Hoodia Formula™ Curbs Hunger and Cravings

Hoodia Formula™ Curbs Hunger and Cravings

HoodiaFormula. com is the one diet pill manufacturer that is working hard to dispel media reports about remedies that are supposed to help people lose weight but never work.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 20, 2008

HoodiaFormula. com is the one diet pill manufacturer that is working hard to dispel media reports about remedies that are supposed to help people lose weight but never work. Hoodia Formula™ is designed to help people lose weight without shakes or tasteless food. By using the body's own chemicals and enzymes, Hoodia Formula™ helps burn pounds and inches off in record time. With Hoodia Formula, people no longer have to spend hours at the gym in order to get the body that they work so hard for.

HoodiaFormula. com is now announcing that Hoodia Gordonii, nature's most effective appetite suppressant, is available in our world famous supplement, Hoodia Formula™. Hoodia helps dieters to achieve weight loss by curbing both hunger and cravings. Hoodia is richly formulated with Royal Jelly, 5-HTP, B-12 and additional key nutrients which helps those attempting to lose weight to take control of their eating habits and to reach their slimming goals.

"Only a few people have the ability to lose weight very quickly. The rest of us, however, often need help in order to take, and keep, the weight off. Hoodia Formula is the help that so many of us need. Its all natural ingredients make it perfectly safe to take and best of all, it truly works." -- Kenny Robinson, VP Marketing

Millions Have Been Helped
Millions have tried Hoodia Formula™ with highly successful results. Every day the media shapes the perception of beauty. They lead people to believe that nothing less than perfection is acceptable in our society, making some hate the body they inhabit. Whether an image such as this is healthy or not is for history to decide. It is difficult sometimes to remember that the majority of people look nothing like celebrities or fashion models, but that most are victims of the fast food wars and of busy lifestyles and could stand to lose a few pounds. Some choose to get liposuction or go on crazy diets anytime they want to lose 15 pounds. There is another answer, aside from crazy diets that don't work and expensive trainers: Hoodia Formula™. Hoodia Formula is as inexpensive as it ever has been, yet now works even better than before.

Don't be Fooled by Imitators
"I went to the drug store and bought a bottle of Hoodia, I had heard so much about, but I got it home and it wasn't Hoodia Gordonii, only the Hoodia that doesn't do anything. I was out money and there was nothing I could do." -- Jack, Wildwood, New Jersey

P57 is the active ingredient in Hoodia Formula™. It works by directly affecting the center of the brain that controls hunger, called the hypothalamus. When the body needs sustenance, a message is sent to the brain, which is what causes hunger pains. The brain can become tricked, however, which is what Hoodia Formula™ does. Hoodia Formula™ sends a message to the hypothalamus telling the brain that the body has enough food to function properly. Basically, Hoodia Formula™ tricks the brain into thinking that it is full

Happiness with Hoodia Formula™
We would all like to happy in our lives. Losing weight gives people not only confidence, but pride in themselves. Hoodia Formula™ can make it happen for those looking to lose weight immediately. With a minute amount of effort, people can be transformed into the person that they have always wanted to be. Feel the change. Feel the difference of the new formula. Feel the power of Hoodia Formula™ today.

Please visit http://www. hoodiaformula. com (http://www. hoodiaformula. com) and see why Hoodia Formula™ pills will help you in your weight loss program.

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Debra Murray Participates in WIPP Conference in Washington, DC

Debra Murray Participates in WIPP Conference in Washington, DC

More than 350 women business owners and entrepreneurs from all 50 states attended the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Conference in Washington, D. C. from September 28-30th this past month. WIPP is an organization that empowers women to let their issues be heard in Washington.

OKLAHOMA CITY (PRWEB) October 13, 2005

More than 350 women business owners and entrepreneurs from all 50 states attended the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Conference in Washington, D. C. from September 28-30th this past month. WIPP is an organization that empowers women to let their issues be heard in Washington. Debra Murray, President and CEO of Blue Spring International, is a proud supporter of the organization and represented her views as a woman business owner during the three day conference.

Oklahoma business women were key players in the WIPP Conference. Pictured here are some of the Oklahoman women who attended: Terry Neese (co-founder of WIPP), Tina Majors, (Vice Chair Small Business Committee for the State Chamber), Brenda Reneau Wynn (Labor Commissioner), Chris Morriss (Liaison Special Projects for the Secretary of State) and Debra Murray, (President of Blue Spring International). The conference centered around issues of affordable health care, social security reform, tax reform, and telecommunications.

About Blue Spring International

Blue Spring International is best known for it’s Made in Oklahoma SuperBLUE OTC topical pain relief cream. For more information, visit www. bluestuff. com.

Contact person:

Steve Brown,

VP of Marketing

(405) 840-7888 ext 242.

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Live Coradiant Webinar Featuring Jim Hopp, Data Center Architect for Workday and Fred Dumoulin of Coradiant on Feb. 25

Live Coradiant Webinar Featuring Jim Hopp, Data Center Architect for Workday and Fred Dumoulin of Coradiant on Feb. 25

Coradiant Web Application Performance Management Webinar with Workday

San Diego, CA (Vocus) February 13, 2010

Coradiant Inc., a leader in Web Application Performance Management will broadcast a live Webinar on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11 a. m. PST, featuring Jim Hopp, data center architect of SaaS innovator Workday, and Fred Dumoulin, VP of product management at Coradiant. To register to attend, go to http://www. coradiant. com/news/events. htm (http://www. coradiant. com/news/events. htm) and click on the “Register Now” link.

The Webinar will provide a fast-paced look at how Workday monitors and manages its SaaS infrastructure, ensures that users' end-to-end performance is high-quality, troubleshoots perceived performance problems and measures service level agreements (SLA).

About Coradiant

Coradiant is the leading provider of equipment used to manage, optimize and troubleshoot Web applications. Coradiant's award-winning TrueSight® products use customer metrics gathered from each Web user visit as their primary data source for IT management. Coradiant Web Performance Management products are deployed in hundreds of leading organizations and Fortune 500 companies including software as a service (SaaS), e-commerce, entertainment, finance, insurance, healthcare, and education. Coradiant is headquartered in San Diego. For more information, please visit www. coradiant. com.

© 2010 Coradiant Inc. All rights reserved. Coradiant Inc. and TrueSight are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Coradiant Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

Editorial Contact:

Tony Tissot
Coradiant
+1 (408) 569-5942

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Know Your Egyptian Astrology Sign Only on MysticBoard. com

Know Your Egyptian Astrology Sign Only on MysticBoard. com

Egyptian Astrology is as ancient as the Sumerian and the Mesopotamian civilization itself. According to Egyptian astrology, an individual's personality is marked by the different influences of the sign of the God under which he or she is born. Mystic Board's new Egyptian Astrology Software gives visitors an in-depth insight into the various Egyptian Signs related to the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses.

Stone Lake, WI (PRWEB) August 27, 2007

Swetha Lodha of MysticBoard. com officially announced the launch of the MB Free Egyptian Astrology Software (http://www. egyptianastrology. org/ (http://www. egyptianastrology. org/)), a comprehensive astrological software following the Egyptian Zodiac as per Egyptian Astrology. It is a comprehensive Egyptian astrology program that finds out a person's Egyptian Zodiac Sign.

Speaking on the occasion Swetha Lodha points out, "With every passing day more and more people are turning to astrology for help. Astrology per se is becoming ever more popular in today's increasingly mechanical world." Swetha further adds, "This is the very reason why we launched MB Free Egyptian Astrology. It has always been the aim of Mystic Board to educate people about astrology related to different cultures across the world and its benefits. There can't be a better way of doing it than by introducing this wonderful software. The software has been designed to be informative, easy-to-use, comprehensive, extremely in-depth and rich in content."

When asked about the features of the software, Swetha Lodha says, "It is a simple and easy to use Egyptian Astrology software. It helps you find your Egyptian zodiac sign based on Egyptian Astrology." She further says, "All you have to do is enter your date of birth and the software does the rest for you. It not only determines your Zodiac Sign but also details out your characteristics and features based on the Zodiac Sign in an easy to read and understandable format."

MB Free Egyptian Astrology Software (http://www. egyptianastrology. org/ (http://www. egyptianastrology. org/)) has been designed to determine one's Egyptian zodiac sign based on one's date of birth. It provides one with an insight into one's characteristic traits, personality, lucky color, the ruling deity, polarity, the sacred animal, one's role as an individual, appearance, compatibility with other signs and much more. The software is a simple and user-friendly program where one can find answers to all the questions related to his / her Egyptian zodiac sign. This small yet handy astrology software is extremely well organized.

Modern Western Astrology is supposed to have partly originated from the ancient Egyptian Astrology. But not many people are aware about this fact. A few years ago the only exposure one had to astrology was limited to reading the daily horoscope in the newspaper. But now-a-days people are keen to learn and know more about astrology, its origin, the truth behind the predictions and the importance of knowing one's true self.

Swetha Lodha adds, "How do you know how much influence the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses have over your life? You can learn all this and much more with MB Free Egyptian Astrology Software."

About MysticBoard. com
MysticBoard. com is a leading online forum and website on Psychic, astrology, tarot and other related topics. Mysticboard. com is an easy, user friendly, well defined and integrated forum on the Internet. Mystic Board has over 12,000 members and 110,000 live discussions. It has something to offer to all its members -- experts, amateurs and the general public at large. The forum gives an opportunity for amateurs to interact with experts, to learn and perfect their skills. It also offers an excellent platform for professional exchange of ideas and new findings.

