AP9 Passport to Fun Wants Riders to be Safe During National Bicycle Month

AP9 Passport to Fun Wants Riders to be Safe During National Bicycle Month

AP9 Passport to Fun Saves Cycling Enthusiasts Money on Summer Purchases and Outings

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) April 28, 2006

Whether it’s their hobby or their preferred choice of transportation, millions of people ride bicycles. Unfortunately, thousands suffer injuries each year due to collisions with cars and other accidents. Summer should be a relaxing and memorable season, which is why AP9 Passport to Fun (http://www. passporttofun-program. com/), a leading entertainment discount membership program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC, urges cyclists to ride safely.

AP9 Passport to Fun members enjoy significant savings at popular retailers and restaurants as well as on magazine subscriptions and a variety of home goods just by visiting DealPass (http://www. dealpass. com/). This convenient way to save money lets AP9 Passport to Fun members spend less money on purchases and more time on the bike trail.

With an AP9 Passport to Fun (http://www. passporttofun-program. com/) membership, you can save up to 20% -- on movie tickets, golf, home entertainment and that summer reading list. And remember with these cycling tips for an enjoyable and injury-free summer:

-- Think head first. Riders should always wear a properly fitting helmet, no matter how short the bike ride, to avoid catastrophic head injuries. The helmet should fit on the top of the head and not tip back. Immediately replace the helmet after a crash. Visit a cycling retailer for help with a proper fit.

-- Follow the road rules. Whether you’re riding four wheels or two, the same traffic rules apply. Bicyclists should ride in the same direction as traffic in the lane farthest to the right. Obey all traffic lights, signals and lane markings. Use hand signals to indicate braking, stopping and turns.

-- Maximize visibility. Wear brightly colored clothing when riding, no matter the time of day. Mount a white headlight on the handlebars or front area of the bike, and put a red light under the seat or above the rear fender. Reflective tape is an easy way to add visibility both on clothing and on a bicycle.

-- Ensure a safe family ride. Children on bicycles can present an unpredictable situation, mostly because kids don’t know traffic laws like adults do and because they’re unsupervised. Children should wear appropriately sized helmets and brightly colored clothing, too, as they’re less visible to motorists than adults. When out on a family jaunt, be sure to ride at a slower pace so the whole family stays together.

-- Tune it up. Like cars, bicycles require periodic maintenance. Before setting out on that summer afternoon ride, check brake pads and lines and the chain for wear. Wipe dirt off the chain with a clean rag; lubricate as needed.

So remember to ride safe and shop smart with budget-friendly discounts available from AP9 Passport to Fun.

About AP9 Passport to Fun

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

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XanGo Honors the Erskines at the Fifth Anniversary Convention

XanGo Honors the Erskines at the Fifth Anniversary Convention

Rancho Cucamonga residents Mike and Melissa Erskine were recognized for their outstanding performance as XanGo Juice distributors during XanGo LLC's fifth anniversary international convention in Salt Lake City last month.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2007

Rancho Cucamonga residents Mike and Melissa Erskine were recognized for their outstanding performance as XanGo Juice distributors during XanGo LLC's fifth anniversary international convention in Salt Lake City last month.

The Erskines are distributors for the Utah-based company, which offers a premium dietary supplement made from the whole mangosteen fruit and marketed through a network of independent distributors in the United States and numerous international markets.

Mike Erskine has created an online retail website http://www. MangosteenHealthShop. com (http://www. MangosteenHealthShop. com) to sell XanGo Juice online and help people with there health and wealth. He also realizes that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can become number one in your niche, you'll get more than your fair share of profits, glory and long-term security. 

"We are so honored to be a part of XanGo's fast-growing distributor network, which has proven to be rewarding, exciting and challenging," Mike Erskine said. "XanGo has given us incredible personal and professional fulfillment and achievement and we look forward to a great future with the company."

XanGo, LLC is a recognized category creator as the first company to market a premium mangosteen beverage, XanGo® Juice, to consumers worldwide. XanGo continues to lead the category we created by driving the development and success of functional mangosteen products. Based in Utah, XanGo is privately owned and powered by a global network of independent distributors. XanGo's expansive operations include the U. S. and numerous international markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany and Malaysia. For more information on XanGo, visit www. mikeerskine. com ( 800.951.9271)

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President Bush Signs Act to Eliminate the American Dream, Says Elder Law Attorney

President Bush Signs Act to Eliminate the American Dream, Says Elder Law Attorney

David Danda, Elder Law Attorney and Founder of the law firm David E. Danda, PC, made an astonishing discovery. When President Bush Signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 on February 8, 2006, one of the great American dreams quietly died. The DRA virtually wiped out the American Dream for working Americans and nobody noticed. To date the White House has not made an official statement; leaving many Americans to wonder what else do I have to do for my country.

