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Friday, January 31, 2003

MesoRC Blog Offers Nutritional & Lifestyle Information for Mesothelioma Patients and Their Families

Blog Provides Helpful Information to Ease Symptoms

Newton, MA (PRWEB) August 13, 2009

MesoRC. com, an online community and resource center developed to assist those affected by mesothelioma, lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases, allows readers to share valuable nutritional information. The goal is to provide an additional support tool for patients and their families.

On MesoRC. com, Mellissa Hayon, LICSW, MesoRC's resident social worker and chief blogger, discusses a variety of nutritional issues. The MesoRC blog showcases tips for maintaining a healthy diet, while the newsletter features recipes catered to mesothelioma patients. The MesoRC community asks readers to submit their own mesothelioma friendly recipes in hopes of creating a cookbook for patients and families. In addition to sharing their own personal recipes, readers can offer tips around nutrition and share their own experiences coping with mesothelioma on the MesoRC Discussion Board (http://forum. mesorc. com/index. php? topic=130.msg399#msg399).

"Eating well is challenging for many of us and it becomes more challenging for people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other cancers. I talk about the differences in nutritional needs for those diagnosed with mesothelioma and other cancers and the challenges of proper nutrition when faced with symptoms of the disease itself or side effects from treatment. The blog is an important step in relaying valuable information to my mesothelioma clients," said Mellissa Hayon, host of the Mesothelioma Resource Center. "Our blog and newsletter offer insight and knowledge regarding these questions and concerns and let this community know there is a valuable online resource available at MesoRC. com."

MesoRC is committed to making nutrition and healthy eating a widespread and recurring topic. The online resource also contains valuable information to assist readers with filing asbestos claims related to mesothelioma or lung cancer and navigating the legal process.

About MesoRC. com
The Mesothelioma Resource Center is a resource for patients and their families with helpful information gathered from leading mesothelioma authorities. This mission has never been more pertinent than it is today, as thousands of newly diagnosed victims strive to cope with devastating diseases like mesothelioma and asbestos related cancers. The Mesothelioma Resource Center, has since served as a community of support - a place where victims can meet and talk with others who share their burden and where they can turn to for the most up-to-date information on everything related to mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Resource Center is part of Sokolove Law, LLC who has been reinventing how people obtain legal services for over 30 years. Our continuing mission is equality of access, regardless of ethnicity or income, and superior quality of representation and service within our civil justice system. For more information, please visit www. MesoRC. com.

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Thursday, January 30, 2003

NEW Online Documentary Exposes State Race to Legally Stop Abusive Bosses (nojobisworththis. com)

This year New York and Connecticut joined nearly 25% of the nation's State Capitols in the growing struggle to protect American employees from severe psychological harassment. Why wouldn't they? That question forms the heartfelt arc of a new interactive media campaign by award-winning documentary filmmaker Beverly Peterson, THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW: nojobisworththis. com. "When this becomes something that is more widely understood and comes out of the shadows and is talked about, I believe that we'll see passage of this law." -- NY Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Sponsor A5414, a bill to stop abusive work environments. (http://nojobisworththis. com)

New York (PRWEB) May 4, 2009

This year New York and Connecticut joined nearly 25% of the nation's state capitols in the growing struggle to protect American employees from severe psychological harassment. Why wouldn't they? That question forms the heartfelt arc of a new cutting edge interactive media campaign by award-winning documentary filmmaker Beverly Peterson, THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW: nojobisworththis. com (http://nojobisworththis. com (http://nojobisworththis. com)).

"I stumbled onto the vicious little secret of the American workplace the hard way," says Peterson. "In little more than two years, my boss bullied her way through 6 or more employees in the same position before me. The better I was at my job, the better she got at being a bully and the more outrageous her behavior became." When Peterson learned about her own state's struggle to pass a law to prevent victims like herself from experiencing severe emotional trauma -- she picked up her camera and traveled to Albany to capture the hopeful journey of victims, legislators and activists as they fought back against toxic bosses.

All too often the victim is blamed for not being 'tough enough' for today's highly competitive and shrinking job market. The New York Times recently reported that the emotional toll of an abusive boss is more severe than sexual harassment. 54 million Americans have already been victimized. 77% found the only option was to quit (zogby). "When this becomes something that is more widely understood and comes out of the shadows and is talked about, I believe that we'll see passage of this law." -- NY Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Sponsor A5414, a bill to stop abusive work environment

"When I first started making this documentary," Peterson explains, "experts, politicians and advocates kept warning me how hard it would be to make audiences understand that it's not about bad bosses, long hours or even lousy managers who curse or scream to make a point. This is about those rogue bosses who have slithered their way up through the cracks in the corporate ladder. The ones determined to target one employee after another and emotionally destroy them. In the schoolyard we learned to stand up to a bully. But in the workplace, the bully isn't looking for the weakest. They're looking for the strongest and the same approach might cost you your job, benefits, savings, and your health."

NY Assemblyman Mark Schroeder has reintroduced a study bill on this issue. "Everybody knows the difference between right and wrong," explains Schroeder. "Everybody knows how to be respectful. If people cannot go to work because they're sick to their stomach everyday and because they're being taken advantage of or they're being yelled at, these things are wrong and simply we're asking the Department of Labor, in a comprehensive way, to help us."

The world premiere of EPISODE 1: TRACEY & KALI'S LAW features the heartbreaking story of New York resident Tracey and her teenage daughter Kali. Like so many women who are victims of this type of abuse, Tracey was a single mother barely two years shy of retirement when her life turned upside down. During Tracey's long career as an office manager she adjusted to several changes in supervisors. But, when her last boss took the helm, Tracey says the "new management style" included isolation and psychological intimidation. Both her doctor and therapist advised her to save her health and quit her job. Suffering from severe depression and unable to find work, Tracey lost her home, benefits and savings. Even after several moves from state to state, Tracey is still hoping for a permanent job.

While Tracey is away from home her daughter, Kali, travels to Albany to join the grass roots struggle of the New York Healthy Workplace Advocates to enact anti-harassment legislation in New York. Viewers watch Kali meet State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson who links Tracey's struggle to Domestic Violence. "Violence is not just physical," says Hassell-Thompson. "It's emotional when it causes that level of trauma."

EPISODE 2: MARLENE'S LAW highlights Connecticut's struggle. Katherine Hermes is on a mission. Her best friend committed suicide after reportedly suffering psychological intimidation on the job. Hermes asks State Senator Edith Prague to propose legislation to stop bullying in the workplace. The response? "Let's do this!" What begins for viewers in a Connecticut Senate Office soon takes on national importance. Scenes include an evening of jazz, wine & truffles, as powerful state business lobbyists, Connecticut Business & Industry Association and the MetroHartford Alliance, voice opposition while reaching out to legislators. The head of the Metro Hartford Alliance readily reveals he is equally skeptical of Sexual Harassment laws currently in place. Fliers on nearby tables advise corporate members to tell their legislators to vote against pending Workers Comp and retirement bills. "They're running around saying to legislators, you can't possibly pass that bullying bill it's going to scare businesses out of the state," says Connecticut State Senator Prague, "I would be proud if we were the first state to do that."

The arguments by Senators Hassell-Thompson and Prague remind us that the need to define unacceptable levels of bullying behavior by a boss is no different than the historic ability to legally define domestic violence, sexual harassment and racial discrimination were so many years ago.

(States considering this bill in 2009 are: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Washington)

Beverly Peterson, the filmmaker:
Peterson's documentaries have been broadcast internationally, and screened at major festivals including; HBO, PBS The Sundance Channel, The Sundance Film Festival, Human Rights Watch, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Walker Art Center, The Warhol Museum, The Kitchen. Her documentary 71 West Broadway: Ground Zero, New York, NY was selected as part of the memorial presentation at the Library of Congress, which has included it in the national 9/11 film archive. Portions of Invisible Revolution, were featured on ABC's 20/20, Dateline, and HBO specials on domestic terrorism.

Contact:
Beverly Peterson
347-229-6815
Http://nojobisworththis. com (http://nojobisworththis. com)

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Wednesday, January 29, 2003

New Premium Natural Canned Cat Food Available from HealthyPetNet

Dr. Jane Bicks formulated Instinctive Choice to feed with Life's Abundance Premium Dry Cat Food and other brands of dry food so that cats can get the health benefits of both canned and dry food. Instinctive Choice premium canned cat food is nutrient dense, so cat owners can feed less of Instinctive Choice than many other brands of canned cat food

Douglas, AZ (PRWEB) May 20, 2006

Did you ever see a cat hunt for carrots or cranberries? We doubt it. That’s because our sweet house cats are more like little lions … true carnivores that must have a diet consisting of almost all meat to satisfy specific and unique nutritional requirements. Instinctive Choice is a brand new premium canned food that is scientifically formulated to provide cats with a meal that is similar in nutrition and moisture to how felines would feed in the wild. Modern science has proven that "nature knows best" when it comes to what cats needs to thrive.

Why should cat owners choose Instinctive Choice? It’s not only what’s in Instinctive Choice that makes it the ultimate canned cat food, it’s what’s not.

What is NOT in Instinctive Choice

Instinctive Choice does not contain fruits (such as cranberries), vegetables (such as carrots) or grains (such as corn). Cats are metabolically adapted to use protein and fat as energy sources and they have little need for carbohydrates. The question is "why do most manufacturers use carbohydrates; such as, fruits, vegetables and grains in their canned cat food?" We understand the use of carbohydrates in dry foods because they are necessary to form the kibble or nuggets. However, we do not understand the use of carbohydrates in canned foods. Other companies may use them because they are generally less expensive than meat and they sound better to consumers. At HealthyPetNet, we think it is more important to focus on what a feline really needs for good health rather than on cost or the desire to feed our felines "human-like" ingredients. Instinctive Choice does NOT contain gluten or fillers, nor does it contain by-products, any type of chemical preservatives or artificial flavors, flavor enhancers or food colorings.

