foods, health foods and superfoods, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, a premier affiliate management company, to launch the BuyWholeFoodsOnline.com affiliate management program. With their mission to improve the health of as many people as possible, BuyWholeFoodsOnline.com has thousands of loyal customers who shop with them regularly. They have built their business with a focus on excellent customer service, and they have increased their product range over the years to become one of the ...

On November 15, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m. EST Ascot Associates will interview Sunflower subject matter experts regarding one of the newest challenges facing government contractors doing business with the Department of Defense which is mitigating risk under the new DFARs 252.242-7005 "Business Systems Rule". This clause puts contractors at risk for losing 5% or even 10% of their payments if one or more of their six business systems are not deemed adequate, including their Material Management Accounting System (252.242-7004) and their Property Management System (252.245-7003). Ascot ...

Tulix Systems, Inc. EVP Dr. Nino Doijashvili and ChurchNow Network CEO, Greg Ellis jointly announced the launch of his network's application on The Google TV platform. ChurchNow has worked closely with Tulix Systems on the delivery of its content to multiple screens and devices as well as IPTV platforms. Mr. Ellis said, "All of the numbers we've seen show viewers rapidly moving to IPTV devices. We believe that, by 2016, platforms like Google TV, ROKU and others will dominate the market in viewer acceptance and usage." Dr. Doijashvili said, "We are very ...

Veniti, a medical device company focused on the treatment of venous disease, will sponsor and exhibit at the American College of Phlebology's 26th Annual Congress. Veniti's presence at this year's congress comes as the company moves closer to its first product launch, a radio frequency generated steam ablation device, the Veni RF Plus . The ACP Congress takes place from November 15-18 in Hollywood, Fl. Veniti will continue its mission to educate physicians, scientists and healthcare professionals about venous disease, and explain the company's medical device initiatives ...

The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) (http://www.ncrma.org/), a nonprofit trade association, has announced that it expects an increase in seasonal employment during the upcoming holiday season as well as an increase in sales and consumer participation, based on trends forecast by industry analysts. According to reports from a seasonal hiring survey of more than 1,000 hourly hiring managers, 63 percent will make hires this year, the highest percentage in the five-year survey and up 12 percentage points from 2011. The survey was conducted by IPSOS Public ...

Metzger Associates, one of the nation's leading technology public relations and digital marketing agencies, has added staff and promoted senior team members to enhance the firm's growing digital services capabilities. Amy Little has been promoted to digital services manager. Her role now includes project management, search engine optimization (SEO) and website content strategy and consulting. Drew Stachnik has been promoted to senior web developer, and now heads up Metzger's video and photo production, graphic design and front-end User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) ...

Oklahoma City Firefighters, IAFF Local 157, Board of Chief Officers, and the Oklahoma City Retired Firefighter Association are providing 2,000 Oklahoma City school children with brand-new coats through their partnership with Firefighters Coats for Kids Foundation, a division of the largest non-profit distributer of new coats in the U.S., Operation Warm. "Since 1990, we have provided coats for children in need but the most we could cover in a single year was 110," stated Teddy Wilson, Chaplain, Local 157, Oklahoma City Firefighters. "With Operation Warm behind ...

Counsel has been provided to some of the most notable public sector organisations and government departments around the world, developing best practice in public administration in the Commonwealth and other nations across the world. Since 1922 RIPA International has provided guidance to Government Ministers, Heads of State, Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries from Commonwealth countries and other regions. RIPA International also works with major international development donors including the World Bank, the Department for International Development, the International ...

BookKeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services,recently announced the opening of its first office in Chicago serving businesses throughout the Southwest side of Chicago and the Southwest and South Suburbs of Chicago. BookKeeping Express offers a much-needed service to businesses, so they can get back to doing what they do best. "Our 'Profit and Growth' services help alleviate a void that exists locally within the business community," said Sonja Brisard, owner of BookKeeping Express in Chicago. "I am excited about ...

Mindsharp, a SharePoint Education company, continues to connect with other technology companies with the introduction of the new Partner and Reseller program. Colligo, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, is the leader in SharePoint apps for email and document management in the enterprise. Their SharePoint apps improve collaboration, increase productivity, and mitigate corporate risk by increasing SharePoint adoption. Mindsharp is excited to welcome Colligo into the Partner Program. By engaging in this program, both companies will help extend their reach, increase ...