Atlanta, Ga. (PRWEB) November 22, 2006 -

David Danda, Elder Law Attorney and Founder of the law firm David E. Danda, PC http://www. daviddanda. com (http://www. daviddanda. com) announced that the great American dream of working hard, saving your money and leaving something for your kids is no longer a viable alternative for most middle-class Americans. According to Mr. Danda, the magnitude of the President signing the DRA was overlooked by the reporters and evening news. The death of this cherished dream was surprisingly not the lead story on the evening news on February 8, 2006. And an obituary did not appear in the morning paper. Danda states "A great American dream died and no one noticed."

Danda maintains that "politicians in Washington routinely give voter-friendly names to laws passed by Congress and the recent DRA decision is no exception." An example is that a tax increase by definition also reduces the deficit. By signing in the DRA, Washington passed responsibility for long term care from the government onto the shoulders of the hard-working middle-class Americans who made this country prosperous. Danda states that "Washington is simply asking America's Greatest Generation once again to answer President Kennedy's call to 'ask what you can do for your country.'" According to Mr. Danda "the DRA will take money from America's Greatest Generation before they die and may take their home after they die. Prior to the DRA there was no limit on the value of the home. Clearly this is not fair to the hard-working Americans who are fueled the economy from the end of WWII and are now retired."

According to Danda, "just when you think you have won the game of life by retiring with money in the bank, Congress wants you to use your hard earned retirement money to pay for your long term care your nursing home expenses."

Danda continues that "the once honored tradition of saving money for your retirement does not seem to be a virtue for the Greatest Generation after the passage of the DRA." Instead, if you choose to spend your money frivolously during your life and are now surviving month-to-month on your social security retirement check, you qualify to have your long term care expenses paid by Medicaid. Danda maintains that "if you sacrificed for your country during your productive work years, believed in the great American dream by saving for your future and for the opportunity to pass on a financial nest egg to your children, now when you are most in need of your country doing something for you, the DRA penalizes you for being responsible American. You must sacrifice for your country one more time. You must dig into your pocket to pay for your nursing home expenses."

According to Mr. Danda "the secret to answering the long term health care riddle is to either die while you still have a good quality of life, if you have a nest egg to pass on to your children, or have no reserves and let the Medicaid system pay your nursing home expenses. "

After 9-11 Alan Jackson wrote a patriotic song about not knowing the difference between Iraq and Iran. Danda states "that all Americans, seniors, baby boomers, twenty-something's, need to know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid before it is time to retire." Most Americans are confused about Medicare and Medicaid for two reasons. Their names appear to be similar and both provide access to health care service. Nevertheless, the programs are substantially different in a number of key areas, and the average American is not aware how either program works.

Medicare is an "entitlement program" which is a health insurance program for retirees. Danda says that "if you apply for Social Security retirement, you will also receive Medicare benefits." Medicaid on the other hand is a "needs" based program designed to help pay the medical expenses of seniors, and is restricted to those who meet very strict eligibility criteria. Medicaid recipients must qualify for services. Danda continues that "the majority of Americans do not qualify for Medicaid." According to the guidelines, "seniors are only eligible for Medicaid if they satisfy both the financial and non-financial eligibility rules. Medicaid is typically available to individuals who do not have sufficient income and assets to pay for their own long term care," according to Danda.

Danda continues that "the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services rejected an amendment to the Georgia Medicaid state plan which sought to increase the state's estate recovery exemption from $25,000 to $100,000 which would have offered a degree of protection for many Georgians. The bottom-line is that in Georgia, after Mom and Dad spend their reserves on nursing home care and Medicaid pays for their continuing care, when Mom and Dad die, they will only be able to leave $25,000 to their kids."

Due to these harsh rules, Mr. Danda says that "it is crucial for all American, especially the baby boom generation, to get started early and purchase long term care insurance. With the newly passed DRA, it is vital for everyone, even those who are just entering the market place, to have a long term care plan and long term care insurance. According to Danda, "the key is to prepare. Our population will continue to live longer and longer. Many of us might live well into our 80's or even our 90's which might require us to have the pleasure of spending 5 to 10 years in a nursing home."