What is IN Instinctive Choice

Instinctive Choice contains fresh, highly digestible, human-quality proteins from organic chicken, turkey and shrimp. It also contains chicken liver, a warehouse of good nutrition.

Instinctive Choice contains nutrient-rich water. Dr. Jane calls it “biological water." This is important because modern house cats are descendents of dessert animals that obtained moisture from their prey and so they do not like to drink water from a bowl. The "biological water" in Instinctive Choice contains nutritional components found in the meats and chicken broth, which allows your cat to obtain moisture closer to the way a cat in the wild would get it.

Instinctive Choice contains a special ingredient called Agropyron Repens grass, commonly found and also known as couch grass. This grass contains many nutrients, which help support a healthy urinary tract.

Instinctive Choice contains many other nutrients important to feline health.

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Monday, January 27, 2003

AAPC to Offer Nationwide On-Site ICD-10 Implementation Training

Comprehensive on-site ICD-10 implementation training will be available for organizations and companies nationwide beginning January 2010, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC, www. aapc. com) announces. The curriculum is customizable for many sizes and types of organizations, including health plans and providers.

Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) November 2, 2009

Comprehensive on-site ICD-10 implementation training will be available for organizations and companies nationwide beginning January 2010, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC, www. aapc. com) announces today. The curriculum, developed by a team of experts led by renowned ICD-10 authority Deborah Grider, is customizable for many sizes and types of organizations, including health plans and providers.

The three-day, on-site, customized ICD-10 implementation training is designed to lead organizations through the implementation process step-by-step, ensuring the organization is fully prepared for the switch. The course outline includes organizing the implementation efforts, developing cross-functional teams, budgeting, outcomes measurement, crosswalking and mapping, and compliance along with hands-on exercises using the ICD-10 code set.

"It is imperative that all health care organizations train their staffs, including physicians and coders, on the new ICD-10 system," Grider said. "Comprehensive training ensures your stability and revenue during the transition while maintaining your staff's productivity."

The AAPC's ICD-10 experts will conduct the on-site trainings at requested locations across the country. Templates and tools will be provided on CD for the organization along with an implementation manual. More information about the AAPC's on-site training is available online at www. aapc. com/ICD-10training (http://www. aapc. com/ICD-10training).

ICD-10 is part of the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical uses. ICD-10 differs from its predecessor, ICD-9, in that it contains more than 155,000 codes--nearly 10 times the number of codes in the ICD-9 set. The change to the new system, as mandated by the Department of Health and Human Services in January 2009, will be the most challenging transition since the inception of coding. To aid the health care industry through this transition, the AAPC has dedicated a team of its coding experts to develop and lead trainings for health plans, providers and facilities. More information the AAPC's ICD-10 involvement and training programs is available online at www. aapc. com/ICD-10 (http://www. aapc. com/ICD-10).

About the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
The AAPC (www. aapc. com) is the nation's largest medical coding training and certification association for medical coders. The AAPC provides credentials to medical coders in physician offices, outpatient facilities and payer environments. The certifications the AAPC offers are Certified Professional Coder (CPC®), Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H®) and Certified Professional Coder - Payer (CPC-P®), as well as 19 specialty-specific credentials and the Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder® (CIRCC®) credential. These credentials represent the gold standard certifications for medical coding. The AAPC provides a wide variety of benefits to its more than 82,000 members worldwide.

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Saturday, January 25, 2003

Docsnutritiondepot. com has Recently Swept Through Their Site and Lowered Prices Even Further On Thousands of Products

Http://www. Docsnutritiondepot. com has recently swept through there site and lowered prices even further on thousands of products. With the support of their loyal customers they now offer the same high quality name brand supplements at even greater discounts. Doc's Nutrition Depot also adds hundreds of products to their site on a monthly basis, providing their customers with a great selection to choose from.

Mamaroneck, NY (PRWEB) January 20, 2010

(PRWEB) December 28, 2009 -- http://www. Docsnutritiondepot. com (http://www. Docsnutritiondepot. com) is a family run business which has been open for over 10 years. They are making new and exciting changes to their operation, quickly becoming a leader in their industry. One of their recent changes includes providing more discounted pricing. (They have Dropped) to some of the lowest on the web. The staff at Doc's realizes the stress and pressures this economy has placed on their health conscientious customers and they are continuously striving to get best prices available.

Docsnutritiondepot. com is on the path to becoming the biggest Vitamin & Sports supplement retailer available, offering the best pricing, great customer service and a wide selection. In the last month alone they
Have added and greatly expanded their product lines. With Hundreds of products being added monthly and their prices being one of the best around this is definitely a site to keep your eyes on. One brand they would like to highlight at Doc's is Now Foods http://docsnutritiondepot. com/catalogsearch/advanced/result? manufacturer=67 (http://docsnutritiondepot. com/catalogsearch/advanced/result? manufacturer=67). This Line is award-winning and a highly respected manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, and sport supplements, which Doc's offers at some of the lowest prices on the web and with one of the biggest selections available.

Docs Nutrition Depot believes in selling top quality name brand supplements at affordable prices, It is during hard times like these that keeping up your vitamin regimen is extremely important..Even brands like New Chapter - http://docsnutritiondepot. com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?manufacturer=63 (http://docsnutritiondepot. com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?manufacturer=63) - that have had price increases going into the new year, have stayed deeply discounted at Doc's to make sure you the consumer can afford to take high quality supplements at bargain prices. The People at Doc's Nutrition Depot are on a mission that their competitors will hate but the consumers will love, This company is a rising star not to be missed.

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Thursday, January 23, 2003

Art4Love Salutes Viktor Schreckengost, "America's Da Vinci", On His Centennial Birthday Celebration

Art4Love Inc. (ALVN. PK) announces that Viktor Scheckengost has joined its international community of artists.

New York, NY, (PRWEB) June 28, 2006

Art4Love Inc. (ALVN. PK) announces that Viktor Scheckengost has joined its international community of artists. Art4Love will be marketing his body of work and participating in the nationwide series of exhibitions and museum shows commemorating the 100th Birthday of one of America’s most influential artists and industrial designers. Viktor Schreckengost has touched nearly every decade of the 20th century with his creative genius, from the landmark icon of the Art deco era “The Jazz Bowl”, to the invention of the cab-over-engine truck design during the 1930’s to his landmark contributions to radar object-recognition that lead to the Allied victory of World War II, to name just a few of many.

It is estimated that every adult in the United States has handled, used, driven, worn, played with, ridden in, collected or otherwise enjoyed objects designed by Viktor Schreckengost or one of his students. While the tally is far from complete, Viktor’s impact on the American economy is estimated to exceed $200 billion. In addition, Viktor Schreckengost has created a significant body of work as a sculptor, ceramist and painter. His fine art pieces number over 1500, cover diverse subjects in several media, and appear in major museums and private collections all over America. Some of his works, like the Jazz Bowl, are considered seminal creations that capture the life and history of our nation.

As close as America has come to claiming her own Leonardo Da Vinci, Viktor spent his career largely unknown among the general public and insiders in the art community. He focused his energies on his work and not self-promotion.

Of the scope of the Foundation's interest, Executive Director Chip Nowacek says, "This Foundation will not properly represent Viktor if we only focus on the history. His legacy also lives in his philosophy and worldview; it deals with the future. Viktor was always looking forward. This Foundation is also about living that legacy, and appropriate activities will develop as his funding becomes available."

"I can hardly express the enormous pride we feel in being associated with such a giant of the arts as Viktor Schreckengost," said Chad Love Lieberman, Founder and CEO of Art4Love. “We are honored to be able to participate in his centennial celebration, congratulate him on his enormous contributions to American culture in the last century and convey our warmest and very best wishes for many more happy, healthy and creative years ahead,” added Mr. Lieberman.

About Art4Love:

Art4Love Inc. (ALVN) is an emerging growth art company with access to the works of 1,200 artists, representing the rights of over 15,000 pieces of original artwork by both established and emerging artists worldwide. Offering a comprehensive range of leasing and sales options and an extensive selection of artwork, the Company provides a "one-stop/full - service environment" to assist its corporate clients with all facets of their art needs. For further information on Art4love Inc. visit the website at www. art4love. com.

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Civil RICO Action Filed In $1.2B Interstate Real Estate and Currency Fraud Case: Many CA & AZ Military Personnel Alleged to be Victims

Late last week a civil RICO action was filed in the California Central District of the United States District Court. The suit is connected to another state court action filed earlier this year in Riverside, California. While both suits focus on what is alleged to be a $1.2B fraud on real estate and Iraqi dinar "investors," the RICO case highlights the alleged intensive use of federally regulated communications systems to perpetrate the alleged fraud throughout many states. It is alleged that the perpetrators of the fraud caused $1.2B in bad real estate loans, stole the identities of loan applicants to take out credit lines without victim permission, and that they failed to provided hundreds of millions of Iraqi dinars as promised to investors.

Riverside, CA (PRWEB) February 12, 2007

The law firm of Ackerman, Cowles & Lindsley filed a civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case against what are alleged to be the perpetrators of a vast real estate and currency exchange scheme taking place in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Arkansas and on federal military lands.

United States District Court Case No. ED CV 07-00167 (Anna Richter, Deborah Weber v. James B. Duncan, et. al.) was filed by two investors who claim to have suffered over $500,000.00 in damages on their cases alone. U. S. District Judge Virginia A. Philips has been assigned the case. The suit alleges that the defendants may have scammed more that 700 victims in several states and on military installations, including an air base in Tucson, Arizona. The total damages are alleged to exceed $1.2B in this suit and a related suit filed in state court last month (California Superior Court Case No. RIC463483).

