1stopstation: December 2003

Monday, December 29, 2003

International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Names Pace Harmon to 2010 World's Best Outsourcing Advisors List

Pace Harmon—a leading outsourcing advisory services firm—has been named by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®), the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession, as one of The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors.

Vienna, VA (PRWEB) February 16, 2010

Pace Harmon (http://www. paceharmon. com) -- a leading outsourcing advisory services (http://www. paceharmon. com/service_lines/outsourcing_advisory. html) firm -- has been named by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®), the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession, as one of The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors.

“As the economy recovers, partnering with the world’s best outsourcing providers and advisors will be more important than ever,” said IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett and chair of the judges’ panel. “The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors help companies easily identify those partners that will help them emerge as leaders.”

Inclusion in and rankings of The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors are based on applications received and evaluated by an independent judging panel organized by IAOP and led by Corbett. Official rankings will be announced May 3.

“Being named to The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors list is a real honor for Pace Harmon, as it recognizes the impact our staff’s stellar work has on clients’ outsourcing and business success,” said Steve Martin, partner, Pace Harmon. “As labor arbitrage is no longer the key driver of outsourcing deals and overall business optimization has become critical for many transactions, we are seeing a tremendous demand for our advisory services.”

Pace Harmon’s clients include Fortune 500 and select high growth middle-market companies spanning industries such as Telecommunications, Health Care, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Technology, and Energy. For more information about Pace Harmon, please visit http://www. paceharmon. com (http://www. paceharmon. com).

About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 100,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit http://www. outsourcingprofessional. org (http://www. outsourcingprofessional. org).

About The Global Outsourcing 100
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is in its fifth year of compiling its annual ranking of the world’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors – The Global Outsourcing 100. As part of The Global Outsourcing 100, IAOP also introduced a new list in 2009, The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors.

The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors is geared specifically to companies that are outstanding global outsourcing advisors and consultants. In addition to being part of The Global Outsourcing 100, the new list of advisors ranks the top consultant, legal and related advisory firms globally, and is a valuable reference tool for companies needing expert advice and guidance with their outsourcing projects.

About Pace Harmon
Pace Harmon is an outsourcing advisory services firm providing guidance on complex outsourcing and strategic sourcing transactions, process optimization, and supplier program management. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Tysons Corner, Va., Pace Harmon provides pragmatic and insightful advice that helps its client base of Fortune 500 and other large enterprises maximize the benefits achieved from their mission-critical supplier relationships. For more information, please visit http://www. paceharmon. com (http://www. paceharmon. com).

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Sunday, December 28, 2003

Canada Pharmacy Introduces the CanadaCare Plan for 2009

CanadaCare Plan is an alternative health program to Medicare that is now available at CanadaPharmacy. com. This program is designed to help you save money on your orders. Enroll now to start your savings today. The more you order the more you save.

(PRWEB) January 8, 2009

Canada Pharmacy is proud to offer the CanadaCare Plan at Canada Pharmacy.

Who Is Eligible For The CanadaCare Plan?
There are no restrictions on the CanadaCare Plan regardless of age, income, health or current prescription expenses.

When Can I Sign Up For The CanadaCare Plan?
Sign up between January 1 through January 31, 2008.

How Does CanadaCare Plan Work?
Once you spend $400 with CanadaPharmacy. com, you will start receiving a 5% discount on all subsequent orders for the year.

Once your expenditure crosses $1000 with CanadaPharmacy. com, you will start receiving a 10% discount on all your orders until the end of the year.

When Does CanadaCare Plan Begin?
CanadaCare Plan will begin January 1, 2008 and will be valid till December 31, 2008.

Why Enroll With CanadaCare?
Currently CanadaPharmacy. com is the only online pharmacy that is offering the CanadaCare plan to US customers. At Canada Pharmacy we pride ourselves on the fact that more than 500,000 customers trust us for their prescription needs. With over 2 million prescriptions delivered, you can be assured of affordable, quality medications. On every order, we offer our customers our "lowest price guarantee". If you find your medication for less at any other Canadian online pharmacy, we will meet the price.

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Saturday, December 27, 2003

HME Industry Leader Fastrack Partners with Sleep Pioneer SleepEx to Deliver the First Complete EMR Solution for Sleep Labs

Only Fastrack offers a solution for each individual segment of Home Care as well as one system encompassing virtually every clinical, operational and financial aspect of a provider offering several or all of these product/service lines within one integrated Microsoft SQL database. SleepEx has been the leading provider of hosted lab and data management solutions for sleep labs since 2002 and has provided solutions and worked with over 300 locations and 40 companies. Founded to solve a data transmission and hosting dilemma identified in 2001; SleepEx is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and serves the U. S. and Canadian sleep market.

Plainview, NY (Vocus) April 7, 2010

Fastrack Healthcare Systems (http://www. onlyfastrack. com/) and SleepEx (http://www. sleepex. com) announced today that the two companies have formed an alliance to co-market their products to sleep labs. The partnership includes a full seamless integration between the two software offerings.

According to Spencer Kay, President of Fastrack, “this is the first and only truly integrated solution available for sleep labs that can handle virtually every aspect of their clinical, financial and operational requirements, eliminating the dual entry of data and providing for one common patient record”.

The combined software offering will include these key benefits:
one electronic medical record (EMR) ability to capture all clinical information including the ability to produce custom forms. on-line pre-authorization and verification multi-site scheduling scoring and interpretation therapy ordering with digital signature capture inventory control and equipment maintenance tracking Integrated billing with clearinghouse options Cash management with automated reimbursement including a collection module Document storage Business Intelligence data mining tools and extensive reporting

The SleepEx team has been together since 2002 providing automated data and lab management solutions for hospital based and free standing sleep labs. “With the convergence of the healthcare market and DME/HME companies having affiliated sleep labs and practices; it made a lot of sense to partner with Fastrack, the undisputed leader in HME inventory, billing and management solutions,” says Sean McDonough, Director of Sales at SleepEx. The market opportunity to have the first complete EMR solution for this exploding industry was too much to pass on for SleepEx and Fastrack.

“I have owned sleep labs and a couple HME companies and there has never been a product on the market that would take the patient referral, track the entire workflow process through therapy, compliance, inventory control and billing” continues SleepEx CEO Roy Hathcock, “this is a unique opportunity to offer the sleep market a total solution which includes billing and for the Fastrack team to go back to their 1000 customers and provide a sleep management module for their affiliated labs.” The SleepEx Fastrack Solution is currently being deployed to beta partners and will be showcased at Medtrade Spring in May in Las Vegas and at the Sleep 2010 show in San Antonio in June.

Founded in 1994, Fastrack is the leading provider of software & technology to Home Medical Equipment, Durable Medical Equipment (http://www. onlyfastrack. com/hme. htm), Respiratory Providers, Home Infusion Pharmacies and Home Health Care Agencies. Only Fastrack offers a solution for each individual segment of Home Care as well as one system encompassing virtually every clinical, operational and financial aspect of a provider offering several or all of these product/service lines within one integrated Microsoft SQL database. For further information contact FASTRACK Healthcare Systems, Inc. 255 Executive Drive, Plainview, N. Y. 11803; 1-800-520-2325, fax: 516-349-8875, or e-mail them at: info(at)fastrk(dot)com or visit their Website: www. onlyfastrack. com.

SleepEx has been the leading provider of hosted lab and data management solutions for sleep labs since 2002 and has provided solutions and worked with over 300 locations and 40 companies. Founded to solve a data transmission and hosting dilemma identified in 2001; SleepEx is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and serves the U. S. and Canadian sleep market. For more information, please call 800-235-9830, email sales(at)sleepex(dot)com or visit our website at www. sleepex. com.

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Boomity, A New Social Network for Grown Ups Redefining Community

Navigating The Next Wave of Social Networks For A Generation That Has Much in Common

Kentfield, CA (PRWEB) March 3, 2008

Boomity is a new social networking site (http://www. boomity. com (http://www. boomity. com)) - a place to bring a generation of interests together online or the real world to find active socially responsible doers. It is linked by a generation of common experiences, issues, opportunities and cultures. “The majority of web users will be on at least one social network in the next couple of years and our evolving generation needs a site like Boomity to bring people together around topical interests and issues,” says David Siskin, Founder and CEO of Boomity http://www. boomity. com (http://www. boomity. com).

Boomity is about thought provoking writing and fresh ideas, stories that open doors to communities where you can click into new activities and find a partner, an expert or a kindred spirit and take immediate action in any aspect of your life. “Most of our generation already network with other people around common interests – we are used to using the phone, email and attending parties as some of the ways we do so. The big difference in using a web based social network is that Boomity will allow us to cast our net wider and with greater ease than the traditional way we are used to. The old way we network is one-to one - with Boomity, the network around common interests will grow exponentially.”

Boomity is your world. You can do something about it. You can help change it - especially now. “Even though our generation is extremely diverse in age, geography, political perspectives, we have a lot of common issues where we can learn from each other,” Siskin points out. “Whether we are in living in Manhattan or in Juno, chances are we still listen to the Rolling Stones, like to stay healthy, have a warm spot for Lassie, Gilligan’s Island, The Mousekateers and Bonanza as well as a strong desire to leave our world a better place than we found it. The pockets of cultural, economic and lifestyle diversity are incredible and Boomity builds networks around these iconic elements.”

