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SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants Sets Out Enhancements to Its Core Services

August 10, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - 
SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants, the family-run wine and spirit house established in 1997, has announced a series of enhancements to its main services, covering its wine and spirit selection, its online ordering and delivery, its gifting service, its wine education programme and its En Primeur service. The company has described the changes as a coordinated effort to refine the way customers choose, receive and learn about the products it offers.
The company operates two shops and an online service that delivers nationwide. According to the company, the enhancements have been introduced together to ensure a consistent experience whether a customer visits a shop in person or orders for delivery. The company has stated that the changes build on the methods it has used since its founding, rather than replacing them.
The first area of change concerns the product selection. The company has stated that its range of wines, spirits, chocolates and delicacies continues to be assessed by a team of wine and spirit professionals who taste and evaluate products before they are listed. The company has described recent work to broaden the choices available to customers, including adding more producers, while retaining the curated approach that distinguishes a specialist merchant from a general retailer. The stated aim is to help customers find both familiar options and less common bottles with informed guidance.
A second area concerns the online service and delivery. The company has stated that its website and ordering process have been refined to make it easier for customers to browse the range and to choose with the same confidence they would have in the shop. Delivery extends across the country, supported by attention to storage and handling so that products reach customers in suitable condition. The company has described these improvements as a response to a broader move towards ordering speciality goods for delivery.
The gifting service forms a third area of enhancement. The company has stated that its wine, spirit and chocolate gifts and hampers have been developed to give customers a clearer range of options for occasions such as birthdays, celebrations and corporate events. The company has noted that demand for gifts rises sharply in the final weeks of the year, and that the refinements are intended to give customers more choice and a smoother experience during that period, with the team providing presentations and recommendations.
The fourth area concerns wine education. The company has stated that the SPECTUS Wine School, founded by George Hadjikyriacos in 1997, continues to expand its programme of structured courses, guided tastings, wine trips, and dinners pairing food with wine. The company has described the school as a distinguishing feature of the business, with corporate and private tasting events held for groups. It has linked the educational programme to its broader purpose of helping customers understand the products they buy.
A fifth area concerns the En Primeur service, through which customers can secure fine wines before they are bottled and released to the market. The company has stated that the service, sometimes referred to as wine futures, allows customers to reserve labels from regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhône Valley, typically delivered two to three years after the vintage and available by the case. The company has described En Primeur as offering opening prices that are generally lower than those the wines command once released, together with access to fine and rare bottles produced in limited quantities. The company has noted that refinements to this service are intended to make the process clearer for customers and to complement its specialist wine cellaring facility, where wines reserved in advance can be stored under controlled conditions until they are ready to be enjoyed.
George Hadjikyriacos, founder and managing director of SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants, said the enhancements reflected the principles on which the business was built. "These improvements aim to make selection, service and education clearer and more accessible across every part of the business," he said. "Refining the way customers choose, receive and learn about wine continues the approach the family has followed since 1997, rather than departing from it."
The company has framed the enhancements in terms of the reasons customers have given for choosing the business. It has identified specialisation, customer service, and the quality of its products as the principal factors and stated that the changes are designed to strengthen each of these. The company has also pointed to its position as a family-run business with long-serving, knowledgeable staff, which it presents as central to the personal approach the enhancements are intended to support.
The company has set the changes against its record. SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants was named Best SME in Cyprus at the 2018 InBusiness Awards, following a process that combined a committee assessment with a public vote, and founder George Hadjikyriacos received the Premio MASI Giorgio Boscaini Award, an international recognition within the wine sector. The company employs around 25 people across its two shops and delivery operation, and will reach its 30th year of trading in 2027.
The company has stated that the enhancements are now in effect across its shops and online service. It has described the changes as part of continuing work rather than a single event, and has indicated that further refinements may follow as customer needs develop. Further information about the business, its selection and its educational programme is available through the company's website.


SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants is a family-run wine and spirit house founded in 1997. The company operates two shops and delivers across the country, offering a curated selection of wines, spirits, chocolates and delicacies, and is home to the SPECTUS Wine School. The business was named Best SME in Cyprus at the 2018 InBusiness Awards, and its founder, George Hadjikyriacos, received the Premio MASI Giorgio Boscaini Award.