The complaint, filed on February 8, 2007, alleges that four operators of Stonewood Consulting, Inc., Pacific Wealth Management LLC (Nevada), and Sunburst Financial Systems, Inc., engaged in an investment scheme involving perhaps thousands of wire and mail transactions in Arizona, California and Texas. The named individuals are James B. Duncan, Hendrix Montecastro, Maurice Mcleod and Charlie Choi, all residents of Southern California.

The alleged mastermind of the scam is one James B. Duncan, who was previously ordered by the states of Washington and Iowa to cease and desist in investment activities. According to the State of Washington, in Department of Financial Institutions Case No. S-02-259, Duncan was previously fired from Olde Discount brokers for misappropriation of corporate funds and unauthorized investment activities, The Department found that Duncan defrauded a female victim and was ordered to pay restitution. In Iowa, Duncan was alleged to have taken financial advantage of an elderly victim in Iowa Division of Insurance Case No. C02-07-017.

In California, Duncan's alleged company, Pacific Wealth Management (NV), and individual Maurice Mcleod were ordered to cease and desist in the improper use of investor advisor numbers belonging to a legitimate brokerage in California Superior Court Case No. RIC462505. California Superior Court Judge Dallas Holmes issued a related temporary restraining order in Case No. RIC463483 against Hendrix Montecastro, and Maurice McLeod.

In the present case, the defendants are alleged to have induced members of the general public, hundreds of military personnel, church-goers, and health care professionals to get involved in a real estate business whereby "investors" could each become the owners of multiple residential properties throughout Arizona and California. In fact, fraudulent loan applications and income information were submitted on behalf of investors without their knowledge according to the suits. Now hundreds of alleged victims face multiple foreclosures and renters are losing their homes.

In what the defendants called a "short-term" investment, military personnel and others were allegedly duped into investing in the Iraqi dinar. However, the suit alleges that, while millions were taken from investors, the foreign currency was never delivered or only a minute fraction would be delivered to "investors." None of the defendants appear to be licensed to offer securities or currency exchange services anywhere in the United States.

The suit alleges that the activities of the defendants are having a damaging impact on the Iraqi dinar, the United States real estate market, and on the credit worthiness of the hundreds of victims, many of whom can no longer pay for so much as basic necessities. Some of the victims are alleged to have lost nearly everything they own. Military victims face even more serious consequences for excessive indebtedness. Members can suffer a breaking of rank and other devastating administrative action by superior command.

In the coming weeks, plaintiffs will ask the United States District Court to completely shut down the activities of the defendants and to place their enterprises into receivership.

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PMS Experts Reach Out To Help Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton

PMS Central offers PMS life coaching sessions to top celebrities after the Princess and the PMS: The Owners Manual hits the bestseller list.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 5, 2007

Over 50 million women battle PMS every month. Now, the co-authors of the bestselling book The Princess and the PMS and the medical experts at PMScentral. com (http://www. pmscentral. com) are reaching out to female celebrities famous for their tabloid-worthy bad behavior. With trips to rehab, DUIs and questionable judgment becoming more frequent among young stars, the PMS team has contacted the publicists of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and others to offer PMS counseling.

"Of course, not all behavior problems can be chalked up to PMS, but hormonal changes do influence emotional and physical reactions. It's possible that female celebrities who are 'acting out' may be suffering from untreated PMS," says Elizabeth Goodman, co-author of The Princess and the PMS (http://www. pmscentral. com/owners_manual). "PMS can exacerbate underlying emotional issues and certainly affects how women react to alcohol and other substances. There is help for these young women, for all women."

The Princess and the PMS addresses the symptoms of PMS, with particular emphasis on the emotional toll the syndrome takes. With symptoms as varied as binge eating, irritability, physical pain and emotional outbursts, PMS worsens under stress. For young celebrities, the stress of public scrutiny could be magnifying the same struggles faced by millions of ordinary women with PMS.

"With specific lifestyle changes plus counseling and supplements, even difficult cases of PMS can be managed," says Dr. Hyla Cass. "However, if women aren't proactive, their PMS won't magically disappear. There's no cure, but books like The Princess and the PMS offer take-charge strategies to overcome the symptoms for most women."

Written by a bestselling team of comedy writers and medical, nutritional and alternative medicine specialists (including president of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine and author of Food for Life Neal Barnard, M. D. and Integrative Medicine specialist, psychiatrist and author Hyla Cass, M. D.), The Princess and the PMS offers a lighthearted but medically sound approach to beating PMS. The "just-between-us-girlfriends" humor is coupled with invaluable medical advice on symptom-reducing diet, exercise, supplements, healthy coping mechanisms, stress reduction, alternative healing strategies, relationship guidance, and much more. The men's side of the book, The Prince and the PMS, appeals to shorter attention spans and features cartoons, survival strategies and bottom-line "guydance" on how to love their premenstrual princesses back to health.

The Princess and the PMS / The Prince and the PMS, from Quantum Leaves Publishing, is available at all major book retailers. The book is also available from PMS Central (http://www. pmcentral. com), a Web portal for women featuring PMS-related information and coping tools, and from PMS Red Flag (http://www. pmsredflag. com), a site for men that includes a customizable email PMS Alert System.

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Tremont Associates Announces the Successful Acquisition of a Majority Interest in Accurate Home Care

Tremont Associates, a Burlington, MA based private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Accurate Home Care. Accurate, located in Elk River, MN, provides in-home heathcare for patients who need specialized care at home and focuses on high-tech pediatric nursing cases.

Burlington, MA (PRWEB) September 13, 2007

Tremont Associates, a Burlington, MA based private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Accurate Home Care.

Accurate Home Care, located in Elk River, MN, provides health care for patients who need specialized care at home and focuses on high-tech pediatric nursing cases such as those requiring tracheostomy tubes, gastrostomy tubes or ventilators. Over the last few years, Accurate has been one of the fastest growing home health care companies in Minnesota thanks to its unique business model and the commitment of the management team and employees.

Troy Kenyon, a partner at Tremont Associates said, "Tremont is very excited by the opportunity to partner with Accurate. The company has a great reputation for the quality and expertise of the care that it provides to its patients. We are looking forward to supporting the company and its committed management team and staff as it enters its next phase of growth."

Kenyon added, "Accurate is a great example of the types of growth-oriented companies that Tremont looks to partner with. It is a well run company with a great team that is competing in a well-defined and market niche with a diverse set of growth opportunities."

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Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Digital Subliminal Perception Programs Go Digital and Excite Brain Waves!

ClydeSight Productions develops a set of subliminal perception computer programs that combine brain wave stimulation and unconscious motivation to give users a boost in self-improvement on traditional and unusual topics.

Malden, MA (PRWEB) March 28, 2006

Subliminal perception programs motivate people and help them take important and healthy life changing steps. Science has verified effective methodologies, but many subliminal products miss out on some of them.

ClydeSight Productions has gleaned the research and developed a new set of computer programs. They combine the methodologies of subliminal perception and brain wave generation to give users a boost in self-improvement on traditional and unusual topics. They call them Brain Wave Stimulating Digital Perception Programs. Currently they are offering five: Healthy Weight, Smoke Free, Power Writing, Inspired Marketer and Happy Dreams.

When someone is generating alpha brain waves -- is in the alpha state -- they have a close connection with their unconscious minds. In theta state, inspiration and ideas are generated by the unconscious and echo to the conscious, stimulating action.

ClydeSight Productions programs stimulate brain waves and send subliminal messages through the visual cortex, instead of aurally -- the more common approach. In a preset 15 minute program session, the user's brain waves are stimulated while hundreds of subliminal messages are accepted by the unconscious. All are designed to overcome negative, defeating self-talk and perceptions -- the core of many problems. Positive and CAN DO messages replace them. The unconscious echoes them back to the conscious, causing a change in attitude, and consequently, behavior.

Healthy Weight and Stop Smoking are weight management and stop smoking programs that work alone or with other methods of dealing with these common traditional problems. Users can give themselves a multi-tier approach and achieve success and better health.

The Power Writing and Inspired Marketer programs are more unusual and designed in direct response to customer requests. Says programmer, Tim Thompson:

"Customers have said 'I can't write well. But I have to write well for my job and career advancement. Can you help?' The answer is obvious, if they think they can't write well, they won't write well. So we created a program that gives them confidence in their skills -- to use them, instead of negating them. Entrepreneurs and small businesses getting into marketing have a similar problem. They are afraid of the risks and confusion of marketing. They lose their confidence and wind up either in procrastination, or worse, using too few resources or using those resources badly. Our programs replace fear with confidence. They don't teach writing or marketing skills and methods -- there are plenty of sources for that. The goal of our programs is to release the power within -- help people get out of 'neutral' and into 'high gear'!"

The programs benefit many because of the trickle down effect. "Marketing, PR services, Pay Per Click and other systems that require good writing and marketing receive fewer unacceptable submissions and fewer complaints because users of our programs become effective writers and marketers. They use the tools these services provide to their maximum advantage. And obviously, people who live in their healthy weight and who don't smoke are more pleasant to be with, are often happier, confident and more attractive.", says Thompson.

ClydeSight Productions' Brain Wave Stimulation Digital Perception Programs are available only on-line, and this is in response to an inspired approach to selling computer software that helps save the environment -- an idea that was generated during a Happy Dreams program session.

Says Thompson "It's amazingly simple and obvious. Our programs were developed in the virtual world. Why not sell and deliver them there also? This eliminates packaging waste and pollution of our environment. The entire process is virtual-- you read about the programs on line, you buy them on line, you download them on line. The entire experience exists in cyber space! Its better for everyone."

ClydeSight Productions is so excited about this environmentally friendly approach that they are using it to market another program, the Dream Angel Oracle, which Thompson also helped develop.

ClydeSight Productions' Brain Wave Stimulating Digital Perception Programs are available at the ClydeSight Productions Web site: http://www. clydesight. com/DSPP (http://www. clydesight. com/DSPP).

