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Pfizer Opens New Development Centre

A new development centre for veterinary vaccines which will accelerate the development of new animal health products has been opened by Pfizer as part of its annual $300 million (US dollar) commitment to research and development.

BRUSSELS, Belgium (PRWEB) April 18, 2008

The new centre is located on the Louvain-la-Neuve scientific plant near Brussels.

"This is an historic occasion for Pfizer Animal Health," said Juan Ramon Alaix, president of Pfizer Animal Health, "because it is our first pilot plant in Europe for developing animal vaccines. It also demonstrates the strength and value of our continuing partnership with our PGM colleagues."

The new facility houses the development operations for products and processes in the area of formulation, filling and lyophilisation of products. The company's decision to establish its development centre on the same site at which new products will be manufactured is a strategic one. The decision makes it possible for the production site to become more involved in developing new products.

The plant is at the cutting edge of biotechnologies and aseptic operations and employs over 200 people. New on the site is an integrated line for filling vaccines in plastic vials which is dedicated to manufacturing vaccines for pigs which includes the product, Improvac. This is a vaccine to combat boar taint in pigs and is a viable alternative to physical castration. The vaccine has a huge potential as it combines the search for economic advantages with the welfare of animals.

More than 400 finished products from the site are distributed throughout Europe, the US and Brazil and represents an annual volume of 125 million doses with a turnover of approximately $150 million dollars.

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Independent Contractor Management Firm Expands Offering to Daily Newspaper Circulation Departments

SubContracting Concepts Inc, a 3rd party administrator to the same day courier industry, has rolled out a program targeted at daily newspaper bundle drop and rural route independent contract delivery personnel

(PRWEB) November 20, 2003

SubContracting Concepts Inc. (SCI), one of the nations largest independent contractor coordinators, has developed a program specifically designed to offer benefits and services to the U. S. daily newspaper industry.

"Currently, SCI supplies over 250 same day courier company clients with over 6,000 independent contract drivers." States Rob Slack, Risk Manager for SCI. "Our program provides benefits and services that the courier company could not offer directly to the driver as it would jeopardize the arms length relationship concerning direction and control necessary for using I/C's."

SCI contracts directly with the I/C and generates their weekly settlement checks based on rates pre-negotiated by the newspaper. SCI then takes deductions based on driver authorization for benefits such as Occupational Accident insurance at a fraction of the cost of a comparable workers comp plan. Other benefits available include health, dental, vision, direct deposit and ATM cards.

This direct contract approach puts SCI in the front position for the defense of the I/C reclassification issue. "When one of our clients gets audited or questioned by any government agency, SCI steps up to the plate to accept responsibility for that driver." States Slack. "We estimate there are over 80,000 independent contractor bundle drop and rural route drivers working for over 4,000 U. S daily newspapers. These drivers are very susceptible to work related injuries due to the fact they are delivering in every kind of weather. This is usually where the newspaper gets in trouble. Since there is no workers comp policy on the driver he usually files a comp claim and the newspaper is forced to defend their position. With our Occ/Acc program, the drivers medical bills are paid as well as disability for lost time, so there usually is no comp claim."

As part of the program fee paid to SCI by the driver they are automatically enrolled as a member of the National Association of Independent Truckers (NAIT) based out of Kansas City, MO. Slack adds, Â“The NAIT has over 30,000 individual driver members. Through this relationship we can offer dozens of discount programs and services that we could not develop on our own. Â“

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WIN Global Poll Finds Concern Of Swine Flu Decreasing Despite Not Being Prepared For A Pandemic

WIN (Worldwide Independent Network) poll finds concern for swine flu diminishing even though public feels a lack of preparation for a pandemic. While Swine Flu is still a viable illness globally, less than one-third of respondents across 19 countries stated that it is a concern.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 21, 2009

WIN global poll (http://www. trigsite. com) finds concern for swine flu diminishing even though public feels a lack of preparation for a pandemic. While Swine Flu is still a viable illness globally, less than one-third of respondents across 19 countries stated that it is a concern.

USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Russia, Australia, Japan, and Mexico are relatively not concerned with Swine Flu, despite feeling that they are not prepared for pandemic proportions of an outbreak. Countries perceiving themselves as most prepared and least worried of an outbreak are predominantly in Western Europe (Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, as well as Iceland). France and China view themselves as prepared and remain concerned of a pandemic, while Argentina and Bolivia express being most concerned of countries polled and consider themselves least prepared.

These results come from the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) (http://www. winmr. com). WIN has conducted the most recent study about the impact of Swine Flu around the globe in order to provide a country-by-country comparison on how the public views the state of concern and level of readiness to deal with it. The WIN Swine Flu study interviewed nearly 19,000 respondents using online, telephone, and in-person data collection methodologies from the end of June 2009 to the start of July 2009. Each of the nineteen countries included in the study had a representative sample of its country's population polled in terms of socio-demographic variables.

Although Swine Flu coverage has been pushed off the headlines, the spread of it continues at an alarming rate. As of early July 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) published that 429 people have died of flu and nearly 100,000 have been infected in more than 70 countries. A global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization on June 11, 2009 after the swine flu strain was confirmed in humans in at least two world regions. Official data on the incidence of Swine Flu, from the World Health Organization, appears to have little impact on the public's perception within their respective country. WIN data shows strong correlation in that the greater the confidence in a country's preparation the less personal concern one has with the ailment.

Steve Levine, President of The Research Intelligence Group (http://trigsite. com), the US member of the WIN network said, "Although recent news headlines have been more focused on celebrities, the economy and politics, we should not lose cite that swine flu is still affecting people all around the world."

For more information on the WIN Swine Flu global study, please contact Steve Levine, 215-643-8608, slevine@trigsite. com or http://www. trigsite. com (http://www. trigsite. com). The Research Intelligence Group, also known as TRiG, is an innovative full-service marketing research agency based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and is the US member of WIN.

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Passport LLC Announces Amazon. com and Netflix Associations

Web-based direct seller Passport LLC, is setting sail with their Merchant Affiliation Program (MAP) commencing with the additions of Amazon. com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) as the first affiliates.

Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) March 6, 2005

Ty Tribble, President of Passport, LLC explains, Â“We wanted to offer greater benefits for our associates through our affiliate program. As we begin these affiliate relationships, we sought to offer goods and services that made the most sense, both in terms of breadth of services and potential financial reward for our Independent Associates. We believe and encourage Â‘family-firstÂ’ at the core of our business structureÂ”, continued Tribble, Â“and we continue to seek future affiliations that are consistent with those values.Â”

Â“WeÂ’re excited to include both Amazon. com and Netflix in our MAP conceptÂ”, said Dave Stone, PassportÂ’s Vice-President. Â“Though affiliate programs are not necessarily new in our industry, our program will differ in the degree of the financial benefit our Independent Associates will earn.Â” Dave Stone added, Â“In keeping with our company philosophy, we have constructed our Merchant Affiliate Program (MAP) to offer established convenient participation of our affiliates with the knowledge that the majority of the fees earned will be returned directly to our Independent Associates.Â”

Amazon. com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon. com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon. com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Netflix is the world's largest online movie rental service, providing more than two million subscribers access to more than 35,000 DVD titles. Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, Netflix began their DVD subscription service in 1999 and reached one million subscribers faster than industry giant AOL. Netflix subscribers can select among over 35,000 DVD titles in 250 genres that include Action & Adventure, Anime, Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Music & Concert, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Special Interest, Sports, Television, and Thrillers.

About Passport, LLC: Founded in October 2001 by Robert Â“BoÂ” Short, CEO. Passport, LLC is a web-based direct seller of exclusive brands, Summit Nutritionals, Aviemore Collection Personal Care Products, and Elan Fine Skin Care.

Contact:

Passport LLC.

Http://www. mypassportonline. com (http://www. mypassportonline. com)

1-888-631-4222

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Hot Banana and FuseTalk Enter Strategic Alliance for Easier, Centralized Management of Discussion Forums and Online Communities

Unveiled at the Adobe Conference - MAX 2006, the Hot Banana and FuseTalk partnership includes technology integration and reseller agreement.