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MedFire Media has launched OmniDominance™ AMPs, a proprietary content distribution multiplier that generates 14 times more AI citations and six times more organic traffic compared to single-tier distribution approaches. The AI-powered, fully managed system transforms how board-certified plastic surgeons compete in crowded digital markets by automating compliant content creation and distribution across hundreds of high-authority platforms-including Google News, USA Today, Business Insider, YouTube, Spotify, and regional news affiliates-without relying on paid advertising. When the same product, article, and week were tested with different distribution stacks, single-tier campaigns returned one citation while the five-tier stack returned 14, demonstrating that stacking serves as the core multiplier driving measurable competitive advantage.
More information is available at https://medfiremedia.com
According to research, such as that by BrightLocal, 92 percent of consumers research businesses before purchasing, yet most plastic surgeons focus exclusively on the final decision stage. MedFire Media addresses this visibility gap through the CREDibility Pathway framework-Curiosity, Research, Evaluation, Decision-which maps the weeks or months prospective patients spend researching procedures before booking consultations. Surgeons invisible during the first three stages never enter consideration, regardless of how polished their websites or paid ads appear at the decision point. The OmniDominance™ AMPs system positions practices as trusted authorities at every research stage by answering thousands of procedure-specific questions patients ask across multiple formats and platforms.
MedFire Media creates eight content formats from a single piece of expertise: news articles, blogs, short-form videos, long-form videos, podcasts, infographics, flipbook eBooks, and social posts. The company then distributes this content across hundreds of platforms, removing the internal resource burden that affects many local businesses. Plastic surgeons provide only their clinical expertise while MedFire Media handles all creation, conversion, and distribution through its automated system. This approach ensures consistent messaging across formats while feeding AI training data from multiple angles-podcasts, YouTube, SlideShare, news sites, and blogs-creating the surface area necessary for sustained citation growth.
Five compounding effects distinguish the OmniDominance™ AMPs architecture from traditional paid advertising. Brand Reference Diversity means the same practice appears across very different site types, signaling legitimacy to AI engines. Referring Domain Diversity mixes domain types such as Yahoo Finance for financial authority, regional news for local credibility, and Medium for editorial signals. Ranking and Citation Diversity enables different pieces to rank on different days for different queries in different formats. Content Format Diversity provides eight formats feeding AI from eight angles, while Topic Variation allows the same service to run with new keyword angles and different distribution mixes to capture long-tail variations. These effects stack simultaneously, delivering five to 50 times Return On Content Spend compared to the one to three times Return On Ad Spend typical of paid advertising, according to company data. Unlike ads that stop working when spending ends, content published across high-authority platforms continues generating citations, organic traffic, and patient trust for years as a compounding owned asset.
The system offers seven distribution tiers matched to practice priorities and budget constraints. Social distribution, included with all options, maintains presence across connected accounts. Standard distribution publishes eight formats across hundreds of sites, forming the base layer every campaign requires. Primetime distribution places content on regional newspaper, TV affiliate, and magazine sites-including NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox affiliates-delivering the "As Seen On" credibility signals buyers recognize. Premium distribution guarantees placement on USA Today, Business Insider, and other major news brands with strict editorial standards, maximizing AI citation impact. MSN distribution targets the Microsoft Network's reach of over 700 million monthly visitors on a platform with a Domain Authority of 90+, while BLOW (Blog Link Outreach Wire) and Financial tiers are reserved for top-performing content and high-margin procedures. Allocation logic prioritizes frequency where payoff is greatest: Primetime and Premium tiers used often, MSN moderately, and upper tiers strategically for best-performing assets.
MedFire Media designs every piece of content with HIPAA compliance and medical authority standards built in, crafting educational material that positions surgeons as trusted experts without including protected health information. The system builds owned practice assets rather than rented attention, with content indexed in Google News feeds and multicasted at scale across video and podcast platforms. This compliance-first architecture addresses businesses affected by negative online content while simultaneously capturing the 97 percent of consumers who search online for local businesses per Hennessey Digital data. Board-certified plastic surgeons gain predictable patient flow and long-term practice growth through a fully managed system that handles all operational complexity, allowing practitioners to focus on patient care while their authority and visibility expand across the platforms prospective patients use throughout their research journey.
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1099-DA Crypto Tax Guide Released: How to Prove Cost Basis to the IRS