The Dream Angel Oracle (developed in association with Psychic View Points Entertainment) is available at: http://www. clydesight. com/DAO (http://www. clydesight. com/DAO)

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Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Life Line Screening Proudly Supports NBC’s Skate for the Heart in Honor of Longtime Partner, Peggy Fleming

Community-based health organization Life Line Screening participated in Skate for the Heart, giving free preventive screenings to select friends and family members of participating skaters.

Independence, OH (PRWEB) January 31, 2010

In honor of longtime partner Peggy Fleming, Life Line Screening is proud to have supported Skate for the Heart, which aired on NBC on January 31st.

Life Line Screening provided free screenings for several friends and family members of participating skaters to say “thank you” to Peggy for her ongoing support for cardiovascular disease awareness (http://www. lifelinescreening. com/health-screening-services/heart-disease. aspx).

Ms. Fleming filmed a commercial which aired during the special in which she talked about her personal story. Having lost her father and sister to cardiovascular disease at young ages, Ms Fleming hopes to raise awareness of screenings as a preventive strategy to save others the same heartache.

Life Line Screening provides preventive screenings (http://www. lifelinescreening. com/health-screening-services/default. aspx) in convenient community-based settings across the nation. Screening included ultrasound screenings for stroke prevention, including tests for carotid artery stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and systolic hypertension (high blood pressure). Other screenings check for peripheral arterial disease and abdominal aortic aneurysms.

According to the National Stroke Association, 80% of strokes are preventable. As Ms. Fleming says during the commercial, “If a screening could prevent a stroke, why wouldn’t you do it?”

About Life Line Screening
Life Line Screening was established in 1993, and has since become the nation’s leading provider of preventive health screenings. The screenings are provided in comfortable, familiar community settings such as churches and community centers and are conducted by highly qualified healthcare professionals. The non-invasive, inexpensive and painless tests help people identify their risk for stroke, vascular diseases or osteoporosis early enough for their physician to begin preventive procedures. Visit the web site at http://www. lifelinescreening. com (http://www. lifelinescreening. com).

About Skate for the Heart
Reigning World Champion Evan Lysacek, 2009 Pairs World Silver Medalists Ben Agosto & Tanith Belbin are just a few contenders for the upcoming 2010 Winter Games featured in Disson Skating’s “Skate for the Heart,” with live performances from music stars Jordin Sparks, Charice, Honor Society and KSM. The live show was at 7:30 p. m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The taped show aired on NBC on Sunday, Jan 31, 2010, from 4 – 6 p. m. EST, less than two weeks before the Winter Games kick off in Vancouver, Canada.

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Grassroots Advocates Urge President-Elect Obama To Fight Root Causes Of Corruption

"Oddly enough, a Democrat will occupy the White House and Democrats will control Congress at a time in America's history when the financial difficulties of wealthy people arguably impact social policy more than the underlying need to protect human rights," says Andrew D. Jackson, a Juris Doctor with a Masters in History and Deputy Director of POPULAR, Inc. The nonprofit corporation is an acronym for "Power Over Poverty Under Laws of America Restored" and joined by various anti-corruption advocates, will debut with a press conference and live webcast at the National Press Club in Washington, D. C. on Thursday - November 20, 2008. According to Juris Doctor Christina Pak, vice-president of POPULAR's board of directors, "America certainly faces many complex, troublesome issues competing for solutions; but some are merely symptoms of more fundamental problems." Newspaper founder and medical whistleblower, Dr. Lokesh B. Vuyyuru, expounds, "if average Americans cannot help their country distinguish symptoms from root causes of systemic, systematic misconduct, it cannot be very serious about fighting corruption."

Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 18, 2008

"Oddly enough, a Democrat will occupy the White House and Democrats will control Congress at a time in America's history when the financial difficulties of wealthy people arguably impact social policy more than the underlying need to protect human rights," says Andrew D. Jackson, a Juris Doctor with a Masters in History and Deputy Director of POPULAR, Inc. The nonprofit corporation is an acronym for "Power Over Poverty Under Laws of America Restored". Its Executive Director, Zena Logal, reports that the group will debut with a press conference and live webcast at the National Press Club in Washington, D. C. on Thursday - November 20, 2008 from 1:30 p. m. to 3:00 p. m. The webcast is to air from 2:00 to 3:00 p. m. at http://www. visualwebcaster. com/POPULAR2008 (http://www. visualwebcaster. com/POPULAR2008).

Joining POPULAR will be representatives of the ACORN 8 seeking to reform the embattled "Association of Communities for Reform Now"; co-chair Dr. James Murtagh and other members of the International Association of Whistleblowers addressing POPULAR's referendum on the Health Care Quality Improvement Act as well as announcing their 2009 conference; attorney Tom Devine of the Government Accountability Project with a briefing on federal whistleblower rights; principals of the Dillard-Winecoff development project, derailed by what may be America's most egregious mortgage fraud; and Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal Matthew Fogg (INA) urging what will soon be an Obama Justice Department to fervently prosecute criminal violations of civil and constitutional rights.

"The assault on rights Dr. Andrew Jackson references unfolds in three distinct, but overlapping ways," explains POPULAR's president, attorney Dale Nathan. According to attorney Nathan, "There are the denials of rights or entitlements by various people with power." He continues, "There is ostracism of and retaliation against industry insiders seeking to expose that wrongdoing, often to no avail." Finally Nathan adds, "There are institutional break-downs, if not total collapses from such unchecked corruption, the burden of which all Americans bear in one way or another."

Mortgage fraud advocate, attorney Michael R. McCray, considered the three-fold assault on human rights that POPULAR's board president describes, in light of America's financial crisis. "I see it beginning with predatory lending, mortgage fraud, and fraudulent foreclosures; escalating to suppression of mortgage and securities industry as well as law enforcement whistleblowers; and culminating with our country's mortgage industry collapse, precipitating our financial crisis which reverberates internationally," says McCray.

Katherine Moore, a citizen advocate and president of POPULAR's Advisory Board, interjects that "the travesty attorney McCray recounts and other brewing catastrophes reflect a fundamental failure to protect Americans from systemic, systematic corruption."

Mrs. Zena Logal is an attorney before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as POPULAR's executive director. She submits that the "failed protection our advisory board president proposes is apparent when, as a rule, average Americans cannot effectively petition their government for relief."

"Certainly America faces many complex, troublesome issues competing for solutions; but some are merely symptoms of more fundamental problems," explains Juris Doctor Christina Pak, vice-president of POPULAR's board of directors.

"If average Americans cannot help their country distinguish symptoms from root causes of systemic, systematic misconduct, it cannot be very serious about fighting corruption," says newspaper founder and medical whistleblower, Dr. Lokesh B. Vuyyuru.

"After all," retorts attorney Tom Devine of the Government Accountability Project, "who knows corruption better than its victims and whistleblowers, the public's eyes and ears who see and hear about it from inside private industries and government agencies?"

"While encouraged by campaign promises of President-Elect Obama, we are sobered by projections that the 111th Congress will resist robust judicial oversight despite recent confirmation by Transparency International that judicial corruption unduly impacts poor and other disenfranchised people," says Juris Doctor Glenn Vickers Bey, a POPULAR founder.

"At stake are the fundamental rights of Americans to due process, equal protection, fair trials, quality health care, a solvent federal government, and the corresponding sanctity of life, liberty, and property," says Juris Doctor Mark Adams, POPULAR's board treasurer.

"And because whistleblowers have been largely stonewalled by American government when trying to protect human rights, POPULAR hopes to make their enforcement an international initiative," adds Dr. Adams.

Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal Matthew Fogg (INA) attributes America's real estate market collapse, corresponding financial crisis, government budgetary issues, failing medical system, and arguably capricious legal system to the country's inadequate protection of those who sought and seek to avert these malfunctions by exposing their root causes. "Generally no amount of credentials, evidence, or harmful effects get these whistleblowers taken seriously by our Justice Department which fought me for years, even after a jury confirmed my report of rampant discrimination at the U. S. Marshal's Service," says Fogg.

ACORN 8 president Marcel Reid, essentially echoed Fogg's sentiments in commending POPULAR for endeavoring to protect the poor and otherwise disadvantaged from judicial corruption. She remarks, "By far, wealthy individuals and companies can control the legal process while average Americans must mobilize and harness collective strength for leverage against corruption."

POPULAR is an association of public interest attorneys and law school graduates also known as Juris Doctors or Doctors of Jurisprudence. These good government advocates are committed to helping poor and other disadvantaged people access affordable and competent legal representation, appropriate judicial oversight, and important civil and criminal justice system reforms. Their flagship project is an electronic signature drive known as the "Tear Down the Wall of Poverty" campaign. For additional information, visit http://www. popular4people. org (http://www. popular4people. org).

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Monday, January 20, 2003

Parent to Parent Announces Exciting Sixth Annual Holiday Gift Guide

Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award is proud to present the long-anticipated Sixth Annual Holiday Gift Guide for 2006.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 29, 2006

Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award is proud to present the long-anticipated Sixth Annual Holiday Gift Guide for 2006.

"We are thrilled to present the winners for this year's holiday gift guide. They passed our tough criteria and deserve their time in the spotlight," says CEO/Founder, Jodie Lynn.

Due to the number of submissions, there will be a second publication, which is due out in a few weeks. It will also include products that garnished the Adding Wisdom Award™ in the "Best" and "Top" categories and highlight a new section for Business Books.

Lynn says, "It's extremely important for everyone to understand that the reviewing/testing process consists of 20 individuals, which also includes 'kid testers,' who actually 'test' each product. For example, in testing the WindTunnel 2 vacuum, I personally vacuumed all areas in my own home with another brand, not once, but three times, before using the new WindTunnel 2; I was quite surprised to see how much 'stuff' that it still picked up. In a home where kids, adults and pets all live under one roof, I thought this was an amazing victory for Hoover."

