extrarealty: February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Largest Recruitment Process in Sweden is Launched - Who Will be Hired as Miss Sweden 2006?

The position can be applied to by half a million Swedish girls in the age between 18 and 28, but only one woman can get the job. The one with the most appropriate personality. A new concept, with new content, is initiated by Panos Papadopoulos, CEO of swimwear designer label Panos Emporio and the owner of the Miss Sweden brand, in order to recruit a Miss Sweden for 2006. However, the swimsuit element is gone. This disputes the official rules of the Miss Universe Organization, but Panos does that in order to consider the target group. Miss Sweden aims to provide new role models and inspiration for young Swedish women.

Lancaster, OH (PRWEB) January 15, 2006

Mölndal, Sweden, January 15, 2006 -- The position can be applied to by half a million Swedish girls in the age between 18 and 28, but only one woman can get the job. The one with the most appropriate personality. A new concept, with new content, is initiated by Panos Papadopoulos, CEO of swimwear designer label Panos Emporio and the owner of the Miss Sweden brand, in order to recruit a Miss Sweden for 2006. However, the swimsuit element is gone. This disputes the official rules of the Miss Universe Organization, but Panos does that in order to consider the target group. Miss Sweden aims to provide new role models and inspiration for young Swedish women.

The candidates will go through different steps in the recruitment process, a competence prediction and interviews with recruitment professionals. Based on personal qualities the person will be hired to act as a good ambassador for Sweden on different occasions. Panos has modernized the arrangement to adjust it to the prevailing society.

“I believe society is in need of new role models and good representatives. The new concept of Miss Sweden is the result. I saw the potential for how the project could serve Swedish interests. Miss Sweden is important for Sweden and Swedish trade. New elements are added and first of all, the candidates need to pass a mandatory competence prediction which is focused on how the person is able to manage different situations,” says Panos.

Based on the results of the tests the personalities of the candidates will be defined. Another new aspect is an ethical advisory board which is involved to be consulted by the organization in different matters and elements. A major focus is quality and results.

“We have studied how the target group communicates. The modern technology is an important communication tool and the recruitment ads will be presented in different media according to the target group, and principally on the Internet. Major parts of the arrangement will appear on the Internet and the candidates apply on www. frokensverige. se,” says Panos finally.

The new Miss Sweden shall spread joy, inspiration and a strong belief in the future. Her major task is to represent and market Sweden unpolitically and to contribute in different commissions, e. g. trade and industry, health organizations and environmental organizations. Internationally, New Miss Sweden will play an important role, representing Sweden.

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Flexiciser™ International Awarded HQAA Accreditation, Bryan Mallindine, President

Flexicisr international awarded JGAA Axxredition

Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2009

Flexiciser™ International (www. flexiciser. com), a leading national provider of Physical Movement Therapy™ Devices, has received the award of accreditation by the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA). This industry-required accreditation is awarded to companies that consistently operate with established quality business practices and demonstrate quality and ethical practices. Accreditation by the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation assures Medicare and other payers that the highest levels of quality are practiced within all areas of the company.

Bryan Mallindine, President of Flexiciser™ says HQAA accreditation ensures Flexiciser™ can continue to serve its Medicare patients in light of the Medicare Modernization Act, which requires all Medicare suppliers to be accredited by September 30, 2009. "HQAA is one of the most reputable accreditation organizations for medical equipment providers, and Flexiciser™ received a record score during our evaluation," said Mallindine.

About HQAA

The mission of HQAA is to define, assist and ensure that demonstration of high standards of quality and business practices exist in durable medical equipment (DME) organizations. HQAA deems companies certified in practicing industry quality standards, and provides continuous support in the achievement and maintenance of those standards in order to ensure consistent integrity within the DME industry.

About Flexiciser™ International

Headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, Flexiciser™ International is the nation's leading manufacturer of Physical Movement Therapy™ Devices, a unique durable medical equipment technology designed to provide movement for mobility challenged customers. For both Medicare and private insurance customers, Flexiciser™ delivers proven quality on their innovative technology and customer focused service nationwide. For more information, call 1888.FLEX INC or visit www. flexiciser. com.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

California Pharmacies Streamline Prescription Processing with Intelligent Pharmacy Software™ Solution from Meditab

Meditab, a unique provider of intelligent, integrated, innovative and intuitive software solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Farmer’s Market Pharmacy in Los Angeles, Tropicana Drugs in San Jose, and Alisal Drug Store in Salinas have selected to install its Intelligent Pharmacy Software (IPS) solution.

Oakland, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2006

Designed by a team of pharmacists with over 25 years experience, IPS is a comprehensive solution for managing the business and patient needs of retail and closed door pharmacies. The software improves workflow efficiency, enhances patient safety, reduces billing time, eliminates the need for paper and helps pharmacists easily access data and perform most daily tasks with a single click. In addition, IPS also works to greatly reduce operating costs and provides a significant and measurable ROI.

“IPS will provide us with a lot of additional functionality and reduce the time we have to spend on billing and other paperwork,” remarked Noah Davis, CEO of Farmer’s Market Pharmacy. “It also will allow us to spend less time looking up past records and more time with our patients.”

Meditab’s suite of integrated solutions addresses the multiple challenges facing today’s healthcare providers. Each solution is designed by experienced healthcare professionals to meet real-world priorities and solve real-world problems. Seamless integration ensures that data is entered only once at the primary source and used throughout an entire organization. Clients ultimately experience increased revenue and decreased physician and staff office hours.

“Using 100 percent digital records and an integrated Rx Portal, IPS manages and streamlines the entire prescription filling process, allowing pharmacies to process more work with fewer resources,” explained Kevin Ryan, CEO of Meditab. “Farmer’s Market Pharmacy, Tropicana Drugs and Alisal Drug Store will be able to increase their net margin by at least 5 to 10 percent.”

About Meditab Software, Inc.

Founded in 1998 by practicing pharmacists and physicians, Meditab Software, Inc. provides an innovative suite of intelligent, integrated and intuitive Software Solutions supporting the primary process of healthcare delivery. Based in northern California, Meditab's revolutionary software solutions connect physicians, patients, labs, pharmacies and long-term care facilities nationwide. Providers are empowered with key knowledge that enhance the way they conduct business and service their clients. These Software Solutions include: Intelligent Medical Software (IMS), Intelligent Facility Software (IFS), Intelligent Dental Software (IDS), Intelligent Pharmacy Software (IPS) and Intelligent Radiology Management Software (IRMS). With any one of Meditab’s integrated solutions, saving time and money becomes second nature and service continues to be the number one priority. For more information please visit http://www. meditab. com or call 866-99-GO EMR for a free personalized consultation.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Healthcare Informatics Top 100 List Recognizes Plexis Healthcare Systems Growing Market Strength

The Healthcare Informatics annual Top 100 list confirms Plexis Healthcare Systems position as one of the top 10 developers of benefits administration software for the healthcare industry. The Healthcare Informatics list, which includes clinical, practice management, transcription, imaging, benefits administration, connectivity and other healthcare information technologies and considers reported gross revenue and annual growth rate, ranked Plexis 88th overall out of more than 1,800 companies invited to participate in the survey.

Ashland, OR (PRWEB) June 15, 2006

Founded in 1996, Plexis develops, installs and supports claims processing and benefits administration software, including the award-winning Plexis Claims Manager, Plexis LCS, and the new enterprise management solution, Quantum Choice, which is due for release in 2007. Plexis also offers EDI and web-based solutions that support online processing and consumer-directed health plans. Plexis currently serves health plans, TPAs and provider-based groups across the U. S. and in five other countries.

“We are pleased to be included on the 2006 Healthcare Informatics Top 100 list,” said Jorge Yant, Plexis President and CEO. “Our performance is a testament to our technology, service and enhanced reputation in the marketplace. With an aggressive research and development program in place and a team of some of the industry’s finest talent, we expect to continue to improving our family of products to meet the current and future needs of the healthcare industry,” said Mr. Yant.

About Plexis Healthcare Systems, Inc.

Plexis Healthcare Systems is a leading developer of software for the healthcare payer market. Based in Ashland, Oregon, Plexis was founded in 1996 to provide flexible, cost-reducing healthcare software for a wide range of healthcare organizations.

Plexis benefits administration and claims processing software serves health plans, TPAs and provider-based groups across the U. S. as well as international clients. Plexis designs, develops, installs and provides life-long support for its healthcare software. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Plexis builds familiar Microsoft Windows-based healthcare information systems that take advantage of the latest Web-based processing technologies. In addition to Plexis Claims Manager benefit administration software, Plexis also offers EDIWorks for efficient electronic data interchange, WEBWorks, an easy-to-use healthcare web portal that supports disease management and consumer-directed healthcare, and Plexis Direct, a real-time connectivity solution for payers and providers. For more information about Plexis healthcare Systems, call toll-free 877-475-3947 or visit http://www. plexisweb. com.

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Sun Capital Group, Inc., a Leader in Working Capital Solutions for Businesses, Honors 5 and 10 Year Employees

SCG's employees are recognized for their long-term service in the medical accounts receivable funding and commercial business factoring industry.

