Sepi Asefnia Serves On Speaking Of Women’s Health Committee

Sepi Asefnia Serves On Speaking Of Women’s Health Committee

Sepi Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering Group, Inc., a transportation engineering and service planning provider, will chair the honoree selection committee for the Dec. 9 Speaking of Women’s Health conference at the North Raleigh Hilton.

RALEIGH, NC (PRWEB) October 18, 2006

Sepi Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering Group, Inc., a transportation engineering and service planning provider, will chair the honoree selection committee for the Dec. 9 Speaking of Women’s Health conference at the North Raleigh Hilton. As honoree selection committee chair, Asefnia is responsible for recognizing individuals who have enhanced the quality of life in the Triangle through efforts in the fields of women’s health, wellbeing and personal safety. The event will award Interact and Triangle Family Services with community investment grants and acknowledge Dr. Annie Louise Wilkerson and Dr. Etta Pisano as honorees.

“I am excited to participate with other business leaders for the Speaking of Women’s Health conference,” said Asefnia. “The efforts of those who strive for improving women’s health deserves recognition.”

About Sepi Asefnia:

A licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Sepi S. Asefnia is founder and president of SEPI Engineering Group, which provides transportation engineering and planning services to private and public sector clients across the southeast. Asefnia serves on the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is a member of the Cary Chamber of Commerce, the Cardinal Club, and the Regional Transportation Alliance. Asefina maintains memberships in national organizations such as the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO). Asefina has been featured in national publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine and many local magazines and newspapers. Among her awards are the North Carolina WTS Chapter “Employer of the Year” award and the YWCA 2004 Academy of Women Award in Science & Technology. In 2004, she was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as among the “Top 25 Women Business Owners in the Triangle.” Asefnia was named 2006 North Carolina Small Business Person of the Year by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), and she represented North Carolina at National Small Business Week in Washington, D. C.

About Speaking of Women’s Health:

The National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, whose mission is “to educate women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety.” Founded in 1996, Speaking of Women’s Health ® (SWH) hosts more than 40 conferences and events across the country, educating and empowering women in a pampering environment. The national foundation works with community hospitals and organizations at a grassroots level, and reinvests into local women’s health through Community Investment Grants. SWH includes two Minority Health Programs – Universal Sisters and Hablando de la Salud de la Mujer; community events and education centers with free health brochures in Wal-Mart stores nationwide; and a weekly television show, Lifetime’s Speaking of Women’s Health. Please visit http://www. swhRaleigh. com (http://www. swhRaleigh. com) or call 1-866-SWH-INFO for more information.

Patty Briguglio

MMI Associates, Inc.

919-233-6600

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Environmental Company First to Recycle Acetone-contaminated Acetylene Cylinders

Environmental Company First to Recycle Acetone-contaminated Acetylene Cylinders

New process reduces waste, landfill hazards and liability for acetylene consumers and distributors.

Rockport, Massachusetts (PRWEB) October 15, 2008

Massachusetts-based Cylinder Recyclers today announced that for the first time, consumers and distributors of acetylene have a way to recycle spent steel acetylene gas cylinders produced both before and after 1985. Acetylene gas cylinders are commonly used for applications such as acetylene torches for welding and cutting.

Unlike other compressed gas containers, Acetylene tanks contain as much as six gallons of acetone in a solid binding medium contained within the cylinder. Cylinders produced before 1985 also contain asbestos within the solid core. In the past, the only choice for acetylene consumers and distributors was to store spent tanks in piles on-site or send them to landfills - acetone and all. Both approaches created health, safety and environmental concerns as well as liability issues that can now be resolved via recycling.

With the new process, consumers have a safer and more sustainable alternative. Acetylene containers of any age can now be handled for recycling using Cylinder Recyclers' environmentally friendly process. For asbestos-free cylinders, the residual acetone is removed from the tank's core and recovered for recycling, as is the metal shell. For pre-1985 cylinders, the asbestos-contaminated core is also safely removed to a licensed subtitle D landfill, and the steel shell is then scrapped and recycled.

Cylinder Recyclers is the only company in the nation offering this kind of recycling and now serves some of the nation's most prominent gas distribution companies.

Cylinder Recyclers offers cylinder pick-up services nationwide and handles the entire recycling process for its customers, including documentation and tracking for compliance purposes.

About Cylinder Recyclers
Cylinder Recyclers helps clients across the nation reduce risk, avoid liability and maintain sound environmental practices by responsibly recycling compressed gas cylinders of every size, shape and substance. The company is only resource in the nation for recycling spent acetylene cylinders. Visit www. cylinderrecyclers. com for more information.

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Green Sproutlets Launches Retro-Polka Collection – First Line of Stylish Bamboo Kids’ Apparel

Green Sproutlets Launches Retro-Polka Collection – First Line of Stylish Bamboo Kids’ Apparel

Green Sproutlets, a web-based hip, contemporary, eco-friendly children’s clothing company announces their first collection called “Retro-Polka” Collection.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 27, 2009

Green Sproutlets, a hip, contemporary, eco-friendly children’s clothing company announces their first collection called “Retro-Polka” Collection. The line consists of beanies, bibs, burp cloths, hooded blankets, kimono bodysuits, tees and pants. Retail prices range from $26 to $44. The graphic patterns use bright, bold, fun colors that depict the personalities of our children. The fabrics are 70% Viscose from Bamboo, 30% Organic Cotton and 70% Viscose from Bamboo, 25% Organic Cotton, 5% Spandex blends for softness, substance and flexibility. All dyes used are low-impact and the inks are water-based. Safe for the environment. Safe for the children.

About Viscose from Bamboo
Bamboo as a fabric is naturally anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, hypoallergenic, very breathable and very absorbent as opposed to conventional fabrics. It also has UV protection that is very important especially now a days.*

About Bamboo Plant
Bamboo as a plant is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. Bamboo does not require fertilizers, pesticides or insecticides to grow and it does not require too much water, unlike conventional cotton. Bamboo plant is actually a type of grass and it is 100% biodegradable, according to experts. Bamboo plant reaches maturity in just 4 years making it sustainable and it produces 35% more oxygen than trees.*

About Green Sproutlets
Green Sproutlets is a web-based infant and toddler apparel store that caters to environmentally and socially responsible consumers to consumers that just like hip, unique, contemporary designs and everybody in between. As the name suggests, their focus is to provide eco-friendly (“green”) children’s apparel and accessories to our precious little ones (“sproutlets”).

Green Sproutlets’ intentions are to provide a variety of eco-friendly infant and toddler apparel and to promote eco-consciousness to mothers and others who care about the environment and the health of the children. To promote positivity with their clean and wholesome graphic designs and inspirational phrases without imposing the usual “attitudes” (i. e. shirts with “I’m Spoiled” phrases) that are seen in today’s marketplace.

Green Sproutlets will continue to search for other eco-friendly, sustainable fabrics and introduce them together with new products our sproutlets and mommies will truly love.

Ordering Information

Green Sproutlets sells all products 24/7 in their online store, http://www. GreenSproutlets. com (http://www. GreenSproutlets. com) and through Sales reps within the US.

For West Coast Wholesale Inquiries, please contact our Sales Rep:
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Brandi Bartels
110 E. 9th Street B698,
Los Angeles, CA 90079
213.471.2212 ofc
213.341.1100 fax

For other Wholesale Inquiries, please contact us at:
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12 Million Illegal Immigrants Cost American Taxpayers $10B per Year... HireUSFirst. com is the Way for Average Americans to Fight Back

12 Million Illegal Immigrants Cost American Taxpayers $10B per Year... HireUSFirst. com is the Way for Average Americans to Fight Back

According to the latest report by the Pew Hispanic Center, there are as many as 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States, accounting for approximately 5% of the total US workforce.

Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) March 19, 2006

According to the latest report by the Pew Hispanic Center, there are as many as 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States, accounting for approximately 5% of the total US workforce.

Many people, particularly those in government and industry, view illegal immigration as a “victimless” crime and a cheap source of labor. But the reality is that every business owner who cheats the system by hiring an illegal immigrant is passing a significant financial burden on to the American taxpayer—and undermining the culture and future of this great nation.

According to a 2004 report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), illegal immigrants used $26.3 billion in government services in 2002 but paid only $16 billion in taxes, resulting in a cost to taxpayers of $10 billion. And according to Harvard Professor George Borjas, in 2003 alone, illegal aliens displaced American workers at a cost exceeding $133 billion.

And that’s not even mentioning the immense costs to Americans in terms of higher health insurance premiums, car insurance, and the elevated crime rates and law enforcement costs that result from the massive numbers of illegal immigrants that flaunt our laws and take advantage of our systems.

The HireUSFirst. com web resource (http://www. hireusfirst. com/ (http://www. hireusfirst. com/)) was launched in 2006 and provides a searchable directory of US businesses that DO NOT employ illegal immigrants. Business owners who care about America’s future can register their businesses, and consumers who want to take a stand against illegal immigration can do so by patronizing those businesses.

HireUSFirst. com will educate and empower concerned US consumers so that they can choose businesses that share their commitment to ending the problem of illegal immigration. If enough consumers take a stand by patronizing businesses that refuse to hire illegal immigrants, then it will effectively create a boycott of those that do, forcing them to rethink their hiring practices. And when there are no more jobs to lure them to this country, the tide of illegal immigration will finally begin to ebb.

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New Book Review - Ready, Set, GO! Synergy Fitness by Dwayne Hines, II, CPT, national fitness writer

New Book Review - Ready, Set, GO! Synergy Fitness by Dwayne Hines, II, CPT, national fitness writer

This book is a total departure from the traditional approach to fat loss? Phil CampbellÂ’s blockbuster new book, Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness takes an effective stab at the prevailing wisdom in the fitness world.

(PRWEB) January 15, 2003

This book is a total departure from the traditional approach to fat loss? Phil CampbellÂ’s blockbuster new book, Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness takes an effective stab at the prevailing wisdom in the fitness world.

Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness is a revolutionary concept for fat loss and lean muscularity. Campbell focuses on the key area of growth hormone release through two familiar channels - diet and exercise, but via unconventional means.

