New Ski for the Cure Program Raises Funds in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

New Ski for the Cure Program Raises Funds in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF), host of the largest cross-country ski race in North America, and the Komen Foundation, host of the Race for the Cure® events held throughout the United States with more than 1.4 million participants a year, have collaborated to launch the Ski For the Cure! program to raise funds in the fight against breast cancer.

HAWYARD, WI (PRWEB) November 3, 2005

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF), host of the largest cross-country ski race in North America, and the Komen Foundation, host of the Race for the Cure® events held throughout the United States with more than 1.4 million participants a year, have collaborated to launch the Ski For the Cure! program to raise funds in the fight against breast cancer.

Women and men across the country can support the Minnesota and Wisconsin Affiliates of the Komen Foundation by participating in the new program.

Donations collected by skiers will fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.

Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the ABSF, said he’s excited about the collaboration.

“This is a great opportunity for women and men to support the leading Foundation devoted to eradicating breast cancer and to showcase her/his own commitment to health and wellness by training for and participating in this ski event,” Zuelsdorff said. “Whether participating on a competitive or non-competitive level, participants boost their own fitness level, contribute to an important cause, and have a whole lot of fun in the process. It's empowering and a win-win situation all the way around.”

David Egan, Operations Director, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Minnesota Affiliate, Komen Twin Cities Race for the Cure®, agrees.

“The Komen Minnesota Affiliate is proud to be a partner and recipient of participant pledge funds from the 2006 Birkie,” he said. “The Birkie is a great event, and we feel honored that they have chosen to support us in our race to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease through the advancement of research, screening, education and preliminary treatment. This gives our supporters another way to stay involved.”

Zuelsdorff said participating in the Ski for the Cure! program is simple. Donors register for the race or ski event of their choice: the 51 kilometer Subaru American Birkebeiner, 23 kilometer State Bank of Drummond/Cable Chamber of Commerce Kortelopet or 12 kilometer Johnson Bank Prince Haakon. All are held Saturday, February 25, 2006 in Cable and Hayward, Wis.

Donor/skiers voluntarily collect pledges and raise funds for the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Donations will be collected by the skier prior to the race and delivered to the ABSF at race registration/bib pickup.

Participants will receive pink ribbons with their race bibs and will designate which of the Madison, Milwaukee, Brainerd Lakes or Minnesota (based in Minneapolis) Affiliate(s) will receive their donation. The ABSF will send the donations to the chapter designated by the skier.

Pink bibs will be provided to skiers who identify themselves to the Birkie office by January 1, 2006, as breast cancer survivors.

The participating skier who raises the most money will reap the benefits: free entry into the 2007 American Birkebeiner race of their choice and free lodging at a premier bed & breakfast inn in Hayward. All skiers raising pledges of $100 or more will be part of a random drawing for a second similar prize. Various awards will be given to all skiers raising pledges at or above specific amounts.

Gail Sklodowska, member of the Communication & Education Committees of the Susan G. Komen Milwaukee Affiliate, said they are thrilled to be partnering with the ABSF to launch the Ski for the Cure! program.

“This is a wonderful partnership that will increase the awareness and funding for the fight against breast cancer,” she said. “We believe in the power of the individual to change the dismal statistics that one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the United States. The Ski for the Cure program gives supporters another way to make a difference while helping all of us to live healthy and productive lives.”

Birkie 2006 festivities begin on Thursday, February 23 and continue through Saturday, February 25. In addition to the 51 kilometer Subaru American Birkebeiner and 23 kilometer State Bank of Drummond and Cable Area Chamber of Commerce Kortelopet and 12 kilometer Johnson Bank Print Haakon, Birkie 2006 features shorter races, events and festivities for more than 9,000 skiers and 15,000 spectators. Birkie festivities take place at Telemark Resort in Cable and on Main Street in Hayward.

The American Birkebeiner is part of the esteemed Worldloppet series of 14 international races, part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Marathon Cup series of eight races, and part of the American Ski Marathon series of 11 races.

November 1 is the date of the next registration deadline and fee increase for the American Birkebeiner ski races. For more information or to register for Ski for the Cure!, call 715-634-5025 or log on to www. birkie. com.

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Healing Exchange with Dr. Brain Dailey, How Crystals and Stone Help in Meditation “Complementary Health TV Series” Hosted by Lester J. Robinson FICF

Healing Exchange with Dr. Brain Dailey, How Crystals and Stone Help in Meditation “Complementary Health TV Series” Hosted by Lester J. Robinson FICF

Dr. Brain Dailey will also explain how a healing exchange works with modern day medical treatments.