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) September 25, 2008

As part of its annual dinner celebration, Sun Capital Group, Inc. (SCG) presented their employees with a gift to commemorate their dedication and loyalty to the company. A total of 22 employees received brass pins decorated with white stones symbolizing the number of years each employee has been with SCG, one of the leaders in providing working capital solutions for commercial businesses (http://www. suncapital. com/sep_press. asp), government vendors, and healthcare providers.

"12 years ago, we started this company in an effort to make a difference for other companies who were on the brink of financial disaster. It is rewarding to know that through all the trials and successes, our management team has been blessed with a staff that is truly on board with our vision and many that have been with us for as long as 10 years," says Peter Baronoff, Chairman and Co-founder of SCG.

Sun Capital, Inc. (SCI) was established in 1996 as a specialized funding source providing factoring services to commercial businesses and government vendors. Shortly after SCI's launch, the management team quickly recognized the healthcare industry had unique fiscal challenges and could also benefit from a similar accounts receivable funding (http://www. suncapital. com/sep_press. asp) tool. Consequently, Sun Capital HealthCare, Inc. (SCH) was launched in 1999 as a specialized funding source exclusively for healthcare businesses in need of working capital (http://www. suncapitalhealth. com/). Sun Capital Group, Inc. (SCG) is the marketing organization for Sun Capital, Inc. and Sun Capital HealthCare, Inc.

Having funded billions of dollars of accounts receivables for their clients, Sun Capital Group has reached a significant milestone in its history. Glenn Robinson, President of Iron Bridge Tools, Inc., a full service design and manufacturer of all types of hand tools, credits SCG as playing a critical part in his company's success.

"I can honestly say we would not have been successful without Sun Capital. Their team has become an extension of our team." Robinson continues, "Thanks to Sun Capital's guidance and utilizing their business factoring (http://www. suncapitalhealth. com/newsroom. asp) and accounts receivable funding program, our business has grown 200% and our work force has tripled in two years."

According to Jim Beutel, SVP of Sales and Business Development for SCG, it is not unusual for SCG clients to yield similar results when accounts receivable funding is incorporated as part of an overall financial plan.

"Our clients can best utilize our accounts receivable funding program when included as a component within a comprehensive financial strategy," notes Beutel. "Healthcare and commercial companies employ our accounts receivable funding program as a source to generate debt-free working capital which can be used for business growth, expansion or survival."

Sun Capital Group's funding programs' flexibility and immediate cash infusion reduces dependency on debt-incurring bank loans and lines of credit as a business's sole form for acquiring working capital. It provides a predictable and steady cash stream and the amount of A/R funding is not limited by a bank's often undervalued assessment of a company's assets.

Baronoff says Sun Capital's accounts receivable funding program's effectiveness as a cash flow solution coupled with his staff's commitment to client satisfaction, has made SCI and SCH industry leaders with the resources and expertise to support the growth and success of their clients' businesses.

"In another 10 years, we are confident Sun Capital Group will continue to be a leading force in accounts receivable funding and will continue to attract outstanding personnel who are willing to go above and beyond the expectations of our clients," Baronoff concludes.

Sun Capital Group, Inc. is headquartered at 999 Yamato Road, Third Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33431. For more information on SCH's medical accounts receivable funding program or on SCI's accounts receivable funding (http://www. suncapitalhealth. com/default. asp#) program for commercial industries, call (800) 880-1709 to speak with one of our senior funding specialists.

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Barielle Premieres Their 'Shades by Barielle' Summer 2009 Nailpolish Collection

The long lasting nail polish collection comes in six vibrant, candy inspired hues that is formulated with Barielle's signature formulation for healthy nails.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 7, 2009

For summer 2009, treat nails to the sweetest hues with Sugar Rush, a new nail polish collection (http://www. barielle. com/barielle/control/pressReleasesDetail/~contentId=10800) from Shades by Barielle. Six pretty candy colored hues to satisfy your mani-pedi cravings with on-trend, fashionable nail color and Barielle's signature healthy "3-free" nail formulation.

The ultimate in eye candy, Swizzle Stix - a robin's egg blue and Lemondrops - an electric yellow, give nails a taste of brilliant color.

To sprinkle nails with sparkle, Cotton Candy - a vibrant pink sparkle, or Decadence - a sheer metallic turquoise, add glitz to playful hues.

Sweet Addiction - a minty green, or Grape Escape - a plush purple hue, gives the prettiest treat to hands and feet.

Professional Tip: Celebrity Manicurist Elle says, "We were inspired to create Shades by Barielle's Sugar Rush nail polish collection straight from the runway - spring/summer 2009 collections were all injected with a shot of high-voltage sugar colors."

Formulated to provide nails with safe, healthy and long-lasting glossy nail polish color coverage, Shades by Barielle is free of formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl-phthalate (DBP). Women can also safely use Barielle products throughout pregnancy.

Get nails healthy (http://www. barielle. com/barielle/control/pressReleasesDetail/~contentId=10800) in ship-shape form for spring with a selection of classic Barielle treatment products designed to prime, condition, seal and dry the nail plate. Base coats include Fortifying Nail Builder, Hydrating Ridge Filler, Nail Brightener, Nail Rebuilding Protein, Natural Nail Camouflage and Instant Liquid Nail Hardener. Top coats include Clearly Noticeable Nail Thickener, Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender and No Chip Speed Dry.

Key Features: Barielle nailpolish contains no formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl-phthalate (DBP).

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Monday, February 25, 2008

SurePayroll Announces New Time Clock Integration, Eliminating the Need for Customers to Manually Enter Employee Hours

The optional payroll feature saves employers significant time with the ability to import employee time clock information directly into the SurePayroll system.

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) June 4, 2009

Online payroll provider SurePayroll today announced the launch of Time Clock Integration, an optional payroll feature that synchronizes employers' time clock software information with employees' time and attendance information. Time Clock Integration saves small business employers the hassle of manually entering payroll hours and drastically reduces the chance for human error in the payroll process.

"Time Clock Integration gives employers peace of mind, knowing there won't be manual data entry errors when it comes to payroll hours," says SurePayroll Vice President of Product Management Steve Kania. "We make it convenient for existing time clock systems to automatically synchronize with payroll. It's just one more way we're trying to make payroll easier for the small business employer."

Benefits of SurePayroll's Time Clock Integration:

--- Instead of manually entering time clock data, employers export time clock information from their time clock systems every pay period and effortlessly import the hours into SurePayroll.
--- Hourly and salaried employees' payroll hours will automatically load into SurePayroll -- no time is wasted entering payroll hours.
--- Time Clock Integration supports the most widely used time clock export formats, including Paychex Preview format.

SurePayroll's Time Clock Integration feature is compatible with dozens of time clock services such as NETtime, NOVAtime, TimeTrex, Inception Technologies, TimeXchange, Pacific Timesheet and others.

Time Clock Integration is available to SurePayroll customers for $4.99 per pay period. For more details and to sign up, customers can call SurePayroll at 877.954.7873.

About SurePayroll:

Voted Editor's Choice for best payroll service by PC Magazine, a Top 100 Product by Accounting Today and winner of the Stevie Award for eCommerce Customer Service Team of the Year, SurePayroll is America's largest full-service online payroll service and honoree of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses award two years in a row.

SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience -- at a price small business owners can afford.

In addition to its payroll and ClickFREE™ tax file and pay service -- which allows a user to complete the entire payroll process in minutes -- SurePayroll offers a suite of online services designed specifically for small business, including HR and compliance resources, 401(k) retirement solutions, health insurance, workers' compensation products and pre-employment screening tools.

SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service to accountants and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.

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HLN Meteorologist Recommits to Raise Public Awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

New York, NY (Vocus) October 20, 2010 —

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation today announced that Bob Van Dillen, meteorologist for HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade," will again serve as honorary Chairman of its endurance training and fundraising program, Team Challenge (http://www. ccteamchallenge. org). As Honorary Chairman, Van Dillen is training for the December 5th Zappos. com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon and raising crucial dollars for the Foundation’s research, education, and support services. Van Dillen is participating in event weekend alongside hundreds of other runners and walkers from around the country because he wants to help raise awareness and funds for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, chronic, painful, and often debilitating digestive diseases affecting 1.4 million American children and adults.

"I'm honored that the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation has continued to bring me back as honorary Chairman for this event," commented Van Dillen. "Chances are, there are hundreds — if not thousands — of 'Morning Express with Robin Meade' viewers out there who are affected by Crohn's and colitis. Participating in Team Challenge allows me to help the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation in its mission to fund critical research and find better therapies — and ultimately, a cure," said Van Dillen.

In this role, Van Dillen is helping to raise public awareness about Team Challenge and Crohn's and colitis to "Morning Express with Robin Meade" viewers on-air and through the show’s blog site (http://mxp. blogs. cnn. com/); raising funds via his personal fundraising web page (http://www. active. com/donate/lv10georgia/LVBVanDi); and motivating hundreds of Team Challenge participants. At various events throughout race weekend, Van Dillen will help the Foundation thank participants for helping the Foundation come closer to a cure, build up excitement for the 13.1 mile race, and celebrate with runner and walkers.

Van Dillen trained for the 2009 Zappos. com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon and for the 2009 Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon with Team Challenge while serving as Honorary Chairman for the Foundation.