Campbell acknowledges the effectiveness of growth hormone intake via chemical means, but also points out the dangerous side effects and offers a better alternative - using specific dietary and exercise practices to manipulate growth hormone release in a natural manner. It is anaerobic exercise that will promote the release of the Human Growth Hormone in a manner that works with, not against, the health of the body.

Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness is a radical new approach to shaping the ultimate physique. It contains the program for drastically changing your body for the better.

The book is also full of various weight training exercises, plyometric training routines, sprinting and stretching exercises to provide the body with a total package. The book contains over 350 pages and sells for $19.95 in most major stores.

The average Amazon book review customer ranked the book as a five star rating (highest possible). If you are looking for an effective way to burn off fat and boost muscularity, grab a copy of Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness.

Garden Experts at Eden Bioscience Say Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle for the Garden and Grow Lush, Lovely Plants

Garden Experts at Eden Bioscience Say Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle for the Garden and Grow Lush, Lovely Plants

Garden experts at Eden Bioscience offers suggestions on how home gardeners can grow healthier, more robust plants with a plant health activator called Messenger.

Chadds Ford, PA (PRWEB) March 21, 2006

Almost everyone agrees that there are benefits to living a healthy lifestyle... we have more energy, we are more alert and productive.

People who make good lifestyle choices get sick less often and when they do get hit with the occasional cold, it doesn’t wipe them out.

Jeff McClellan, a horticultural specialist with Eden Bioscience, says the same concept can be applied to the plants in the garden.

"Using Messenger, a plant health activator, is part of a healthy lifestyle for plants," says McClellan. "Plants treated with Messenger will get sick less often and if they do get a disease they will tolerate it better."

Messenger is the “incentive” a plant needs to make healthy lifestyle changes - from the inside-out.

Bottom line: Using Messenger is a proactive approach to growing a healthy, productive garden. Instead of waiting for a problem to occur and then trying to fix it, use Messenger as a part of a healthy garden. Keep plants stronger, healthier, and more productive - from the inside-out.

Take a real world example of this from Joe Lamp’l of The joe gardener Co. (www. joegardener. com).

"I first learned about Messenger™ several years ago while touring a private garden containing hundreds of tomato plants. I’ve seen plenty of tomato plants but these were stunning. They were at least 6’ tall, robust, pest and disease-free and full of fruit. When I found out they were heirloom tomatoes I was fascinated. How could plants not bred for pest and disease resistance be so healthy, especially when the gardener did not use pesticides in his garden?

Clearly he was doing something different. I had to know more so I asked the owner his secret. He was using a product called Messenger which I later learned is a naturally occurring protein, harpin. He gave me quite a lesson which I barely understood at the time.

I was so impressed with the results I had witnessed, I contacted the company that makes this product. Their scientist patiently and clearly explained how this harpin protein boosts a plant’s immune system and stimulates growth. They graciously provided samples for me to try.

I decided to experiment on the TV set of my show “Fresh From the Garden”. We used Messenger on a variety of plants spraying a test group and treating the others normally. We even wrote our experiment into the show not knowing how it would turn out. This was quite a risky endeavor from a TV production standpoint!

As the season progressed there was a noticeable difference between the treated and non-treated plants. The Messenger treated plants were more vigorous, healthier and produced more fruit. Although not a sophisticated experiment, the results really had my attention. Not ready to whole-heartedly endorse Messenger yet, I did further research and used it again the following year with similar, impressive results.

Although a skeptic at heart, I’m now convinced of Messenger’s effectiveness. I’ve seen it with my own eyes and tasted the results! As we seek out Smart Resources for Better Gardening™, Messenger is certainly worthy of that recognition and was named one of THE BEST OF THE MUST-HAVES™ by The joe gardener Company for 2005.

Now, when I think of proactive ways to create a healthy, thriving garden, Messenger is one of the first things I reach for. I can’t imagine a season without it.”

For more information about Messenger, visit www. messenger. info.

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The Landy Center Combines Weight Loss And Smartlipo Laser Liposuction For Dramatic Patient Results

The Landy Center Combines Weight Loss And Smartlipo Laser Liposuction For Dramatic Patient Results

Combining weight loss and smartlipo procedures allows patients to achieve better outcomes and receive multiple procedure pricing discounts.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) April 10, 2010

The Landy Center For Plastic Surgery announces The Landy Center Weight Loss Program. This service is another option we will now offer our patients to give them additional alternatives when deciding on cosmetic procedures and how to reach their specific desired goals and achieve the results they want.

Dr. Jennifer Landy is a Board Certified Ophthalmic surgeon at The Landy Center who wanted to offer her patients another option if they were not a Smartlipo candidate at the time of their consultation. “Smartlipo is for body contouring and for removing fat from areas that are resistant to diet and exercise. It is not a weight loss procedure. Now we can help the patients who need to lose 10 to 20 pounds before their Smartlipo procedure or who have more dramatic weight loss goals” states Dr. Landy. “Combining these procedures can give our patients the best possible results,” adds Dr. Landy.

The weight loss program is directed by a highly experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse whose goal is to see her patients succeed. “This is a natural partnership. Both treatments help patients achieve their body image goals and a healthier lifestyle. We will give them the knowledge, tools and support they need to feel good about themselves,” says R. N. Director, Cindy Martineau.

Our studies have shown that patients who lose their excess weight, then have body contouring with Smartlipo to remove the remaining fatty tissue that dieting alone cannot remove, enjoy rewards such as: less or limited fatigue, renewed motivation and self assurance. They can achieve not only their aesthetic goals but a healthier lifestyle as well.

For more information on these procedures, monthly specials and other services performed at The Landy Center For Plastic Surgery please call us at: 813-870-3702 or visit our website at: www. landyplasticsurgery. com.

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Organic Living Advocate Cultivates Web site to Promote All-Natural Products

Organic Living Advocate Cultivates Web site to Promote All-Natural Products

Founder of OrganicGreenWorld. com, Rose-Eva Comeau, created an online business to promote and distribute a variety of organic products and information about all-natural living. She is a living example of how organic supplements and eating right can change a person's life - she lost 40 pounds. Shoppers are encouraged to visit the site's blog to learn about the harmful chemicals found in many pharmaceuticals.

Aldouane, New Brunswick, Canada (PRWEB) November 12, 2009

It took many years of physical and emotional pain matched with a clouded judgment brought on by daily medications and failed treatments for Rose-Eva Comeau to learn that pharmaceuticals and standard medical procedures weren't the answer to her ailments.

"You've got to take your life into your own hands!" Comeau said.

Such advice was offered to Comeau by her chiropractor who recommended that she try an alternative and natural solution to her health problem - a body cleanse. Within days of her treatment, she also began taking organic nutritional supplements. This combination detoxifying process completely rejuvenated her body and mind in just over a week. She was filled with a newfound energy and vigor, and her muscle pains diminished. Her body had been saved by a diet of 100 percent organic products, and life was great. She even convinced her husband to try the natural healing power of organic supplements and he feels much healthier.

In an effort to promote the magnificent, life changing rejuvenation Comeau and her husband experienced with the use of organic supplements, she created a Web site, www. OrganicGreenWorld. com, in November of 2009. Here shoppers can browse through a wide variety of all-natural products that range from skincare and hair care to organic gardening and solar panels to the hopeful addition of the organic supplements that changed her life.

Aside from the healthy assortment of all-natural products the Web site offers, Comeau is also dedicated to providing shoppers with a plethora of information about the benefits of organic living along with many avenues to get started. She recommends the book "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau for people who are eager to learn alternative methods to medication and surgery.

If you can't eat it, don't put it on your body, Comeau insists. She went further to say that the average person uses roughly 10 different mainstream hair care and skincare products daily that can total up to an exposure of 168 different toxic chemicals in small quantities that, over the span of many years, can cause a variety of ailments such as breast cancer. Comeau will discuss topics such as this and a wide range of other little-known statistics about the dangers of non-organic products on the Web site's newly added blog, www. SpeakingGreenToday. com. This interactive tool will also be used to provide information about the toxic chemicals present in many pharmaceuticals.

"This is the place to start. You must heal your own body before you can go on to heal the planet," Comeau said.

About the Company:
OragnicGreenWorld. com is owned and operated by organic living advocate Rose-Eva Comeau.

Rose-Eva Comeau
Www. OrganicGreenWorld. com
(506) 523-9083

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San Diego Surgeon Offers the Skinny on Fad Diets and Obesity

San Diego Surgeon Offers the Skinny on Fad Diets and Obesity

Every year diets are introduced to the public with the promise of quick and easy weight-loss results. These diets rarely are a long-term or permanent weight-loss solution. The bottom line is that there is no magic bullet for weight loss.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2006

Every year diets are introduced to the public with the promise of quick and easy weight-loss results. These diets rarely are a long-term or permanent weight-loss solution. The bottom line is that there is no magic bullet for weight loss.

A recent government-sponsored study has concluded that a low-fat diet doesn’t reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke or cancer, or even result in greater weight loss. The simple fact is that good health comes from a combination of a balanced diet, regular exercise, losing weight and avoiding risk factors such as smoking. Doctors have long-known that the elimination or management of risk factors, such as excess weight, smoking and genetics significantly improve an individual’s health.

For severely overweight people, the most effective method to lose weight may be bariatric or gastric bypass surgery. In fact, according to scientifically published reports, in 95 percent of cases significant weight lost through non-surgical programs is regained within three to five years. While bariatric surgery may set the stage for significant weight loss, it’s important to know that even surgical weight loss requires long-term lifestyle modification.

At Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group (http://www. pbsmg. com (http://www. pbsmg. com)) and Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, thousands of patients have successfully regained their health, life and sense of self. Laparoscopic bariatric surgery, one of the surgical options available, offers a shorter recovery time, with faster healing, less scarring and less pain. A healthy diet, support groups and a customized exercise plan help get patients on the path to losing weight and staying healthy for life.