Some other areas that MysticBoard. com includes are Western Astrology (Tropical Astrology), Vedic Astrology (Sidereal Astrology), Horary Astrology, Psychic, Feng Shui, Vastu Shastra, Chinese Astrology, Chakra, I Ching, Numerology, Paranormal, Everyday Predictions, Dream Interpretation, Numerology, Runes, Occult and Magick, Palmistry, Crystal Healing, Hypnosis, Graphology, Family And Parenting, Health and Beauty, Aromatherapy, Reincarnation, Symbols & Symbology, Reiki, Mind Control and Meditation. Registration is absolutely free. Visit http://www. mysticboard. com (http://www. mysticboard. com)

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Record Crowd Learns Overseas Retirement Strategies at InternationalLiving. com conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

Record Crowd Learns Overseas Retirement Strategies at InternationalLiving. com conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

Political gridlock, a falling dollar, and uncertainty about health care led to a record-breaking 500 attendees at the largest InternationalLiving. com conference in the 30-year history of the publication.

Baltimore, MD (Vocus) September 24, 2010

More than 500 attendees, presenters, and staff members converged on the Red Rock Casino, Spa and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada last weekend for the largest ever InternationalLiving. com (http://www. internationalliving. com) event on living and investing abroad.

“The turnout was incredible,” said InternationalLiving. com Publisher Jackie Flynn. “We were very gratified to have so many attendees, but it wasn’t a surprise, considering the enormous political and economic uncertainty gripping the U. S. More people than ever are looking for a better life at a lower cost than they can get in the U. S. right now. The options available overseas have always made sense, but more people than ever are realizing that these options aren’t just pipe dreams. As they learned at this conference, you really can live better for less overseas.”

InternationalLiving. com’s 2010 Live and Invest Overseas Conference ran September 17-18 and marked the 30th anniversary of the company that specializes in providing information and resources for retiring, living, and investing in healthy, affordable places around the world.

Attendees heard first-hand from experts and current expats from Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, Italy, France, Argentina, Panama, and other places around the world where great weather, beautiful scenery, a healthy lifestyle, and excellent medical care can be had for a fraction of the cost in the U. S. and Canada.

No one knows exactly how many people have already moved overseas looking for a better life at a lower cost. But if the record attendance at InternationalLiving. com’s annual Live & Invest Overseas Conference was any indication, more will be joining them soon.

“Attendance at all our conferences has been rising,” says Flynn. “Most of our half-dozen events each year take place outside the U. S., so we knew there would be some pent-up demand for our only U. S.-based conference. We were pleased earlier this year when we had more than 350 attendees at our event in Quito, Ecuador. But we didn’t anticipate filling every seat in our 500-seat Las Vegas venue and having to cut off registration weeks before the actual event.”

Upcoming InternationalLiving. com events include the Live and Invest in Mexico (https://orders. internationalliving. com/CLB121A/W121L515/landing. html) Conference to be held in Mexico’s Caribbean beach resort town of Tulum on November 11 – 13, 2010.

For more information:
Dan Prescher
Dprescher(at)internationalLiving(dot)com
+1 (402) 403-1941
Www. internationalliving. com

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HEPA Air Filters Now Available Online

HEPA Air Filters Now Available Online

Conveniently available from their website, Pure Air Systems, Inc. now makes it easy for owners of HEPA indoor air purifiers to obtain replacement HEPA air filters. By ordering them now, they will be ready for regular fall replacement in air filtration systems.

Clayton, IN (PRWEB) August 18, 2006

Conveniently available from their website, Pure Air Systems, Inc. now makes it easy for owners of HEPA indoor air purifiers to obtain replacement HEPA air filters. By ordering them now, they will be ready for regular fall replacement in air filtration systems.

Installation of HEPA indoor air purifiers is just the first step in keeping a building or home healthy. Regular replacement of the HEPA air filters is part of the routine maintenance for keeping the indoor environment allergen-free. Sometimes finding replacements is the trickiest part of owning air filtration systems. Pure Air Systems, Inc. now makes it easier for owners of indoor air purifiers to find and buy HEPA air filters by making them available online.

"The obvious time to replace HEPA air filters is in the fall between the periods of running the air conditioner and then the furnace," states Don Musilli, owner of Pure Air Systems. "They need to be changed at least once per year in order to maintain the healthy benefits of having HEPA indoor air purifiers. Unfortunately, people frequently lose track of time and then scramble to find replacement HEPA air filters." He adds, "by making the replacements available online, we hope to make the process easier for owners of air filtration systems."

It is often the case that when homeowners are unable to easily find the proper replacements, they become discouraged or lose interest in maintaining their HEPA indoor air purifiers. In many cases, several months or years go by before they get around to changing out the filters. This defeats the purpose of having an air filtration system in the first place. "The easy online availability of replacement HEPA air filters is Pure Air's effort to allow its customers to get the most out of their investment," states Musilli.

Now is the time to get prepared for the change of seasons. A visit to Pure Air's website will make the air filtration systems aspect of fall's duties go smoother so that the coming winter months will be healthier.

ABOUT

Pure Air Systems, Inc. has been manufacturing HEPA air filtration systems since the technology's infancy for both commercial and residential applications. With over 20 years in the industry, Pure Air Systems, Inc. understands that customers want high-quality HEPA air purifiers and high-quality information. Specific details regarding HEPA air filters and technology is explained in the Pure Air University section of the website (http://www. pureairsystems. com/university. cfm (http://www. pureairsystems. com/university. cfm)).

CONTACT

Pure Air Systems, Inc.

1325 Church Street

Clayton, IN 46118

Toll-Free: (800) 869-8025

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

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Americas Watchdog Expands Its Chinese Drywall Investigations in Florida, The Gulf, Texas and Asks: Where are the Feds?

Americas Watchdog Expands Its Chinese Drywall Investigations in Florida, The Gulf, Texas and Asks: Where are the Feds?

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are dramatically increasing their toxic Chinese drywall investigations in Florida, Texas, the Gulf Coast, and all other US States, or regions. According to the group, "toxic Chinese drywall is in more homes in Florida, the entire Gulf Coast, Texas, and the rest of the nation, than we ever thought possible. To make matters worse the Obama Administration is doing little to nothing, in what will turn out to the worst environmental disaster in US history." Americas Watchdog has created a helpful web site for homeowners wishing to learn more about the symptoms of having toxic Chinese drywall in their home. The web site is called the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center: Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter. Com.

Burke, VA (PRWEB) May 18, 2009

According to Americas Watchdog, "what if you had the worst fire in US history, and the fire department never showed up, after repeated calls to 911? What if our nation had the worst flood in US history, and FEMA never showed up? What if we had the absolute worst environmental disaster in US history, and the President and Congress acted like it was not happening?" The group says, "the answer is pretty simple: heads would roll. Yet, when it comes to toxic Chinese drywall in Florida, throughout the Gulf States, Texas, Virginia, and numerous other states, nothing has happened--with the exception of a very lame mention on the web site of the US Consumer Products Safety Commission." Americas Watchdog says, "is this the change we were supposed to get? We are talking about a minimum of 150,000 homes in Florida with toxic Chinese drywall, the entire Southeast is infested with this potentially lethal product, with more reports each day from other parts of the US." Americas Watchdog estimates between 350,000 to 500,000 US homes contain toxic Chinese drywall. Homeowners who suspect they have toxic Chinese drywall in their homes should contact Americas Watchdog Chinese Drywall Complaint Center at 866-714-6466, or contact them via their web site at Http://ChinesedrywallComplaintCenter. Com.

Question: So how serious is the toxic Chinese drywall issue?
Answer: Exposure to toxic Chinese drywall is potentially lethal. The gases emitted by toxic Chinese drywall are strong enough to corrode, or discolor copper, silver, lead and zinc. Homeowners or their families living in homes with toxic Chinese drywall frequently experience severe upper respiratory issues, nose bleeds, headaches, rashes, with the potential of cancer or other long term serious health affects.

Question: When was the toxic Chinese drywall product introduced to the US?
Answer: The toxic Chinese drywall was first introduced to the US in 2001. At its peak it was used in new home construction, or home repairs/remodeling between 2003 and 2007.

Question: What is the easiest way to tell if your new or remodeled home (built or remodeled between 2001 and 2008) has toxic Chinese drywall?
Answer: Go to Americas Watchdog's Chinese Drywall Complaint Center's web site and click the indicator page (Http://ChineseDrywallComplaintCenter. Com). If you, or your family members have the health symptoms, combined with black or charred electrical receptacle box copper ground wires, in all likelihood you have toxic Chinese drywall in your home (homes built or remodeled between 2003-2007 are the peak years). If a homeowner suspects they have Chinese drywall in their home, they should contact Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. Com.

Question: What is needed as far as a Obama Administration and Federal Government as far as a response?
Answer: Literally up to a million US homeowners, and their families are at risk due to exposure to toxic Chinese drywall. This group includes young children, adults, and senior citizens. Americas Watchdog says, "we need an immediate massive federal response, that includes testing, that will tell us if a home is even safe to live in; we need to know the medical issues associated with exposure to toxic Chinese drywall; we need to know how to rebuild homes that have been exposed to toxic Chinese drywall; and we need this information now." According to the group, "we also need a new chairperson for the US Products Safety Commission, and we will need a massive federal program to assist affected US homeowners, rebuild their homes and restore their health and the health of their children." The group says, "there has been no recall of toxic Chinese drywall as of this date by the US Government, and we don't even know how to fix these 100,000's of affected US homes." 

Question: What US states are most at risk for having toxic Chinese drywall?
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Texas are all for sures, with huge concentrations. The US states Americas Watchdog is now focused on include Nevada, Washington, California, Arizona, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, New Mexico, Colorado and Oregon. According to Americas Watchdog, "since the major ports of entry for products coming from China are Long Beach and Oakland California, along with Seattle/Tacoma, we are confident of heavy concentrations of toxic Chinese drywall throughout the west."

Important Note: Americas Watchdog says "do not agree to a re-drywall of your home from a home builder, until we know for sure this will actually correct the problem. The US Federal Government and the EPA will have to set the clean up standards. The problem: They are nowhere to be found."