"We are thrilled to have HLN's Bob Van Dillen working alongside the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation once again to raise awareness of these diseases that people are often embarrassed to discuss with others," says Staci Brown, Event Director at the Foundation. "Bob's involvement has been critical in helping the Foundation raise awareness about inflammatory bowel diseases."

Van Dillen is a meteorologist for HLN. Based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Van Dillen joined the network in September 2002. Before joining HLN, Van Dillen was with the NBC affiliate WCNC in Charlotte, N. C., where he was a weekend meteorologist. Before this position, he was the morning meteorologist with CBS affiliate WTVH in Syracuse, N. Y., where he had also served as the weekend meteorologist. Previously, Van Dillen worked for ABC affiliate WUTR in Utica, N. Y., where he served as chief meteorologist. He began his career in Long Island, N. Y., as a forecaster for the Metro Weather Service. Van Dillen was awarded the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Seal of Approval in March 1997. He also is a full member of the AMS. Van Dillen earned a bachelor of science degree in meteorology from Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

About Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery. These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients with long-term disease. Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, with as many as 150,000 under the age of 18. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35.

About the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The Foundation ranks third among leading health non-profits in the percentage of expense devoted to research toward a cure, with more than 79 cents of every dollar the Foundation spends goes to mission-critical programs. The Foundation consistently meets the standards of organizations that monitor charities, including the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance (give. org) and the American Institute of Philanthropy (charitywatch. org). For more information, contact the Foundation at 800-932-2423 or visit http://www. ccfa. org.

Media Contact:
Ariella Levine
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
646-943-7430

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

EMR Connectivity Discussed at Radiology Business Management Association 2010 Fall Educational Conference

Austin Radiological Association and Corepoint Health Present on EMR Interfacing Best Practices

Frisco, TX (Vocus) October 14, 2010

Leaders from Corepoint Health, a healthcare integration software leader, and Austin Radiological Association (ARA), one of the largest providers of outpatient imaging in central Texas, successfully participated as presenters at the Radiology Business Management Association, also known as RBMA, which took place in Austin, Texas on September 25 – 29. The title of the session was Interfacing with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs): Preparing Your Internal Workflow to Support External Growth.

Sonal Patel, vice president of client services at Corepoint Health, and Jason Wilson, software engineering manager at ARA, presented on EMR interfacing best practices and implementation approaches. The presentation provided insight to attendees on key steps when interfacing to EMRs, as well as other lessons learned from experiences in interfacing to EMRs leveraging an integration engine.

“We have learned a great deal from our experiences in interfacing to various EMRs, and were glad to share lessons learned and implementation insights with other radiology groups,” said Jason Wilson, software engineering manager at ARA. “Connecting the patient data flow between radiologist and referring physicians is essential in today’s delivery of efficient and timely patient care. We appreciate the opportunity to share our best practices with the RBMA.”

“As a presenter at RBMA, the experience was rewarding and exciting," said Sonal Patel, a presenter at RBMA and vice president of client services at Corepoint Health. "I had the unique opportunity to interact with leaders in the radiology community in a way that engaged conversation and encouraged the pursuit of learning about healthcare IT,” added Patel. “I was energized to see the interest these leaders had regarding the future of electronic integration to EMRs.”

RBMA is not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the radiology health information technology industry by providing valuable information, educational opportunities and practice-related resources to its professional community and network.

ARA is a specialty physician practice with 87 Board Certified Radiologists. ARA owns and operates 15 outpatient imaging centers and provides professional services to 17 central Texas hospitals.

Corepoint Health delivers high-performing yet intuitive software solutions to enable a highly-integrated healthcare environment for radiology groups, in addition to hospitals, labs, and clinics. Healthcare organizations rely on Corepoint Health’s interface engine and interoperability solutions to streamline patient data exchanges and essential operational workflows.

Corepoint Health was recognized as being #1 in the Interface Engines market segment of the 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report (©2010 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.).

Corepoint Health’s interoperability solutions for radiology will be demonstrated at 2010 RSNA Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, November 28 through December 3, South Hall A, Booth #3253.

About Corepoint Health:
Corepoint Health has the healthcare IT experience and strength to deliver a dramatically simplified approach to internal and external data integration and health information exchange for hospitals, radiology centers, laboratories, and clinics. Our next generation software solutions are transformational and will streamline your IT environment, provide a fast track to achieving your interoperability goals, and create operational leverage within your organization. Corepoint Health’s solutions achieve a needed balance of being both intuitive and sophisticated while delivering solid functionality and performance. Our approach significantly reduces the demands on your IT staff and budget.

This is Corepoint Health. This is You Empowered. http://www. corepointhealth. com/YouEmpowered

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Stop Smoking Efforts Being Made Ineffective

This doctor's not-for-profit insights suggest that only one and rarely-used approach to stop smoking tobacco is effective. He is outspoken when stating his stronger beliefs: "No one who knows the root cause of chronic smoking accepts the data indicating the nicotine substitutes for cigarettes truly work." "Anti smoking and smokers' rights groups will hate what I'm telling and for the same reason."

Winston Salem, NC (PRWEB) February 21, 2006

Winston-Salem, NC (PRWEB) February 21, 2006 -- Why accuse a simple plant for folks smoking? After all, nicotine is supposed to be the drug that keeps people hooked. "Accusing tobacco sneakily blames smokers and keeps us from identifying addiction as the root cause of chronic smoking. Why? To take money from unhealthy or at-risk adults and from our children," says Richard Lovelace. "If tobacco is that basic cause of risking health, people wouldn't be able to substitute by smoking the leaves of tomato plants. Tomato and other very common vegetables make nicotine that can be smoked. A smoker who gardens doesn't need to buy cigarettes."

While politically powerful individuals will deny making the wrong decision that now threatens the health of a great many youngsters and adults, addiction specialists may know better. One of them states,

"It's a major mistake blaming tobacco for people smoking cigarettes."

"The public is being led to believe that tobacco is a drug." If you doubt that, Google-search: alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs or ATOD.

"If tobacco is a drug, then tomato has to be one. It isn't."

Dr. Lovelace tells why repeatedly asserting those beliefs is "exceedingly important." The statements point to the reason it's "only an illusion that substantial progress has been made toward ending smoking."

In addition, he is sure the "major mistake" is being hidden. "The cover-up adds mightily to health threats and costs by enabling the overweight and obesity public health crisis. Cigarette smokers have been right all along. Quitting does make people fatter. That is, it does when they must go without assistance that deals with the root cause of chronic smoking. Nearly all of them are going without."

Confrontation with Rational Thinking

Convinced the lives of many children are at stake, the doctor is easily willing to confront. He offers additional points to lend support and help clarify:

"Blaming tobacco powerfully promotes deadly health risk denial in children, teenagers and adults," warns Lovelace. Why do addiction professionals who are licensed health care clinicians rarely help adults quit and help prevent teenage smoking when, arguably, they are the most qualified? He frequently experiences the reason: "Trained clinicians realize the enormous odds against gaining sufficient attention (little-enough resistance) from present and future 'users' and pivotal support from influential groups so long as credibility is given to focusing on a plant instead of the problem."

Don't overlook likely profit motives. For instance, accusing the tobacco plant instead of the addicting component legitimizes the making of huge fortunes selling more ways to take in nicotine. Journalists should investigate to find out if a maker of nicotine-filled replacements for cigarettes is funding efforts to misrepresent tobacco as a drug. This author's preliminary look into that suggests it's a fact.

No one who's knowledgeable says an alcoholic is addicted to whiskey or drinking it. Why allege that anyone is addicted to tobacco or smoking it? Like whiskey, tobacco is one of several sources of the drug. This specialist explains, "With nicotine, there are not only different sources (like tomato) there are various ways to ingest or 'deliver' it. One is to smoke nicotine. Another way is to stick on your skin nicotine-drenched pieces of cloth (patches). That's a recent variation of what some native South Americans reportedly have done for a long time. They pour nicotine into cooked animal fat and rub the grease on their arms."

"Only someone who is too politically correct or in denial," says Lovelace, "thinks any adult would chronically suck smoke for some basic reason other than physical dependence. Once physically dependent, total abstinence and permanently is what works. Tapering off doesn't. Even one 'hit' of nicotine – no matter the 'delivery method' – makes someone not yet in the recovery that's required for him or her to survive. Public officials declare and confirm that nicotine is addictive. Then they give the opposite message: it isn't."

Officials and their agencies give that conflicting, confusing message when suggesting it's a way to stop smoking cigarettes. They report or imply that nicotine is now a Food and Drug Administration approved "medicine" that helps people, to a meaningful extent, quit permanently, when it doesn't. Referring to what agencies print when, he believes, "using public funds to help sell nicotine delivery methods," Lovelace says, "Someone 'doubling' his or her 'chances of quitting' for good means going from little chance to still little chance – but maybe, perhaps, possibly doubled."

Still Hooked, Still Costly Overweight Folks

Because of the unenlightened, wrong condemnation of tobacco and smokers, we have the false impression of progress. (See the Web article referenced below.) We have increased misery and threat.

The powerful groups and individuals who decided how to deal with smoking failed to involve and then alienated those who could accurately identify and help with the cause: nicotine addiction. There was no opportunity to widely apply the effective remedy – since knowing the essential reason for chronic smoking was, and still is, the first half of the solution. Well-meaning authorities could do little more than what was politically correct.