“We are honored to be able to play such a tremendous role in the lives of our patients,” said George Zorn, M. D., Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group and Scripps Mercy Hospital surgeon. “Our commitment to life-long after care enables us to provide the very best for our patients and help them onto the road of success.”

Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group and Scripps Mercy Hospital are nationally designated by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery as a Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery. Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, also known as Hillcrest Surgical Medical Group, Inc., has an 80-year tradition of surgical excellence and leadership in San Diego County. Scripps Mercy Hospital has been a health care leader in San Diego County for 115 years, offering patients an unparalleled continuum of care. For more information, visit http://www. pbsmg. com (http://www. pbsmg. com).

Established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy, Scripps Mercy Hospital serves the San Diego and Chula Vista communities. With 700 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees and 1,300 physicians, Scripps Mercy Hospital is San Diego’s longest established and only Catholic medical center. With two campuses, Scripps Mercy Hospital is the largest hospital in San Diego County and one of the 10 largest in California. For more information, visit www. scripps. org.

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New Service Improves Return on Investment on Technology Investment Dollars

New Service Improves Return on Investment on Technology Investment Dollars

Affinity, Inc. announced today its launch of their Technology Adoption Solution. The offering provides a process driven approach to managing and implementing necessary changes, in order to increase the use of new technology. The results are greater returns on technology investments and enhanced business performance.

Milwaukee, Wis, (PRWEB) April 13, 2006

Adoption has been identified, as one of the largest issues in realizing optimal benefits in technology investments. The Affinity solution enables organizations to affect the rate at which users adopt new systems. Adoption also identifies issues related to training, systems and process, providing resolve recommendations and a method to measure success.

“Many of our clients are struggling with resistance to change caused by new technology investments”, said Steve Schmidt, President/CEO of Affinity. “Often the resistance occurs where mandated compliancy has little effect. Our solution effectively deals with this resistance and provides for enthusiastic participation in change.”

The initial work by Affinity for this offering has been focused in Healthcare, specifically in the roll-out of electronic healthcare solutions but is not bound by any specific industry. The solution is best suited for any organization wanting to maximize their technology investments and increase enterprise effectiveness.

About Affinity, Inc:

Affinity is a next generation consultancy and Information Technology services provider. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Affinity provides technology business consulting and IT execution services, to businesses of all sizes across the United States. Please visit www. affinityinc. net for more information regarding their results based solutions.

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Weight Loss Options Continue to Grow

Weight Loss Options Continue to Grow

Researchers currently are searching for a cure to the emerging obesity epidemic affecting people around the world. It was recently reported that researchers are getting closer to developing an obesity vaccine that would decrease the amount of a hormone know to promote weight gain.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 29, 2006

Researchers currently are searching for a cure to the emerging obesity epidemic affecting people around the world. It was recently reported that researchers are getting closer to developing an obesity vaccine that would decrease the amount of a hormone know to promote weight gain.

Scientific developments may one day significantly decrease the rate of obesity and its harmful effects. Obese or severely overweight individuals are known to have an increased risk for heart attack, stoke and diabetes, as well as many other diseases. Obesity is a medical condition that must be treated with medical advice and/or intervention.

Many people who have tried and failed to lose weight through conventional methods such as diet and exercise may find success with bariatric surgery, which involves dividing the stomach into two sections. One of the two sections is a new, smaller pouch that will act as the new stomach. The new stomach has the capacity of roughly two ounces, as opposed to its former size of about two quarts. This drastic reduction limits the stomach’s ability to hold food, resulting in the patient feeling full after eating only a small amount.

“Obesity is a huge risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes,” said Eugene Rumsey, M. D., F. A.C. S., surgeon at Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group (http://www. pbsmg. com (http://www. pbsmg. com)) and Scripps Mercy Hospital. “We are fortunate to be able to offer patients a realistic, long-term solution to help them improve their health and their lifestyle.”

Surgeons at Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, Inc. have performed over 9,000 procedures on adult and adolescent patients at Scripps Mercy Hospital. As a result of outstanding aftercare programs and support groups, patients at Pacific Bariatric and Scripps Mercy Hospital see a slightly higher success rate than the national average.

Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, Inc. and Scripps Mercy Hospital are nationally designated by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery as a Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery. Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, also known as Hillcrest Surgical Medical Group, Inc., has an 80-year tradition of surgical excellence and leadership in San Diego County. For more information, visit http://www. pbsmg. com (http://www. pbsmg. com).

Established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy, Scripps Mercy Hospital serves the San Diego and Chula Vista communities. With 700 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees and 1,300 physicians, Scripps Mercy Hospital is San Diego’s longest established and only Catholic medical center. With two campuses, Scripps Mercy Hospital is the largest hospital in San Diego County and one of the 10 largest in California. For more information, visit www. scripps. org.

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Celebrate the Beauty and Wisdom of Asian Heritage by Discovering the Ancient Secrets to Staying Forever Young

Celebrate the Beauty and Wisdom of Asian Heritage by Discovering the Ancient Secrets to Staying Forever Young

BioHerbaLai Inc. launches Empress’ Secret™, a Chinese anti-aging herbal formula to rejuvenate women’s bodies and spirits

Guelph, ON (PRWEB) May 4, 2006 –

Concurrent with Asian Heritage Month honouring Asian culture and the legacy of Asian contributions to Canada’s multicultural makeup, BioHerbaLai Inc. launches Empress’ Secret™ – an ancient Chinese herbal formula used by the Chinese royal family, that unlocks the fountain of youth for women.

Empress’ Secret™ is especially formulated for dynamic and active women to take a proactive approach to health and well-being. BioHerbaLai Inc., the makers of Empress’ Secret™, understands that women’s external beauty comes from within, so its unique herbal formula rebalances and rejuvenates women’s bodies and spirits, invigorating them from the inside out. After using Empress’ Secret™, women begin to feel more vibrant and energetic. Within a few months, users begin to notice amazing external benefits such as the improving of eyesight, tightening of loose skin, firming of breasts, toning of muscles and even an intensifying of sex drive – all which exemplify the refreshed and renewed youthful feeling for women.

“For centuries, Chinese women have used proper diet and herbs to preserve their vitality and slow the aging process…Royal Family physicians took this wisdom and created an herbal formula that is natural, safe and effective for the Empresses to use,” said Dr. Sherman Lai, founder and creator of BioHerbaLai Inc. “Rediscovery of this formula is definitely one of most exciting and rewarding experiences of my career. A wise woman knows that external beauty comes from within, and internal health is the essence of long-lasting external beauty.”

This product represents thousands of years of ancient Chinese medicine integrated with modern nutritional and medical science. From its beginnings as a secret formula – the royal family physicians of the Imperial Chinese court gathered their immense talent and years of research to create an herbal formula to prolong the life of the Empress and to keep her looking young and beautiful. This secret was locked away with eras passed, until a rediscovery in 1983 by leading Chinese medical researcher Dr. Sherman Lai C. M.D. An elderly Kung fu master descended from an Imperial palace guard had been passed the ancient formula of the Empress’ Secret™ and imparted the secret to Dr. Lai. With this re-discovered wisdom and using his knowledge of Traditional Chinese medicine in combination with breakthrough Western medical technologies, Dr. Lai created Empress’ Secret for women everywhere to experience a revitalization of youth and beauty.

Details:

Empress' Secret™ is currently available at clinics and practitioner offices in Toronto, Orangeville, Collingwood, Mississauga, Newmarket and Sudbury, and will be available in stores soon. It can also be purchased online at www. empresssecret. com.

General Public: 1.888.717.3338

For more information: Contact Lucid Communications @ 416.640.5675 or BioHerbaLai Inc. @ 1.888.717.3338

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SMELLY CAT (DOG, BIRD, GEKKOÂ ) NO MORE! New Pet Friendly All Natural Odor Eliminating [Not Masking] Product!

SMELLY CAT (DOG, BIRD, GEKKOÂ…) NO MORE! New Pet Friendly All Natural Odor Eliminating [Not Masking] Product!

Fresh Wave products are developed by OMI Industries, an international odor management company headquartered in Barrington, Illinois. They are non-toxic, non-hazardous and biodegradable and do not contain harmful VOCÂ’s. Data from independent laboratories and researchers proves that Fresh Wave is effective for all kinds of odors and is safe for humans, animals and the environment.

BARRINGTON, IL (PRWEB) August 18, 2004

From the unmistakable scent of a litter box to that of a wet-dog, Fresh Wave safely and naturally eliminates the nuisance odors that come with owning a pet.

“Loving animals and choosing to live with them in your home doesn’t mean you love, or need to live with, their odors,” says Charles Timcik, technical director, OMI Industries, the manufacturer of Fresh Wave. “Fresh Wave naturally eliminates odors by attracting, capturing and neutralizing a wide spectrum of odors from the air without using masking fragrances or harsh chemicals. It’s revolutionary.”

Instead of simply masking odors with a stronger fragrance that for many pose health risks, Fresh Wave naturally eliminates odors. No masking fragrances. No harsh chemicals. Fresh Wave is safe for people and their pets.

Bottom line is that Fresh Wave is getting a great response from pet owners, as well as pet professionals who love the idea of a natural product that is safe and simple to use anywhere, anytime.

Fresh Wave is available in a spray that is safe and easy to use on carpets, furniture, pet beds or simply in the air. The continuous release gel is the best method of safe nonstop odor control near litter boxes, cages or rooms inhabited by pets. Available at specialty pet and gift shops, veterinarians and dog groomers throughout the U. S., Fresh Wave comes in a home or travel size spray, continuous release gel, and candle forms.

Fresh Wave products are developed by OMI Industries, an international odor management company headquartered in Barrington, Illinois. They are non-toxic, non-hazardous and biodegradable and do not contain harmful VOCÂ’s. Data from independent laboratories and researchers proves that Fresh Wave is effective for all kinds of odors and is safe for humans, animals and the environment. Fresh WaveÂ’s commitment to the environment extends to its packaging. All containers are recyclable and labels are printed on recycled paper. For further details or to locate area retailers contact them at www. fresh-wave. com or by calling 1-800-662-ODOR.

