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Danville, KY (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

The team at Johnson & Pohlmann Insurance knows that running a business is no easy task. With extensive experience writing Kentucky business insurance, Johnson & Pohlmann agents understand that it may be tempting to simply opt for a basic commercial insurance policy without evaluating all the risks that a business is open to. However, few business owners could afford to lose a lawsuit that could have easily been covered by an add-on policy.

Whether business owners are reevaluating their insurance needs or looking to obtain coverage for their new commercial enterprise, these are some potential risk areas that should be considered:

Does the company provide expert advice of any kind? Professional liability insurance or errors and omissions coverage can provide protection from lawsuits stemming from these types of liability claims.

Does the company own vehicles that are used for business? Similar to how Kentucky drivers need car insurance, companies that use vehicles for work purposes require commercial auto insurance, but this type of coverage isn?t included under a basic business policy.

Does the company employ multiple workers? Obtaining group benefits from the company?s Kentucky commercial insurance provider may help save employers and workers money on health care costs and may prove to be an asset in attracting new employees.

For companies that are fortunate enough to be growing, it may be a smart idea to reevaluate their Kentucky business insurance needs on a regular basis. While expanding the workforce or services may be a good sign for business owners, these changes may also open a company up to new risks. The professionals at Johnson & Pohlmann are more than familiar with these types of situations, which is why they have earned a reputation as trusted providers of Kentucky insurance.

About Johnson & Pohlmann:

For over 70 years, Johnson & Pohlmann Insurance has delivered Central Kentucky with unmatched service and value to individuals and businesses alike. Johnson & Pohlmann?s independence as a company means it can deliver quality and intimate service in certain areas where others cannot. Customers can be confident in the knowledge and intuitiveness that the professionals at Johnson & Pohlmann Insurance can provide them. With customer service the number one priority, Johnson & Pohlmann is prepared to meet your coverage needs!

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Naperville, Illinois (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

The Dan Wolf Auto Group has an impressive history of honoring veterans and employees who have served in our nation?s military. The owner himself, Dan Wolf, is a veteran of the Army Reserve. This past week, Lexus of Naperville, a member of the Dan Wolf Auto Group, welcomed back employee Marc Grigsby from the Middle East at a Dan Wolf Auto Group veterans parade that featured a ceremony and luncheon.

Operation Welcome You Home Illinois planned a ceremony that took place on Monday November 7th. The organization, Operation Welcome You Home Illinois, was founded by Donna Morsovillo of Naperville and helps to welcome home returning service men and women.

Army Sergeant First Class Marc Grigsby was deployed to Iraq for the last 12 months and is returning to his job at Lexus of Naperville as a service writer. The celebration honored Grigsby for his brave service an honored other employees at the Dan Wolf Auto Group who served as veterans as well.

The Dan Wolf Auto Group was also recognized with the ?Patriotic Employer Award? from Terry McCullum of the Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, this is an agency of the Department of Defense. Dan Wolf was very proud to accept this award and to support employees who serve in the guard or reserve.

The Patriotic Employer Award publicly recognizes employers who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees who have answered their nation?s call to duty. All of the Dan Wolf Auto Group dealerships were happy to earn this honor. Toyota of Naperville- one of the leading Toyota dealerships in the Chicago area was ecstatic about the award and so was Chevrolet of Naperville and Lexus of Naperville.

People who are interested in a new car in Naperville should check out the Dan Wolf Auto Group websites at http://www.danwolf.com.

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

PLS has selected epay as its vendor of prepaid wireless offerings. PLS provides long-distance phone cards, prepaid handsets and ?top-ups,? which are added minutes to mobile phones, to customers through its 118 PLS Check Cashers locations.

PLS operates more than 300 financial services centers in nine states. The PLS mission is to provide innovative and convenient financial services delivered with the respect that hard-working consumers deserve.

A division of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., epay is a global prepaid product provider and distribution network.

A win-win for the company and its customers

?We like the efficiencies and enhanced products and services that epay delivers,? said Dave Pencille, VP of Check Cashing Operations, PLS. ?It made a lot of sense for us to consolidate our prepaid wireless purchasing, and it will benefit our customers as well.

?PLS?s alliance with epay allows us to provide better options to our customers,? continued Pencille. ?Our customers prefer PLS because we deliver on our promise: Why PLS? Because You Deserve Better!