Being kept in the dark about the failure of politicians and having hardly any effective help available, periodically trying-to-quit smokers substitute to self-medicate. They become overweight and still unhealthy. They remain ridiculed and exploited – far more than cared about – people who are addiction-driven to drain health care resources. Most give up, return to smoking nicotine and are compelled by intensely reinforced learning to continue the eating behaviors and food preferences that made and keep them fat. The few who don't return to smoking overeat. . . unknowingly to try and deal with subtle nicotine cravings that can last for years. Just as unintentionally, they model (teach) those new eating habits and preferences to their children.

Lovelace is certain that exposing this mistake of the politically powerful and the alleged cover-up is one answer that will protect our kids and save financial resources for them. That's explained in an article he wrote recently entitled 'How to Talk with Children and Teenagers About Smoking and Overweight.' You will find it at www. truth-for-healthy-living. org/ (http://www. truth-for-healthy-living. org/).

To news provider: This and any other content are solely for educational purposes and represent the research conclusions or clinical insights of Dr. Richard T. Lovelace (author) and not Winston Clinical Associates. Nothing described, such as smoking tomato leaves, should be done by anyone.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

EasyMed Services Inc. to Begin Clinical with the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

EasyMed Services Inc. announces that it has been approved to begin a clinical trial in the Division of Primary Care Medicine of the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland starting November 1, 2011. The focus of this clinical trial enrolling thousands of patients is to determine the impact of EasyMedMobile on the absenteeism rate of medical appointments.

Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) November 18, 2010

EasyMed Services Inc. (the “EasyMed” or the “Company”) (CNSX: EZM) is pleased to announce that it has been approved to begin a clinical trial in the Division of Primary Care Medicine of the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland starting November 1, 2011.

The focus of this clinical trial is to determine the most reliable and cost-efficient solution to decrease the absenteeism rate of medical appointments in the Division of Primary Care Medicine. EasyMedMobile, the mobile telemedicine solution developed by the Company, will be tested with thousands of patients to verify its impact on the absenteeism rate.

EasyMed Services Inc. CEO – Dr. Bisognano stated, “Our hope is that this large-scale study will further validate the EasyMedMobile solution as a value-added service in the context of clinical trials. The decision of The University Hospital of Geneva to use this service is also a demonstration that our company is successfully proposing new and innovative solutions for the healthcare sector.”

EasyMed Services Inc. is a Medical and Health Technology Services Company based on an Internet and Mobile phone platform offering a range of services and applications for individuals, families, medical and health care professionals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies and complimentary service providers. The main service features include medical and health reminders, on-line and mobile phone access and interactivity, telemedicine, and an international medical and health information service.

The company is operating and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with offices in Chennai, India and Toronto, Canada comprised of corporate management and qualified Medical and IT professionals.

EASYMED SERVICES INC.

Carmelo Bisognano

For more information on EasyMed Services Inc. please contact:
Jared Scharf CFO & Director, EasyMed Services Inc. (416) 955-0585

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.

“The CNSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release”

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Fertigation Technologies Unveils New Eco-Friendly 2008 FertiGator&#174; Product Line

Fertigation Technologies Unveils New Eco-Friendly 2008 FertiGator® Product Line

Dramatic Water Savings, Reduced Fertilizer Runoff using New FertiGator® Landscape Care Solutions. Introducing Mojo Feeder™ for Residential properties; Mojo MaxPro Feeder™ for Sports Complexes or Commercial properties.

St. Charles, MO/Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2008

Fertigation Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the FertiGator® advanced landscape treatment products and solutions and Mojo All-in-One liquid fertilizer formulas, today announced their all new and improved, Eco-friendly, 2008 FertiGator® Products. Using FertiGator® solutions results in healthy and vibrant lawns and plants while dramatically lowering fertilizer runoff, and reducing water needs.

Independent university studies find the solutions used by FertiGator reduce fertilizer runoff by as much as 80% over traditional fertilizing, and when integrated with the FertiGator® SmartLawn solution, reduces fertilizer runoff by as much as 95%, reduces turf water use by as much as 55%, while attaining a higher turf and plant quality.

Mojo Feeder™
All new for 2008, the FertiGator Mojo Feeder™ is an automatic and flow-controlled lawn and landscape fertilizing injector for residential properties, easily attaching to any existing irrigation system. Attractive and easy to maintain, the Mojo Feeder™ is of blow molded construction making it extremely durable, yet aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The Mojo Feeder™ includes Dialer-Flow™ precision flow control across a spectrum of variable rates of Low to High, including a separate switch to shutoff system without affecting the preferred distribution setting. Inside the Mojo Feeder™ is the innovative Dual-Chamber™, a patent-pending enclosure that protects the fertilizer from dilution, permits easy refilling at any time, and assists accurate and safe flow controlled release of the product. The Mojo Feeder™ is designed for easy, above ground refilling, but it can also be installed below ground in a valve box. With the Dual-Chamber™ innovation, refills can be made at any time without fear of fertilizer discharge or leakage…just "top it off".

No other fertigation product possesses this level of sophistication, reliability, and elegant design.

List Price: Mojo Feeder tank system: $299
(INTRODUCTORY OFFER: $199 ending 4/30/08)

Assembled in New, Attractive, Easy Maintenance Enclosure filled with Mojo fertilizer: $399 (INTRODUCTORY OFFER: $299 ending 4/30/08)

Mojo Pro Feeder™
Improved for 2008, the patented FertiGator Mojo Pro Feeder™ is a small piston-powered, controllable by zone, automatic lawn and landscape fertilizing system for residential and commercial properties. Powered by safe low voltage 24v AC, the injector is affordable, easy to install, perfect for landscape environments needing precise, adjustable feeding by zone control, and does not require the expense associated with more industrial electric devices. The Mojo Pro Feeder has been redesigned to provide efficient and reliable electronic injection of our Eco-Safe Mojo fertilizer formulas.

List Price: Injector & Controller: $349.
Assembled in Attractive, Easy Maintenance Enclosure: $449

Mojo MaxPro Feeder™
All new for 2008, the FertiGator Mojo MaxPro Feeder™ is a diaphragm-based, patented, controllable by zone automatic lawn and landscape fertilizing system for larger residential, sports fields, and commercial properties. The Mojo MaxPro Feeder uses a diaphragm for reliable and precise injection of our Eco-Safe Mojo fertilizer formulas. As with our Mojo Pro Feeder, the MaxPro provides precise adjustable zone feeding control and is also powered by a 24v AC source, making this the most powerful pump in its class, yet provides the ease of installing a low voltage device! The MaxPro Feeder, compact in size, is capable of servicing the largest of sports or corporate campus complexes.

List Price: Injector and Controller: $999

Mojo All-In-One™ Fertilizer Formulas
Eco-Friendly, liquid fertilizer formulas blended with 100% Organic Bio-Stimulants to increase root growth size and depth, Organic Surfactants to condition poor soil for more efficient water absorption and movement, and All-Natural pest deterrents providing additional protection from nuisance landscape insects and animals, yet safe and unaffecting to household pets. There's no guessing, mixing, or measuring with Mojo. All the good stuff is already in Mojo to make your lawn beautiful and flowers vibrant… without any work.

Formulas: TLC 20-0-5, TGC 15-5-5, TSC 6-0-12
Available in: Case of two 2.5 gallon bottles, 30 gallon drums, or 250 gallon totes.

Fertigation Technologies' CEO, Craig Lashmet states, "Last year, we invested $3 million in product design & development, extensive field testing, and labor on our new product lineup. We are thrilled with the quality, reliability, and precision of our entire 2008 product line. Our final production testing of the innovative Mojo Feeder™ didn't just take place in a lab, but is in active use everyday in our lawn service division, FertiGator Lawn Care™, reliably feeding thousands of our customer's lawns. Our lawn service professionals provided real-world feedback and confirmation of the reliability of our new systems. If it didn't work for us, we wouldn't offer it to the market. With the addition of Mojo Feeder™ and MaxPro Feeder™, everyone from homeowners to the largest of professional grounds managers, can affordably attain a more beautiful landscape using much less water and minimizing fertilizer runoff."

FertiGator® injectors and eco-friendly Mojo fertilizer formulas are available through authorized partners. Contact FertiGator toll-free at 866-344-2867 to learn more about our products and services, or to become an authorized distributor or contractor.

Fertigation Technologies also operates FertiGator Lawn Care™ (FLC), an eco-sensitive lawn care, pest control, and sprinkler maintenance service company using the unique FertiGator feeding devices and Mojo fertilizers. FLC locations are active in The Villages, Leesburg, Ocala, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Windermere FL and due to consumer demand, FLC is rapidly expanding. For more information about FLC, joining our team, or learning how to become a prospective franchise FertiGator Lawn Care owner, contact FertiGator at 866-344-2867.

About Fertigation Technologies and FertiGator™
Fertigation Technologies, Inc. and FertiGator™ is a leading edge manufacturer & service company providing advanced, eco-friendly lawn care solutions to the residential and commercial marketplace. They provide patented products allowing homeowners a carefree, all natural way to fertilize and treat their lawns through irrigation systems, while saving up to 50% in water usage. FertiGator™ also provides proprietary fertilizers and supplements that provide total lawn care, water saving properties, and all-natural pest deterrents. Fertigation Technologies is headquartered in St. Charles, MO, and with professional lawn service offices operating throughout Florida, and reachable via 866-344-2867, and website at fertigator. com.