Boomity, http://www. boomity. com (http://www. boomity. com)], makes it easy to tap the source of your ideas and plans or inspire new ones. Boomity gives a platform to our generation with supportive people, places activities and products. It's about cutting to the chase and having a good time and making the world a better place. If you want a cooking demonstration or a tennis partner, environmental tips or try living in another country, even shop for a new spouse, Boomity has a community, an expert, or a partner that will help you find your path.

ABOUT BOOMITY
Boomity, http://www. boomity. com (http://www. boomity. com), located in Kentfield, California is an action oriented portal - based community led by industry icons and experts in a range of areas such as Finance, Relationships, Health and Fitness and Travel and Leisure. It also includes a cutting edge store that carries products that are highly appropriate and specific to this aging but vibrant generation. Boomity is created by seasoned entrepreneurs with the purpose of engaging people around common interests inherent to our generation in groups, to share ideas, and have some laughs.

ABOUT BOOMITY’S FOUNDERS
David Siskin - Founder & CEO
David Siskin brings a wealth of successful experience in strategic marketing, building brands and growing companies. From consumer products to service businesses, from start-ups to multi-national corporations, Siskin has successfully applied creative, analytical and organizational skills to making great ideas become a business reality.

Siskin founded Addwater to help retail companies integrate the shopping experience across catalogue, web and in-store environments. Addwater was recognized by the San Francisco Business Journal three years in a row as being one of the fastest growing companies in the Bay Area.

Siskin was one of the early partners of CKS Partners, the integrated marketing communications company known for pioneering the use of technology and new media in communications. As general manager of CKS Partners' San Francisco, Siskin advised companies such as McDonald's, Sears, MCI, Visa, United Airlines and Pacific Telesis, as well as a variety of start-up businessesand lead some of the world's largest branding. Siskin spent more than 10 years as a consumer products marketing executive with Young and Rubicam, Grey Advertising and Foote, Cone & Belding. He was instrumental in the development and launch of major national consumer products and brands for such companies as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Clorox. He currently sit on numerous for profit and non profit Boards.

Colin Rand - Product Development and Technology
Colin Rand brings an unusual combination of technology, strategy, product development and business expertise with a track record of successful start ups and technology platforms. Colin's technology strengths lie in unifying best of breed technologies with successful business strategies. However, he also has no fear of the inner workings of technology and systems architecture.

Most recently, Colin was the Co-Founder and CTO for ShopText, the first direct to consumer mobile commerce platform in the US. Colin developed the concept and initial platform with the team at Anomaly Communications and worked with them to spin the platform out into its own venture, ShopText Inc. Colin was a partner with Anomaly Communications, a new and cutting edge NYC based creative agency, where he lead the technology group which focused on developing mobile products. Some clients included PayPal, ESPN, Sirius Satellite Radio and Fox Entertainment.

Boomity Media Contact & Editor
Wendy Abrams

Wendy Abrams is a freelance feature writer with a focus on travel, wellness, memoir and home design. She has written for Town & Country, Health, Spa, Robb Report, California Homes, Hospitality Design, California Home & Design, Elite Traveler and Los Angeles Times. She is also a public relations professional and was formally Communications Director at Columbia TriStar Interactive of Sony Pictures Entertainment and was Communications Consultant at Warner Bros. and launched Entertaindom. com. Abrams also served as VP of communications with Kevin Wall and Art Bilger of Shelter Ventures currently Shelter Capital Partners in Los Angeles.

Contact Information: www. boomity. com

Media Contact:
Wendy Abrams
415 461-8378
Wendy @ boomity. com

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Monday, December 22, 2003

BenefitPackages. com Reveals the Truth About No or Low Cost Medicare Supplement Plan Options Including Anthem Blue Cross Freedom Blue Regional PPO

BenefitPackages. com, California's designated Premier Partner for Anthem Blue Cross, is working to raise awareness during the November 15 - December 31 Annual Enrollment Period for seniors that allows them to enroll in a zero-cost PPO Medicare Advantage plan. Freedom Blue PPO plans from Anthem Blue Cross are available through BenefitPackages. com to eligible California seniors.

Calabasas, CA (PRWEB) November 25, 2009

The state of the economy, along with escalating concerns over health insurance reform, are prompting Medicare eligible to seek guidance on their Medicare Supplement plan choices. BenefitPackges. com, a leading California insurance agency, helps individuals to better understand how Medicare Advantage plans work and why Freedom Blue Regional PPO Plans are a smart choice.

In recent years, over 10 million beneficiaries, or more than 20 percent of those on Medicare, have chosen private Medicare Advantage health plans over the government's traditional fee-for-service program. "Whether you are newly eligible for Medicare, or seeking to switch your Medicare Supplement option, now is the time to learn the truth about Medicare Advantage Plans," says Larry Hurwitz, benefit consultants/owner of BenefitPackages. com Insurance Agency.

Medicare Advantage Plans are health plan options that are part of the Medicare program. If you join one of these plans, you generally get all your Medicare-covered health care through that plan. This coverage can include prescription drug coverage. Most Medicare Advantage plans are usually HMO, but a popular choice for Californians is Freedom Blue (Regional PPO) offered by Anthem Blue Cross.

Freedom Blue (Regional PPO) plans are Medicare Advantage Preferred Provider Organization plans with a Medicare contract. The advantage is that you get more from Medicare beyond basic benefits. The Freedom Blue PPO Plan's key benefits include:
Coverage for most in network medical services Part D brand and generic prescription drug coverage Freedom to choose the doctor and hospital of your choice from our large network of participating providers No referrals to specialists Low premiums and more benefits than traditional Medicare

If you have Medicare Part A and Part B and you enroll during one of the enrollment periods, you're eligible to join a Medicare Advantage plan. During Annual Coordinated Election Period (AEP) from November 15 through December 31, anyone with Medicare will have an opportunity to switch from one way of receiving Medicare to another. The Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is from January 1 until March 31 and Medicare Advantage eligible individuals may make one enrollment request.

BenefitPackages. com has been serving Californians for 20 years and is known as one of the most prominent agencies in the state. For more information on BenefitPackages. com or Freedom Blue PPO plans, please visit http://www. benefitpackages. com/zero-cost-ppo-seniors. html (http://www. benefitpackages. com/zero-cost-ppo-seniors. html) or call 1-800-356-3615.

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Authors of "You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?" (AD/HD) To Present Online

Authors Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo will be answering questions regarding AD/HD and life, love and relationships online at ADD Consults (www. addconsults. com ) Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 9:00pm EST.

BIRMINGHAM, MI (PRWEB) March 8, 2004

Kelly and Ramundo are pioneers in the field of AD/HD. They are nationally known speakers and workshop leaders, offering topics related to AD/HD. Currently, Peggy and Kate are revising the Lazy Crazy book and writing a third book on AD/HD and relationships.

This informative workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about life with AD/HD: adults with AD/HD, parents, students, coaches, mental health professionals, educators and anyone who would like to learn more about AD/HD.

Registered attendees will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by Kelly and Ramudno personally.

ADD Consults is the worldÂ’s only online eClinic and offers information, resources and support for those touched by attention deficit disorder. It was founded in 2000 by Terry Matlen, ACSW a psychotherapist, ADD coach, lecturer and board member of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA).

"I wanted to develop a Â‘one-stop-shopÂ’ so people could find everything they needed in one location, without having to spend hours jumping from one website to another", Matlen explains.

Visitors have access to ADD coaches available for immediate hire; consultations with world experts in the field of AD/HD, online group coaching, updated articles on research, treatment and medications; upcoming AD/HD related events, an eNewsletter and even an online art gallery, showcasing the artistic talents of visitors interested in sharing their work.

To schedule an interview with Terry Matlen, Director of ADD Consults, please call her at 248-988-1260 or contact her by email at terry@addconsults. com">terry@addconsults. com

Contact:

Terry Matlen, ACSW

ADD Consults, Director - 248-988-1260 (phone)

248-644-6589 (fax)

Terry@addconsults. com

Www. addconsults. com

Sunday, December 21, 2003

Early ACL Surgery in Kids Would Save $30 Million & Prevent Thousands of Secondary Injuries, Study Says

Providence, R. I. (Vocus) July 18, 2010

Nearly $30 million a year would be saved in hospital charges if early rather than delayed ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery was performed on pediatric patients, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. Additionally, more than 7,300 tears to the meniscus and 7,800 cartilage tears in children could be avoided each year in the U. S. by early ACL surgery.

“The timing of pediatric and adolescent ACL surgery has historically been controversial,” said Theodore J. Ganley, MD, Director of Sports Medicine and Associate Professor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “The theoretical risks of growth disturbance in younger patients are balanced against the risk of further knee damage related to delaying treatment until closer to skeletal maturity.”

The goal of ACL knee surgery is to stabilize the knee allowing patients get back to a healthy, active lifestyle. Long-term, the surgery aims to prevent instability and additional damage to the knee.

A 14 year review of ACL reconstructions presented by the authors at the 2009 AOSSM Annual Meeting revealed a 4 to 11-fold increase in meniscal and cartilage injuries with a greater than 12 week delay in ACL treatment.

In the current study, a model for pediatric ACL reconstruction was developed based on probabilities derived from the ACL review. Identical groups of 100,000 patients, representative of the U. S. population were simulated to undergo either early or delayed ACL reconstruction, with the secondary meniscal and cartilage damage and hospital charges compared between the two groups.