To receive Mr. Danda's Tips for Long Term Care Protection, please visit http://www. daviddanda. com/pages/contactus. html (http://www. daviddanda. com/pages/contactus. html) and type your first name, your email address and "Tips for Long Term Care Protection" in the box on the right.

To learn more about David Danda and David E. Danda, PC, please visit http://www. daviddanda. com (http://www. daviddanda. com).

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Emirca to Develop KinexusÂ’ Web Reporting Engine and Wealth Management System

Emirca to Develop KinexusÂ’ Web Reporting Engine and Wealth Management System

Emirca Technologies, a global provider of Internet-based applications and software development, today announced that Kinexus, the market leader in the wealth management technology in the U. S., has appointed Emirca Technologies to develop its web reporting engine and wealth management system. This technology will enable Kinexus and advisors to give their most sophisticated and demanding clients a comprehensive, current, and accurate picture of their total worth – across institutions, asset classes, countries, and currencies - along with a range of value-added tools to help them make the most of their wealth.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 12, 2004

Emirca Technologies, (http://www. emirca. com (http://www. emirca. com)), a global provider of Internet-based applications and software development, today announced that Kinexus, the market leader in the wealth management technology in the U. S., has appointed Emirca Technologies to develop its web reporting engine and wealth management system. This technology will enable Kinexus and advisors to give their most sophisticated and demanding clients a comprehensive, current, and accurate picture of their total worth – across institutions, asset classes, countries, and currencies - along with a range of value-added tools to help them make the most of their wealth.

Kinexus wants to streamline their daily batch report generation process which is proven to be time-costly and not scalable. There also is a need to better integrate their SMS (Subscriber Management Solution) software with the reporting engine as any single change to SMS records results in regeneration of the whole report batch.

Emirca will design a dynamic report and hierarchical tree generation engine in the back-end to feed the web front-end. This new system will be able to automatically refresh, based on updates made to SMS records and the reports will be generated upon request in realtime. Emirca will also engineer a performance enhancer allowing most frequently requested reports by individual users to be automatically generated in parallel as a separate process upon a userÂ’s login.

This technology will enable Kinexus and advisors to give their most sophisticated and demanding clients a comprehensive, current, and accurate picture of their total worth – across institutions, asset classes, countries, and currencies - along with a range of value-added tools to help them make the most of their wealth. It will also enable a smoother new customer integration process.

About Kinexus: Kinexus is the market leader in wealth management technology in the U. S. Kinexus enables financial institutions and advisors to provide family offices and wealthy individuals with a complete, consolidated picture of their net worth through a variety of media channels

About Emirca: Emirca Technologies, Inc. is a NY-based web technology implementation firm that has been providing web architecture and Internet application development solutions since 2000. Emirca specializes in Web Content Management services with its RainForest Content Server, which offers a flexible and highly customizable solution to organizations. Emirca has helped various enterprises throughout US to implement their technology strategies and provide superior services to their clients. EmircaÂ’s clients include financial services and healthcare companies such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Kinexus among others.

Emirca Contact:

Idil Ustun

+1-917-237-2938

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

Hollywood Welcomes “Legends And Prodigies” Celebrities gather to support new star-search contest with a positive social message

Hollywood Welcomes “Legends And Prodigies” Celebrities gather to support new star-search contest with a positive social message

On November 13, 2004, the first 'Legends and Prodigies' concert featuring Vince Neil with Sound and Fury will take place at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA. 'Legends and Prodigies' is a new star-search contest pairing new talent with music legends. Twenty percent of all proceeds of 'Legends and Prodigies' will be donated to AWARE to benefit alcohol research and education.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 29, 2004

On November 13, 2004, the first “Legends and Prodigies” concert featuring Vince Neil (the “Legend”), and Sound and Fury, an emerging rock band from Canada (the “Prodigy”) will take place at the world-famous Key Club on Sunset Blvd. Legends and Prodigies is a new star-search contest that offers young, talented musicians (rock, R&B, hip-hop, Latin) a unique chance to be promoted via live performances and international tours together with legendary artists in their corresponding musical genres.

Unlike American Idol and many other contests, Legends and Prodigies is only open to aspiring professional musicians who have a qualified demo. The concept of Legends and Prodigies also has other elements that clearly set it apart from other contests.

The contest will take place every year and will be conducted as follows. First, Legends and Prodigies Entertainment will secure a legendary artist for each of the featured musical genres and makes an official announcement marking the beginning of the contest. Second, a jury, consisting of established musicians and industry professionals, reviews entries and select the top 3 bands/performers in each musical style. All three winners in each genre will be flown to LA for the contestÂ’s final round, a live audition with the grand jury headed by the Legend.