LAS VEGAS, NV (PRWEB) October 26, 2006

Hot Banana Software Inc. (www. hotbanana. com), a leader in Web content management software for marketing, and a wholly owned subsidiary of J. L. Halsey (OTCBB:JLHY), today announced a strategic partnership with FuseTalk Inc. (www. fusetalk. com) that gives users a faster, easier way to build online communities, share information and manage discussion-forum logins from within Hot Banana's Web content management system – Web CMS.

With both products built on Adobe's ColdFusion MX platform and both companies active Adobe Solution Partners, Hot Banana unveiled the new integration partnership at the MAX 2006 Adobe User Conference, here through Oct. 26. Under the agreement, both companies will resell and market each other's products.

FuseTalk, a wholly owned subsidiary of Future Path Development Group, is a top provider of discussion forums, blogging tools and collaboration solutions. A single FuseTalk installation can run a thousand different forums – all with different access rights and users. The joint Hot Banana/FuseTalk solution provides a single sign-on, so Web site administrators can simultaneously control forum logins and update the Web pages where FuseTalk resides.

The Archdiocese of New York and Boom Chicago, have already deployed the joint FuseTalk/Hot Banana solution for their Web sites.

"FuseTalk's ability to centrally manage multiple discussion forums is already best-of-breed – but now we're taking it to the next level by fully integrating FuseTalk within a Web content management system," said Greg Waite, president, FuseTalk. "With Hot Banana, administrators will now have one place to go to manage discussion-forum logins, as well as blogs, RSS feeds and Web-publishing tasks."

"Our clients have been asking us for the best way to build interactive communities where they can share knowledge, exchange information and views, and help solve problems – so we choose FuseTalk to be our best-of-breed partner and integrate their solution into our Web CMS," said Krista LaRiviere, general manager and co-founder, Hot Banana.

"Adobe ColdFusion MX developers will really appreciate this joint Hot Banana/FuseTalk integration because both companies have strong ColdFusion roots and believe that third-party integrations should be a snap," LaRiviere added.

Hot Banana is built upon ColdFusion MX technology and is the leading ColdFusion CMS solution. Its semi-open architecture allows developers to leverage the power of ColdFusion MX for the creation and publishing of Web content and to extend features, tools and module capabilities. Using the licensed version of Hot Banana as a ColdFusion CMS enables developers to easily add custom code and integrate with additional third-party or custom Web applications.

About Hot Banana Software, Inc.

Hot Banana is a leader in Web content management software for marketing, powering corporate Web sites, Intranets, Extranets, micro marketing sites and landing pages for more than 200 companies worldwide in more than 16 languages. Built for non-technical users, Hot Banana's core technology is an easy-to-use, search-engine-friendly, Web content management suite designed to manage a Web site's content creation, publishing and optimization process.

Hot Banana's uniqueness is its Active Marketing Solution, an eMarketing platform - loaded with tools for increasing Web traffic, acquiring sales leads and converting prospects into customers.

Hot Banana is available directly, or from more than 22 Channel Partners Worldwide, either On-Demand (SaaS), or as a Licensed ColdFusion CMS. Clients include: InsureMe, Unico System, Hondros College, General Board of Global Ministries - UMC, Algoma Steel, Bell Industries, Parents Action for Children, Archdiocese of New York, Ansell Healthcare Europe, World Vision, Johns Hopkins University, Law Society of Upper Canada, and Expertech.

Headquartered in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, with a U. S. Office in Menlo Park, California, Hot Banana Software Inc, is a subsidiary of the J. L. Halsey Corporation (OTCBB:JLHY - News), a leading eMarketing company that provides technology solutions for marketers at mid-size businesses. J. L. Halsey is also the parent company of Lyris Technologies, EmailLabs and ClickTracks. For more information, visit www. hotbanana. com, or call 866-296-1803.

About FuseTalk, Inc.

FuseTalk Inc. is the leading provider of online discussion forum software. Available in ColdFusion MX and. NET platforms, FuseTalk enables organizations to build an interactive community that can share knowledge, exchange information and views, and help solve problems. FuseTalk brings the power of discussion to your customers, partners, employees and investors through its fully-featured, secure and customizable Web interface. Highly scalable and configurable, FuseTalk accommodates any number of users, and provides an attractive and easy-to-use interface.

Media Contacts:

Ken Greenberg

Edge Communications, Inc.

818/990-5001

David Terry

Vice president, marketing, Hot Banana

705/792-3880 x. 222

Steve Delorme

Marketing and communications, FuseTalk

416/264-4054

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LegalZoom Partners with the Special Forces Association and Green Beret Foundation to Assist Veterans

Members Will Receive a 25% Discount on LegalZoom Fees

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2010

LegalZoom today announced a partnership with the Special Forces Association and Green Beret Foundation to provide discounted services to veterans. Members of the Special Forces Association (some 9,000 strong) will receive a 25% discount on LegalZoom fees for any product or service.

The Army Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets, produces some of the nation’s finest and most elite warriors, who are called upon to conduct critical missions in the world’s most dangerous regions. The Army Special Forces bear the burden of having the highest number of wounded personnel of any other U. S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) proponent in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“The Special Forces Association is thrilled to partner with LegalZoom in offering this valuable service for our members,” says Ron McCan, the organization’s President. “Too often, preparing important legal documents is complicated, costly and time-consuming, resulting in our members either putting off or avoiding altogether, taking the critical legal steps to ensure their families are sufficiently protected.”

The primary mission of the Special Forces Association is to promote and support the general welfare of the Special Forces community. The Green Beret Foundation provides financial resources to facilitate the special needs of wounded, ill or injured members and their families in an effort to fill the gaps in support left by the boundaries of other organizations. The two organizations work closely together to provide the greatest level of support and commitment to the Special Forces community and its members.

“At some point in their lives, nearly all of our Special Forces warriors will need the services that LegalZoom provides,” according to Aaron Anderson, President of the Green Beret Foundation, and himself, a wounded Special Forces veteran. “Members of the Special Forces Association will greatly benefit from the convenience and cost-effectiveness of LegalZoom services.”

Special Forces Association members will receive a 25% discount on LegalZoom fees for any product or service. LegalZoom services include a last will, which distributes assets to beneficiaries and names guardians for minor children; a living trust, which helps protect an estate from probate and keep affairs private; a living will, which specifies advanced health care directives in case of incapacity; and a durable or health care power of attorney, which appoint a specific person to make financial or health care decisions for you. Other LegalZoom documents include business formations, trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more.

“As part of our continuing efforts to reach out to veteran organizations, we appreciate the opportunity and are deeply honored to help the Special Forces community,” says Frank Monestere, President and Chief Operating Officer of LegalZoom, who is also a former captain in the U. S. Army Special Forces. “By providing these veterans with a significant discount on our services, we can help ensure they legally protect themselves, their families, or business venture.”

LegalZoom makes preparing important personal legal documents easy, convenient and affordable through its website, LegalZoom. com. Trained customer care specialists are available Monday through Friday, 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. Pacific Time to assist customers though the ordering process, and review documents for spelling, consistency and completeness. LegalZoom typically completes the process by filing the documents with the appropriate court or government agency.

About the Special Forces Association:

The Special Forces Association is a 501(c)(19) veteran’s organization founded by and for the Special Forces community. It supports both active duty and retired Special Forces members and their families. The group promotes the general welfare of the community by providing all forms of assistance and support activities, from scholarships to family crisis response. For its members, the Special Forces Association provides an enduring service for our nation’s most respected warriors and alumni. For more information, please visit http://www. specialforcesassociation. org.

About the Green Beret Foundation

The Green Beret Foundation serves these quiet professionals who bravely serve the American people and its freedoms. The Green Beret Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that provides unconventional resources to facilitate the special needs of our wounded, and provide unique support to the Special Forces community in order to strengthen readiness and uphold Green Beret traditions and values. For more information, please visit http://www. greenberetfoundation. org.