For additional information, please see http://www. addingwisdomaward. com (http://www. addingwisdomaward. com) and discover a gift for that special someone.

Contact Jamie Jones, VP Marketing/Family Testers, with any questions; call 636 273 0404 or via email, team @ addingwisdomaward. com. Check the site for updated details on the second printing of the 2006 Holiday Gift Guide.

About Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award™

Established in 1998, by Jodie Lynn, this award honors products of outstanding quality that support family values and includes websites. The Adding Wisdom Award™ committees consist of experts from across the United States who are involved with children, and/or families, on a daily basis. They look for products that entertain and teach, inspiring imagination and creativity, as well as offer "wisdom." The items are then given to Family Testers for testing and evaluation before final decisions are reached. Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award™ is the only award program to ever be honored by Disney. com and was featured in a recent article in a special Parent and Educator 2006 Edition of Games Quarterly Magazine.

About Jodie Lynn

Jodie Lynn is an award-winning internationally syndicated family/health columnist and radio personality. Parent to Parent™ (ParentToParent. com) is now going into its eleventh year and appears in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, parenting publications and throughout the Internet. She is a regular contributor to many sites including eDiets. com, BabyUniverse. com, ClubMom. com, KeepKidsHealthy. com and MainStreetMom. com. Lynn is the host of the new radio talk show, Inside Parenting Success and has written four books and contributed to three others, one of which was on Oprah. Her latest parenting/family book is Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer) Having, Doing, and Surviving It All! (June 2006); her latest business book is, Syndication Secrets - What No One Will Tell You! (March 2006). See http://www. ParentToParent. com (http://www. ParentToParent. com) for more details on other products.

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Chapeau Blog Awards Extends Entry Deadline

Deadline for bloggers to qualify for $2,000 and recognition as "Most Brilliant Blog" extended to February 17th

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 4, 2009

Chapeau Blog Awards (www. ChapeauBlogAwards. com) is affording the world's most brilliant bloggers, in categories ranging from technology to entertainment, additional time to qualify for the title of
World's Most Brilliant Blog (http://www. chapeaublogawards. com/best-blog-2009.php) and a $2,000 cash prize by extending its entry deadline to February 17th, 2009.

Eagerly, the world's most brilliant bloggers have been gathering on the virtual red carpet outside the Chapeau Blog Awards online awards ceremony. The anticipation felt by bloggers who have already entered Chapeau Blog Awards can now be shared by new arrivals.

Enter Chapeau Blog Awards (http://www. chapeaublogawards. com/entry-form. php) by the extended February 17th deadline and submit your blog to one of the following categories:

Arts & Design
Health & Beauty
Technology
Parenting
Marketing & Advertising
Real Estate & Development
Hobbies
Finance
Travel & Leisure
News
Entertaining
Web Design & Development

$2,000 will be awarded for 2009's "Most Brilliant Blog" along with 4 iPod Touch's for the top four honorable mention blogs!

"We are excited to offer more of the world's most brilliant bloggers the chance to qualify for recognition and a cast prize via our extended entry deadline," states Susan Misukanis, Director of Chapeau Blog Awards.

Enter Chapeau Blog Awards (http://www. chapeaublogawards. com/entry-form. php) today by visiting Chapeau Blog Awards website.

About Chapeau Blog Awards:
Chapeau Blog Awards is an awards contest that tips its chapeaus to honor bloggers worldwide who devote their time and knowledge to inform, entertain and challenge their readers. Those involved in the Chapeau Blog Awards are not involved in the final selection of winners. Rather than assembling an antiquated academy of high profile Noggers - Non-bloggers - to determine which blog is best, Chapeau Blog Awards does what bloggers do. They ask for the opinion of the public sphere of blog readers. By asking blog readers to judge the Chapeau Blog Awards, entrants can be assured of a meaningful award as selected by their most important audience; blog readers themselves. Chapeau Blog Awards is the creator of BlogOh! Pedia, an online encyclopedia of blogging terms and Blog Review, an online review of blogs from around the world.
E-mail Chapeau Blog Awards at Info@ChapeauBlogAwards. com.

The only way to be considered for a Chapeau Blog Award is to enter your blog today.

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Sunday, January 19, 2003

Former Smoker Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Being a Non-Smoker 60 Pounds Lighter

Joe Balog is celebrating his one Year Anniversary as a Non-Smoker 60 Pounds Lighter. What Joe did is an amazing accomplishment! It can be difficult enough to quit smoking or lose 60 pounds but to do both within one year is truly inspiring. With Dan Vitchoff and PA Hypnosis Center's help, Joe was able to turn his life around and improve his quality of life; he has more energy and his family is thrilled with his success.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 20, 2008

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smoke Out has a special meaning for Joe Balog this year. Joe, who lives in West Virginia is celebrating his one year anniversary of being a non-smoker and he is also 60 pounds lighter. Joe Balog began working with Dan Vitchoff, Board Certified Hypnotherapist and President of PA Hypnosis Center in Pittsburgh, PA in November of 2007 with a goal to quit smoking.

He had been smoking for over 17 years and had tried just about everything else to quit smoking and nothing worked. He even tried a group hypnosis session and wasn't able to quit. Joe's mom, Bernice was looking around on the Internet and found PA Hypnosis Center's website, www. pahypnosiscenter. com and decided to call and find out more information. When she called, she was pleased to find out that she and Joe could come in for a Free Consultation and Evaluation to learn more about how they could reach their goals with hypnosis. Joe and Bernice came in for their Consultation and were impressed by how relaxing the office was and how professional the staff was. Dan talked to both of them about what "a day in the life of..." looked like for each of them and asked them what they wanted to accomplish. Even though Joe wanted to lose weight and quit smoking, he decided to participate in a Hypnosis Smoking Cessation Program first and then work on the weight loss second.

Joe's first session allowed him to wrap his mind around the idea that he was going to live the rest of his life as a non-smoker and his second session was his quit day. On Joe's Quit Day, he left PA Hypnosis Center's office is Pittsburgh, PA as a Non-Smoker free of cravings and desires and finally free from cigarettes! After Joe successfully quit smoking he decided to participate in a Weight Loss Program to improve his health and have more energy. Now, one year later, not only is Joe Balog celebrating his 1 Year Anniversary as a Non-Smoker; he has also lost 60 Pounds. What Joe did is an amazing accomplishment! It can be difficult enough to quit smoking or lose 60 pounds but to do both within one year is truly inspiring. With Dan Vitchoff and PA Hypnosis Center's help, Joe was able to turn his life around and improve his quality of life; he has more energy and his family is thrilled with his success.

Dan Vitchoff is one of the Nation's Leading Hypnotherapists and the Founder of the Nationally Accredited Sports Improvement Technique, "The 33 Method". Dan had the unique experience of working with the U. S. Olympic Shooting Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Dan's Mental Training Methods and Techniques are so powerful and effective that two of his athletes won Gold Medals at the Olympics. Glenn Eller won a Gold Medal in Men's Double Trap and Vincent Hanock won a Gold Medal in Men's Skeet. Each athlete also broke two Olympic Records and proved themselves to be best in the world in their respective sports. Like Joe Balog, they credit their success to the Mental Training Methods and Techniques that Dan used to help them remain confident and focused even under intense pressure. For more information about Dan Vitchoff's 33 Method, please visit www.33method. com. For more information of how you can lose weight or quit smoking with PA Hypnosis Center's Individualized Hypnosis Programs in Pittsburgh, PA, please call 724-934-8446 or visit their website at www. pahypnosiscenter. com.

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EBI Consulting Announces Real Estate Group Promotions

Keith Spolan Promoted to Real Estate Operations Manager, Southeast Region; Doug Meade Promoted to Senior Engineer; Harlan Miller Promoted to Senior Engineer; Doug Brinkman Promoted to Program Manager

Burlington, Mass., (PRWEB) October 16, 2005

EBI Consulting, a national engineering and environmental health and safety consulting firm based in Burlington, Mass., this week announced four promotions within the company’s Real Estate Group that are designed to strengthen the company’s capability for creating value for its real estate clients.

Keith Spolan, who has been with EBI Consulting since 2001, was promoted to Real Estate Operations Manager, Southeast Region. Prior to this promotion, Mr. Spolan was a Client Manager for EBI Consulting’s Southeast Region based in Atlanta, Georgia. In his new role, Keith will continue his duties in client management, but will also be responsible for managing EBI Consulting’s Southeast Regional staff.

“Mr. Spolan received this promotion as a result of his ability to continually provide the high level of service that our clients have come to expect from EBI Consulting,” said National Operations Manager Jeffrey Smith. “I am confident that he will excel in his new role.”

Doug Meade, also of EBI Consulting’s Southeast Region, and Harlan Miller of EBI Consulting’s Mid-Atlantic Region, have both been promoted to the position of Senior Engineer. Prior to their recent promotions, both Mr. Meade and Mr. Miller held the title of Project Engineer.

“The promotion for both Mr. Meade and Mr. Miller comes as a direct result of their years of dedicated service to EBI Consulting and more importantly their ‘can-do’ attitudes when it comes to meeting our clients’ needs,” said Mr. Smith.

Doug Brinkman, P. E., of EBI Consulting’s Mid-Atlantic Region has been promoted to Program Manager. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Brinkman was a Senior Engineer with EBI Consulting.

“Mr. Brinkman received this promotion as a result of his ability to manage numerous high-volume/high-profile clients without sacrificing quality or the exceptional level of service our clients have come to expect from EBI Consulting,” said Mr. Smith.

About EBI Consulting

EBI Consulting was founded in 1989 with the purpose of creating value for our clients through innovative applications of engineering assessments, environmental health and safety (EH&S) management, and due diligence techniques. EBI provides our clients with technical expertise that assists them in meeting compliance deadlines and in managing crucial projects on time and within operating budget. Each of EBI’s Principals brings extensive experience in facility engineering and EH&S management, environmental assessment and cleanup, and related consulting services. EBI is known for the quality of our product, the professionalism and business expertise of our consultants, and the personalized nature of our services. EBI Consulting has offices in Atlanta GA, Baltimore MD, Burlington MA, Chicago IL, Cranston RI, Dallas TX, Denver CO, Exeter NH, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, Phoenix AZ, Portland OR, San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, and York PA.