According to Americas Watchdog, "I was in New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. The federal response to toxic Chinese drywall thus far has been a pathetic joke. Toxic Chinese drywall will end up killing 1000's of innocent US citizens, and we need action now, not a blah, blah, blah mention, on the US Consumer Safety Commissions web site." The group wants to hear from every victim of toxic Chinese drywall in every state, so that they can coordinate a media blitz to finally get this critical issue on the radar screen of President Obama, the US Congress, and the national press.

For more information homeowners who may have homes with toxic Chinese drywall should contact Americas Watchdog at 866-714-6466, or contact them via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. Com.

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are all about homeowner protection and corporate responsibility.

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FDA Extends Comment Period on Bid to Ban Natural Hormones

FDA Extends Comment Period on Bid to Ban Natural Hormones

The FDA has extended the comment period on the Citizens Complaint filed by pharmaceutical giant Wyeth (Docket: 2005P-0411) against the sale of natural hormones ("bioidentical") by special pharmacists. Wyeth filed their complaint in October, 2006 claiming that both the bio identical hormones and the pharmacisits who filled the customized prescriptions posed a health hazard. After receiving 37,000 written responses, the FDA will accept comments until May 4, 2006.

Croton on Hudson, NY (PRWEB) April 10, 2006

The FDA announced that it would allow comments on the Citizens Complaint against bio identical hormones until May 4, 2006 although the original comment period expired on April 4, 2006. Wyeth filed their complaint (Docket: 2005P-0411) on October 6, 2006 asking the FDA to impose significant restrictions on consumer’s access to bio identical hormones. These natural molecules are prescribed by physicians in amounts and delivery systems which are customized to the need of each patient. The prescription is then filled by special pharmacists who are trained in the compounding of these individualized formulations.

Comments may be sent to the FDA at http://www. democracyinaction. org/dia/organizationsORG/healthfreedomusa/campaign. jsp? campaign_KEY=3356 (http://www. democracyinaction. org/dia/organizationsORG/healthfreedomusa/campaign. jsp? campaign_KEY=3356).

Consumers, compounding pharmacists, physicians practicing bio identical and health freedom advocates are up in arms over this action by Wyeth. States, not the federal government have jurisdiction over compounding pharmacies. Health freedom advocates characterize Wyeth's move as seeking an extension of federal power on its behalf and attempting to eliminate a competitor in a failing market.

Health freedom advocates also fear that this is merely another step in the restriction of the consumer's right to make their own health choices whether or not they add to the pharmaceutical or medical coffers. Physicians and patients who have experienced the benefit of bio identical hormones fear that they will loose a powerful, gentle and effective option to drugs when they need to replace and regulate their hormone levels. During the final days of the comment period, the traffic was so heavy that the FDA's electronic comment system was reportedly overwhelmed.

Hormones are biologically active molecules which have body-wide effects at very low concentrations. Women's bodies make reproductive hormones throughout their reproductive lives but the levels fall sharply, changing their balance, during and after menopause. Natural hormones cannot be patented because they occur in nature so they are less expensive than prescription drugs despite the effort involved in compounding them individually. Synthetic and conjugated hormones, on the other hand, are patented and thus carry a higher cost to cover the expenses involved in developing and marketing the drug.

Small changes in molecules which render them patentable may also render them toxic or difficult for the body to process. Hormone receptors and enzymes are powerfully impacted by slight differences in molecules and many women find that their bodies react with difficulty to altered molecules leading to increased side effects and dangerous consequences to synthetic hormones. Bio identical hormones are exactly like the ones that a woman's body has processed over the years of her reproductive life and, when customized for her individual needs, are often accepted by the body with little or no discomfort and, supporters believe, without the risks posed by pharmaceutical, patented hormones. The long-term safety of the use of bio identical hormone replacement therapy for more than five years has not been established although several smaller studies reported positive results without adverse outcomes (http://www. consciousliving. net. au/articles. htm?74&PHPSESSID=e02c491567b54227173e785227262ef7 (http://www. consciousliving. net. au/articles. htm?74&PHPSESSID=e02c491567b54227173e785227262ef7)).

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is frequently prescribed for women to alleviate symptoms associated with menopause (hot flashes, night sweats, memory problem, mood changes, wrinkles, weight gain, etc.) and to prevent serious diseases (breast, colorectal and uterine cancer, heart disease, senility, osteoporosis, strokes, etc.).

HRT was studied by the NIH because of its anticipated benefits in over 161,000 women in a large 15 year study which began in 1991. The study, called the Women’s' Health Initiative (WHI) was an observational study designed to examine the effects of Premarin (conjugated estrogen derived from PREgnant MARes' urINe) or Prempro (Premarin plus synthetic progesterone or"progestin"). Because the WHI found that the women taking either Premarin or Prempro we at increased risk of breast and colorectal cancer, stroke, blood clots, heart disease, osteoporosis and a host of other serious disease, the study was halted years early (May, 2003) and women in the study who were taking either Premarin or Prempro received letters telling them to stop the medication. Wyeth provided both Premarin and Prempro to the WHI although it was not involved in the analysis or conclusions of the study.

Critics of Wyeth's challenge to bio identical hormones contend that the action is designed to bolster flagging sales of the "Premarin family" of drugs. According to Wyeth (http://wyeth. com (http://wyeth. com)), profits for the synthetic hormones declined by 68% between 2002 and 2004 ($2,072,000,000 in 2002, $1,275,000,000 in 2003, $880,000,000 in 2004).

Total profits for Wyeth in the same period have declined by 72% (2002:$4,447,000,000; 2003:$2,051,192,000; 2004: $1,234,000,000).

Since the only significant non pharmaceutical competitor for the HRT prescription dollar is bio identical hormones, industry watchers link the move with an attempt to regain lost sales and profits. L. D. King, Executive Director of the International Association of Compounding Pharmacists, a professional association of special pharmacists notes, "Wyeth's aims are clear: to restrict the ability of physicians to prescribe and patients to use customized BHRT following studies that have raised serious health concerns with the company's own products," (http://www. prnewswire. com/cgi-bin/stories. pl? ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-27-2005/0004197725&EDATE= (http://www. prnewswire. com/cgi-bin/stories. pl? ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-27-2005/0004197725&EDATE=))

Wyeth maintains that its actions are motivated by concerns about the safety of the natural substances and the way the prescriptions for them are filled. In its complaint it alleges that compounding pharmacists state that natural hormones are safer than synthetic, patented ones and that some have been "illegally" mass produced, rather than individually compounded. Wyeth also asks the FDA to regulate compounding pharmacists although they are regulated by the states, not by the federal government. (Supreme Court Decision - Thompson et al. v. Western States Medical Center et al., U. S. Supreme Court Case No. 01-344, Decided April 29, 2002m http://www. fda. gov/cder/pharmcomp/supremeCourt. pdf (http://www. fda. gov/cder/pharmcomp/supremeCourt. pdf).)

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Organic-Acai-Berry. com Publishes the 2009 AcaiBerry Buyers Guide

Organic-Acai-Berry. com Publishes the 2009 AcaiBerry Buyers Guide

Organic-Acai-Berry. com is a leading international distributor of acai berry products specializing in certified organic freeze-dried acai supplements. The company serves customers worldwide and features the certified organic acai product called Perfect Acai. Details are available on the company website http://organic-acai-berry. com

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 10, 2009

As part of the Organic-Acai-Berry. com ongoing effort to help consumers select the highest quality acai berry products with the highest potency, the company has published on it's website an Acai Berry Buyers Guide. This guide provides a simple overview of some of the critical criteria that consumers should look for, when shopping for acai products.

According to company spokesperson Charlie Lynch, "The reason to buy acai berry products is to get the nutritional benefits that this remarkable fruit offers. But there are wide differences in nutritional value from product to product." He adds "In order to reap the benefits of acai you must buy the most potent products." Lynch says the first thing consumers should verify is that the ingredient contained in the product is pure acai and nothing else.

Unlike most acai berry related websites, the Organic-Acai-Berry. com website explains how consumers can distinquish between the highest quality acai berry products and those of lesser quality. According to Lynch, acai is widely accepted to be a remarkably nutritious fruit with an unusually high level of antioxidants but many companies are going overboard by making outrageous health claims. And many of these companies fail to disclose the amount of acai in their products, or exactly which ingredients are contained in the products they offer.

The company website explains the different forms of acai that are available outside of the rainforest region of Brazil. Lynch says they strongly prefer freeze dried acai powder over other forms. The acai berry grows only in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. And within a short time after harvesting the fruit begins to lose nutritional potency, which is the case with many other fruits as well. Therefore, the fresh acai fruit is not available outside of Brazil. If the fresh fruit was shipped to the US, for instance, it would be nutritionally worthless by the time it was purchased from a supermarket shelf.

Since buying fresh acai fruit outside of Brazil is not feasible, consumers must select from other forms of the fruit. Company spokesman Lynch says "We like freeze dried the best because the freeze drying process captures the nutritional properties of the fresh fruit." Lynch says the company's favorite freeze dried acai product is the product called Perfect Acai which is available through the company website.

In order to help consumers avoid rip-offs and time consuming entanglements, the company has been aggressively warning consumers to reject free offers for acai products, as well as free offers for most other products too since most of free offer promotions are essentially marketing ploys in which consumers requesting the free samples are unwittingly placed in monthly auto-shipment programs. These programs automatically ship products and they are often extremely difficult to cancel. Victims have reported great difficulty cancelling these programs as a result of hard to find customer service phone numbers, disconnected phone lines, and excessively long hold times. These free offer schemes often bury the disclosure about the auto shipment programs behind links titled 'Terms' or 'Terms and Conditions' which many people don't read. The company advises consumers to simply avoid websites promoting free offers altogether and to realize that it is not realistic to expect to get something for nothing. They have placed an acai berry scam alert prominently on the website to help consumers avoid these problems. When something is advertised as being free there is usually a catch. They also advise consumers to read product labels in order to make sure they are getting the best product available at a fair price. Flynn says "acai berry is an excellent source of nutrition but consumers should understand that they are getting little more than aggravation when something is advertised as free."