?With epay,? Pencille added, ?we?ll be able to offer popular brands of prepaid handsets and long-distance phone cards at better prices. It?s a win-win. Our customers will find it easier than ever to keep in touch with friends and relatives overseas, and to add funds to a prepaid mobile phone.?

Prepaid wireless offerings are just part of the array of products and services available at PLS Check Cashers locations. In addition to cashing checks, the stores offer Visa? prepaid debit cards, Western Union? money transfers, free money orders, bill payment services, postage and notary services, and rolled coin and currency services, as well as direct deposit services including PLS? Payroll DirectSM and PLS? Xpress Benefits?.

New products

?Our PLS Check Cashers stores will now be a preferred retail location for epay?s online gaming cards,? said Brian Johnson, SVP Field Operations, PLS. Gaming cards are extremely popular with those who play games on online sites. The cards allow players to add funds to their accounts.

?The Internet is where people are increasingly turning for entertainment,? noted Johnson. ?Online gaming cards give customers a cost-effective, convenient and flexible way to make purchases on digital media.?

About PLS: People. Location. Service.

The PLS Group, headquartered in Chicago, is comprised of more than 300 financial services centers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Texas and Wisconsin, with more than 3,100 employees. PLS is one of the largest, fastest-growing and most distinguished organizations in the check cashing industry, and is a top performer for Western Union, a money transfer network.

PLS has been listed among Inc. magazine?s ?5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America? for the past three years, and for three consecutive years has been named one of the ?101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicago? by the National Association of Business Resources. For the past four years, PLS has been named one of Chicago?s Largest Privately Held Companies by Crain?s Chicago Business?, and was a member of Crain?s ?Fast 50? (Fastest Growing Companies). Bob and Dan Wolfberg, PLS Presidents, were finalists for Ernst & Young?s 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2011, Bob Wolfberg was recognized by Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA) as its Financial Service Provider of the Year. The company has also been twice honored with the Activa Award from FiSCA in recognition of its charitable efforts.

The PLS Group serves customers through its PLS Check Cashers stores, which offer check cashing, prepaid Visa debit cards, money transfer services, money orders and bill payments; PLS Loan Store locations, which provide consumer short-term loans, auto insurance and tax-preparation services; and PLS Motor Vehicle Services facilities, which offer vehicle license and registration services.

About epay

epay, a Division of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., is a global prepaid product provider and distribution network ? enabling service providers to maximize the sales of their products and services. epay delivers innovative and tailored electronic payment, cash collection solutions including POS systems integration, a full settlement and reporting service, and full marketing and distribution service support.

The epay product portfolio includes prepaid mobile top-up, prepaid debit cards, e-wallets, gift cards, digital music and other content, lottery, bill payment and money transfer through its sister company Ria, and transport payment solutions including road tolls and public transport.

epay delivers these products through a worldwide network of approximately 282,000 retailer locations and 591,000 points of sale (POS) across a number of markets including Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US. Visit http://www.epayworldwide.com for more information.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

CSR today strengthened its leadership in the mobile and automotive location markets, announcing the launch of its next-generation SiRFstarV architecture, the SiRFprimaII SoC auto infotainment platform and the SiRFusion end-to-end location platform. Introduced to top industry executives at the annual Locations & Beyond Summit, the new CSR offerings take location to the next level, with SiRFstarV and SiRFusion enabling exciting new products that significantly improve the user experience for a broad range of location applications used indoors and outdoors on mobile devices and SiRFprimaII significantly improving the auto navigation experience for mainstream consumers.

?Whether it?s localised search, social networking, mobile promotions or an intelligent mobile assistant, location is rapidly becoming a fundamental contextual element for delivering relevant information from the cloud to people on the go. Regardless of where people are, indoors or outdoors, in their cars or walking about, more accurate and reliable location is essential to enhance the consumer experience with a broad range of applications,? said Kanwar Chadha, Chief Marketing Officer for CSR and founder of SiRF. ?Since 1995, our vision has been to deliver innovations that bring the benefits of location to mainstream consumers. With our SiRFstarV architecture and SiRFusion platform, we are breaking the barrier to providing a seamless location and navigation experience to consumers, both indoors and outdoors. Our SiRFprimaII auto infotainment platform is designed to enable a premium automotive navigation, entertainment and augmented reality experience that is affordable for everyone.?

