Sunday, October 31, 2004

BitRock Releases LAMPStack 2.0

BitRock Releases LAMPStack 2.0

BitRock LAMPStack 2.0 is an update to BitRock’s integrated, easy to install LAMP distribution. The new, freely available LAMPStack includes Apache, PHP, MySQL, Python, and supporting libraries.

Danville, CA (PRWEB) February 9, 2006

BitRock Incorporated announced today the release of an updated version of LAMPStack, the popular, easy to install distribution of Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Python. The new release includes minor component updates and improved installer functionality. The user-friendly installer, developed with BitRock’s InstallBuilder tool, allows users to quickly install and configure LAMPStack across a wide range of Linux platforms.

LAMPStack 2.0 is licensed under the terms of the Apache License 2.0, and is free for download and use from www. bitrock. com. It allows users to take advantage of the stability, low cost and high performance of the LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Python) without the hassle of integrating, configuring, and supporting their own build. LAMPStack provides an integrated package that can be used by both commercial and open source projects for rapid, consistent deployments in both development and production environments.

BitRock LAMPStack is one of several packaged distributions of open source applications currently or soon to be offered by BitRock. In the next few weeks, BitRock will be releasing BitRock LAMPStack Next Generation (NG,) which will contain the latest major versions of each open source component (Apache 2.2, MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.1, and Python 2.4.) Another soon to be released stack is BitRock MonoStack, an easy to install distribution that allows users to be up and running with a Mono development environment in minutes.

Fully-integrated and packaged with BitRock InstallBuilder, BitRock Stacks ensure ease of download and installation for the end-user. The Stacks help to encourage adoption of open source software by making it easier to use and deploy across a range of environments.

BitRock Stacks highlight the company’s expertise in integrating and packaging software for easy installation and configuration. In addition to its standard Stacks, BitRock specializes in building and packaging customized distributions of open source tools and libraries. Its Custom Stacks provide a cost-effective way for ISVs and internal IT departments to ship a complete, integrated package that includes their software and the third party components that it depends on in an easy to install package. The resulting installers present a streamlined installation process that reduces both support calls and end-user frustration, helping companies to speed product adoption.

About BitRock

Founded in 2003, BitRock is a privately held software company with offices in Seville, Spain and San Francisco, USA. Drawing from the professional experience of its employees, which spans Silicon Valley, Europe and Southeast Asia, BitRock develops multiplatform installation and management tools. BitRock's clients range from large corporations and governments to independent software vendors and educational institutions.

Please visit www. bitrock. com for additional information.

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Saturday, October 30, 2004

The Go Green Initiative Responds to Michigan Oil Spill

The Go Green Initiative Responds to Michigan Oil Spill

Global Leader in Environmental Education Releases Data Showing Schools Save Oil by Recycling

San Francisco Bay Area, CA (PRWEB) July 29, 2010

Today, the Go Green Initiative (GGI) released data collected from schools in all fifty (50) U. S. states and thirty-six (36) countries, representing five (5) continents. The numbers reveal that due to the waste diversion and recycling efforts of schools involved with the GGI, over 4,425 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions have been saved, which is the equivalent of saving 10,291 barrels of oil.

“We have schools in the Gulf of Mexico, Michigan and China, all of which have been adversely affected by recent catastrophic oil spills,” says Jill Buck, founder of the Go Green Initiative. “As the U. S. and China make tremendous strides to increase the amount of renewable energy available to consumers, it is important to recognize the many ways that consumers can reduce their country’s need to supply so much oil.”

The GGI provides free training to schools, which helps them reduce their environmental footprint. Schools learn to measure their waste diversion and recycling, and voluntarily report that data to the GGI via simple, online forms that students can help calculate. Any school may register with the GGI, and participate in the global support network of communities involved in the program. To date, GGI schools have recycled over eleven (11) million pounds of recyclable material, saving considerable natural resources and nearly 17,000 cubic yards of landfill space.

About the Go Green Initiative (GGI):
The Go Green Initiative is a 501©3 organization, and the global leader in fully comprehensive environmental action plans for schools, businesses, organizations and homes. By promoting environmental stewardship on campuses from preschools through universities, the GGI works to involve families, businesses and local governments in the common goal of protecting human health through environmental stewardship. Since its inception in 2002, the Go Green Initiative has been endorsed by the National School Boards Association, National Recycling Coalition, adopted by nine State PTA Boards, implemented in all 50 U. S. states, 36 countries and on 5 continents. There are currently over 2.2 million students and teachers in registered Go Green schools.

More information is available online at http://www. GoGreenInitiative. org (http://www. GoGreenInitiative. org).

About Jill Buck:
In 2002, Jill wrote the Go Green Initiative, which is now the largest and fastest growing comprehensive environmental education program in the world, operating in all 50 U. S. states, 36 countries, and on 5 continents.

Jill owns Buck Consulting, http://www. jillbuckconsulting. com (http://www. jillbuckconsulting. com), which helps businesses achieve profitability through sustainability. She teaches business leaders how to drive revenue up and costs down through environmentally responsible business practices, and how to engage in “green marketing” to increase market share. She is a founding member of the International Appraisal Committee for the Daonong Center for Enterprise, a think tank formed by the China Entrepreneur Club. Jill serves as a Strategic Advisor for the Joint U. S. China Cooperative on Clean Energy (JUCCCE), and is the host of “Go Green Radio”, on the U. S.’s largest internet talk radio station, http://www. VoiceAmerica. com (http://www. VoiceAmerica. com).

Jill is an international featured speaker at business, public policy, political, and environmental conventions, and is one of the nation’s leading advocates of free market solutions for environmental protection issues. Jill has been featured in such publications as U. S. Mayor, NSBA newsletter, Working Mother Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Diablo Magazine’s “Women to Watch”, Cleveland Business Connects Magazine, and Dermatology Times.

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Friday, October 29, 2004

Minster Local Schools use Dannon Grant to Implement ROL Curriculum

Minster Local Schools use Dannon Grant to Implement ROL Curriculum

Road of Life is looking forward to working in partnership with the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA and the Minster Local Schools as the two organizations deliver Fit to Achieve: Good Decisions for Life, a children’s nutrition education program.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) October 15, 2006

Road of Life is looking forward to working in partnership with the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA and the Minster Local Schools as the two organizations deliver Fit to Achieve: Good Decisions for Life, a children’s nutrition education program. On September 28, 2006, the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA and the Minster Local Schools together accepted $30,000 in support of the program.

Established in 2006 by the Dannon Company, the Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grant encourages health education and contributes up to $30,000 to programs that seek to foster healthy habits in students within communities where Dannon facilities are located.

The grant from the Dannon Company will enable the Auglaize/Mercer Counties YMCA and the Minster Local Schools to deliver the Fit to Achieve: Good Decisions for Life program to 887 students in first through twelfth grade. The two organizations will work together to integrate classroom activities which will help students to develop a positive outlook about nutrition and healthy eating. Specifically, students will benefit from various programs including: Feelin’ Good Mileage Club, Dietary Journal and Nutrition Olympics.

Road of Life is eager to collaborate with the Auglaize/Mercer Counties Family and the Minster Local School District to impart vital health information to students in Auglaize County. The organization is excited about providing its comprehensive cancer prevention program to students participating in the Fit to Achieve: Good Decisions for Life program. Road of Life wants to educate as many students as possible about the importance of nutrition and physical activity so that they can live healthier lives with a significantly reduced risk of cancer and other diseases of excess, such as heart disease and diabetes. “We are thrilled to partner with two organizations that clearly share our commitment to raising a healthier, happier generation,” says Donica’ Beckett, Director of Program Outreach at Road of Life.

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Cherry Tree Opens North Texas Office

Cherry Tree Opens North Texas Office

Cherry Tree & Associates, LLC announced today that it has expanded its middle-market investment banking practice into North Texas and appointed Wade Myers as Managing Director of its new Dallas/Fort Worth office.

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) November 23, 2010

Cherry Tree & Associates, LLC announced today that it has expanded its middle-market investment banking practice into North Texas and appointed Wade Myers as Managing Director of its new Dallas/Fort Worth office.

"We’ve been working with Wade in various roles over the past fifteen years and we are delighted to have him join us as the founder and leader of our North Texas office,” said Gordon Stofer, Managing Partner of the firm. "Wade’s past experience as a serial entrepreneur and CEO of high-growth companies adds tremendous value to our growth-oriented clients and we are delighted to now serve the North Texas market with our services.”

Myers has founded or co-founded, invested in, and been a director of 25 companies. He has had the role of CEO in five of those companies, including firms that grew into a global IT services company and a nationwide real estate services company. He has completed 15 mergers and acquisitions transactions and has initiated or participated in nearly 40 institutional financings. His work experience also includes roles as the chairman of a venture capital firm, venture partner/ entrepreneur in residence for two venture capital firms, board member of an $850 million investment firm, strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, and sales and marketing executive for Mobil Corporation. Wade also served as an Airborne Ranger in the U. S. Army where he was a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. He is a registered representative of Cherry Tree’s FINRA-licensed broker/dealer and his education includes an MBA from Harvard University where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.