To get information about pure acai or to order Perfect Acai visit the company website.

Media Contact: Charlie Flynn 732-249-9008

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Salamander Technologies' SERG Assists Texas Emergency Management with Hurricane Ike Operations

Salamander Technologies' SERG Assists Texas Emergency Management with Hurricane Ike Operations

As residents evacuated away from the Houston area in anticipation of Hurricane Ike, members of Salamander Technologies' Salamander Emergency Response Group (SERG) headed towards the city to help one of Salamander Technologies' largest customers. The fourth largest city in the United States, and the largest city in Texas, Houston's Emergency Management Officials faced the daunting task of tracking evacuees as they left their homes to head for safer ground.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) November 1, 2008

As residents evacuated away from the Houston area in anticipation of Hurricane Ike, members of Salamander Technologies' Salamander Emergency Response Group (SERG) headed towards the city to help one of Salamander Technologies' largest customers. The fourth largest city in the United States, and the largest city in Texas, Houston's Emergency Management Officials faced the daunting task of tracking evacuees as they left their homes to head for safer ground.

"We called in SERG to help our staff and volunteers run Salamander Technologies' evacTRAX solution," said Terry Moore, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Houston's Emergency Management office. "They stepped in to help us run the solution, providing critical support before, during and after the storm."

"The members of SERG are highly trained first responders," said Russ Miller, President of Salamander Technologies. "As experts in both Incident Command and working our solutions, the dedicated members of SERG step right in to help our customers whenever needed."

Salamander Technologies' SERG is most often used on national exercises and to provide product training. However, SERG is available to help whenever an agency needs additional support brought in to manage resources, track evacuees or patients, or to otherwise help manage a large incident.

"Our team is comprised of men and women who have spent their life in public service," said Mike Whelan, Co-Founder of Salamander Technologies and SERG Leader. "They know how to handle a large scale incident, and have managed everything from fires to the Super Bowl. This group is ready and willing to head into areas where help is needed at a moment's notice."

SERG members processed evacuees at the George R. Brown Convention Center using Salamander Technologies' evacTRAX solution. The team also used the incidentID and COMMAND solutions to badge volunteers and track where resources were assigned. During the storm, SERG members waited out the worst of the weather in the Houston Emergency Operations Center (EOC) before heading back to the George R. Brown Convention Center to continue processing evacuees. Over the course of several days, SERG helped Houston officials track the movement of almost 8,000 individuals as they moved through temporary shelters, to long-term shelters or to healthcare facilities if needed.

"The first in SERG members worked around the clock until replacements arrived," said Robert Schwarz, SERG Leader and Field Services General Manager of Salamander Technologies. "We tracked evacuees, including individuals with special needs and pets, as they were sent to shelters. We provided the ability to search for evacuees, so that families could be reunited after the storm had passed."

"Actually, the total Salamander Technologies' Assistance didn't stop in Houston," said Joseph Robinson, Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Salamander Technologies, "Our solutions were in operation in the San Antonio Region and the Dallas Region."

Salamander Technologies' interTRAX Suite proved to be flexible and met the tough requirements of helping handle this NIMS Type 2 event. Where challenges occurred with other vendor's systems, Salamander Technologies proved the quality of its application. A provider of quality hardware, software and services can indeed make a difference in people's lives.

"The folks in Texas fared as well as could be expected in the face of a disaster of this magnitude," adds Whelan. "SERG was proud to help and felt honored by the chance to contribute our experience on behalf of the citizens of the State of Texas.

Www. salamandertechnologies. com

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Making History in Hong Kong

Making History in Hong Kong

Fifteen men and women from Hong Kong came together to make history by sharing their experiences of the University of London External System through a history-gathering technique called the 'Witness Seminar'.

(Vocus) July 22, 2008

Fifteen men and women from Hong Kong came together to make history by sharing their experiences of the University of London External System through a history-gathering technique called the 'Witness Seminar'.

Participants sharing their experiences of the External System during the course of the Seminar - held in Hong Kong itself - included representatives from a range of backgrounds such as legal practitioners, lecturers, engineers, directors of teaching institutions, entrepreneurs and British Council staff.

The emerging theme from the Seminar, held on Saturday 19 July, was the valued 'gold' standard of the External System degree with students and employers alike, as well as its immense flexibility and portability that allows students to study when and where they like.

Other witnesses emphasised the importance of studying for a degree, not necessarily with a view to developing a career, but adding value to an existing one, with law proving to be a popular programme for this purpose.

Rescue from failure was how Andy Chung described his experience of the University of London External System. Now a lecturer in Economics at HKU SPACE, Andy described his passion for Economics from an early age, but somehow failed to do well at A Level.

"This failure didn't stop my love for Economics, all I wanted to do was teach the subject", Andy added. Having completed a Diploma in Economics, he successfully pursued an Economics degree through the University of London External System and now with a Masters degree under his belt, Andy shares his enthusiasm for the subject with other students as a lecturer in Hong Kong.

Professor Robert Holland, who chaired the Seminar, said all the contributors provided a rich and colourful account of the University of London External System and its contribution to life in Hong Kong.

Summing up the Seminar, Professor Holland said: "It has clearly provided access and opportunity for people in Hong Kong that would otherwise not have been available to them. The System has helped change lives, contribute positively to the growth of the local economy and thereby the global economy, as well as fill a gap that existed here in higher education."

The Hong Kong Witness Seminar is the last in a series of three, held to celebrate the University of London External System's 150th Anniversary during 2008, which also marks 120 years of the External System in Hong Kong. The first two seminars, held in London, focused on the role of the External System in the UK and the Commonwealth.

The Witness Seminars have been pioneered by the University of London's Centre for Contemporary British History, which is part of the Institute for Historical Research. The Witness Seminars have proved successful as a means of capturing important historical information and personal stories for the record.

Notes for Editors
 The University of London was established in 1836 and is one of the oldest, largest and most diverse universities in the United Kingdom.  The University's founding principle is to provide education for all, irrespective of race, creed or political belief.  In 1858, the University of London was granted its fourth charter, which paved the way for the establishment of the University of London External System.  The University of London External System pre-empted distance education by more than 100 years.  The University of London External System is a unique global network of 41,000 students in 180 countries, on more than 100 study programmes ranging from social sciences to law to health.  The External System has been instrumental in the formation of British higher education - all English and Welsh universities founded between 1849-1949 offered University of London degrees before obtaining charters to award their own.  Between 1946-1970, the External System played a significant role in establishing many Commonwealth universities under a unique scheme of 'special relations'.  Through the External System higher education was made available to a much wider range of social classes; it pre-empted 20th Century developments in open, flexible and distance learning by more than 100 years.  Famous former students and alumni of the External System include five Nobel Prize Winners: Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Ronald Coase, Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott and Nelson Mandela.  To find out more about the External System and its 150th Anniversary please visit: http://www. londonexternal. ac. uk or http://www. londonexternal. ac. uk/150  Photographs are available on request.

For further information contact:

Binda Rai
Head of Global Media and Public Relations
University of London External System
Email: binda. rai @ london. ac. uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7862 8545 (office)
07920 476483 (mobile)

Peter Quinn
Senior Communications Manager
University of London External System
Email: peter. quinn @ london. ac. uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7664 5584 (office)

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The Leader Of Canada's Juice and Smoothie Bar Industry Arrives in Houston

The Leader Of Canada's Juice and Smoothie Bar Industry Arrives in Houston

Booster Juice, arguably the best loved smoothie concept in Canada, is poised for growth in the Houston market. With a high quality product that is both great tasting and healthy, Booster Juice expects to attract a loyal following of discerning customers in Houston.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) September 5, 2006

Booster Juice has partnered with The Houston Smoothie, LLC, to expand it's premium product into the Houston market and it's surrounding areas. The team plans to open the first Booster Juice store in the first quarter of 2007, with three more locations opening shortly thereafter. With 20 stores slated to open in the U. S. in the second half of 2006, and over 150 stores already open across North America, Booster Juice is positioned to offer a healthier alternative to millions of consumers tired of the high calorie and sugar content in their smoothies.

Why Booster Juice?

The Booster Juice advantage is that only the best ingredients are contained in it's smoothies. Booster Juice uses only 100 percent pure fruit juice. The product does not contain any added sugar, high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. Booster Juice uses fresh, daily made natural yogurt which contains live cultures to improve digestion, instead of frozen yogurt, ice cream, or sherbert. Booster Juice also uses all natural sorbet sweetened with inulin, a naturally occurring plant based sweetener. Each smoothie also receives a free "boost" with a scientifically advanced nutritional supplement. In addition to smoothies, customers can select from a wide array of freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable blended juices, ranging from apple to spinach. Customers wanting a bite to eat can choose from a nice selection of nutritious, mouth watering paninis and quesadillas.

"The Houston Smoothie plans to sell and open about 30-40 stores across the greater Houston region", says Philip Gutierrez, owner of The Houston Smoothie. "We think Booster Juice raises the smoothie bar to a whole new level of taste and health".

For information about opening a Booster Juice and Smoothie Bar in the greater Houston area, contact The Houston Smoothie at 713-569-9215, or visit the Booster Juice website, at www. boosterjuice. com.

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Couples Want Wedding Guests to Invest in Their Lives, Not Their Linens

Couples Want Wedding Guests to Invest in Their Lives, Not Their Linens

Couples’ Wishes Come True with Newly Launched UponOurStar ‘Wish Registry’

(PRWEB) January 5, 2010

Gone are the days of registering for crystal and china that will only be used a couple of times a year. Instead, enter the era of the wish registry, and a chance for wedding guests to give newly married couples once in a lifetime experiences, a brighter future and a chance to live their life together to the fullest.