SiRFstarV Architecture

The SiRFstarV architecture introduces a new approach to location and navigation. Instead of relying solely on GPS to determine position, the SiRFstarV architecture gathers real-time information from GPS, Galileo, Glonass and Compass (when operational) satellites, multiple radio systems, such as cellular and Wi-Fi?, and multiple MEMS sensors, like accelerometers, gyros and compasses. It then combines this real-time information with ephemeris data, mapping, cellular base station and Wi-Fi access point database information, and other cloud-based aiding information using the SiRFusion platform. By fusing all this data, the SiRFstarV architecture is able to take location and navigation to the next level, providing precise location and navigation indoors as well as outdoors.

CSR is demonstrating the SiRFusion platform on an early implementation of the SiRFstarV architecture at the Summit.

SiRFusion

A breakthrough innovation to enhance the consumer experience with indoor and outdoor location- and navigation-enabled applications, the SiRFusion self-learning, end-to-end location platform ?fuses? multiple radio signals and sensor inputs to constantly provide extremely reliable and accurate location. Mobile products using SiRFstarV and SiRFusion will be able to make a seamless transition between outdoor and indoor navigation as people make their way through countries, cities, neighbourhoods, parks, shopping malls, convention centres, airports, train stations or other large structures while continuing to utilise a variety of location-enabled services and applications. Unlike other systems that require costly manual surveys to build and maintain a database of indoor Wi-Fi radio locations, the the SiRFusion platform constantly updates its database automatically using crowdsourcing techniques.

?Our research clearly indicates that location has guickly gained traction with consumers as an essential contextual component for many of the applications they use and depend upon with their mobile devices,? said Tim Bajarin President of Creative Strategies, Inc. ?The SiRFusion platform will shine a bright light into what until now has been a location dead zone, and should attract a lot of attention from mobile device makers as a way to extend the usefulness of location into any indoor setting for the first time.?

SiRFprimaII

The SiRFPrimaII auto infotainment platform brings the features of premium, location-aware in-vehicle infotainment systems to the mainstream market. It integrates a multi-GNSS location engine supporting GPS, Galileo, Glonass and Compass satellites to improve the navigation system performance in obstructed environments, Combined with SiRFDRive? dead reckoning software, the SiRFprimaII delivers seamless navigation experience whether driving in dense urban canyons or through tunnels or multistory parking lots. Its powerful new 3D graphics and video accelerators, ARM Cortex? -A9 application processor and other key components bring the ultimate in navigation and entertainment experiences to mainstream consumers. Its graphics and multimedia capabilities are also designed to make new concepts like augmented reality practical for the mainstream automotive market. In-dash or on-dash, the rich multimedia, touch user interface and powerful computing capabilities of the SiRFprimaII SoC combined with CSR connectivity and audio technologies enable OEMs and ODMs to focus their limited resources on creating highly differentiated, feature-rich navigation and entertainment systems at competitive price points.

About CSR

CSR is a global provider of innovative silicon and software solutions for the location-aware, media-rich, cloud-connected world. Our platforms are optimised for the automotive navigation and infotainment, digital cameras and imaging, connected home infotainment and wireless audio markets. We provide solutions to complex problems in the audio-visual, connectivity and location technology domains across a broad range of markets, with a technology portfolio that includes GPS/GNSS systems, Bluetooth?, Wi-Fi, FM, NFC, aptX? and CVC? audio codecs, JPEG, MPEG, H.264 imaging, IPS printing, microcontrollers, DSPs and broadband receivers. CSR’s technology solutions and market platforms enable its customers to deliver a superior user experience and are adopted by leaders in the auto, computer, home and mobile markets. More information can be found at http://www.csr.com. Keep up to date with CSR on our blog, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/CSR_plc.

CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains certain statements (including, statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or performance, or assumptions related thereto) that are ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 in relation to the future performance and outlook of CSR’s SiRFstarV architecture, the SiRFprimaII SoC auto infotainment platform and the SiRFusion end-to-end location platform, their performance characteristics in consumer electronics products, as well as other future events and their potential effects on CSR. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as ?will,? ?deliver,? ‘to enhance,? ?to enable,? and other similar expressions, and other similar expressions regarding the performance characteristics of CSR?s products in consumer electronics products, and their potential effects on CSR. Any future release of CSR’s SiRFstarV architecture, the SiRFprimaII SoC auto infotainment platform and the SiRFusion end-to-end location platform, consumer electronics products containing CSR’s technology, or related products or modifications to such products? capability, functionality or features are subject to ongoing evaluation by CSR and its customers, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by CSR and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. Such forward-looking statements represent the current expectations and beliefs of management of CSR, and are based upon numerous assumptions regarding CSR?s business strategies and the environment in which CSR will operate and therefore involve a number of known and unknown risks, contingencies, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of CSR, including, but not limited to, those detailed from time to time in CSR?s periodic reports (whether under the caption Risk Factors or Forward-Looking Statements or elsewhere), which are available at the SEC?s web site http://www.sec.gov. Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof. CSR does not undertake to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained herein, otherwise than required by law.