“The decision tree and statistical modeling approach for the study created by my co-author Suneel Bhat, is unique in that it incorporates variability, thereby generating a model simulation of a large scale prospective study, which provides a way to generalize implications,” said Dr. Ganley.

The simulation found that in females in the U. S., delaying ACL reconstruction beyond 12 weeks resulted in 1,560 medial meniscal tears and 2,100 cartilage tears relative to early surgery each year. In males, delayed surgery resulted in 3,300 medial meniscal tears and 5,720 cartilage tears relative to early surgery.

The study revealed that more than $29.4 million would be saved in hospital charges for pediatric patients each year in the U. S. by reconstructing ACL tears early rather than delaying treatment.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, and includes national and international orthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. AOSSM is also a founding partner of the STOP Sports Injuries campaign to prevent overuse and traumatic injuries in kids. For more information on AOSSM or the STOP Sports Injuries (http://www. stopsportsinjuries. org/) campaign, contact Lisa Weisenberger at lisa(at)aossm(dot)org or 847-292-4900.

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Global Market for Unified Communications Products to Reach US$16.8 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Global Market for Unified Communications Products to Reach US$16.8 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Unified Communications market. Global market for unified communications products is projected to reach about US$16.8 billion by the year 2015. UC deployment benefits, such as, superior speed of communication, dissolutions of communication barriers posed by variations in media, faster communication response time, and unrivalled levels of flexibility, have played instrumental roles in driving the growth and adoption of the technology.

San Jose, CA (Vocus) August 12, 2010

Unified Communications (UC) marks the convergence of all forms of communication such as, voice, video, data, instant messaging, audio/video/web conferencing, and the Internet, among others, on a common platform. As companies modernize their enterprise-networking infrastructure driven by the need to remain competitive, and retain critical survival capabilities, such as, agility and flexibility in a fast changing marketplace, its opportunities galore for technologies like UC. As the current information economies metamorphose into network economies in the future, UC stands optimally poised to gain, given its ability to offer unrivalled networking advantages by optimally aggregating voice, video and data onto a common IP network. Proliferation of UC in both consumer and enterprise markets is undeniable. While the rise of the “ever-connected consumer” has helped drive adoption in the consumer market, cutting edge advantages, such as, reduced costs, increased productivity, superior business agility and improved customer service, among others, have turbo-charged adoption in the enterprise market. Adroit integration of UC into business processes helps companies stay ahead of the game in a rapidly changing dynamic market environment. This is primarily because adoption of converged communications in modern times is critical in spurring competitiveness in the marketplace. In the enterprise sector, implementing UC cross the organization results in compelling synergistic benefits by allowing companies to move from divergence to convergence.

The prolonged world economic recession has dampened enterprise communication markets, especially so in the developed countries. Despite cost advantages of innovative technologies, companies continue to remain wary of their investments. UC, despite its trail blazing success in the enterprise segment with promises of superior efficiency, productivity and network quality, witnessed tough business conditions in years 2008 and 2009 as the weak and stressed economic health whittled down growth rates. Lack of strong budgets to fund equipment upgradation and replacement has been citied as a major factor dragging down growth. Nevertheless, as a simple solution for complex networking, UC’s market performance has been relatively better than most other technologies, thanks to cloud and hosted UC services, which have emerged as the market’s saving grace partially cushioning the impact of recession. With the world economic recession currently at the tail’s end, business prospects for UC remain encouraging and bright.

As stated by the new market research report on Unified Communications, PBXs and Video Endpoints/Infrastructure together accounts for more than 80% of the global UC products market. Improving economic conditions will unleash pent-up demand for UCs as hitherto postponed purchase decisions resurge to provide commercial opportunities. Lease expiration on currently deployed systems is additionally expected to drive revenue gains in the market in the upcoming years.

Audio conferencing and web conferencing represents a key component of UC and the ability of the same to closely bond geographically dispersed enterprise teams provides a compelling business case. Transcending basic applications, such as, instant messaging and web-conferencing and growing in popularity are UC platforms integrated with social media. The role played by social media in helping employees remain efficiently collaborative, and connected cannot be undermined and UC now provides the opportunity to unravel the social business benefits of social media. The growing body of evidence surrounding the role of social media in improving sales and marketing outcomes/opportunities is resulting in increased acceptance of high-end strategic applications, such as, mobile and presence integration. Adoption is therefore expected to receive a boost as companies realize the elevated level of effectiveness of their sales force and marketing processes when aided by UC/social media automation technology.

Key players in this marketplace include Alcatel-Lucent, Aastra Technologies Limited, Applied Voice & Speech Technologies Inc, Avaya Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, International Business Machines Corp, Interactive Intelligence, Microsoft Corporation, Mitel Networks Corporation, NEC Corporation of America, Polycom, RadiSys Corporation, ShoreTel Inc, Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co., TeleWare Group Plc., and Toshiba America Information Systems, among others.

The report titled “Unified Communications: A Global Market Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a review of noteworthy market trends, growth drivers and challenges. The report in addition also enumerates recent acquisitions and other strategic industry activities. The report offers market estimates and projections for product segments, such as, Audio Bridges, Unified Messaging, PBXs, Team Workspaces, IM/Presence Servers, Video Endpoints/Infrastructure, and Web Conferencing Servers. The report also offers market estimates and projections for Unified Communications services market across service segments, such as, Voice-Enabled UC Services, Messaging-enabled UC services, Video Bridging, Audio Conferencing and Web Conferencing

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit – http://www. strategyr. com/Unified_Communications_Market_Report. asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a reputed publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company is globally recognized as one of the world’s largest market research publishers. The company employs over 800 people worldwide and publishes more than 1200 full-scale research reports each year. Additionally, the company also offers thousands of smaller research products including company reports, market trend reports, and industry reports encompassing all major industries worldwide.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Telephone 408-528-9966
Fax 408-528-9977
Email press(at)StrategyR(dot)com
Web Site http://www. StrategyR. com/

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Saturday, December 20, 2003

V-Fluence Addresses Challenges of Facing Up to FDA Social Media Scrutiny

Scrutiny could result in pharmaceutical companies pulling back from social media arena

Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 12, 2010

v-Fluence Interactive Director and health and pharmaceutical policy practice team lead Shae Johnson provides a commentary on the evolving regulatory environment for social and other digital media. Excerpts include:

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cautioned Novartis Pharmaceuticals (http://www. fda. gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/WarningLettersandNoticeofViolationLetterstoPharmaceuticalCompanies/UCM221325.pdf)]for its use of a Facebook widget (and associated meta data), which was intended to educate consumers about its leukemia drug Tasigna. Similar to recent actions taken by the FDA (http://www. fda. gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/WarningLettersandNoticeofViolationLetterstoPharmaceuticalCompanies/UCM055773), this warning letter has been widely reported on a range of news sites and blogs and has lit up robust discussion in social media and topic-specific channels. While FDA’s move should come as no surprise to those following the evolving regulatory environment for social and other digital media, it is disappointing nonetheless.

Not only does it suggest that regulators lack an understanding of how consumers use the Internet to find and act on health information, it reveals a continued tactic-by-tactic approach to enforcing pharmaceutical marketing regulations. FDA’s continued application of old broadcast tactics and rules to narrowcast environments, and limiting that application to one set of players in those environments, puts consumers increasingly at risk from misleading and false treatment information. Much of this false information is generated by “opportunistic feeders,” such as litigators and snake oil salesmen, whose online tactics are not given similar regulatory scrutiny (see (http://www. fda. gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/UCM194664.pdf) v-Fluence FDA testimony on social media for additional information).

At v-Fluence Interactive (http://www. v-fluence. com/), our dedicated health practice team members undergo up-to-date training in government regulatory requirements and industry standards on issues ranging from adverse event reporting to off-label promotions. Our approach of blending topic expertise with technical understanding of how digital media works helps ensure compliance, whether it be simple brand social media monitoring or execution support for complex new media outreach initiatives.

Full blog post available here (http://www. v-fluence. com/blog/468/challenges-of-facing-up-to-fda-social-media-scrutiny).

About Shae Johnson:
Author Shae Johnson (http://www. v-fluence. com/about/team/shae-johnson) leads the v-Fluence Interactive health and pharmaceutical policy practice team. v-Fluence uses topic-dedicated analysts and digital tactic experts to provide industry-specific counsel and online execution support with topic and therapeutic area monitoring, website and digital resource evaluations and Internet environment analyses.

About v-Fluence Interactive:
With locations in San Diego, St. Louis, Boston, Chicago and Washington, DC, v-Fluence provides major brands and organizations the online analytics, strategy development and execution support they need to be measurably successful on the Web. For more on the company, visit http://www. v-fluence. com (http://www. v-fluence. com).