About LegalZoom

LegalZoom. com is the nation’s leading online legal document service. Cofounded by top attorneys including Robert Shapiro in 2001, LegalZoom. com offers a convenient and effective way to take care of common legal matters. Offerings include: last wills, living trusts, living wills, durable power of attorney, incorporation, small claims, divorce and more. LegalZoom is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or counsel. For more information, please visit http://www. legalzoom. com.

Contact:

Scott MacDonell

Scottm(at)legalzoom(dot)com

(323) 962-8600 x233

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Free Hot Chocolate Tasting - Sample Hot Chocolates from Around the World at Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Cafe

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) will feature a free hot chocolate tasting from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at their 750 Pine Street Factory Store & Cafe on Saturday, March 18th.

Burlington, VT (PRWEB) March 9, 2006

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) will feature a free hot chocolate tasting from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at their 750 Pine Street Factory Store & Cafe on Saturday, March 18th. Attendees will sample a flight of four all-natural drinking chocolates from around the world, arranged from lowest to highest cocoa content:

Traditional - a classic chocolate flavor Aztec - spicy with cayenne, cinnamon, and vanilla Old World - made with pure chocolate shavings (54% cocoa) New World - pure ground chocolate in the European tradition (70% cocoa content)

Drinking chocolate is a 2,600-year-old tradition. To the ancient Mayans it was the nectar of the gods. Europeans revered it as a symbol of wealth and power. African cultures believed it an aphrodisiac. In the Aztec culture, cocoa beans were the basis for a thick, cold, unsweetened drink called xocoatl, believed to be a health elixir. Since sugar was unknown to the Aztecs, spices were used to add flavor -- especially hot chili peppers! Aztecs believed that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cocoa tree, and that it also had nourishing, fortifying, and even aphrodisiac qualities. Many of these assumptions are being proven true by recent scientific studies.

Coinciding with the hot chocolate sampling is a sale on all LCC hot chocolates – all flavors are up to 33% off. Flavors include Old World, New World, Aztec, Organic, Traditional, Mocha, and Unsweetened. The sale is at the three company-owned stores in Vermont and online at www. lakechamplainchocolates. com.

The LCC Factory Store & Cafe also offers chocolates & confections, cappuccinos, lattes, ice cream, gourmet coffee & teas, cold beverages, and lots of factory seconds.

Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www. lakechamplainchocolates. com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.

This press release is online at http://www. lakechamplainchocolates. com/NewsItem. aspx? pn_deptid=536 (http://www. lakechamplainchocolates. com/NewsItem. aspx? pn_deptid=536)

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BSI Team Creates Blue Spring Professional - The Doctor's Line of Products

Debra Murray, President of Blue Spring International (BSI), has announced a new brand extension of the successful Blue Spring natural pain relief products, Blue Spring Professional. Blue Spring Professional was created because of a market need of Chiropractors and Health Care professionals to provide pure and natural products to their patients. This Doctor's line of products was developed in collaboration with Dr. Allen Unruh, DC., president of Creative Health Choices, Inc. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) December 23, 2007

Dr. Allen Unruh, a chiropractor, author and public speaker, knew that offering an effective product his patients could use in conjunction with their chiropractic treatments would be the perfect solution for getting the results he wanted. Since the 1970s, he has been forming a list of his ideal product features that read: 1) must have ingredients that would help decrease inflammation and enhance the healing process, 2) must smell good to both his male and female patients, 3) must give long lasting relief, 4) must be natural, 5) must be registered with the FDA as an Over-The-Count pain reliever, 6) must be manufactured by a company that would stand behind the product and guarantee its results, 7) must contain high quality, effective ingredients, 8) must be convenient and easy to use, yet look professional and 9) must not be sticky when applied, or leave a sticky feeling on skin or clothing.

After many years of testing various products to find the features he was looking for, Dr. Unruh decided to test Blue Spring's pain relief products. He ordered enough to begin testing 25 of his patients. The results were as effective as he had hoped for and pain relief was almost immediate, most of the time within minutes. "Every patient of mine said it didn't even compare to the previous analgesics I used to offer them. Many come to my office and tell me their co-workers tried it and want them to purchase some for them. I have never had that happen before. In addition, many purchase it and send it to some of their relatives who are in pain," reports Unruh.

In a few short weeks, he was in Oklahoma, meeting with BSI's owner and the research and development team. The timing was right, Blue Spring had a patent on an enhanced version of their already effective pain relief product, ready for production. The best news was that this new and improved version had no added fragrance or color. In addition, the natural white color of the product looked good and the natural fragrance smelled great. This was a product that Dr. Unruh knew he could put his professional image behind.

"Blue Spring Professional" was created to market a Doctor's Line of Products sold exclusively to health care professionals. Dr. Unruh could finally check off 100% of his list and be on the forefront of offering a great line of products to his colleagues. Best of all, health care professionals could offer their patients a quality line of products that they felt comfortably matched and complemented their professional image. Research and Development at Blue Spring Professional will continue to talk to doctors and their patients in order to create the most effective products that best meet their urgent needs. Our goal is to increase the Doctor's Line of products to total 25 by January of 2009.

Blue Spring Professional is a certified woman-owned business. The company looks for diversity in everything it does. The President, Debra Murray, gives her time mentoring women throughout the world. In the recent past she has visited Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to mentor women business owners in developing countries. Three women business owners from Afghanistan were guests in her home and were mentored at Blue Spring in 2007. Through doing this she has found that the need for health and wellness is shared throughout the world. For additional information contact: Debra Murray at 405-879-5866 or dmurray @ bluespringwellness. com or check our site at www. drspainformula. com/product. aspx? pid=488 (http://www. drspainformula. com/product. aspx? pid=488).

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Trucking Industry Journal Roemer Report Notes Increase in Surface Trade between US and NAFTA Partners

February edition of trucking industry digest states that trucking companies alone haul more than $20 billion in goods across the Canadian border each month. The Roemer Report is a monthly digest of news for the trucking industry read by fleet operators, owner-operators, and allied personnel. Often referred to as the "Kiplinger Letter of the Trucking Industry", the report has been published by Roemer Insurance for more than 30 years.

Toledo, OH (PRWEB) February 17, 2008

This month's issue of trucking industry journal The Roemer Report, addresses the increase in surface trade between the United States and its border countries, Canada and Mexico. Surface trade refers to movement of freight by truck, rail and pipeline. According to the U. S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, surface trade between the U. S. and its NAFTA partners reached record levels last year. In terms of economic trade, the U. S.-Canada border is the busiest in the world. However, some Canadian businesses and government officials say the increased congestion is wreaking economic havoc.

The Roemer Report is a monthly digest of news for the trucking industry read by fleet operators, owner-operators, and allied personnel. Often referred to as the "Kiplinger Letter of the Trucking Industry", the report has been published by Roemer Insurance for more than 30 years. The publication is distributed free of charge in both print and electronic formats and is archived on both Roemer Insurance web site and Insure My Rig, the small fleet division of Roemer Insurance.

The Roemer Report also notes that training rules are expected to tighten for student drivers working toward a CDL if a new proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) becomes law. The proposal requires that all applicants for a CDL or upgraded CDL provide a valid certificate from an accredited truck driving program or institution.

The current edition of The Roemer Report discusses a trend in the trucking industry toward provision of time-definite delivery services. This is in response to increased demand for flexibility and control over delivery timeframes from big retailers and manufacturers. Also discussed is trucker frustration over inconsistent idling laws California's efforts to seek tougher emissions standards.

To receive The Roemer Report by email or download archived editions visit www. roemer-insurance. com/transportation/transportation_romerreport_current. htm (http://www. roemer-insurance. com/transportation/transportation_romerreport_current. htm).

About Roemer Insurance:

Established in 1934 by trucking insurance pioneer, Wellington F. "Dud" Roemer, Roemer Insurance is a third-generation family owned and operated insurance and risk-management firm. Roemer Insurance is a Toledo-area leader in employee health and benefit package plans, with an emphasis on workplace wellness, strong community ties and active participation in business and charitable organizations. Roemer Insurance specializes in trucking insurance packages for large and small fleets. For more information about its small fleet division visit www. insuremyrig. com. The firm's Health Life Benefits division offers group and personal coverage. Committed to technology and sound insurance practices, Roemer Insurance continues to set the standard in risk management and customer service. Roemer Insurance is a member of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America and The Professional Insurance Association. For more information, visit www. roemer-insurance. com or call 419.475.5151.