Newly launched UponOurStar (www. uponourstar. com) is the industry’s first wish registry site for brides and grooms-to-be. The site gives couples a platform to express their wedding wishes, and gives wedding guests an opportunity to celebrate the couple’s union by investing in their hopes and dreams. Each year, billions of dollars are spent on store-bought wedding gifts, and while luggage and towels can be useful, an investment in a couple’s future is a far more meaningful way to wish a couple well on the most important day of their lives.

“What’s a fairytale wedding without the granting of a wish or two,” said Mariko Takeuchi, managing director of UponOurStar. “Rather than browsing catalogs and stores to come up with a list of ‘stuff’ traditionally viewed as requirements for starting a life together, couples can share their greatest hopes, dreams and wishes with their friends and family, and enlist their help in making them come true.”

Today’s couples are thinking ‘outside the gift box’ when it comes to selecting what should be on their wedding registry. According to recent statistics and research, most couples get married in their late 20s and are already established, thus eliminating the need for common household items that once dominated traditional gift registries. Instead of appliances and linens, most modern couples would much rather have guests contribute to their commitment to a healthy lifestyle or a college education for their future children. And these are exactly the types of wishes and dreams that UponOurStar wants to help make a reality for couples.

Signing up for an UponOurStar wish registry is an easy, three-step process. Couples simply create their account, add their wishes to their registry and then share their registry with friends and family with an official e-Note. Couples can then log in to their account regularly to monitor which wishes have been granted, as well as add, edit or update wedding wishes to match guests’ budgets, preferences and quantities.

After the wedding, couples collect their wedding wish funds by scheduling a secure bank transfer. 2.5 percent of the total funds are withheld for credit card fees, and a one-time fee of $15 is required for bank processing fees. Transactions are typically complete within 10 business days, just in time for the happy couple to take off on the adventure of their dreams or begin building a solid foundation for their future.

The list of what couples can wish for on their registry is endless. Wishes can include a downpayment on a first home, lifetime gym memberships, a trip around the world, education funds, honeymoon activities and even assistance with a dream wedding. UponOurStar gives couples the flexibility to make wishes that reflect their priorities and personalities, and gives guests an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the life of the newly wedded couple.

“Investing in a couple’s dreams is a wonderful and memorable way to celebrate their love and commitment,” said Takeuchi. “There is a world full of possibilities out there, and with UponOurStar, there’s no limit to what the future will bring for new couples.”

For more information, or to create or view a wish registry, visit www. uponourstar. com. FAQs are also available.

About UponOurStar

Launched in 2009, UponOurStar is the industry’s first online wish registry for brides and grooms-to-be. The site provides a robust platform for couples to register for meaningful wishes, rather than for ‘stuff.’ Visit www. uponourstar. com for more information, or to post or view wish registries.

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Omega to Host Women & Courage Conference, Focus on 'Expressing Women's Wisdom in the 21st Century'

Omega to Host Women & Courage Conference, Focus on 'Expressing Women's Wisdom in the 21st Century'

Omega Institute today announced that it will hold a weekend conference dedicated to examining the ways in which women are redefining courage around the world. The conference, which will be held September 12-14, 2008 on the Rhinebeck, New York campus, brings together groundbreaking speakers across several fields, including Christiane Northrup, Isabel Allende, Queen Afua, Loung Ung and others.

Rhinebeck, NY (PRWEB) September 8, 2008

Focus on 'Expressing Women's Wisdom in the 21st Century'. Omega Institute today announced that it will hold a weekend conference dedicated to examining the ways in which women are redefining courage around the world. The conference, which will be held September 12-14, 2008 on the Rhinebeck, New York campus, brings together groundbreaking speakers across several fields, including Christiane Northrup, Isabel Allende, Queen Afua, Loung Ung and others.

"We are living in a time when women are taking courageous leaps in all walks of life. This conference is about both inspiring women to have courage as well as redefining courage itself," said Carla Goldstein, director of the Women's Institute at Omega.

Each year the Women's Institute at Omega sponsors events that explore the role women play in shaping the world. This year's featured conference -- Women & Courage -- takes a closer look at what it means to be courageous in the 21st century, as we are faced with issues of environment, health, politics, war, and an increasingly complex world in which we raise our children.

"We want to enlarge what courage means by going beyond the mythic stereotype of the warrior who destroys to include the bridge builder who heals," continued Goldstein. "So many of the relationship building qualities that women bring to the table are the qualities that the world needs now, and this conference is designed to help inspire women to step more fully into their own power in their personal, professional, and public lives."

Through keynote talks and workshops, conference participants have a unique opportunity to join a diverse community of women who are redefining courage all over the world.

The conference is open to men as well as women. To register please visit, eOmega. org or call 800.944.1001. A limited number of media passes are available. Please contact Chrissa Pullicino at 845.266.4444, ext. 233 if you would like to cover the event.

FEATURING:

Christiane Northrup, MD, is the author of several best-selling books, including Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause. Her work helps women create health, wellness, and empowerment in their lives and in the world.

Isabel Allende's many books, including The House of the Spirits and Paula, have sold more than 51 million copies and been translated into 30 languages. Born in Chile, she is a lifelong advocate for human rights, a passionate speaker, and the founder of the Isabel Allende Foundation.

Elizabeth Lesser is cofounder and senior advisor of Omega Institute, and author of The Seeker's Guide and Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow. She has been creating conferences and trainings for women at Omega for many years.

Queen Afua is cofounder of the Heal Thyself Natural Living Center in Brooklyn, New York, and author of Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind and Spirit, and other books that blend spiritual and ancestral healing with alternative medicine.

Loung Ung is a survivor of Cambodia's killing fields and an activist for the elimination of land mines. Her best-selling memoirs, First They Killed My Father and Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites With the Sister She Left Behind, are riveting accounts of courage and the resilience of the human spirit.

Tara Brach, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, the author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, and one of the most well-respected women teaching Buddhist meditation in the West.

Sarah Peter is an artist whose work is in many collections worldwide. She has been an active philanthropist for many years, focused primarily on mental health and women's issues, and has given critical support to the Women's Institute at Omega.

About Omega Institute for Holistic Studies:
Founded in 1977, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies is the nation's most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. As a nonprofit organization, Omega offers diverse and innovative educational experiences that inspire an integrated approach to personal and social change. Located on 195 acres in the beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega welcomes more than 23,000 people to its workshops, conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York and at exceptional locations around the world. eOmega. org

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Student Conservation Association And Amtrak Provide Environmental Education To City Youth

Student Conservation Association And Amtrak Provide Environmental Education To City Youth

America’s Railroad is SCA’s “Official Alternative Transportation Provider”

Washington, DC and Charlestown, NH (Vocus) June 24, 2010

Demonstrating a strong commitment to a clean environment, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and Amtrak announced today an expansion of Amtrak’s sponsorship of the SCA Community Conservation Program, a unique school year curriculum that provides environmental education and green jobs training to thousands of city youth from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

The agreement expands an SCA-Amtrak sponsorship begun last year in the Western U. S. to a relationship that is national in scope covering SCA student engagement in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Milwaukee, Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco/Oakland and Washington, D. C. SCA also named Amtrak its “Official Alternative Transportation Provider” as part of the new agreement, under which Amtrak will provide reduced-cost transportation for eligible SCA student programs.

“Amtrak is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and environmental impact,” said Roy Deitchman, Amtrak Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety. “With Amtrak support, we know that SCA will be able to reach more young people from diverse backgrounds, ensuring the next generation of conservation leaders will be as inclusive as it is capable.”

“In cooperation with Amtrak, this year SCA will engage nearly 1,800 city youth in conservation service across the nation,” said SCA President Dale Penny. “By connecting youth to nature and potential career tracks, we are building a brighter future for all. SCA is grateful to Amtrak for its support.”

This summer, students in the SCA will blaze new trails and engage in trail maintenance and restoration, invasive species removal, historical preservation and habitat restoration. Among the SCA sites that are also Amtrak destinations are Cylburn Arboretum (Baltimore), Trinity River Audubon Center (Dallas), W. E.B. Dubois High School (Detroit), Hogg Bird Sanctuary (Houston), Angeles National Forest (Los Angeles), Valley Forge (Philadelphia), Presidio (San Francisco) and Greenbelt Park (Washington, D. C.).

“The Amtrak partnership with the Student Conservation Association is a natural fit to observe, educate and pursue conservation methods that will ensure a better environment for this and the next generations,” Deitchman added. It also complements numerous Amtrak green initiatives including optional passenger carbon offset purchases to support sustainable reforestation and alternative energy projects.

About Amtrak
As the nation’s intercity passenger rail operator, Amtrak connects America in safer, greener and healthier ways. Last fiscal year (FY 2009), the railroad carried 27.2 million passengers, making it the second-best year in the company’s history. With 21,000 route miles in 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces, Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day—at speeds up to 150 mph (241 kph)—to more than 500 destinations. Amtrak also is the partner of choice for state-supported corridor services in 15 states and for several commuter rail agencies. Visit Amtrak. com or call 800-USA-RAIL for schedules, fares and more information.

About Student Conservation Association
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the only national conservation force of college and high school-aged members who protect and restore America's parks, forests, refuges, seashores and urban communities in all 50 states. Since 1957, the SCA's hands-on practice of conservation service has helped to develop a new generation of conservation leaders, inspire lifelong stewardship, and save the planet. The SCA is a non-profit headquartered in Charlestown, New Hampshire. For more information, visit thesca. org.