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MedCases Named a &#194;“Company to Watch&#194;” at Prestigious 2002 Eastern Technology Council Enterprise Awards

MedCases Named a Â“Company to WatchÂ” at Prestigious 2002 Eastern Technology Council Enterprise Awards

PHILADELPHIA, December 19, 2002 Â– MedCases, a provider of innovative case-based medical e-learning programs, was selected as a Â“Company to WatchÂ” at the 10th Annual Enterprise Awards. The Eastern Technology Council of Pennsylvania, in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, hosted the ceremony on December 3rd at a black-tie gala at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

(PRWEB) December 21, 2002

The Enterprise Awards honor the regionÂ’s most exceptional technology and life-sciences companies. Business and community leaders chose the nominees, and a distinguished panel of judges selected winners. MedCases was recognized as a company Â“most likely to grow, thrive, and succeed.Â”

Debbie Hull, president and chief executive officer, accepted the award on behalf of MedCases. Â“MedCases is consistently improving online medical education by empowering physicians to gain access to peer-reviewed quality instruction in a convenient and personalized format. We are proud that this panel of highly respected industry peers recognizes MedCases and its vision of becoming the preeminent provider of e-learning for physicians.Â”

MedCasesÂ’ programs offer the highest quality medical education to physicians through simulated patient encounters offered both on the Internet and on CD-ROMs. This case-based approach promotes personalized and experiential learning combined with enhanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills. MedCasesÂ’ focus on life-long learning enables practicing physicians in all specialties to meet the challenges of a dynamic health care environment with the ultimate goal of improving patient care.

About MedCases

MedCases, Inc., a medical education company and an ACCME-accredited provider of continuing medical education, develops innovative, Web-based, simulated patient encounters for physicians and health care professionals. MedCases uses a proprietary, Internet-based method to deliver a comprehensive, cost-effective learning system with applications for academic medical centers, practicing physicians, health care delivery organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. For more information, please visit http://www. medcases. com (http://www. medcases. com) or call 215.636.9180.

Friday, December 19, 2003

AdvantageMS and AMA Offer Phone Verified Physician Group Practice Office Rosters

Medical group practice data for healthcare marketers.

Langhorne, PA (PRWEB) August 30, 2007

The American Medical Association and AdvantageMS announce the availability of a phone verified Medical Group Practice data file is now available. This file consists of 50,000 Medical Group office locations and over 300,000 Physician affiliations. This file provides a primary source of Medical Group Practice office demographics and Physician affiliations data for Healthcare Marketers who are developing sales force and direct marketing strategies at the Group level as opposed to individual Physicians.

The AMA ID, known as the ME#, will be available on all MD and DO records. The AMA ME# is critical to IT managers who are responsible for integrating these data into internal systems as well as analysts who link and match these data to other disparate sources.

The American Medical Association (AMA) and AdvantageMS are working together to build the industry’s best Medical Group Practice file. This file combines the longevity, expertise, recognition and data collection process of the AMA for MDs and DOs with AdvantageMS technology and data for other degree types such as NPs and PAs. The result is the most comprehensive Group Practice file down to groups of two or more providers.

Contact:
John Ryan, President
AdvantageMS
Phone: 484-995-4727
Email: jryan(at)advantagems. com
Www. advantagems. com

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003

I Hate School

Do your kids have a tough time getting readjusted to school and homework? No need to worry! Love and Logic has the solution. Just in time for back to school, the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. has released "I Hate School" Techniques for Helping Underachieving Kids Fall in Love with Learning, a recording of a live webinar produced last spring by Dr. Charles Fay. This On-Demand Webinar features tips to avoid battles over homework and how to motivate kids who just don't seem to care about school.

Golden, CO (Vocus) August 26, 2010

Do your kids have a tough time getting readjusted to school and homework? No need to worry! Love and Logic (http://www. loveandlogic. com) has the solution. Just in time for back to school, the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. has released "I Hate School" Techniques for Helping Underachieving Kids Fall in Love with Learning, a recording of a live webinar produced last spring by Dr. Charles Fay. This On-Demand Webinar features tips to avoid battles over homework and how to motivate kids who just don't seem to care about school.

Instead of having to take time off work and find a sitter for your kids to attend a seminar, you can view this On-Demand Webinar in the comfort of your own home at a time that works best for you. "I Hate School" is available at loveandlogic. com or by calling 800-338-4065. In addition, Dr. Charles Fay is available for interviews. If interested, contact Maggie Young at 800-338-4065.

The Love and Logic® Institute is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. They provide practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. All of their work is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic®. For more information visit loveandlogic. com.

Charles Fay, Ph. D. is a parent, author and consultant to schools, parent groups and mental health professionals around the world. His expertise in developing and teaching practical discipline strategies has been refined through work with severely disturbed youth in school, hospital and community settings. Charles has developed an acute understanding of the most challenging students. Having grown up with Love and Logic, he also provides a unique…and often humorous…perspective.

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Monday, December 15, 2003

Americas Watchdog Rings Alarm Bells & Wants To Talk With All Homeowners In Florida, Georgia, All Gulf States With A Sulfur Smell In Homes Built Between 2005 & 2006

Americas Watchdog & its Homeowners Consumer Center are ringing serious alarm bells for every resident of Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and any other state, who live in a home, or condominium built in 2005 & 2006, that has a rotten egg, or sulfur type smell. According to the group, "What we are talking about here is possibly toxic imported Chinese dry wall, and what could turn out to be the worst instance of sick houses in US history. Not only was the imported Chinese dry wall used all over the entire state of Florida, but we now know it was also used in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and in Western States. We now believe there could be extremely serious health issues associated with the imported Chinese drywall in these homes, & we want to talk with the homeowners now." Any US Homeowner in Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, or any other US State who live in a house built between 2005 & 2006, that has a sulfur, or rotten egg smell should call the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466 or contact them via their web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 4, 2009

Americas Watchdog & its Homeowners Consumer Center has determined that imported Chinese dry wall used in new homes built in 2005 & 2006, is not just isolated to South Florida. The imported Chinese drywall was used all over Florida, as well as the entire Southeast & all Gulf States, in homes built in 2005 or 2006. The imported Chinese dry wall was also used in Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina and nationwide.

"There is no longer a question of if the Chinese dry wall is a problem, the question now is just how bad is it going to get," according to Americas Watchdog. "If you live in a any US home, or condominium built between 2005 & 2006, that has a sulfur, or rotten egg type smell, we want to hear from you as soon as possible at 866-714-6466, or contact us via our web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com." (http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com.")

Facts from the Homeowners Consumer Center about the imported Chinese drywall:
So What Is The Potential Problem With Imported Chinese Dry Wall? The problem with the imported Chinese is it may be toxic, and unhealthy for those who live in the houses or condominiums. Even the installers of the imported Chinese drywall could be at risk. I thought the problem with the limited to just a few homes in South Florida? According to the Homeowners Consumer Center, "We know the imported Chinese dry wall was used all over the State of Florida, and it was not isolated just to South Florida. Further, we know it was used in new homes & condominiums in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans, the Carolina's, Nevada and Arizona. It may have been used in all 50 US States between 2005 & 2006, because of the national dry wall shortage, that was caused by the peaking of the US housing boom, & Gulf States affected by Hurricane Katrina. How would I know if I have the imported Chinese dry wall in my home? The Chinese dry wall was used in new US homes built between 2005 & 2006. Homeowners in the affected homes, or condominiums will have a sulphur, or rotten egg type smell. Homeowners in the affected homes may have been suffering nose bleeds or upper respiratory problems since moving into the home. Another indication might be corroded air conditioning coils. What should I do if I live in a home built in 2005 or 2006 that smells like rotten eggs or sulfur? Please call the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466 or contact them via their web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com (http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com)

Note: The Homeowners Consumer Center's Chinese dry wall investigation, may be the most important environmental homeowner issue in US history. According to the group, "Our Chinese imported dry wall investigation is the most important project we have ever worked on, because literally thousands of lives could be at stake, including children."

According to the Homeowners Consumer Center, "There will be lots of blame to go around, right now our number one priority is discovering who has the imported Chinese drywall in their home, getting the home tested, & then doing everything we can to help the affected homeowners and families. This is a really big deal, & we want to hear from any homeowner who may have this issue in a new home built in the US in 2005 or 2006."

Note to friends, family members or neighbors: "If you know of someone who lives in a new home built in Florida, or any other state between 2005 & 2006, that has a rotten egg, or sulfur type smell please share this press release with them, and have them call the Homeowners Consumer Center at 866-714-6466 or contact them via their web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com (http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com)

The Homeowners Consumer Center is all about homeowner protection & corporate responsibility.

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AP9 24 Protect Plus Offers Tips For Keeping This Year's Holiday Celebrations Safe

AP9 24 Protect Plus provides members with money-saving deals on items and services to protect their home and family.

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) November 3, 2006

'Tis the season to be jolly — and, more importantly, cautious. As the calendar rushes to its annual holiday close, people need to be extra vigilant in their efforts to protect their loved ones from the risks that come with the season, reports AP9 24ProtectPlus (http://www.24protectplus-program. com/), a premier security program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC.

AP9 24 Protect Plus members can log on to DealPass. com, a secure portal, to access their benefits, which feature savings on a variety of safeguards for their families, homes, assets, pets, computers and more.

The holiday season is a time of anticipation, joy and revelry for young and old alike. To help you keep your feet on the ground in the face of high seasonal expectations, AP9 24 Protect Plus (http://www.24protectplus-program. com/24ProtectPlus_ResourceCenter. html) offers these reminders:

-- Go as green as possible. If you prefer real trees to artificial trees, make sure the tree you select is recently cut -- not old, dried out and therefore vulnerable to the threat of fire. The needles on a fresh tree should stay on after a gentle tug or shake, and the base of a fresh trunk will be sticky with resin. To maintain your tree's "freshness," keep the tree stand filled with water until you're ready to take the tree down. And whatever type of tree you choose, be sure to set it up a safe distance from fireplaces and other sources of flame or open heat.