(PRWEB) May 8, 2005

This show is about the healing exchanges that are going in western New York. There will be many different types of healing going on in this TV show. Dr. Brain Dailey will show an actually healing going on in the show. Dr. Brain Dailey will also explain how a healing exchange works with modern day medical treatments. This is one of the most interesting shows in the series.

Alisa Parlette will show how crystals and stones can help you in your daily meditation. Alisa also reviews how different crystals and stones work in your daily life. Alisa Parlette will show how to get more information on stones and crystals to have a better understanding of how they are used in every day life.

The basic idea of an interactive TV show with using the Internet is to bring the next level of TV to Western New York now. Presently interactive shows are being test marketed around the country. The shows are set up for being a total interactive show once the technology becomes more available in Western New York. Once this happens “The ABC’s of Insurance” will be one of the first shows in Western New York to be interactive. Right now the viewers have to get to their personal computer to get more information on the topics from the series. An interactive TV series, the viewers can get more information on the topic after the shows airs from the website.

For more information on the interview go to the interactive web site at WWW. CHSWLR. COM or WWW. INSURANCE-QUOTE. COM and click on the Complementary Health Series.

The dates the programs will be aired will be on Niagara County LCTV channel 20 Tuesday at 8:30 pm, Thursday at 6:30 pm and Fridays at 2:00 pm, and in Erie County Adelphia Channel 20 the time is 10:35 pm Wednesday. On Wednesday May 18, in Erie and in Niagara County Thursday May 19 at 6:30 pm, Friday May 20 at 2:00 pm, and Tuesday May 24, 2005 at 8:30 pm.

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Compare Credit Cards Now Through Kanetix. ca

Compare Credit Cards Now Through Kanetix. ca

Canadians looking to compare credit cards, their interest rates, rewards and other special offers, can now do so easily online through Kanetix. ca.

Toronto (PRWEB) October 4, 2010

Kanetix® is pleased to announce that visitors to the Kanetix. ca comparison service can now easily compare the interest rates, benefits, features and rewards of a variety of credit cards.

With the addition of credit cards, the suite of comparison services now available to Canadians through Kanetix includes: auto insurance, home insurance, life insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, and credit card and mortgage rate comparisons to name just a few of the most popular.

Available in all provinces and territories, Canadians looking to find the right credit card can easily compare a minimum of nine credit card's interest rates, rewards, cash back offers and features. Whether you are looking for a credit card with a low interest rate, a credit card that offers you reward points, or a credit card that offers cash back you can compare them through Kanetix. ca and apply online.

In addition to helping Canadians find the right credit card and apply online, Kanetix is also helping people learn more about credit cards. Along with the credit card comparison service, Kanetix has also launched a credit card Learn More InfoCentre where credit card shoppers can read:
  The ABCs of credit cards   What's in a credit card?   Top 10 ways to save money with your credit card

About Kanetix
Launched in October 1999, Kanetix is Canada's leading national, online insurance marketplace. The Kanetix insurance information and shopping service brings consumers and insurance companies together in a one-stop shopping environment. Each day, thousands of consumers visit the Kanetix website to compare insurance quotes from a variety of Canadian insurance companies. Kanetix visitors can select the insurance quote of their choice and where available, choose to complete the application for coverage online or purchase their policy over the phone.

For more information, visit http://www. kanetix. ca, or contact:

Kanetix Ltd.
Publicrelations(at)kanetix(dot)ca

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HR Industry Veterans Join Capital H Group Advisory Board

HR Industry Veterans Join Capital H Group Advisory Board

Capital H Group, a rapidly expanding human capital consulting firm, welcomes Terry Faulk and Diane Gallo to its advisory board of directors.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 15, 2005

Capital H Group, a rapidly expanding human capital consulting firm, welcomes Terry Faulk and Diane Gallo to its advisory board of directors.

Terry Faulk is Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources for Kraft Foods Inc., a global leader in branded foods and beverages with 2004 net revenues of more than $32 billion. Faulk, who joined Kraft in 1967, is responsible for the company’s Human Resources function worldwide. He has worked in many of Kraft’s business units both in the U. S. and abroad and is a long-time member of Kraft's Management Committee.