While the grand jury can and will make suggestions, in the end, it is entirely up to the Legend to choose the top group/performer (Prodigy). The newly crowned Prodigy will get to open for the Legend in the contestÂ’s final event, and will accompany the Legend on an international tour, which will follow the contest.

In addition to an international tour with the Legend, the winnerÂ’s package includes attractive promotional items like a 60-foot Billboard and two electronic jumbotrons on Sunset Blvd. for two months (where approximately 3.5 million people pass every month), international media exposure, two top-quality music videos, a Legends and Prodigies CD (studio recording), and professional footage from the event.

Vince Neil, the legendary rock musician, best-known as lead singer of Motley Crue, selected Sound and Fury as this year’s Prodigy because he felt the group was the next big thing coming. “I think Sound and Fury has big future. There’s definitely real talent in there. It’s genuine, you know. It just rocks! Bottom line is, when they get on stage, they electrify the audience.”

Founders of Legends and Prodigies have another goal besides promoting outstanding musical talent. The contest aims to raise awareness, bring renewed public attention and become part of solution to the one of the greatest problems shared by most countries: alcohol abuse and its societal consequences.

“Legends and Prodigies is a brilliant idea, in that it will provide both an outlet for discovery of new musical talent, and an arena for musicians to endorse alcohol responsibility while having a good time. Those messages are especially powerful when they come from a person who can say, ‘been there, done that. It’s not worth it.’ This year’s Legend, Vince Neil, is one such person”, says Mandy Barton, Director of California-based AWARE (Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Responsibility and Education).

Mr. Neil, who has previously been known as a “hard partier,” has reinvented himself as a model of responsibility, moderation and healthy lifestyle and has an upcoming reality show on VH-1 that focuses on his remarkable lifestyle transformation.

The message seems to resonate with Hollywood, attracting a diverse cache of celebrities, including those who are not particularly huge heavy metal fans. “Alcohol awareness is an important issue and I like the idea of heavy metal doing its part to cure the ills of drinking. Call it Motley Cure. And knowing the organizers, it’s going to be a very cool event to say the least. So, count me in on this one,” says Olympic Gold medalist and former NFL star Willie Gault, who will join NBA star Dennis Rodman and other prominent athletes at the event.

Following the concert, there will be a private celebrity VIP party at one of HollywoodÂ’s most famous mansions. A limited number of VIP passes will be available to AWARE supporters for a donation of $1000 or more. In addition, as a special fundraising promotion, four sets of these passes, which give access to the VIP party at the Key Club and private celebrity after-party, will be auctioned off on Ebay to raise funds for AWARE.

Legends and Prodigies will donate 20% of all proceeds to AWARE. Tickets are $25 and are available through the Key Club box office or at Ticketmaster. A special rate of $12.50 will be made available to college students, 21 years of age and over, who purchase tickets through the Key Club box office with their valid student ID.

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE A MEDIA PASS

Contact person: Mandy Barton

Legends and Prodigies Entertainment

6733 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 108

Los Angeles, CA 90045

310.568.1030 ext. 206

Mandy@legendsandprodigies. com

Press release and images are available online at:

Http://www. spirit-sciences. com/presskit/10272004LP. htm (http://www. spirit-sciences. com/presskit/10272004LP. htm)

Legends and Prodigies – http://www. legendsandprodigies. com (http://www. legendsandprodigies. com)
AWARE – http://www. awareonline. org (http://www. awareonline. org); http://www. stopdwh. org (http://www. stopdwh. org)
Vince Neil – http://www. vinceneil. net (http://www. vinceneil. net)
Sound and Fury – www. soundandfuryrocks. com

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Disaboom. com Pumps Up Coverage of Disabilities and Football in Time for Super Bowl

Disaboom. com Pumps Up Coverage of Disabilities and Football in Time for Super Bowl

Comprehensive Super Bowl section covers the game, interviews from football Hall of Fame members, and stories from former NFL players.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 31, 2008

Tom Brady was photographed limping outside his Boston-area home on Saturday and while he boarded the Patriots' team plane to head to the Super Bowl on Sunday without the protective boot, it stood as a reminder of the injuries that are inherent in the sport of professional football. As the excitement of the Super Bowl builds, Disaboom. com (http://www. disaboom. com), the largest online community for people with disabilities, has pumped up its coverage of the convergence between football and disabilities sharing the inspirational stories from the gridiron.