About Cherry Tree

Cherry Tree is a financial advisory firm offering investment banking, investment management and wealth management services. Established in 1980, the firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and specializes in serving entrepreneurial managers and successful families. Cherry Tree provides investment banking services through its FINRA-licensed broker-dealer. Its M&A practice works with successful entrepreneurial business leaders and established corporations to build value and maximize liquidity opportunities and the company’s institutional private placement services are offered to growing companies that offer a unique business vision. For more information, visit http://www. CherryTree. com.

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Biblical Engineering Program Opens for Home Schoolers Worldwide

Biblical Engineering Program Opens for Home Schoolers Worldwide

An Engineering program that incorporates Biblical worldview thinking and home education methods. Students launch technology based companies. Family university network supports student http://bartlettuniversity. com

(PRWEB) January 11, 2005

The Bartletts have opened a Biblical engineering program for home educated students. The courses within the program equip students to launch private technology based companies. General engineering and emphases in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, and electrical engineering are available at this time.

A student can accomplish this engineering program as a replacement to a traditional engineering program or selectively accomplish portions of the program to complement a traditional engineering program. Students complete much of the learning using distance technologies at home. There is a great need in the world today for engineers who think and work from a Christian worldview. These engineers are needed to design, prototype, develop, and manufacture goods that support family economies, as opposed to city-corporate-paper economies, which strain the traditional family.

The Biblical engineering program is more than the traditional hurdles of natural philosophy. This program includes learning the history and philosophy of science, engineering, mathematics, and technology from a Christian perspective. This is necessary for engineering entrepreneurs to discern the signs of the times (1 Chronicles 12:32) and choose the better, narrow, and Biblically responsible paths.

This program aims engineering talent toward producing family-friendly products, services, and businesses based upon individual gifts and Biblical vision. Through the study of original writings and the replication of some great discoveries and experiments, students think the great thoughts of world changing scientists and engineers. This fundamental and historic approach to engineering provides foundational perspectives and entrepreneurial inspiration, while conveying a love for learning from the masters, as a pattern for deep learning.

During the program, students customize their learning based on the written body of knowledge needed to accomplish their learning goals and measurable objectives, which are maintained using project management skills.

Every subject is to be understood and applied from a Christian perspective. Therefore, the students of the Biblical Engineering program are not only interested in the technical training but the gaining and creating of Biblical perspectives on subjects. Local apprenticeships and entrepreneurships complement the studies.

Call Dr. Bartlett in the USA at 800-477-8626 or email james@bartlettuniversity. com for more information on these home college engineering programs and or the family university network.

The family university network consists of Christian families implementing Biblical perspectives in higher education, like a home school support group for families choosing to home educate through college. At this time the network has 5 seminars, 50 courses, 24 programs, and 5 experiences in various stages of development. Homeschooled young adults and parents are welcome to consider participation as teachers and or students in the network. A pastor's page presents how pastors can develop local family university networks.

The Exemplar Student Challenge presents home school students with the strategy of assembling their own Biblical worldview and family friendly college curriculum. Course and curriculum formats vary from onsite to teleconferences to web-based. Besides the engineering programs, the network is developing Christian home college medical programs, hosting the Christian Medical Debates, and giving college credit for student support of political involvements. Besides the many offerings, individual families are encouraged by the network to begin their own multigenerational colleges and universities. In essence, we are taking Biblical dominion of higher education within the family and church. A free newsletter keeps families abreast.

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Thursday, October 28, 2004

“Business and Beyond” to Feature Biophan Technologies, Inc.—--Safe Implanted Biomedical Devices for MRIs

“Business and Beyond” to Feature Biophan Technologies, Inc.—--Safe Implanted Biomedical Devices for MRIs

Biophan Technologies develops technology to make implanted, surgical, and diagnostic biomedical devices safe, reducing the interference that these devices cause to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) image quality.

Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) September 15, 2005

Platinum Television Group is pleased to announce the selection of Biophan Technologies, Inc. for its innovative, educational television series, Business and Beyond. The company will be featured in a segment on “Under Valued, Under Followed, Hidden Gems” in the Opportunities Series.

Biophan Technologies develops technology to make implanted, surgical, and diagnostic biomedical devices safe, reducing the interference that these devices cause to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) image quality.

The company has partnered with Boston Scientific Corporation and NASA to develop many of the successful technologies and solutions for biomedical devices. Biophan features rapid innovation in medical technology through these highly networked and productive partnerships and has developed a portfolio of 38 issued and 9 allowed patents, in addition to 93 applications in process.

Today, many devices such as pacemakers and surgical devices are not useable with MRI due to safety concerns involved with the environment. Some of these concerns include heating of devices and metal wire leads, which can ultimately cause tissue damage, and movement of the device that can affect its performance. Most MRI imaging centers refuse to allow pacemaker patients, and those with other implanted medical devices, to undergo an MRI procedure due to the complications. Since MRI is one of the most important diagnostic tools in medicine, it is crucial to create medical devices that do not interfere with MRI image quality.

Biophan has developed safety solutions that apply to a wide variety of medical devices that currently have limited compatibility with MRI, including pacemaker and neurostimulator leads, stents, guidewires and catheters. The company offers shielding solutions that use proprietary technologies including thin-film nanomagnetic coatings, carbon-composite coatings, novel shield designs, and unique filtering technologies.

Biophan has also created a ceramic motor called the Squiggle™, with only four parts that use rotary and linear motion. In addition, the company has developed other technologies such as a biothermal power supply that generates electricity from waste body heat, and a contrast agent to enhance the visibility of tissues when imaged under MRI.

Biophan is at the top of the market because of its introducing commercial products via joint ventures and licensing agreements with major companies, and establishing products as the standard of care.

For more information, see http://www. biophan. com (http://www. biophan. com).

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Orange County Schools Deploy Extricom WLAN Systemwide

Orange County Schools Deploy Extricom WLAN Systemwide

Solution Will Support Wireless Access to Learning Resources in Twelve Schools

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 24, 2010

Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that Orange County Schools, headquartered in Hillsborough, NC, has completed deployment of an Extricom WLAN at two high schools, three middle schools, and seven elementary schools. The Extricom solution will support wireless access to learning resources by a user population of 7,000 students and 1500 staff from anywhere in the Orange County Schools system. The WLAN was implemented by a trusted technology advisor, Interconnect Products & Services, Inc.

Orange County already had wireless coverage from legacy ‘hotspot’-style access points, but they proved insufficient to meet user demands. With the advent of a new generation of wireless clients based on 802.11n, an upgrade to enterprise-class wireless that would support the new standard was needed. Orange County’s ultimate objective was to make technology resources more widely available to students and staff, and achieve cost-savings by deploying wireless rather than wired networks. Other requirements included support of iPod Touches and laptops, either in mobile computer labs or one-to-one computing environments.

“Given the size of the end-user population and the increasing criticality of wireless, capacity and functionality were our number one and two criteria for the system we chose,” stated Angie Veitch, Director of Technology & Media for Orange County Schools. “We wanted a system that could easily handle large numbers of users, but that was also simple and robust enough that it wouldn’t tie down a lot of administrator time. Our technology partner, Interconnect, recommended Extricom as a unique, innovative solution, and it’s proved to be that and more.”

The field-tested and proven Extricom WLAN has established a reputation in the K-12 market as a ‘go-to’ technology based on its uncomplicated implementation and ability to provide capacity in user-dense environments. School IT administrators can leverage Extricom’s Channel Blanket™ architecture to deploy access points in any density, ensuring a wireless network with highly resilient and reliable connectivity even when under load.

“Extricom WLAN is implemented as an edge solution rather than a core solution” said Chuck Snider, President of Interconnect. “That translates to reduced complexity and simpler administration, which makes a huge difference for schools where IT administrators might not have in-depth wireless networking skillsets.”

Central to the Channel Blanket concept is the Extricom Switch, which coordinates the APs and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems. For students and teachers, this means being able to log on to the network and download learning materials quickly, increasing learning time and classroom productivity.

“Education customers are all looking for WLAN infrastructure that will do more in terms of performance and cost less,” declared Dan Kirtchuk, VP of Sales & General Manager for Extricom Inc. “Multi-site deployments such as the one at Orange County Schools are real-world proof that the Extricom WLAN can meet any demand that the environment puts on it while still ensuring the strong performance that students and staff need. As 802.11n becomes more and more the norm for schools, we expect Extricom WLAN will be the wireless solution of choice to support it.”