EBI Consulting—Creating Value for Your Business.

For further information, please contact Shawn LaVana at EBI Consulting, Four A Street, Burlington, MA 01803 P: 781.273.2500

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Saturday, January 18, 2003

UNICEF Africa Named Beneficiary Of Africamix Traveling Arts and Music Festival

SACRAMENTO, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Africamix, a California-based nonprofit organization announced today that UNICEF Africa will be a primary beneficiary of its traveling arts and music festival organized to help combat child abuse and neglect. The volunteer-organized and oriented festival is scheduled to visit 20 countries around the world beginning in June

(PRWEB) January 31, 2002

According to Beatrice Gatebuke, Africamix principal spokesperson and the USA festival organizer, there is a growing need for attention to improving the life and protecting the rights of children in Africa -- particularly in those regions especially impacted by civil wars, the HIV/AIDS health epidemic and poverty. Researches have demonstrated no social problem has ever been brought under control by providing after-the-fact treatment to the victims of the problem. Preventive, proactive, before-the-fact interventions have, historically, been the only effective way to control or eliminate important social problems

"If we can use music celebrations to spread messages of HIV/AIDS prevention and other social problems, then we can also use music celebrations to promote awareness and prevention of child abuse and neglect," Ms Gatebuke said.

The collective volunteer pledge festival will commence its global tour in California in June. Hosts for the 20-country tour include Canada in July; England and France in August; Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia in September; Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa in October; Botswana, Angola, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo and Senegal in November and Mali, Sierra-Leone and Nigeria in December.

Ms. Gatebuke also added that while no one expects the touring arts and music festival to end the global problem of child abuse and neglect, but it offers the benefit of a new concept that demonstrate that musicians and artists should be a part of any collective effort aimed at community-based child abuse intervention and prevention activities. Keeping children safe is a community responsibility, and prevention must be a community task. Every segment of society must be involved, including artists and musicians

For more information or to volunteer your talents to the Africamix collective pledge tour, visit their Web site at http://www. africamix. org (http://www. africamix. org)

Friday, January 17, 2003

SAP B1 – Business One Brazil – Alba Spectrum

Naperville, IL (PRWEB) July 19, 2006

Alba Spectrum Group with offices in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba announces Brazil nation-wide SAP Business One implementation, customization, reporting, training, support (including remote support). To give you some history – Alba Spectrum participated in one of the initial SAP B1 projects in Brazil – our first client was multinational corporation, specializing in beverages with headquarters in the USA, production facility in Manaus and regional office in Sao Paulo. SAP B1 is localized for Brazilian market and it could be recommended to mid-size and small businesses. Plus SAP B1 has integration tool to mySAP, which makes it attractive ERP option for multinational corporation with regional office in Brazil or South America.

Localization. It includes two parts: tax & legislation compliance and Portuguese language support. In fact, you can switch language, say English to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish with the combination of the hot keys. This nice feature makes SAP B1 transparent for internal audit and open for managerial control All-in-One licensing. Just to mention this – you get named user licenses, each license allows you to use all the modules: production, finance, order processing, CRM, etc. Also you can purchase CRM only license at half of the price, very useful for your sales people Flexible Integration. Besides SAP B1 integration to mySAP, you can easily export SAP Business One record set in Excel or tab delimited text, which could be the source for your upcoming integration to such high-end MRP as Oracle E-Business Suite/Financials, Microsoft Dynamics AX/Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Navision, etc.

Please give us a call: Alba Spectrum Group, Brazil: 55-11-3444-4949, USA/Canada: 1-866-528-0577, 1-630-961-5918, Europe: +44 20 8123 2580, +45 36 96 55 20, Mexico: 52-55-535-04027, skype: albaspectrum

Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www. albaspectrum. com (http://www. albaspectrum. com) http://www. enterlogix. com. br (http://www. enterlogix. com. br) http://www. ronix-systems. de (http://www. ronix-systems. de)) - Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, MS CRM, Oracle Financials and IBM Lotus Domino Partner, serving corporate customers in the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Medical & Healthcare, Distribution & Logistics, Hospitality, Banking & Finance, Wholesale & Retail, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Placement & Recruiting, Advertising & Publishing, Textile, Pharmaceutical, Non-Profit, Beverages, Conglomerates, Apparels, Durables, Manufacturing and having locations in multiple states and internationally.

We are serving Brazil, Latin America: Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Europe: Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, USA nation-wide.

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MainStreet MD Launches Personal Safety Solutions for Children and Seniors Built On SensorLogic’s Cloud Computing Platform

Personal Safety and Telemedicine solutions provider MainStreet Monitoring Devices selects SensorLogic’s asset tracking Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) to build and manage tracking and monitoring systems that advance the care and protection of children and seniors, including individuals challenged with autism, Alzheimer’s, and other developmental and sensory disorders.

Addison, TX (PRWEB) March 3, 2010

MainStreet Monitoring Devices, Inc (http://www. mainstreetmd. net)., an innovator of superior personal safety and telemedicine solutions to advance the care and protection of children and seniors, and SensorLogic™, the leading cloud platform for asset tracking and monitoring (http://www. sensorlogic. com) applications, announce today that MainStreet MD has launched two new products, CareTracker and CareAlert, which are built, deployed and managed using the SensorLogic Cirrus™ Platform as a Service (PaaS). (http://www. sensorlogic. com) The Cirrus platform allows solution providers, like MainStreet MD, to rapidly develop and deploy turnkey personal location services without hiring software programmers, establishing data centers or contracting with wireless operators. This accelerated ability to go-to-market provides MainStreet MD with a distinct competitive advantage.

MainStreet MD’s CareTracker, unlike similar personal safety devices, integrates machine-to-machine technologies with human elements to provide family and professional caregivers with a proactive and preventative solution for the protection of children and seniors, including those challenged with autism, Alzheimer’s, and other developmental and sensory disorders. These lightweight instruments can be worn as a pendant or wristwatch, carried in the pocket of clothing, or clipped to a belt. Caregivers can easily monitor an individual’s location by accessing the CareTracker website online from a computer, Apple iPhoneÒ, or other smartphone—a flexibility, manageability, and extensibility of application provided by SensorLogic’s robust Cirrus platform. The CareAlert is MainStreet MD’s emergency response alert system device.
“MainStreet MD provides a critically important service and we’re gratified to play a key role in their important mission,” says Michael Campbell, President and CEO of SensorLogic. “MainStreet MD’s CareTracker delivers significant advantage in the use of tracking technologies for personal safety."

"Information and prevention are the cornerstones of MainStreet MD’s personal safety product design," states Craig Baker, CEO and Founder of MainStreet MD, “empowering professional and family caregivers of individuals with special needs to be continuously and proactively involved in monitoring their safety and treatment. The CareTracker series, by integrating SensorLogic’s Cirrus platform with MainStreet MD’s Emergency Response Center, provides a level of reporting and rapid-response to events that no other personal safety solution in the market can lay claim."

SensorLogic partners with leading device manufacturers and wireless operators to provide customers with a single source for their tracking and monitoring solution. M2M magazine recently named SensorLogic as one of the top 100 M2M companies for 2010, a list that is designed to reflect the companies with the greatest impact on the future direction of M2M.

About SensorLogic
SensorLogic™ is the leading Cloud platform for asset tracking and monitoring applications. The Company’s flagship product, Cirrus™, is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) used by Enterprises and Solution Providers to build, deploy and manage hosted asset tracking and monitoring applications. Cirrus allows customers and partners to deploy turnkey applications quickly and at minimal cost. Partnerships with leading sensor device manufacturers and wireless carriers ensure that systems built on Cirrus can track almost anything, virtually anywhere in the world.

About MainStreet MD
MainStreet Monitoring Devices, Incorporated is an innovator of superior personal safety and telemedicine solutions to advance the care and protection of children and seniors, including individuals challenged with autism, Alzheimer’s, and other developmental and sensory disorders. MainStreet MD’s products, unlike traditional personal location and medical alert devices, integrate machine-to-machine technologies with human elements to provide professional and family caregivers with a proactive means to monitor the affected individual. MainStreet MD’s products and services have been approved by leading specialized care, advocacy and educational organizations, including Country Villa Health Services, California’s largest provider of skilled nursing healthcare centers, the CT chapter of the National Alzheimer's Association, and the Meeting Street School.

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Thursday, January 16, 2003

Can You Afford To Not Offer Health Savings Accounts?

HSA Clearing Corp has added 2000 audio-only webcast slots for their tele-seminar on Tuesday May 8th, 1:00 p. m. CDT, allowing you to listen to the webinar over your computer. HSA Clearing Corp has brought together some of the nation's leading experts on HSAs for this informative webinar. Attendees should include bankers, credit union officers, employee benefit companies, TPA's, and health insurance agencies and agents.

Lake Geneva, WI (PRWEB) May 7, 2007

HSA Clearing Corp has added 2000 audio-only webcast slots for their tele-seminar on Tuesday May 8th, 1:00 p. m. CDT, allowing attendees to listen to the webinar over their computer. Cost of the audio-only tel-seminar is only $39.

HSA Clearing Corp has brought together some of the nation's leading experts on HSAs for this informative webinar. Attendees should include bankers, credit union officers, employee benefit companies, TPA's, and health insurance agencies and agents.

Scheduled speakers are:

Lynette DeWitt, an associate director of retail investment markets at Financial Research Corporation. Lynette has developed an in-depth knowledge of the new HSA market and is the author of FRC's publications focused on HSAs.