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New e-Book by Bankix Systems Ltd., Titled 'Doctors in an Information Technology Age' Released

New e-Book by Bankix Systems Ltd., Titled 'Doctors in an Information Technology Age' Released

Bankix Systems Ltd has published its latest e-book. This 200-page e-book titled “Doctors in an Information Technology Age”, explores in detail the evolution of contemporary healthcare delivery worldwide, with most under increasing budgetary constraints, yet the demand for higher-quality healthcare persistent, and the role of doctors in engineering healthcare information and communication technologies to parlay the process.

Saskatoon, Canada (PRWEB) October 2, 2006

Bankix Systems Ltd has published its latest e-book. This 200-page e-book titled “Doctors in an Information Technology Age”, explores in detail the evolution of contemporary healthcare delivery worldwide, with most under increasing budgetary constraints, yet the demand for higher-quality healthcare persistent, and the role of doctors in engineering healthcare information and communication technologies to parlay the process.

The gap between a vision of healthcare delivery that guarantees access to qualitative healthcare for all and reality in many countries across the globe attests to the complexity of the issues involved in contemporary healthcare delivery on which its transition to the future hinges. It also indicates the need for urgent action to address these issues if we were to eliminate the gap. That doctors are key players in any initiative to do so is not in question and some indeed, would attribute the reasons for the gap, at least in part, to the seeming disinclination of doctors and the health industry as a whole to embrace healthcare information and communication technologies. This e-book emphasizes the need for doctors and other healthcare professionals to lead the efforts to promote the widespread diffusion of these technologies in the health industry, in both the clinical and non-clinical domains. It explores the mechanisms underlying the interaction of issues germane to healthcare delivery in both domains and the central role that doctors could play, managing the mechanisms in achieving this crucial, and indeed, historical role in the future of healthcare delivery.

It seems plausible that more effective policing of such laws as the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the United States would inspire compliance by the health industry with its requirements for technological upgrades for a streamlined, more efficient claims processing simultaneously assuring privacy protection, for example. It might also be such that an appeal to virtue would rouse action from within independent of external encumbrances to prevent the inevitable disease burden on society that the lack of access to qualitative healthcare by many engenders. Regardless, the need for action in many health systems worldwide with healthcare spending soaring relentlessly, in many cases with little to show for it in the quality of health services provision is no doubt rife, and doctors need to be at its vanguard, as this e-book argues.

The evolution of healthcare delivery and progress in the technologies that have the potential to ensure not just its ability to achieve the dual healthcare goals of being qualitative and at once cost-effective, but also to spawn innovative models of care that would in turn stimulate interest in technological value creation, in a continuous, essentially symbiotic dyadic, are intertwined. The involvement of doctors in these processes seems likely to increase, as the very future of healthcare delivery, which in many countries is in a precarious balance unfolds, doctors the pivot.

This e-book would interest doctors and other healthcare professionals, and hospital staff and executives. It would also be useful to policymakers, health insurance firms, software vendors and other healthcare ICT firms, the public, health advocacy groups, the media, government agencies, health insurance companies, industry analysts and leaders, and other healthcare stakeholders.

Bankix Systems Ltd is a Canadian healthcare ICT consulting company that publishes online articles, reports, market, and industry analyses, and books on healthcare ICT. Kindly visit our website at www. bankixsystems. com, where you could purchase any of our publications. Thank you.

Contact Person:

Dr. George O. Obikoya

Phone: 3064416601

URL: www. bankixsystems. com

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Praying for Animal Companions

Praying for Animal Companions

Niki Behrikis Shanahan, author of "There is Eternal Life for Animals", has written a new book called "Animal Prayer Guide". In this book you'll find sample prayers for saying grace over your pet's food, prayers for sick and lost pets. Prayers for emergencies, for traveling, special occasions, daily prayers, animal shelters, and for all animals everywhere. Now you can have special blessing services for your animal companions, and anoint them with oil. This book gives sample services for Blessing of the Animals, Animal Dedications, and Memorial Services. You can experience the power of God in Prayer.

(PRWEB) May 7, 2005

It includes:

· A guide to praying for animals with sample prayers and blessing services for numerous situations, which can be personally customized.

· Accounts of answered prayers, Bible readings, and Scriptural truths on receiving answers to prayer.

· Heartwarming anecdotes and fascinating Bible stories.

· Delightful photos to make you smile.

· A reference book for life!

“My prescription: provide good food and exercise, see your veterinarian for yearly exams, and use the prayers in this wonderful book.”

Amanda Oden Corliss, DVM, Massachusetts

“Questions answered and backed-up by Scripture, sample prayers to help you along the way, and encouragement to never give up can all be found within the pages of this book.”

Rev. Shirley Johnson, Florida Senior Reviewer, MidWest Book Review

“Filled with numerous true stories of wit and wisdom in equal parts, Ms. Shanahan’s second book is a pure delight.”

Annie Mals, President

The Peaceful Kingdom Alliance 4 Animals, California ShanahanÂ’s website www. eternalanimals. com is dedicated to animals and pets. YouÂ’ll find articles, stories, news, health and wellness, photos, and many resources. Prayer requests for sick animals and for pet parents who have lost a beloved animal companion may be submitted.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Niki Behrikis Shanahan

Eternalanimals@comcast. net

Animal Prayer Guide

By Niki Behrikis Shanahan

ISBN 0972030123, 128 pages, $12.98, Pete Publishing

Available at:

Www. eternalanimals. com

Www. amazon. com

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Disabled Woman Awarded $15.4 Million Dollars in Landmark Healthcare Suit Against Prudential Insurance Company of America

Disabled Woman Awarded $15.4 Million Dollars in Landmark Healthcare Suit Against Prudential Insurance Company of America

Disabled woman awarded $15.4 million dollars in landmark healthcare suit against Prudential Insurance Company of America.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2007

Darla Johnson, represented by Charles Moore and Sean Simpson of Simpson & Moore, LLP was awarded $15.4 million dollars in damages by a jury after a five-week trial in the San Diego Superior Court. (Case #GIE018815). Darla Johnson filed suit against Prudential Insurance for the unlawful termination of benefits under Ms. Johnson's disability insurance policy.

As a project manager in the University of California San Francisco's construction department, Ms. Johnson bought into a group plan providing coverage for income replacement if she became unable to work. In May 1995, Ms Johnson was diagnosed with Lupus, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, and had to stop working.

After approximately five years of paying benefits, Prudential terminated Ms. Johnson's benefits. Two internal appeals were denied, and Ms. Johnson had to file suit to correct the wrongful termination of her policy benefits.

With no benefits and a life changing disability, Mrs. Johnson took Prudential Insurance to court on the basis that they had wrongly terminated her policy. Prudential maintained that Mrs. Johnson's benefits were properly terminate because Ms. Johnson was unable to provide sufficient objective evidence to substantiate her disability.

The jury in the San Diego Superior Court found Prudential Insurance guilty in wrong fully terminating Mrs. Johnson's policy. The jury awarded Ms. Johnson back benefits and future benefits totaling $982,082.00, plus general damages of $500,000.00 for the grief, humiliation and inconvenience caused by the improper termination of benefits and $14,000,000 in punitive damages.

"We feel our client has been vindicated by this verdict. This case is a landmark victory for anyone with Lupus, Fibromyalia Syndrome, Chronic Fatigure Syndrome, or other illness or syndrome for which there is limited objective medical evidence," Charles Moore of Simpson & Moore, LLP explained.

Other syndromes with similar uncertainty of diagnosis include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome, and Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

"It's my sincere hope that this verdict will be a stepping stone for others to come forward who have had their insurance benefits wrongfully terminated. Hopefully, now people will know they can fight back, and don't have to bow down to the powers of the big insurance companies." Sean Simpson of Simpson & Moore, LLP noted.

The defense attorney for Prudential Insurance plans to appeal the verdict.

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New Partnership Helps Government Contractors Lower Payroll Costs While Staying Compliant

New Partnership Helps Government Contractors Lower Payroll Costs While Staying Compliant

Foundation and Fringe Benefit Group working together to provide government contractors with a competitive advantage.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) January 22, 2010

Foundation Software, Inc., the developer of America’s #1 construction accounting software (http://www. foundationsoft. com/), and Fringe Benefit Group, an industry leader in group benefit plans (http://www. thecontractorsplan. com/index. php? option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=53) designed specifically for hourly and part-time workers, today announced a partnership intended to provide government contractors with a competitive advantage (http://www. thecontractorsplan. com/index. php? option=com_content&view=article&id=76%3Anew-home-page&Itemid=53) when bidding government projects. As a result of the alliance, merit shop government contractors will be able to dramatically lower payroll costs (http://www. thecontractorsplan. com/index. php? option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=65) while streamlining their payroll, benefits and accounting processes and remaining compliant with increasing government regulations.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes a provision that all resulting projects fall under the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (http://www. fibi. com/index. php? option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=70). Contractors working on Davis-Bacon Act jobs must adhere to numerous regulations, such as submitting a weekly certified payroll to the U. S. Department of Labor and providing employees with local “prevailing wages” including the “anticipated cost of prevailing benefits,” commonly referred to as fringe benefits.

Processing payroll (http://www. payrollforconstruction. com) can be difficult and time-consuming, especially for construction companies. Shifting pay rates, multi-state and local taxes, workers’ compensation and certified payroll are among the many unique and complex challenges that contractors face. Foundation helps contractors by providing standard payroll processing services, and easily handles construction-specific items like multiple states, jobs, localities, and pay rates. Unlike traditional payroll providers, Foundation offers construction payroll reporting such as certified payroll, new hire, EEO minority compliance, job labor and job hour variance, proofing reports and workers’ compensation. Foundation also takes over the administration of various payroll functions, including garnishments, fringe allocation, and year-end tasks (such as printing W2s).

“Processing payroll can be difficult and time-consuming for any business, but construction payroll is especially tough,” said Fred Ode, president of Foundation. “We have partnered with Fringe Benefit Group and integrated our systems to help contractors streamline the entire payroll and benefits processes, thus creating a more simple and cost effective solution. Both companies have focused on construction contractors and their unique payroll and benefits needs for 30 years. As a result of this partnership, all a contractor needs to do is upload their payroll and we can take care of the rest.”