Contact Information:
Fertigation Technologies, Inc.
866-344-2867
Http://www. fertigator. com (http://www. fertigator. com)

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Revolutionary Anti-Aging Formula from Leading Skincare Expert Richard Haxton Advances Industry Affordable Skincare Products on Haxtons. net

Leading skincare expert Richard Haxton launches his latest innovation, Haxtons. net created to offer HaxtonÂ’s advanced skincare products that affordably diminish the visible signs of aging and provide an alternative to expensive and painful surgery, injections and peels. Haxtons. net products specifically address the demanding needs of environmental damage, dull and aging skin and greatly restore the skins beauty and natural luster.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 1, 2005

Leading skincare expert Richard Haxton, today launches his latest innovation, Haxtons. net, an internet site created to offer HaxtonÂ’s advanced skincare products that affordably diminish the visible signs of aging and provide an alternative to expensive and painful surgery, injections and peels. Haxtons. net products specifically address the demanding needs of environmental damage, dull and aging skin and greatly restore the skins beauty and natural luster.

With HaxtonÂ’s exclusive skincare collection, visible proof of beautiful, healthier and younger-looking skin will be experienced almost immediately upon contact. The highly advanced antioxidants and rejuvenating properties work synergistically, thus improving the integrity of the skin for a beautifully smoother, firmer and a more radiant appearance. Clinical tests show conclusively that these advanced formulations deliver dramatic results up to 24 hours after the first application. The appearance of fine lines and wrinkles are diminished by up to 90% with noticeable visible improvements after only 30 days of consistent use.

"Haxton's skincare line has been ten years in the making," said Richard Haxton, leading skincare expert and founder of Haxton's Skin Solutions and Body Center. "The advancements in skincare have allowed me to finally combine all key active ingredients including bio-peptides and botanicals into one highly advanced system and make it available at haxton. net for a fraction of the price of well known brands and formulas."

Revolutionary Anti-Aging Formula 2-2-2-2

HaxtonÂ’s approach is simple Â– offer skincare products that contain significant amounts of key active ingredients to dramatically alter the skins overall texture and appearance while combating and reversing the skins aging process. Through his own independent research, Richard has found that many of todayÂ’s skincare products carry very little of the active ingredient promoted. Often formulas are diluted and do not deliver, in their over the counter strength, the type of benefits that can be accomplished with a solution such as HaxtonÂ’s. Further, the cost of many leading brands can run upwards of $1200-$1800 for a full regimen. HaxtonÂ’s is a cost-effective choice that provides all the benefits necessary to dramatically reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, firm and regenerate creating an overall more youthful and rested appearance.

About Richard Haxton and Haxtons. net

For over a decade, Richard Haxton has been highly sought after by television and print media to offer his expertise on anti-aging and related skin care issues. Acknowledged as #1 in his field, RichardÂ’s discovery of recent advancements in skin nutrition technology make it possible to halt the aging process and regain the soft, supple, healthy skin you were born with. HaxtonÂ’s is committed to providing the most advanced skincare technology on the market today.

Haxtons. net was created to address the needs of today's skin that now more than ever is overly exposed to daily stress and the ravages of our environment including sun damage. Haxton's formulas unite today's technical advancements with the proven power of nature's offering allowing the skin to self repair and regenerate.

For more information on Haxtons. net or to place an order, please visit www. haxtons. net. All products are exclusively available on the HaxtonÂ’s site.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Come Home to Custom Builders; In an Effort to Boost Attention for a Set of Home-Sellers Who Have Been Particularly Hit Hard by the Economy, Realtor&#174; Lisa Duke, in Conjunction with Linda Faircloth from Coldwell Banker and Pam Beeson with Ed Price Realtors will be Hosting a Custom Builders' Event Based in High Point

Come Home to Custom Builders; In an Effort to Boost Attention for a Set of Home-Sellers Who Have Been Particularly Hit Hard by the Economy, Realtor® Lisa Duke, in Conjunction with Linda Faircloth from Coldwell Banker and Pam Beeson with Ed Price Realtors will be Hosting a Custom Builders' Event Based in High Point

Come Home to Custom Builders; Custom Builders' Open House based in High Point

High Point, NC (PRWEB) July 11, 2009

In an effort to boost attention for a set of home-sellers who have been particularly hit hard by the economy, Realtor® Lisa Duke, in conjunction with Linda Faircloth from Coldwell Banker and Pam Beeson with Ed Price Realtors will be hosting a custom builders' event based in High Point.

In recent months, the average selling price point in the High Point area has been in the low $100,000s. People who, in the past, would have normally been able to move up to a higher price point have been unable or unwilling to do so. Supporting our custom builders is essential to a healthy economy.

Come meet the builders the likes of Duke Brothers, Huntley Homes, Hoffman Builders, R. Andrews and more! Up to ten homes will be featured in neighborhoods such as The Estates at Quail Run, Swans Landing, Greenside, and The Villas.

The focus will be on homes in the $300,000 and $400,000 price ranges. The goal is to garner attention for builders from buyers who are actively looking for a home in this price point. There will be food, entertainment, and a meet-and-greet with the builders, mortgage brokers, and more.

Maps will be available soon and will concentrate on the High Point area and members of the High Point builders association. The open houses will occur concurrently from 1-5pm on Sunday July 26th. White Light will be entertaining in The Estates at Quail Run. http://www. myspace. com/mywhitelightbandacoustic (http://www. myspace. com/mywhitelightbandacoustic)

For more information you can contact http://www. dukebrothers. com/index. asp (http://www. dukebrothers. com/index. asp) or our event website at http://www. facebook. com/home. php#/event. php? eid=100199713858&ref=nf (http://www. facebook. com/home. php#/event. php? eid=100199713858&ref=nf)

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57 Year Old Family Business Survives the Insurance Crisis

WorkForce consulting firm helps company continue in business after Workers Compensation carrier leaves state.

(PRWEB) February 15, 2003

BOYNTON BEACH, FL (February 13, 2003) Â– Centr@lian, a division of WorkForce Central LLC, a workforce consulting firm specializing in the Â“Outsourced Human ResourceÂ” industry provided the solution for another family business threatened by an insurance crisis effecting thousands of small and midsize companies. The firm announced that their client, WebsterÂ’s Sports Center Inc., entered into a co-employment agreement with Selective HR Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: SIGI), a leading Professional Employer Organization effective January 2003.

Bill Webster and his brother Bob own and operate WebsterÂ’s Sports Center Inc., a Ft. Lauderdale wholesale distributor of sporting goods, equipment and clothing. The company, started by their father Ed in 1946, is an institution to many in the community. WebsterÂ’s and their 25 employees have provided South Florida families, Little Leagues, High Schools and College teams with uniforms and equipment for almost 57 years. Am Comp, the companyÂ’s workers compensation carrier was leaving the state and would not be renewing their coverage. The WebstersÂ’ wondered if they would be able to continue in business.

Bill needed a solution quickly. Â“I had heard about PEOÂ’s (professional employer organizations) and was approached by representatives from the TotalSource division of ADP, who was my payroll company at the time. It sounded great. They would continue to process my payroll, and provide health insurance, workers compensation, and a 401k plan for a small fee. They asked for all kinds of information, but after three weeks, they said they would have to decline our company. It was a complete waste of time.Â”

Â“I learned about Centr@lian, and their workforce planning services, at a meeting of The Executive Committee (TEC), a business networking organization for CEOÂ’s. I was impressed with the idea of using an experienced consulting firm to help us find the right PEO for our family business. They performed the due diligence, competitively bid and analyzed the proposals, and presented the results in an easy to understand format.Â” explained Bill Webster, President of WebsterÂ’s Sport Center Inc.

Â“Within a week of receiving the non-renewal letter, Centr@lian notified me that they had received 3 solid offers from leading outsourced human resource companies. That really took the pressure off us.Â” By entering into a co-employment agreement with Selective HR, Bill not only obtained affordable workers compensation coverage and additional benefits for his employees, but administrative, HR and Risk Management support. Now he and his brother can continue, and concentrate on serving future Little Leaguers and their families.

Centr@lian, a division of WorkForce Central LLC, Boynton Beach, FL is a workforce consulting firm specializing in the Â“Outsourced Human ResourceÂ” industry. The company provides cost effective outsourced solutions for small and mid size employers. Additional information about the firm is available at www. centralian. net or by contacting Bruce Silver, Founder at 561.843.4333.

WebsterÂ’s Sports Center Inc., Ft Lauderdale, FL is a wholesale distributor of sporting goods, equipment and clothing started in 1946. Additional information is available at their website www. webteamsports. com. Bill Webster, President, can be reached at 954.733.0400

Selective HR Solutions, Inc provides human resource administration services and risk management products and services to small and midsize employers throughout the United States. A division of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (SIGI), a holding company for 5 A+ rated property/casualty insurers. For additional information go to www. selectivehr. com

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

FiftyFlowers Offers Organic Roses in 33 Varieties

The green trend is reaching the fresh-cut flower industry with many new standards. As a leader in flower diversity, FiftyFlowers provides certified organic roses straight from the farms that grow them.

