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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Retirement Planning Website NewRetirement. com Named 'Website of the Month' by The CPA Journal

The CPA Journal has declared NewRetirement. com their Website of the Month in their annual Financial Planning issue. NewRetirement was selected for the excellence of the articles and website structure on topics such as Reverse Mortgages and Mortgage Refinancing. Particular praise was given to the layout and ease of use of NewRetirement. com. Special mention was also made of the discussion boards and news digest provided, which answer seniors' specific questions about financial options they face in retirement.

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) December 24, 2008

The CPA Journal named NewRetirement. com (https://www. newretirement. com? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=Home) as their "Website of the Month" in the annual issue dedicated to financial and retirement planning. The CPA Journal is a periodical dedicated to topics of interest to Certified Public Accountants in both private and public practice. The Journal praised NewRetirement as a tool not just for retirees but also for financial planners working in the retirement industry, stating that "The site contains substantial practical advice that may introduce topics for discussion with clients".

NewRetirement. com is a retirement information and advocacy company, dedicated to providing detailed and balanced information on the financial tools and options available to seniors in or nearing retirement. The website covers topics such as reverse mortgages (http://www. newretirement. com/Services/Reverse_Mortgage. aspx? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=RMContent), mortgage refinancing, life settlements, home equity conversions, debt consolidation, annuities, relocation assistance, professional financial advisors, supplemental health care insurance, and long term care insurance.

Designed for both seniors and professional retirement planners or service providers, NewRetirement also offers a retirement calculator (https://www. newretirement. com/Plan/Retirement_Planner. aspx? nr_product=&nr_placement=PRWEB&nr_medium=PR&nr_creative=CPAJRNL08&nr_adgroup=PlannerCalc), that interactively responds to visitors' input with a customized explanation of how well prepared they are for retirement, as well as a presentation of financial planning options matched to their specific case.

In particular, The CPA Journal praised the unbiased nature of NewRetirement's articles and information, which explain not just the benefits of the various options available, particularly of reverse mortgages, but the potential drawbacks and risks as well. The Journal also cited NewRetirement's discussion boards and Question & Answers sections, where seniors can ask specific questions about the various financial options they may potentially undertake. The Journal found that the drop down interface and methodical cross-referencing of articles within the website "makes searching within and between items extremely easy".

About NewRetirement LLC: NewRetirement LLC was founded in 2004. NewRetirement's management team has experience and education from several nationally known organizations. Among these companies are: Charles Schwab, JP Morgan, Embark. com, Wells Fargo, E-Trade, The Princeton Review, BusinessWire, AllAdvantage. com, Insurance. com, Viant Consulting, Williams Sonoma, Seer Technologies (IBM/First Boston), and US Web, among many others. The team includes graduates from: Stanford's Graduate School of Business Administration, the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston University, American University, Haverford College, Pomona College, Carnegie Mellon, and several others.

NewRetirement. com's corporate headquarters is located at 100 Pine St, Suite 590, San Francisco, California 94111. Paul Lowrey, Director of Marketing, can be reached at 866-441-0246. Email inquires should be sent via the site's Contact Us page. The website URL is www. newretirement. com.

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

SECURITY & FIRE SYSTEM INTEGRATION SPECIALIST, POINTER, JOIN ELITE GROUP

Security and fire system integration specialist, Pointer, has joined an elite group of installers to be awarded recognition under the new National Security Inspectorate's Fire Gold Scheme. The scheme meets the requirements of British Association of Fire Engineers SP203 and follows stringent evaluation by NSI inspectors. Pointer have passed assessments for the design, installation, commissioning and hand over, verification and maintenance of fire detection and alarm systems at both their Glasgow and Leeds locations.

(PRWEB) June 19, 2003

Managing director, Sandy Rowan explained, "The BAFE initiative is the first modular scheme in the country to independently test and certify the competence of fire equipment installers. It will provide an additional measure of assurance for insurers, surveyors, specifiers, health and safety professionals and users of fire systems. Many people in the company have worked hard to achieve this recognition and we are pleased to be leading the field once again."

Certificates were presented by Tom Mullarkey, chief executive of the NSI, and Rory Hennessy, fire and petroleum risk manager for Tesco, to Pointer directors Jim Jamieson and Ian Stones. The presentation took place on May 20 at the FIREX/IFSEC trade show and is the latest of many accreditations. Pointer were among the first companies in the security industry to achieve ISO 9000 quality accreditation and are now accredited to the latest ISO 9001 (2000) standard. They were also early entrants in the Investors in People programme and have now had their third IIP assessment and accreditation.

