OmniTrace Corp, a national people search company known as “The People Search Experts”, is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The company specializes in assisting consumers and companies locate people that can not be found via traditional means. Specific areas of service include assisting adoptees locate biological family members, helping pharmaceutical firms find lost to follow up patients, genealogy research, probate research and alimony/child support skips.
History
OmniTrace was founded in December of 2001 by David Betz. Specializing in product liability research within the asbestos litigation industry, Mr. Betz, a licensed private investigator, was in constant demand within the legal industry to locate and take statements regarding workplace hazards. It soon became apparent that "people search" services were in demand and thus OmniTrace was established. Currently OmniTrace has positioned itself as a pre-eminent provider of locate services in the USA competing with such firms as US Search, International Locators and numerous private investigative agencies.
History
OmniTrace was founded in December of 2001 by David Betz. Specializing in product liability research within the asbestos litigation industry, Mr. Betz, a licensed private investigator, was in constant demand within the legal industry to locate and take statements regarding workplace hazards. It soon became apparent that "people search" services were in demand and thus OmniTrace was established. Currently OmniTrace has positioned itself as a pre-eminent provider of locate services in the USA competing with such firms as US Search, International Locators and numerous private investigative agencies.
Zachary Michael Newmark is the entrepreneur who founded Open Source Pictures.
Early Life
His first role in the entertainment industry was as the host of a radio show at WNTH, the FM-radio station at New Trier High School, when he was 14-years-old. Possibly influenced by his father, a former radio journalist, he stayed in the industry with work at University of Texas radio station KVRX, Touch and Go Records, Bloodshot Records, and Ebel Productions[http://www.abs.uva.nl/mba/object.cfm/objectidA7E367D5-E46E-44DF-828373C623AD401B/downloadtrue].
Career in Television & Film
Veteran news producer Val Press brought Newmark into the Chicago-owned station of NBC as an intern. Newmark's mentor passed away in September 2002.
While with WMAQ-TV, Newmark developed news stories from the Chicago newsroom in the NBC Tower. Notable stories he worked on include the September 11, 2001 attacks, the fall of Illinois Governor George Ryan, the Arthur Andersen – Enron accounting scandal, and many of the sexual abuse allegations against Chicago-area Catholic priests. Newmark received a nomination for a national Emmy Award in 2002, and received seven nominations for regional Emmy Awards during his career at WMAQ-TV. For his work as an Assignment Editor on duty when a construction accident at the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago left three people dead and injured eight others, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in a Regularly Scheduled News Program (Spot News) in 2002.
In 2001, NBC5 also won an Edward R. Murrow Award for an investigative journalism piece and a news series, given out by the Radio-Television News Directors Association, both of which were produced in part by Newmark. In 2007, Sandeep Marwah, Director of the Asian Academy of Film & Television, presented Newmark with an honorary lifetime membership to the International Film and Television Club for lecturing students at the AAFT[http://aaft.com/newsevents/news/news25.htm#HOLLY].
Prior to working in television, Newmark co-produced and co-wrote Plano, Texas: A Cultural Study of Suburbia, a documentary released in 1999. The film, a semi-finalist in competition at the 1999 Cinematexas International Short Film + Video Festival Festival, was also selected for the 2000 Dallas Video Festival.
Personal Life
The 29-year-old will graduate with a Masters in Business Administration from the Amsterdam Business School at the Universiteit van Amsterdam in October 2007. Although he did the bulk of his undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, Zack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the field of Sociology.
Early Life
His first role in the entertainment industry was as the host of a radio show at WNTH, the FM-radio station at New Trier High School, when he was 14-years-old. Possibly influenced by his father, a former radio journalist, he stayed in the industry with work at University of Texas radio station KVRX, Touch and Go Records, Bloodshot Records, and Ebel Productions[http://www.abs.uva.nl/mba/object.cfm/objectidA7E367D5-E46E-44DF-828373C623AD401B/downloadtrue].
Career in Television & Film
Veteran news producer Val Press brought Newmark into the Chicago-owned station of NBC as an intern. Newmark's mentor passed away in September 2002.