Permission to Reprint:

Journalists, newsletter publishers, bloggers and others: You may reprint any part of The Roemer Report or the report in its entirety as long as you credit The Roemer Report as your source. Call 419.475.5151 with any questions.

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QHR Ranked 7th Largest Healthcare Management Consulting Firm in United States

Quorum Health Resources (QHR) is the seventh largest healthcare management consulting firm in the United States, according to the August 31, 2009 issue of Modern Healthcare. Last year, QHR placed thirteenth on the publication's "By the Numbers" list, which is based on total provider revenue.

Brentwood, Tenn. (PRWEB) October 6, 2009

Quorum Health Resources (http://www. qhr. com) (QHR) is the seventh largest healthcare management consulting firm in the United States, according to the August 31, 2009 issue of Modern Healthcare (http://www. modernhealthcare. com/section/lists). Last year, QHR placed thirteenth on the publication's "By the Numbers" list, which is based on total provider revenue.

"This is exciting news and we are proud of this new distinction," said James L. Horrar, QHR president and CEO. "We've seen tremendous growth in our consulting business - likely tied to the economy and looming healthcare reform - and we are thrilled that hospitals of all sizes and with varying needs are turning to QHR.

"QHR Consulting Services provides hospitals access to seasoned consultants who understand the importance of delivering measurable results. They not only lead strategic, financial, operational and clinical improvement efforts, but also focus on transferring knowledge along the way, so that hospitals can sustain themselves over the long term."

QHR Consulting Services is comprised of Management and Leadership, Revenue Cycle and Clinical Operations practices and boasts more than 100 skilled, experienced consultants. Its practice leaders average more than 20 years' experience working in hospitals of varying sizes nationwide.

"Our consulting teams bring best practice strategies, hands-on implementation and accountability to every assignment they're given," said QHR Senior Vice President, Consulting, Tim Ryan. "From strategic planning and information technology to revenue cycle and quality improvement, our consultants are arguably among the best of the best in the business."

To learn more about QHR Consulting Services (http://www. qhr. com/consulting), visit qhr. com/consulting.

QHR (Quorum Health Resources) has provided consulting, management and education resources to hospitals and health systems for three decades. QHR is the national market leader in hospital management and among the 10 largest healthcare management consulting firms in the United States. The QHR Learning Institute trains nearly 8,000 healthcare professionals each year. For more information, go to www. qhr. com.

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Postcake And The American Lung Association Announce Partnership

Today, the Postcake Company launched a partnership to benefit the American Lung Association. Ten percent of Postcake Co. proceeds from the sale of designated cakes will support the American Lung Association’s mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

Torrance, CA (PRWEB) November 18, 2010

Not only will the American Lung Association receive a portion of the proceeds, but the program enables Postcake customers to get an additional 10 percent off or free shipping during the holiday season.

“The joy of giving is the spirit of the holiday season. It is a time of celebration, and what better way to give back than by donating a portion of sales to an organization we strongly support,” said Bo Sundstrom, Swedish Master Baker and the creator of the Postcake. "To reduce the impact of lung disease is an important calling for us and we feel it reflects the values of our customers as well. Sending a Postcake is a simple way to reach out and get friends, relatives and colleagues involved in the fight for healthy lungs and healthy air.”

“The American Lung Association is grateful for the support from Postcake Company this holiday season,” said Jim Gooden, National Volunteer Chair of the American Lung Association. “This is a wonderful opportunity to give a delicious gift and contribute to our more than a century old fight for healthy lungs and healthy air.”

“People can support a great cause and enjoy an assortment of flavors, such as Honey-Glazed Hazelnut, Dark Chocolate Sacher, and Almond Citrus with Raspberry Swirl, and you can buy the cakes online very easily” says Sundstrom. Following the footsteps of the Postcake recent segment on the Rachael Ray Show, we look forward to this partnership with the American Lung Association,” adds Sundstrom.

For more information about Postcake’s holiday cakes to benefit the American Lung Association, please visit: http://www. postcake. com/ALA-landing. html

About Postcake Company Inc.

The Swedish “Postkakan” was the winning entry in the Swedish Postal Service contest to develop a cake that traveled well, tasted good, and had a long shelf life. Being a successful food gifts giving item for more than 10 years in Europe, the concept was introduced in 2009 on the American market. The creator behind the Postcake program, Bo Sundstrom, is recognized as a trendsetter in the art of baking in his home country Sweden and has received several awards in his industry. The Swedish small business magazine Du & Co most recently honored him with their Innovator of the Year award. Rossmoor Pastries in Signal Hill, CA, is producing and distributing the Postcake for the North American market.

About the American Lung Association

Now in its second century, the American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. With your generous support, the American Lung Association is “Fighting for Air” through research, education and advocacy. For more information about the American Lung Association or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or visit http://www. LungUSA. org.

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Orion Health™ Rhapsody Integration User Group Starts Today

Orion Health kicked-off its seventh North American Rhapsody User Group at The Sir Francis Drake Hotel today in San Francisco. The event includes 3 days of specialized training sessions and concludes on the 21st with a user group conference and reception.

San Francisco, CA (Vocus) May 19, 2010

Orion Health, a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector, kicked-off its seventh North American Rhapsody User Group at The Sir Francis Drake Hotel today in San Francisco. The event includes 3 days of specialized training sessions and concludes on the 21st with a user group conference and reception.

Rhapsody Integration Engine enables healthcare organizations to seamlessly transfer information both internally and externally, without the need to replace existing information systems. Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), medical device manufacturers, hospitals, and both public and private healthcare providers rely on Rhapsody’s accuracy and ease of use for managing millions of messages per day. Cost effective, easy to use and easy to maintain, Rhapsody is a top-rated solution meeting hospital and healthcare organization integration needs.

As always, the Rhapsody User Group attracts various users from all over North America to share best practices, understand the latest product updates and attend training sessions. The Rhapsody Integration Engine is a top-rated data integration solution that was recently tested showing the ability to process over 1.3 million HL7 messages per hour.

Joe Surkin, Director NEDSS/PHIN at Mississippi DOH will be one of the customer presenters at the user group this year. “This user group is a phenomenal way to learn new ways organizations are using Orion Health technology to solve the complex issues of health information exchange and public health reporting.”

“By automating our public health reporting process, we have been able to eliminate the heavy burden of manual reporting by health care providers and better respond to the health needs of our state’s residents.”

Presentations will also be given by fellow Rhapsody users Virtual Radiologic Consultants and the Michigan State Department of Health.

This year’s West Cost User Group includes the following training sessions:

Rhapsody Basic User Training Database Connectivity Workshop Advanced Symphonia Mapper Training Rhapsody for Decision Makers Rhapsody User Group Web Services/SOA Workshop

More information about the conference and detailed information on the event sessions can be found at http://www. regonline. com/builder/site/default. aspx? EventID=838851.

Art Ramos, Rhapsody Services Director, Orion Health North America says, “Our Rhapsody User Groups are focused on maximizing the return on investment for customers by connecting them with other users and our partners to share knowledge. In addition to benefiting the customers, we benefit by having the opportunity to hear unique implementations and foster feedback for product improvements”.

About Orion Health™ Rhapsody® Integration Engine

Orion Health Rhapsody is a powerful integration engine that delivers advanced inter-system messaging capabilities to health sector organizations of all kinds. Rhapsody is designed for rapid, effortless installation and use, and enables quick accurate and efficient exchange of electronic data. For more information please see http://www. orionhealth. com/products.

About Orion Health Inc.

Orion Health™ is a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector. Orion Health’s easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision making by providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By enhancing existing healthcare information systems, the Orion Health Rhapsody® Integration Engine, Concerto® Physician Portal, and workflow solutions provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer.