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Roof Solutions, Commercial Roofing Company, Ranks No. 2121 on the 2009 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 147.9%

Atlanta, GA 2009 (PRWEB) August 30, 2009

Inc. magazine ranked Roof Solutions NO. 2121 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy--America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Consumer electronics maker Vizio, Internet giant GoDaddy, rental car service Zipcar, and beverage maker Honest Tea are among the prominent brands featured on this year's list.

"Savvy trend spotters and those who invest in private companies know that the Inc. 5000 is the best place to find out about young companies that are achieving success through a wide variety of unprecedented business models, as well as older private companies that are still expanding at an impressive rate," said Inc. 5000 project manager Jim Melloan. "That's why our list is so eagerly anticipated every year."

Roof Solutions has built a solid reputation on everything from their attentive customer service to their veteran roofers. Roof Solutions' commercial roofing services (http://www. atlantaroofsolutions. com/atlanta-commercial-roofing-services. html) reflect the experience and quality that has afforded them the opportunity to work with a large clientele that include major corporations, government institutions, and small businesses.

While they specialize in repairs, preventative maintenance, and roof replacement, Roof Solutions have also customized our efforts to going beyond just being a capable commercial roofing company (http://www. atlantaroofsolutions. com/about-atlanta-commercial-roofing. html), to one that offers full concept design services including needs assessment, specification writing and value engineering options.

The 2009 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc. com, serves as a unique report card on the U. S. economy. Despite the ongoing recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year, with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. The Inc. 5000 are responsible for creating more than 1 million jobs since their founding, making the list perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the economy. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on Inc. com.

This year's list also offers a preview of which industries are poised for growth in coming years. With an average growth rate of 667 percent, Insurance ranked as the top industry overall. Government Services was the top industry gainer with 252 companies on this year's list, up from 135 last year. Health is the top industry by both total revenue ($22.7 billion) and total employment (156,223 jobs).

The Hottest Regions for Fast-Growing Companies

Once again, California tops the Inc. 5000 with the most companies of any state with 612. The Golden State is followed by Texas (393), New York (316), Florida (263), and Virginia (261). All 50 states, plus Washington, D. C., and Puerto Rico, are represented on this year's list.

New York boasts 371 Inc. 5000 companies, making it the top metropolitan area, followed by Washington, D. C. (317), Los Angeles (253), Atlanta (209), and Chicago (203).

The Inc. 5000 at a Glance

Bolstered by this year's No. 1 company, Northern Capital Insurance, Insurance emerged as the top industry, with an average growth rate of 667 percent. Other strong performers include Energy (523 percent) and Government Services (491 percent).

In total, the companies on the Inc. 5000 have created more than 1 million jobs. Health is the top employer with 156,223 jobs, followed by Business Products & Services (122,911), IT Services (89,632), Food & Beverage (86,572), and Construction (65,494).

IT Services had the most companies on this year's list with 658, followed by Business Products & Services (502), Advertising & Marketing (398), Construction (354), and Manufacturing (342).

Topping this year's list is Northern Capital Insurance, a Miami-based firm that is helping to revolutionize Florida's ailing insurance industry. The company generated $95 million in revenue in 2008 and an impressive three-year growth rate of 19,812 percent.

The top woman-owned company is P3S (No. 17 overall), a San Antonio-based firm that provides IT network security and physical security services, mostly to the Defense Department. P3S, owned by Mary Ellen Trevino, recorded revenue of $13.5 million in 2008 and a three-year growth rate of 5,898 percent. The top minority-owned company is Harley Stanfield (No. 3 overall), a Washington, D. C.-based real estate investment firm that buys existing properties, makes them energy efficient, and then resells them as investment properties. Harley Stanfield, founded by Cedric Franklin, posted revenue of $38.4 million in 2008 and a three-year growth rate of 13,350 percent.

The Inc. 5000 posted an aggregate revenue of $214 billion in 2008, up nearly 16 percent from the previous year. The top five industries by total revenue include Health ($22.7 billion), Business Products & Services ($19.6 billion), Construction ($18.8 billion), Energy ($14.7 billion), and IT Services ($13.2 billion).

Methodology
The Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2005 through 2008. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2005, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they have to be U. S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2008. Revenue in 2005 must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in 2008 must have been at least $2 million. The top 10 percent of companies on the list comprise the Inc. 500, now in its 28th year.