Diane Gallo started her career running the Human Resources function for several retail and healthcare organizations before moving into the technology sector. In 2001, she joined Overland Storage, a $250 million, NASDAQ traded-firm that provides data storage solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. She is an executive officer at Overland with responsibility for Human Resources.

“Both Terry and Diane share a very business-focused approach to human resources and are key strategic players at their respective employers”, said Dan Weinfurter, CEO of Capital H Group. “We're very pleased to have them onboard as we continue to grow our capabilities and business as a consulting firm that helps companies create value -- through people -- for better business results.”

About Capital H Group

Capital H Group (www. capitalhgroup. com) is a rapidly growing human capital consulting group, with headquarters in Chicago and operations in Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and New York and over 100 professionals recruited from the major firms in the field. Team members average over 15 years of experience, with a combination of consulting and industry backgrounds. Capital H Group's mission is to discover fast, focused smart ways to enhance the value of clients’ human capital.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www. HRmarketer. com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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Groundbreaking Non-Invasive Treatment Shaves Years and Costs from Severe Tooth and Jaw Alignments

Groundbreaking Non-Invasive Treatment Shaves Years and Costs from Severe Tooth and Jaw Alignments

A groundbreaking new procedure developed by San Antonio cosmetic dentist Dr. John Moore, DDS, offers an alternative treatment for those with disfiguring teeth and jaw alignments that traditionally might require years of braces and grueling surgical jaw reconstruction. The procedure shortens treatment time to a year or less, involves no invasive surgery or anesthesia, and costs a fraction of the price of the braces-plus-surgery process to modify the tooth and jaw alignment.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) September 13, 2010

A groundbreaking new procedure developed by San Antonio cosmetic dentist Dr. John Moore, DDS, (http://33smile. com (http://33smile. com)) offers an alternative treatment for those with disfiguring teeth and jaw alignments that traditionally might require years of braces and grueling surgical jaw reconstruction.

Moore, a recognized expert in Invisalign braces, has been showcased at an international summit for his breakthrough procedure, which uses an innovative combination of Invisalign and veneers to not only align teeth, but actually modify the jaw alignment. The procedure shortens treatment time to a year or less, involves no invasive surgery or anesthesia, and costs a fraction of the price of the braces-plus-surgery process.

Dr. Moore is now offering treatment for other patients who may be suited to this course of treatment.
Moore’s pioneering case was John Gomez* - a boxer, a tough guy. But his toughest opponent – his own jaw structure – had him on the ropes.

The boxer’s lower jaw jutted out with a fierce underbite, “like a bulldog,” Moore said. Gomez’s teeth couldn’t meet for a real bite, because the lower teeth had grown outside and in front of the upper teeth.

“He didn't like the way he looked, and he had some physical issues,” Moore said. “He couldn't eat like a normal person. He couldn't bite a sandwich off, for example, because the front teeth couldn't come together. . . the lower ones were out front of the uppers, so when he'd bite into a sandwich, it would just sort of fold the food in the center, and he'd kind of have to rip it off.“

Gomez went from one dental specialist to another, desperate for a solution. Traditional orthodontics had an answer, but it was devastating. One after another, the other offices told him he’d need to be in braces for three to four years, and then have his jaws cut apart so they could be properly aligned, ending his shot at a boxing career.

“And this whole time he's thinking, 'Oh my God, I can't wear braces and be a boxer’,” Moore recalled.
“Basically if you have a broken jaw, or get a broken jaw during boxing as a career boxer, that pretty much finishes you off as a serious contender.” Moore said. “Obviously the braces would be something impossible to wear during a boxing match, unless you wanted to pick your lips up off the mat.”

The case seemed hopeless.

Moore’s first thought was to agree with the previous dentists. The bite was just too far out, and the answer might be to put him in Invisalign braces instead of regular braces, and then later perform surgery on the jaws.

“And he's looking at me like, no, there's no way that's going to work, because now you're going to have to cut my jaws apart, and that's going to ruin my career, end my career right there on the spot. I can't heal from something like that and go step into the ring and get hammered on my jaw. It's going to break it again.”

Thinking outside the box, Moore, came up with an elegant solution – a groundbreaking one-two punch of Invisalign and veneers that solved Gomez’s problem of aesthetics and eating problems, while saving his career.

Relating his thoughts as he planned out the treatment, Moore said:

“I'm going to try and put some veneers on the teeth, and I'm going to bring the top teeth out as far as I can and set them on top of the lower teeth and use Invisalign to pull the lower set behind and inside of the upper set, so we make the jump that way.