The Contractors Plan powered by Fringe Benefit Group works seamlessly with Foundation to help government contractors stay compliant (http://www. thecontractorsplan. com/index. php? option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=61) with government regulations and bid more competitively while providing quality benefits to their employees. Currently, many government contractors pay the fringe benefit portion of the prevailing wage as additional cash wages, believing it is the easiest way to comply with the law. But allocating the fringe amount to a bona fide benefit plan, such as The Contractors Plan from Fringe Benefit Group, results in significant cost savings on payroll burden because these monies are not subject to FICA, FUTA, state unemployment taxes and workers compensation insurance. Benefits that might be included in a bona fide benefit plan offering are retirement, medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans.

“There has been a significant increase in competition for public jobs and so contractors must examine all their costs and best practices in order to compete effectively,” said Adam Bonsky, executive vice president of government markets for Fringe Benefit Group. “This partnership provides prevailing wage contractors with a distinct competitive advantage when bidding on government projects. Both companies are equally committed to simplifying the payroll and benefit administration processes while helping contractors remain compliant, which ultimately helps our clients win jobs.”

About Foundation
Since 1985, Foundation has developed leading-edge solutions in construction accounting, project management, scheduling and service dispatch applications; as well as construction-specific payroll services.

Foundation Construction Payroll Service (www. payrollforconstruction. com) is the only nation-wide payroll service provider devoted exclusively to contractors. They offer complete payroll processing and tax filing services plus various construction reporting options like Certified Payroll, New Hire, EEO/Minority Compliance, Job Labor and Job Hour Variance, Workers'' Compensation and Proofing.

FOUNDATION® for Windows® (www. foundationsoft. com) is America’s #1 construction accounting software, providing robust job costing, strong payroll (union and merit) and an award-winning Executive Dashboard for instant, graphical reporting with drill down. The system utilizes the powerful Microsoft SQL database for ease of use and flexibility.

About Fringe Benefit Group
Austin, Texas-based Fringe Benefit Group and its affiliate companies have helped employers design and administer fringe benefit programs since 1983. Through its nationwide network of independent brokers and agents, Fringe Benefit Group has established itself as the leader in government contractor health and welfare and retirement plans. Drawing on its expertise in the prevailing wage segment, the company has also emerged as a leader in group benefit plans designed specifically for hourly and part-time workers (limited benefit programs). For more information, visit fringebenefitgroup. com or thecontractorsplan. com.

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BigHand Launches New Server Based Speech Recognition Module

BigHand Launches New Server Based Speech Recognition Module

Easy-to-use backend voice-to-text capability, supported on BlackBerry® Smartphones and Windows Mobile, offers business and healthcare significant administrative time & cost savings

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 5, 2009

BigHand, the leading voice productivity application in the professional services community, has today launched an innovative new Server-based Speech Recognition module aimed at organizations looking to further streamline administrative overheads in the current climate, or support an upturn in work as the economy recovers. The new voice-to-text module also supports voice submission from BlackBerry® Smartphones or Windows Mobile, alongside traditional dictation hardware. The BigHand Server-side Speech Recognition add-on is part of the latest Version (3.3) of BigHand's award-winning. NET enterprise digital dictation workflow software.

The BigHand Speech Recognition module, which utilizes a Dragon NaturallySpeaking™ speech server from Nuance Communications, includes both a "Speech Recognition only" option, where the Transcription Server sends the resulting text back to the author, as well as a "Speech Recognition with proofing" option where the Transcription Server sends the resulting text to a secretary. The secretary performs any corrections, saves the document and then submits a copy of the corrected document. Once submitted the server-based speech file of the original author is upgraded, improving their results going forward. The author can still correct their own speech file if so desired.

Moving the correction of the speech file to the secretary completely removes the time burden from the author and enables no change to their current working practices. As a result, even though there is minimal training, the author's speech file continues to improve over time. In testing the Transcription Server returned a 233 word initial recording with 178 words correctly recognized (76.4%). After the first correction, the transcription server improved to recognise 226 of the words (97%), and by the third submission the Server based system recognised 232 words (99.6%).

The overall total cost of ownership of the new back-end Speech Recognition module is estimated to be as little as one third the cost of existing digital dictation systems with client-side Speech Recognition integrations. The module is licensed per user or per server, with minimal training required, no client-side installation and, subsequently, no loss of billable time. Additional features include Citrix & Terminal Services compatibility, document templates & bookmarks, acoustic modeling, vocabularies configured in BigHand System Administration, default and custom speaker profiles for different users of BigHand, and support for distributed Transcription Servers.

Aside from the Server-side Speech Recognition module other new features within BigHand 3.3 include:
 Document attachments & links within the workflow  New search engine & User Interface improvements  Support for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2  64-bit support extended to incorporate Terminal Client  Splitting of voice files & extended external sound file support  New & extended API for 3rd party developers For more information regarding over 50 new features and enhancements announced in 3.3, or for price information for the Server-side Speech Recognition module, please request our 'What's New in BigHand 3.3?' overview by emailing inquiry@bighand. com

About BigHand
BigHand is based out of Chicago, London, Sydney, and Toronto. BigHand is a Microsoft Gold Partner, BlackBerry ISV Partner, and was voted 'Mobile Product of the Year' at the CNet Business Technology Awards 2008. BigHand also won 'Best of Breed System of the Year' at the Legal Technology Awards for 2008. This year BigHand has been nominated for the 7th Annual Law Technology News (LTN) Awards, taking place on 1st Feb 2010, as 'Dictation System of the Year' and 'Mobile Tool of the Year'. BigHand is also nominated at the British Legal Awards 2009, taking place 3 Dec 2009, as 'Technology Provider of the Year'. Further information is available at http://www. bighand. com (http://www. bighand. com)

Contact:
Dan Speed, VP Marketing, BigHand Inc, dan. speed(at)bighand(dot)com

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Cleaning Your Indoor Environment Using Space Certified Technology

Cleaning Your Indoor Environment Using Space Certified Technology

Air and water pollution ravages the quality of water and air around the world. People are forced to consume dangerous chemicals everyday. But they should not have to in the comfort of their own homes.

Macon, GA (PRWEB) June 14, 2006

Healthy Living Solution and EcoQuest International are working to clean-up household environments. EcoQuest’s Living Air purification systems are on the cutting edge of pollution control. EcoQuest offers a full line of Living Systems products that include a wide array of air purification systems for residential, commercial and portable use.

The Space Foundation has recognized EcoQuest International’s Fresh Air purification product as Certified Space Technology™. Fresh Air by EcoQuest uses Radiant Catalytic Ionization (RCI) technology originally developed in cooperation with NASA to clean the air in spacecraft by removing airborne pathogens. The RCI technology is the latest Advanced Oxidation Technology which uses a broad spectrum UVX lamp and a hydrated precious-metallic target. This procedure results in cleaner fresher smelling air much like the air after a summer thunderstorm.

"This is a huge accomplishment for our company,” said EcoQuest President Michael Jackson. “In our business, this is equal to the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and we are the only air purification company in the world that can make that statement.”

The purifiers have also received the stamp of approval from North America’s largest do-it-yourself organization, The Handyman Club of America. The club’s test panel installed, vigorously inspected and critiqued the purifiers. The panel, made up of experienced builders and contractors, proved that the units surpassed their expectations for 20 test parameters, including performance, construction, quality, design, ease of use, safety and innovative features.

EcoQuest International is dedicated to improving the spaces where people live and work by providing innovative products and services designed to enhance and improve the quality, safety, convenience, and beauty of living indoors. Annie K. H. Williams, of Healthy Living Solutions can arrange for a demonstration of these and many other EcoQuest International products. Williams’ can be reached at (800) 390-1273. Please visit the following websites for more information: www. maximumsuccess. com/success50 (http://www. maximumsuccess. com/success50 ), www. freshairliving. com/success50 (http://www. freshairliving. com/success50 ), www. laundryintocash. com/success50 (http://www. laundryintocash. com/success50 )

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Georgia Leaders Honored As Revolutions Award Recipients at 2009 Nonprofit Summit

Georgia Leaders Honored As Revolutions Award Recipients at 2009 Nonprofit Summit

On May 12th, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits announced the winners of the prestigious Revolutions Awards at the 18th Annual Nonprofit Summit at AmericasMart. These winners included Christina Lennon, Skyland Trail, Usher Raymond IV and Ingrid Saunders Jones.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 22, 2009

On May 12th, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits announced the winners of the prestigious Revolutions Awards at the 18th Annual Nonprofit Summit at AmericasMart. These winners included Christina Lennon, Skyland Trail, Usher Raymond IV and Ingrid Saunders Jones.

"The purpose of these awards is to acknowledge, recognize and celebrate revolutionary and innovative leaders and organizations within Georgia's nonprofit sector. These Revolutions awards winners are examples of what truly inspires and motivates our community everyday and reminds us why we do the work we do," says Karen Beavor, President and CEO of Georgia Center for Nonprofits.

These honors were bestowed to the following:

2009 Revolutions Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Leader to Christina Lennon, Executive Director of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, for her work in providing vision and hearing services through education, detection, prevention and treatment for Georgians. During her three-year term at the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, she has taken the 57-year-old organization strained by increasing demand and a diminishing donor base and turned it around by establishing robust relationships with foundations and by re-vamping programs. These efforts have resulted in an increase of providing eye exams and eyeglasses from 400 to 4,000 people a year, decreasing costs from $100 per pair of eyeglasses to $25 per pair, and doubling the number of surgeries.

2009 Revolutions Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Organization to Skyland Trail for promoting recovery from mental illness and fostering reintegration into the community, while empowering adults to live with dignity and independence. Before Skyland Trail opened its doors in 1989, Georgians with mental illnesses faced a void as they tried to bridge the gap between hospitalization and returning to community life. Skyland Trail is unique to Atlanta with its holistic approach of providing residential communities and individualized treatment programs including 'recovery communities' support systems comprised of 10 to 15 clients with similar diagnoses and its full-time on-site primary healthcare clinic. Through academic involvement, educational support, volunteerism, internships and employment, Skyland Trail clients gain practical working skills that allow them to reintegrate back into the community.