Worldwide, Orion Health implements health information communities involving over 35 million patients with tens of thousands of active users including Maine’s HealthInfoNet, Alberta Health Services and Spain’s IB Salut. Orion Health’s partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors such as Accenture, Allscripts, IBM, Oracle, Phillips and others. Orion Health is a Canada Health Infoway Preferred Solution and has more than 1,000 clients around the world, including Lahey Clinic, UCLA Medical Center, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several UK NHS Trust Hospitals. More information can be found at http://www. orionhealth. com.

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Payformance Adds AFC to its Growing Payer Network “Solutions for Healthcare Payment Simplification”

Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) December 19, 2009

Payformance® Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare payment solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of America’s 1st Choice Health Plan and America’s 1st Choice Insurance Company of North Carolina (collectively “AFC”) to its payer network. AFC offers Medicare Advantage plans in the State of North Carolina and South Carolina and has extended its plan offerings into Georgia for 2010.

Payformance Corporation, founded in 1984, has always delivered payment simplification solutions. Since 2004, the company has been singularly focused on bringing automation to the complex and costly settlement of healthcare claims between the health plan and the provider marketplace.

The healthcare payment process is complex. Payformance’s flagship solution, PaySpan® Health, organizes payment information in easily understood formats. This enables providers and payers to seamlessly access payment related information needed via the PaySpan® Health website. In addition, Payformance simplifies funds transfer and remittance delivery.

“Allowing providers to enroll, establish and maintain their accounts in a secure trusted application creates a tremendous benefit for AFC in deployment and adoption of a simplified, electronic solution,” said Dwayne L. McAfee, President and CEO of Payformance Corporation.

“Simplifying the payment process and making the payment data available online will create efficiency for our providers. One of our key objectives is to enhance service levels to providers. Our partnership with Payformance enables us to quickly bring a new payment solution to market,” said Jigar Desai, CFO, AFC.

About Payformance

Payformance is the leading provider of payment solutions to meet healthcare payment settlement requirements. Far more than ERA and EFT, Payformance focuses purely on healthcare payments and provides every stakeholder in the healthcare industry with comprehensive solutions that reconcile, correlate, and explain their payment information. The Payformance Healthcare Payment Exchange lays the foundation for unprecedented healthcare payment interoperability. Learn more at www. payformance. com.

About America’s First Choice

America's 1st Choice is a Medicare Advantage Organization offering Private-Fee-For-Service (PFFS) products in the State of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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University of British Columbia Press Becomes First Canadian Publisher to Partner with Bookshare - Grants World Rights to Entire Collection

The University of British Columbia Press (UBC Press), one of the largest university presses in Canada, has entered into an agreement with Bookshare® granting world rights to its collection. UBC Press offers a unique perspective through the generation and transfer of knowledge across many subject areas.

Vancouver, BC, and Palo Alto, CA, USA (PRWEB) September 28, 2010

UBC Press is a leading publisher of books in political science, Aboriginal studies and law for postsecondary educational, professional and scholarly audiences. Other areas of particular strength in the collection include titles in Asian studies, history, environmental studies, health policy and sexuality studies. UBC Press currently has 1,000 titles in print and publishes 65 new books annually which will add significant value to the Bookshare international collection for Canadian members.

“University presses perform services that are of inestimable value to the academic community—researchers, teachers, librarians, and importantly, students,” said Betsy Beaumon, Vice President and General Manager of the Literacy Program at Benetech, the nonprofit organization that operates Bookshare. “The generous support of a prestigious Canadian university press builds the collection for Canadian readers with print disabilities, as well as those around the world. Right now, the total number of books available in Canada has grown to over 22,000 thanks to the contributions of all publishers who have granted world rights.”

“Bookshare is revolutionizing accessibility, quantity and usability of books for people who have print disabilities and, in the process is greatly facilitating access to copyrighted works. Before Bookshare, publishers were required to respond to each individual request and provide accessible files to institutions one by one. Now we provide files once and Bookshare makes them available to every qualified institution,” said Peter Milroy, Director of UBC Press. “We are proud to be the first Canadian publisher to provide access of our collection to Bookshare members and we hope that our actions encourage other Canadian publishers to follow suit.”

UBC Press will launch its contributions to Bookshare with the book, Veterans with a Vision: Canada’s War Blinded in Peace and War, published in conjunction with the Canadian War Museum, The Sir Arthur Pearson Association, and the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). It fills an important gap in Canadian military history as veterans with disabilities have often been neglected figures in the history of war. This book reminds us all of their invaluable contributions.

UBC Press will also provide Critical Disability Theory: Essays in Philosophy, Politics, Policy, and Law, Dianne Pothier and Richard Devlin (eds.), in their first contributions to Bookshare. The essays in Critical Disability Theory contend that we need to think differently about the nature of disability, a new understanding of participatory citizenship that encompasses the disabled, new policies to respond to their needs and a new vision of their entitlements.

Bookshare serves a community of individuals with qualified print disabilities, such as visual impairments, physical disabilities or severe learning disabilities that affect reading. Proof of disability is required for membership. The library offers K-12 textbooks, postsecondary textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, literature, children’s books, reference works, and newspapers and magazines. Members can download books in the latest DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) and BRF (Braille Ready Format) file formats.

For access to the collection, qualified individuals of all ages are welcome to sign up for an individual membership. Organizations, including educational institutions, serving qualified individuals are welcome to sign up for an organizational membership.

Publishers interested in contributing digital files to Bookshare to provide timely access for individuals with print disabilities should contact Robin Seaman Publisher Liaison. For a list of publishing partners, please visit the Bookshare website.

About UBC Press

The University of British Columbia Press is Canada’s leading social sciences publisher. Better known by its imprint, UBC Press, than its formal name, it is the largest scholarly press in western Canada. Its books in political science, Aboriginal studies, law, environmental studies, history and Asian studies consistently win awards in their fields. Since its establishment in 1971, it has published over 1,000 titles and it currently publishes 60 to 65 titles annually.

About Bookshare

Bookshare is the world’s largest online accessible library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. Through its technology initiatives and partnerships, Bookshare seeks to raise the floor on accessibility issues so that individuals with print disabilities have the same ease of access to print materials as people without disabilities. In 2007, Bookshare received a five-year award from the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), to provide free access for all U. S. students with a qualified print disability. The Bookshare library now has over 90,000 books and serves more than 100,000 members. Bookshare is an initiative of Benetech, a Palo Alto, CA-based nonprofit which creates sustainable technology to solve pressing social needs.

The content of this press release was developed under a cooperative agreement, H327K070001, with the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U. S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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A Unique Second Career: Elk Antler Gifts

After a farming accident cost Roger Warkenthien the use of his legs, he began making small gifts on a lathe. He now uses elk antlers as a raw material, and his gifts are marketed online along with the lean and healthful elk meat.

Watertown, SD (PRWEB) April 6, 2005

After a farming accident some 10 years ago cost Roger Warkenthien the use of his legs, he needed a second career, so he began making small gifts on a lathe. He started with wood but now uses elk antlers as a raw material.

Why elk antlers? Â“The gifts look nice,Â” Warkenthien explained, Â“and theyÂ’re a conversation piece. ItÂ’s interesting to see something made out of antler.Â”

So he makes pens, kaleidoscopes, key rings, letter openers, money clips, salt and pepper shakers and other small gifts from elk antlers. His elk antler gifts are marketed through http://www. elkmeatshop. com (http://www. elkmeatshop. com), where health-conscious shoppers can buy steaks and roasts, burgers, sausages and other cuts of elk meat, which has less fat and fewer calories than turkey, chicken, beef, pork, buffalo or salmon.

Warkenthien had long wanted to learn wood-turning on a lathe, but until his accident his farm work kept him too busy. A friend taught him the basics, and he took it from there. Â“Then I saw an advertisement for a pen made out of antler,Â” he said. Â“So I tried that and it worked out good. With the right kind of antler, it makes a nice smooth pen.Â”

His neighbor Linda Karber was successfully marketing her elk meat over the web, so the antler gifts made a logical addition.