About Extricom
Extricom means enterprise wireless infrastructure that works. Extricom’s award-winning Channel Blanket Architecture delivers better RF coverage across the board while minimizing networking and wireless complexity. Voice, data and video applications are supported by a robust Wireless LAN infrastructure that ensures predictable service and seamless mobility in any environment. Contact us at info@extricom. com or visit www. extricom. com

About Interconnect Products & Services, Inc.
Interconnect Products & Services, Inc. designs, installs, tests and maintains high-speed structured cable systems, computer networks and integrated voice systems. Its staff includes four BICSI Registered Communication Data Design consultants, one BICSI NTS, backed up with a complement of BISCI/Manufacturer trained and certified installation professionals. Interconnect has installed data, voice and video systems in offices, factories, hospitals and colleges throughout the North Carolina and South Carolina region. Please visit http://www. interconnect-inc. com (http://www. interconnect-inc. com)

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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Upcoming Exhibition Is the Ideal Place to ‘Plan Your Perfect Custom Gun’

Upcoming Exhibition Is the Ideal Place to ‘Plan Your Perfect Custom Gun’

Anyone contemplating a custom gun should visit the Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition, Jan. 28-30, at John Ascuaga’s Nugget, in Reno/Sparks, NV, where they can meet face-to-face with some of America’s top engravers and gunmakers. The annual event is a joint effort of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild (http://www. ACGG. org) and the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (http://www. FEGA. com).

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) January 15, 2011

“Plan Your Perfect Custom Gun” is the theme of the 27th annual Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition that takes place Jan. 28-30, at John Ascuaga’s Nugget, in Reno/Sparks, NV.

The exhibition, a joint effort of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild and the Firearms Engravers Guild of America, is designed to showcase the work of their respective membership.

“See the finest quality work available and meet the individual makers to plan your custom gun,” organizers said, adding that the exhibition is a cost-effective way to interact with a wide variety of engravers and gunmakers in one convenient location.

In addition to ACGG and FEGA, select members of the following organizations will be featured:

American Bladesmith Society: ABS represents the cutting edge of forged blade performance and design. Its mission is preserving and promoting the ancient craft of forged knives through education, testing and certification.

Contemporary Longrifle Association: CLA is dedicated to the art of contemporary longrifles and related accoutrements made after the mid-twentieth century. Its members are collectors, makers and students.

Knifemakers Guild: “The purposes of the Guild were, and continue to be: to promote custom knives and knifemakers, to assist the knifemaker technically (and) to encourage ethical and professional business conduct,” organizers said.

Also on display will be a variety of components, including grip caps, bolt handles, wood blanks and more.

Public hours for the exhibition are Noon to 9 p. m., Friday; and 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $20 per person per day. As in previous years, free seminars on a number of topics will be featured on the Monday following the three-day event.

One of the highlights of the exhibition is the displaying of ACGG Firearm #26, dubbed “A Hunter’s.470 Double Rifle,” a firearm handcrafted by an elite team selected from among its membership to showcase the art of custom gunmaking. The firearm, described as “a working double rifle, not a museum piece,” will be raffled off as part of a fund-raiser for the non-profit organization.

Ticket sales for the custom-built rifle are limited to 4,000 and cost $20 each. There is no limit to the number of tickets an individual may purchase. The winner does not have to be present to win. All state and federal laws apply, and federal tax will be collected before the firearm is delivered, organizers said.

For more information about the exhibition, visit http://www. FEGA. com or http://www. ACGG. org or call (507) 645-8811.

About ACGG and FEGA: The American Custom Gunmakers Guild (ACGG) advances the art of custom gunmaking by increasing public awareness and appreciation for quality custom firearms and promoting custom gunmaking as an accepted art form. The goals of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA) are to provide opportunities for engravers to exchange ideas and knowledge, assist in improving individual skills and raise public interest and appreciation in quality firearms engraving.

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Real Estate Short Sale to Increase in 2011 as Banks Attempt to Dispose of Defaulting Loans Without Foreclosing

Real Estate Short Sale to Increase in 2011 as Banks Attempt to Dispose of Defaulting Loans Without Foreclosing

“Avoiding foreclosure through a short sale can have significant benefits for a person’s future financial stability,” said Marc Cormier, a Real Estate Consultant and Certified Distressed Property Expert, Divorce Real Estate Specialist and Seniors Real Estate Specialist. “A successful short sale can reduce the damage to one’s future loan eligibility, credit rating, employment, security clearance and more—and it’s important to work with a competent team.”

Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) January 18, 2011 —

According to global ratings agency Fitch Inc. and Managing Director Diane Pendley industry experts are expecting to witness more short sales and fewer foreclosures in 2011, an encouraging sign for homeowners in the D. C. Metro, northern Virginia and Maryland regions as well as those seeking alternatives to foreclosure. A short sale, or a sale in which a property is sold for less than what is owed on the mortgage, can be an effective alternative to foreclosure while allowing homeowners to escape the burden of bankruptcy. The Tania Ivey Real Estate Group, which services Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D. C., offers a number of Certified Distressed Property Experts (CDPE) to advise clients in the short sale process. Home sellers in specific areas such as Fairfax County VA, or Loudoun County VA are seeing the number of Short sales increase. If you are a homeowner in Leesburg VA or Ashburn VA trying to sell your house you are competing with numerous Short Sales. Even areas such as Great Falls VA and Vienna VA are seeing a major part of the market being short sold. The Tania Ivey Real Estate Group, closes more short sales in a single month than most agents complete in their entire career, offers additional help for homeowners at http://www. Help34.com. Homeowners are able to receive a number of Free Reports regarding Short Sales and the impact they will have on the homeowner along with reports telling the truth regarding loan modifications and why they are so difficult, again all this can be found for free at http://www. Help34.Com

“Avoiding foreclosure through a short sale can have significant benefits for a person’s future financial stability,” said Marc Cormier, a Real Estate Consultant and Certified Distressed Property Expert, Divorce Real Estate Specialist and Seniors Real Estate Specialist. “A successful short sale can reduce the damage to one’s future loan eligibility, credit rating, employment, security clearance and more—and it’s important to work with a competent team.”

With millions of Americans struggling to make overwhelming mortgage payments, engaging a CDPE can help a homeowner to better navigate the short sale process. CDPEs complete specialized training in short sales and foreclosure prevention and are well-versed on the importance of writing an offer than not only the seller—but the bank—will accept.

“When you’re pushed to foreclosure, it’s important to know your options,” said Cormier, whose business was up 48.3% in 2010. “I close more short sales in a single month than most agents sell in their entire career—it’s my goal to put my clients back on the path to financial stability and restore their hope for the future.”

For more information on short sales or to connect with a CDPE, contact Marc Cormier at The Tania Ivey Real Estate Group at (703) 679 1754. For additional resources, such as up-to-date information and reports, visit http://www. Help34.com and follow us on twitter mddcvahotprops.

The Tania Ivey Real Estate group is powered by Keller Williams Realty. According to J. D. Power and Associates, Keller Williams received the highest overall satisfaction ratings from homebuyers among the largest full-service real estate firms in 2009 and again in 2010. The company was also ranked the No. 1 Real Estate Franchise on the Annual Franchise 500 List produced by Entrepreneur Magazine.

About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Founded in 1983, Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the third-largest real estate franchise operation in the United States, with 681 offices and more than 79,000 associates in the United States and Canada. The company, which began franchising in 1990, has an agent-centric culture that emphasizes access to leading-edge education and promotes an economic model that rewards associates as stakeholders and partners. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties.

For more information, or to search for homes for sale visit http://www. help2ownahome. com.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Zoos Unite to Save Endangered Apes

Zoos Unite to Save Endangered Apes

New Initiative to Fund Field Conservation Projects

Silver Spring, MD (Vocus) December 13, 2010

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Ape Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) today announced a critical new campaign to sustain a future for one of the planet’s most imperiled group of animals— apes.

For apes—bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons and siamangs—the outlook in the wild is bleak. Given catastrophic population declines, it is estimated that some ape species will be extinct within 20 years. The Ape TAG Conservation Initiative, supported by nearly 40 zoos, will fund 8 field conservation projects, one for each of the great ape species and two for gibbons and siamangs.

“As leaders in wildlife conservation, AZA-accredited zoos are dedicated to the protection of these intelligent and charismatic animals,” said Dr. Tara Stoinski, Ape TAG chair. “The Ape TAG Conservation Initiative will elevate the role of zoos in the international conservation community.”

The Arcus Foundation, a leading great ape conservation philanthropic organization, provided a generous matching grant to the funds contributed by zoos to the Initiative. Participating zoos have committed to a minimum of three years of support, which is critical for conservation projects to be effective in saving these species.

The 8 projects were selected by an international committee of Ape TAG and AZA members as well as outside ape conservation experts. The Initiative increases the number of zoos contributing to projects in the wild, strengthens support for community education and local law enforcement in countries with wild apes, and provides zoos with resources to demonstrate their commitment to saving apes.

“We are pleased that the AZA community is supporting field projects such as ours,” said Dr. Marc Ancrenaz, director of The Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Program, and principle investigator of one of the projects awarded funds by the Initative. “The problems faced by wild populations of great apes are complex and because of this, zoos have an increasingly important role to play.”

“We hope that AZA institutions will further support our efforts in the field by helping zoo visitors and the general public understand how our consumer choices are also essential to ensure the long-term survival of great apes and to secure their habitat," Dr. Ancrenaz added.