2009 Revolutions Emerging Philanthropist Award to Usher Raymond IV, Chairman and Founder of Usher's New Look, for his leadership in reaching youth from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and providing them a chance to learn about the business side of the entertainment industry. In the past four years, New Look has mentored over 1,300 disadvantaged youth from across the country through Camp New Look. In addition Usher launched the "I Can't But You Can" voter registration campaign geared towards youth ages 17 and under where participants completed educational curriculum on the voting process before going out into the community to register first-time voters. In recognition of these efforts, he was asked to testify before Congress in support of legislation encouraging youth service engagement.

2009 Revolutions Award for Legendary Philanthropic Leader to Ingrid Saunders Jones, Senior Vice President of Global Community Connections at The Coca-Cola Foundation, for her leadership of The Coca-Cola Company's global community engagement function which works to make a unique and sustainable difference. Under her leadership, The Coca-Cola Foundation has contributed more than $256 million to education and other community initiatives. A teacher by training, Ms. Jones' commitment to education and community development extends beyond the doors of the Coca-Cola corporate headquarters. She is a board member of Clark Atlanta University, the Carter Center, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, The Ohio State University President's Council on Women and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.

More details on these outstanding winners can be found on the Georgia Center for Nonprofits website at http://www. gcn. org/Services/GeorgiaNonprofitSummit/RevolutionsAwards2009.aspx (http://www. gcn. org/Services/GeorgiaNonprofitSummit/RevolutionsAwards2009.aspx)
About the Georgia Center for Nonprofits
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits works to serve, strengthen and support nonprofit organizations, by providing them with the resources and tools they need to be most effective; promoting partnerships between nonprofits and foundations, businesses and government to meet critical needs; and helping state and local policy-makers and the public understand and support the work of nonprofits. More information can be found at www. gcn. org
Contact: Lynne Norton, Marketing Manager 678-916-3066 or ln(at)gcn. org.

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Your Fat Can No Longer Win

Your Fat Can No Longer Win

How to naturally turn your body into an efficient fat burning machine, today.

(PRWEB) October 25, 2005

How can this be? How can anyone lose that sort of weight in that number of days? It sounds too good to be true. It is however some of the claims being made in a concept of weight management that is as different as it is profound.

What it does is to look at the human body and ask why does it put weight on? Do you know? As far as far as can be told this phenomena happens as a result (in most cases) of overeating. Especially the wrong type of food stuffs.

Overeating conjures up images of plates full of food and those behind them tucking in to this mountain of food. This is not the case. The term simply applies to the wrong type of food stuff (protein, carbohydrates, fats) been eaten by the person.

Let's explain a little bit further. The human body will only use a percentage of the food that you eat. The rest, if it absorbs it, it stores By the way the body is very efficient at absorbing digested food. Less than 5% is not absorbed from a healthy person.

It stores it to use at a later date. Here the vicious circle comes about. People get hungry again, so they eat. If they are not active the body stores it again. As canbe clearly seen this brings about a cycle of despair.

If the body absorbs food how does it use it? Without going into too much science of it the body is governed by something called a “Metabolic rate”. What this means is simply the rate that the bodies reactions work. These reactions result in growth, production of energy and elimination of waste.

This process gets its fuel from what get's put in our mouths. It takes what it needs and keeps the rest.

This metabolic rate varies from person to person. There are however ways in which this can be altered. The first is the most obvious, exercise.

Exercise is an essential part of being a human being. Like it or not the human being is an animal. Probably the most inactive animal at that. Yet like the rest of nature this animal is supposed to be active. Not all of us are athletes but we can all walk. That is enough just a few times a week to help raise activity level.

The other way of altering your metabolic rate is less obvious, but just as profound. The very stuff that we put in our mouths can do it for you.

Yes certain types of food are rich in the very things that govern the metabolic rate. Certain vitamins and minerals when in abundance actually do help the body to break down food more efficiently.

Some foods are even said to have a negative calorie content. Now we know that this is nonsense. How can something have less than zero of anything, if it did it would not exist? To clearly understand what this means is that if say an orange has 100 calories but to digest it took 115 calories then it would have 15 negative calories.

An interesting concept in itself as whilst studying Biology the teacher mentioned Celery has having exactly these properties. A fibrous water filled plant that we humans could not digest properly but our bodies would try to and fail. Hence spending more energy doing so than we got from it.

So as has been seen it is possible to be active and eat proper food to raise our natural fat burning machine that is the human metabolic rate. As a result no diet should be ridiculed. In fact diets are only rubbished by others trying to promote the latest fad or trendy diet and those losing business try to damage it to keep business.

There are a very large number of people interested in weight management and they should find the diet that is going to suit them. A diet is a personal thing and it is the aim of this article to highlight that to those reading it. Also to let them know that with a bit of research the goals that they set are attainable.

To find out more or to read other things by this author go to

Www. positivediet. co. uk

Or visit his blog at

Http://positivediet. blogspot. com (http://positivediet. blogspot. com)

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SiteHawk's GHS Information Center Sheds Light on U. S. Rollout of Globally Harmonized System

SiteHawk's GHS Information Center Sheds Light on U. S. Rollout of Globally Harmonized System

In response to OSHA's proposal to modify its existing Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System (GHS), SiteHawk continually updates the GHS Information Center to provide the latest news, timelines, and perspectives on global chemical data initiatives.

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) October 20, 2009

SiteHawk, the leading MSDS and chemical data management services provider, continues to drive industry education efforts with it's GHS Information Center, an online resource for the latest news, updates, and compliance strategies for the pending Globally Harmonized System (GHS). GHS will have profound effects on the chemical data management industry, both for companies that must author and publish material safety data sheets (MSDS) for their chemical products, as well as those companies that must manage MSDS and related chemical information for onsite chemical inventories.

Just recently, the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a rule to align the agency's Hazard Communication Standard with provisions of the United Nations GHS, a global chemical information management standard. The proposed regulatory updates will require revisions in both content and format of current safety data sheets, thus causing an "authoring avalanche" for the millions of MSDS documents currently in circulation. Additionally, there will be a tremendous burden placed internally for companies who must acquire, refresh, and re-circulate the updated safety data sheets for their onsite chemical inventories.

SiteHawk is the environmental health and safety industry's main source of GHS-related news and updates. Readers can access the full breadth of GHS resources online at the GHS Information Center (http://www. ghsinformation. com).

About SiteHawk
Since 1993, SiteHawk has offered a complete approach to MSDS and chemical data management through web-based, user-friendly software and managed services. The SiteHawk solution portfolio includes services for MSDS management, MSDS authoring, chemical inventory management, and environmental and regulatory compliance. With customers in virtually every industry and throughout the world, SiteHawk continues to lead the environmental health and safety industry in customer satisfaction with a greater than 98% customer retention rate. For more information on any of these services, please visit SiteHawk (http://www. sitehawk. com).

Media Contact:
Kraig Haberer
Ballista Marketing Group
Kraig (at) ballistamarketing (dot) com

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Hope Center Foundation Announces $20M Matching gift

Hope Center Foundation Announces $20M Matching gift

The Hope Center has received a matching $20M gift for the construction of their 185,000 sf facility located in Plano, Texas. The Hope Center is the home of more than 40 ministries and houses a conference center, international broadcast center and offers conferences and seminars targeting personal growth and leadership.

Plano, TX (Vocus) July 16, 2010

The Hope Center Foundation (http://www. TheHopeCenterFoundation. org) announced today that it has received an anonymous matching gift of $20M for construction of the Hope Center. The Center is an environmentally-friendly office and conference center, the home for 44 Christian ministries. The goal of the Hope Center is to create a setting that promotes synergy, financial stewardship, and worldwide expansion among Christian nonprofit organizations. By providing opportunities for shared resources and building efficiencies through economy of scale, the Hope Center model has allowed ministries to invest more of their donor funds into ongoing ministry activities.

The 9 acre Hope Center is located on the northeast corner of Plano Parkway and Custer Road, one block north of the President George Bush Turnpike. The campus has a 185,000 square foot mountain lodge-style building surrounded by acres of landscaping, walking paths, and a prayer garden. Other amenities include: international broadcast facilities, counseling center, health and fitness center, café/food court and a bookstore. From the materials to the design, the Hope Center is designed to meet “green” standards.

The Hope Center hosts conferences and seminars targeting personal growth, leadership, missions and a variety of trainings to promote spiritual and personal growth. Anchor tenants include: Hope for the Heart, Liberty Institute, e3Partners Ministry, I Am Second, Probe Ministries and Marketplace Ministries, Inc.

Contact: Judy Pollock
Phone: 469-556-3000
Jpollock(at)thehopecenterfoundation(dot)org
Http://www. TheHopeCenterFoundation. org (http://www. TheHopeCenterFoundation. org)

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Good Health Has a New Name - After 38 years, The Apothecary is changing to Village Green

Good Health Has a New Name - After 38 years, The Apothecary is changing to Village Green

On April 8th, The Apothecary, a recognized and trusted source for nutritional, compounding, and traditional pharmaceutical support officially changed its name to Village Green. Although the name is changing, the distinctive shopping experience will remain the same.

(PRWEB) April 15, 2004

On April 8th, The Apothecary, a recognized and trusted source for nutritional, compounding, and traditional pharmaceutical support officially changed its name to Village Green. Although the name is changing, the distinctive shopping experience will remain the same.

Marc Isaacson, owner of the retailer, explained the reasons for the name-change: "With plans to expand our reach to better educate consumers about healthy living, we are looking to actively promote our differences in the marketplace. Our customers trust our experience and knowledge, and enjoy a deep selection of products. Our goal is to inspire the pursuit of healthy living, whether itÂ’s through our in-store shopping experience, online, or through consumer marketing."

