One Gambler’s Road to Recovery, a new book by Jesse Howard Jr., has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Life isn’t perfect-we all know that. But some of are able to turn to healthy living, while others find consolation in alcohol, drugs, and gambling.

Jesse Howard Jr.’s experience with a gambling addiction in One Gambler’s Road to Recovery is shared with us through powerful testimony by someone who just couldn’t stop gambling.

Millions of people are affected by addiction, but we need to know there is hope. If we follow the Twelve Steps, it is almost certain our Higher Power will wake us up each morning and put us to bed each night.

Jesse now has ten years clean from gambling. If he can do it, you can, too.

About the Author
Jesse Howard Jr. was the son of a Navy man. His family traveled often, but Jesse’s best memories are from Japan. After joining the Army himself, Jesse was able to visit many states in the U.S.

One Gambler’s Road to Recovery is a 76-page paperback with a retail price of $11.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5219-5. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262695

A Brain that Couldn’t Be Broken, a new book by His Grace Traumatic Brain Trauma, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

After waking up from a coma, Sam found that his life had changed forever. During a car accident, he had suffered brain trauma and would have to go through years of rehabilitation, separation from his family, and the uncertainty that came with not truly understanding the extent his injury. Yet through it all, he remained positive and faithful, trusting in God to give him strength and bring him to a better place.

About the Author
The author is an avid golfer. He developed a love for the game while at Tangram Rehabilitation Network in San Marcos, Texas, and has had the opportunity to meet professional golfers such as Lee Trevino and Chi Chi Rodriguez. He now resides in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he’s turned his passion for the sport into a career at a local golf course. To this day, he continues to let positive thoughts and his faith in God guide him.

A Brain that Couldn’t Be Broken is a 42-page paperback with a retail price of $10.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-2538-0. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262696

Where Is the Love?, a new book by Mary Serena Stovall “FIFI”, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

What the world needs now is lots of love! Through our trials and tribulations, our heartache and pain, we must always remember the little things in life.

Where Is the Love? is a delightful little collection of true stories by FIFI, her kindergarten class, and her “Babys.” Read this collection with your little ones to remind yourself of the most important things in life.

Where Is the Love? is a 148-page paperback with a retail price of $30.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-3395-8. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262694

Coach B Fearless: Beating All Odds, a new book by Lamont Bryant, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Chronicling Lamont Bryant’s childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, Coach B Fearless: Beating All Odds tells the story of inner-city basketball life in Chicago. At times educational, at times historical, Bryant tells his story: the story of how he rose from humble beginnings to become the man he is today. It’s a profound tale of both his personal and professional journeys.

Bryant has played alongside, coached, and worked with some of the top names in basketball in high school, the NCAA, and the NBA. Both of the documentary movies Hoop Dreams, in 1994, and its sequel, Hoop Reality, in 2007, were filmed on his courts, about his boys. Just as each of these are must-see movies, Coach B Fearless: Beating All Odds is a must-read book.

About the Author
Lamont Bryant has coached basketball his entire career, and he took several Marshall High School Varsity Men’s teams downstate to win back-to-back 3rd place awards in 2006 and 2007. Upon his firing, his team rallied and protested on his behalf. Finally, the following year, 2008, without his presence, his team would dedicate the season to him and go on to win a city and state basketball title.

In addition to coaching several basketball teams of young men over the years, Bryant was also a mentor. He supported them, nurtured them, and taught them both on and off the court.

Bryant currently lives in Chicago and he is still mentoring kids on and off the street. Although he is no longer coaching basketball, Bryant is still mentoring and developing basketball players and student athletes. He is one of the directors of “PCF” Basketball Academy along with Coach James “Grapes Williams and Gulliver JR Washington.” This is his first published book.

