Risk Consultant Rick Dalrymple to be Featured on Close-Up Talk Radio

Longwood , FL – What policies and procedures does your organization have in place right now to reduce your risk, reduce your operating costs and increase your profitability? To their detriment, most companies simply rely on their insurance carrier to help reduce losses. According to risk consultant Rick Dalrymple, that’s old-school thinking. What’s needed are cost containment strategies designed to improve your bottom line.

Dalrymple is a senior financial risk consultant, national speaker and author of the best-selling book Accidents Waiting to Happen, a book of best practices in workers’ comp administration. As one of the owners of IOA Risk Services, Dalrymple specializes in corporate risk management for growth-oriented businesses.

“It’s been proven if you reduce your business risk as a company, you can and will increase your profitability,” says Dalrymple. “Our goal is to make our clients “Best in Class”. By reducing the number and cost of workers’ compensation claims, they can reduce their operating expenses and increase their profitability.”

How much did your last bad hire really cost you? According to Dalrymple, what a company pays in insurance premiums only represents the tip of the iceberg in regards to their Total Cost of Risk. Between the cost of the claim itself and the cost to hire and train a new employee, the total cost can be actually 10 times the size. If a company has a small $15,000 claim, by the time it’s all said and done, that claim probably cost them $50,000. If you’re a company with a five-percent profit margin, you’d have to sell $1 million in sales just to break even with your costs for that claim.


“That’s why it’s important to reduce risk,” says Dalrymple. “You’ve got to stretch yourself out that much more just to cover your losses.”

To help shrink that iceberg, Dalrymple and his associates created a system known as RiskScore®. Like a credit score, a high RiskScore® qualifies a company for better pricing for coverage. Your RiskScore® is determined by a 10-minute questionnaire that provides an extensive overview of your organization’s operational risk management.

“We step in and show them how to manage their claims process and give them checklists and strategies to gain better control over a system that many times they feel controlled by,” says Dalrymple.

Simple solutions such as medical health questionnaires, proper testing and more thorough hiring practices can be extremely impactful.

“Too many business leaders fool themselves into believing their businesses are well-run,” says Dalrymple. “When you have multiple key people in an organization go through this process it’s like football: the left tackle needs to know what the right tackle is doing during an offensive play. We get everyone on the same page doing what they’re supposed to and we’re having fantastic success.”

Close-Up Talk Radio will feature Richard Dalrymple in an interview with Doug Llewelyn on February 4th at 12pm.

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SteelWind Industries Supports The MAX McGee Foundation for Juvenile Diabetes at Children’s Hospital Milwaukee

LIGHTNING RELEASES: Oak Creek, WI (1/30/2014) – SteelWind Industries, Inc announced today that they will be sponsoring the 1^st Annual SteeWind Industries “Kids Bowling for Kids” High School Tournament to benefit the MAX McGee Foundation for Juvenile Diabetes at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

The program starts February 16^th and ends on March 16^th at Castle Lanes in Racine with over $4500 in scholarships awarded and presented by SteelWind Industries, Inc.

The championship tournament will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel 32.

Participants can register by logging on at sportradio1250.com or in person at any of the qualifiers including River City Lanes of Waterford, Badger Bowl in Madison, Classic Lanes, Greenfield and Castle Lanes in Racine.

SteelWind Industries is a large capacity Midwest metal fabrication company offering the most extensive metal fabrication including mining equipment, tanks, and architectural metal fabrication. SteelWind Industries is also the proud fabricator of the Miller Park Retractable Roof. In addition to metal fabrication, they offer machining, heat treating services, sand blasting, and industrial painting. From raw processing to completed products, Steelwind Industries has the capability to handle all project requirements at their facility in Oak Creek, WI.

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GlobeTax Announces Launch of ESP Ireland

LIGHTNING RELEASES: New York, NY (1/29/2014) – Globe Tax Services, Inc. (GlobeTax), the world’s leading provider of tax relief, recovery and reporting services to the financial services and investment community announced today the addition of ESP Ireland to the ESP suite of services.

