ThinkHR Corporation, the largest national HR firm specializing in wholesale insurance broker distribution, today announced the appointed of Dan Riordan as Chief Operating Officer. Effective immediately, Mr. Riordan will be responsible for the day-to-day operations management of ThinkHR including driving activities to increase operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and financial results. Mr. Riordan joins ThinkHR with over 25 years of senior management and sales experience at leading technology start-up companies. Most recently, he was at ...

Providers report a demonstrable return on their speech recognition dollars, according to a new report from KLAS. "Speech Recognition 2010: Vocalizing Benefits" includes feedback from 355 providers and covers both back-end and front-end speech-recognition technology. Participants of the study indicated benefits of speech recognition such as staff reductions, improved report turnaround times, and increased physician satisfaction, among others. "The speech recognition market is ripe for healthy growth," said Ben Brown, report author. "Currently, less than one in four hospitals ...

The Magellan Group, a leading Southern California real estate investment and development firm, has refinanced its Grace Place industrial/office buildings in Los Angeles with a $34.5 million loan from Morgan Stanley. The Magellan Group obtained the 10-year loan with a fixed interest rate of 5.86% to retire existing short-term and mezzanine debt one year prior to maturity and to capitalize on the favorable interest rate environment and the recovering CMBS market. Located at 5556 and 5650 Grace Place in the City of Commerce, Calif., the fully leased properties consist ...

CloudTrigger LLC, a leading cloud-strategy consulting firm providing professional services and cloud-based solutions, today announced that it is participating in the IBM Cloud Computing Specialty as a cloud application provider delivering SaaS applications through the cloud. The IBM Cloud Computing Specialty is designed to help IBM business partners engage more closely with each other and with the full breadth of IBM's cloud capabilities, including software, systems, and services. Cloud computing is a rapidly growing market opportunity expected to more than double from ...

Regulators of the Arizona auto insurance market have updated the monetary thresholds that policyholders' property damage claims records must meet in order for an insurer to legally non-renew their policies. The new threshold is $2,400 per claim, up from $2,360 in 2010. In Arizona, as in most states, insurers are allowed to raise rates on drivers who display that they may be high risk car insurance liabilities--meaning that they have established a track record of racking up large numbers of tickets or at-fault accidents. Some drivers, though, will get so many tickets ...

Ve Interactive was a recent finalist in the UK's Digital Entrepreneur Awards and its flagship shopping cart abandonment software 'VeCapture' is already being used by scores of online merchants across the UK and Europe. VeCapture recovers 'anonymous' abandoned transactional data that would be otherwise lost in normal web site traffic churn. This data can then be used for remarketing purposes to re-engage and convert those consumers to sales. Uplifts to date have been as high as 40%. "I am delighted to announce Ve Interactive's roll out into North America, the first of ...

The researcher heading up the study says "meeting singles online has become the norm". Online dating is by no means a new way to date, websites like Match and eHarmony have been around since the 1990s, and have seen activity surge in recent times. According to the Nielson Company, throughout December 2010, fifteen percent of all Internet usage targeted online dating sites which amounts to twenty four million people in the month of December alone. Industry experts maintain the reasoning behind the online dating boom lies with the convenience associated with meeting ...

Marva Goldsmith, personal brand strategist and career coach for baby boomers will present a personal branding workshop on February 17 at the Easter Seals conference for its Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) employees. The SCSEP is a skill building and job training program that assists quality older workers in finding jobs with employers who value what they have to offer. By providing hands-on job training to individuals age 55 and over, Easter Seals SCSEP helps older job seekers bridge skill gaps needed to add value to any workplace environment. Goldsmith ...

Lakeview Pharmacy, a privately owned pharmacy in Racine, Wisconsin, employs the Eyecon tabletop automation solution by Avery Weigh-Tronix to fill prescriptions at high speed--and with high accuracy. Eyecon is a prescription validation, counting and filling system designed to improve filling accuracy, customer safety and inventory management. "Prior to Eyecon, we would hand-count all prescriptions, which can be time-consuming for large orders," said Tiffany McWhorter, pharmacy technician at Lakeview. "Eyecon has expedited and improved the accuracy of our fill counts, ...

