Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons has been a working journalist since his first magazine sale in 1984. He has since written for wide variety of print and online publications covering lifestyle, tech and entertainment. He is an award-winning author, designer, photographer, and musician. He is a member of ASCAP and PRSA. He is the founder and CEO of Neotrope®, based in Torrance, CA, USA.
Move Over, Thanksgiving; Seven Long-term Care Awareness Campaigns Vie for Room at the 'Caring Table'
KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) has identified seven (count 'em) awareness campaigns that are competing with Thanksgiving 2013 for space at November's table of caring. Various associations and agencies have designated November as 'awareness month' for their cause.
EPIC Insurance gains investment from The Carlyle Group to fund national expansion
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a leading retail insurance broker headquartered in California, announced today that funds managed by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group ( NASDAQ:CG ) have agreed to acquire a controlling equity stake in the company. Carlyle's investment will enable EPIC to continue to execute its organic growth strategy and support strategic acquisitions of complementary insurance distribution platforms throughout the U.S.
SignatureCLL SignatuRx Test for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Shown to Reduce Early Cancer Deaths
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: SignatureCLL today announced that the first laboratory test ever shown in a clinical trial to improve one year survival rates in cancer is now available to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The U.S. cancer physician who invented the test and the British scientist who used it to make discoveries in leukemia will offer the test under the trade name SignatuRx through their own, newly-formed laboratory company.
Etoolsmiths and XJTAG to host Boston event for engineers in Aerospace, Computing, Construction, and Defense
ACTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Etoolsmiths and XJTAG today announced a free JTAG boundary scan training workshop at the Regus Waltham Center, Massachusetts on December 3, 2013. Free lunch will be provided. Taking a hands-on approach, the free workshop will be of interest to engineers in design, development, test and production, with a comprehensive introduction to JTAG boundary scan and the IEEE 1149.x standard.
Genworth CEO Tom McInerney is highlight of 2013 annual National LTC Network Shareholders Meeting
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: At the National LTC Network's recent Annual Shareholders Meeting in Dallas, Thomas J. McInerney, President and CEO of Genworth Financial, Inc., shared his thoughts - engaging the group in a robust discussion on the future of the long term care (LTC) insurance industry.
RoweBots Research Unison RTOS has advanced off-the-shelf options for Internet of Everything or M2M development using Tiva C
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: RoweBots Research Inc., a leading international supplier in development of solutions for the Internet of Everything (IoE), announced today that it is shipping its Posix-compliant Unison RTOS for the new TI Tiva C series microcontrollers.
New on iTunes: Sing-along Songs about 'The First Thanksgiving' are now Available from Ruth Roberts Music
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: It's never too early in your child's development to talk turkey - to teach them the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday - and Ruth Roberts Music is making it fun with the release of 'The First Thanksgiving,' a collection of sing-along songs, all newly digitized and available on iTunes.
Music Industry Career Marketing Book Hits the Right Notes: 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' Released Today
AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Greenleaf Book Group Press today announced release of 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' (ISBN: 9781608325788) by Loren Weisman. 'The Artist's Guide' is available nationwide today, November 13 and will be published in an eBook edition and an audio book edition January 2014.
US to Provide $98.5 Million for Private Financing for 4,000 SMBs in Latin America
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ NEWS: Today, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced partnerships with three private banks in...
Travel to Pirate History: November 13 is Treasure Island Day and Robert Louis Stevenson's story shares common thread with Assateague Island
KITTY HAWK, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: John Amrhein, author of the award winning book 'Treasure Island: The Untold Story' (ISBN: 978-0983084303; New Maritima Press), reminds everyone that November 13 is 'Treasure Island Day,' and among the many locations which played a role in a true story of buried treasure that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson is Assateague Island.