Without proper cost basis documentation, the IRS may assume a zero cost basis on cryptocurrency transactions and force investors to report 100 percent of proceeds as capital gains. This regulatory stance creates significant overpayment risks for high-net-worth crypto investors managing complex portfolios that involve DeFi protocols, numerous trades across multiple wallets, and intricate transaction histories. Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions addresses this challenge by helping investors organize and verify transaction data to accurately prove cost basis, which ensures compliance while reducing tax liabilities.
More details can be found at https://secure.betavirtualassistance.com/
Standard crypto tax software imports exchange data but cannot verify accuracy without human expertise, according to Jessica Freeman, the Crypto Tax Sleuth, is the Visionary and Team Leader at Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions. Software-generated reports often contain mismatched balances, lost wallet information, and incorrectly labeled transactions that lead to inflated tax obligations. Freeman emphasizes that imported data requires cleanup to ensure balances match actual exchange records and that transaction timing follows logical patterns; automated platforms cannot perform these steps independently.
Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions specializes in serving investors with exceptionally complicated situations, including clients managing over one million trades, heavy DeFi involvement, and funds distributed across multiple wallets. Freeman has traced Bitcoin movements through complex chains of transfers and reconstructed transaction histories when investors split holdings across numerous wallets for security purposes. In one case, she followed a single Bitcoin as it moved through multiple intermediate wallets before reuniting at its destination, preserving the cost basis that would otherwise have been lost. The company focuses exclusively on cases requiring deep expertise rather than simple exchange purchases.
Clients seek two primary outcomes: audit-proof documentation and avoidance of tax overpayment. For complex portfolios, Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions offers a near-guarantee to reduce reported capital gains by at least the service fee amount in 95 percent of cases, according to Freeman. This assurance stems from the reality that complicated transaction histories almost invariably contain lost wallets, mislabeled transfers, or other errors that standard software fails to catch. Meticulous documentation distinguishes rough software output from reporting that withstands IRS scrutiny.
The company serves a specific client segment: high-net-worth investors who prioritize accurate compliance over shortcuts. Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions filters for clients who understand the importance of proper reporting and are willing to invest in verification, contrasting with those managing simple Coinbase purchases or seeking tax avoidance strategies. Freeman notes that ideal clients must genuinely care about accuracy and want to ensure their reporting can withstand audit examination, reflecting a premium, compliance-focused market position.
Investors interested in organizing complex crypto tax information can begin by visiting the company website, where Beta Virtual Assistance Solutions helps clients prepare financial records for accountants and tax preparers or manages the full process directly. The company's mission centers on accuracy and reducing tax liabilities for crypto investors who demand confidence in their reporting.
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24/7 Emergency Electrical Services Now Cover Three Cities

Certified Electricians Extend 24/7 Emergency Coverage Across Parkersburg, Marietta, and Belpre
  Parkersburg, United States - August 9, 2026 / Amped Electric, LLC / 
  
Amped Electric, LLC has expanded its 24/7 emergency electrical coverage to serve residential and commercial customers across Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH, and Belpre, OH simultaneously -- a geographic expansion that brings certified electricians within reach of clients in all three cities at any hour of the day or night.
The expansion means that property owners and facility managers across this tri-city corridor can now reach a certified crew for both emergency calls and scheduled electrical work without navigating separate service providers. Amped Electric, LLC structured the expanded coverage to address the full scope of electrical needs in each market, from urgent fault diagnosis to planned installations, all handled under a single point of contact.

Round-the-Clock Response for Residential and Commercial Properties

The cornerstone of the expansion is 24/7 emergency availability across all three service areas. For homeowners in Parkersburg, WV, the round-the-clock model means that electrical faults, panel failures, or wiring emergencies no longer require waiting until standard business hours. The same coverage applies to commercial operations in Marietta, OH, where unplanned electrical downtime can interrupt business continuity. As a 24/7 electrician Parkersburg WV resource, Amped Electric, LLC positions its certified crews to respond promptly rather than defer emergency calls to a scheduling queue.
Commercial electrical services Marietta OH businesses now access include fault identification, panel work, lighting systems, and code compliance assessments -- the categories of work that often require both technical certification and familiarity with local inspection standards. Amped Electric, LLC crews carry those certifications, ensuring that completed work meets applicable electrical codes in each jurisdiction served.

Certified Electricians Handle Full-Scope Projects

Beyond emergency response, the expanded service footprint covers complete residential and commercial electrical projects. Homeowners seeking a residential electrician Belpre OH can schedule Amped Electric, LLC for work ranging from outlet installation and circuit additions to full rewiring and safety inspections. The certification framework that governs the company's emergency response applies equally to these scheduled projects, meaning code compliance and inspection readiness are built into the workflow regardless of project size.
On the commercial side, the Marietta, OH coverage includes service for retail, office, and industrial facilities. Commercial electrical systems carry higher load demands and more complex code requirements than residential wiring, and Amped Electric, LLC's certified electricians are equipped to manage that technical scope across the full project lifecycle -- from initial assessment through final inspection.

Safety and Code Compliance as Operational Standards

Amped Electric, LLC frames electrical safety and code compliance as non-negotiable standards rather than optional service add-ons. Every job completed under the expanded coverage -- whether a late-night emergency call or a multi-day commercial installation -- is subject to the same certification and compliance protocols. This approach is designed to protect property owners from the liability and safety risks that come with non-compliant electrical work, particularly in commercial facilities where inspection failures can result in operational shutdowns.
"Expanding our 24/7 coverage across Parkersburg, Marietta, and Belpre means our certified electricians are available whenever an emergency happens -- not just during business hours -- and every job we complete, emergency or planned, meets code," said James Maze, Owner of Amped Electric, LLC.
The tri-city expansion reflects a deliberate effort to consolidate certified electrical service under one provider for a region where residential and commercial property owners have historically relied on separate contractors for different service types or geographic areas. With the expanded footprint now active, Amped Electric, LLC serves as a single resource for emergency and project-based electrical work across all three markets.

About Amped Electric, LLC

Amped Electric, LLC is a certified electrical contractor serving residential and commercial customers in Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH, and Belpre, OH. The company provides 24/7 emergency electrical response alongside full-scope residential and commercial electrical services, with all work completed in accordance with applicable electrical codes and safety standards.
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