About Inc. Magazine
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (http://www. inc. com (http://www. inc. com)) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 712,961, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Visit us online at Inc. com.

About the Inc. 500|5000 Conference
Each year, Inc. and Inc. com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today's entrepreneurial superstars--the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings together members of the Inc. 5000 community, both a new class of Inc. 5000 honorees and the list's alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. Please join us September 23-25, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. For more information about the 2009 Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony, and to register, visit http://www. Inc5000event. com (http://www. Inc5000event. com). Stay connected with Inc. Events by following @IncEvents on Twitter.

About Roof Solutions
Roof Solutions was founded on a simple principle - Do the right thing. That means working with our customers to determine what the right solution is for them; performing our duties in a timely, professional and courteous manner; and not calling a project complete until our customers are fully satisfied with our performance. We take pride in developing long-term relationships with our customers, listening to their needs and determining the best course of action for each individual roof. Our goal is to exceed our customer's expectations before, during and after our project. Our services include commercial roof repair (http://www. atlantaroofsolutions. com/portfolio. html) & maintenance, 24/7 emergency response, roof inspections, thermal imaging, project forecasting & budgeting, roof design, and commercial roof replacement (http://www. atlantaroofsolutions. com/).

Roof Solutions, LLC
5042 S. Atlanta Rd
Smyrna, GA 30080
(404) 352-0000

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Thrill Planet’s Paintball: Winter’s Ticket to Adventure

Thrill Planet offers indoor paintball games to winter adventurers.

Smyrna, GA (PRWEB) January 21, 2006

Thrill Planet, the nation’s leading provider of adventure sports and a member of the 1-800-Sky-Ride Adventure Network, is offering indoor paintball games to its winter adventure enthusiasts.

In paintball, the object is to “kill” the enemy before the enemy “kills” you. It’s shoot or get shot! The game requires you to wear special gear and use special equipment. A mask and neck guard are mandatory. You don war garb. You use a paintball gun, which is fueled by pressurized gas. The gun shoots little balls filled with paint. Upon contact, the paintball bursts, marking the enemy with a splatter of paint.

Thrill Planet’s paintball games are not only tremendous fun, but they are also good for you. Study after study attests to the fact that exercising while participating in an enjoyable sport helps reduce stress, lower tension, refresh, and brighten one’s outlook on life. All these benefits combine to elevate one’s health and wellness.

Paintball is much more than a game of luck and indiscriminate shooting. It’s a game of intense strategy. It can be played by as few as two people or as many as 500. If more than two people are playing, the game demands finely orchestrated teamwork. And a game of paintball can last from five minutes to a full day!

Each game of paintball is different, requiring different strategies and tactics. Sometimes you want to adopt a stealth strategy, moving slowly and covertly while taking a few careful shots. At other times, you want to loudly rush the enemy, releasing a barrage of fire as you go.

Regardless of the number of players and the strategies you use, each Thrill Planet Paintball Game is incredibly exciting!

For more information about scheduling your own Thrill Planet Paintball Game, please call 1-800-759-7433 or visit www. ThrillPlanet. com.

About Thrill Planet

Thrill Planet is the nation’s leading source of adventure sports. With hundreds of sites constituting its extensive sports network, Thrill Planet adventures are conveniently located throughout North America. Thrill Planet is committed to superlative customer service in all its adventure sports offerings, including: skydiving, hot air balloon rides, hang gliding, race car driving, bull riding, white water rafting, rock climbing, glider rides, helicopter rides, paint ball, and more. Thrill Planet is a premier member of the 1-800-Sky-Ride Adventure Sports Network. More information about Thrill Planet may be obtained by calling 1-800-759-7433 or by visiting www. ThrillPlanet. com.

About 1-800-Sky-Ride

1-800-Sky-Ride is the world’s ultimate authority on and provider of adventure sports. 1-800-Sky-Ride provides North America a comprehensive selection of adventure sports to enjoy. 1-800-Sky-Ride is committed to providing its customers the service they expect and the adventures they enjoy. More information about 1-800-Sky-Ride is available by calling 1-800-759-7433 or by visiting www.1800SkyRide. com.