Dan Perrin, executive director of the HSA Coalition. Mr. Perrin is recognized as one of the nation's most knowledgeable individuals concerning Health Savings Accounts. He is the author of HSA Road Rules, and is frequently quoted in major media publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and Kiplinger's.

Roy Ramthun, SVP of HSA Clearing Corp and former health care advisor to President Bush. Before joining the President's staff, Mr. Ramthun was the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U. S. Treasury for health initiatives. In this role, he led Treasury's implementation of Health Savings Accounts after they were enacted into law in December, 2003.

Larry Deegan, HSA Business Development Officer, American Chartered Bank. Chicago's American Chartered Bank started offering HSAs early in 2004. As of this spring, it had attracted $20 million in deposits and over 16,000 accounts.

Brian Bozek, HSA Business Development Officer with Southern Lakes Credit Union in Kenosha WI. Brian has brought in a number of business and individual HSA accounts since SLCU started offering HSAs last fall.

The latest enrollment figures for health insurance plans associated with HSAs by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) are showing continued strong enrollment growth across the country.
Enrollment has grown over the last year by another 1.2 million, to a total of 4.5 million Americans covered by HSA-qualified plans as of January, 2007 (a 43 percent increase over enrollment as of January, 2006).

The strongest growth was in the large employer market where many people get their health insurance coverage. Almost 50 percent of the current enrollment in HSA-qualified plans is now in the large employer market. Enrollment in the small employer market also doubled from one year ago.

As consumer driven health care and HSAs continue to explode across the country, we will discuss:
Are you losing deposits already? What are your responsibilities as a trustee or custodian? How to learn from the mistakes the insurance companies have made Why you must provide HSA educational tools Cross marketing opportunities Why now is the time to get started offering HSAs to capture your market

For more information visit www. hsaseminar. com or call HSA Clearing Corp at 866-HSA-4721

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Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Online Tech and VersaIMAGE Sign SaaS Hosting Agreement

Document Management Software Moves to Software-as-a-Service Model

Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) April 21, 2010

VersaIMAGE, a leader in hybrid Document Image Management Systems (DIMS), has signed an agreement with Online Tech to host their VersaIMAGE-WEB, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform on Online Tech’s managed servers (http://www. onlinetech. com/managed_servers).

VersaIMAGE is helping government agencies, financial, real estate, manufacturing and health care institutions cut costs by moving from paper to electronic records. VersaIMAGE’s document management system makes it easy to securely scan, store and retrieve records over the Internet; reducing paper, storage, and retrieval time.

By moving the entire document management system to an Internet-based application, VersaIMAGE removed the obstacles their clients faced in purchasing and managing their own hardware, software and backup systems.

Knowing that their SaaS application would need to be available and secure around-the-clock, VersaIMAGE turned to Online Tech to provide the managed servers required to host the application. Online Tech’s managed servers, housed in their SAS 70 audited data centers (http://www. onlinetech. com/managed_hosting/sas_70/), are delivered fully configured and include around-the-clock server monitoring, first responder service to any issue that might arise, and 24x7 hands-on support.

“With the cost-effective, secure hosting solutions that Online Tech offered, it made little sense to try to do this on our own,” says Alex Brunner, VersaIMAGE CEO. “We don’t have to spend a second worrying about our hardware, network or backups. Online Tech has taken care of everything for us – letting us focus on where we add the greatest value – our imaging and document management applications.”

VersaIMAGE is protecting its data by automatically backing up to Online Tech’s second data center 53 miles away. Online Tech’s two datacenters (located in Ann Arbor and Flint, Michigan) are ideally located for data backup and disaster recovery. The data centers are located on two separate power grids supported by two different utility providers and are interconnected through a Gigabit fiber making it easy to back up data to a separate location for disaster recovery (http://www. onlinetech. com/managed_hosting/disaster_recovery/).

“When we were looking for a partner to host our SaaS application, Online Tech was the only data center that used 2 separate power grids and was supported by different utility providers. With this type of redundancy, we felt confident that our customer data is 100% secure and will always be online and available,” said Brunner.

“Many small and mid-sized businesses do not have the infrastructure to securely host their document management solutions on site. By moving from onsite systems to a SaaS hosted solution, VersaIMAGE delivers a more secure, more accessible solution that is significantly more cost effective than onsite systems,” says Mike Klein, President of Online Tech. “We are pleased that VersaIMAGE chose Online Tech to host their customer-critical applications.”

About Online Tech
Online Tech (www. OnlineTech. com) is one of the Midwest’s premier managed data center operators. Online Tech owns and manages secure and reliable multi-tenant data centers in Michigan. With a full range of colocation and managed dedicated server offerings, Online Tech's clients dramatically reduce their IT data center costs, operational risks and downtime. Industry leaders trust Online Tech’s SAS70 certified data centers to insure their servers are always on, always online, and always safe.

About VersaImage
VersaIMAGE Software Corporation (http://www. versasoftware. com/ (http://www. versasoftware. com/)) develops, markets and distributes powerful yet very affordable document imaging software specifically for the Small to Medium Sized (SMB) Business marketplace. The company offers VersaIMAGE-Web document imaging modules and recently added SaaS (Software-as-a - Service) to its offering with Online Tech of Michigan. VersaServices offers image and data conversion services with web based OLAP analytical Business Intelligence services.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Chiesi Group Launch New Product Into UK &#163;80 Million Asthma Market

Chiesi Group Launch New Product Into UK £80 Million Asthma Market

Chiesi Group announces the UK launch of Clenil® Modulite® (beclometasone dipropionate [BDP]), a new CFC-free metered-dose inhaler (MDI) by their UK affiliate Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals. There are several CFC-free reliever inhalers currently available in the UK but Clenil® Modulite® is only the second CFC-free preventer (BDP) inhaler in this market.

(PRWEB) July 26, 2006

The Montreal Protocol1, and the UK Transition Strategy2, provides a commitment to remove CFC-containing products from the market once two alternative products containing beclometasone and at least one CFC-free MDI product for each of budesonide and fluticasone are available in an adequate range of doses. If the Department of Health, DEFRA and/or other interested bodies, deem Clenil® Modulite® to be the ‘trigger’ to withdraw all CFC-containing BDP inhalers, and the current Transition Strategy is invoked, it is anticipated that healthcare professionals will have a 6-month window to manage the transition of all BDP patients to CFC-free BDP.

In England, more than 7 million prescriptions are issued for CFC-containing BDP products every year.3 Importantly, Clenil® Modulite® will be the only CFC-free preventer inhaler that has dose-for-dose equivalence to current CFC-containing preventer inhalers. This will aid a seamless transition as the patient’s prescription dose will not need to be changed.

Years after manufacturers of aerosol cans moved away from CFC propellants in a bid to halt the depletion of the ozone layer, pharmaceutical companies have been undertaking research to find alternative propellants to enable them to remove CFCs from inhalers.

Extensive research by Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals lead to the development of the Modulite® proprietary technology which enabled the production of a formulation that uses HFA-134a (hydrofluoroalkane) as a propellant instead of CFC.

Aside from this UK launch, the Modulite® technology is already commercially available with beclometasone dipropionate in France, Italy and Germany, with budesonide in Germany, and formoterol in the UK, Germany and Italy.

Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals has particular expertise in patient-focused, innovative, respiratory medicines as evidenced in the development and launch of modified-release asthma drugs including Clenil® Modulite®, Atimos® Modulite® and Pulvinal®

Mr Tom Delahoyde, Managing Director, Trinity-Chiesi Pharmaceuticals commented. “The issue of CFC-free is an important one and our unstinting focus on developing innovative patient-focused respiratory medicines is good for our company, asthma patients and, of course, the environment”.

References

1. Ozone Secretariat. United Nations Environment Programme. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. 1987. Available at: http://hq. unep. org/ozone/Montreal-Protocol/Montreal-Protocol2000.shtml#_Toc483027784 (http://hq. unep. org/ozone/Montreal-Protocol/Montreal-Protocol2000.shtml#_Toc483027784) (date accessed: 5 April 2006).

2. Department of Health. UK Transition Strategy for CFC-based MDIs. London: Department of Health, 1999.

3. NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre. Prescription Costs Analysis: England 2005. Leeds: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, Health Care Statistics. Available at: http://www. ic. nhs. uk/pubs/prescostanalysis2005 (http://www. ic. nhs. uk/pubs/prescostanalysis2005) (date accessed: 11 July 2006).

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Monday, January 13, 2003

WOMEN BUSINESS TRAVELERS GET DEDICATED CHANNEL ON WORLDROOM. COM

(PRWEB) June 23, 2000

Hong Kong, 21 June 2000

-Worldroom. com, a global on-line resource for international business travelers has launched a web channel dedicated to serving the growing ranks of traveling women executives.

Â“Female executives make up about 25 percent of business travelers in Asia alone,Â” said Tina Nepomuceno-Di Cicco, executive vice president of Worldroom. com and founding partner of I-Quest Corporation. Â“They donÂ’t necessarily have special needs, just different from their male counterparts.Â”

Worldroom. com is the web arm of I-Quest Corporation, a global provider of broadband Internet services to the hospitality industry and the creator of one of the most comprehensive online resources for the business travelers. Nepomuceno-Di Cicco said the womenÂ’s channel, aptly called WomenÂ’sWorld, will be featured in the Internet content offered in more than 50,000 hotel rooms under contract for I-QuestÂ’s Internet solution, Worldroom Connect.