The Disaboom. com Super Bowl section (http://www. disaboom. com/Living/sportsandrecreation/it-s-super-bowl-sunday. aspx) hosts a feature on Marc Buoniconti, son of NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a 1985 football injury. Nick Buoniconti is a member of the Patriots All-1960's AFL Team. In 1972, Nick was part of the undefeated Miami Dolphin's team which went on to win the Super Bowl. Now both Marc and Nick are huge supporters of "The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis" located at the University of Miami School of Medicine. The "Miami Project" is the world's largest comprehensive spinal cord injury research center dedicated to finding more effective treatments, with a cure for paralysis as the end goal.

The Disaboom. com Super Bowl site also includes a video interview with Nick and Marc covering the Miami Project's role in administering the treatment for Kevin Everett, a Buffalo Bills tight end injured earlier this season. Everett received a treatment his doctor learned at the Miami Project just months before, which some credit for allowing Everett to walk again.

Other elements of the Super Bowl site (http://www. disaboom. com/Living/sportsandrecreation/it-s-super-bowl-sunday. aspx) include:

Nick and Marc Buoniconti talk about New England Patriots efforts to tie the 1972 Dolphins' perfect record
A Look at How Football Players are Making a Difference Off the Field
Creating an Accessible Media Room
Dating a Football Fanatic
Stroke Champs: Former NFL Players Tackle Stroke Survival

Since its launch in 2007, Disaboom. com has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. The new Disaboom. com section on the Super Bowl can be found at http://www. disaboom. com (http://www. disaboom. com), click on "Living", then go to the "Sports & Rec" section and that's where you'll find the Super Bowl videos and articles. You can also link to this section through the home page.

For more information on topics for people touched by disability, from healthcare to accessible homes and to join community blogs, log onto http://www. disaboom. com (http://www. disaboom. com).

About Disaboom
Disaboom, Inc. was founded to develop the first interactive online community dedicated to constantly improving the way people with disabilities or functional limitations live their lives. It will also serve as a comprehensive online resource not only for people living with such conditions, but also their immediate families and friends, caregivers, recreation and rehabilitation providers, and employers. There are more than 54 million American adults living with disabilities or functional limitations today in the United States alone. Founded and designed by doctors and fellow disaboomers to meet this community's specific needs, disaboom. com brings together content and tools ranging from specialized health information to social networking to daily living resources, in a single interactive site.

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LIDP Releases 2008 Version of Agency Management System for Carriers, Agencies and Brokers

LIDP Releases 2008 Version of Agency Management System for Carriers, Agencies and Brokers

LIDP Consulting, Inc., announces the availability of volume based pricing on their Agency Management System (AMS). Volume based pricing makes the most complete agent licensing, contracting, compensation and reporting system in the industry affordable to all Carriers, Agencies and Brokers.

Woodridge, IL (PRWEB) June 17, 2008

LIDP's Volume Based Pricing Makes Software for Agent Compensation, Licensing, Contracting and Reporting Affordable to all Carriers, Agencies and Brokers.

LIDP Releases 2008 Version of Agency Management System for Carriers, Agencies and Brokers.

LIDP Consulting, Inc., announces the availability of volume based pricing on their Agency Management System (AMS). Volume based pricing makes the most complete agent licensing, contracting, compensation and reporting system in the industry affordable to all Carriers, Agencies and Brokers.

AMS, from LIDP, is the industry's only truly online, real-time agency management system. AMS provides robust support for contracting, licensing, commissions, supplemental compensation, annualization, vesting, reporting and disbursements. The table based, rules driven architecture of AMS allows for maximum flexibility. Calculations and validation edits are handled through selectable rules and tables.

AMS features includes:
 State Specific Rules for Validation  Appointments  Automatic Notice Generation  Collection of Renewal Fees  Contracting  Licensing  Simultaneous Open Contracts  Multiple Agent Channels  Dynamic Hierarchy  16 Levels of Hierarchy  Flexible Interface  Table Driven Commission Schedules  Annualization  Advance on Submit or Payment  Bonus  Vesting  Disbursements  Continuous Online Statement  Conversion/Migration tools

About LIDP Consulting, Inc.

LIDP Consulting, Inc. has provided software and consulting services to the life, health and annuity industry for over 25 years. LIDP specializes in comprehensive agency and policy administration solutions and legacy system consolidation.

Contact:
Andy Strevell
LIDP Consulting, Inc.
630-829-7100
Email: info @ lidp. com
Http://www. lidp. com (http://www. lidp. com)

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