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Finally, a Comprehensive Guide on the Healing Power of Enzymes Is Available - Published by Rodale

It's what many have been waiting for - a comprehensive guide on enzymes that the layman can understand. Read about the next frontier in medicine and self-care: MicroMiracles Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes by Dr. Ellen Cutler.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2005

As a young child, Ellen Cutler suffered from digestive problems that were so severe, she dreaded eating for fear of the bloating, constipation, and cramping that followed. When she got older, her symptoms got worse, aggravated by her stressful schedule as a chiropractic student. She tried a wide range of supplements, colonics, therapies, and fasting, to no avail. Doctors invariably recommended a regimen of drugs that would treat the symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis but would never get to the root of her problem. Despite the deterioration in her health, her medical education thrived. It was during an intensive three-year postgraduate program that one of her instructors recommended she read about enzymes and take a plant digestive enzyme for own condition. Two weeks after she started supplementation, Ellen Cutler was symptom-free—permanently.

24 years later, Dr. Cutler is the preeminent authority in the field of enzyme therapy. In MICROMIRACLES: Discover the Healing Powers of Enzymes ($15.95, paperback original, October) she explains how and why enzymes are essential to good health, shows readers how to identify and evaluate enzyme deficiencies, and helps them create their own enzyme regimens. Based on extensive research and more than two decades of life-changing work with patients suffering from a wide range of ailments, this is the first book to fully explore the unlimited potential of enzyme therapy.

Dr. Cutler writes in her Introduction, “…enzymes are the medicine of the future. They are revolutionary and holistic. They are essential to true healing in its most basic sense: the restoration of optimal health and balance, or homeostasis.” In MICROMIRACLES, she describes how enzymes are necessary for our bodies to carry out the most basic metabolic functions, and how healthy immune function is also dependent on enzymes. She explains how enzymes not only prevent disease but also heal chronic health problems and boost overall energy, stamina, and vitality.

Following an explanation of the three different categories of enzymes—systemic or metabolic, digestive, and food—Dr. Cutler provides a self-test to help readers determine whether an enzyme deficiency is behind particular health issues they are experiencing. Specific, detailed information gathered from this evaluation enables readers to develop a personalized enzyme program that targets their unique needs and helps them achieve optimal health in a wide range of categories, from lowering the risk of such potentially life-threatening conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease to enhancing elements essential to well-being such as energy level and emotional balance. Category by category, Dr. Cutler prescribes lifestyle changes, dietary guidelines, and enzyme supplements to renew and sustain good health—for life.

Throughout MICROMIRACLES, inspiring case studies provide real-life examples of Dr. Cutler’s patients whose lives have been changed forever by the implementation of enzyme therapy, demonstrating how enzymes are, truly, nature’s “micromiracles.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ellen Cutler, D. C., M. D. is the founder of BioSet, an innovative healing system that combines enzyme therapy with other complementary medicine disciplines. The author of such groundbreaking books as Winning the War against Asthma and Allergies and The Food Allergy Cure, Dr. Cutler presents workshops and seminars on enzyme therapy to health care professionals around the world. Known fondly as the Empress of Enzymes among her colleagues, students, friends, and family, she lives in Marin County, California.

MicroMiracles

Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes

By Ellen W. Cutler, D. C., M. D.

Publication date: October 2005

384 pages, $15.95 paperback original

ISBN 1-59486-221-4

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Showtime Documentary Series "Way Out" Launches Nationwide Search for Gays & Lesbians Who Want to Come Out on Television

Showtime Networks, Executive Producer Bryn Freedman (A&E's "Intervention") and Casting Producer Adam Drucker (A&E's "Intervention") are searching nationwide for gays and lesbians who want to come out to important people in their lives and are willing to share that journey on the new documentary series, "Way Out." The show's website is www. wayoutdocumentary. com.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2009

Showtime documentary series "Way Out" launches nationwide search for gays & lesbians who want to come out on television.

The documentary series "Way Out" (www. wayoutdocumentary. com) will profile gays and lesbians coming out to significant people in their world. The show's aim is not only to help the people profiled and the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community in general, but also to use television's vast reach and power to enlighten and increase understanding of what it's like to feel compelled to hide an essential part of oneself.

The production team of "Way Out" was alarmed by the recent San Francisco State University study about family response to a teen's coming out and its conclusion that "teens who experienced negative feedback were more than eight times as likely to have attempted suicide." The glimmer of hope the study offered however was that "parents who take even baby steps to respond with equanimity instead of rejection can dramatically improve a gay youth's mental health outlook." By raising awareness and visibility, "Way Out" hopes to help people take those "baby steps" or better.