“Ape TAG Conservation Initiative will significantly contribute to Uganda’s effort to establish a standardized chimpanzee health monitoring protocol and build local veterinary capacity for disease management,” said director of the Budongo Conservation Field Station (BCFS), Dr. Fred Babweteera. “The support from the Initiative is a distinctive manifestation of the strategic and critical role of zoos in promoting science and in-situ conservation.”

“We are absolutely honored to have been selected by the Ape TAG Conservation Initiative, and incredibly pleased that our work in the Ketambe region of northern Sumatra will be receiving funding assistance for at least the next three years. This sort of sustained multiple year funding is essential,” said Dr. Panut Hadisiswoyo, founding director of the Orangutan Information Center, another grant recipient.

The following projects were funded by the Ape TAG Conservation Initiative with a total of $411,250:

Establishment of a National Chimpanzee Disease and Health Monitoring Programme based at Budongo Conservation Field Station
Dr. Fred Babweteera, Dr. Fabian Leendertz and Dr. Tony Kidega, Budongo Conservation Field Station; Uganda

The Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative: Preserving the bonobo (Pan paniscus) in the Salonga National Park through holistic conservation
Gay Reinartz and Patrick Guislain, Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative; Democratic Republic of Congo

Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade in Central Africa
Ofir Drori, The Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA); Cameroon

Protection and monitoring of Grauer’s gorillas, Gorilla beringei graueri, in the lowland sectors of Kahuzi Beiga National Park
Andrew Plumptre and Richard Tshombe, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Kahuzi Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Assessing chances of survival of the orang-utan in man-made landscape: the future of the species?
Dr. Isabelle Lackman, Dr. Marc Ancrenaz, and Ahbam Abulani, HUTAN (Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Program – KOCP); Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Ketambe Reforestation and Ecotourism Development Initiative (KREDI)
Panut Hadisiswoyo, Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari – Orangutan Information Centre (OIC); Sumatra, Indonesia

Long-term ecological research and conservation of Cao Vit gibbon in China
Fan Peng-Fei, Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University; Bangliang Nature Reserve, P. R. China

Population mapping of gibbons Kalimantan, Indonesia: Correlates of gibbon density and vegetation across the species range
Marie Hamard, Dr. Vincent Nijman and Dr. Susan Cheyne, Busang River Initiative for Nature Conservation and Communities (BRINCC) and School of Social Science and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project and Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford; Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo

In addition to the eight projects, a percentage of the Gold and Platinum level funds are dedicated for ape sanctuaries in Africa and Asia. Sanctuaries play an important role in ape conservation, particularly through their efforts in law enforcement and conservation education.

Zoos supporting the Ape TAG Conservation Initiative include:

Platinum Supporter ($10,000 per year): Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Prehistoric Park, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Denver Zoological Gardens, Oklahoma City Zoological Park, San Diego Zoo Global

Gold Supporter ($5,000 per year): Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Sedgwick County Zoo, Zoo Atlanta

Silver Supporter ($1,000 per year): Ape Conservation Effort, Audubon Institute, Bronx Zoo, Buffalo Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Ellen Trout Zoo, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, Gorilla SSP, Houston Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Knoxville Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Little Rock Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, New England Chapter of American Association of Zookeepers, North Carolina Zoo, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Sacramento Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Virginia Zoological Society, Woodland Park Zoo, Zoo Miami/Zoological Society of Florida

Additional single year support for the Initiative was received from: El Paso Zoo, Lion Country Safari, Zoo Boise, and a generous matching grant from the Arcus Foundation.

Photo captions: Julianna and her toddler Felicity, taken within the secondary forest of the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by HUTAN/Dzulirwan @ Jolirwan bin Takasi

Preserving the bonobo in the Salonga National Park through holistic conservation. Photo by Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Institute

Founded in 2000 by Jon Stryker, the Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation
Advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues. Specifically, Arcus works to advance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) equality, as well as to conserve and protect the great apes. The Arcus Foundation works globally and has offices in Kalamazoo, Mich., New York City and Cambridge, UK. To learn more, visit http://www. arcusfoundation. org.

Founded in 1924, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things. The AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation, and your link to helping animals in their native habitats. To learn more, visit http://www. aza. org.

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“Transforming Stress” Workshop To Be Offered By Healthy Visions Wellness Center on Thursday February 23, 2006

“Transforming Stress” Workshop To Be Offered By Healthy Visions Wellness Center on Thursday February 23, 2006

Oak Ridge, TN expert, Ron Eslinger to offer insight into managing stress

Oak Ridge, TN (PRWEB) January 15, 2006

Ron Eslinger, owner and director of the Healthy Visions Wellness Center in Oak Ridge, TN will be offering his Transforming Stress workshop on January 26th, 2006. This workshop which is open to anyone interested in learning how to better manage the stress in their lives will be taught at his center’s educational facility located at 800 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite A-208.

Job stress costs Americans in excess of $300 Billion annually. That’s $300 Billion with a capital “B”. Stress is a known trigger for health maladies such as Stress Induced Headaches, Migraine Headaches, Chronic Post Surgical Pain, Cancer Pain, Fibromyalgia, Back and Neck Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder, Tic Douloureux, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and ED as well as being a prime suspect in igniting many other disorders. That is a lot of pain and aggravation.

A recent study commissioned by the United States Navy found that the top most stressful occupations were 1. Teaching, 2. Nursing, 3. Management, 4. Other Professionals, 5. Social Workers, 6. Road Transport, & Police and Prison Officers. Many who do not work in these fields directly, certainly work around these stress filled individuals and are affected accordingly. It really affects everyone to some degree. On an average workday in the U. S., an estimated one million workers do not make it to work due to stress and an average of $26 Billion are paid out each year in disability claims related to stress.

Participants in this workshop will learn not only just what stress is along with its sources but will begin to understand how to use coping skills, what may block those coping skills and how to avoid those roadblocks to wellness. They will learn how to develop personal stress coping plans which allow them to look at the problem objectively, focus, utilize available resources to aid in stress reduction and begin to understand the role that nutrition plays stress and stress management. Besides the Personal Stress Coping Plan, attendees will take away a work place Conflict Checklist, Keys to Team Building, a stress Management Workbook and a 2 CD program to enhance sleep and relaxation.

Here is what some have said of Mr. Eslinger’s workshops and seminars. “… Unquestionably, this has been the most comfortably intense practical and implementable seminar I have attended.” Says Walter Laesch, CRNA. P. O’Kelley wrote “ Wonderful! Ron was humorous, fun and very easy to listen to! Exceptional!” "Many thanks… you are a terrific mentor and educator." says S. Johnston of Chesapeake, VA.

This workshop will be conducted at the Healthy Visions Wellness Center Classroom located at 800 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite A-208 in the Jackson Plaza tower and will be held from 1:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Registration is $75.00 and taken on a first come, cirst served basis. Be sure you register early to decrease your stress.

All interested parties may register online at http://www. eslinger. net (http://www. eslinger. net) or call 865.220.077.

For more on this event or to interview Ron Eslinger for broadcast or print contact: Karen Brooks at 865.220.0777 or kbrooks@eslinger. net

About Ron Eslinger: Healthy Visions Wellness Center Director, Ron Eslinger, is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Advanced Practice Nurse, Master of Arts, Board Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Instructor of Hypnosis and Certified Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists.

A retired Captain in the US Navy, Ron developed the Complementary Care Clinic and introduced HypnoBirthing to the field of obstetrics at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. At the Navy’s Beaufort, SC facility he developed a hypnosis program for Health Promotions. He was a member of the Editorial Board for CRNA and The Clinical Forum for Nurse Anesthetists. He published four articles, three on medical hypnosis. He is past President of the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists and he served as the Program Chairman of the South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists. He is currently Vice President, Region 2 of the Tennessee Nurses Association.

Ron lectures extensively to medical and nursing organizations on Hypnosis, Stress Management, Anesthesia, HIV/AIDS, and Bioterrorism. He is frequent faculty to Clemson University’s Annual Continuing Nurse Education Conferences, Gatlinburg, the Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Association, Frank Moya, CRNA Annual Review Course, and the Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing.

He is recognized by many in the media as a “source” for expert opinion in the field of hypnotherapy and issues concerning non-pharmacological pain management, and he regularly meets with medical and wellness professionals to enhance their knowledge and awareness of hypnosis and its dynamic potential. He has done five Radio and two TV Interviews, and recently interviewed by Harpers Magazine and Advanced Nursing.

Ron is the recipient of many awards including instructor of the month, Researcher of the Year and the prestigious NGH Presenter of the Year Ormond McGill Chair. He was also nominated by the US Navy to represent the Department of Defense on the National Institutes of Health’s committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Mr. Eslinger has accepted the invitation to be the Keynote Speaker at Great Britain’s National Council for Hypnotherapy annual meeting and will be delivering his address to their members there in June of 2006.

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Monday, October 25, 2004

Fighting Obesity: A 10-Point Healthy Eating Plan for School-Age Children

Fighting Obesity: A 10-Point Healthy Eating Plan for School-Age Children

As obesity becomes an even greater problem for American families, getting children off to a solid start in the development of good eating habits, which must last a lifetime, can be a tremendous challenge. The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences offers a 10-point family eating plan developed by the teacher-members of AAFCS.

Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) November 18, 2004

Now that we are several months into the new school year and the rush of those first days are behind us, the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) thinks this is a good time to implement a family eating plan, which focuses on the dietary habits of the school-age children in the family.

Here are 10 Tips from members of AAFCS:

1. Parents should be a positive role model

A. limit portion sizes

B. cook with less fat

2. Get active

A. plan family activities to get everyone moving

B. encourage fun activities with friends

3. Make eating an activity in itself

A. don't eat while watching TV or riding in car

B. sit down in the kitchen/dining room as a family

C. involve kids in menu choices, prep, and clean up

4. Don't use food as a reward or punishment

A. spend quality time with kids

B. celebrate by doing something fun together

C. don't withhold food as punishment

5. Watch what your kids drink too

A. limit fruit juice to 12 oz. per day or less

B. don't allow empty calories like sodas, even diet soda

C. encourage drinking of low fat milk

6. Don't be too restrictive

A. limit, don't eliminate sweets

B. don't put kids on a diet unless recommended by a physician

7. Limit television, video and computer time

A. reduce TV time to 2 hours per day

B. do not allow TV in kids' bedrooms

8. Focus on positive goals

A. run laps with their classmates or bike for 20 minutes without getting tired

B. minimize number of hours spent playing computer games, emailing, instant messaging, etc.

C. encourage some activity such as stretching while watching TV instead of snacking

9. Take small steps as a family.

A. substitute fruit for dessert

B. park your car farther away from your destination

C. limit fast food

D. take a family walk

10. Follow Dietary Guidelines and consult professionals as needed

About AAFCS and Obtaining Quotes/Interviews

Founded in 1909, AAFCS is the only not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing people together to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities. AAFCSÂ’ more than 10,000 members are elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators, researchers, and administrators, cooperative extension educators, and other professionals in business and industry, not-for-profit organizations, and government.

These professionals develop, integrate, and provide practical knowledge about life skills— dietetics and nutrition, financial literacy; child care and parenting; conflict resolution; consumer education; safe and secure housing and environment; and apparel and textiles. For complete results and Quotes, please contact Linda Wilson using the contact information at the end of this release. Interviews with AAFCS teachers may be arranged through Linda Wilson or her staff.

Access the AAFCS Electronic Press Kit: http://www. aafcs. org/newsroom/epk/newsletter. htm (http://www. aafcs. org/newsroom/epk/newsletter. htm)

Contact Info:

Linda Wilson

400 N. Columbus Street, Suite 202

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-706-4609

Lwilson@aafcs. org

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Music Teachers Share Patriotic Ideas

Music Teachers Share Patriotic Ideas

It Works for Me: The National Anthem and Other Patriotic Music in the Classroom Just Published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education

Reston, VA (PRWEB) February 4, 2005

Music educators from around the United States share their secrets for teaching "The Star-Spangled Banner" and other patriotic tunes in the new book It Works for Me: The National Anthem and Other Patriotic Music published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education.

More than 100 music teachers contributed their tried-and-true teaching suggestions to this book, the first publication in MENC's new It Works for Me series, a collection of books that focus on real teaching ideas from real music teachers. The ideas in this book cover such topics as learning patriotic song lyrics, understanding the history behind the songs, and singing with skill and pride. These helpful hints can be easily implemented by not only music teachers, but also social studies teachers, scout leaders, coaches, home-school parents, club leaders—anyone interested in helping others learn and appreciate music that celebrates the heritage of the United States.

"There is an expression, ‘If not me, who? If not now, when?' MENC believes that when it comes to our country's patriotic music, and particularly our national anthem, the answer to these questions is clear. Who will teach our nation and our children patriotic songs? Music teachers. When will they teach these songs? They are doing it now," said MENC president David Circle. "This book is full of ideas and lessons that are being used by music teachers across the country to perpetuate this important part of our cultural heritage in music. These things work for them and will work for you."

It Works for Me: The National Anthem and Other Patriotic Music in the Classroom is available from MENC for $8.00. Members receive the discounted price of $6.00. To order, call 1-800-828-0229 or visit www. menc. org.

MENC: The National Association for Music Education, the world's largest arts education organization, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. Nearly 120,000 members represent all levels of teaching from preschool to graduate school. Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. MENC's activities and resources have been largely responsible for the establishment of music education as a profession, for the promotion and guidance of music study as an integral part of the school curriculum, and for the development of the National Standards for Arts Education.

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

Einstein Medical Unveils New LASIK Information Resource As Part of DocShop Expansion

Einstein Medical Unveils New LASIK Information Resource As Part of DocShop Expansion

As part of an ongoing expansion of its DocShop. com website, Einstein Medical has released a new online resource devoted to providing information about LASIK and other vision treatments, including cataract surgery, glaucoma care, and intraocular lens implants.

San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) December 18, 2006

Einstein Medical has launched a comprehensive online resource for people who are interested in LASIK and other vision care treatments. The latest in an ongoing series of additions to its DocShop. com website, these patient education pages feature the most up-to-date information about LASIK eye surgery (http://www. docshop. com/education/vision/refractive/lasik/), including recent developments in "bladeless" LASIK and custom LASIK.

For more than a decade, DocShop. com has been providing consumers with information about laser eye surgery and other vision care services by linking them with reputable eye surgeons across the United States and around the world. This recent expansion of DocShop's vision care patient education section includes newly written pages about all-laser LASIK, the cost of LASIK, and LASIK benefits and risks. In addition, DocShop. com now includes updated information about other leading edge vision treatments, such as cataract surgery (http://www. docshop. com/education/vision/eye-diseases/cataracts/), treatments for glaucoma, implantable contact lenses (http://www. docshop. com/education/vision/refractive/icl/), and intraocular lens (IOL) (http://www. docshop. com/education/vision/refractive/iol/) implant surgery.

With the release of the expanded vision care section, DocShop. com reinforces its position as one of the most thorough and detailed resources for information about LASIK on the Internet. The site also contains information about other popular laser eye surgeries such as LASEK and PRK, as well as the promising treatment for presbyopia, conductive keratoplasty (CK). After learning about the vision treatment in which they're interested, readers are able to use DocShop. com to locate and view the websites of vision care specialists in their area.

Since the Food and Drug Administration approved the excimer laser for use in LASIK in the late-90s, the procedure has emerged as the most popular form of elective surgery in the United States. Einstein Medical has vowed to update DocShop. com regularly in order to keep consumers abreast of the latest developments in LASIK technology.

Earlier this month, Einstein Medical announced the release of the newly designed and expanded version of DocShop. The revised version of DocShop's vision care section is part of Einstein Medical's comprehensive plan to make DocShop an even more valuable consumer resource. For further information about DocShop. com or Einstein Medical, please contact Pamela Lund, director of marketing of Einstein Industries, Inc.

About Einstein Medical:

Einstein Medical is a division of Einstein Industries, Inc., and operates out of San Diego, California. In addition to providing consumers with medical information through DocShop. com, Einstein Medical builds and hosts customized websites and offers a variety of products and services for medical practices that wish to establish a greater online presence.

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Saturday, October 23, 2004

Dr. Tarun Agarwal Receives BIOLASE Laser Award

Dr. Tarun Agarwal Receives BIOLASE Laser Award

Dental Arts Managing Partner Receives National Award Dr. Tarun Agarwal Receives BIOLASE Laser Award Dr. Tarun Agarwal, Managing Partner of Dental Arts, recently received the Laser Award at the BIOLASE Symposium in Atlantic City, NJ. Agarwal was recognized for his outstanding contributions to dentistry, as well as his expertise in the use of Dental Lasers and sharing this expertise with dentists from around the world.

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) February 18, 2004 -

–Dr. Tarun Agarwal, Managing Partner of Dental Arts, recently received the Laser Award at the BIOLASE Symposium in Atlantic City, NJ. Agarwal was recognized for his outstanding contributions to dentistry, as well as his expertise in the use of Dental Lasers and sharing this expertise with dentists from around the world. Agarwal is an active member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, and Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation.

“I am honored to receive this award,” said Agarwal. “Working with BIOLASE has been a very rewarding experience, and I am pleased to have this forum in which to share my knowledge and experience with other professionals.”

BIOLASE Technology develops and markets advanced medical and dental laser products, including specialized biomaterials for medical and other dentistry specialties. BIOLASE products incorporate new patented and patent-pending technologies that achieve results not available through other products.

Dental Arts offers cosmetic and general dentistry and is a full-service dental office offering state-of-the-art cosmetic, restorative and hygiene care while providing individualized service and personal attention to each patient. Dental Arts is committed to education and supplying their patients with the newest technological advancements including Painless Sedation Dentistry, Mercury Free Dentistry, laser procedures without needles and drills, and more. For more information call (919) 870-7645. Dental Arts can be found on the Internet at www. raleighdentalarts. com.

