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.
FREMONT, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: TeamF1, Inc., a leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, and a Fremont business for more than a decade, continues its tradition of community involvement this year by supporting activities benefiting local youth at American High School.
NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EaseUS Software, the leading provider of partition management software, announces the new release of Partition Master 9.2.2 this summer. The latest upgrade solves big problems for computer users who want to transfer operating systems (OS) to solid state drive (SSD). The immensely popular partition software goes well with OS migration; it performs fast and safe OS transfer to SSD.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program 'Summer Gaming Challenge' has been awarded the prestigious National Summer Learning Association's 2013 New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Award. Non-profit Catalysts Powering Educational Performance (CPEP, Inc.) is honored to have its STEM program recognized for the award.
HARDIN, Ky. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Newcomer spirits maker Silver Trail Distillery, of Hardin, Kentucky, had repeated its 2012 Gold Medal for its classic LBL '1950's Style' Moonshine in 100 proof at the World Spirits Competition 'Spirits International Prestige' (SIP Awards). Besides the 2013 Gold for the 100 proof, the company won Gold in the flavored whiskey category with its apple pie flavored Moonshine - LBL Apple Sin.
ALAMEDA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A blind man. A woman who stutters. A wheelchair user. A Little Person. While this may sound like a description of a support group, it is, in fact, the lineup for the 'Comedians with Disabilities Act,' a comedy tour that the San Francisco Examiner called 'The most unconventional comics to pop up in 2011.'
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a California-based retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the third in a series of Healthcare Engagement Videos, 'Wellness Behaviors.' The video provides a simple, practical, easily understood view of the importance of nutrition, activity and rest in promoting overall health and happiness.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EaseUS Software, a leading software brand, has been committed to data recovery software development for nine years. This summer, EaseUS Software surprises all computer users with the new release of Data Recovery Wizard 6.1. The latest version enables computer users to recover 2GB files at no cost, which could save computer users a lot for lost data recovery.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — On Monday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he signed numerous assembly bills into law, including those impacting parking meters, liability of dog parks, boundaries for real property and others. A list follows. The governor has signed the following bills: •AB 61 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) […]
ROSEVILLE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The High Technology Crimes Investigation Association (HTCIA) is inviting all of its International Conference registrants to join the Symantec Cyber Readiness Challenge on September 8, 2013 during the 21st Annual HTCIA International Conference and Training Expo. The Challenge is an exciting, immersive and interactive capture the flag competition designed for all levels of technical expertise.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — The Chair of the California State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), today issued the following statement regarding the state’s use of the emergency Amber alert system: “The Wireless Emergency Alert system is a critical new tool for delivering Presidential alerts relating to national security, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Calif. Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) today announced that his legislation to prohibit local governments from fleecing motorists who park at broken parking meters was signed by Governor Brown into law. Gatto introduced the bill in January 2013 due to outrage, both popular and personal, at cities who were changing […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Actor and stuntman Zak Lee Guarnaccia, Executive Producer at LightRow Pictures and Paul Lupi, Producer of Mill Reef Films, are developing a feature film in the martial-arts, action-thriller genre entitled 'Kalm.' In addition, Guarnaccia is in talks for a role in another Lupi production 'Degradation,' written and produced with brother Daniel Lupi.
ONTARIO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Dawn Jeffery as a property and casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire division. Dawn brings 28 years of experience in risk management and commercial insurance program development and management to EPIC.
ALAMEDA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Pacific Pinball Museum is excited to announce the opening of a new art show celebrating the America's Cup Race with a collection of pinball machines and art featuring sailing and yachting: 'Sailing Through Pinball.'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Angel Carrera Jr., 61, of Sacramento, has been appointed business development program manager at the California Department of General Services, where he has served since 2007. Carrera was program manager of the California Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: MCT Trading, Inc., a leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that it has been named to the San Diego Business Journal's 2013 'Top 100' annual fastest-growing private companies list, with a specific ranking of 24. Organizations that earned a spot on the list were honored at a recent awards ceremony held at the Paradise Point Resort and in San Diego.
ALTOONA, Iowa /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Miller-Valentine Group today announced the grand opening of Altoona's most desirable affordable housing development, Meadow Vista Communities. The ceremony will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013. A pre-event reception will start at 2:30 p.m. and the Grand Opening Event will start at 3:30 p.m.
KALISPELL, Mont. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Kalispell Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the nation's richest bucking horse event on Oct. 19 when the Majestic Valley Arena will open its doors. The Cinch Bucking Horse Championships will offer $70,000 in added money and will include some of the nation's best cowboys and roughest four and five-year-old saddle broncs.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The University of Utah Continuing Education department is now enrolling students for a 16-week Business Plan and Proposal writing course. The course begins August 26, 2013. Students do not need to be residents of Utah or admitted to the University in order to take the course.
ALBANY, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Florida-based Soled Out Comedy Productions today announced that they will be producing four major variety act productions annually at the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany, Georgia. According to Kirk Patrick, Soled Out Comedy founder, the company will debut their first Variety Act Dinner Show on Sept. 12 featuring Larry Silver, a nationally-known Stage Hypnotist.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EaseUS Software, a leading software developer of backup and security software solutions with ten years developing experience, offers a ONE STOP backup and recovery strategy for business users with significant cost and time savings. Reliable PC and Server systems deploy strategy follows.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: According to Four Seasons Compassion for Life, North Carolina area services, options and support result in relocation of patients in need of long-term care options. Fewer than 15 minutes: That's how long it took for a Virginia neurologist to tell Karen Zimmerman, then 51, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Alzheimer's Association, the results of her medical tests.
IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has announced that the Orange County Business Journal has recognized EPIC as a 'Best Place to Work' in Orange County, Calif. EPIC is one of only 34 Orange County companies with 250 or more employees to receive this honor and is ranked fourth in the large company category.
TROY. Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: USFS (United Shore Financial Services), one of the nation's largest and fastest growing mortgage lenders, announced today that its founder and chairman, Jeff Ishbia, won Ernst & Young's 2013 Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The HTCIA (High Technology Crimes Investigation Association) today announced that several sponsors generously donated a limited amount of complimentary tickets to the HTCIA CISO Summit in Summerlin, Nevada on September 12. Summit sponsors McAfee, Cylance, Symantec, Essextec and InfoSecurity donated the complimentary tickets for the event.