Coach B Fearless: Beating All Odds is a 190-page paperback with a retail price of $35.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4567-8. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262690

Red, White, Blue and Colors, a new book by Kent Spade, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Whatever happened to the Klansmen from the past? What do they hide under now? Their cover might be more than a hood. They live, breathe and work among us, sometimes deciding our destinies in the worst ways.

Detective Selena Tubman is about to discover the truth in the cruelest way possible. After her lover is brutally murdered, she and her new partner set out on the difficult and dangerous task of bringing the criminals to justice. Along the way, they uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than they’d ever imagined.

About the Author
Kent Spade is one of God’s children with a wild vision, derived from what he’s seen with his own eyes. He is a sharp blade, cutting open the skins of sensitivity, chopping off the useless fat of correctness and showing you the truth within through fiction.

Red, White, Blue and Colors is a 146-page hardcover with a retail price of $22.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5414-4. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262692

Aon Benfield says it expects the insured losses from Brantford floods to be in tens of millions of dollars. The southern Ontario town of Brantford has already been hit by severe floods and Canada is preparing for another year of cat events with flooding continuing to be the chief concern.

The company’s Impact Forecasting team used its catastrophe modeling technology to estimate the total. Aon’s prediction matches an earlier $25 million loss estimate made by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) in late February. However, the CatIQ prediction did not take into account continued losses that have extended into March.

Southern Ontario has been hit by heavy rainfall over the last month, focused mostly on the Brantford and Waterloo areas. 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes after ice jams and broken river banks caused overland flooding.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has already said the flooding highlights the problems Canadian insurers face, calling the water a “wakeup call”. Companies offer water damage cover but will need further help from the government, the IBC said.

“It was obvious from those conversations that there was a whole range of water damage that people suffered,” said Pete Karageorgos, IBC’s director of consumer and industry relations in Ontario. “In some cases, people had water in their basement, but there was no water around the outside of their homes. In other cases, they were immediately beside the river that in some spots the water there overflowed from the breakwall, which is fairly high up.”

The city has reported “at least 30-50 homes in the assessment area have confirmed water infiltration – verification will follow once inspections are fully completed as several properties still need to be entered.”

Shop Insurance Canada is a subsidiary of RDA Insurance, a major Ontario based insurance provider with a stable of online outlets that includes Shop Insurance Canada family sites. The company has two goals, to give you the very best insurance policy possible and to help you save money when looking for coverage.

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Release ID: 262676

Scorpion, a new book by Helen Mulligan, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

When the lead singer from a successful German band meets a mysterious woman, there can only be trouble around the corner. Will keeps mostly to himself, but when he meets Melissa, he is dragged into a world in which he isn’t prepared. Amidst a new and exciting relationship, Will enters a dangerous world of drugs, and not everyone makes it out alive.

About the Author
Helen Mulligan was born in Russia and studied in Frankfurt, Germany. The idea for Scorpion came to her when she was thirteen. After moving to the U.S., she worked to improve her English. She enjoys writing and reading fiction and hopes to write more in the future.

Scorpion is a 196-page paperback with a retail price of $16.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-4866-2. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262636

Industry Leaders and Company Executives Scheduled to Headline Discussions on AI in Compensation Technology and Compensation Communication Strategy

Waltham, MA (May 9, 2018) – Salary.com, the leading SaaS provider of cloud-based compensation data and analytics, today announced that it will be presenting two speaking sessions -“AI in Compensation Technology: Smart Technology Empowering Smart People” and “Becoming a Compensation Beacon in Your Organization: Why Training Your Managers to Talk Comp Is Inspired Thinking,” – at WorldatWork 2018 Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition. The conference, which is being held Monday, May 21 to Wednesday, May 23 will be at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Salary.com will also be presenting its 2017 Digital Innovation Award-winning platform CompAnalyst for Enterprise to all WorldatWork attendees during two tech demo sessions and ongoing booth demonstrations.