Ojai, CA (PRWEB) May 6, 2008

While evidence suggests that smelling and admiring conventional flowers does no harm, there are a growing number of consumers who favor sustainable development, and chemical-free products. In recent years, the flower industry has answered this demand by adopting various standards, such as VeraFlora, Biodynamic, and Fair Trade Certified. All of the environmental standards have merit, but the Certified Organic standard reaches the most consumers and carries the greatest appeal.

The organic rose program consists of following international standards for avoidance of synthetic chemicals; use of farmland that has been free from chemicals for several years; keeping detailed production notes; and maintaining strict separation of flowers grown organically and non-certified productions. The organic roses (http://www. fiftyflowers. com/flowers/AllFlowersOrganicRoses_510.htm? utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=OrganicRoses) for sale at FiftyFlowers. com are certified by BCS, a USDA accredited agency that operates under the standards set by USDA/NOP Final Rule.

The goal of the organic movement is to create sustainable ecosystems and healthy organisms from the simplest creatures in the soil to the most complex of creatures -- human beings.

FiftyFlowers (http://www. fiftyflowers. com/?utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=OrganicRoses) offers 33 types of organic roses, in varieties that include Anna (http://www. fiftyflowers. com/product/Organic-Rose-Anna_510.htm? utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=OrganicRoses), Black Magic and Forever Young - a diversified field of popular roses for weddings and special events.

"We are excited to be leading with positive change and sustainability in the fresh-cut flower industry. It's the right thing to do." - CEO, FiftyFlowers. com, Liza Roeser-Atwood

Organic Roses (http://www. fiftyflowers. com/flowers/AllFlowersOrganicRoses_510.htm? utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_campaign=OrganicRoses) are available for between $1.86 and up to $2.78 including overnight shipping from FiftyFlowers. com

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Earthly Delights™ Launches Their New Reduced Sugar Stevia Sweetened Fruit Juice Blends with ShopRite

Earthly Delights™ launches their new Stevia sweetened "True Fruit Juice Blends" with ShopRite, America's largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative. The three new blends from Earthly Delights™ are packed with antioxidants, each boasting an antioxidant/ ORAC Value (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) of 5,000 per serving, along with 100% of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C, and 50% of the sugar compared to pure Pomegranate juice. Their fruit juice blends (FOCUS, HEARTEN, and DEFENSE) sweetened with all natural Stevia, offer consumers True Taste, Less Sugar™.

Eagle, Idaho (PRWEB) May 10, 2009

"We are excited to be launching our new reduced sugar juice blends sweetened with Stevia into the ShopRite stores." Said Chuck Watson, President of Global Juices and Fruits. "ShopRite's dedication to bringing new and innovative products to their communities at affordable prices is what makes their grocery cooperative so successful. We strongly believe in the health benefits of our new line, and beginning Memorial Day weekend, we will be offering specials on our reduced sugar juice blends to help build awareness about the benefits of drinking a full days supply of antioxidants and Vitamin C in an all natural, Stevia sweetened product."

Earthly Delights™ FOCUS, HEARTEN, and DEFENSE "True Fruit Juice Blends" are now available in the refrigerated section of your local ShopRite produce departments.

About Earthly Delights

Earthly Delights™ launched in 2006 by Global Juices & Fruits, located in Eagle, Idaho. The company was founded on the principles of creating healthy juices in a manner that is True to the Fruit™ - honoring the goodness of the fruit itself and allowing the true flavors to shine through and taste the way nature intended them to. No added sugars, no artificial flavors or preservatives - just true goodness.

Since the launch of their Organic Pomegranate Juices in 2006, Earthly Delights™ has expanded their product line to include All Natural Juices, True Fruit Blends and Exotic Fruit Teas. All juices and teas are high in antioxidants, which support healthy arteries, help maintain healthy cholesterol and help fight free radicals. Global Juices & Fruits is passionate about the products they produce, and they are committed to delivering the best tasting, highest quality juices to support healthy lifestyles.

About ShopRite

Beginning as a small, cooperative with only eight members - Wakefern Food Corporation, the merchandising and distribution arm for ShopRite, has grown into the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States with over 200 stores throughout the metro region. The cooperative is comprised of 45 members who individually own and operate supermarkets. Today Wakefern and ShopRite together employ more than 50,000 people throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

Generations of ShopRite families have served generations of families - although they have grown significantly from the small "Mom and Pop" stores of the 1940's, most ShopRite stores are still family owned and operated businesses - many with second, third, or even fourth generations involved. ShopRite stores offer their consumers some of the lowest overall prices, and the greatest values, in the marketplace.

Shop Rite and Earthly Delights are both strong supporters of Local Food Banks.
Earthly Delights Juices are also available at HEB, Dierbergs, select Kroger Stores, Safeway, Albertsons, BIg Y and Publix.

For more information visit:
Earthly Delights™
Corporate Communications
208-898-4004
www. truetothefruit. com

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PromoteTOP Announces New Industry-Specific Website Marketing Packages

PromoteTOP Web Marketing, a leading Internet marketing firm, announced today it has launched new website marketing plans specifically designed to serve companies in select vertical industries and market sectors. These innovative plans are the result of market demand and customer requests for solutions that would meet the special online marketing needs that uniquely characterize each industry.

Debary, FL (PRWEB) November 19, 2005

The first industry-specific marketing package was developed by PromoteTOP to serve Travel, Tourism and Hospitality websites. The success of this first package lead to the introduction of additional packages now serving websites and companies in the following sectors: Financial Services, Real Estate, Legal, Consulting, Health, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Gaming, E-Commerce and Online Shopping.

"We are delighted with our new service range. We now have an unparalleled ability to offer a complete, professional, website marketing service that is tailored to fit the industry-specific needs of companies in select industries." said Dave Gilis, CEO of PromoteTOP.

The first package designed for the travel industry has became particularly popular with hotels, motels and other hospitality websites. When promoting each accommodation or hotel, there are many variables to be taken into consideration. For example, users can select numerous terms when searching for a hotel: motel, inns, resort, accommodation, rooms, lodging, B&B, bed and breakfast, suite, etc. When people are planning travel online their search parameters also include the local and geographic parameters they select, and they may also combine additional specific requirements in their search query such as ‘conventions’, ‘family rates’ or ‘spa’.

A standard SEO company can’t understand these industry-specific characteristics and that’s where PromoteTOP comes in. The company offers packages of search engine marketing services specifically targeted to respond to search terms and search sites used by the traveling public. Our website marketing services solves many of the visibility problems currently facing this industry.

Many owners of accommodation properties have been too busy running their businesses to actively pursue search engine marketing. This has allowed discounters to successfully become intermediaries between the hotels and their customers. PromoteTOP helps hotel operators to position their web sites properly in search results, allowing them to take control over the sales channels, thus diminishing the impact of the third part vendors.

Founded in 2000, PromoteTOP Web Marketing is a leading provider of website marketing services, including guaranteed search engine placement. The company offers industry-specific marketing plans that cater to websites in the travel, tourism, hospitality, real estate, financial services, legal, medical, gaming, health & pharmaceutical industries. The PromoteTOP Website provides a valuable collection of free Internet marketing tools, articles and resources. PromoteTOP is located in Haifa Israel with representation in Boston, MA, and can be found on the web at http://www. promotetop. com (http://www. promotetop. com).

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

DayTimers Has The World Seeing Red: An Expression of Love, Passion and Charity

DayTimers shows their support of Heart Health Month and Go Red for Women through their red collections. Millions of Americans wear their hearts on their sleeves throughout the month of February. For some it's in honor of Heart Health Month and the Go Red for Women Movement, and for others it's being in love with love and Valentine's Day. But some of us choose red because it aptly expresses the passion with which we live life. DayTimers provides ways to express all of these emotions through vibrant red leather planners, handbags, heart-warming red-tinged note cards and charity donation-inspired accessories. To see more of the DayTimers collections in red, go to www. daytimer. com.

Lehigh Valley, PA (PRWEB) February 22, 2007

Millions of Americans wear their hearts on their sleeves throughout the month of February. For some it's in honor of Heart Health Month and the Go Red for Women Movement, and for others it's being in love with love and Valentine's Day. But some of us choose red because it aptly expresses the passion with which we live life. DayTimers provides ways to express all of these emotions through vibrant red leather planners, handbags, heart-warming red-tinged note cards and charity donation-inspired accessories.

To celebrate February, the month for love, passion, good-hearted caring and heart-healthy self-care, join the 'seeing red' crowd with some of DayTimers' favorite red accessories.

"Day-Timers has designed several lines of unique, buttery leather accessories that come in rich red tones, including items that directly support the American Heart Association," said Maria Woytek, DayTimers fashion expert.

Go Red For Women Memo Cards and Correspondence Cards are perfect for sending thank-you notes and personal letters, while lending support for an important cause. Ten percent of proceeds from the Go Red cards go to the American Heart Association, not only in February, but throughout the entire year. And, the Red Dress Zipper Charm is a stylish add-on to a bold leather binder.

New Malibu Binders and Wallets burst with vibrant color and sport redesigned hardware that's fresh and contemporary. These unstructured binders and wallets bend -- and even roll -- to slip easily into cramped bags and briefcases. Interior pockets organize credit cards, I. D., pens and coins. And the new Malibu envelope portfolio features painted edges and a soft, suede interior for the ultimate in sophistication.