Bluetooth? and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and licensed to CSR.

Wi-Fi?, Wi-Fi Alliance?, WMM?, Wi-Fi Protected Access?, WPA?, WPA2?, Wi-Fi Protected Setup? and Wi-Fi Multimedia? are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Arm Cortex? is a trademark owned by ARM Limited

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London, UK (PRWEB UK) 4 November 2011

An independent study produced by Mindmetre Research indicates that while Microsoft SharePoint is emerging as the industry standard for content management the most effective SharePoint-based solutions tend to combine the platform?s powerful capabilities with specialist applications that can improve the end-user experience and fill gaps in functionality.

‘Getting the Point’, the title of the research study recently issued by leading consumer and business analysts MindMetre, examines awareness among managers and directors about Microsoft SharePoint and its use as a building block for information management and enterprise search.

Among more than 2,000 managers and directors surveyed across the US, UK, Germany and France, overall awareness of SharePoint is shown to be strong, with significant awareness of the platform and its uses established among managers and directors, even though few of those surveyed are IT professionals.

This research comes on the heels of another study from Smartlogic and MindMetre showing that enterprise search ? the process for quickly finding accurate information from within a company when it is needed ? is falling far short of expectations. That report, which also canvassed managers and directors in the US, UK, Germany and France, revealed that 52% of the respondents said they cannot find the information they need within what most define as an acceptable amount of time using their own organisation?s search facility. 65% defined a ?good search? as taking less than two minutes, but only 48% reported being able to achieve that result in their own organisation.

The more recent findings also reveal that industries with the highest awareness of SharePoint and its implementation include hi-tech and IT, media and publishing, telecoms and ISP, banking, and utilities. Sectors in which knowledge of the application and its implementation could be improved include aerospace, healthcare, education, government, and extraction industries such as mining and oil and gas.

Both reports suggest that the most forward-thinking organizations are realizing that the most effective SharePoint-based solutions tend to combine the platform?s powerful capabilities with specialist content intelligence applications – such as Smartlogic?s Semaphore – to deliver performance that is noticed and appreciated by general management, whose awareness and buy-in is essential to the further development of the SharePoint-oriented enterprise.

Smartlogic’s Semaphore is a content intelligence platform which complements an organisation?s investments in enterprise search, business intelligence and content management to provide effective, rapid and accurate control of, and access to, unstructured content with a speed, accuracy and intelligence not achievable today through existing systems that are strained from soaring information volumes. Semaphore endows these systems with capabilities such as taxonomy & ontology management, automatic classification and contextual navigation, so that organizations can better find, organize, process, monetize, control and govern unstructured content.

Jeremy Bentley, Chief Executive at Smartlogic, which specialises in improving information access and findability? within enterprises, comments: ?Microsoft SharePoint is proving to be an invaluable tool for enabling collaborative work in organisations whose work involves large amounts of information. It?s a great foundation but additional solutions are required to realise the platform?s full potential. For many enterprises, ensuring quick and accurate information retrieval is already essential and yet remains a challenge. Taking an ?intelligent? approach to content management and enterprise search to optimise SharePoint and other systems can be central to enabling content intelligence for organisations hoping to harness the full power of their information.”

Semaphore already provides a comprehensive integrated solution for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint 2010. Smartlogic’s Semaphore for SharePoint 2010 extends Term Store and social Tagging capabilities using robust and scalable web services and SharePoint farm level services. Any List, Page or Document library content is automatically classified against one or more taxonomies.

As Matthieu Jonglez, Smartlogic CTO, explains, “Semaphore navigation web parts improve the user experience for Fast for SharePoint or Native SharePoint search, including features such as the tag cloud, taxonomy browser, topic visualization, enhanced refinement panel and taxonomy breadcrumb. A search-result ‘tag-based navigation’ and an ontology-based ‘Suggest as you type’ which disambiguates search queries at source.”