In the two weeks since its launch, PlayScreen LLC's Bocce-Ball has become a runaway success with over three-quarters of a million downloads and top ranking in the USA, Italy and other markets. This free app has climbed to top ranking in several categories, even enjoying a 4 day stretch as the #1 Free App in the Italy App Store. Bocce-Ball is categorized in the Apple App Store as Games, Arcade Games, and Sports Games. It has reached #1 in Free Sports Games, #2 in Free Arcade Games, #4 in all Free Games, and #6 in all Free Apps ... as ranked in the USA App Store. John ...

All Systems Broadband (ASB) has expanded its offering of Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers and similar products. Its product line now covers most all of the transceivers commonly used by service providers such as CATV companies and Telcos. "The market has responded well to our initial SFP offering," says Jason Skeoch, CEO, "and customers have told us that they would prefer a single vendor that can provide devices that will fit all of their MSA-compatible equipment." The company's offering delivers a complete line of SFPs, and also includes items from the ...

ZyLAB, a leading eDiscovery and information management technology company, today announced that its long-time client, Gonzalo de Cesare of the United Nations, and a keynote speaker at the Annual LegalTech New York Conference held last week, was named the 2010 LTN IT Champion of the Year. Mr. de Cesare was presented with the award immediately following his keynote presentation about information management for high-volume legal proceedings in United Nations war crimes tribunals. Mr. de Cesare expands upon his keynote presentation in a feature article in the February issue ...

One is a seasoned post-modernist writer. The other two are Oscar nominees and British Academy Award recipients for animation. All three are Russian-born women engaged in a project of story-telling titled Spark the Stone Man. The book has started to garner high praise from reviewers. Here are some excerpts. "...In its phantasmagorical scale it's perhaps in the same league as the fantasies by E.T.A. Hoffman. I am convinced that every reader of Spark will be impatiently waiting, as I am, for the arrival of every new book of the series." - Andrey Usachev, poet, children ...

MIG Bank, the worlds first Forex broker to become a Swiss bank, is again at the forefront of innovation by offering a revolutionary new Fully Transparent Dealing model. In order to ensure MIG BANK's clients get the highest possible liquidity and best market prices, MIG BANK works with a pool of liquidity providers, consisting of major prime banks. These liquidity providers compete to offer MIG BANK their best prices for the clients order execution. MIG BANK explains the transparency model further, "The prices we obtain from our liquidity providers are 100% transparent ...

DialAFlight, travel specialist and supplier of cheap flights to New Zealand, is tipping New Zealand to be one of this year's boom destinations. Tourism in New Zealand has enjoyed a steady increase in recent years but 2011 looks set to be the year it really explodes. In an interview you can see on Dialaflight's YouTube channel, Emma Adcock of New Zealand Tourism highlighted two big reasons visitors will be flocking to the country in the next year. Firstly, the Rugby World Cup is taking place across New Zealand between 9th September and 23rd October. It's estimated that ...

After the Associated Press (AP) last summer, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, reported on the ecological danger from 27,000 abandoned oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, EcoHearth.com commissioned award-winning journalist Steven Kotler to investigate the extent of the problem on land and across the planet. Kotler found that there are at least 2.5 million abandoned and unmonitored oil and gas wells in the U.S., and tens of millions more worldwide. Many--estimated in the hundreds of thousands--are already leaking oil, brine and greenhouse gases destroying habitats, ...

Ebooks and eBook readers have taken the industry by storm over the last few months. R.T. Kaelin, author of Progeny, recognizes that any author who hopes to be successful in the current book marketing environment must meet the demands of the marketplace. For this reason, he has chosen to offer his high fantasy novel, Progeny, in eBook format for the Kindle. The eBook version of Progeny hit the virtual shelves on February 4, 2011. "I am extremely pleased," stated Kaelin, "with the critical success of this fantasy novel. Progeny was written to draw the reader into a vibrant, ...