Amtrak Contact: Marc Magliari
312 880.5390

SCA Contact: Deirdre Fitzgerald
603 543.1700, ext. 173

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CSM President Interviews Local Expert on Clutter

CSM President Interviews Local Expert on Clutter

Radio interview: Dr. Brad Gottfried, the College of Southern Maryland's President, will be interviewing local clutter expert Janet Hall on November 11th.

Port Republic, MD (PRWEB) November 8, 2007

Dr. Brad Gottfried, the College of Southern Maryland's President, will be interviewing local clutter expert Janet Hall on November 11th (Sunday) to be aired on three local stations at three different times: 7 AM: WKIK 102.9 , 7:30 AM: WYRX 97.7 and 8 AM: WSMD 98.3

"The health of your life and environment are the keys to becoming all you can be," according to Hall, a part-time faculty member for the College of Southern Maryland's (CSM) Personal Enrichment Programs.

Hall will be offering a free report on how to sort through your clutter and offers advice for home and office disorganization.

Hall has been a professional organizer for the past 11 years; a certified feng shui practitioner for five years and in the past two years has been studying with Donna Eden of Energy Medicine and working towards a Bachelor's Degree in HealTheology at American Institute of Holistic Theology (AIHT).

Hall is also a faculty member and mentor for the Feng Shui Institute of America (FSIA), of which she graduated and the past president of the Feng Shui Institute International (FSII), of which she continues to serve on their board.

For interviews or personal appearances call 410/586-9440.
Janet Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover, is certified as a professional organizer and in feng shui. Hall has written four books, produced 38 audio CD's, two multimedia training CD's, and a complete system on how to become a professional organizer. Ms. Hall consults, speaks, trains, and teaches locally as well as internationally. Visit Janet at www. overhall. com

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MoreSteam. com Announces Online French and German Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Courses

MoreSteam. com Announces Online French and German Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Courses

MoreSteam. com, the leading global provider of online Lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, today released French and German versions of its Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course. These newest additions to MoreSteam's e-Learning catalog are the first complete Lean Six Sigma Green Belt courses presented in French and German by any online training provider. MoreSteam's new courses provide thorough coverage of the Lean and Six Sigma skills that professionals need to lead a complex process improvement project and produce bottom-line results. Each course includes approximately 50 hours of interactive lessons, quizzes and toolsets smartly presented within the DMAIC (Define - Measure - Analyze - Improve - Control) framework.

Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) June 11, 2009

MoreSteam. com, the leading global provider of online Lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, today released French and German versions of its Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course. These newest additions to MoreSteam's e-Learning catalog are the first complete Lean Six Sigma Green Belt courses presented in French and German by any online training provider.

MoreSteam's new foreign-language Green Belt courses provide thorough coverage of the Lean and Six Sigma skills that professionals need to lead a complex process improvement project and produce bottom-line results. Each course includes approximately 50 hours of interactive lessons, quizzes and toolsets smartly presented within the DMAIC (Define - Measure - Analyze - Improve - Control) framework.

The French - and German-language courses offer the same high-quality feature set as MoreSteam's English-language Green Belt course. All course content is highly interactive and delivered on-demand in a multimedia format including audio, audio slide shows, simulated experiments, practice sessions, and online quiz modules. Students have complete scheduling flexibility in a totally self-paced environment, and can download Microsoft® Excel®-based templates for data analysis, eliminating the need for expensive data analysis software.

Always at the forefront of Lean Six Sigma e-Learning, MoreSteam has a long history of course customization in response to customer demand. In 2004, MoreSteam translated its Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course into seven languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. In the past five years, MoreSteam has also released successful Healthcare, Finance, and Services versions of its Executive Overview, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt courses, as well as separate Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) courses for product design and process design.

"We specifically designed these new French and German Green Belt courses to meet the needs of our global customers," explained MoreSteam. com CEO and Founder Bill Hathaway. "While English is often the standard language of business, many professionals reach proficiency faster - and retain the lessons better - when the concepts are presented in their native language. Students need their training to be interactive, informative and comprehensible, and with these new courses, we're allowing global organizations to remove the language barrier and standardize the high quality and continuity of their Lean Six Sigma training."

To learn more about course content and pricing, visit http://www. moresteam. com/corporate. cfm (http://www. moresteam. com/corporate. cfm).

About MoreSteam. com
MoreSteam. com is the leading global provider of online Lean Six Sigma training and blended learning technology, serving over 1,200 corporate clients and over 20% of the Fortune 500 with a full suite of Lean Six Sigma e-Learning courses, Engine Room® data analysis software, TRACtion® online project tracking software, CrucibleTM online testing, and SigmaSim® online DMAIC simulations and games. MoreSteam. com was launched in the year 2000 in response to the high cost of traditional Six Sigma training and tools, and has now trained over 200,000 Lean Six Sigma professionals. MoreSteam's mission is to enable people to advance the performance of their organizations by delivering powerful tools for process improvement to the widest possible audience at the lowest price available.

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American Photography from the Great Depression at the Lowry

American Photography from the Great Depression at the Lowry

Over 200 iconic and less famous photographs commissioned to document the depression in 1930s America is on at the Lowry, Salford, until January 2, 2005. The exhibition coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Wall Street Crash, and is sponsored by the US embassy in London.

(PRWEB) October 9, 2004

THIS IS AMERICA

Documentary photographs of the 1930s and 1940s

2 October 2004 - 2 January 2005

The Lowry continues its commitment to exhibiting photography with this major exhibition of 200 historic – as well as little known - images from Depression America. The 1930s and 40s were decades in which interest was taken in the previously ‘hidden’ landscapes of poverty. LS Lowry‘s paintings of this period demonstrate the same impulse, and This is America complements the exhibition, Lowry’s Mean Streets of the 1930s and 40s.

The images in This is America are by eight photographers, all but one of whom worked on Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal "Farm Security Administration" (FSA) project. Some of the images displayed are world famous, others less well known, and the combined effect will give a new and deeper insight into the physical and human landscape of the Great Depression.

The exhibition will start with works by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965). Originally a fashionable portrait photographer, during the Depression

Lange started photographing the poor and unemployed who were on the streets outside her studio. A number of works from her "Migrant Mother" series will be shown together to show how the final work - arguably the best known photograph ever taken - was constructed using her studio portraiture techniques.

Ben Shahn (1899-1969) photographed broadly similar themes to Dorothea Lange, but his work is less formally controlled. Originally trained as

A painter, Shaihn also used an angled camera to "snatch" images of people who were often unaware they were being photographed.

A series of works from Walker Evans' (1903-75) book "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" will show how Evans emphasised that dignity and pride can still flourish in conditions of great poverty. In contrast will be pictures by the only photographer in the exhibition who was not employed by the FSA project, Margaret Bourke-White (1904-71), in particular from her book "You Have Seen Their Faces". In these images the despair of poverty is much more in evidence than its dignity.

Arthur Rothstein (1915-85), who has been called "the Ansel Adams of erosion", shows how using inappropriate farming methods turned fertile

Land into desert. His works were carefully constructed - for example, he moved a skull to give a more dramatic shadow in "The bleached skull

Of a steer on the dry sun-baked sand of the South Dakota Badlands". His photographs of closed down banks in the Mid West can be said to summarise the Depression in a single image. Evicted sharecroppers and protesters along Route 61 bring the underlying conflict to life.

The imagery of conflict continues with Marion Post Wolcott's (1910-90) works. These include photographs of picket lines waiting for strike-

Breaking workers. Her work also shows how globalisation was already increasing in power - her images of the manufactured Pepsi-Cola logo

Contrasting with the hand-painted strikers' banners, her theme being the loss of the rural American idyll to big business. The titles often sum up the power of the work - for example "Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health but are still occupied by Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Florida".

Russell Lee (1903-86) created images that show the plight and dignity of black families, including slum conditions in which they lived. In one image what at first appears to be a bombed out street turns out to be "merely" an image of abject urban poverty. Included in the selections of Marion Post Wolcott and Russell Lee will be colour photographs – overturning our view of this as a ‘black and white’ era

The exhibition ends with works by Gordon Parks (born 1912), the only black photographer who worked on the FSA project. His works follow a

Day in the life story of one person. The biographical portrait is of Ella Watson, a government cleaner bringing up 5 children on an income of $1080 per year. Normally the images would be of the people whose offices she cleaned - the government officials and men of power. This

Series brings the normally invisible Ella to life, and shows that her work is as valid and important as that of the unseen officials whose

Offices she cleans. The image of her posed with her mop and broom in a government office next to a US flag is one of the more iconic in the exhibition.

Mark Durden, guest curator of This is America for The Lowry, commented: "This show will present a distinctive selection of important documentary photographic images made during Franklin D Roosevelt's "New Deal". Including both canonical and lesser-known photos, the exhibition places emphasis on the social dynamics behind the documentary practices of eight photographers. This is America will also include lesser-known colour photographs, which radically disrupt our view of this period in American history, which tends to be linked to black & white images."

Lindsay Brooks, Head of Galleries at The Lowry, added: "What will be fascinating about this exhibition is the emphasis it places on giving status to "ordinary" people. “

For further information about This is America please contact Alan Sykes on T 016977-2228 or M 0777-361 5170 email: laansykes@talkinhead. demon. co. uk

Or Michelle Bowey, Media Relations Manager at The Lowry on 0161 876 2037 or michelle@thelowry. com

For images of This is America visit www. picturesforpress. co. uk to download a picture from the ‘forthcoming exhibitions’ section.

When you visit the web-site for the first time you need to register - You only do this once. All you need to do for registration is:

fill in your email address create your own password (we suggest using your name so it's easily memorable!) say which publication you write for. use golowry as the account name use zebra as the account reference

NOTES TO EDITORS

GALLERY INFORMATION

The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ

Information & Box Office Telephone 0870 787 5793

Www. thelowry. com

The Lowry offers a programme of modern and contemporary art of diversity and appeal. The Lowry collection itself is presented in a dynamic way, with displays changing regularly. Temporary exhibitions often complement the collections, through themed exhibitions about the urban or industrial environment, empty landscapes, or contemporaries of L S Lowry.