He continues, “In addition, the ‘Content Type Updater’ works alongside content organiser rules to determine the Content Type based on automatic classification.Ultimately, Semaphore for Sharepoint 2010 adds common metadata across all your SharePoint content to help you manage and find information – without putting additional demands on the end-users.”

The report concludes that “SharePoint is not and never will be an application that companies can simply take out of the box and plug in for a complete solution. Organisations such as Smartlogic augment SharePoint by providing a link between its function as an enterprise-wide content storehouse and the portals and business applications people ? managers, employees, partners, consultants, clients and others ? use every day. To be truly effective, the platform requires a content intelligence application – such as Smartlogic?s Semaphore – which sits between SharePoint as repository for content and human access to that information.

A copy of the report in full can be downloaded here: http://www.smartlogic.com/home/knowledge-zone/white-papers/2476-getting-the-point-sharepoint-report

Smartlogic are currently presenting at the SharePoint Symposium which opened yesterday the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC. The conference, sponsored by Smartlogic, continues until on November 3, 2011. More information about Smartlogic and Semaphore can be found here http://www.smartlogic.com

About Smartlogic ? http://www.smartlogic.com

Smartlogic is a software company that specialises in Content Intelligence.

Smartlogic’s Semaphore is a Content Intelligence Platform which complements an organisation?s investments in Enterprise Search, Business Intelligence and Content Management.

Semaphore provides effective, rapid and accurate control of, and access to, unstructured content with a speed, accuracy and intelligence not achievable today from existing systems that are strained by soaring information volumes.

Semaphore endows these systems with capabilities, such as taxonomy & ontology management, automatic classification and contextual navigation, so that organisations can better find, organise, process, monetise, control and govern unstructured content.

Many hundreds of companies like NASA, Bank of America, AutoDesk, Occidental Petroleum, Ford Foundation, Pitney Bowes, The National Health Service, UBS, ABN AMRO, The Office of Public Sector Information, Yell.com and others use Smartlogic today.

?????????Media companies use Semaphore to improve the quality of their information feeds, boosting distribution, readership & subscriptions

?????????Government authorities use Semaphore to tag information according to their standards, for compliance, intelligence processing & citizen self-service

?????????Healthcare companies use Semaphore to boost the level of self-service and improve the quality of critical health information they provide to patients

?????????Investment banks use Semaphore to consolidate their information costs, better promote their primary research and automate information compliance.

?????????Online directories use Semaphore to increase their advertising revenues

?????????Corporate intranets & websites use Semaphore to boost their use and maximise their return on information assets.

?????????Information managers use Semaphore to manage their taxonomies and ontologies, classification schemes and records retention policies.

Contact details:

Jeremy Bentley

Smartlogic, 14 Greville Street, London EC1N 8SB, UK

+44 (0)203 176 4500

http://www.smartlogic.com

US ???+1 1 408 213 9500

UK +44 (0)203 176 4500

GER +49 (0)176 354 63127

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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

The Dave Nee Foundation achieved record-breaking support from law firms for this year?s 2011 Gala. This year, ten firms committed to supporting the work of the Foundation to raise awareness of the prevalence of depression in the legal community (lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to suffer from depression than non-lawyers and 40% of law students report symptoms of depression by their third year) as well as the potentially fatal consequences of untreated depression. Recognizing the severity of the issue, nearly double the number of law firms have pledged their support of the Foundation than in years past.

Law firms supporting the Foundation?s work include Greeberg Traurig, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., Gunderson Dettmer, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Latham & Watkins, O?Melveny & Myers LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. DocAuto, a software vendor for businesses including law firms, and Boston Partners also sponsor the Foundation?s efforts.

Andrew Sparkler, president of the Dave Nee Foundation, noted the tremendous support from the legal community saying, ?The Foundation is incredibly grateful to have the backing of these well-known and respected firms. With their support, we hope to continue to raise awareness of the elevated risk of depression in the legal community and encourage treatment. We are confident that this process helps to develop happier and more productive attorneys.”

On November 4, 2011, at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, NY, the Foundation will host its sixth annual gala to generate funding and increase awareness for the Foundation and its work. The event, the Foundation?s largest of the year and its primary fundraiser, promises to be a resounding success. The gala will include a silent and live auction with exciting items, fabulous cocktails and food, and a moving program that will include presentation of The David S. Stoner Uncommon Counselor Award to Michael J. Lane, Esq. This award is given annually to a member of the legal community who exhibits extraordinary compassion and concern for his or her co-workers, family, friends, and community.