Slots of Vegas is known for being one of the most rewarding online casinos currently available. Their rather rewarding prizes on casino games such as blackjack or poker are not the main reason of their popularity however, the factor responsible for this is the amazing, and often times unbelievable jackpots their slot games carry. On the past February 4th, Ms. Shelley T. Hoffman from Pomona California was the lucky winner of a staggering $35,269.00 jackpot while playing Slots of Vegas newest game, It's a Mystery. Ms. Hoffman original bet was of only $250, however, due ...

A strong Internet presence is an essential marketing tool for well-established businesses. Start-up personal trainers looking to strike out on their own will discover that the Web is important when attracting and building a solid client base, but a highly visible, A-list retail location is also essential, says Ron Sturgeon, owner of RDS Real Estate's Grapevine Mills Strip Center near Grapevine Mills Strip Mall, where Salon & Spa Galleria is helping to build the property into a one-stop wellness, health and beauty destination. In recent years, several wineries have opened ...

Now, with your own personal Breast Angel in hand, through the science of trans-dermal illumination, you are going to be able to actually see inside your breasts. With routine monthly use, you will learn to discern exactly what your normal internal physiological appearance is, and more importantly, what is not. Your monthly breast self-exams no longer have to be a dreaded procedure nor a confusing one. Interpreting your result is easy, especially for those with fibrocystic conditions. A harmless clear fluid-filled cyst will allow the light beam of Breast Angel to pass ...

LifeShield Security (http://www.LifeShield.com), the first national, all-digital, professional-grade and professionally-monitored wireless home security system is pleased to announce it will offer an exclusive deal with Groupon (http://www.groupon.com), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 500 markets around the world, to offer its members total home protection in the palm of their hand. Web portal and mobile access via iPhone, BlackBerry and Android applications allow users to monitor their homes ...

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania has announced three additional sponsors for the 2011 BioEnergy Summit, set for March 15, 2011. The Energy Commercialization Institute and The Nanotechnology Institute are Platinum Sponsors for the event. Enginuity Energy, LLC is now a Gold Sponsor of the event. With its theme of Innovative Technologies for an Energized Future!, the Summit will explore innovative nanotechnologies for bioenergy production and technologies for producing energy from wastewater. Additionally, the commercialization of technologies ...

Every Tuesday evening at 7:03 PM eastern time, you can listen to Wellness, Wholeness & Wisdom radio with host Psychologist Parthenia Izzard, CNHP. The program is archived within minutes of the live broadcast on the internet and rebroadcast Saturday mornings at 9:03 AM eastern time. On your computer go to http://www.amtherapies.com and click on the Radio link to listen to the show live online or on your phone! Program topics range from authors like Bishop Jordan, James Redfield, Immaculee Ilibagiza, and William Tiller to owners of products like Rishi Teas, and Dr. Kracker. ...

A reception on Wednesday, March 30th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the White Plains Museum Gallery will open a two-and-a-half month long exhibition of art by painter, sculptor, professional violinist & teacher David Tobey. The exhibition will run through June 15th at the Museum Gallery located on the second floor of the White Plains Library at 100 Martine Avenue. There will be refreshments and live music at the opening and all are cordially invited to attend. David Tobey, a lifetime resident of Westchester, has pursued multiple careers as a performing violinist, a visual artist ...

Project Blue Planet & National Zoo Help Kids Improve the Oceans; Get a Chance to Try Scuba Diving Washington, DC "Kids in the U.S. can have a major impact on stopping the destruction of our ocean ecosystems. That s the message from a new educational initiative "Project Blue Planet. The effort, created by the National Zoo, has launched a new outreach video inviting students to compete for an all expense paid trip to Washington, DC. Blue Planet Scuba (http://www.blueplanetdc.com) will provide a chance for the winning team to discover scuba "taking their first breaths ...