While with WMAQ-TV, Newmark developed news stories from the Chicago newsroom in the NBC Tower. Notable stories he worked on include the September 11, 2001 attacks, the fall of Illinois Governor George Ryan, the Arthur Andersen – Enron accounting scandal, and many of the sexual abuse allegations against Chicago-area Catholic priests. Newmark received a nomination for a national Emmy Award in 2002, and received seven nominations for regional Emmy Awards during his career at WMAQ-TV. For his work as an Assignment Editor on duty when a construction accident at the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago left three people dead and injured eight others, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in a Regularly Scheduled News Program (Spot News) in 2002.
In 2001, NBC5 also won an Edward R. Murrow Award for an investigative journalism piece and a news series, given out by the Radio-Television News Directors Association, both of which were produced in part by Newmark. In 2007, Sandeep Marwah, Director of the Asian Academy of Film & Television, presented Newmark with an honorary lifetime membership to the International Film and Television Club for lecturing students at the AAFT[http://aaft.com/newsevents/news/news25.htm#HOLLY].
Prior to working in television, Newmark co-produced and co-wrote Plano, Texas: A Cultural Study of Suburbia, a documentary released in 1999. The film, a semi-finalist in competition at the 1999 Cinematexas International Short Film + Video Festival Festival, was also selected for the 2000 Dallas Video Festival.
Personal Life
The 29-year-old will graduate with a Masters in Business Administration from the Amsterdam Business School at the Universiteit van Amsterdam in October 2007. Although he did the bulk of his undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, Zack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the field of Sociology.
Open Source Pictures is an entertainment production company specializing in film and video, operating in Amsterdam, Netherlands. State of Delaware records list the company's formation as a Delaware corporation on 19 June 2007. The company's web site was launched on July 7, 2007 .
The site, , is a wiki allowing the site's users to write a screenplays, teleplays, and other scripts through community collaboration. The company will also give a percentage of profits it receives from the sale or production of any script to those who created the work.
History
Open Source Pictures, along with its website, is a brainchild of former television news assignment editor Zachary M. Newmark as part of his studies at the Amsterdam Business School. In April 2007, during the MBA program, Newmark found himself in classes related to information systems, executive strategy, and entrepreneurship. Independent of each other, professors Hans Borgman, Hans Strikwerda, and Tsvi Vinig all referred to advancements in open source acceptability, and how this has greatly affected several business sectors.
Drawing on his entertainment industry background, Newmark toyed with different ideas to open up the film industry to the everyday person. While discussing this with Asian Academy of Film and Television head Sandeep Marwah, Newmark said that the process of developing and producing movies no longer needs to be consolidated in Hollywood and Mumbai.
That is the real purpose behind Open Source Pictures: to make the entertainment industry more accessible to the real people sitting outside the fence. You know what you want to see on screen. Nobody knows that more than you. By sharing and collaborating with everyone else, we will make the movies we have always wanted to see.
As a journalist, Newmark developed many breaking news and investigative stories originating in the Chicago area. After seven years with television station WMAQ-TV, an Emmy award for breaking news, and several other award wins and nominations, Newmark left Chicago for Amsterdam. He will receive his MBA in October 2007.
Note and References
* State of Delaware - Division of Corporations
The site, , is a wiki allowing the site's users to write a screenplays, teleplays, and other scripts through community collaboration. The company will also give a percentage of profits it receives from the sale or production of any script to those who created the work.
History
Open Source Pictures, along with its website, is a brainchild of former television news assignment editor Zachary M. Newmark as part of his studies at the Amsterdam Business School. In April 2007, during the MBA program, Newmark found himself in classes related to information systems, executive strategy, and entrepreneurship. Independent of each other, professors Hans Borgman, Hans Strikwerda, and Tsvi Vinig all referred to advancements in open source acceptability, and how this has greatly affected several business sectors.
Drawing on his entertainment industry background, Newmark toyed with different ideas to open up the film industry to the everyday person. While discussing this with Asian Academy of Film and Television head Sandeep Marwah, Newmark said that the process of developing and producing movies no longer needs to be consolidated in Hollywood and Mumbai.
That is the real purpose behind Open Source Pictures: to make the entertainment industry more accessible to the real people sitting outside the fence. You know what you want to see on screen. Nobody knows that more than you. By sharing and collaborating with everyone else, we will make the movies we have always wanted to see.
As a journalist, Newmark developed many breaking news and investigative stories originating in the Chicago area. After seven years with television station WMAQ-TV, an Emmy award for breaking news, and several other award wins and nominations, Newmark left Chicago for Amsterdam. He will receive his MBA in October 2007.