Karber had opened http://www. elkmeatshop. com (http://www. elkmeatshop. com) in 2000, and her business had built steadily since then as health-conscious eaters became more aware of the benefits of elk meat. Â“ItÂ’s not only healthy, but it tastes great and is environmentally friendly, because elk farming has a minimal impact on the land,Â” Karber explained.

In addition to antler gifts, the web site offers jewelry made from the elkÂ’s two ivory teeth, which are its uppers.

The cuts of meat available include steak and roasts, elk burger, brats, breakfast and summer sausage, pickled Polish sausage, jerky, pepper sticks, liver, ribs, and soup bones. Many of the web siteÂ’s customers have started buying half or whole elk, butchered to order.

Elk meat is leaner than the meat of domesticated animals like cattle, which have been bred to encourage the marbling of fat, Karber said. Â“But the tenderness of elk meat is similar to that of domesticated animals as long as itÂ’s not overcooked,Â” she added. Â“The elk meat should be cooked slowly in moist heat.Â”

The elkmeatshop. com website contains numerous recipes and cooking instructions.

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Enviro-Equipment Donates Rental Equipment to National Safety Council for the Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene Event

Enviro-Equipment is a company with its focus on being a responsible leader in the environmental community.

(PRWEB) March 6, 2008

In 2007 Enviro-Equipment Inc. (EEI) continued to invest in its community by donating equipment to a local EEI customer who volunteered to teach at a National Safety Council Training Event held in Charlotte. In 2008, EEI is getting more involved by donating environmental rental equipment (http://www. enviroequipment. com/rentals/index. html#iaq) to the National Safety Council itself for training purposes.

“We would like to recognize Denise Chew, Rand Ratterree and all the staff at Enviro-Equipment for their assistance in making the February, Fundamental of Industrial Hygiene a smashing success. Enviro-Equipment supplied all the sensor equipment requested plus samples of the newest sensor equipment available for our students,” says Roy Rutlege, Senior Safety Consultant.

The Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene is an educational platform for safety, health and/or environmental professionals or managers who has industrial hygiene (http://www. enviroequipment. com/rentals/index. html#iaq) responsibilities but limited training or experience. With topics spanning from Biological Hazards, Air Sampling, Personal Protective Equipment, Toxicology and Chemical Hazards, EEI was the logical choice to provide the equipment.

“By supporting National Safety Council events such as the Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, we feel it provides a two fold benefit for our company. It allows us to take part in leading the industry with superior environmental equipment as well as providing a professional community service that makes for a safer environment for us all,” says Denise Chew, President, Enviro-Equipment Inc.

EEI is dedicated to more than simply providing professional environmental and remediation equipment to organizations for the sake of business. Enviro-Equipment is a company with its focus on being a responsible leader in the environmental community. They have taken the approach of getting involved in the hard issues and backing that up with personal and professional investments.

Enviro-Equipment, Inc. (EEI), is a North Carolina certified "Woman-Owned Business Enterprise" incorporated in January 1993. EEI is located at 11180 Downs Road in Charlotte, North Carolina 28134. In 2004, EEI opened a Remediation Systems warehouse at 10120 Industrial Drive in Pineville, NC 28134.

Contact:

Denise Chew

President

Enviro-Equipment Inc.

Office: 704-588-7970

Www. enviroequipment. com

DeniseChew @ enviroequipment. com

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Accomplished Real Estate Finance Veteran Joins Younan Properties as CFO

Quentin Thompson has joined Younan Properties Inc. (YPI), one of the largest privately held commercial and hospitality real estate investment firms in the United States, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new position, Thompson will be an essential member of the senior management team and will be responsible for all financial reporting, capital market transactions and investor relations for the growth of YPIÂ’s commercial and hospitality divisions.

Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) July 31, 2004

Â“Quentin offers YPI more than 20 years of real estate/finance experience leading well-known, publicly traded REITÂ’s in the country. At this stage in our growth, we decided to hire a seasoned executive with accomplished skills not only in the finance and accounting industries but also experience running publicly traded real estate companies,Â” said Zaya S. Younan, chairman & CEO of Younan Properties Inc. Â“His proven strength in building a firmÂ’s infrastructure to support an evolving company is invaluable to us since our goal is to continue to grow our asset portfolio.Â”

Prior to joining Younan Properties, Thompson served as CFO for Colliers Seeley International Â– one of the oldest and largest commercial real estate brokerage firms in Southern California, operating 13 offices located in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. For more than four years, Thompson was responsible for accounting, financial engineering, information systems management, merger and acquisition structuring and due diligence.

In addition, Thompson served as vice president of finance for Westfield Corporation Inc., a subsidiary of Westfield Holdings Limited, which advises, manages and develops properties for Westfield America, Inc. Â– a shopping center REIT with a portfolio totaling approximately 36 million SF of mall stores in eight states.

Prior to joining Westfield, Thompson was the CFO at G&L Realty Corporation Â– a REIT that specializes in the ownership and management of healthcare properties nationwide.

Over the years, Thompson has also worked for Sovereign/Ring Property Management as CFO for five years and served as vice president and controller for more than six years. In addition, he was an audit manager from Coldwell Banker and was the CFO at Paragon Partnership Services.

Â“My decision to join YPI is very simple. I have never seen such growth and profitability from any other real estate investment firm to date, and I have spent my whole career working in this market,Â” said Thompson. Â“During market downturns, firms that stay focused on economic fundamentals will survive. Due to YPIÂ’s discipline and vast market knowledge, this firm will not only surviveÂ…it will flourish.Â”

Thompson received his bachelorÂ’s degree, magna cum laude, in business economics from University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a certified public accountant and began his career as an accountant for Deloitte & Touche. Currently, he is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the California Society of CPAs (CSCPA) and Financial Executives International (FEI). His past memberships include president of the Apartment Association serving San Fernando Valley and Ventura County in 1994 and chairman of the Accounting and Reporting for the California Apartment Association also in 1994.

About Younan Properties Inc.

Based in Woodland Hills, Calif., Younan Properties Inc. (YPI) is an entrepreneurial commercial real estate and hospitality investment firm that specializes in acquiring, repositioning, and managing office and hotel properties throughout the country. Since its inception in January 2002, Younan Properties has excelled in delivering exceptional returns to its investors by identifying under-performing assets and re-positioning the properties. Younan PropertiesÂ’ track record in turn-around management and operations has exceeded the industry standard. Additional information is available at www. younanproperties. com.

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Ministers support Cocaine and Opiates, but ignore hemp

Ignorant Australian Ministers have recently prohibited non-drug, low-thc hemp foods yet currently allow products once based upon much more dangerous drugs

(PRWEB) May 31, 2002

Coca-cola once contained cocaine. Poppy seeds come from Opium. Both poppy seed bagels and a bottle of Coca-Cola contain miniscule quantities of dangerous drugs.

It is known that use of Coca-Cola and Poppy Seed does not lead to hard drug use. However, Ministers seem to believe that, despite world-wide use of non-drug hemp seeds in food that Hemp Foods will give the wrong impression to the community.

Ministers have inadvertently prohibited what is a multi-million dollar industry to local Australians, when they claim to actually be helping the community.

All evidence from the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority and from Governments in all major Western societies shows that hemp foods are actually health.

"They contain high amounts of good quality protein and are a great balanced source of essential fatty acids." States Paul Benhaim, Managing Director of Hemp Foods Australia.

Hemp Foods Australia currently produces hemp foods in Victoria using Tasmanian grown hemp seeds for export markets, but cannot sell nationally. "

We have processors, distributors, farmers, retailers and consumers hounding us for new business as the current business climate is not ideal," sighs Paul Benhaim.

"We have some great opportunities that we would like to pass on to our local community," as Paul positively puts it. With not so much of a smile he re-iterates "Currently all this business goes overseas, putting the money outside of Australia and out of our community."