 Hidden: The Secret Life of LowryÂ’s art 17 July – 8 Jan 2005 

 Mean Streets: LowryÂ’s art 1920-1940 21 July - 2 Jan 2005

 Thermo 04 25 Sep – 2 Jan 2004

 This is America 2 Oct – 2 Jan 2005

Gallery Opening Times:

Galleries open everyday 11am – 5pm

Admission to the Galleries is FREE. On arrival, visitors need an admission ticket from the Galleries Desk. We encourage donations to support the Galleries and the care of the L S Lowry Collection.

FREE FAMILY SUNDAYS, a brand new series of fun family events, all free of charge, taking place between 11am and 3pm on the last Sunday of every month.

Victor Miramontes Keynotes Air RoadÂ’s NAFTA Logistics Summit

Victor Miramontes Keynotes Air RoadÂ’s NAFTA Logistics Summit

Victor Miramontes, former CEO of the North American Development Bank, to deliver keynote address at Air Road's El Paso NAFTA Summit on January 16, 2004.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (PRWEB) January 12, 2004

Air Road Express (Air Road), a leading provider of outsourced Supply Chain Management and time definite transportation services based in Indianapolis, announces that Victor Miramontes, former CEO of the North American Development Bank will keynote the El Paso NAFTA Summit on January 16, 2004.

The NAFTA Logistics Summit sponsored by Air Road Express brings together key business & civic leaders along the South Texas border, to discuss the present and future state of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its impact on organizations doing business in the area. The event is scheduled for Friday, January 16, 2004 at the Coronado Country Club in El Paso, Texas, and will feature keynote speaker Victor Miramontes, Managing Director of Pacific CityHome and former Managing Director and CEO of the North American Development Bank, created with the signing of NAFTA. The BankÂ’s focus is on basic urban infrastructure in both the US and Mexico border communities. The Bank has become the chief financial architect for jobs, healthcare and housing for the border regionÂ’s fastest growing communities. It has provided critical financing to 65 major projects representing over $2 billion in new investments and has provided technical assistance and training to over 80 communities.

“We believe in the future of NAFTA and all the possibilities it brings to the US and countries doing business in the Free Trade Zone. It is our hope that these forums will facilitate important discussions between key civic and business leaders,” said Steve Robinson, President & CEO, Air Road. Air Road Express will sponsor the summit which will feature Victor Miramontes as the keynote speaker along with Fidel Vargas, Vice President of Business Development for Reliant Equity Partners and Dr. Alberto Vasquez of AR Advisory Services.

“During my tenure at the North American Development Bank, I witnessed the promise of NAFTA and the tremendous growth that was born out of the agreement. We should continue to promote NAFTA as it has provided the economic foundation for development to communities in and around the Free Trade Zone,” said Victor Miramontes, Managing Director of Pacific CityHome and former CEO of the North American Development Bank.

Air Road Express offers supply chain solutions including air and ground-based freight expediting, full truck load transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, outsourced transportation management, and third party vendor-managed inventory (VMI). Air Road specializes in exclusive NAFTA-oriented LTL consolidations from origin points in the Canadian and Midwest markets to every major border crossing gateway into Mexico.

Air Road plans to host additional summits in Laredo, TX and Monterrey, Mexico in 2004. For more information or to participate in these summits, visit www. airroad. com.

About Air Road Express

Air Road Express was founded in 1989 and offers supply chain solutions including air and ground-based freight expediting, full truck load transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, outsourced transportation management, and third party vendor-managed inventory (VMI). The Company also offers a variety of premium and time definite transportation services. AR Advisory Services delivers state of the art services that complement the execution of their NAFTA Supply Chain solutions. Air Road ExpressÂ’ customer base includes a growing roster of Fortune 500 companies in numerous industries, including automotive and industrial, retail, consumer electronics, and consumer packaged goods. For more information on Air Road Express, visit www. airroad. com.

Air Road Corporate Contact:

Tom Donovan

(317) 390-6500

TDonovan@air-road. com

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World's Leading Pet Insurer, Petplan, Launches New Pet Insurance Program in California

World's Leading Pet Insurer, Petplan, Launches New Pet Insurance Program in California

Pet insurance provider enters the California market. Flexible policies, lifetime coverage and coverage for hereditary and congenital diseases differentiates Petplan for other pet insurance providers.

Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) June 19, 2007

Petplan, the pet insurance provider with a proven pedigree, today announced the launch of their unique, comprehensive insurance products in California. Petplan is the leading pet health insurer worldwide and the only pet insurance partner of the Humane Society of the United States.

"For the first time Californian pet owners have the option to buy a policy that not only covers their pet for life, but also covers hereditary conditions as standard." said Chris Ashton, President of Petplan USA. "Many dog diseases are genetic in origin, inherited through breeding. In fact there are over 500 diseases in purebred dogs alone. Over the past 30 years Petplan has paid out millions of dollars worth of claims around the world for hereditary conditions such as hip dysplasia, mitral valve disease and luxating patellas, to mention a few."

Simple and Flexible Policies
With the cost of veterinary care more than doubling during the past ten years, pet insurance is becoming an important consideration for all pet owners. In fact, insured pet owners are more likely to claim on their pet insurance policy than on their homeowners or auto insurance. 

Extensive market research has enabled the company to develop a series of unique policies to meet pet owners' needs. Petplan policies cover hereditary diseases, are fully customizable with a choice of deductibles and coinsurance options, and offer a "Covered for Life" promise as standard. These policies are the first of their kind in the United States and offer pet owners the highest and most comprehensive levels of coverage in the marketplace.

"Petplan is a safe investment for pet owners," said Natasha Ashton, Chief Marketing Officer. "The ability to customize policies to meet the financial needs of pet owners and the health needs of their pets, coupled with our Covered for Life guarantee on all policies is a unique benefit of Petplan."

Appeal to Baby Boomers
The company has focused on meeting the particular needs of Baby Boomers from its inception, as boomers are prime consumers of pet health insurance. Despite representing about 28% of the US population, the Boomer market owns 39% of all pets and spends the most amount of money on their pets who they often view as surrogate children.

For those Boomers living on fixed incomes, the financial protection offered by pet insurance can be highly attractive. With one-third of all pets requiring some form of unexpected medical care in any one year, pet insurance allows owners to make decisions based on their pets' health and wellness instead of personal financial impact.

About Petplan
Petplan USA is a Philadelphia-based provider of accident and illness health insurance for American cats and dogs. The company is affiliated with Petplan UK - the world's largest and most trusted pet insurance company recommended by more veterinarians, pet owners and pedigree breeders than any other.

Petplan is licensed in 46 States and the District if Columbia, and will be available in all states by the end of 2007.

Petplan policies in the US are administered by Fetch Insurance Services, LLC (Fetch Insurance Agency, LLC in Michigan) and underwritten by American National Property And Casualty Company (www. anpac. com), rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best. Petplan is the registered trade mark of Petplan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Insurance plc, a company registered and incorporated in the United Kingdom.
For further information please call 1.866.GoPetplan (1.866.467.3875) or visit www. GoPetplan. com.

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Vinomis Laboratories Announces Reseller Program for Vindure 900 Resveratrol Supplement

Vinomis Laboratories Announces Reseller Program for Vindure 900 Resveratrol Supplement

Vinomis Laboratories today announced the nationwide expansion of its reseller program for Vindure 900, the leading Resveratrol-based anti-aging supplement. The new program is designed for doctors, specialty retailers, along withfitness, nutrition and health practitioners.

Sewickley, PA (PRWEB) November 9, 2010

Vinomis Laboratories today announced the nationwide expansion of its reseller program for Vindure 900, the leading Resveratrol-based anti-aging supplement.

After an extended pilot program near the company’s Pittsburgh headquarters, Vinomis is now making Vindure 900 available to retailers and medical professionals nationwide. “Every medical professional and specialty retailer who has stocked the product has reordered multiple times,” noted Barry Yarkoni, Vinomis CEO, “they have had the same experience at retail that we have had with our direct-to-consumer marketing. Customers love Vindure 900 because they can actually feel the benefits, and stay on the product for a long time.”

Vindure 900 is based on discoveries and technology developed at Harvard Medical School and other renowned research institutions, who established the connection between red wine compounds and improved health and longevity in laboratory animals.

Vindure 900 is a 900mg blend of the most beneficial compounds found in red wine. It features 98% pure Japanese Knotweed extract supplying 400mg of pure trans-Resveratrol in each tablet, along with 400mg of Powergrape® whole grape extract from Bordeaux, and 100mg of Quercetin, also a potent red wine compound.

These red wine compounds have been shown in numerous laboratory tests to activate the “SIRT” genes which play a key role in slowing down the aging process and protecting the body from many of the adverse effects of aging. “Customers who take Vindure report increased strength and stamina,” observed Brian Sherwin, Vinomis reseller sales manager. “As a ‘fitness junkie’ I have experienced these benefits myself, measuring significant improvements in distance and stamina. But even those who are more sedentary report feeling much more energetic and mentally sharper.”

The Vinomis reseller program has been designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of resellers, including:
 Gyms and fitness studios Fitness coaches, and personal trainers Health food and supplement retailers Chiropractors, nutritionists, and other medical professionals Cardiologists, internists, and other medical doctors For more information about Vindure 900 or the Vinomis Reseller Program, please call Vinomis Laboratories at 877-484-6664, or visit http://www. Vinomis. com on the web.