The show will offer subjects a forum in which to show what life in the closet is like, to explain why they've chosen to come out now and to accompany them during this transformational event. The producers will treat the people profiled and their loved ones with the utmost care, dignity and respect and will provide a support system of counselors and therapists throughout the process.

Sharing producing duties with Freedman is film & television producer Todd Shotz whose on-line video campaign against Prop 8 in California was honored on March 14 with the first-ever Human Rights Campaign E-Hero Award, which pays tribute to the year's most effective, influential and entertaining LGBT viral video.

The show's website is www. wayoutdocumentary. com.

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Simply-docs Ensure Small Businesses Take More Than Just Baby-steps to Tackle Recent Changes to Maternity Leave

With new maternity laws coming into effect last year, all pregnant women who gave birth on or after April 1st 2007 are subject to new maternity leave rights. With many small businesses unsure of how to deal with pregnant employees and unaware of what a pregnancy risk assessment entails, Simply-docs have provided an up to date set of legal documents and templates dealing with everything from statutory maternity pay to the employee's rights relating to her return to work after her maternity leave. For more information on the maternity laws and to access the new documents, please visit http://www. simply-docs. co. uk/CustomPage. aspx? customPageID=28

London, UK (PRWEB) May 24, 2007

Last month saw the first wave of babies to be born whose mothers have been given extended maternity leave rights under last year's Work and Families act. With many small businesses struggling to cope with the changes highlighted in the new maternity leave laws, Simply-docs have extended their selection of legal documents for businesses to cover all the intricacies of the law. The documents vary from factual outlines of what responsibilities a company has to their pregnant worker, to sample templates of letters and forms required by both the employer and the employee.

"Keeping up with and applying the latest changes to employment law, staff pregnancy and maternity leave can be an expensive and arduous task," said Iain Mackintosh, managing director at Simply-Docs. "It can get even more expensive if you don't follow the correct procedures and documentation, though," he warned.

The main changes the law enforces relate to how much maternity leave an employee is entitled to. All pregnant women are now entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave regardless of how long they have been with a company, where previously women needed to have completed 26 weeks' continuous service 15 weeks before the expected date of childbirth to qualify. The 52 weeks maternity leave is divided into two sections of 26 weeks each, called 'Ordinary Maternity Leave' (OML) and 'Additional Maternity Leave' (AML).

For 39 weeks, it is within the employee's maternity leave rights to receive either statutory maternity pay or maternity allowance, depending on how long she has been with her employer for. If she qualifies for statutory maternity pay, the pregnant employee will receive 90% of her wages for the first 6 weeks of her maternity leave, dropping to £112.75 per week (or maintaining 90% of the weekly wage, if that is lower) for the remaining 33 weeks.

Another area covered by the laws includes an employee's rights regarding her return to work (she is entitled to return to her existing job if only undertaking ordinary maternity leave, while entitled to a job with no less seniority or pay if taking additional maternity leave). It also deals with the pregnancy risk assessment test and the introduction of optional keeping in touch ("KIT") days. KIT days allow the employee to return to work for a maximum of 10 days for important functions or to ease herself back into routine at the end of her maternity leave. For more information on employment laws and pregnancy, visit http://www. simply-docs. co. uk/CustomPage. aspx? customPageID=28 (http://www. simply-docs. co. uk/CustomPage. aspx? customPageID=28)

Currently, a subscription to Simply-doc's employment folder, which includes all documents covering the new maternity leave laws and 120+ other UK legal documents, costs just £35 + VAT per year. With documents being constantly updated in line with new legislation, it is a good way for small businesses to keep updated and compliant with the myriad of business laws and to avoid the confusion that the new maternity laws seem to have caused.

About Simply-docs:
Simply-docs (http://www. simply-docs. co. uk (http://www. simply-docs. co. uk)) is the latest fulfilment of Simply-4-Business Limited's mission to enable small and medium enterprises and owner managers to put in place correct documentation and procedures, and then to keep pace and comply with regulatory change at an affordable cost.

The company provide over 950 business and legal documents and templates, covering all aspects of business from employment law to health and safety regulations. By providing these legal documents (with content provided by leading commercial lawyers, HR and health & safety consultants) at an affordable price, the company intends to help small businesses avoid costly breaches of regulation and legal action.

Contact:
Iain Mackintosh, Managing Director
Simply-docs
Tel: 020 8878 7236
Http://www. simply-docs. co. uk (http://www. simply-docs. co. uk)

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