“As a long-time industry leader, Salary.com has been continuously selected to present at WorldatWork, and we are delighted to be speaking this year on these dynamic industry topics,” said Kent Plunkett, CEO of Salary.com. “Artificial Intelligence is compensation’s next frontier, and we are proud to be selected to headline a discussion on this topic by virtue of our decade-plus experience leveraging AI and machine learning technology to help our customers streamline their workflows, improve productivity, and solve pain points around hiring, employee engagement, and retention. We also look forward to demoing our award-winning CompAnalyst platform, which combines unmatched, deep data with comprehensive analytics to help businesses make strategic decisions, accelerate workflows, and improve efficiency.”

At this year’s WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference, more than 200 thought leaders and experts and 1,200 attendees will come together to discuss real-world solutions to challenging business and HR pain points. A Silver Sponsor, Salary.com will be exhibiting and demoing its CompAnalyst for Enterprise platform at its booth (#501) and will have several members of its senior leadership team on hand to discuss the latest compensation trends in the market.

Speaking Sessions

Session: “AI in Compensation Technology: Smart Technology Empowering Smart People”
Who: Christopher Knize, CCP, GRP, Senior Product Manager, Salary.com
Andy Linn, CCP, GRP, Vice President, Product Management, Salary.com
When: Monday, May 21 at 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Where: Room: Grapevine 1-3
About: This session will demystify predictive analytics and machine learning processes, walk through why organizations can no longer afford to rely on traditional data sources for market pricing, and explain how leading companies are leaning on AI to bring new data to light

Session: “Becoming a Compensation Beacon in Your Organization: Why Training Your Managers to Talk Comp Is Inspired Thinking”
Who: Kim Scott, CCP, Senior Solutions Consultant, Salary.com
Valerie Fitzon-Moore, SPHR, CEBS, Director of Compensation and Payroll Services, CHRISTUS Health
When: Monday, May 21 at 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. CT
Where: Room: Grapevine C
About: This session will explore the challenges of enabling managers to navigate uncomfortable discussions around pay programs; attendees will come away with an actionable framework to become a compensation beacon within the organization

Tech Demo Session (Presented Twice)

Session: “Ensuring Success with a Proactive Approach and Powerful Storytelling”
Who: Christopher Knize, CCP, GRP, Senior Product Manager, Salary.com
When: Monday, May 21 at 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. CT &
Tuesday, May 22 at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: Room: Exhibit Hall D-F, Tech/Demo Room 1
Room: Exhibit Hall D-F, Tech/Demo Room 2
About: This session will teach attendees how marrying external market data and internal company data can deliver 360-degree insights and powerful storytelling. Attendees will learn why a proactive compensation is critical to attracting, engaging, and retaining talent in today’s market

Media and Analyst Briefings
To schedule a briefing with Salary.com senior leadership at booth (#501), please contact Victoria Waldron at 781-454-6822 or victoria.waldron@salary.com.

For business-related meetings, please contact Rob Merklinger at 781-552-4585 or rob.merklinger@salary.com.

About Salary.com
Salary.com is the leading SaaS provider of cloud-based compensation market data and analytics. Founded in 1999, the Company serves approximately 4,000 business-to-business customers worldwide with its market-leading CompAnalyst platform, designed to accelerate compensation workflows and improve efficiency. Through its Salary Wizard and consumer website, Salary.com delivers continually updated, reliable market pay data and career content to hundreds of thousands of consumers each year. The Company is committed to helping organizations drive company success by aligning compensation practices with recruiting, performance and development initiatives through easy-to-access data and meaningful insights. For more information, please visit the company website at www.salary.com.

Media Contact
Salary.com
Victoria Waldron, Marketing
victoria.waldron@salary.com
781-454-6822

About WorldatWork
WorldatWork (worldatwork.org) is the leading nonprofit professional association in compensation and total rewards. We serve those who design and deliver total rewards programs to cultivate engaged, effective workforces that power thriving organizations. We accomplish this through education and certification; idea exchange; knowledge creation; information sharing; research; advocacy; and affiliation and networking. Founded in the United States in 1955, today WorldatWork serves total rewards professionals throughout the world working in organizations of all sizes and structures.