The Dave Nee Foundation was created in the wake of the 2005 suicide of Dave Nee, a brilliant law student at Fordham University who struggled silently with depression for many years. The Dave Nee Foundation?s innovative and unique program, Uncommon Counsel, fights depression and works to prevent suicide among law students. Uncommon Counsel educates law students (currently within CUNY School of Law, Duke University School of Law, Fordham University, New York Law School, and Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center) about depression, its prevalence in the legal profession, and the availability and effectiveness of treatment. The Dave Nee Foundation also administers a grant-giving program that includes an annual grant awarded to a deserving organization whose mission is to support those with depression and/or prevent suicide.

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Dayton, OH (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

“We are pleased to Congratulate our newest Dayton Lawyer: Jessica Shively. Jessica has proven herself as a hard worker as a clerk with HCM&M for the past year, and we are excited to have her as part of our Dayton Law team.” said Robert “Chip” Mues, a managing partner for the Dayton law firm.

Jessica Shively graduated from The Ohio State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Sociology. Following graduation she went on to Mississippi College School of Law where she was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree in May, of 2010. Jessica has been clerking with the legal team at HCM&M as a research and writing specialist for the past year.?

Jessica has successfully passed the Ohio Bar exam last week and is now joining the HCM&M team of Dayton Lawyers. Jessica’s primary area of focus will be family law, estate planning, and she is passionate about child welfare issues.?

Dayton Estate Lawyers / Dayton Auto Accident Lawyers gain BBB Accreditation.

The Dayton Estate Lawyers at HCM&M (http://hcmmlaw.com/dayton-oh-areas-of-practice/trust-wills/estate-planning-probate-elder-law.htm) are pleased to announce their recent accreditation by the Better Business Bureau of the Dayton/Miami Valley, Inc. As a prestigious member of the Dayton BBB Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight, & Mues is dedicated to promoting trust and integrity in the marketplace. HCM&M has been serving those in need of Dayton Estate Planning, and Dayton Auto Accident Law help for the past 70 years. HCM&M also focuses in estate/probate administration, divorce, family law, and litigation in personal injury, and wrongful death matters.

John North, BBB President and CEO, says: “BBB Accreditation is an honor. Accredited businesses must meet and maintain the BBB’s Standards of Trust, a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and best practices representing trustworthiness in the marketplace. Businesses that meet these high standards are invited to apply for BBB accreditation. Prior to becoming accredited, applicants must undergo a review process and be approved by the BBB’s Board of Directors.”

“We are very pleased to have met the Better Business Bureau’s high standards and be part of this great organization that exists so that consumers and businesses can have confidence when dealing with local and national businesses. The BBB provides an unbiased source to guide consumers toward dealing with businesses that honor integrity, and at the same time holding businesses accountable.” said the law firm’s managing partner, Robert “Chip” Mues. “We have been focused on building trust, and instilling client confidence for over 70 years now, and hope to do so until we reach the centennial mark and beyond. The BBB Accreditation just reaffirms this steadfast commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards of conduct in our Dayton Law Practice.”

About HCM&M Dayton Estate Lawyers and Dayton Auto Accident Lawyers:

The Dayton Law firm of Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight, and Mues has been providing exemplary legal counsel in the areas of estate law, probate, elder law, divorce law, custody law, business, auto accident, and personal injury for over 70 years. The firm launched the highly acclaimed Ohio Family Law Blog (http://www.ohiofamilylawblogspot.com) four years ago, as a result of the need for 24-7 online information pertaining to family, custody, and divorce issues. The blog is constantly being updated and has attracted the attention of media outlets around the globe, including BBC radio in London, England. In addition Robert “Chip” Mues has received Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review AV Preeminent Rating, which is the highest rating available for both ethical standards and legal ability. The firm’s attorneys and staff are very active with many different local charities, non-profit organizations, churches, and contribute Pro-Bono legal services to the Dayton community.

Video tour of HCM&M Law Firm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9g98hVvzFw

For more information about the law firm of HCM&M please call: (937) 293-2141 or visit: http://www.hcmmlaw.com

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

In support of second chances, stars Sharon Osborne, Jason Isaacs and Charlotte Ross, Reelz Channel and more are joining together for the 2011 fundraising gala for CNN Top Ten Hero Susan Burton?s charity, A New Way of Life Reentry Project (ANWOL). The charity?s important mission will be celebrated, and special awards presented to four honorees at the star-studded fundraising gala, ?Catching Falling Stars,? held at the Universal Sheraton, Universal City, CA, November 17, 2011. A red carpet VIP reception will kick off the night at 6:30pm followed by silent auction and general reception at 7:30pm. Hosted by KPFK?s Margaret Prescod. Dinner, awards presentations, and a special performance by Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night are from 8:15-10:30pm.