ESP is a web-based platform, powered by GlobeTax, enabling Banks and Brokers to submit electronic ADR and non-domestic listed Irish Ordinary Share withholding tax reclaims. This service is a free enhancement to GlobeTax’s existing tax reclaim process and is now offered for claims on programs issued in the following countries: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. When used in conjunction with ESP Reports, this service also provides tracking of claim status, beneficial owner breakdowns for payments and automatically notifies DTC Participants of payments and other time-sensitive claim statuses in the event of incomplete or incorrect filings, through push email notifications.

ESP Ireland is now live for all currently registered ESP users. DTC Participants may register to use ESP by visiting http://ift.tt/1b4oTAW.

About GlobeTax

GlobeTax is the world’s premier provider of relief, tax recovery, research and information reporting services for financial institutions and their cross border investor clients. The firm is the market infrastructure for all claims on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). GlobeTax researches tax treaties in over 230 jurisdictions in order to provide tax recovery for clients resident in over forty countries. Clients include all types of beneficial owners, custodians, prime brokers, CSDs, depositaries and withholding agents. GlobeTax also provides a Securities Class Actions filing service which assists investors in realizing their legal entitlements from settled class action suits. The firm, founded in 1992, is based in New York, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, and Sydney.

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West Coast Vape Supply Announces Appearance at 2014 Champs Tradeshow

Orange County, CA – Electronic cigarette vendor West Coast Vape Supply Inc. has announced that it will be appearing at the Champs Tradeshow, “America’s Premiere Counterculture B2B Expo,” from the 21^st to the 23^rd of January. West Coast Vape Supply will be among the many in attendance who bring new technology, information, and products to businesses which may be interested in innovative ideas, strategies, and sales opportunities.

West Coast Vape Supply will be one of the select few vendors who deals strictly in electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine supplies, which include products produced by Kangertech, Innokin, and other worldwide manufacturers and distributors of cutting-edge personal vaporizer technology. Products which West Coast Vape Supply distributes include atomizers, nicotine juice, clearomizers, batteries for use in larger devices, and more widely recognized products such as individual disposable electronic cigarettes.

As a distributor of wholesale electronic cigarettes, Champs Tradeshow, West Coast Vape Supply establishes itself as a part of the growing industry of electronic cigarettes manufacturers, nicotine liquid producers, retailers, and distributors, an industry which peaked at over $1 billion USD in 2013.



About West Coast Vape Supply

West Coast Vape Supply, http://ift.tt/1eIyAEg based in Huntington Beach, California, is a distributor of both wholesale ecigs and retail devices, liquid supplies, atomizers, cartomizers, and devices. The company specializes in providing quality control for all of the products which it sells, including juices based on proplyene glycol and vegetable glycol, which are primarily used in electronic cigarette liquids. The company participates in both online sales, and B2B transactions, as well as providing vendor opportunities to entrepreneurs who wish to enter a growing industry.

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Couples Therapist Lu Ann Ahrens to be Featured on Close-Up Talk Radio

Riverside, CA – We now know through research that our brains are wired to be in relationships. We’re searching for connection. The last 10 years have seen huge breakthroughs in how important a healthy relationship with your spouse truly is.

Lu Ann Ahrens is a marriage and family therapist specializing in providing couples with the essential tools critical to sustain a secure relationship.

“Relationships have always mattered to me,” says Ahrens. “I see myself as a process consultant to help couples see what’s happening between them and give them the tools to change it. Ultimately they need to be the ones to take those steps to change.”

According to Ahrens, couples therapy is the more challenging types of therapy there is. Statistics show the average couple waits six or seven years before they ever go to counseling, so you can imagine what that couples brings with them to their first session. In fact, many therapists won’t even consider working with couples. Ahrens, by contrast, relishes the challenge.

“I love the energy of working with two sets of emotions in the room,” says Ahrens. “There’s nothing more rewarding for me than seeing a couple sitting at opposite ends of the couch who by the end of the session have found new hope for their relationship.”

In couples therapy, the relationship is the client; Ahrens’ job is to align with that relationship to help the couple change their dynamic. In session, Ahrens employs a type of therapy known as “emotionally-focused therapy” or EFT, which seeks to identify the emotional needs that drive the negative cycles that keeps couples stuck.