“This way we just put the veneers on them, then we do the Invisalign and the whole thing is done. We won't have to do the surgery, you won't have to wear braces, maybe I can skip the whole deal.”

“So I started studying this case and looked at it and I thought, ‘Wow, with this deep bite the way it is, if I open the bite a little bit, that alone would start to line things up better’,” Moore said. “I went ahead and built some veneers, and then took some plastic filler and built up his back teeth so he could actually bite there when I set them on top of his front teeth.”

“So once he's on top of his front teeth, and I had a few little blocks of plastic in the back to hold his bite, the whole thing was stable there.” Moore added.

“Then I ordered the Invisalign and put it on, and we began to draw the lower set in. As I drew the lower set in, I noticed it was getting smaller and smaller and it came up inside of the upper set, and I thought 'this is perfect.’ Now it's time to sand the little blocks off the back, let his bite fall together, and drop down where the top front set would sit down over the lower. And once it did, then I could see his bite all coming together.”
“To my amazement, and really quite a surprise to everyone, the doggone case was finished in like nine months. And we had been looking at a previous treatment plan that would have taken him three, four years, and then six months of surgery, and healing and cutting his jaws apart and tens and tens of thousands of dollars to go through all of this.”

“Instead, I put him in a set of veneers across the front, and that only took two weeks. His teeth suddenly looked better. Drew the lower set in - that only took six to nine months - the bite was completely corrected - the thing dropped together and the whole case was completely finished.”

“So now we have, for the very first time, a real genuine, different way of fixing somebody's bite like this.” Moore said. “The whole thing was done without any shots - there was no pain involved, no bleeding, no surgery, no stitches, no nothing - completely non-invasive.”

Since then, Moore has duplicated his feat with another professional athlete – a soccer player - whose career was threatened by the same issues as the boxer.

Moore is currently consulting with other patients, and is available for providing his services in other cases in which the traditional orthodontic treatment is not advisable, or in which patients want to shorten treatment time and trim costs. Prospective patients or interested dental professionals may contact Moore at 210-337-6453.

About Dr. Moore:

Dr. John Moore, DDS, (http://johnmooredds. com (http://johnmooredds. com)) has been practicing dentistry in San Antonio for more than 25 years, and his credits include serving as an assistant professor of dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He is a prolific lecturer and published writer, and has won numerous awards, including being voted into America's Top Dentists in Cosmetic Dentistry and honored as San Antonio's Top Dentist in Cosmetic Dentistry.

Contact Information:

Dr. John Moore, DDS
Cosmetic Dental Associates
Http://www.33smile. com (http://www.33smile. com)
5837 Babcock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone 210-337-6453

(*Note: John Gomez is a pseudonym – the boxer requested that his real name not be used, for personal reasons.)

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Castle Ventures Becomes SiteScape Value-Added Reseller

Castle Ventures Becomes SiteScape Value-Added Reseller

Castle Ventures Becomes SiteScape Value-Added Reseller Uses SiteScape Enterprise Forum to improve business processes in financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and government sectors

Maynard, Mass. (PRWEB) February 6, 2003 -

Based enterprise collaboration platform provider, today announced that Castle Ventures LLC has joined SiteScapeÂ’s Value-Added Reseller (VAR) program. Castle Ventures specializes in providing business process management solutions to the financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and government sectors.

“Complex business processes usually involve collaboration between knowledge workers, both inside and outside the company’s firewall,” said Arthur J. Hedge III, president of Castle Ventures. “As part of our mission to help improve our customers’ business processes, we partner with leading software companies like SiteScape. The beauty of SiteScape’s collaboration solutions is that they give business people the tools to adapt quickly and respond to rapid changes in the marketplace.”

SiteScape offers a flexible, scalable and proven collaboration platform that cost-effectively meets the needs of global enterprises. The SiteScape suite of collaboration products includes SiteScape Enterprise Forum 7.0, Forum eMeeting Web conferencing, and Forum Program Management. Users can host online discussions; share and revise documents and files; initiate workflows; chat; schedule meetings using shared calendars; organize tasks; and send quick messages to teammates. Forum eMeeting adds real-time collaboration features, such as the ability to hold Web meetings, virtual presentations, white boarding with mark up, application sharing, and voice and video conferencing over the Web. Forum Program Management provides a top-down, dashboard view into the status of large programs/projects.