Founded by Burton after she spent two decades entrapped in the criminal justice system before finding freedom and sobriety in 1997, the non-profit organization to date has helped transform the lives of over 600 formerly incarcerated women and their children. For these efforts, Burton received the coveted CNN Top Ten Hero award in 2010. Watch video of Marisa Tomei present her award: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/02/01/cnnheroes.tribute.burton.cnn?iref=videosearch

The evening of love, strength and hope will feature Sharon Osborne (America?s Got Talent) via a special video presentation of the SYNERGY TEAMWORK AWARD to Vinny Green and the children of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple School. The children, inspired by Ms. Green?s encouragement to serve through the Jewish tradition of ?Tzedakah,? meaning ?Charity? or ?Righteousness,? collect their nickels and dimes throughout the year and donate them to a woman resident of A New Way of Life as an educational scholarship.

Also in support of championing the cause, Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Charlotte Ross (Glee), (and more to be announced) are confirmed to present special awards to the evening?s honorees:

COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD: Nina Gray, President & CEO of Dental Plus, California: Dr. Gray has provided free dental services to ANWOL?s women residents – women whose minds, bodies and spirits were once ravaged by the disease of addiction, but who now have so many reasons to smile.

LIFETIME COMMITMENT AWARD: Mark Ridley Thomas, Los Angeles County, Second District Supervisor: The Honorable Mark Ridley-Thomas has been a life-long champion for the South Los Angeles community, and a fearless advocate for the Second District?s nearly 2.3 million residents.

COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD: Kimberle Crenshaw. UCLA Law School Professor: Professor Crenshaw?s groundbreaking scholarship integrates theory and practice to address issues facing women of color. Her “learning circles” on race, gender, and reentry demonstrate the critical need for gender-responsive reentry policies, and she actively supports community advocates committed to ending discrimination against people with criminal records.

Burton, who was awarded the prestigious Citizen Activist Award by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for her work says, “It is such an honor for the work of A New Way of Life Reentry Project to be supported by so many. I’m excited for the opportunity to recognize this year’s honorees, who have championed our cause in countless ways. I am especially humbled by the gifts from the children who attend the Wilshire Boulevard Temple School. At the end of the day, I am here, standing strong, pushing forward, to provide the services, advocacy and opportunities that formerly incarcerated women and men need to become contributing members of society.?

The ANWOL fundraiser has received strong community, corporate and media support through the generous contributions of: The Presenting Sponsor – Harvard Kennedy School, Center for Public Leadership; Media Sponsor – Reelz Channel; Corporate Sponsors include DUB Publishing, V-Day, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors: Second District; Table sponsors include Affordable Housing Community Development Corporation, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Xerox Corporation, Farrise Law Firm , and The California Endowment.

The Honorary Committee include: Tim Daly (Private Practice), Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives), Cheech Marin (Grindhouse), Robert Morse (Mad Men), Mke O?Malley, Terrell Owens (The T.O. Show), Raven-Symon? (State of Georgia) Constantine Marioulis (Rock of Ages), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Moesha). Additional invited celebrity guests are Janina Gavankar (True Blood), Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes), Marisol Nichols (24), Randee Heller (Mad Men), Cedric Sanders (All Things Fall Apart), Tony Denison (The Closer), and more to be announced.

Event produced by Carla Domen of GBK Productions and Jolson Creative Image PR is handling the celebrity outreach and media relations.

WHAT: Catching Falling Stars Fundraising Gala

WHEN: November 17, 2011 – Red Carpet begins at 6:30pm

WHERE: Sheraton Universal Hotel ? Universal City, CA

WHY: To support the important work of A New Way of Life Reentry Project

TICKETS: http://www.anewwayoflife.org/2011-fundraising-gala-catching-falling-stars/

About A New Way of Life Reentry Project:

A New Way of Life Reentry Project provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles, facilitating a successful transition back to community life. The mission of ANWOL is to help women and girls break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system and lead healthy and satisfying lives. Since its founding in 1998, AWNOL has helped transform the lives of more than 600 women and their children. As a community advocate, A New Way Of Life works to restore the civil rights of people with criminal records to housing, employment, public benefits, and the right to vote. For more information: http://www.anewwayoflife.org/

About Harvard Kennedy School, Center for Public Leadership:

The ultimate Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School is devoted to creating an ever-growing and vibrant community of new leaders, social entrepreneurs, faculty, and researchers. The Center for Public Leadership awarded Susan Burton, Founder and Executive Director of A New Way of Life Reentry Project with the Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award in 2010 for her work empowering formerly incarcerated women to reenter society, maintain their sobriety, and reunite with their children.