The new Toscana expandable tote presents a strikingly slim profile in a deep, delicious red wine color. This Italian beauty goes from a super-slim 1/2" to a generous 2 ½" expansion. A matching wristlet is also available in Toscana's rich textured Italian calfskin, which can be clipped to the tote or carried solo.

For a more subtle statement, Day-Timers features a full line of red-accented accessories. The smartly styled Black Microfibre Bag showcases red and tan accents with a fun red polka dot lining. And the heart-shaped key fob snaps on to the bag's back wall to keep keys safe and easy to find. This tote is the ideal complement to the "Go Red For Women" product line.

To see more of the DayTimers collections in red, go to www. daytimer. com.

About Day-Timers
Established in 1947, DayTimers, Inc. is the original American provider of time management solutions and organization tools to help simplify life. Day-Timers is a subsidiary of ACCO Brands (NYSE: ABD). The complete DayTimer® line of planners, luxury leather covers, portfolios, handbags and more can be found at www. daytimer. com or by calling 1-800-225-5505. Select organization tools are also available at Staples, Office Depot and other major office supply retailers.

Subsidiary of ACCO Brands Corporation
Contact: Leesa Raab, LaMotta Strategic Communications, Inc. 845-358-6306(o).
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester Celebrates Move to New Headquarters

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester (HPCW), which this year is celebrating its 17th anniversary, commemorated its expansion and move to its new headquarters with a champagne reception. HPCW also dedicated the Anna and Louis H. Shereff Pavilion in honor of the Shereffs, who established the unique Anna and Louis H. Shereff Caregiver Program, which has helped more than 300 patients since its inception in 1995.

White Plains, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2009

More than 75 people attended the celebration, including Westchester's Deputy County Executive Susan Tolchin, White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino and New York State Assemblyman Adam Bradley.

HPCW's new headquarters at the Westchester Medical Pavilion, White Plains, is a new 72,000-square-foot state-of-the-art medical office complex on the campus of the former St. Agnes Hospital. The building was designed to accommodate a wide range of medical use requirements including physician offices, an adult day care center and other health-related providers.

HPCW's office was designed specifically for its needs. The staff is utilizing new telephone and data equipment to meet the requirements of the new hospice regulations, and the state-of-the-art technology also enables them to continually improve response time to patient care needs.

Since its inception, HPCW has cared for 6,150 Westchester residents and their families, and its daily census has increased nearly 30 percent over the last two years. Today, its staff provides programs and services to more than one hundred patients daily and offers help to their families and caregivers.

James P. O'Toole, Chairman of HPCW's Board of Directors, said that the Strategic Plan developed by the Board made the move possible. "Our growth has been steady, successful and unprecedented. The impetus for this growth has come from the ever-changing landscape of our community and the needs of our patients and their families," O'Toole said.

The staff and volunteers' unmatched commitment to patient care, in addition to the support of the Board of Directors, committee members, the community, donors and supporters has enabled HPCW to reach this milestone.

"I extend my most sincere gratitude to everyone who has dedicated their time and energy to HPCW. With your continued help, we can meet the challenges of the future," Colburn said. "I'd like to extend a very special, sincere thanks to Mrs. Anna Shereff, without whom our new home would not be possible."

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is located at 311 North Street, Suite 204, White Plains, NY. For additional information, visit www. hospiceofwestchester. com or call 914.682.1484.

About Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester: Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is a private, not-for-profit healthcare agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients with any diagnosis and gives support to their families and loved ones.

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Telebriefing: National Children's Study Recruitment Begins

Duplin County, NC; Queens, NY, Locations of Initial Recruitment

Washington, DC (Vocus) January 7, 2009

What: A media telephone briefing and webcast to announce the beginning of enrollment in the National Children's Study.

The largest child health study in the United States, the National Children's Study will follow 100,000 children from before birth to age 21 to identify genetic and environmental factors that contribute to health disorders and conditions of childhood and adulthood.

The study is led by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences--both of the National Institutes of Health--the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Who: Speakers are:
Dr. Duane Alexander, Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Dr. Peter Scheidt, Director, National Children's Study Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Principal Investigator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Philip Landrigan, Principal Investigator, Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York Why: The speakers will describe initiation of efforts to enroll participants in Duplin County, North Carolina, and Queens, New York, for the initial phase of the National Children's Study.

When: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:00 a. m. Eastern Standard Time

Members of the media only may dial into the telebriefing at 1-888-727-6732. The Participant Code is 884544. The briefing will begin promptly at 10:00 a. m. Eastern Standard Time.

Members of the media only also may log on to the Web cast of the briefing at https://webmeeting. nih. gov/ncs011309/ . On the first screen, sign on as "guest" at the prompt. Type your name and organization in the box and then click "enter room."

ATTN: TV Producers: A "bites and b-roll" package on the study launch will be available for download at 10:15 a. m. January 13, 2009 at ftp://aed-design. org. At the prompt, type:

Username: u37879245-nichd08
Password: nichd2009

Questions and interview requests after the briefing should be directed to Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller at the NICHD Communications Office, (301) 496-5133.

This briefing is sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, one of the federal agencies conducting the National Children's Study.

The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. For more information, visit the Institute's Web site at http://www. nichd. nih. gov/.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www. nih. gov.

Embargoed for Release
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
10:00 a. m. Eastern Standard Time

Contact:
Robert Bock
Or Marianne Glass Miller
301-496-5133

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Friday, February 15, 2008

AJR & Partners Launches PR & Marketing Blog with a South Florida "Spin"

AJR Spin Zone is First PR & Marketing Blog by a South Florida Agency

(PRWEB) February 3, 2005

AJR & Partners Inc., launches the first PR and marketing blog for a South Florida agency with its AJR Spin Zone, which features commentary on PR, marketing and national trends with a South Florida perspective. The AJR Spin Zone is at www. ajrspinzone. blogspot. com.

AJR Spin Zone offers cutting edge commentary with AJRÂ’s spin on things. Recent posts include : Â“Patriots vs. Eagles vs. Event MarketingÂ”, Â“When Bad Timing Happens to Good PR & Marketing,Â” and Â“2005 Marketing Sherpa Report,Â” some of which feature South Florida happenings.

Â“The 2004 presidential election showed us the marketing power of blogs to get individualized messages out to a wide and growing audience,Â” said Alec J. Rosen, managing partner, AJR & Partners. Â“The next trend in marketing communications is for progressive companies to carry on an honest conversation with customers on a personal level via blogs.Â”

AJRÂ’s blog pulls on 15 years of PR and marketing experience working with leading South Florida and national companies ranging from local technology and healthcare firms to Fortune 100 companies with major Florida or Latin American operations. AJR has also started managing business blogs for their clients.

About AJR & Partner, Inc.

AJR & Partners is a full-service PR and marketing agency focusing on delivering Ideas - Communications - Results through a fully integrated approach, including advertising, branding, direct mail, internet and public relations. For more information please visit our website at, www. ajrpartners. com, or call 786.457.6680.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Office Toys Help Companies Cut Costs

KlearGear. com's stress-busting office toys help companies stem mounting losses from employee absenteeism, turnover, diminished productivity, and insurance.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) March 6, 2007

KlearGear. com (www. kleargear. com), a leading online retailer of office toys and gadgets, today announced the expansion of its workplace stress toy line. With polls today showing 80 percent of workers feeling stress on the job, stress now contributes to an estimated 60-80% of workplace accidents, 40% of employee turnover, and more than 1 million absences on an average workday. When factoring in stress related costs associated with quality control, customer service, sales, and administration, the economic impact of workplace stress may now make stress management the most important business challenge.

"Job stress costs American industry an estimated $300 billion a year," said KlearGear. com president Will Bermender. "Office toys can help improve employee morale, focus, and creativity by providing them an opportunity to escape, refocus, and personalize their space. Toys can help us come back down to a normal state so that we can prepare for the next problem or issue that we need to deal with."

Among KlearGear. com's 1,200 office toys and unique gadgets is The Cubes action figure playset (http://www. kleargear. com/1124.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1124.html)) which offers control-seekers the opportunity to build and staff a sea of cubicles right on their desktop. Employees in more creative environments might opt for a computer-controlled missile launcher that fires safe foam darts at co-workers (http://www. kleargear. com/5004.html (http://www. kleargear. com/5004.html)), while a plush Scapegoat ready to take the blame (http://www. kleargear. com/1866.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1866.html)) can provide a laugh at any level of an organization. Squeezable office toys such as the classic Bug Out Bob (http://www. kleargear. com/1130.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1130.html)) also relieve tension in employees' hands and forearms and can help stimulate the creative side of the brain.

"Workplace stress is a complex problem, and involves workload, performance feedback, role definition, corporate culture, empowerment, recognition, communication, and leadership," said Bermender. "There is no cure-all, but office toys are a way to motivate, retain, and reward employees while offering them necessary personal space to maintain health and inspire creativity."

For additional information, please visit http://www. KlearGear. com (http://www. KlearGear. com).

About KlearGear. com

KlearGear. com's collection of office toys and unique gadgets can upgrade every computer, gadget, and office geek's home and office.