Azzure Fills J&S Davis' Enterprise Resource Planning Gap Founded in 1908, wholesale dental distributor, J&S Davis, has been bought back under family ownership and in the transition, implemented Azzure's Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP software solution to simplify distribution, apply electronic ordering and improve business processes. Daniel Davis, great nephew and grandson of founders, Joe and Solomon, has become the third-generation owner of J&S Davis Limited, having purchased the company from Finnish dental equipment provider, the Planmeca Group. With the ...

Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced the release of its new 2.2 version of Panda Cloud Partner Center, an integrated solution for centrally managing computer security, which combines endpoint (servers, PCs and laptops) and email protection (for Exchange Server and cloud-based email). Panda Cloud Partner Center simplifies channel management through a central, Web-based console accessible from anywhere on the Internet. Originally launched in 2011, the partner center allows channel partners and service providers to grow their business by selling security ...

Now HUNT allows targeting by specific Ip´s HUNT Mobile Ads has made an update to its platform, thereby allowing advertisers to target specific Ip's. With this technology, publishers (mainly those seeking clients that are connecting to internet via mobile operators) will substantially improve their conversions, because they will do it with precision. The high complexity of infrastructure connections of the mobile operators and the broadband that is more and more demanded, generates lots of ip´s by which users are connected to mobile internet, but only some of them ...

For the seventh consecutive year, Dr. Allan Acton and Cary Family Dental offered teeth whitening services at a significantly reduced price to help benefit those less fortunate. During a four-month fundraising effort that lasted from March 1st to June 30th, the Cary dental practice raised $5,893 for Smiles For Life Foundation. The Smiles For Life Foundation is the children's charity arm of the Crown Council, an organization of leading-edge dentists throughout North America. Philips Oral Healthcare (makers of ZOOM! teeth bleaching and BriteSmile trays) donates all of ...

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Jeff Roberts will be presenting at the Oklahoma State University 12th Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference. His presentation, "Schemes, Scams and Swindlers" will take place on Friday, November 16, 2012, from 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tulsa, OK. Roberts works with a wide variety of clients and organizations providing fraud prevention, fraud investigation, fraud risk assessments and assurance services. He has investigated allegations ...

Talk Fusion, a rapidly growing global video communication solution company, today proclaimed that the World's First Video Newsletters are an overnight success less than a week after they were launched. The Talk Fusion Video Newsletters, quickly becoming one of the most popular Talk Fusion products next to Video Email among its cutting-edge Video Communication Products, were unveiled earlier this month by Talk Fusion Founder & CEO Bob Reina and VP of Training & Development Allison Roberts during a heavily attended worldwide live broadcast. "Our Video Newsletters ...

As the days grow shorter and the evenings more crisp, many of us look upon the fall as a season of transition, and change ... and celebration! But the overindulgence of Thanksgiving dinners, the stockpiles of Halloween candy, and the decadent richness of Christmas fare can make the season an absolute nightmare for millions who suffer from digestive problems. And according to the author of a new book, we're looking for solutions in the wrong place. "We're continually told that food is causing our digestive problems," says Van Clayton Powel, author of You Are ...

Zachary Lewis, author of 'The Burly Man' has been chosen as a finalist for '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. Winners will appear in this years edition of the book. Lewis was chosen as the result of his appearance on The Authors Show Radio. Mr. Lewis has been actively involved with martial arts since 1985. He is the author of 'The Principles And Philosophy Of Weishendo'. On June 17th, of 2009, Mr. Lewis had his first of many ER Visits to the hospital. Eight months later on February 12th, 2010, he was diagnosed with Polymyositis, and on August 25th, 2010, he was ...

Dan Fields, AIA and principal of BJAC Raleigh, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering design services to healthcare, education and research clients, has announced that veteran healthcare architect Fred Wolters, AIA, has been promoted to healthcare and design principal. Wolters, who previously served as the firm's director of healthcare, possesses a specialized knowledge in the analysis of operational, financial and reimbursement conditions for the healthcare industry, and has extensive familiarity with public and private sector influences on the delivery of healthcare ...