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EconomicallyFriendlyHotels. com Rates Washington DC's Willard with Five "Green Trees" For the Hotel's Extensive and Creative Green Initiatives

EconomicallyFriendlyHotels. com Rates Washington DC's Willard with Five "Green Trees" For the Hotel's Extensive and Creative Green Initiatives

Sage Blossom Consulting recognizes the Willard InterContinental's creative sustainable initiatives. Urban and historic hotels often struggle with adopting as many green actions as they would like because of constraints placed on them, so finding other ways to be green takes more initiative. The Willard InterContinental has done just that, shown great initiative and creativity in greening its operations.

Ridgway, Colorado (PRWEB) November 26, 2008

Sage Blossom Consulting, a leader in environmental hotel consultancy, has noted Washington DC's' Willard InterContinental remarkable in its extensive and creative green initiatives, making it one of the most sustainable hotels in the country. Kit Cassingham, an environmental hotel consultant in Ridgway, Colorado, and a member of the board of directors of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), noted the extensive efforts of the historic property during a recent behind-the-scenes 'green' tour before a recent ISHC event.

"The growing hotel trend is 'green,'" says Cassingham, who noted that conference coordinators are looking closely at hotels' environmental actions when contracting a destination for group meetings, as government and corporate mandates are increasingly specifying the use of green hotels for meetings and travel. "The ISHC held a function at the historic Willard hotel, which is near the White House, and experienced the first class service, hospitality and food, the fantastic event just shows that a five-star property can be simultaneously green and elegant."

Cassingham was given a behind-the-scenes 'green' tour of the Willard before the event, and pronounced the hotel one of the greenest urban hotels she has ever seen. "And there are quite a few green chain hotels," Cassingham said with a laugh. After her tour of the Willard, Cassingham said the hotel has instituted so many initiatives, it has gone beyond merely green. "The Willard is going beyond greening, moving toward true sustainability," Cassingham said. "Every department participates with enthusiasm to reduce power, water and waste consumption, and to increase reliance on local and healthy products. It's a true model for hotels in general, let alone a chain hotel."

"It's a top-down approach, Willard InterContinental General Manager Hervé Houdré not only buys in to the change, he's leading it", Cassingham said. "Houdré cares equally about his guests and the environment," she added.

The Willard gets a five "green tree" rating on Sage Blossom Consulting's database of green hotels - http://www. EnvironmentallyFriendlyHotels. com (http://www. EnvironmentallyFriendlyHotels. com) - and is "working its way to six as it adds other sustainable actions," Cassingham said. The highest possible rating on the site is seven, and only three of its 3,500 hotels have reached that rating.

Becky Silver
970-596-2732
Http://www. SageBlossom. com (http://www. SageBlossom. com)

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EAT CLEANER Brand Becomes a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World Making Food Safer for Families

EAT CLEANER Brand Becomes a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World Making Food Safer for Families

As news of food borne illness, viruses and unsafe food recalls become a regular occurrence, families are more concerned than ever about the safety of their food. Today, Grow Green Industries, Inc., the makers of EAT CLEANER All Natural Food Wipes + Wash, announced they have become a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World, the nation's leading nonprofit that educates families on preventing children from harmful chemical exposure.

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2009

As news of food borne illness, viruses and unsafe food recalls become a regular occurrence, families are more concerned than ever about the safety of their food. Today, Grow Green Industries, Inc., the makers of EAT CLEANER All Natural Food Wipes + Wash, announced they have become a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World, the nation's leading nonprofit that educates families on preventing children from harmful chemical exposure.

For more than 18 years, Healthy Child has selectively collaborated with groups and companies that focus on reducing and eliminating chemical exposures from home products, furnishings and food. EAT CLEANER is now joining this prominent group of partners that have passed strict quality standards and due diligence investigations that demand ultimate transparency and integrity.

Made with FDA approved, food-safe ingredients, EAT CLEANER is the first all-natural, odorless and tasteless, lab tested product that removes pesticides, waxes and surface debris that can carry bacteria from produce, seafood and poultry. "Our alliance with Healthy Child Healthy World is an important step for us in being able to educate consumers about food safety. Infants and children are most susceptible to the potentially harmful effects of food borne illness, toxins and bacteria. With our partnership, we'll be able to reach more families interested in the preventative health and wellness of their families," commented Mareya Ibrahim, Founder and President, Grow Green Industries, Inc.

"Eat Cleaner's products provide that extra level of safety and security for busy parents trying to raise happy and healthy children", added Christopher Gavigan, CEO and Executive Director of Healthy Child Healthy World. "Its really about peace of mind. Here is an easy step parents can take at meal time to safeguard their families against pesticide exposure and potential food borne illness."

"As a mother of two young children, the partnership has an even deeper meaning. We are committed to supporting families with education, awareness and products they can afford, so that they can thrive. Our mission is perfectly aligned with Healthy Child," added Ibrahim.

The EAT CLEANER line retails for $3.49-$22 online at http://www. eatcleaner. com (http://www. eatcleaner. com), alice. com, amazon. com and at select retailers, including Wegmans.

ABOUT EAT CLEANER
EAT CLEANER is the only all-natural, tasteless and odorless food cleaning system for produce, seafood and poultry. With a proprietary blend of fruit acids and plant based cleaners, EAT CLEANER is able to strip surface waxes, debris and pesticides away that water is unable to penetrate. EAT CLEANER was founded by a Ph. D. and his daughter, a mother of two, as a more effective alternative to rinsing food with water.

EAT CLEANER is based in Orange County, California.

ABOUT HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY WORLD
Healthy Child Healthy World is a national nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization that inspires parents to protect young children from harmful chemicals. The organization exists because more than 125 million Americans, predominantly children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in chronic diseases and illnesses such as cancer, autism, asthma, allergies, birth defects, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and learning and developmental disabilities.

Credible scientific evidence increasingly points to environmental hazards and household chemicals as causing and contributing to many of these diseases. Healthy Child Healthy World aims to educate parents, support protective policies and engage communities to make responsible decisions, simple everyday choices and well-informed lifestyle improvements to create healthy environments where children and families can flourish. Please visit http://www. healthychild. org (http://www. healthychild. org) for more info.

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Midbrook Medical Receives GSA Contract

Midbrook Medical Receives GSA Contract

Midbrook Medical, the Jackson, MI, based manufacturer of custom fabricated medical equipment and decontamination systems has received a contract from the U. S. General Services Administration which will run through 2014.

Jackson, MI (Vocus) May 27, 2010

Midbrook Medical, the Jackson, MI, based manufacturer of custom fabricated medical equipment and decontamination systems has received a contract from the U. S. General Services Administration which will run through 2014.

The General Services Administration (GSA) acts as the purchasing agent for the U. S. Government. By entering into contracts with various businesses, the GSA is able to provide goods and services to federal agencies at pre-negotiated prices. As a GSA approved small, woman owned business, Midbrook will be able to market and sell its products to the federal government, military, and certain international organizations, such as the World Health Organization. “We take very seriously the opportunity, as well as the responsibility, to provide US government run facilities with high quality, economically competitive products,” says Midbrook Business Development Director Jamie Crowley. Midbrook Medical will also appear on the GSA Advantage website, allowing federal agencies to search for and purchase their products electronically.

Midbrook Medical has already obtained GSA approval on a wide range of medical equipment, including multiple styles and sizes of stainless steel case carts, instrument and utility tables, documentation stations and cabinets. ATP testing equipment is also available as part of the contract.

Having a GSA contract will provide several benefits to both Midbrook Medical and any interested buyers. First, the intensive approval process ensures that any products that a business wishes to list with the GSA are guaranteed to be priced fairly and reasonably. In addition, the contract allows federal agencies to purchase goods at a pre-negotiated price. This enables buyers to avoid the complicated and time consuming process of asking for and obtaining bids on the open market. By using the GSA Advantage website, agencies can purchase Midbrook Medical’s products online, resulting in a drastic decrease in procurement lead time.

By becoming an approved vendor, Midbrook Medical joins a group of GSA contacted businesses responsible for approximately $66 billion in financial transactions each year. This contract also represents an important step in the relationship between Midbrook Medical and the U. S. Government. “As a designer and builder who manufactures all our products in our facility in Michigan, we feel we are challenged to earn this opportunity by providing durable, custom stainless steel fabricated assemblies such as mobile surgical case carts, work stations, storage cabinets, as well as cleaning and decontamination equipment,” says Crowley. “With each order, we confirm the government’s faith in the American workforce.”

Midbrook is the minority owned provider of custom medical fabrications and decontamination systems, process specific, high volume aqueous part cleaning systems, sealed solvent cleaning systems, and water bottling equipment.

For more information about Midbrook Medical and its custom fabrications and decontamination systems, visit http://www. midbrookmedical. com or call 1-517-787-3481.

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New Self Improvement Ideas Blog Contains Possibly Cryptic Graphics

New Self Improvement Ideas Blog Contains Possibly Cryptic Graphics

A new self improvement ideas blog contains graphics which some web surfers are calling "cryptic" and "highly symbolic" according to sources in the blogosphere.

Kamakura, Japan (PRWEB) June 26, 2005

A new self improvement ideas blog contains graphics which some web surfers are calling "cryptic" and "highly symbolic" according to sources in the blogosphere.

Power Living Press - http://www. powerlivingpress. com (http://www. powerlivingpress. com) - is a small but growing database of powerful self improvement ideas articles being collected and presented by the editor, James Allen. While the articles themselves are enlightening and informative by some accounts, it is the symbols in the site's header graphics that have caught the attention of many.

"At http://www. powerlivingpress. com (http://www. powerlivingpress. com) the website header graphics were merely designed to harken back to the days of patent medicine ads in the early 1900's", claims the website's editor, James Allen. "It was only intended to attract people to the articles on health, wealth, success and well being and the symbols contain absolutely no hidden messages."

Judging by the comments in recent blog posts though, others aren't quite so sure this is true.

To retain an objective position, bloggers will have to judge this for themselves by visiting http://www. powerlivingpress. com (http://www. powerlivingpress. com) and making up their own minds.

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