Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, announced today that three members of the firm's Executive Committee, Tim Gupton, J. Mark Livingston and Kent Pittman, served as delegates to the Leading Partners Retreat of CPAmerica International. The event was held in Scottsdale, Arizona from September 22-24, 2010. Leading CPAs from firms across the nation connected to discuss practice management, firm growth and profitability, strategic planning, negotiation strategies and ...

October 30, 2010 The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD), considered the world's largest organization effectively treating children with autism, will host a CARD Family Festival on Saturday, October 30th. The event will be held from 10am - 2pm at Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center, located at 4055 North Chestnut Diagonal, in Fresno, California. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 110 children in America, is diagnosed with autism. Autism is more prevalent than AIDS, pediatric cancer and juvenile diabetes combined. ...

LBi Software has been chosen to host a session on employee benefit enrollment at the SNUG Fall 2010 Meeting to be held at the Farmington Marriott in Farmington, Connecticut on October 29, 2010. LBi Software will host the session titled "Making the Case for Online Benefits Enrollment" on Friday October 29th at 10:00 AM in the Rhode Island/Vermont Room. The session will address the importance of online benefits enrollment and features that can guide employees to best decisions and best fit solutions for their current needs. We will highlight features that provide plan ...

The Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB (Branson) in Missouri has appointed Buffalo Communications (Buffalo) to provide targeted publicity and media-relations outreach for a collection of highly-rated golf courses and tourism partners. Buffalo will promote the rising-star golf destination's many advantages, including the No. 1-rated course in Missouri (and "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" by Golf Digest) and courses designed by or in tribute to PGA TOUR stars. Also highlighted is the great diversity and flavor of Branson's lodging, entertainment, outdoor ...

In the capacity of Consultant, Jen will be responsible for the continued growth and development of the Technology Recruiting Business and will help Brine Group evolve in ways to better service its client's recruiting and employment needs. Jen has solid industry side experience in healthcare, technology and software implementation. Most recently Jen came to us from Meditech where she was an EDM Implementation Specialist. It is with tremendous excitement and optimism that they welcome Jen to the firm. Brine Group Staffing Solutions is located at 20 Burlington Mall Road, ...

The world's first standard for collaborative business relationships has been published and copies are available from the BSI website. Copies of the 46-page standard - known as BS 11000-1:2010 (ISBN number 978 0 580 69562 9) and which replaces PAS 11000:2006 - are available, price GBP162, from http://www.standardsuk.com/BS 11000-1:2010 The publication of BS 11000 is a landmark for the world of business. It provides a consistent framework for collaborative partnerships in business which can be scaled and adapted to meet particular business needs. The framework ...

Polaris Health Direction's domestic violence outcomes system will soon include a training component to help medical professionals better address the psychological and behavioral issues of abused women. While health care providers consistently attend to the medical needs of domestic violence victims, the system often breaks down when it comes to addressing the emotional impact, which translates into high rates of revictimization, chronic disease and other poor long-term outcomes. The current Polaris-DV (domestic violence) outcomes system includes assessment, reporting ...

The penultimate flat meeting of the 2010 season at Ayr Racecourse takes place on Friday 22 October - the Poppyscotland Supporting Our Heroes Raceday. There are seven races scheduled, with the first, the European Breeders' Fund/Scottish Poppy Appeal Maiden Stakes over a mile, and this could prove to be one of the best races on the day with leading southern and northern stables alike sending promising juveniles to compete for the GBP7000 prize fund. More two year olds will be in action for the second race on the card, the Gmc Corsehill Nursery Handicap over six furlongs ...

RowlCrown, an industry leader in flexible removable crown molding, has launched the GoldCrown Partner Program, which allows regional audio/visual installation companies to create a new revenue stream, while offering cutting edge flexible crown molding designed to act as a conduit for audio, video and low voltage wiring. The GoldCrown Partner Program offers A/V companies one of the most exciting products to hit the industry in a long time. Among the advantages of the program: • Special discounting for registered Audio / Visual installers. • Offers A/V installers ...

Steelhenge Consulting, a leading provider of business continuity and crisis management consultancy, has confirmed its plans to exhibit at the 2010 BCM World Conference and Exhibition. The exhibition, organised by the Business Continuity Institute, will be held at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith, London. The exhibition is free to attend for both conference delegates and a wide range of other visitors with an interest in business continuity, risk management and operational resilience. For more information, visit http://www.steelhenge.co.uk or call 0845 094 2117. "We're ...

In a continuous effort to create seamless innovative wedding planning and design concepts, the husband and wife team of Good Life Special Events (So. Cal./San Diego) and Fine Line Management & Events (Seattle) today announce the merger of these two divisions. The launch and marriage of this new company servicing the wedding industry nationwide is known as Valley & Co.: House of Wedding and Event Planning and Design. Founded by Nick and Aleah Valley, the dynamic husband and wife team are committed to changing the way weddings are planned and ease the stress that sometime ...

Wikitude Drive", the Augmented Reality navigation system made by Mobilizy http://www.mobilizy.com is the big winner at the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) 2010. It has been crowned „Galileo Master 2010" as well as the GSA Special Topic Prize as best application for EGNOS, which improves positioning to 1-3 meter. 354 projects from 44 countries have been submitted to the contest. The Galileo Master went to Austria for the first time. Wikitude Drive - not yet live, already a legend The award ceremony of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010 ...