Note and References
* State of Delaware - Division of Corporations
Vok Liqueurs
Vok Liqueurs are an extensive range of alcoholic liqueurs distributed by Australian company, Vok Beverages.
Today the Vok Liqueurs range consists of 15 flavours, which can be enjoyed on their own, as a base for mixed drinks, or to create an infinite variety of flavoursome cocktails.
History of Vok Liqueurs
More than three centuries ago, Dutch hosts mastered the art of blending herbs, spices and fruits and flowers to create the first Liqueurs. They invented such traditional drinks as Advokaat, fruit brandies, Van der Hum and Curacao.
Half a century ago Dutch liqueur maker, Jan Vok, introduced his liqueurs to Australia, under the brand of Jan Vok Liqueurs. He carried on making the liqueurs in the Dutch way, working to a strict formula with nothing but the very best ingredients.
Incidentally, Advokaat is still to this day one of the most popular of the Vok Liqueurs. A rick, creamy, yellow drink, this liqueur got its name from the Dutch word for an advocate or lawyer and was so-called because it was the favourite tipple of these gentlemen several centuries ago in Holland. They found that a mixture of beaten eggs with a spirit was as nourishing as it was refreshing - an ideal restorative when coping with a busy day in court.
Inevitably, this drink soon became popular outiside of the legal circles and today Advokaat is recognised as one of Holland's greatest contributions to the list of the world's great drinks.
A variation of Advokaat is Vok's Cherry Advokaat which combines its smooth taste with the flavour of cherries.
Creme de Menthe is also a popular line in the Vok range. It has a clean crisp taste based on the careful blending of mint essences which is consumed on its own or as a mixer to make refreshing long drinks. Traditionally Creme de Menthe is consumed after-dinner as the mint cleans the palate and is a good aid to digestion.
The name Jan Vok is now linked with some of the finest fruit based liqueurs available. The extensive range includes Melon, Strawberry, Banana and the orange flavoured Triple Sec and Curacao. Most of these fruit liqueurs are made from natural fruit flavours blended with top-grade Australian Spirits and the fruit liqueurs are particularly popular for creating a vast range of fruit cocktails.
The Vok Range
The full range of Vok Liqueurs, as cited at www.vok.com.au is:
Advokaat
A rich and creamy blend of egg yolks, aromatic spirits, sugar and brandy with just a hint of vanilla. It has a smooth and full-bodied taste, and is used in cocktails such as the famous 'Fluffy Duck'.
Cherry Advokaat
A delicious combination of Advokaat and Cherry Brandy, combining fresh eggs, mellow brandy and luscious cherries.
Cherry Brandy
A rich, full-bodied liqueur made from dark ripe red cherries steeped in fine brandy and spiced with cinnamon and cloves.
Crème de Menthe
A vibrant mint-flavoured liqueur with a sweet and crisp taste that's dry on the palate.
Crème de Cacao
A cocoa-flavoured liqueur made from cacao beans, it's available in either clear or brown.
Curacao
Available in white, orange and blue, this orange-flavoured liqueur is made from the dried peel of bitter oranges found on the Caribbean island of Curacao. Often used to provide colour in mixed drinks, and in cocktails such as the refreshingingly, cool 'Blue Lagoon'.
Parfait Amour
A violet liqueur with a delicate flavour of rose petals, lavender and orange plus a subtle hint of vanilla and almonds. Often used in champagne cocktails.
Melon
This bright green liqueur with a sweet honeydew-melon flavour is a perfect base for fruit cocktails.
Triple Sec
A strong, clear orange-flavoured liqueur, extremely popular for use as a mixer in a wide variety of drinks including the famous 'Margarita'.
Banana
A distinct and exotic tasting liqueur, mostly used in desserts as a flavouring or in tropical cocktails such as the 'Banana Daiquiri'.
Strawberry
A delicious liqueur with flavours of rich ripe strawberries. Used widely as a flavouring for fruit cocktails or in tropical cocktails such as the 'Strawberry Daiquiri' and the popular 'Sex On The Beach' cocktail.
Butterscotch Schnapps
Drawing on the exquisite traditions of Northern Scandinavia, Combines the seductive, soft flavour of butterscotch with the sharp pure edge of schnapps to create a luscious smooth drinking experience. Used in the well known 'Cowboy' shooter.