“’Are you there for me?’ Couples ask that question in a lot of different ways,” says Ahrens. “What we’re doing in session is teaching them how to express what they need in a way their partner can hear it. If they can begin to experience their spouse differently here, they’re going to go home and be more mindful of those patterns.”

Close-Up Talk Radio will feature Lu Ann Ahrens in an interview with Doug Llewelyn on January 20th at 3pm and with Jim Masters on January 27th at 3pm.

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“11-11 EN MI CUADRA NADA CUADRA”, SUPPORTED BY HIGH RATINGS, AT 2014 NATPE

MIAMI, Florida, – January 16^th , 2014 – SOMOS Distribution presents the adolescent telenovela (soap opera) “11-11 En Mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra” produced by SOMOS Productions for Nickelodeon Latin America (aired July 2013) at the 2014 NATPE, which is now supported by the rating numbers from the region. Since its date of release, “11-11” attained over 1.7 million rating points in Mexico and reached over 1.9 million people in Colombia, positioning Nickelodeon as the #1 children’s television channel, above any other PayTV channel in the target market during its premiere.

The telenovela was prouced in Miami and the cast is comprised of experienced and emerging talented players in Latin America, Thali Garcia (Sandra), Patricio Gallardo (Kike) and Alberich Bormann (Enrique), the Venezuelan actor, Zavarce Reinaldo “Peche” (Juanjo ), Kevin Aponte (Esteban) and Karla Cervantes (Virginia). The telenovela also features a stellar participation of Ismael La Rosa (Jaime), Flor Nuñez (Consuelo) and Henry Zakka (Don Camillo). “11-11 En Mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra” received five nominations at the 2013 Kid’s Choice Awards Mexico which included; “Favorite Actor” for Patricio Gallardo, “Favorite Actress” for Thali Garcia, “Favorite Supporting Actor” for Reinaldo Zavarce, “Favorite Supporting Actress” for Karla Cervantes, and “Favorite Villain” for Kevin Aponte.

“11-11 En Mi Cuadra Nada Cuadra” is a telenovela consisting of 75 one hour episodes telling the story of Kike, a teenage boy passionate about technology, who fantasizes about being an adult and resolving the worries of his everyday life. His passion becomes significant when he moves into the mysterious building “11-11” known for making dreams come true, and Kike realizes his fantasy can become a reality. While he sleeps he can bring to life Enrique- an adult version of himself, and thus attempt to carry out his two greatest desires. The first, is to find his mother who disappeared in the Amazon after a plane crash and the second, is to win over the girl of his dreams, Sandra

SOMOS Distribution will be on the 29^th floor of the Tresor Tower of the Fontainebleau Hotel in suites 14-16. In attendance for the event will be, among others, Luis Villanueva, President and CEO of the company; Francisco Villanueva, Sr. Vice President; Jose Antonio Espinal, VP of Business Operations; Mary Black, VP Executive Producer; and Mariana Villanueva, Regional sales for the Andes and Caribbean.

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About SOMOS Distribution: SOMOS Distribution is a company with the objective to commercialize worldwide first class television programming in all genres, based on the experience and knowledge of a multicultural sales and management team, with deep knowledge and strong industrial relationships with over 20 years in the industry. SOMOS Distribution has the human and technical resources and the services necessary to ensure the most efficient, productive, and comprehensive coverage of all territories worldwide, in an industry characterized by speed and dynamism. Our sales and distribution capabilities enable us to exploit the commercial potential of any content from tradition channels such as broadcast, cable and satellite, to Pay-per-view, the growing Internet and video on demand market and all other platforms that have redefined and grown the industry.