The new name, Village Green, connects the retailer’s uniqueness with the lifestyle and values of its customers. “A Village Green is typically a centralized green space within a town in which people gather for social and commercial reasons—thus the metaphor is of our store as a gathering place for the sharing of information and the building of community,” said Isaacson.

"Life is all about change. As The Apothecary has grown, so has its potential and power to effect a positive change on the health and wellness industry. What will not change is that we will continue to be passionate about providing an unsurpassed shopping experience. We have a great assortment of vitamins, supplements and health products for people in our communities," said Isaacson.

Ultimately, however, it all comes down to personal service. That's why Village Green is making sure that, even as the business grows, its customers and their needs are always top of mind. Village Green offers what the chain and discount stores simply can't—friendly service and a willingness to take the extra steps and extra time to get customers exactly what they need. It's this principal that has been a guiding light for 38 years, and it's the one thing that will never change.

In addition to the in-store experience, Village Green will be launching an updated version of its website (www. myvillagegreen. com) soon, which will include much of the same useful knowledge and product selection that customers value and look to for support.

Village Green provides its customers with personalized guidance, educational resources, and a wide selection of products necessary to help them make the best choices concerning their health. For over 38 years, Village GreenÂ’s store in Bethesda, MD has been building partnerships with customers and practitioners to promote healthy living at each life stage through nutrition, diet, exercise, mental vitality, and overall life balance.

Contact Information:

Grace Hall

Village Green

301.530.0800 x1224

Www. myvillagegreen. com

Florida KidCare News Conference and Back to School Enrollment Fair West Palm Beach

Florida KidCare News Conference and Back to School Enrollment Fair West Palm Beach

Free School Supplies will be distributed to Kids attending the event with their parents. Food, Entertainment and fun giveaways will also be provided to families attending the event. Florida KidCare - Back to School - Enrollment Fair Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 12 noon - 3pm (News Conference - 1pm) 2601 Military Trail - Shoppes of Cresthaven - (Military Trail & Cresthaven Blvd) West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) August 1, 2008

On Sunday, August 3, 2008, The Palm Beach County Florida KidCare Coalition is bringing together community leaders in the the Palm Beach County area. Join the following confirmed speakers: Senator Dave Aronberg, West Palm Beach City Commissioner Jerry Muoio, Tana Ebbole, CEO, Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County, and Judith Klinek, Assistant Superintendent of Palm Beach County School District at a News Conference and Florida KidCare Enrollment Back-to-School Fair. They will have Florida KidCare parent, Marlene Rivera, speaking about how Florida KidCare has made an impact in her life as a fulltime working mother of four school age children.

Palm Beach County Florida KidCare Coalition Members, Kid Finders Network, Florida Covering Kids and Families and LaBovick & LaBovick, PA are proud sponsors of this event. Sherri Milstead, Executive Director for Kid Finders Network will have her team on hand doing digital fingerprinting for Kids and speaking on the importance of Safety and Children during the News Conference.

"The purpose of this Palm Beach County Florida KidCare Enrollment Fair is to bring awareness of the healthcare coverage and to enroll children without health insurance in the program," stated, Attorney Esther Uria LaBovick, Partner, LaBovick & LaBovick, PA. Over 700,000 Florida children are eligible to receive low-cost or free health care coverage through Florida KidCare, but are not enrolled.

During and after the News Conference, an Enrollment Fair will take place with staff on hand to assist families in applying for Florida KidCare. There will be online enrollment available at the Enrollment Fair in addition to onsite staff members answering questions on Florida KidCare.

Free School Supplies will be distributed to Kids attending the event with their parents. Food, Entertainment and fun giveaways will also be provided to families attending the event.

News Conference and Florida KidCare - Back to School - Enrollment Fair
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 12 noon - 3pm (News Conference - 1pm)

2601 Military Trail - Shoppes of Cresthaven - (Military Trail & Cresthaven Blvd) West Palm Beach

This year, we want every child to return to school with the health care coverage they need.

Contact:
Juliet Sallette
Marketing Director
LaBovick & LaBovick, PA
Palm Beach County - Florida KidCare Coalition Member
561.743.0099

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From Trees to Nets: GreenDimes Announces Partnership with The United Nations Foundation

From Trees to Nets: GreenDimes Announces Partnership with The United Nations Foundation

Going beyond restoring the environment, GreenDimes, a leader among socially conscious businesses, announces their partnership with The United Nations Foundation and their "Nothing But Nets" campaign.

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2007

Going beyond restoring the environment, GreenDimes -- a leader among socially conscious businesses -- announces their partnership with The United Nations Foundation and their Nothing But Nets campaign. Every time a person joins Greendimes (http://www. greendimes. com), the company will fund the purchase of one bed net to combat malaria infection. The partnership will kick off on World Malaria Day, April 25th, with the goal of purchasing 5,000 malaria nets to help reduce the one million annual deaths from this devastating and preventable disease.

Every year, nearly 500 million people are infected with malaria. Bed nets are one of the most effective ways to prevent malaria and to fight the epidemic. GreenDimes is proud to join Nothing But Nets' founding campaign partners -- including the National Basketball Association's NBA Cares, The People of the United Methodist Church, Sports Illustrated, VH-1, AOL Black Voices, Rotarians' Action Group on Malaria, and Malaria No More -- in this effort to help address one of the most serious global health issues facing the world today.

"GreenDimes believes in empowering our members to do little things that collectively make a big difference in the world around them," founder Pankaj Shah explains. "We are very goal-driven and like to have measurable objectives so we can show people the impact they have together. Our junk mail reduction service gives our members control over their mailboxes and helps restore the planet. Through the United Nations partnership and contributing to the purchase of 5,000 nets, each GreenDimes member will help save lives in addition to planting trees."

Greendimes (http://www. greendimes. com) is a socially conscious consumer lifestyle company that helps individuals and businesses create social change through environmentally sound products and services. GreenDimes' premier service to reduce postal junk mail has already stopped 260,000 pounds of junk mail and planted more than 140,000 trees around the world.

GreenDimes
480 Lytton Ave, #8
Palo Alto, CA 94301
415.676.1689
Kendra @ greendimes. com

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Be Prepared to Be in Total HIPAA Compliance on April 14

Be Prepared to Be in Total HIPAA Compliance on April 14

U. S. companies of all sizes must be in compliance with the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by April 14, 2004.

(PRWEB) March 1, 2004

U. S. companies of all sizes must be in compliance with the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by April 14, 2004, and HR professionals should be on the alert, says G. Neil Corp.

“If your company offers healthcare benefits, whether your plan is self-insured or fully insured, or if you come into contact with employees’ health information for any employment purpose, then you need to be aware of HIPAA,” says G. Neil employment law attorney Ashley Kaplan.

How HIPAA Affects Employers

Even though employers are technically not defined as “covered entities” subject to the HIPAA privacy regulations, the law has a significant impact on employers, Kaplan explained. For example, employers may perform “covered” functions if they obtain and use protected health information to administer their own health plan, or are involved in making or reviewing benefit decisions as a plan sponsor.

The HIPAA privacy laws also affect the way employers obtain and use employee health information to make employment decisions, Kaplan noted: “Employers can no longer obtain protected health information from a covered entity (such as an employee’s doctor) to make employment decisions unless the employee has signed a HIPAA-compliant authorization form.”

Employment decisions potentially affected by this requirement include hiring and firing based on drug test results, determining whether to grant an employee’s request for medical leave, assessing requests for “accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and administering fitness-for-duty examinations for job placement and safety.

Penalties for HIPAA Noncompliance

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office of Civil Rights (OCR), investigates claims of HIPAA violations and can impose civil penalties against individuals and companies. These range from $100 for each violation up to $25,000 for multiple violations of the same standard in a calendar year. “These can quickly add up,” Kaplan said, “if a company repeats the same violation with respect to multiple employees and multiple incidents.”

Individuals who knowingly violate the HIPAA Privacy Rule and willfully misuse employee medical information can be fined up to $250,000 and be imprisoned for up to 10 years, she added.

“If you come into contact with HIPAA-protected health information to administer benefits or to make employment decisions, you need to review your practices to ensure compliance as soon as possible,” Kaplan advised. “Failure to do so could be costly.

“Between now and April 14th, you need to get all of your HIPAA questions answered.”

G. Neil, which has specialized in labor law compliance and HR management for more than 15 years, produces an exclusive HIPAA Privacy Answer Kit to help business owners and managers comply with all the regulations. It includes a “plain English” guidebook, all of the necessary forms, plus a large poster to explain employees’ rights under HIPAA. Further information is available at the company’s website, www. gneil. com.

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Based in suburban Sunrise, Fla., privately held G. Neil Corp. develops and markets more than 7,000 “tools to manage and motivate people” to more than 1 million customers worldwide. It specializes in products that help employers manage everyday workplace issues, products that include HR forms and software, pre-employment and substance testing, workplace safety solutions, and employee motivation products.

Crystalens HD May Help People with RK

Crystalens HD May Help People with RK

Patents who have undergone RK (radial Keratotomy) may benifit from PRELEX with crystalens according to Dr. Khanna.

Beverly Hills, CA (Vocus) April 28, 2010

Patents that have undergone RK (Radial Keratotomy) may benefit from PRELEX with Crystalens HD according to Dr. Khanna. Radial Keratotomy was in vogue in the late seventy’s and eighties. Its popularity declined after the PERK study. Thousands of patients who had undergone RK are now aging baby boomers. These patients suffer from glare, presbyopia (the inability to read near), the inability to see far or may even develop cataracts. A revolutionary new procedure popularized by Dr. Khanna may be of help in alleviating the symptoms. In the procedure called PRELEX the natural dysfunctional lens is replaced by a thinner multifocal lens. Crystal lens HD has been found to yield the best results when implanted during PRELEX or Cataract surgery. It is essential that only experienced surgeons undertake this endeavor. This is because advanced measurements and calculations are required to determine the precise power of the lens to be implanted. Further the surgery requires a lot of skill and precision to get the best results. Further fine tuning if required may be achieved by lasers. The happiness on the patient’s expression on their face makes it all worth it.