Digital PR agency Revolver is set to tell an audience of property industry professionals that they must take advantage of the online tools available to market their way out of the downturn. Revolver PR Managing Director Iain S Bruce has been invited to address an audience of architects, builders, construction lawyers and surveyors on the value of investing in a digital public relations strategy in a recession. Organised by Glasgow Property Professionals , the prestigious event will see an audience from all sections of the property sector participate in a session designed ...

Evolven Software Inc., the pioneer of Granular Configuration Automation solutions, today announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The VMware TAP program helps technology vendors integrate their products with VMWare virtualization software and deliver timely, joint solutions to mutual customers. "We are excited to welcome Evolven as the newest member of the VMware TAP program," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware. "The VMware TAP program offers companies like Evolven the tools and resources they need to develop ...

The international Next Generation BPM Conference will take place in Orlando FL, January 17th - 20th 2011. Profit through Process Week will host IQPC's renowned 12th Annual Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit the 18th Annual Next Generation BPM Summit and IQPC's North American Process Excellence Awards. By bringing together the Lean, Six Sigma & BPM communities both organizations expect the week to promote combined strategies for competitiveness, heightened performance and Business Process Optimization across organizations in the US. Profit through Process ...

LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, showcased its innovative designs and latest technologies during this year's "Erbil International Fair", one of the most exciting international trade gatherings in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. The exhibition took place in the period between the 18th and 21st of October. On this occasion Mr. Kevin Cha, Managing Director of LG Electronics Levant said: "The Erbil International Fair is of a paramount significance to the LG brand, it is an opportunity for ...

The solution, which Parajett will call Print2Post, will enable Parajett to expand their business by providing hybrid mail services to government and enterprise customers throughout Sweden and the Nordics. Hybrid mail services allow individual users in multiple locations to create documents and transmit them electronically to a centralized production facility where they are then printed and mailed with optimum quality and efficiency. "Parajett is a 105 year old entrepreneurial company that is always seeking new ways to serve our customers. P/I OfficeMail will allow us ...

Consumer interest in connected CE devices - particularly connected TVs and Blu-ray players - has been slow to develop, predominantly due to a lack of industry and retail push, and a glut of competing solutions which are already providing swift and easy access to entertainment, information and communications. Pay-TV, PCs, smartphones and - most recently - the iPad are all enabling consumers to access information however, wherever and whenever they want it. "Despite the initial low level of interest in connected TVs, we are now reaching a point of critical mass," says ...

Through a series of visionary presentations, world renowned keynote speakers and hands on technical demonstrations, Westcon Group will showcase a diverse range of IT centric vendors and technologies in a 5 star arena. Imagine has been designed specifically for IT resellers, integrators and technology focused end users. The day will be informative, fun, and packed with interactive activities and sessions to get you excited about the IT industry. More information and registration at http://itevent.net/westcongroup-imagine-free-to-attend Technology discussion panels This ...

The brand-new concept website follows four single, professional, and attractive females, in four different big cities across the world, as they tackle 365 dates between them in an attempt to answer 'is finding true love just a numbers game?'. Already on board are women from New York City, Sydney, Shanghai, and now the search is on for Ms. London. For each date, the women will write a diary blog post that will re-live the events of the date and will review it with their truthful thoughts and feelings. The experiment will explore and answer different social issues ...

Adam Caller, education consultant and senior partner of private tuition provider Tutors International, calls for parents to be aware of the correlation between hourly rates and quality of private tutoring provision, warning parents that employing a tutor with a low hourly rate could prove to be a false economy and risk the quality of tuition being provided. For more information, visit http://www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135. "Recent contact with a number of parents at the enquiry stage has revealed that there is a general lack of appreciation ...

OPTIMISE Media has won an online marketing deal to work with the UK's largest doors and windows manufacturer. The Lancashire-based company has scooped the lucrative contract to improve the internet profile of Safestyle UK. Optimise Media, which is based in Oswaldtwistle, secured the deal after a long round of negotiations with Safestyle UK bosses. Optimise Media supremo Tony Bury said: "I am thrilled we have won this web marketing deal for such a well-known UK brand. "We have really worked hard over recent months to establish Optimise Media as the leaders in our niche. ...

The Dream Is Approaching is now available to view in Milan and features more than 50 paintings by the legendary surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Running until January 30th, this collection is guaranteed to be fascinating for any guests at the luxury hotels Milan has to offer who enjoy art and could be a great introduction to the painter for those that have not seen his work before. According to PB Art, the themes centred on in the exhibition are landscapes, dreams and desires, with the curator Oscar Tusquets Blanca - a former collaborator of Dali's - showing how the ...

Tom Jones is one of several stars who will be taking to the stage for Little Noise Sessions in London's Union Chapel in November. This very special series of concerts will also feature Hurts and Paolo Nutini, with all proceeds going to the learning disability charity Mencap. What this means for attendees from London hotels is that they can enjoy a stunning evening of music in an intimate venue, safe in the knowledge that the ticket price will be put to good use. Little Noise Sessions, which is now in its fifth year, will see Tom Jones play on November 15th 2010, ...

One of Western Australia's most prestigious and long-running country events is set to take place towards the end of next month. The Wanneroo Agricultural Show, which was first held more than 100 years ago, will run between November 26th and 27th 2010 and is a must-see for anyone staying in Perth hotels at the time. A wide array of entertainment is typically arranged by organisers and this year is no different, with talent shows, live music and circus acts included on the packed bill. Auditions for the 2010 Wanneroo Agricultural Show Idol will kick off the proceedings ...