Contact:

Patty Briguglio

(919) 461-3831

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Thursday, October 21, 2004

SyberWorks Media Center Presents a New Article: "Documentation and e-Learning Part 3: A Nugget for Your Thoughts"

SyberWorks Media Center Presents a New Article: "Documentation and e-Learning Part 3: A Nugget for Your Thoughts"

SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (LMS) industry, today announces an article available in the SyberWorks Online Media Center: "Documentation and e-Learning Part 3: A Nugget for Your Thoughts," by Dave Powell, Documentation Manager for SyberWorks, Inc.

Waltham, Mass. (PRWEB) March 2, 2010

SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (http://www. syberworks. com/products. htm) (LMS) industry, today announces an article available in the SyberWorks Online Media Center: "Documentation and e-Learning Part 3: A Nugget for Your Thoughts," by Dave Powell, Documentation Manager for SyberWorks, Inc.

Mary Kay Lofurno, Director of Marketing at SyberWorks, states: "In Part 3 of this series, Dave Powell talks about users' growing impatience with documentation that involves vast quantities of text. He also discusses some new trends in the industry that are aimed at overcoming this, such as 'learning nuggets'."

The article is located in the SyberWorks Online Media Center at http://www. syberworks. com/articles/documentation-and-elearning-part3-article. htm (http://www. syberworks. com/articles/documentation-and-elearning-part3-article. htm).

About Dave Powell

Dave Powell is Documentation Manager for SyberWorks Inc., a privately-held supplier of e-Learning software and training. For the past 15 years, he has written award-winning marketing collateral and user documentation for hardware/software companies like PictureTel, 3Com, Philips Medical Systems, Polaroid, and SyberWorks. Prior to that, he edited and wrote for publications like Computerworld, Infosecurity News, Networking Management, Digital Design, LightWave, Popular Computing, Harvard Business Review, and Leaders. (During that time, he also served as an author and Editorial Advisor for Sesame Street.)

About SyberWorks, Inc.

SyberWorks, Inc. (http://www. syberworks. com (http://www. syberworks. com)) is a leader in the custom and Learning Management System industries for Fortune 1000 corporations, higher education, and other industries. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company serves the multi-billion-dollar e-Learning market. Since 1995, SyberWorks has developed and delivered unique and economical solutions to create, manage, measure, and improve e-Learning programs at companies and organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other countries.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Back-to-School Blues? FamilyEducation Offers Resource Checklist, Tips on School Supplies & Fashion

Back-to-School Blues? FamilyEducation Offers Resource Checklist, Tips on School Supplies & Fashion

Popular Parenting Site Offers Resources for Getting Ready for School Without Breaking the Bank

Boston, MA (PRWEB) August 12, 2009

To help families cope in these tight times, FamilyEducation is featuring information and tools to help get everyone ready for back-to-school without breaking the bank. With the popular parenting site's budget-planning tools, great ideas for nutritious school lunches, back-to-school tips, and other resources (http://school. familyeducation. com/back-to-school/school/34528.html) , parents will send their kids off to school ready to learn.

The back-to-school shopping list is long and includes everything from clothes and shoes to school supplies and lunch boxes. Using FamilyEducation's interactive budget worksheet, parents can plan and track their back-to-school expenses to stretch their dollars as far as possible. After downloading the interactive printable to their desktop, parents simply enter in their total budget and spending amounts, and the spreadsheet automatically calculates their savings.

"Back-to-school is both an exciting and stressful time for families," said Jess M. Brallier, publisher, Family Education Network. "Today's tight times require finding ways to stretch dollars as far as possible for back-to-school 2009. FamilyEducation is featuring resources and tips for budgeting back-to-school shopping as well as for ensuring that kids have the support they need to be successful learners."

Many kids will be brown-bagging it for lunch this school year, and parents are faced with the challenge of packing lunches that are nutritious, tasty and don't leave the family strapped for cash. With FamilyEducation's "Back-to-School Lunch Savings" slideshow (http://life. familyeducation. com/back-to-school/cheap-lunches/63744.html) , parents will find great ideas for cheap and healthy lunches that their kids will actually want to eat. The slideshow features recipes for spicing up lunch time with treats such as a new take on the old reliable PB&J: peanut butter and jelly wraps, or moving away from the everyday sandwich and packing a pasta salad.

Even though the budget might be tight, parents still want their kids to go back to school in the best of fall fashion, and FamilyEducation offers a slide show to help them plan a wardrobe that is both trendy and budget conscious. The "Top 2009 Back-to-School Fashions" slideshow features this year's top trends in back-to-school fashion (http://life. familyeducation. com/slideshow/back-to-school-clothes/51254.html) , from neon colors to the backpack that today's fashion-forward student will be carrying, with tips on where to get these hot items.

Having cool school supplies (http://school. familyeducation. com/slideshow/back-to-school/supplies/51137.html) is just as important as wearing the right jeans, and FamilyEducation's "Top 2009 Back-to-School Supplies" slideshow walks parents through the essentials for this year's well-prepared student, featuring items such as recycled notebooks and paper and a USB flash drive for storing important documents.

At the same time they are shopping for all the right fashions and school supplies, parents are concerned about helping their students make an easy and successful transition into the new school year. The slideshow, "Back to School: 10 Tips for a Smooth Start" (http://life. familyeducation. com/back-to-school-anxiety/63691.html) on FamilyEducation, will help parents calm their child's nerves and alleviate those back-to-school jitters. They can also turn to the back-to-school parenting advice included in teacher Molly Dugan's article on preparing for a successful start to the school year.

Finally, as parents make their shopping lists and prepare to send their kids out the door on the first day, they can turn to FamilyEducation for its "Top 10 Lists for Back to School," and learn how to help their kids get A's and be successful in math and reading or how to get organized for back-to-school.

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

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

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Medical Marketing Blog Features Real-World Insights, Ideas and Case Examples

Medical Marketing Blog Features Real-World Insights, Ideas and Case Examples

Medical marketing firm Healthcare Success Strategies has created a new blog for doctors and healthcare executives who lead hospitals, health care practices, device manufacturers, pharmaceuticals and other health care organizations. Updated daily, the content covers all aspects of medical marketing and advertising.

Tustin, CA (PRWEB) September 8, 2010

Stewart Gandolf, Co-Founder of Healthcare Success Strategies, today announced a new medical marketing blog (http://www. healthcaresuccess. com/blog/) for doctors and executives who lead medical groups, hospitals, device manufacturers, private practices, pharmaceuticals and other healthcare organizations.

“We created the Healthcare Marketing Exchange as a free, information-rich platform to share timely insights, ideas and real-world case examples.”

Updated almost daily, the new blog is authored by Healthcare Success Strategies’ thought leaders including Gandolf and Co-Founder Lonnie Hirsch, plus other contributing experts as well.

Recent posts include advice about attracting new patients, healthcare social media, hospital marketing and PR, medical advertising, publicity and many other topics. All major healthcare professions, specialties and organizational types are covered.

Gandolf continues, “The Exchange will also allow our clients, subscribers and website visitors to easily share their own insights and experiences as well. We are very excited to provide this powerful resource to doctors and healthcare executives worldwide.”

Healthcare Success Strategies (HealthcareSuccess. com) is a highly respected medical marketing company (http://healthcaresuccess. com/) that provides consulting, marketing services and educational products. In addition to the Healthcare Marketing Exchange, the company's educational products also include a popular medical marketing newsletter (10,000 subscribers),nationwide seminars and instructional CDs and DVDs.

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“Today’ s Family” to feature Catholic Family Life Insurance

“Today’ s Family” to feature Catholic Family Life Insurance

The purpose of Catholic Family Life Insurance is to provide its members insurance products designed to meet their financial security needs along with programs fostering spiritual, social, and educational well being.

Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 26, 2004

Platinum Television Group is pleased to announce the selection of Catholic Family Life Insurance (CFLI) for its innovative, educational television series, TodayÂ’s Family.

Founded in the 1868 as an answer to the problems of poverty and illness, CFLI was the first Catholic fraternal benefit organization established in the U. S. Today the purpose of this organization is still to provide its members insurance products designed to meet their financial security needs along with programs fostering spiritual, social, and educational well being.

CFLI offers several life insurance programs as well as retirement plans designed to meet the changing financial needs of families. In addition, members of Catholic Family may take advantage of various added privileges such as summer camp programs, prescription discounts, orphan benefits, first communion, retreat and baptism programs as well as scholarships.

Among other merits, CFLI holds the distinction of being the first to insure women and children, adopt the legal reserve system, award grants to Catholic high school students, and provide newborn benefits. The organization has a reputation for committing not only to members, but also to the total well-being of the community by organizing fund-raising activities and community service programs through its all-volunteer network of local chapters. Members actively support their local Catholic parishes and schools, blood banks, women’s shelters, meal programs and several other significant projects. “Families are the heart of what we do,” states the company motto.

TodayÂ’s Family will feature the importance of a solid financial family plan and discuss the products that can be tailored to specific needs, while also interviewing policyholders and beneficiaries in a segment on Securing Your Family Future.