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Release ID: 262622

Louisville, KY – May 9, 2018 – Lummus Corporation, the parent company of System Solutions of Kentucky (SSK) and Lummus, announced today that Michelle Hikes will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Hikes, who will be based in Louisville, Kentucky, will focus on helping the company with its growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and risk management.

Michelle’s experience includes over 25 years in business and finance. She worked at UPS for close to 18 years, serving in a variety of leadership positions for the company, in both the air and ground operations. Most recently, Michelle was Chief Financial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum, Inc.

Ms. Hikes is expected to begin her work focused on SSK, the company’s Louisville-based division responsible for designing, manufacturing and installing automatic and manual conveying and sorting equipment. This division is rapidly growing, with the addition of over 60 new employees since the start of the year. Discussing her new job and why she chose to come to Lummus, Michelle states: “I was drawn to Lummus because it is positioned strongly in two diverse markets – agribusiness and intralogistics, – the ambitious vision of our CEO and board of directors, as well as the financial strength of our shareholders and their ability to support the ambition. The growth opportunities are significant in both markets and frankly I am really excited about the opportunities in front of us.”

Ben Hinnen, Chief Executive Officer of Lummus, elaborates: “This is a very exciting time for our company as we enter a period of tremendous opportunity and growth. The addition of Michelle to our team will help us identify ways that we can continue to improve, expand and become even more successful. Her entrepreneurial spirit and reputation for excellence aligns perfectly with our commitment to ongoing improvement and profitability.”

Ms. Hikes graduated from the University of Louisville as an accounting major with a bachelor’s degree, and she completed her MBA from Webster University. She is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) offered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Michelle is married with three children and three grandchildren.

ABOUT LUMMUS
Headquartered in Savanna, Georgia, and founded in 1863, Lummus Corporation is a leading full-line supplier of machinery and replacement parts for the cotton ginning industry worldwide, operating under the Lummus, Consolidated, and Belt-Wide brands. The company also provides design, installation, field and technical service support for customers in the USA and throughout the world, serving the cotton, oilseed, and synthetic fiber industries. The company emphasizes a commitment to the highest level of quality, innovation and service, marketing products in over 100 countries. For more information about the Lummus Corporation, call 912-447-9000.

ABOUT SYSTEM SOLUTIONS OF KENTUCKY (SSK)
Founded in 2003, System Solutions of Kentucky (SSK) is an entrepreneurial single-source material handling systems integrator, driving high performance and productivity for logistics and e-commerce customers worldwide.

With a management team based in Louisville, Kentucky, SSK provides design, installation, retrofitting, and technical services to customers, with a focus on quality, efficiency, and performance. For more information about SSK, call 502-526-0082.

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Ross Rutherford
Lummus Corporation
806-776-4054
http://www.lummus.com/

Release ID: 262618

Blooms, Beaches and Birds, a new book by Lynn Maddock, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Lynn Maddock loves the beauty of nature. In Blooms, Beaches and Birds she captures the wonders we too often pass by without reflection. Detailed photographs reveal the subtle purples and reds of orchids and the flash of a yellow bird against flowers. Sweeping vistas of beaches show the play of shadows over the water.

Rich in color and texture, Blooms, Beaches and Birds is a lush celebration of the beauty and power of nature.

About the Author
Lynn Maddock has always been interested in different aspects of art – painting, drawing and calligraphy. Attending Parsons School of Design ignited her love for photography. She particularly loves photographing nature, which led to Blooms, Beaches and Birds.

Blooms, Beaches and Birds is a 172-page hardcover with a retail price of $50.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-5085-6. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore www.bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com.

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Jessica Stillwell
Dorrance Publishing

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Release ID: 262614