-- Let safety light your way. Be sure your holiday lights are in good working order and have been okayed by a recognized testing laboratory (UL and ETL standards are considered safe choices). Check for broken sockets, frayed wires and other signs of dangerous wear-and-tear. When in doubt, throw it out. Always turn the lights off when you leave the house or go to bed, because the lights can short and start a fire.

-- Deck the halls with caution. Make sure all of your decorations -- for trees, hallways, doorways, even the great outdoors -- are non-combustible or flame-resistant. If you have children, don't use decorations that have sharp edges or that can be broken -- and/or swallowed -- easily. And remember: Fire risks don't take holidays, so use lighted candles sparingly if you choose to use them at all.

-- Let your high spirits come naturally. With the holidays come holiday parties, and with holiday parties often come numerous offers to sample holiday drinks (not to mention increased traffic stops by the police to check for drunk drivers). Always use alcohol in moderation, and be sure to select a designated driver before you make the rounds of holiday parties. The life -- and license -- you save may be your own.

The holiday season can bring a smile to the face of even the Ebenezer Scrooges of the world, and rightly so. The notions of peace on earth and goodwill towards all, coupled with the possibility of a nice gift or two, stand as an annual beacon of hope across this nation, uniting us as few events do in this day and age. And with a bit of advanced planning and an eye toward safety, you can ensure that your holiday season is filled with a sense of joy and community, notes AP9 24ProtectPlus.

About AP9 24 Protect Plus

AP9 24 Protect Plus (http://www.24protectplus-program. com/) is a leading membership discount program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Adaptive Marketing (http://www. adaptivemarketing. com/) is a category leader in both membership and loyalty programs, bringing value direct to consumers through an array of benefits in healthcare, discounts, security, personal property and personals. Members may access their benefits at DealPass. com, an online portal for Adaptive Marketing membership programs. With broad online and offline distribution capabilities, Adaptive Marketing offers its corporate client partners effective tools to enhance market presence, strengthen customer affinity and generate additional value through programs such as AP9 24ProtectPlus.

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Sunday, December 14, 2003

New Book on Teen Pregnancy Offers Tool For Teens and Parents

Ottawa author recounts her own teenage experience with drug addition, sex and pregnancy in Wishing: Diaries of a Teen Pregnancy.

Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) October 15, 2007

"I wanted this book to tell teenage readers that they are not alone and that they are not 'crazy' in their experiences with peer pressure," says Kim McLeod, author of Wishing: Diaries of a Teen Pregnancy and Ottawa-based parenting coach. "And I wanted to give parents a tool to help them start a discussion with their kids about sex and sexual health."

Sometimes shocking, Wishing is a true story, told in McLeod's own words. Based on the diaries she diligently kept during her teens in the 1980s, this book bluntly describes her feelings and experiences as she navigated peer pressure, drug use, teen relationships, sex and finally, pregnancy. It starkly illustrates how the misuse of drugs and alcohol can cloud the ability to make healthy choices.

While the story takes place in the 1980s, when the rate of teen pregnancy was slightly higher, the problem is still widespread. Statistics Canada reported 33,000 teen pregnancies in 2006. And McLeod herself recently became a grandmother, when her own teenage daughter became a mother.

For McLeod, sharing her experiences is important. She sees it as a way to start a dialogue about sexuality and the issues that face all young people. And it's a way to help parents reconnect with their kids.

"Parents are considered a major source of information on sex and sexual health by their teenagers (63%) and nearly half (43%) consider their parent to be the most useful and valuable source of information." This, according to a 2006 report from the Canadian Association of Adolescent Health.

A truly moving story, Wishing offers insight into the psyche of a young woman. It clearly conveys her desire for intimacy, her confusion, misgivings and pain as she searches for love, meaning and for herself.

Wishing is available through online booksellers and through GrandmaK's web site.

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Saturday, December 13, 2003

Master Herbalist Launches Web Site

Master Herbalist, Bob Liebert, author of several books on Traditional Folk Medicine and Native American tribes, brings his herbal tinctures to the Internet

(PRWEB) March 27, 2005

Since 1985, Teeter Creek Herbs has stood out in the field of herbal health products by providing herbal extracts that are of a consistent high quality, not by enhancing or extracting herbal ingredients, but by great attention to the details of growing, harvesting and processing the highest quality herbs at the peak of their potency. Most herbal manufacturers import the majority of their herbs, with little knowledge of the care with which they were grown and harvested, or even if they were harvested at the right time. Many herbs available on the bulk market have been overdried, grown with pesticides or herbicides and/or sat too long in storage.

The great majority of Teeter Creek Herbs' plants are organically grown or wildcrafted right in the environs of their farm, situated in a wild valley in the Ozark Mountains in a pollution-free environment. The Ozark Mountains are one of the most botanically rich regions of the world. Many of the most popular herbs grow here naturally: Ginseng, Echinacea, Golden Seal, Black Cohosh and St. JohnÂ’s Wort, to name just a few. Many others can be organically grown here in areas close to their natural environments, due to the remarkably varied environments to be found in the Ozarks. A handful of our extracts are produced from herbs that cannot easily be grown here; but great care is taken to find reliable sources for these herbs.

Liebert has studied the use of herbs for health for over 20 years. He grew up roaming the woods of the Ozark area. After living for a time in the desert southwest and learning the uses of plants from Native and Spanish American neighbors, he moved back to the Ozarks with his family. He became re-acquainted with and amazed by the diversity of plants to be found here and began experimenting with herbs for food and medicine. His studies have covered everything from local Ozark plant lore, Native American uses and the legacy of the Eclectic physicians, to Chinese herbalism and the latest in modern research. Bob is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild.

He soon learned was that with a little care in the selection and harvesting of herbs, and especially in the use of fresh herbs, he could make products that were substantially more potent and of a higher quality than could be found in the general herb market. At this time, when so many are jumping onto the bandwagon and getting into the herbal products field, the ability to find high-quality herbs is becoming increasingly difficult. Many would-be herb consumers have been disappointed by the results they get compared to the hype that is now found in the media. A good deal of this disappointment is due to the large quantity of poor-quality herbs and herb products on the market.

Bob Liebert found that the best way to preserve the potency of the herbs was in making extracts according to time-honored plant pharmacy techniques. At Teeter Creek Herbs the focus is on the best representation of the whole herb. There is little need for standardization if the right herb is picked at the right time and processed as soon as possible. The fad for standardization has led to some unfortunate practices: boosting herbal ingredients with chemically extracted extracts; the stripping away of other plant constituents that have never been studied while second-guessing at what might be the active ingredient of an herb. Some herbal products become more like border-line pharmaceuticals than anything coming from Mother Earth. It is a way of thinking that might appeal to the rigid scientific/medical mind, but one that does great disservice to the amazing wholeness of the living herb. We believe the best, most balanced effects come from the whole herb.

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Thursday, December 11, 2003

Asset Protection and Estate Planning for All Ages

A review of asset protection and estate planning devised to customize your individual estate needs by letting you understand you legal rights, initiatives and obligations first.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 10, 2006

Ronald E. Hudkins, U. S. Army, SFC, Military Police Corps. (Retired) and President of American Industry Maintenance (AIM), LLC at AssetProtectNow. com Addresses the importance of financial planning and securing your wealth building efforts.

If you think you know where you will be tomorrow, perhaps you should rethink the horrific consequences of that reasoning. We all die. Be it the result of age related natural causes or at the hand of some unforeseen disaster, your time is coming and fate most certainly will deal its hand.

The sad reality is that somewhere between 50 and 70 percent of Americans do not even leave a Simple Will. When it comes to a complete estate plan nearly 98% of use fail to reach all the legal requirements needed for our asset protection efforts to stand up in court.

While a simple will may sufficiently serve the estate planning needs of many people, estate planning is highly complex. You should always meet with a qualified legal advisor to be sure the estate plan you have in mind is in reality, consistent with your objectives.

When you approach an interview, it is with the intent to obtain perhaps the job of your dreams. You put your best foot forward. You go into the interview with the intention to be the best choice decision that company ever made. You accomplish every goal and learn every detail and requirement it takes to be promoted. You do what it takes to increase your worthiness, importance and retention. You do this for the sake of wealth building and future financial security.

The same priorities must be accomplished in your personal estate planning needs. When you take the time to prepare the legal documentation necessary to protect your assets and heirs, you are the one who stipulates how your property is distributed and who raises your minor children when you are gone. If you die intestate (without estate planning), the probate court intervenes and a judge (tasked to interpret the black and white letter of the law) decides how your assets are divided. And if you are a single parent of minor children, that same judge will decide with whom your children will live.

No one says that the legal process is not complex and ever changing. With wills alone there is the simple will, living will, testamentary trust will, pour-over will, last will and testament, etc. There are various trusts, proxy’s, vulnerable assets, long term health care initiatives, taxes, inheritance or probate advances, etc. to be considered essential to financial security and estate planning.