Additional information about Catholic Family Life Insurance can be found at www. cfli. org

Monday, October 18, 2004

Bill Hudak Blasts Congressman John Tierney for House Adjournment Vote

Bill Hudak Blasts Congressman John Tierney for House Adjournment Vote

Bill Hudak, candidate for U. S. Congress in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District, characterized Congressman John Tierney’s vote to adjourn the House of Representatives until after the November election as an, “act of partisan cowardice that will postpone economic recovery for the citizens of the 6th District.”

Danvers, MA (Vocus) September 30, 2010

Bill Hudak, www. hudakforcongress. com, candidate for U. S. Congress in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District, today characterized Congressman John Tierney’s vote to adjourn the House of Representatives until after the November election, without voting on extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts as an, “act of partisan cowardice that will postpone economic recovery for the citizens of the 6th District.” House Democrats on Wednesday barely won a 210-209 vote to adjourn until after the midterm elections without voting on the measure.

“Once again, Congressman John Tierney has placed his fealty to Nancy Pelosi and her Liberal agenda above the best interests of the citizens of the 6th District,” said Bill Hudak. “This act of pure partisanship and anti-business animus will postpone the economic recovery throughout the District by continuing the uncertainty for small business owners about their potential tax liability next year. This uncertainty is killing the hiring of new employees and slowing crucial investments by small businesses that are vital to rejuvenating our economy.”

“By consistently voting for higher taxes on businesses and individuals, Congressman Tierney has made it clear that partisan politics are more important than job creation and growth,” continued Hudak. “And by being the deciding vote to adjourn, the Congressman has demonstrated that leaving his post to campaign and preserve his own job is more important than creating new ones for his constituents in the 6th District.”

“We cannot afford to sacrifice jobs and growth simply to satisfy class-envy politics and outdated Liberal ideas of economic redistribution,” concluded Hudak. “Congressman Tierney must vote to keep these economically vital tax cuts in force even if it means doing so in the upcoming “lame duck” session, but even that will be small consolation given that economic growth will remain stagnant for two more months thanks to his vote to adjourn.”

According to a Heritage Foundation study based on the IHS Global Insight U. S. macroeconomic model, and data from the U. S. Census Bureau and the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, President Obama’s plan to let the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire would result in steep tax hikes beginning in January 2011 for small businesses and individuals. The tax hikes would significantly affect the economy in Massachusetts in the decade from 2011 to 2020. According to the study, in Massachusetts’s 6th Congressional District alone, the tax increases would:
Cause job losses of 1,616, on average, each year; Result in $7,430 in lost total disposable personal income per household; and Increase total district-wide individual income taxes by $1.8 billion.

ABOUT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution – a think tank – whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

ABOUT BILL HUDAK
Bill Hudak, www. hudakforcongress. com, candidate for U. S. Congress in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District, is a practicing attorney with more than 27 years of experience. Licensed in Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Florida, as well as in multiple Federal District Courts and the United States Supreme Court, Bill’s consumer advocacy efforts have earned him a reputation as a lawyer practicing with “truth, honor and integrity.” A 25-year resident of the 6th Congressional District in Massachusetts, Bill is running for office to restore balance to a Congress that is out of step with the needs of its citizens. Click here to read more about Bill.

For more information about Bill and his campaign to bring common sense to the U. S. Congress, visit www. hudakforcongress. com and join us on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

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College’s Athletic Training Program Professor Earns Educator of Year Honors

College’s Athletic Training Program Professor Earns Educator of Year Honors

George Fox University’s Dale Isaak honored as top athletic trainer educator in five-state region by Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association

NEWBERG, OR (Vocus) April 6, 2010

George Fox University earned yet another teaching honor with the announcement that Dale Isaak, the university’s head athletic trainer and a professor in the school’s athletic training major (http://www. georgefox. edu/college-admissions/academics/major/athletic-training. html), earned the Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Educator of the Year honor for 2010.

The award is given to the top athletic training educator in the collegiate, high school and clinical sectors for NWATA District 10, which encompasses more than 1,200 athletic trainers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. NWATA is the regional affiliate of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Isaak, 41, was presented the award at the NWATA’s yearly symposium in Spokane, Wash., on March 27.

“I’m obviously honored, but I see this award more as recognition for what we do in our athletic training education program than as an individual award,” Isaak said. “This validates the work we’re doing here as a university. I believe we received this because of the quality of our alumni working throughout the Northwest.”

George Fox is one of just three institutions of higher education in Oregon that offers an athletic training program accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education programs, a national accrediting body.

Isaak divides his time evenly between his duties as head athletic trainer and professor. Among the courses he teaches are therapeutic exercise, care and prevention of athletic injuries, and general medical conditions in athletic training.

The Wilsonville, Ore., resident arrived at George Fox in 1995 after earning a master’s in education from the University of Minnesota that same year. Previously, he earned a master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University in 1991 and a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in 1990.

His honor continues a string of teaching awards for George Fox this year. In January, Patrick Vandehey, director of the university’s band and music education major (http://www. georgefox. edu/college-admissions/academics/major/music-education. html) programs, was named Oregon Music Educator of the Year by the Oregon Music Educators Association.

In addition, George Fox’s Rhett Luedtke, an associate professor of theatre, was one of just eight faculty members chosen nationally to receive a National Directing Fellow Award from the John F. Kennedy Center. He will travel to Washington, D. C., this month to take part in the National Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

George Fox University is ranked by Forbes as one of the top 100 colleges in the country and highest among Christian colleges (http://www. georgefox. edu/academics/). George Fox is the only Christian university in the Pacific Northwest classified by U. S. News & World Report as a national university. More than 3,300 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Ore., and at teaching centers in Portland, Salem, and Redmond, Ore., and Boise, Idaho. George Fox offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-completion programs for working adults, five seminary degrees, and 12 master’s and doctoral degrees.

Contact:
Dale Isaak
Head Athletic Trainer, George Fox University
503-554-2916

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Saturday, October 16, 2004

Bill McKinney to Receive Texas A&M University Golden Deeds Award

Bill McKinney to Receive Texas A&M University Golden Deeds Award

Bill McKinney, executive director of the Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston, Texas, will receive the coveted Golden Deeds Award from the Administrative Leadership Institute in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University.

College Station, TX (Vocus) October 20, 2008

Bill McKinney, executive director of the Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston, Texas, will receive the coveted Golden Deeds Award from the Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI) in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University.

McKinney has been involved in education for 40 years. He has filled a number of educational roles, including math teacher, principal, director of research and evaluation, assistant superintendent and superintendent. He has served as president of the Association of Educational Service Agencies and as a board member of the Texas Business and Education Coalition and the Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America.

He earned a doctorate in educational research and applied statistics from the University of North Texas in 1976.

Now as executive director of Region 4, a post he has held since 1988, McKinney heads up a center that serves 54 school districts, representing more than one million students and 83,000 teachers.

McKinney's leadership impact has been significant. "He has been instrumental in supporting leadership throughout the state and the Region 4 area," said Duncan Klussmann, superintendent of schools in Spring Branch Independent School District.

As an educator, McKinney is driven by "the challenge to provide and deliver the best learning opportunities available that will enhance the quality of life for all students we serve."

He noted, "Clearly our kids deserve that excellence be the non-negotiable standard."

The Golden Deeds Award is considered the highest recognition for distinguished service to education in the state and is given to an individual from any profession who has consistently supported Texas students and teachers through his/her positive impact on public education.

McKinney will be honored at the ALI opening banquet at the Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2008, at 6 p. m.

The opening banquet is part of the 2008 ALI Conference, to be held Nov. 19-20. This year's conference theme is Superhero Texas School Leaders Close The Student Achievement Gap: A Vision Fulfilled. It will explore issues such as how school administrators are fighting school drop out rates and unstable student test results, and finding and retaining quality teachers.

For more information on the conference or to register, visit http://eahr. tamu. edu/articles/administrative_leadership_institute. Questions also may be addressed to John Hoyle at jhoyle@tamu. edu or 979.845.2748 or to Virginia Collier at vcollier@tamu. edu or 979.862.1336. Registration deadline is Wed., Oct 31.

Sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M, the Texas Association of School Administrators and PBK (a Houston-based architecture firm specializing in the planning and designing of educational facilities), ALI is designed to focus on a critical issue that will help school leaders create or transform schools to help all children become successful students and people.

Contact:
Dr. John Hoyle
979.845.2748
Jhoyle@tamu. edu

Additional Information:
Kara Sutton-Jones
979.845.1823
Kara. sutton@tamu. edu

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Phoenix Area Forclosures Up 23 Percent In August 2008

Phoenix Area Forclosures Up 23 Percent In August 2008

Maricopa County Tops 6,500 Trustee Sale Notices

Mt. Pleasant, PA (PRWEB) September 17, 2008

Default Research, the premier provider of preforeclosure real estate data in the Phoenix area, is reporting that foreclosure activity from July 2008 to August 2008 increased by 23 percent. The year over year increase from August 2007 to August 2008 was up 276 percent. Overall, the area had approximately 2.86 percent of households entering foreclosure.

"The numbers over the past year certainly do not sound encouraging for Phoenix area residents," said Serdar Bankaci, founder of Default Research. "But, if you look at the whole picture, the region had 2.86 percent of residents enter foreclosure and that is not too far off the national average of just above two percent."