Using SiteScapeÂ’s solutions, Castle Ventures will enable its clients to:

• Improve the procurement process and RFP management in the government marketplace;

• Build community of practice solutions to allow pharmaceutical companies to improve their drug research;

• Develop portals to support insurance companies that deal with complex claims;

• Build solutions to help insurance companies improve communications between agencies and carriers;

• Provide financial service organizations with secure facilities to support underwriting and merger & acquisition activities.

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“We’re delighted to add Castle Ventures to our reseller program,” said Richard Tahan, vice president of worldwide channel marketing. “Castle Venture provides tangible value to our customers with their specialization in business process management and their domain expertise in financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and government sectors.”

About Castle Ventures LLC

Castle Ventures LLC is a leading provider of business process management solutions. Our mission is to assist our clients to reduce costs while maximizing operating efficiency through improved business processes. Through our unique methodology and state-of-the-art analysis tools, we craft solutions that lead to improved customer satisfaction and outcomes. Castle Ventures has extensive experience in delivering solutions to organizations in the financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and government sectors. For more information, call (973) 538-8004 or visit our website at www. castleventures. com.

About SiteScape

SiteScape, Inc. produces Web-based collaboration software and services that allow employees, customers, business partners and suppliers to easily communicate and share information in a secure, Web-based environment. SiteScapeÂ’s products facilitate business processes such as knowledge management, program management, communities of practice, workflow and e-learning. The company has numerous Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers, clustered in a variety of industries, including government, DoD, aerospace, oil & gas, construction, high tech, automotive, trade associations, and education.

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SiteScape and SiteScape Forum are registered trademarks of SiteScape, Inc.

For more information, contact:

Joy Reo, Corporate Communications Manager

SiteScape, Inc.

+1-978-461-9959 x221 or joy@sitescape. com

D. ROMERO Menswear Launches Spring 2005 Collection at PROJECT TRADESHOW JULY 19-21 2004

D. ROMERO Menswear Launches Spring 2005 Collection at PROJECT TRADESHOW JULY 19-21 2004

Architect David Romero launches his third complete d. ROMERO collection, Replicant, at the PROJECT GLOBAL TRADESHOW July 19th-21st.

(PRWEB) June 30, 2004

Join d. ROMERO, the premium sportswear San Francisco based design house, in launching their Spring 2005 collection at PROJECT GLOBAL TRADESHOW. Project, the new directional tradeshow already in it’s third season, is an alternative to the lackluster shows of yesteryear. By employing dynamic exhibit spaces with street elements like live dj’s spinning house music, built-in listening stations and slick contemporary furnishings, it was the obvious choice to launch the d. ROMERO Spring 2005 line. “We wanted to make it like a shopping environment,” Project’s creator, Sam Ben-Avraham notes, “people in this category are younger, they live on the streets and they are looking for something with more energy.”

For the Spring 2005 Collection Architect David Romero stays true to his original vision of dichotomy in fashion combining old and new, silks and leathers and work wear in luxurious fabrics with his third collection, Replicant. Inspired by revisionary militia mixed with vintage 20th Century details, this neatly tailored comprehensive collection is innovative and edgy contemporary sportswear for fashion and lifestyle.

The Replicant collection introduces new silhouettes in menswear. Styles include, plastic see thru coveralls with leather trim arm vents and topical graphics, knitwear in Italian fabrics like the K-7 capsule with a zipper starting at the waistband and continuing to the top of the hood, completely enclosing the wearerÂ’s head, as well as the d. ROMERO jean with an updated 5-pocket jean cut with a leather buckle waistband and zipper hole in the crotch. Some key items have also been continued from the Fall Â’04 collection like the Toque vest in Spring cotton and the popular basic shirt.

About David Romero

The launch of d. ROMEROÂ’s Fall line marks principal designer David RomeroÂ’s transition from the world of architectural design to the fashion circuit. With a family lineage that spans generations of builders, carpenters and quality craftsmen. David studied architecture at the University of Louisiana. He then embarked on a career in architecture and design and established a successful architecture firm specializing in healthcare design and site-specific furniture.

Reflecting a shift in his creative interests, David now brings his eye for style and clean lines to the d. ROMERO menswear line. Inspired by architectural aesthetics and the colorful vitality of his roots in French Louisiana, his Spring 2005 line represents his latest innovation in a lifetime dedicated to style and functionality.

Contact:

Josh Quinn

415.643.4967 (o)

415.845.3346 (c)

Josh@dromero. com (email)