A point to acknowledge is you must not only recognize that estate planning although complex is also an ever changing (on-going) process. It requires periodic reviews based upon your changing goals and financial complexities. Because there are so many things relative to proper estate planning, it often involves the coordinated effort between qualified legal, tax, insurance and financial professionals.

Do not confuse the drafting of legal documentation with the development of an estate plan. You also must realize it is important to have everything accessible in one location.

Once you have your will, durable power of attorney, health care proxy and other legal documentation Additionally, you need other key data. This information includes at a minimum, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, , health insurance, Logon/passwords for your computer, original marriage certificate, divorce decrees, military discharge paperwork, life insurance information, deeds and appraisals, beneficiary designation forms, auto and home insurance policies, a listing of important contacts with address and phone numbers, bank and safety deposit box locations, lawyer, doctor, accountant and other professional points of contact.

You need to decide how your beneficiaries will find your essential documents. Who will have access to these documents and when that access is permissible. You should consider storing this vital documentation securely in a place other than your home.

Asset protection and estate planning is a process of understanding your legal initiatives, alternatives and obligations. It is a process of accomplishing the needed tasks to protect your most important information that guides and protects your heirs. It is a process that needs acted upon immediately and demands periodic review and initiation of needed revisions.

About Ronald E. Hudkins

Ronald Hudkins is a retired military enlisted member that was assigned as a staff researcher. He was responsible to compile, write or conduct; reports, studies, statistics, reviews, plans, inspections, lessons and numerous other tasks deemed essential to operational efforts. His actions allowed superior, peer and subordinate commands, their designated leaders and staffs make vital and logical decisions. The ability to identify, analyze and propose solutions is a trait still exercised. For additional asset protection and estate planning needs he suggests the web site of Informed Eldercare Decisions, Inc.: bob@elderlifeplanning. com Or his web site: http://www. AssetProtectNow. com (http://www. AssetProtectNow. com).

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Halloween Costume Ideas, Games, Activities & Printables for Children Available on FamilyEducation

Parenting site features family-friendly ideas, tips for safe, fun Halloween.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 25, 2007

Fall is here, Halloween is right around the corner and parents and kids are already planning their costumes and parties. When they visit FamilyEducation, they will find a one-stop resource for hundreds of family-friendly costume ideas and

Halloween activities and fun for kids (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween/holidays/33368.html), such as party games and activities, printable coloring pages and other ghoulish treats and information.

The search for the perfect Halloween costume starts early, and FamilyEducation takes the stress out of looking, with hundreds of costume ideas (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween-costume/halloween/33247.html) and printable costume templates. Ranging from book characters, such as Peter Pan or Harry Potter, to inanimate objects, such as a bag of jelly beans or bunch of grapes, the site's fun and creative kids' costume ideas will make this a Halloween to remember. There are even ideas for "Halloween Costumes in a Flash" for parents who might have waited until the last minute to get everyone suited up for trick-or-treating.

"Whether their kids want to be storybook characters or something a bit more ghoulish, FamilyEducation offers parents everything they need to plan a fun and safe Halloween," said Jess M. Brallier, publisher, FamilyEducation. "Best of all, many of our Halloween costume ideas, games and crafts are fun and inexpensive activities that parents and children can do together."

Once the important costume decisions are made, FamilyEducation also offers parents lots of great ideas for decorations and planning a "horror-ble" Halloween costume party (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween/parties/35863.html) for all of the little ghosts and goblins in the neighborhood. Halloween crafts are always a fun party activity, and FamilyEducation has ideas for kids of all ages, ranging from making ghastly ghosts and scary bats to safely carving pumpkins.

Parents will also find free Halloween games for kids (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween/party-games/33288.html) with a ghostly twist on some traditional party games, such as "Pin the Wart on the Witch" and "Walk on the Witch's Hat," a spooky variation on musical chairs. The parenting site's Halloween printable activities for children (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween/printable/35193.html) can help put kids in the spooky spirit or provide more fun activities at a party.

Plus, what is a Halloween party without some creepy treats? Parents can learn how to make such delectably disgusting delicacies as spurting spiders, radioactive punch and earthworm surprise with Halloween recipes for kids & parents (http://fun. familyeducation. com/halloween/halloween/34968.html) from FamilyEducation.

Halloween isn't all fun and games, however, and FamilyEducation offers parents tips and advice for keeping their children safe while they are celebrating. The site's "Top Five Halloween Safety Tips" remind parents of the precautions to take with pumpkin carving, costumes and trick-or-treating. Even though many states will have an extra hour of daylight for trick-or-treating this year, FamilyEducation reminds parents of the safety hazards when their princesses and Power Rangers go out to collect candy, with tips for street-smart trick-or-treating.

About FamilyEducation
FamilyEducation is the leading online publisher of practical parenting guidance, expert family advice, printables, skill-building exercises and activities for children. FamilyEducation. com is dedicated to educating parents and parents-to-be so they can raise healthy, educated and well-rounded children.

FamilyEducation is part of Pearson, the world's largest integrated education company. Pearson's other primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Amped Up Piezos Are On The Move - Driving Piezos with an Affordable High Voltage Piezo Amplifier QPA200

An affordable High Voltage Piezo Amplifier (QPA200) for driving piezoelectric transducers in industrial applications, and to facilitate transducer evaluation in a laboratory setting.

Medford, MA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009

Piezoelectric elements have a myriad of uses. They can be used in laser mirror alignment, or to reduce vibrations in a structure. They can be used to acoustically cancel noise, or to replace solenoid valves in controlling the flow of fluids or gases. Piezos can be driven to move air, or to stir fluids for medical or manufacturing processes. The piezos used in these applications invariably need to be driven by an amplifier.

Midé Technology's QPA200 (http://www. mide. com/products/qp_amp/qp_amp. php) is a hybrid amplifier consisting of a power operational amplifier coupled with an efficient, high-voltage switch mode power supply. Conor Clery, Director of Production at Midé said, "The instrument was designed as an affordable solution for driving piezoelectric transducers in industrial applications, and to facilitate transducer evaluation in a laboratory setting". It is available for bench top operation in a compact and lightweight aluminum enclosure measuring less than 9 x 9 x 4 inches with a total weight of 7 pounds (3.17kg). The simple, economical design makes the QPA200 an excellent choice for all piezoelectric applications.

The QPA200 is a high-voltage, single-channel linear amplifier specifically designed for powering piezoelectric capacitive devices, as well as Midé's product line of packaged QuickPack, and conformable PowerAct piezoelectric transducers (http://www. mide. com/products/qp/qp_catalog. php) (actuators and sensors). The instrument is configured as an inverting amplifier that offers a fixed or adjustable DC gain in the range of -10 to -100. The bipolar analog output spans +200V to -200V with an integrated current limit of +/-200mA. Additional product highlights include a large bandwidth exceeding 1kHz for typical loads, integrated thermal protection circuitry, output voltage and current monitoring functions, and an accuracy of better than 1%.

In coming months, Midé (http://www. mide. com/index. php) intends to release a miniaturized, low-cost version of the QPA200 that will enable new users to evaluate piezoelectric devices. The MPA400 is a high-voltage Class-D switching amplifier in a hand-held package. Similar to the QPA200, the smaller version will offer a +/-200V output, but with far greater efficiency enabled by switch-mode operation.

These instruments represent a sample of the technologies developed by Mide's capable team of electronics engineers. Since 1989, Mide engineers have been performing advanced research and development for countless applications, including: distributed wireless brake force sensors for freight trains; Volture range of piezoelectric energy harvester devices (http://www. mide. com/products/volture/volture_catalog. php) for self-powered sensors; resonant structural health monitoring; and efficient piezo valves for space and medical applications.

If you'd like more information about this topic, please visit our website http://www. mide. com (http://www. mide. com), or to schedule an interview with Conor Clery, please call Conor at 781 306 0609 ext 292, or email Conor at cclery (at) mide. com

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Sunday, December 7, 2003

Emergency Visions and Yakabod Form Alliance to Deliver Emergency Management Solutions

Emergency Visions and Yakabod form a strategic partnership today to provide customized consequence-management software and services for homeland security preparedness and other emergency response initiatives.

ATLANTA, GA and WESTMINSTER, MD (PRWEB) June 16, 2003 -

Emergency Visions, a leading provider of consequence-management solutions, and Yakabod Inc., an enterprise technology solutions provider, today announced that the two companies have formed a strategic alliance to deliver integrated software and consulting solutions to public and private sector organizations. Under the agreement, Yakabod will be the primary development partner responsible for the next release of Emergency Visions' "ResponseVision" suite of consequence-management tools. In addition to managing the core development, Yakabod will be responsible for customization of the product to address the specific requirements of each customer and industry segment.

"We view this agreement as a perfect union of strengths,Â” said Shawn Smith, president and CEO of Emergency Visions. Â“Yakabod has established themselves as a premiere enterprise development organization, especially within the government intelligence and homeland security sectors. And our staff of world-class emergency management consultants is an ideal complement to the products that Yakabod and Emergency Visions will develop. Yakabod is very unique in what they do and the technologies that they offer."

ResponseVision is a complete software solution based upon the Emergency Management and Incident Command System principles established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA). The tools were designed by a consulting team of emergency management, public health, and industry professionals, including former FEMA managers, using an all-hazards approach.