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Celebrity Health &amp; Fitness Expert Forbes Riley Wins Top Honors in Competition

Celebrity Health & Fitness Expert Forbes Riley Wins Top Honors in Competition

Forbes Riley, Creator/CEO of SpinGym®, Takes Top Honors: Named One of StartupNation. com’s Leading Moms in Business 2010 Competition

St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) November 8, 2010

From among thousands of business owners, Forbes Riley, Creator/CEO of SpinGym®, has been ranked one of the Top 200 Female CEOs in StartupNation. com’s Leading Moms in Business 2010 Competition (http://www. startupnation. com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/8183/index. php).

A 2010 National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee, award-winning TV host, author, spokesperson, motivational keynote speaker and life coach to celebrities and CEOs, Forbes Riley launched her first branded fitness product, SpinGym®, in January 2010. (http://www. ForbesRiley. com)

“The SpinGym® fitness program was developed to help anyone at any fitness level improve the tone and strength of their upper body muscles. I found it to be most helpful to women who are embarrassed to go sleeveless,” Forbes said. “SpinGym® has enabled me to touch so many lives… people confined to wheelchairs, high-level executives, stay-at-home moms and people who just don’t have enough time to get to the gym regularly. As a busy working mom of 7-year-old twins, this journey has been very rewarding for me. It is nice to be acknowledged by such successful companies as Ladies Who Launch and StartupNation.”

More than 709,000 votes were cast in support of the 2010 nationwide competition, reflecting immense interest and encouragement for moms building businesses at the same time they tend to their families. “There’s been a sea change among moms as they’ve come to realize that adding entrepreneurship to their lives brings exhilaration and immense gratification, not to mention supplemental—sometimes primary—income to their families in these dicey economic times,” said Rich Sloan, chief startupologist and co-founder of StartupNation.

Forbes recognizes how empowering success in business can be for women and their families. Her mentor and co-star in the Jack Lalanne Juicer Infomercial clearly illustrated that there's more to life than just health and fitness - "to get your ideas out and to prosper financially from doing something you love is one of the keys to happiness and success in life." To this end, she is dedicated to providing solutions to foster innovative thinking and creativity: next year she will open her Inventor Dream Center, a unique production facility and incubator. Currently under construction in St Petersburg, Florida, the Inventor Dream Center will help to identify products that solve problems, enhance lifestyle, and guides inventors to take their ideas from scribbles on napkins to market in campaigns and retail distribution.

The winning profile for SpinGym® can be found at http://www. startupnation. com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/8183/index. php.

About SpinGym®

Introduced in January 2010, SpinGym® is a unique hand-held fitness product designed for people of all levels of fitness—from athletes to seniors, rehab to recreation. SpinGym® is fast becoming a staple of fitness programs with certified instructors offering classes incorporating SpinGym® into aerobics, kickboxing, Spinning and Pilates across the country.

Stylish, portable, compact, and weighing less than one pound, SpinGym® is a revolutionary new fitness product. Its award-winning, modern European design combines the physics of inertia and isokinetics to create a completely unique way to train, strengthen and sculpt the muscles of the arms, shoulders, back and core in just five minutes a day. This principle is called Gyrotronic Resistance Training (GRT), and unlike free weights or gym machines, each rotation of the SpinGym® energizes and activates all the muscles of the upper body simultaneously—a breakthrough in the world of fitness. SpinGym® not only provides resistance, but because of the rotational forces created, it becomes a complete fat melting, calorie burning total body gym. SpinGym® is offered with fitness and cardio workout instructional DVDs. For more information, please visit http://www. MySpinGym. com.

About Forbes Riley®

Forbes Riley® is an award-winning TV host, author, National Fitness Hall of Fame inductee and the Founder/CEO of SpinGym LLC. She is a two-time recipient of the Electronic Retailing Association’s (ERA) “Best Female Presenter of the Year” and has been awarded “Best Live Shopping On-Air Guest.” She is recognized worldwide for promoting several of the most successful infomercials of all time, including the Jack Lalanne Juicer and Living Well Healthmaster, grossing in excess of $1 billion dollars. Forbes is a regular presence on televisions worldwide as a product spokesperson and television host—appearing on such networks as ESPN, TLC, Fit-TV, Animal Planet, ABC Family, HSN, QVC, The Shopping Channel (Canada), QVC London and IdealWorld (London)—and recently starred in the feature film about raw food called “Super Charge Me!” Forbes’ continuing mission is to promote health, vitality and fitness as a lifestyle, not a fad. She divides her time between Los Angeles and Tampa Bay with her husband and children. For more information about Forbes Riley, please visit http://www. ForbesRiley. com.

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Toffee Creations Reveals Its Revolutionary Gourmet Chocolate-Free Toffee

Candy Company offers gourmet toffee in a variety of unique and out-of-the-box flavors including a new flavor every month and toffees to cater to certain individual health needs.

Woodbridge, VA (PRWEB) December 2, 2010

Toffee Creations owner, April Ramirez always knew she wanted to own her own business and after six years in the Air Force, she called it quits to become a mom. That is when her entrepreneurial soul shined. April wanted to do something that had to do with cooking, but she didn't want to use a "borrowed" or "passed down" recipe. She wanted to create the most amazing tasting candy that made people smile when they took a bite. Perfecting her recipe after the second try, Toffee Creations was born.

"We are on a mission to change the way people look at toffee, and to help clients create flavors of their dreams", states April. "To us, the most important benefit of our toffee is that we can help ease morning sickness for pregnant women with our great tasting Morning Sickness Toffee. Many of our toffee flavors are all natural and corn syrup free, allowing us to provide a sweet treat for people with nut allergies, Celiac Disease or Gluten-Free diets."

Toffee Creations is revolutionary in that the company has been the first to create a new flavor every month inspired by the holidays or seasons of each particular month. The first to put freeze dried fruits and crisp rice in their toffee. Toffee Creations has created the first toffee to help ease the symptoms of morning sickness and the first company to provide toffee in customized wedding and party favor sizes. No toffee goes to waste either as the company often provides newsletter subscribers with "special perks" like free samples, coupons, discounts, and the ability to ask for special requests on toffee orders such as ordering a different flavor of the month on a different month. The company also provides their business customers wholesale sizes and prices.

Specializing in Gourmet Wedding and Party Favors, Toffee Creations provides their clients with a step-by-step customization process that is designed around the clients theme and/or the colors of their event. Toffee Creations is a recipient of the "2010 Brides Choice Award" from weddingwire. com. "We work with our clients until they are completely satisfied with the perfect favor for their event", says April. "Our wedding and party favors are considered a necessity and are a great alternative for those looking for a more unique and memorable favor for their guests."

Made with the freshest ingredients and made to perfection, this chocolate-free, or "Naked Toffee" is so good that there is no need to mask it with chocolate. It's been said that Toffee Creations products will make your taste buds burst with flavor and you will want more and more until all of it, is gone. The company's signature flavor, Raspberry Love Toffee was reviewed by the Candy Critic at candycritic. org and received great praise. "Our toffee is considered a luxury because gourmet toffee is a special treat." April adds, "We like to consider ourselves an "everyday candy" because our toffee can truly be enjoyed year round, not just for the holidays."

Based in Woodbridge, VA, Toffee Creations, founded by Certified Chef, April Ramirez, offers a wide variety of original, gourmet toffee products and services that caters to the needs of their clients. Toffee Creations is dietary need conscious and is on a mission to continue creating revolutionary sweet treats! Toffee Creations is a family, veteran and mother-owned business. For more information on products and services offered, go to http://www. toffeecreations. net or call 866-722-7972.

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Good News in Africa: Beyond the headlines

In 2008 Doc to Dock, a U. S. based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), sent over $3,000,000 of vitally needed medical supplies to hospitals in Africa.

Brooklyn, NY (Vocus) December 31, 2008

In a continent often defined by man-made conflicts and natural disasters, there is less press attention paid to the many uplifting success stories. Among the 53 countries in Africa there are innumerable examples of triumph over tragedy, quietly overshadowing the negative information in the headlines.

In 2008 Doc to Dock, a U. S. based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), sent over $3,000,000 of vitally needed medical supplies to various hospitals throughout Africa, including those in Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia and Uganda. These countries are emerging democracies, with a commitment towards developing their national infrastructure, particularly in the area of health care.