PRELEX (http://www. khannainstitute. com/prelex) is an acronym for presbyopic refractive lens exchange. PRELEX restores one's vision to a more youthful age, giving optimum vision in each eye, preserving binocular vision and depth of field. It allows each eye to see far (for watching the ball game), middle (for computer work) and near (for reading the newspaper). This is not mono-vision (which is one eye for far and the other for near). In this 10-15 minute sterile procedure the natural lens is vaporized using sound waves and replaced by an artificial presbyopic lens implant.

Dr. Rajesh Khanna, is a Los Angeles LASIK (http://www. khannainstitute. com) and Refractive Cataract surgeon with offices in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. He is the founder and medical director of The Khanna Institute of Lasik and Refractive Surgery. Dr. Khanna has been voted as the best LASIK surgeon by popular choice by readers of Los Angeles daily news and Ventura County Star. Dr. Khanna has performed vision enhancements on many celebrities and athletes alike. Those we are able disclose include actor Corbin Blue from High School Musical, Disney channel star Brenda Song, Olympic silver medalist Ryan Bailey and Bas Rutten - Inside MMA host and UFC champion fighter. Rajesh Khanna, MD has been featured on the front cover of various magazines like Your Health Connection, Life after 50, Valley news and Beverly Hills times. He has also been featured in Santa Monica Star, Acorn, India West, Opinion Express and numerous other publications. Dr. Khanna has been interviewed and quoted by various radio talk. He is one the pioneers of Lasik eye surgery and is currently at the forefront for advanced eye procedures. He is an experienced and skilled Wave front LASIK, Intacs, PRELEX and cataract surgeon, Dr. Khanna has performed over thousands of vision correction procedures.

Contact: Kelly Schneider Rajesh Khanna, MD Khanna Institute of Lasik Surgery 50 N La Cienga Blvd Beverly Hills 90211 Phone: 805-230-2126 Fax: 805-230-2199 http://www. khannainstitute. com (http://www. khannainstitute. com)

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Brain Boosting Drugs vs. Walking: Treadmill Desk Manufacturer Promotes Common Sense

Brain Boosting Drugs vs. Walking: Treadmill Desk Manufacturer Promotes Common Sense

The use of "brain enhancing" drugs is increasing at an alarming rate yet a superior, simpler, natural solution exists: a treadmill desk.

(Vocus) December 8, 2008

Purported "brain enhancement" drugs such as Ritalin, Modafinil, and Cephalon have seen a 300% rise in use in the United States during the past decade according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This dramatic rise in use is driven by healthy individuals seeking to gain a competitive edge and boost performance at work or in school, undeterred by potential long term risks. A company based in Phoenix, Arizona is promoting a safer, more effective means of achieving these brain enhancement performance goals: a treadmill desk.

In an opinion piece published in the journal Nature several scientists and professionals are arguing for the recognition and promotion of these drugs as brain enhancers despite the potential risks of dependency and lack of long term health impact studies.

"This commentary ignores recent studies that show Ritalin to be ineffective in performance enhancement over a three year period and harmful to growth and development in children, yet somehow these drugs are now considered the magic bullet for adults? It should raise alarm bells," states Steve Bordley, President of TrekDesk, a treadmill desk manufacturer. "None of these medications can make the claim that they boost memory and cognitive abilities, increase the amount of small blood vessels in the brain as much as 43%, or reduce the incidence of stroke, dementia or Alzheimer's over the long term. But a daily walking regimen accomplishes this without any potential risks and a long list of additional health benefits as well. You hear very little about this because no one makes any money telling you walking is the answer."

Categorizing these drugs as "smart drugs" seems to be both an oxymoron and a brilliant marketing ploy, exploiting American's drive to be at the top of their game.

So, if walking far exceeds the brain boosting abilities of these drugs, why aren't more American's changing their behavior? Bordley offers a few explanations. "Most people are unaware how powerful daily walking is for their health. If they were given the information it would change their priorities and motivations. Second, most adults are stressed for time already and and are strapped in a desk and a car for most of their day. Walking 3-6 hours a day is simply out of the question. The third reason is the lack of motivation at the end of an exhausting workday to get out and move."

Treadmill desks offer a solution to these challenges. Employees walk while they work at very slow speeds without sweating. At the end of the day they will have walked between 3-8 hours and gained energy and brain enhancing benefits naturally without pills and without any additional time burden.

Employees of major corporations are currently using treadmill desks and report gains in production and concentration in an addition to the numerous health benefits, including weight loss. "Most people focus on the significant weight loss that can be achieved on a treadmill desk but the positive effects on the brain are extraordinary," stated Bordley.
TrekDesk's website at http://www. trekdesk. com provides more detailed information on the health benefits of daily walking.

ABOUT TrekDesk : manufacturer of the first affordable full sized, adjustable treadmill desk designed to fit an existing treadmill, allowing walking while working, burning calories without sweating and health enhancement.

CONTACT:
Steve Bordley
TrekDesk
Ph: 877-449-8588
FAX: 877-449-8588
Http://www. trekdesk. com

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Bradford Networks Recognized as a Visionary in 2009 Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control

Bradford Networks Recognized as a Visionary in 2009 Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control

Innovative Visibility and Control Solutions Solve Enterprise Security, Productivity and Compliance Challenges.

Concord, NH (PRWEB) May 4, 2009

Bradford Networks, the leading provider of advanced network access control (NAC) solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a "Visionary" in Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control.

Gartner evaluated 18 NAC vendors on their completeness of vision and ability to execute for the "Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control." In the report, Gartner estimates that the NAC market grew at 51 percent between 2007 and 2008, and is approximately $221 million.

The report noted that NAC is commonly used for guest network services, endpoint baselining, identity-aware networking and monitoring/containment. Trends such as the consumerization of IT are increasing demands to allow unmanaged PCs onto corporate networks. Deployments to support guest networking can easily be expanded to deal with employee access from guest PCs.

"We believe this thorough analysis confirms the value of the innovations Bradford has developed since 2002 and is delivering to healthcare, energy, government, enterprise, and education organizations," said Gregg Bjork, Bradford Networks President and COO.

About the Magic Quadrant:
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Bradford Networks:
Bradford Networks is the proven leader in providing network security, visibility and control solutions that make organizations both more secure and efficient. Only Bradford's flexible architecture leverages existing IT investments to identify and manage every network device and every user, reducing risks while automating operations with the lowest total cost of ownership. Over 600 customers worldwide rely on Bradford to secure millions of users and critical IT assets. Privately held, Bradford Networks is headquartered in Concord, N. H. For more information, visit www. bradfordnetworks. com.

Contact: 
Alane Airosus
Bradford Networks
603-228-5300 x2029

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Dream Foods International Offers Complimentary Canvas Tote Bags at Natural Products Expo West: Conservation First

Dream Foods International Offers Complimentary Canvas Tote Bags at Natural Products Expo West: Conservation First

Dream Foods International, LLC (www. dreamfoods. com), a specialized importer of Sicilian not-from-concentrate citrus varietal juices, proudly announces its exclusive giveaway of natural canvas tote bags at Natural Products Expo West, from March 13-16, in Anaheim, California. Convention attendees may receive a complimentary bag at Booth 2705, which is part of the company's ongoing commitment to green practices and environmental sustainability. Each bag, which measures 15" x 14.5" x 3" and otherwise costs $10, features the Italian Volcano® Juices logo and Victorian blood orange: a distinctive graphic design that evokes the classic imagery of iconic citrus boxes from the first half of the twentieth-century.

Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) March 11, 2008

Dream Foods International, LLC (www. dreamfoods. com), a specialized importer of Sicilian not-from-concentrate citrus varietal juices, proudly announces its exclusive giveaway of natural canvas tote bags at Natural Products Expo West, from March 13-16, in Anaheim, California. Convention attendees may receive a complimentary bag at Booth 2705, which is part of the company's ongoing commitment to green practices and environmental sustainability. Each bag, which measures 15" x 14.5" x 3" and otherwise costs $10, features the Italian Volcano® Juices logo and Victorian blood orange: a distinctive graphic design that evokes the classic imagery of iconic citrus boxes from the first half of the twentieth-century.

"Conservation is at the heart of improving the planet and educating consumers about shopping wisely. By reducing our dependence on plastic and using all natural tote bags as a green alternative, we can markedly improve various ecosystems and save money. Expo West is an excellent venue for us to inaugurate this campaign because it connects retailers and suppliers who are dealing with conservation every day," said Adriana Kahane, CEO and Founder of Dream Foods International, LLC. "As a company dedicated to using only the finest organic ingredients, we have a special appreciation for maintaining a healthy planet, starting with eliminating the use of plastic bags for routine shopping. For example: In California alone, only 1-4% of the 19 billion plastic grocery and merchandise bags used annually in the State of California are recycled. That means that nearly 600 bags per second end up in landfills and dump sites. We can better this situation by switching to canvas bags that are durable, safe and affordable. By giving away 1000 cotton totes in this campaign, our goal is to eliminate using 25,000 plastic bags in the next year."

Sicilian Excellence and Organic Quality
The Italian Volcano® brand juices are bottled in an artisan factory, right near Sicily's famed Mount Etna volcano and are made with kosher, not-from-concentrate organic juices. "Sicily's citrus groves are world famous and are recognized by the European Union as a special growing area. The area's rich soil, constantly nourished by the Mt. Etna Volcano, provides ideal conditions for fruit to mature. But these elements demand vigilance and environmental conservation. Hence our emphasis on green policies that further these principles," declared Operations Manager, Jason Miller.

About Dream Foods International, LLC
Dream Foods International, LLC also distributes premium not-from-concentrate, organic kosher glass-bottled juices, under the Italian Volcano® Brand. This line includes organic blood orange, tangerine and lemon juices from Sicily. They also sell the best tasting Volcano Lemon Burst® and Volcano Lime Burst® squeeze bottle consumers can buy Dream Foods International's products at the website www. mybrands. com, searching under the brand name "Volcano," or they can register on the company's website at www. dreamfoods. com to get recipes and help locating retailers in their area.

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