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Spanish Agent, An Erotic Spy Thriller

LIGHTNING RELEASES (1/13/2014) – Spanish Agent, follows the love and the turmoil of the relationship between Holly and Talin. Holly undoubtedly loves Talin, but her insecurities lead her to several trysts with young and older men. Talin, a lawyer, is recruited by the CIA. He flubs his first assignment, a simple conveyance of a young woman to a helicopter in northern Pennsylvania. Instead, the young woman felles and eventually drowns in her attempt to escape. Nonetheless, Talin is charged with recovering a microchip in southern France which he accomplishes with ease. He is now sent to Salamanca, Spain where a plot against the west is brewing. He makes the acquaintance of Aitor, a Spanish convert to Islam, who is recruited as part of the plot to blow up, it is thought, the American Embassy in Madrid. Aitor, however, canot stomah the idea of killing indiscriminately and is lead to help Talin in uncovering the tru nature of the plot, which, in fact, will take place in France. In the meanwhyile, Aitor’s daughter, is taken captive by the Islamists in an effort to enure his cooperation.

The final taut chapters of the novel deal with Talin’s attempt to decipher the meaning of the terrorists’ actions, undo the plot and free Aitor’s daughter.

It also deals with the unraveling of the intense relationship with Holly. Can they overcome their past indiscretions? Can Talin bring down the terrorist gang and save many, many lives in the process?

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BATTLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS – SOLBIDYUM WARS SAGA Book 1

LIGHTNING RELEASES (1/12/2013) – Thibodaux James Renwalt, or Tibby as he was called by his friends was just your typical Earthman. Recently discharged from his service in the United Stated Navy and working as an engineer for the city of New Orleans, maintaining the pumps that kept the city dry. Tibby decides to spend some time at fishing hole in the swamp shown to him by his grandfather when he was a small boy, his trip turns out to be more than he expects when he discovers an ancient alien spaceship buried in the mud of the swamp. After entering the craft, Tibby accidentally engages an autopilot causing the ship to take off with him aboard navigating through space to its preset destination. What follows are adventures beyond Tibby’s wildest dreams as, the ship contains a cargo of the rarest and most valuable substance in the universe, Solbidyum. Tibby arrives in the Federation space and is greeted by a large Star Ship with thousands of people aboard. He soon discovers he is about to become the richest man in the universe, but not without considerable enemies trying to capture both him and the Solbidyum cargo. Tibby finds himself thrust into a role of hero and falls in love with a beautiful woman, but soon finds that some of his decisions result in the loss of thousands of lives. Thus begins the Solbidyum Wars Saga with Book 1 –Battle of the New Orleans.

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NOCO Express Selects ADFLOW for Chain-Wide Digital Signage Deployment

LIGHTNING RELEASES: Burlington, ON (1/10/2014) – NOCO Express has chosen ADFLOW Networks as partner for their in-store digital signage. In-store digital signage is the perfect medium for allowing NOCO to showcase their products, enabling them to target consumers with attention-grabbing, effective and distinctive content that enhances the customer experience and leads to increased revenues. Research has shown that people respond best to dynamic messaging as opposed to static images and with this in mind, NOCO is ensuring that they make their in-store experience unique and engaging.

Striving to be at the forefront of technology, NOCO Express views the implementation of digital signage in their convenience stores as an inspiring way to rise above, and stay ahead, of the local competition. Impressed with the variety of existing ADFLOW Networks’ digital signage installations in the convenience store industry, it was the expertise and experience upon meeting the ADFLOW team that made the decision to do business with them an easy one. After a successful pilot, ADFLOW is now equipping stores across the NOCO network in Western New York with digital signage, each with several strategically-placed screens. This enables NOCO Express to engage customers with imagery that is visually appealing and with timely messaging that highlights their fresh food offerings, in-store promotions and monthly advertised specials.

One of the best reasons for choosing ADFLOW is that the content is easily managed in-house from a central location, using ADFLOW’s patented web-based platform for digital media management and distribution. “The ADFLOW system presented the opportunity to far more easily produce and control content creation and scheduling in-house. And we have the talent and knowledge of our business and brand to do it best”, said Liz Erdle of NOCO Express.

Harnessing ADFLOW’s powerful strategies and technologies made a lot of sense to NOCO and has resulted in a much-improved way of promoting their business. “The flexibility that we offer now enables them to change, tailor and update content whenever required so that it is always current, relevant and streamlined for continuity across locations”, said Gary Davies of ADFLOW Networks.