Doc to Dock, through its ground operations, has witnessed inspirational acts from health care workers in their day-to-day struggle to combat disease, often under the most difficult of conditions and without the most basic tools. Doc to Dock has likewise witnessed joy and exhilaration upon the delivery of these tools, such as a sonogram machine to care for pregnant women, a cryotherapy unit to treat cervical cancer, neo-natal incubators, operating room tables, clean and sterile syringes, and much more. All of these donated supplies are used to care for the indigent and poor in both urban hospitals and rural clinics.

Doc to Dock collects unused and reusable medical supplies from hospitals throughout the United States, and sends them to hospitals in Africa based on their specific needs. These supplies would have otherwise been discarded and sent to landfill. Doc to Dock’s mission is to convert our nation’s great surplus into other people’s survival. With the help of hundreds of donor hospitals throughout the United States this mission is being fulfilled. Doc to Dock is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and can be found at www. doctodock. org

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Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute Puts A Winning New Spin on Diagnosing and Treating Dizziness, Vertigo and Balance Disorders

Dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders will affect nearly one half of those who live in the United States and can be caused by a migraine, a virus, or something as traumatic as an accident. Furthermore, misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment of dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders causes much undo frustration among patients and costs the country's health care system more than $1 billion a year.

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2010

Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute has developed a non-invasive program to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people who suffer from dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders. Through a team of doctors of audiology using highly advanced medical technology, the institute is quickly restoring balance to people's lives while reducing their frustration and cost of care.

"I hit a jump after a long day of dirt bike riding, went over the handle bars and that was it,"

Says Carl Castelblanco, a former patient at Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute. "When I woke up in the hospital, every time I turned my head to the left I went into a total tail spin."

According to the medical institute, Castelblanco was referred to Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute by a neurologist in Newport Beach, California who was seeking a differential diagnosis and viable treatment program. Castelblanco was then put through a full diagnostic workup in one of only 12 Epley Omniax Systems in the United States, which is an advanced, non-invasive 360-degree positioning system that automatically tracks eye movements indicating where problems exist within a patient's balance system.

"Most patients see four to five physicians before they ever get diagnosed. This can be very frustrating for patients and very costly for the U. S. health system," says Dr. Mango, founder and executive director of Newport-Mesa Audiology, Balance and Ear Institute. "That's why we established this institute to focus definitively on the inner ear. Now, it's a place where people can go, or a resource where physicians can send patients, to quickly restore balance to their lives through our specialized expertise and advanced medical technology."

"It wasn't until I came to the Institute that it all started to make sense to me," says Castelblanco. "The diagnosis and treatment were fast. In fact, the treatment itself only lasted a few minutes."

Dizziness is an extremely common symptom occurring in people of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Balance disorders increase with age, and by age 75, dizziness is one of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor. In the general population, dizziness is the third most common reason that patients visit doctors. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about 42% of the population of the United States will complain of dizziness at some point in their lives. In the United States, the cost of medical care for patients with symptoms of imbalance is estimated to be more than $1 billion per year.

“We are one of very few offices in the nation offering such a wide variety of cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment options for patients with dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders,” Dr. Mango says. “To our knowledge, our Institute is the only facility capable of isolating and testing all 10 end organs of the inner ear.”

The medical institute reports that since 1977, its simple, single-minded goal has been to restore the balance patients need to comfortably resume activities and enjoy a better quality of life. Using cutting-edge therapeutic technologies and techniques, the institute's team of doctors of audiology have successfully treated more than 30,000 patients for dizziness, vertigo, balance and inner-ear disorders. To date, more than 95 percent of all Institute patients have demonstrated measurable, clinical improvement following personalized vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

Newport-Mesa Audiology Balance and Ear Institute (http://www. dizziland. com) is one of the country's leading institutes for the research, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders. A team of doctors of audiology work with state-of-the-art technology in the areas of vestibular diagnosis and rehabilitation. Patients with dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders can be diagnosed and treated in the most cost-efficient manner possible, eliminating a time-consuming, expensive and frustrating course of care experienced by many patients. The Institute receives referrals from a broad network of physicians including neurologists, otolaryngologists, internal medicine, cardiologists and family physicians, with the goal of restoring balance to their patients’ lives.

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GreenHomes America Goes Live with Microsoft Dynamics CRM from Iteration2

Leading Microsoft Dynamics Gold Certified Partner Iteration2 Provides Integrated Solution to Innovative Home Performance Service Provider

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) December 21, 2006

Iteration2 (www. iteration2.com), the award winning provider of enterprise-wide business solutions and the 2005 and 2006 US Microsoft Business Solutions Partner of the Year, announced today that GreenHomes America has gone live with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, also known as Microsoft's Customer Relationship Management Solution. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, GreenHomes America is an innovative home performance service provider that delivers innovative and affordable energy solutions utilizing a scientific, whole-home approach based on building science principles.

As energy conservation continues to be a top priority across the country, GreenHomes America is meeting customer's needs by delivering solutions to help customers improve the indoor comfort, health and safety of their homes while at the same time reducing energy usage by at least 25%, guaranteed. The heightened demand for their services lead them to quickly consolidate their disparate customer management databases for a single repository that easily integrates with their existing business and financial management systems.

By implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM, GreenHomes America now has a scalable solution that provides real-time visibility into their daily operations. All departments within the organization now enjoy the benefits of an integrated solution that enables them to be proactive in their customer service efforts and helps improve efficiencies throughout the company. Microsoft Dynamics CRM enables them to easily access and manage their customer communication, quickly schedule home energy advisors, manage lead generation programs, capture sales pipeline information and trend customer data. By leveraging technology in all facets of their business GreenHomes America is able to consistently deliver the highest level of service to their customers.

Brett Knox, President of GreenHomes America explains, "We selected Iteration2 because they have a strong track record for successful implementations and an exceptional service delivery team. Iteration2 ensured we had a rapid implementation that mapped our business processes to the technology. Their deep knowledge in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft technologies was instrumental to the success of this project."

"We are proud to partner with GreenHomes America to deliver a flexible solution that will adapt to their growing business. This is another great Iteration2 customer that has gone live on Dynamics CRM which speaks to the momentum of the Microsoft solution and to the success Iteration2 is experiencing delivering the Dynamics solution to our customers," says Mark Veronda, Director of Professional Services at Iteration2.

GreenHomes America is currently operating all of Microsoft's Enterprise Applications and will be implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX and Field Services for Microsoft Dynamics AX in 2007.

About GreenHomes America

Buffalo-based GreenHomes America® is the largest industry-accredited, single source provider of home performance contracting (HPC) in New York state. With operations in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, and a large staff of highly trained building science auditors and specialists, the company offers a unique home improvement service that significantly enhances the comfort, energy efficiency, and air quality of single-family homes. Beyond delivering in-home comfort and reducing utility bills by 25 to 60 percent, GreenHomes also helps homeowners do their part to protect the environment, conserve energy, and reduce the country's dependency on foreign oil. GreenHomes works with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® and is accredited by the Building Performance Institute (BPI). For more information on GreenHomes America and home performance contracting, call 1.877.867.2833 or visit www. greenhomesamerica. com.

About Iteration2

Iteration2 provides its clients with a superior enterprise software implementation experience that is more attractive and affordable than solutions from SAP and Oracle. Combined with Microsoft's integrated technology stack and unsurpassed financial strength, this provides a growth platform for today and tomorrow. Iteration2 is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and leading provider of Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Dynamics SL, Business Intelligence (BI), SharePoint, and Field Services. Iteration2 is the first ever back to back U. S. MBS Partner of the Year for 2005 and 2006.

Iteration2's industry focus, enterprise software domain experience, and exceptional capabilities with Dynamics and Microsoft platform and tools provide its clients with clear strategic business advantage. Iteration2 is based in Irvine, CA and has sales offices in strategic locations throughout the United States. Please visit the company's website at www. iteration2.com.

For more information:

Greg Sad

Marketing Director

Iteration2

(949) 789-1020

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