For more information contact:

KlearGear. com

Will Bermender

(214) 432-7923

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Little League World Series Food Vendors Raising Money for Community

Vendors at the 2008 Little League World Series have partnered with Delaware North Companies Sportservice in order to raise money for community organizations. Sportservice holds programs like this and stadiums and entertainment venues worldwide.

Buffalo, N. Y. (PRWEB) August 19, 2008

Dozens of volunteers are manning concessions at this year's Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. to aid their local not-for-profit organizations.

Through its unique fund-raising program, global food service provider Delaware North Companies Sportservice allows volunteers from charitable organizations in the Williamsport area to serve as vendors for various concession stands during the 10-day event. The volunteers' hard work and dedication earn the organizations a percentage of the food and beverage sales.

Volunteers from eight different Williamsport non-for-profit organizations are working with Sportservice at this year's event.

"For us, this event funds our athletic programs," said Sandy Patalive of the Walnut Street Christian School in Williamsport. "We can now offer our students basketball and soccer, and the money raised goes toward renting facilities and paying referees. Without the Little League World Series…we wouldn't have enough money to fund the athletic program."

Almost every organization that works with Sportservice at the Little League World Series has a similar story. The United Soccer Boosters club will use the money to build a concession stand at its local fields. The Lycoming Arts Council is using all money raised from the event to fund a documentary about a mural being painted in Williamsport that, upon completion, will be one of the largest in the world. Students at the Lori K. Welteroff Dance Company will use all funds raised to attend local and national dance competitions.

"You hear stories like this and it's incredibly heartwarming," said Rick Abramson, president of Delaware North Companies Sportservice. "Our company is dedicated to giving sports fans the best in concessions and culinary offerings, but we also want to make a difference in our communities. Our vendor program in Williamsport and in so many of the stadiums we operate enables us to help people and change lives. That's what it's all about."

Sportservice works hard to build relationships with the not-for-profit groups to keep them on board year after year.

"It's been a great, wonderful experience for us," said Chele Weaver of the United Soccer Boosters. "There's great camaraderie and everyone gets to know each other. Sportservice is more than accommodating with us and they go out of their way to make it a great experience. We're very proud to be part of this event."

Sportservice has greatly increased its food and beverage offerings at this year's Little League World Series and almost doubled its total points of sale. Sportservice expects these changes to result in increased sales that could result in an increase in donations over last year's total. After this year, Sportservice will have surpassed $250,000 in total donations at the Little League World Series since the company began operating at the event in 2001.

Sportservice employs similar fund-raising programs at the more than 40 major and minor professional sports venues at which it operates across the United States. Thousands of volunteers help Sportservice serve millions of guests at venues such as Soldier Field in Chicago and Busch Stadium in St. Louis. In return, the groups receive a commission on the concession sales.

"Sportservice invests in the communities where we operate," said Abramson, himself once a vendor at the old Milwaukee County Stadium. "Last year the hundreds of non-profit organizations we worked with received more than $15 million from Sportservice for programs and activities important to them and their community."

About Delaware North Companies Sportservice
Delaware North Companies Sportservice is one of the nation's leading food, beverage and retail management companies, providing concessions, gourmet catering and fine dining operations at more than 50 professional sporting venues, entertainment complexes and convention centers across the United States and Canada. Sportservice is the provider of choice for an impressive client roster including the World Series, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball's All-Star games, Stanley Cup Championships and the Olympic Games.

Throughout its 90-year history, Sportservice has demonstrated that it knows what it takes to effectively develop, operate and manage multi-faceted kitchens, restaurants, suites, fine dining and retail facilities in order to meet the changing demands of today's fans. From introducing healthier food selections and creative cuisine to twists on traditional fare and new organic options, Sportservice continues to innovate and enhance the fan experience.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the world's leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Banknorth Garden. Delaware North Companies is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually and 40,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www. DelawareNorth. com.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Under-Insured for Term Life Insurance? New Website Makes Finding Out Easy

As premiums dip, IQuote. com helps consumers shop, compare and choose term life insurance.

WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) October 27, 2006

IQuote. com, a division of Longevity Alliance, has just unveiled its new website, designed to make choosing affordable term life insurance easier than ever. The new website blends consumer-friendly tools with a comprehensive database and personal attention to ensure the consumer gets the right company, the right price and the right amount of coverage.

IQuote. com (www. iquote. com) now features more information on term life insurance policies, easier navigation tools and a simplified instant quote form. Policy shoppers can now get a term life insurance quote and apply for a policy in less than five minutes using three easy steps:

· Shop – get informed about term life insurance and your needs

· Compare – fill out the easy to use form on the site and receive up to five quotes to compare, with easy access to insurance company information and ratings; and

· Choose – select the plan that works best and request an application.

At any time in the term life quoting process, website visitors can speak to a licensed representative at IQuote. com's call center in Gilbert, Arizona, to discuss their options and choose the right plan at the right price.

"Choosing the right term life insurance can be an intense and personal decision, so it is important to have informed professionals available," said Longevity Alliance CEO and President Steve Zaleznick.

IQuote's website re-design comes at an opportune time for consumers. Insurance industry analysts report that term life insurance premiums are at a historic low, largely due to lengthened life spans and increased competition among providers. According to the Insurance Information Institute, premium rates for term life insurance will drop three percent in 2006.

"For more than fifteen years, IQuote has been a pioneer in providing consumers of all ages with access to dependable information and great rates for term life insurance," said Zaleznick. "The new website design continues our commitment to providing the consumer with a great buying experience and peace of mind."

About Longevity Alliance and Retirement Planning

Between now and 2030, the number of Americans approaching retirement will more than double to almost 108 million -- nearly a third of the population. Longevity Alliance, formed in September of 2005, is one of the first companies exclusively serving America's burgeoning aging population with one-stop health and life insurance services and long-term care insurance.

Based in Washington, DC, and with call-center operations in the Phoenix, Arizona, area, Longevity Alliance Inc. helps older Americans find the right products to meet their needs by surveying the marketplace and contracting with high quality financial and insurance companies to provide consumers with a range of choices in each product category. Longevity Alliance is staffed with experienced senior executives in aging, insurance and financial services who have spent decades working for the biggest names in products and services for older Americans. The company also publishes Momentum¸ a monthly newsletter for older Americans. Consumers can sign up for a free online copy at www. longevityalliance. com/newsletter (http://www. longevityalliance. com/newsletter). For more information, visit www. longevityalliance. com.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

International Enrollments to English Narconon Rehab Steeply Increasing

Even from beyond the British Commonwealth, more citizens from around the globe are applying to Narconon Hastings, seeking its unique methods to get clean from drugs and alcohol, say staff.

Hastings, England (PRWEB) May 23, 2008

Narconon Hastings on the southeast coast of England has persons enrolled currently from Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Maldives Islands, and India (not counting those from the British isles). Staff and students report this increasing international trend may be for two reasons -- Narconon's 75% long-term success rate for graduates and the lack of effective treatment in many other countries.

"Why our students apply to an English centre rather than to the 20 other countries where Narconon rehab may be found is because England is still on the crossroads of world communication lines," offers Alison Withie, senior intake counselor, herself English and a Narconon graduate. "When I did my programme," she adds, "there wasn't a centre in England, so I had to go to Holland, outside Amsterdam. But Narconon is Narconon, and they did well by me." Seems so, as Alison went on to join staff and later helped open first an out-patient centre in London and then in 2005 the prestigious Narconon Hastings.

The centre does look British, housed in a four story Tudor mansion (and former school) near the famous battlefield where William the Conqueror put down Norman roots in English soil. A few minutes walk from the English Channel, Narconon Hastings can deliver to 40 or more 'students.' "We call them 'students,'" says Alison, "because our programme is like going back to school, real school this time, where one learns the life skills not only necessary to get free from drugs and their insanity, but also vital for living a successful and happy life." The Narconon programme is based on the research and works of author and humanitarian, L. Ron Hubbard. It was founded by a heroin addict named William Benitez in Arizona State Prison in 1966, after he discovered Hubbard's raising-abilities approach to solving problems.

That Narconon is a drug-free model also attracts applicants. Graduate Michelle Davies says, "Before coming to Narconon, I was at a drug rehab facility for heroin addiction. Like almost everywhere else than here, I was given a substitute drug, methadone - which was not only unsuccessful in helping me, but contributed to the deterioration of my body." Looking well and healthy today, Michelle continues, "But Narconon is a drug free programme that uses vitamins, minerals, and sauna detoxification to remove drug residues from the body."

The sauna detox programme is done after the addict has withdrawn from drugs. After receiving okay from a medical doctor to do the exercise and sweating programme, the addict takes a regimen of vitamins and minerals daily and spends repeated periods sweating out toxins, along with plenty of cooling off and drinking fluids. Many studies have been done of the healthfulness and efficacy of this procedure to reduce the body burden of toxins well beyond drugs. Published papers on this procedure can be found at www. detoxacademy. org.

"Narconon cleans your body," says Michelle, "and mind, too. It is a life changing opportunity. Narconon changed my life. In fact, they saved it."

The Narconon programme averages between four and six months, staff report. Not a short time, but seemingly worth long distance travel considering the benefits. Persons wishing more information may email info@drugrehab. co. uk or call 44 1424 436 065.

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