"We have a passion for making great ideas work, and we think Emergency Visions has some great ideas,Â” said Scott Ryser, founder and CEO of MD-based Yakabod. Â“Our focus on integrating business communities with their people, coupled with our relationship modeling engine, form a powerful platform for bringing the next version of ResponseVision to market.Â”

Smith added, "Our clients can be confident of the overall content, workflow, applicability and performance of ResponseVision as a Consequence Management solution to both natural and man-made hazards."

Together, the companies will deliver software-automation technology which not only prepares and alerts emergency response participants for potential incidents, but assesses the vulnerability of organizations to various emergencies and their readiness to respond, catalogs all the human and physical resources participating in an emergency response, automates the existing contingency plans of municipalities or individual private sector organizations, coordinates the utilization of these plans in an overall incident response, prompts users to take appropriate, specific actions during the incident response, and audits the actions taken by plan participants.

As a complement to the software solutions that the companies will develop together, Emergency Visions' consulting services team continues to grow in depth and breadth. Currently, Emergency Visions has over 60 consultants with specialties which include: Chemical, Utility, Gas Pipeline, Port, Rail, and Aviation specialists; Emergency Management and Incident Command System experts (Hazard Mitigation / Preparedness / Response / Recovery); Epidemiologists, Health Physicists Firefighters Emergency Medical Technicians; Emergency Preparedness and Response Trainers; Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Specialists; Emergency Department Directors, Physicians, and Nurses; Terrorism response and Physical Infrastructure Security experts; Emergency Response Planners and Simulation/Drill Coordinators; and Public Information Officers. Most of these consultants have over 25 years of experience.

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About Emergency Visions

Emergency Visions is a leading provider of consequence-management solutions for bioterrorism and other all-hazard incidents. The company offers private and public-sector organizations a combination of powerful and comprehensive software-automation technologies with a consulting services team of seasoned emergency-management experts to create the most effective, beneficial, deployable, Â“end-to-endÂ” consequence-management solution in the market. Emergency Visions is headquartered in Atlanta, GA with offices in Annapolis, MD. For details, see www. emergencyvisions. com or email info@emergencyvisions. com

About Yakabod

Yakabod, Inc. is an enterprise technology solutions provider focused on integrating business communities with their people. The company provides software and services to both public and private sectors Â– including the intelligence community, state/local government, and mid-sized business - but delivers solutions rather than staff augmentation. For details, see www. yakabod. com or email info@yakabod. com

Contact Information:

Emergency Visions:

K. Mark Blount

Vice President - Marketing

770.495.7008

Mark. blount@emergencyvisions. com

Yakabod:

David Jobe

Vice President Â– Business Development

Yakabod, Inc.

770.352.0033

Djobe@yakabod. com

Television &#194;– A Parent&#194;’s Best Friend? -- Psychologist John Rosemond Tackles TV and Parenting for The Bradley Institute, Belmont Abbey College

Television Â– A ParentÂ’s Best Friend? -- Psychologist John Rosemond Tackles TV and Parenting for The Bradley Institute, Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC (PRWEB) January 13, 2005

In this high-tech world where everyone seems to be Â“on the go,Â” even a parent could use a little help sometimes.

But is TV the answer?

Nationally syndicated columnist and family psychologist, John Rosemond talks about the benefits and pitfalls of relying on the silver screen to keep your child entertained. Rosemond will be the featured guest speaker with The Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture at Belmont Abbey College on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 7:30 PM in the Student Commons with his lecture, Â“The Electronic Babysitter: Television and Your Child.Â”

The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, visit The Bradley Institute website at www. bradleyinstitute. org or call 704. 829-7231.

RosemondÂ’s lecture is being made possible through a grant from the Pearl Dixon Balthis Foundation.

Rosemond, who lives in the Charlotte metro area, has worked with families, children, and parents since earning his masters degree in psychology from Western Illinois University in 1971. Elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Rosemond is also a recipient of Western Illinois UniversityÂ’s Alumni Achievement Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor granted to alumni (1999).

A psychologist in community mental health settings in Illinois, Iowa, and North Carolina for almost 10 years, Rosemond has directed several mental-health programs for children. He was a family psychologist during the 1980s and "retired" from the practice of psychology in 1991. Since then he has devoted his time to writing and speaking, giving more than 200 talks nationwide to parent and professional audiences.

Rosemond's acclaimed parenting column is syndicated in approximately 200 newspapers nationwide, including The Charlotte Observer, reaching 10 million readers weekly. He has written ten best-selling parenting books, including the latest entitled, New Parent Power (2001), have all been published by Andrews McMeel of Kansas City, a Universal Press Syndicate company.

A frequent guest on such shows as 20/20, Good Morning America, The View, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Public Eye, The Today Show, CNN, and CBS Later Today, Rosemond has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times Magazine, USA Today, US News & World Report, and many local and regional newspapers and magazines.

The Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture at Belmont Abbey College was founded in 1996 by its director, Dr. Robert A. Preston. Dr. Preston had served Belmont Abbey College as its 13th president for six years until his retirement in 2001.

The Bradley Institute provides opportunities for business executives, career professionals and clergy to examine relevant ethical, theological and philosophical topics within the context of their modern lives. Program topics range from business, legal and medical ethics to history and philosophy.

The Institute is named for The Reverend John P. Bradley, former president of Belmont Abbey College and former CEO and chairman of the board of Good Will Publishers of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bradley Institute, in cooperation with the Ingersoll Foundation, presents the annual Ingersoll Prize.

Belmont Abbey College, named one of the countryÂ’s leading, private liberal arts colleges by U. S. News and World Report, is located in Belmont, North Carolina, 15 miles west of Charlotte. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape. Nearly a thousand students call The Abbey home. The students, with diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, represent more than 18 countries and 34 states and pursue undergraduate degrees in a number of liberal arts course offerings.

Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.

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Thursday, December 4, 2003

Ochsner Health Systems Prepares for Future with New Anatomic Pathology Information System from PathView Systems

The healthcare environment has drastically changed in the New Orleans area over the past few years. Both, hurricane Katrina, and now, the BP oil spill have caused executives to focus on increased workflow efficiences. To accomplish the goal of quality care in such a challenging environment, Ocshner has implemented the Progeny laborary information system solution for their Anatomic Pathology and Cytology departments.

Anna, TX (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

For a typical breast case there can be anywhere from 30 to 50 pieces of material that must be catalogued, handled, tracked, and analyzed. "We needed a system that could tell us where every single piece of material was at any time and we needed the system to do it in a manner that did not require extra work." After an extensive search and rigorous implementation, PathView's Progeny system was installed at the 5 hospitals of Ochsner Health Systems.

Implementation was challenging because at the same time we were implementing Progeny, we also brought online additional facilities. This meant that Progeny not only had to work well in facilities with extensive staffing resources, but it had to work just as well in those facilities where only one or two staff members would be available on a day to day basis. "Progeny really works well for us because we can see all aspects of a case in a single browser display and the rest of the system is so simple to use because all the functionality we routinely need is centralized in just a few screens."

Progeny is not only about getting results and information into the system. Physicians can now see both internal and consultation reports in the exact format in which they were originally created. "We cannot emphasize enough how important it is that the physician view reports in the same format that we pathologists have created."

The synchronization of results, detailed tracking, and ongoing support has provided Ochsner with the tools it needs to adapt to a dynamic future -- no mater what else may come its way.

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Dentists4kids. com Adds New Dimension to Websites

Dentists4kids. com is proud to offer a new way for dentists to reduce anxiety prior to a childÂ’s visit to the office. With the help of Dentists4kids. com, dentists can place a personalized coloring book on their website for patients to print, color and learn from before even stepping foot in the office.

Arlington, TX (PRWEB) September 17, 2005

Parents, kids and educators can now use a dentistÂ’s website to personalize their very own free coloring book about visiting the dentist. This new feature, offered by Dentists4kids. com, has already proven to be a valuable tool in preparing a child for the first dental visit and calming their nerves by describing the appointment in a fun, exciting way.

Dentists4kids. comÂ’s new book, Â“My Visit to the DentistÂ”, received an overwhelming response when it was introduced at the annual American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry meeting this past spring. The new personal coloring book can be easily and affordably placed on any dentistÂ’s website.

Dentists who are currently using the book have thought of interesting ways to present it to children that may not be visiting their website. Some dentists are printing the books when the child checks in to be given as a Â“good helperÂ” prize at the end of their visit. Others are printing the books in advance to take to schools or to give to children that are visiting their office for educational field trips.

Dentists4kids. com is constantly striving to provide new ways for dentists to spice up their websites and keep patients informed and interested in oral health. Other popular features include kidÂ’s dental activity sheets, motivational charts, experiments, interactive orthodontic coloring sheet, orthodontic video, and more.

Dentists4kids. com has been a leader in Internet marketing for over 5 years now and is the only pediatric dental directory and website of its kind. It offers free listings to all pediatric dentists in the United States while at the same time providing the means for dentists to market their practice through enhanced Â“Premium ListingsÂ” and custom websites. Dentists4kids. com is known nationwide for its affordable, unique custom websites and invaluable pre-developed website content.

The Dentists4kids. com website also aids parents by providing important pediatric oral health information in English and Spanish as well as links to helpful sites for parenting, childrenÂ’s charities, and other oral health sites of interest.

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Medical Professionals Can Earn Money by Reporting Unidentifiable Patient Health Information at HealthLat. com

Patient safety monitoring company HealthLat. com announces the expansion of its revenue-sharing, patient safety report program to medical professionals.

Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) November 27, 2007

HealthLat. com (www. HealthLat. com), a consumer-driven patient safety monitoring company, has recently expanded its patent-pending HealthLat Patient Safety Report Program to physicians and other health care professionals. The program gathers, analyzes and sells non-identifiable patient health information, and shares the proceeds with its participants.

"Aggregate patient health information is crucial in monitoring patient safety, for example, new side effects of after-market drugs." says Johnson Chen, co-founder of HealthLat. com. "Vioxx and other incidents have shown that the current health care system is not able to effectively provide that kind of information."

HealthLat. com takes a consumer-driven approach to aggregate the information. The program started out recently to gather health experiences directly from patients, and it now expands to health care professionals who have patient data -- but are isolated in many large and small disconnected systems.

To get started, physicians -- as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants -- register free of charge (http://www. healthlat. com/homeuser/register) in HealthLat. com. Their personal information will be kept private. Physicians add patients under care into their HealthLat accounts to report information. The program uses an auto-generated patient ID in lieu of identifiable information to represent patients.

Simple templates created from clinical guidelines are used to report information. Currently, physicians can report on more than 10,000 types of allergies, diseases, conditions, drugs, medical tests, surgeries, symptoms and signs of their patients.

The program is designed to meet the busy schedules of physicians. Reporting one health experience takes 5-30 seconds. For a physician seeing 500 patients a month, she or he will spend an average of five minutes a day reporting experiences (http://www. healthlat. com/sell) at HealthLat. com.

HealthLat. com now offers a product called "HealthLat Experience Report". The report provides a new kind of effective, highly personalized health information about treatments created from the non-identifiable information reported. Half of the proceeds are shared with program participants, and their revenues continue as long as the information is relevant to others.

"Physicians are integral to consumer-driven patient safety reporting, because they have the data and many patients are still only comfortable at consuming information." says Johnson. "As an independent company, HealthLat empowers physicians (http://www. healthlat. com/Why-should-physicians-join-HealthLat-Patient-Safety-Report-Program) to help patients be more informed, and get additional earnings for doing so."

About HealthLat. com
HealthLat. com is a certified and trusted Web site owned by HealthLat LLC. HealthLat is an independent company and a leader in consumer-driven health care information. For additional information, please visit www. HealthLat. com.

Contact:
Johnson Chen
Jhaochen @ healthlat. com
(608) 395-1388

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Wednesday, December 3, 2003

Secretar&#195;&#173;a de Relaciones Exteriores de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Comunicado de Prensa N&#194;&#176; 101

SecretarÃa de Relaciones Exteriores de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Comunicado de Prensa NÂ° 101.

Â· MÃ¡s de 150 mil personas atendidas en esta Ventanilla de Salud.

Â· Presencia del Director del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, Don CÃ¡ndido Morales.

El dÃa de hoy, el Subsecretario para AmÃ©rica del Norte, GerÃ³nimo GutiÃ©rrez FernÃ¡ndez, realizÃ³ una visita de trabajo a Los Ãngeles con objeto de participar en el lanzamiento de la segunda etapa del programa de la Ventanilla de Salud del Consulado General de MÃ©xico en Los Angeles. En este evento estuvo acompaÃ±ado por el Director del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, CÃ¡ndido Morales, y por el titular de esta representaciÃ³n, RubÃ©n BeltrÃ¡n.

La Ventanilla de Salud iniciÃ³ sus trabajos en dicha representaciÃ³n consular en marzo de 2003. Los componentes esenciales de la Ventanilla son: educaciÃ³n preventiva; informaciÃ³n sobre seguros de salud; referencias a clÃnicas y servicios de salud de bajo costo, asÃ como servicios proporcionados por clÃnicas mÃ©dicas mÃ³viles en las instalaciones del Consulado.

Durante este evento, el Subsecretario GutiÃ©rrez refrendÃ³ el compromiso del Gobierno del Presidente Vicente Fox por mejorar las condiciones de los mexicanos que viven en Estados Unidos. AdemÃ¡s, manifestÃ³ que se tienen instrucciones presidenciales muy explÃcitas de trabajar en pro de la defensa de los derechos de los mexicanos que se encuentran fuera de territorio nacional y de promover el mejoramiento de sus condiciones de vida.

Con base en dichas instrucciones, el Subsecretario para AmÃ©rica del Norte encomiÃ³ el trabajo que se ha venido desarrollando durante los dos Ãºltimos aÃ±os en la Ventanilla de Salud del Consulado General de MÃ©xico en Los Ãngeles y asegurÃ³ que se continuarÃ¡ apoyando este proyecto tan importante que ya se estÃ¡ replicando en otros consulados mexicanos.

En ese sentido, y con el objetivo de coordinar los esfuerzos de expansiÃ³n del proyecto de Ventanilla de Salud a otros consulados, se nombrÃ³ recientemente a Sonia Contreras como Directora de las Ventanillas de Salud en Estados Unidos por parte del IME.

En el mismo sentido, el Subsecretario GutiÃ©rrez destacÃ³ que durante la primera etapa de este proyecto, se tuvo un impacto muy positivo que beneficiÃ³ a mÃ¡s de 150 mil personas otorgÃ¡ndoles entre otros servicios: sesiones educativas de salud; informaciÃ³n sobre seguros mÃ©dicos o atenciÃ³n por parte de alguna de las clÃnicas mÃ³viles que visitan el Consulado General todos los lunes.

Finalmente, el Subsecretario GutiÃ©rrez enfatizÃ³ que gracias al Ã©xito de la Ventanilla de Salud de Los Ãngeles se logrÃ³ continuar con el importante apoyo econÃ³mico de Â“The California EndowmentÂ”, que, a la fecha, ha destinado recursos por un millÃ³n de dÃ³lares para este programa en particular.

Por su parte, el CÃ³nsul General RubÃ©n BeltrÃ¡n agradeciÃ³ a todos los socios que participan en la Ventanilla de Salud de Los Ãngeles, como la agencia fiscal para el proyecto Â“Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles CountyÂ“ (NLS), encabezado por la Consejera del IME, Yvonne Mariajimenez; Maternal and Child Health Access; el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Los Ãngeles (DHS); ALTA Â– MED; Health Net, y el Proyecto del Barrio.

Como parte de la agenda de trabajo en esta ciudad, el Subsecretario GerÃ³nimo GutiÃ©rrez tambiÃ©n sostuvo encuentros con Antonio Villaraigosa, Alcalde electo de la ciudad de Los Ãngeles; Ann Marie Tallman, Presidenta y Consejera General del Fondo MÃ©xicoÂ–Americano para la Defensa Legal y Educativa (MALDEF, por sus siglas en inglÃ©s); miembros de la junta editorial del periÃ³dico La OpiniÃ³n y lÃderes comunitarios.

Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Nutrilite to Sponsor Rock 'N Roll Marathon Series

Leading vitamin and dietary supplement brand rocks into major running sponsorship

Ada, MI (PRWEB) April 4, 2009

Amway Global (http://www. amwayglobal. com) proudly announces that its NUTRILITE® nutritional supplements brand will sponsor the Rock 'N Roll Marathon series - seven rocking races that incorporate miles with music - as well as four additional prominent distance running events.

The NUTRILITE and ARTISTRY® Mobile Brand Experience vehicles will make appearances at these running events, providing product samples, brand exposure, and perks for runners such as an ice-foot bath at the finish line.

"These races are a perfect fit for the health and wellness focus of our NUTRILITE brand," said Jori Hartwig, Amway Global (http://www. amwayglobal. com) Vice President of Marketing. "People actively pursuing a healthy lifestyle - such as the runners at these events - are the people we want to introduce to NUTRILITE."

The full race line-up includes:

Carlsbad 5000 & Junior Carlsbad
Race Date: April 5, 2009 Expo Date: April 4-5

Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon
Race Date: April 25, 2009 Expo Date: April 23-24

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon
Race Date: May 31, 2009 Expo Date: May 29-30

Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon & ½ Marathon
Race Date: June 27, 2009 Expo Date: June 25-26

Rock 'n' Roll Chicago ½ Marathon
Race Date: Aug. 2, 2009 Expo Date:July 31-Aug. 1

Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach ½ Marathon
Race Date: Sept. 6, 2009 Expo Date: Sept. 4-5

ING Philadelphia Distance Run
Race Date: Sept. 20, 2009 Expo Date: Sept. 18-19

Rock 'n' Roll San Jose ½ Marathon
Race Date: Oct. 4, 2009 Expo Date: Oct. 2-3

Denver Marathon & ½ Marathon
Race Date: Oct. 18, 2009 Expo Date: Oct. 16-17

Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon
Race Date: Nov. 15, 2009 Expo Date: Nov. 13-14

Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & ½ Marathon
Race Date: Dec. 6, 2009 Expo Date: Dec. 4-5

With Sales that exceeded $3 billion in 2008, NUTRILITE is the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements.* It's the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest, and process plants on its own certified organic farms.** NUTRILITE farms are located in California, Washington, Mexico, and Brazil.

*Based on 2008 sales
**Research conducted in 2008 by Euromonitor Consultancy.

Contact:
Lindsay Martin
616-787-7007
Http://www. amwayglobal. com (http://www. amwayglobal. com)

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