Vok Liqueurs are an extensive range of alcoholic liqueurs distributed by Australian company, Vok Beverages.
Today the Vok Liqueurs range consists of 15 flavours, which can be enjoyed on their own, as a base for mixed drinks, or to create an infinite variety of flavoursome cocktails.
History of Vok Liqueurs
More than three centuries ago, Dutch hosts mastered the art of blending herbs, spices and fruits and flowers to create the first Liqueurs. They invented such traditional drinks as Advokaat, fruit brandies, Van der Hum and Curacao.
Half a century ago Dutch liqueur maker, Jan Vok, introduced his liqueurs to Australia, under the brand of Jan Vok Liqueurs. He carried on making the liqueurs in the Dutch way, working to a strict formula with nothing but the very best ingredients.
Incidentally, Advokaat is still to this day one of the most popular of the Vok Liqueurs. A rick, creamy, yellow drink, this liqueur got its name from the Dutch word for an advocate or lawyer and was so-called because it was the favourite tipple of these gentlemen several centuries ago in Holland. They found that a mixture of beaten eggs with a spirit was as nourishing as it was refreshing - an ideal restorative when coping with a busy day in court.
Inevitably, this drink soon became popular outiside of the legal circles and today Advokaat is recognised as one of Holland's greatest contributions to the list of the world's great drinks.
A variation of Advokaat is Vok's Cherry Advokaat which combines its smooth taste with the flavour of cherries.
Creme de Menthe is also a popular line in the Vok range. It has a clean crisp taste based on the careful blending of mint essences which is consumed on its own or as a mixer to make refreshing long drinks. Traditionally Creme de Menthe is consumed after-dinner as the mint cleans the palate and is a good aid to digestion.
The name Jan Vok is now linked with some of the finest fruit based liqueurs available. The extensive range includes Melon, Strawberry, Banana and the orange flavoured Triple Sec and Curacao. Most of these fruit liqueurs are made from natural fruit flavours blended with top-grade Australian Spirits and the fruit liqueurs are particularly popular for creating a vast range of fruit cocktails.
The Vok Range
The full range of Vok Liqueurs, as cited at www.vok.com.au is:
Advokaat
A rich and creamy blend of egg yolks, aromatic spirits, sugar and brandy with just a hint of vanilla. It has a smooth and full-bodied taste, and is used in cocktails such as the famous 'Fluffy Duck'.
Cherry Advokaat
A delicious combination of Advokaat and Cherry Brandy, combining fresh eggs, mellow brandy and luscious cherries.
Cherry Brandy
A rich, full-bodied liqueur made from dark ripe red cherries steeped in fine brandy and spiced with cinnamon and cloves.
Crème de Menthe
A vibrant mint-flavoured liqueur with a sweet and crisp taste that's dry on the palate.
Crème de Cacao
A cocoa-flavoured liqueur made from cacao beans, it's available in either clear or brown.
Curacao
Available in white, orange and blue, this orange-flavoured liqueur is made from the dried peel of bitter oranges found on the Caribbean island of Curacao. Often used to provide colour in mixed drinks, and in cocktails such as the refreshingingly, cool 'Blue Lagoon'.
Parfait Amour
A violet liqueur with a delicate flavour of rose petals, lavender and orange plus a subtle hint of vanilla and almonds. Often used in champagne cocktails.
Melon
This bright green liqueur with a sweet honeydew-melon flavour is a perfect base for fruit cocktails.
Triple Sec
A strong, clear orange-flavoured liqueur, extremely popular for use as a mixer in a wide variety of drinks including the famous 'Margarita'.
Banana
A distinct and exotic tasting liqueur, mostly used in desserts as a flavouring or in tropical cocktails such as the 'Banana Daiquiri'.
Strawberry
A delicious liqueur with flavours of rich ripe strawberries. Used widely as a flavouring for fruit cocktails or in tropical cocktails such as the 'Strawberry Daiquiri' and the popular 'Sex On The Beach' cocktail.
Butterscotch Schnapps
Drawing on the exquisite traditions of Northern Scandinavia, Combines the seductive, soft flavour of butterscotch with the sharp pure edge of schnapps to create a luscious smooth drinking experience. Used in the well known 'Cowboy' shooter.