Â“While WomenÂ’sWorld will be available to anyone with Internet access, our unique network of guestrooms in some

170 hotels worldwide will give us an unprecedented opportunity to serve women business travelers exactly in their time of need,Â” she said. I-QuestÂ’s Worldroom Connect broadband Internet solution allows travelers to simply plug their network-enabled laptop computers into a connection box in their hotel rooms and get high-speed, plug-and-play access to the Internet. When a user logs onto the Worldroom Connect system, the first web page they see is a local city guide and other relevant information provided by Worldroom. comÂ’s extensive network of business and travel reports across Asia and Europe. Nepomuceno-Di Cicco said WomenÂ’sWorld draws on the resources of Worldroom. com to provide unique insights and advice to help business women get their jobs done on the road.Â”The women executives and editors in the company took a very hands-on approach in the project as many of us travel frequently and juggle a variety of roles,Â” Nepomuceno-Di Cicco said. Â“They shared first Â–hand experiences and tips which provided an excellent starting point.Â”

WomenÂ’sWorld includes business features for women in management, helpful articles for women dealing with a foreign culture and sensitivities, how to handle parenting while on the road, tips on travelling alone, book reviews, guest columns by well-known personalities, helpful links and much more. The channel also looks into the special needs of women who are pregnant, travelling overseas for the first time, or accompanied by children on business tripsEssential Tips on WomenÂ’sWorld provide useful information on health and safety, networking, packing for business trips, how to avoid harassment and lessen culture shock. WomenÂ’sTravel 101 on this new channel provides basic and first-hand information through an on-line forum where women travelers share their experiences and helpful tips.

Â“We believe that the best advice would be from women, for women,Â” Nepomuceno-Di Cicco said. Â“We wanted to solicit feedback, and use this as a platform to build a direct relationship with our users. For

Instance, many women travelers are not aware that some hotels have an all-women guest floor or guestrooms with extra amenities like shorter bathrobes, bath salts and reading materials for women. These are the insider tips that we want to share with other women travelers.Â”

A frequent business traveler herself, as well as a mother of two, Nepomuceno-Di Cicco was personally involved in the conceptualization and development of WomenÂ’sWorld. She works closely with the editorial and design teams to shape content, the site aesthetics as well as the ease of navigation.

WomenÂ’sWorld will be launched in Singapore, Hong Kong and Manila in June 2000, and is now live on www. worldroom. com.

ABOUT I-QUEST CORPORATION LIMITED

Founded in 1996, I-Quest has grown rapidly into the leading global provider of broadband Internet technology for the hospitality industry, and operates Worldroom. com, one of the most comprehensive online resource for business travelers. It currently employs over 140 staff in seven offices in Bangkok, Hong

Kong, KualaLumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei. This network will expand to almost 20 offices throughout the world by the end of 2000. Its corporate headquarters is in Hong Kong, while its software and Web development team is based in Manila. I-QuestÂ’s portfolio of hotel partners includes more than 170 leading hotels in 35 countries worldwide.

Fourteen Boston Students Named CollegeCorps Interns

CollegeCorps, a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachussetts has announced its second class of interns. In an effort to raise awarness about the UN Millennium Development Goals and to provide students with meaningful volunteer experience, 14 undergraduates have been selected to participate in summer-long internships in eight countries. Collectively, they will receive nearly $55,000 in scholarship support.

Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) April 27, 2005

CollegeCorps, a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts today announced the names of fourteen Boston-area undergraduates selected to participate in the CollegeCorps Intern program. These fourteen students who will be traveling to eight countries Â– India, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia Â– represent the second class of interns under the new initiative, endorsed by the United Nations Development Program and supported by the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies, the United Nations, and the New England Regional Peace Corps office.

The fourteen participants Â– Christina Angelides (Harvard), Elanor Broh (Harvard), Akash Goel (Harvard), Noah Hertz-Bunzl (Harvard), Jane Kim (Harvard), Sarah Kinsella (Harvard), Chen Lim (BC), Karen Lo (Harvard), Hani Malone (Harvard), Ken McKinley (Harvard), Shirali Pandya (MIT), Lilian Perez (Wellesley), Lauren Sancken (Harvard), and Magnolia Turbidy (Clark University) Â– were selected based on demonstrated leadership abilities, a real and strong desire to contribute to international development efforts and exceptional academic accomplishment. Nearly 100 students applied for positions in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

CollegeCorps interns experience an academic dimension that is rarely emphasized in other international service programs. As part of their application, undergraduates must identify a faculty advisor whom they will work with in outlying an academic project to be completed during their overseas service. Furthermore, the participants engage in weekly training sessions that attract renowned experts in international development, including Paul Farmer, professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of Partners in Health, Stephen Marks, Director of the Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health, Richard Cooper, Professor of international economics at Harvard University and Jeff Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General.

Recognizing that undergraduates are often burdened by the financial aspects of international service, CollegeCorps provides need-based scholarships. This year, over $55,000 in grants were awarded to the participants. These financial awards were made possible by the generosity of local business, philanthropists, and foundations, including ArQule, Inc., the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Gregory C. Carr Foundation.

Â“IÂ’m really looking forward to my internship in South Africa. I think it will definitely expose me to another dimension of healthcare that my coursework just canÂ’t reveal,Â” said Malone.

The summer internship program is only one initiative of CollegeCorps. The organization is currently planning events to raise awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals and hopes to expand its internship program to students in New York City and San Francisco by 2006. Nevertheless, the organizationÂ’s CEO and co-founder, Hani Elias, is very pleased and excited with this class of interns. Â“We are very fortunate to attract such a dedicated group of students Â– theyÂ’re ready to learn from the opportunity to participate in international development efforts, and are looking forward to sharing their findings with their peers when they return."

The public will have the opportunity to follow these fourteen students online at www. thecollegecorps. org. There, participants will post journal entries that speak of the hardships of volunteerism, share lessons learned, and engage in a dialogue with those interested in international development.

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Friday, January 10, 2003

SilkRoad Technology Raises $40 Million

Intel Capital and Tenaya Capital Lead Investment Round

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 16, 2010

SilkRoad technology, inc., the creator of the popular Life Suite™ of web-based talent management solutions and leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today that it has closed on a $40 million equity round of capital. The investment was led by new investors Intel Capital and Tenaya Capital and includes existing investors Foundation Capital, Azure Capital and SilkRoad Equity.

Plans for the current round of capital include a significant expansion of SilkRoad’s worldwide direct sales and marketing efforts, strategic acquisitions and continued product development.

“Having the right people in the right roles is the biggest advantage any company can have over its competition,” said Andrew “Flip” Filipowski, Chairman and CEO at SilkRoad technology. “This funding allows us to continue to execute on SilkRoad’s mission of enabling organizations across the globe to hire, retain and make the most of their talent through outstanding talent management solutions.”

“Today's enterprises are looking to agile cloud-based technologies to deliver significant business value and cost savings,” said Lisa Lambert, Vice President, Intel Capital. “SilkRoad’s suite of HR offerings melds the scalable advantages of software-as-a-service with talent management technologies to provide an integrated solution that enhances the ability of companies to attract and retain the very best talent.”

The funding announcement comes after SilkRoad recorded its best quarter in company history with a record number of new client signings and the announcement that Regis Corporation selected SilkRoad’s entire Life Suite™ to assist in managing its over 56,000 employees. Since launching in 2003, SilkRoad has become a leading provide of talent management solutions with more than 1,500 customers worldwide, including 62 Fortune 500 companies. The company currently services customers in more than 50 countries and reaches over 3 million users globally.

About SilkRoad technology
SilkRoad technology, inc. provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 1,500 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad’s Life Suite™, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite™ solution set includes: OpenHire™, for recruiting management; RedCarpet™ for employee onboarding and life events; WingSpan™ for flexible employee performance management; GreenLight™ for learning management; Eprise™ for employee intranets and content management; and HeartBeat™ for core HR. SilkRoad is headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Winston-Salem, NC; Bedford, MA; Chicago, IL; Red Bank, NJ; Jacksonville, FL; San Francisco, CA; Edmonton, Canada; Singapore; Sydney, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; and Hamburg, Germany. More information is available at http://www. silkroad. com or by phone: U. S. toll free at 866-329-3363 or internationally at +1-336-201-5100. Follow SilkRoad technology on Twitter at http://www. twitter. com/SilkRoadTweets.

About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$9.7 billion in over 1,100 companies in 48 countries. In that timeframe, 189 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 258 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2009, Intel Capital invested US$327 million in 107 investments with approximately 50 percent of funds invested outside the U. S. and Canada. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit http://www. intelcapital. com.

About Tenaya Capital
Tenaya Capital is a leading venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995 as Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, we became an independent company in 2009. Over the years we've raised five funds representing over $1 billion of committed capital, investing it in a wide range of high-growth technology companies including software, consumer Internet, communications, semiconductors, electronics, and cleantech. For more information, visit: http://www. tenayacapital. com.

About Foundation Capital
Founded in 1995, Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm with a single purpose: building great companies. It is this entrepreneurial spirit along with a deep technical expertise that gives the partners the understanding, perspective, and enthusiasm to help promising companies in their formative stages. Foundation Capital targets innovative opportunities in cleantech, consumer Internet and infrastructure; telecommunications and networking; and enterprise software and on-demand services. For more information, visit: http://www. foundationcapital. com.

About Azure Capital
Azure is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with over $650 million under management. We invest in early stage technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth. We have invested in and served as trusted advisors to some of the most successful and important technology companies created in the last decade including VMWare, Bill Me Later (acquired by eBay), Calix, Top Tier (acquired by SAP) and World Wide Packets (acquired by Ciena) and have helped to generate billions of dollars of value in these companies for our entrepreneurs and investors. For more information, visit: http://www. azurecapital. com.

About SilkRoad Equity
SilkRoad Equity is a Chicago-based private investment firm founded by Andrew "Flip" Filipowski and Matthew Roszak. SilkRoad Equity targets investments in the areas of technology, life sciences, media and entertainment and real estate, and is comprised of a portfolio of companies that includes: Barefoot Landing, Cryo-Cell, InterAct911, HardMetrics, MissionMode, onramp Branding, Pendulab, Primo Water, SilkRoad technology, SolidSpace, TrueSystems and Viwawa. For more information, visit http://www. silkroadequity. com.

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