About Reelz Channel:

Reelz.com, the ultimate online destination for true movie fans, is designed to enable them to find all the latest movie news and information in a fun, entertaining and video-centric format. Reelz.com also enhances the viewers? overall experience with ReelzChannel? TV and the ReelzChannel brand, while providing a valuable and distinctive platform for cross-promotion with studios and other promotional partners.

About DUB Publishing:

DUB, founded in January 2000, is a North American magazine covering urban custom car culture and also features celebrities and their vehicles. The magazine launched the DUB Magazine Custom Auto Show & Concert, a nationwide car show and concert tour that spans 16 U.S. cities.”

About V-DAY:

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery.

About Los Angeles County, Second District Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas:

As founder of the Empowerment Congress, arguably the region?s most successful twenty year experiment in neighborhood-based civic engagement , Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is widely regarded as the foremost advocate of neighborhood participation in government and leader of the Neighborhood Council movement. He has advanced the interests of county residents on a variety of fronts, including transportation, job creation, local hiring, economic, work force development and health care; he has worked tirelessly to jump start the opening of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. hospital.

About GBK:

GBK Productions is a Fundraising & Special Events company that is dedicated to giving high quality, tailor-made service to its individual clients. GBK Productions is well known for integrating the Entertainment & Non-Profit industries to create unique and memorable high-profile National & International Events that maximize its clients fundraising efforts. For more information visit http://www.gbkproductions.com/

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More Auto Press Releases

Thunder Bay, Ontario (PRWEB) October 31, 2011

Online shopping for car and truck parts is becoming increasingly popular and more consumers are turning to the web when buying auto parts. In response to the online demand, more auto parts stores are using the internet to sell their products making it harder for the buyer to make a purchase decision because of the vast selection of millions of auto parts across hundreds and sometimes thousands of different stores.

Recognizing the challenges buyers face when searching for auto parts, JustParts.com is announcing the launch of its advanced search platform with capabilities that can allow shoppers to browse through millions of parts while comparing prices across hundreds of different auto parts stores. This unique shopping experience uses a hybrid design combining both a ?Marketplace? where users can sell their parts on JustParts.com and a ?Parts Shopping Network? which searches hundreds of parts stores across the internet.

As the name suggests, JustParts is focused specifically on auto parts which can often be one of the more difficult items to search for online. Parts from one vehicle can sometimes fit on others making it challenging for buyers to find the right part, for the right application at the right price. JustParts intends to improve the parts buying experience. ?We?re continually improving our search engine to make it easier for buyers to find what they?re looking for,? says CEO Michael Racco. The search engine is faster and smarter than its previous version. The way the search finds and ranks part listings is changed completely to ensure more accurate and relevant search results ? which is very challenging because of the wide range of different formats and information provided by sellers and merchants. Buyers have access to powerful filters and have the ability to narrow their searches down to a specific part type while comparing different store prices. Sellers will also enjoy the new search ability to extract more ?parts compatibility? details from their parts listings for better product exposure.

With a Merchant Platform slated to launch in December, JustParts will boost their selection of auto parts and expand its network of stores and retailers. ?Our goal is to offer shoppers the convenience of searching for auto parts and accessories from one destination,? says Michael Racco.

Although the site has only been online for three years, it has established itself as the fastest growing online ?parts only? marketplace and one of the best places to buy and sell auto parts. Just recently, JustParts.com surpassed its goal of 3.7 million parts and anticipates pushing that number to 5 million by the end of March 2012.

In a few months JustParts.com will launch their newest search platform which promises to be the next generation in searching and aims to target an even larger audience with the integration of their new auto specific social network set to launch in early 2012.

About JustParts

Backed by a team of auto parts specialists, JustParts? mission is to provide shoppers with the largest and best selection of new and used car and truck parts on the internet. The innovative search capabilities let shoppers easily browse through millions of products from hundreds of merchants and sellers around the world. You can also find JustParts on Facebook and Twitter.

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