About NOCO Express NOCO Express is Western New York’s premier fuel and convenience retailer. NOCO offers many fresh food and beverage options, ranging from Nickel City Foods, Charlie the Butcher, Tim Horton’s, and Just Pizza. In addition, they also offer many convenient services including M&T Bank ATMs, money orders, pay-at-the-pump, Lotto, free Wi-Fi and fleet fueling. In 2013, they opened 2 of their largest locations to date, offering an expanded array of grocery items as well as fresh produce, in addition to the traditional offerings. NOCO Express has been family-owned and locally-operated since 1933.

About ADFLOW Networks Inc. Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canada with U.S. offices in Chicago, IL, ADFLOW Networks is an industry leader in delivering award-winning digital signage, interactive and marketing solutions to some of the most recognized retailers and brands in North America, all powered by ADFLOW’s Dynamic Messaging System™, using patented AdSecure™ technology. Since 2000, ADFLOW has offered its turn-key solution featuring its software platform together with comprehensive services that help companies reshape their customer experiences. From store design to screen placement, hardware selection, installation, and content services, ADFLOW has become a trusted partner to many Fortune 500 companies. As a result, ADFLOW has grown to be one of North America’s largest Digital Signage and Interactive Kiosk providers.

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Ben Tankard – Thicker Than Water Posts 14 Million Viewers for Bravo TV. Second Season Chatter?

Second season chatter ?

LIGHTNING RELEASES (1/9/2014) – Last Sunday, Bravo earned it’s highest rated night EVER in network history. Some of the credit for that success is owed to the Season 1 finale of Bravo’s new series Thicker Than Water, which earned season-high ratings with 2.3 million total viewers. This helped push the freshman series to almost 14 million total viewers on the season, a record for Bravo Media. To put these numbers in perspective, Thicker Than Water beat out Season 1 of Vanderpump Rules, Married To Medicine, Newlyweds: The First Year and Below Deck. All of which were picked up for second seasons. Heck, 1.8 million total viewers is about the same as what The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8 averaged. So, will Thicker Than Water be greenlit for a second season? I’d say a slam dunk without a doubt!!!

Granted, some of Thicker Than Water’s success is due to it’s prime Sunday night slot with The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a lead-in, but I think there was most definitely some really good entertaining stuff going on there in the Tankard ” Palace “. I have to say that I was sold on the Tankards pretty much from episode 1. To me, they brought just the right mix of likeability and controversy. Jewel hosting her Millionairess book club meetings and repeating affirmations about growing her net worth into the mirror every morning was just zany enough to be endearing. Ben, who is a former pro basketball player turned millionaire Grammy nominated GospelJazz music legend and volunteer senior Pastor, preaching about how God wants everyone in his church to be rich ruffled a lot of feathers but then we see him put his money where his mouth is by handing out $100 bills to members of his congregation as an illustration of why God wants us all wealthy. He has given away several vehicles in his community and his philanthropy extends off screen with partnerships with several charities including St.Jude Children’s Hospital. Come on, how many times do you get to see a black pilot fly his own airplane on TV? The Tankards inspired us to dream again.

All of the “kids” were entertaining in their own ways too as they navigate through sibling spats while working to develop business ventures so they could afford to move out of the “big house of rules”. With 5 children, two daughter-in-laws, one grandchild and a housekeeper (oops, I mean house manager ), what really shone through the season overall was how much love all of those Tankards really seem to have for each other. Sure, they work hard and are all about being successful, but it’s impressive to see how well they’ve blended their two families with the boldness to allow us to watch as they try to figure it all out : the good, the bad, and the ugly. Fans on twitter applauded Bravo for highlighting a wealthy African American family in a good light with a responsible father figure. ‘Thicker’ has been called everything good from The Black Brady Bunch to The Cosbys of Reality TV.

So, overall it’s a safe bet that we’ll be seeing more of the Tankards in Season 2 of Thicker Than Water. Per usual, the networks always will remain tightlipped until they make their own announcements, but I would say Bravo / NBC Universal has a winner for many seasons to come with Ben Tankard and his ” mass choir “. Can I get an Amen ?

Jason Smithwall

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