As for the two major counties in Phoenix over the past year, 3.3 percent of Maricopa households had a Notice of Trustee Sale recorded while Pima only had recordings of 1.15 percent of households. The total number of Trustee Sales in Maricopa County was 6,792 and Pima recorded 581 in August.

According to Bankaci, market indicators show a decline in price and an increase in inventories. He does not believe the region has peaked just yet, but he does expect foreclosure rates to start coming down in the next few months.

"Arizona and particularly the Phoenix metro region have a strong base for their economy," said Bankaci, whose foreclosure leads arrive two to three weeks ahead of the competition. "With government spending on tourism, education and construction in the billions, this region will recover and home prices will recover."

Below is a unique and accurate local look at how the Default Research foreclosure statistics affect your area:

Maricopa County: The hardest hit cities are Phoenix (3249), Mesa (823), Glendale (649), Surprise (462), and Scottsdale (390)

Pima County: The hardest hit cities are Tucson (513), Marana (19), Oro Valley (15), Sahurita (13), and Vail (9)

If you would like to learn more about this topic, or schedule an interview with Serdar Bankaci, please contact Josh Chernikoff at joshc@defaultresearch. com. More information about Default Research can be found at its Web site: www. defaultresearch. com. For more detailed Phoenix area foreclosure statistics listed by county, please visit http://market. defaultresearch. com (http://market. defaultresearch. com).

Since 2004, Default Research has been providing the freshest and most accurate foreclosure data and statistics to real estate professionals and investors. Default Research's proven data collection and distribution methods help us deliver our foreclosure lists two to three weeks ahead of the competition. The Default Research difference gives our clients a clear advantage in being the first to approach and help homeowners in distress. With the tremendous increase in foreclosure activity in the United States, Default Research prides itself on teaming up savvy real estate investors with struggling families to create a partnership that benefits both sides.

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AXXel Knutson Pans the Nasdaq 100-Naxdaq 100: Not 4 Me; Not 4 U

AXXel Knutson Pans the Nasdaq 100-Naxdaq 100: Not 4 Me; Not 4 U

Although the Nasdaq 100 has had a bounce of importance since ASSel's "strong buy" alert on September 20th, 2001 [the strongest buy alert he as posted since August of 1981 when the Dow was at 888] he now thinks that index is due for continued sideways movement in 2002 and suggest investors look at small caps and mid-caps. If there is an index to look at, it is the S & P Mid-Cap 400 [MID-X 500.24].

(PRWEB) February 17, 2002

February 11, 2002

Prices 2.8.02

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NAZ 100 - Not 4 Me, Not 4 U

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 With the Nasdaq 100 at 1452.17, we can build only a short-term rally potential for this, our most hated index. This index was in free fall prior to 9-11 and the week that was, including our bottom signal on 9.20.2001 came in at just below 1200. The rally to 1700 was strong to be sure, but now that it is historyÂ…the rally that is, we find it pretty easy to remove ourselves to the back of the bar for some serious poker and the NAZ is not serious pokerÂ…it is for the tenderfeetÂ…those that did not lose all their money in techs in 1999-2000 or those that still have an Aunt Edna still willing to cough up dough for these traders to treat these traders high levels of testosterone poisoning. Money is not going into this index. We have been saying for a couple of years that money must be directed to small and mid-cap companies of high qualityÂ…that suggests the S & P Mid-Cap 400. Take a look at the two indices [are we now saying "indexes?"

Blah Nasdaq 100: 1452.17 - Chart courtesy of Clearstation. com

[FYI: Nasdaq Composite 1772.15]

[DJ-30=9680.32]

And now the "non-blah" S & P Mid-Cap 400 [how about a hand for this index?]

[How about a smack in the face to wake you up? - feel free to unsubscribe if you can't take it]

S & P Mid-Cap 400

S & P Mid-Cap 400 = 495.56]

Chart courtesy of Clearstation. com

And now the stocks of the NAZ 100Â…I hate most of these stocks, but I know you have this cocaine - like addiction to these god-awful names, so to wean you off the milk of these pathetic companies, here is my opinionÂ…feel free to go to the movies or hop on a bus to see where it finally ends up].

Here is the first pathetic nameÂ

ABGX Abgenix, Inc. $ 23.12 not too badly mangled after 9/11 and actually went to new reaction highs to $38Â…but that was it and the stock just double bottomed at the sub $22 level. Traders could buy here for a move to $30, but this is high risk, moderate reward. But, hey, it's your money. Spotty revenues, losses-what else is new for a company like this? Abgenix, Inc. develops and intends to commercialize antibody therapeutic products for the treatment of a variety of disease conditions. [So they say]. Little debt.

Â…and now another pathetic nameÂ…but you get the idea [you don't?]

  ADCT ADC Telecommunications, Inc. $ 3.93 not really damaged by 9/11 but the damage was done already. Junky move to nearly six was it and now attempting a bottom. "Attempt" is the operative word. Avoid. ADCT offers network equipment, software & integration services for broadband, multi-service networks that deliver Internet/data, video & voice communications over telephone, cable TV, Internet, broadcast, wireless and enterprise networks. For the FY ended 10/31/01, net sales fell 27% to

$2.4B. Net loss totaled $1.29B vs. an income of $868.1M. Little obvious debt.

Â…hey it's freeÂ…it's not like I'm asking you to cough up some real bucks.

  ADLAC Adelphia Communications Corporation $ 23 + one could make a case for a triple bottom hereÂ…an initial break of $20 post 9/11, another stab at a break in November and a nice run to $32 plus only to see us back at current numbers. ADLAC owns, operates, and manages cable TV systems & other related telecommunications businesses. Adelphia operations consist primarily of selling video programming and does a crummy job of it. Event risk and the events are likely negative. Excessive risk.

Maybe your Aunt Edna will let you buy this oneÂ

  ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $ 35.80. Buy. This is a positive exception in the techs. Nice crash in September and we are still not back to pre-Sept numbers. Therein lies some safety. We like the fact that earnings are still pretty solid in the face of declining revs and their labor content numbers are attractive to our VTAR™ © 1992-2002 analysis.

  ALTR Altera Corporation $ 23.45 murdered in the 9-11 hit and has barely recovered. Spotty, spotty spotty performance in a crummy group. It does have cash so we can suggest that the downward spike in September will likely hold and the minor break of $20 in December was largely tax-selling idiotic who after their likely purchase at $65 in August of 2000, finally thought "now" was the time to panic and sell. Traders could buy, but you are buying knowing that event risk is likely negative.

  AMZN Amazon. com, Inc. $ 12.52 reported nice numbers [well, nice for Amazon, that is] and the stock does appear bound for the mid 20's according to VTAR™ numbers. That's OK with us and you've taken bigger risks haven't YOU? Here is the news from Dow Jones: Jan 22, 2002- "Amazon. com Inc. turned a profit for the first time in the fourth on sales that topped the billion dollar mark, another first for the nearly seven-year-old Internet retailing giant. Amazon on Tuesday reported net income of $5.1 million, or a penny a share, compared with a net loss of $545.1 million, or $1.53 a share, a year earlier. Sales rose 15% to $1.12 billion from $972 million." There's moreÂ…blah, blah, blah.

Chart courtesy of Clearstation. com

 AMGN Amgen Inc. $ 57.90. We don't have to have an opinion on every issue

And AMGN just bores us to death-I would rather watch two fleas mating.

 ADRX Andrx Group $ 49 techies are heading for the hills on this issue, but the break of $50 from the shelf of $50 is pretty severe in its own right-also there was some panic volume [we like that]. Andrx Corporation formulates and commercializes controlled-release

Oral pharmaceuticals using the Company's proprietary drug delivery technologies. For the 9 months ended 9/30/01, revenues rose 47% to $552.4M. Net income applicable to Andrx Group rose 40% to $68.6M. Revenues reflect sales of the Company's distribution of the bioequivalent version of Ventolin. Too newsy for us relative the FDA, but recent crash patterns push us to the attractive side.

 APOL Apollo Group, Inc. $ 46.95. We rate as positive. Apollo Group is a provider of higher education programs for working adults. APOL offers its services at 58 campuses and 102 learning centers. For the 3 months ended 11/30/01, revenues rose 29% to $228.2M. Net income rose 30% to $31.7M.

 AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. $ 24.03. We don't think you will get rich with this box manufacturer, but we don't think you will go to the poorhouse either. It is the only box mfr with any real creativity. Earnings came in on target and AAPL is expecting an increase to $1.5 bil in revs for the 2nd quarter. Well, a quarter will also get you a hole in a donut. The stock is "OK" but we do not get involved with stocks that are OK. Oklahoma is OK.

 AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $ 43.08 the stock is back to the pre Sept 11 numbers [almost] but that is about it. Neutral and we don't like "neutral." It's not worth your hard-earned cash.

 AMCC Applied Micro Circuits Corporation $ 9.80 horror story of horror stories, this stock did manage to rally in Oct and Nov-but here we are sub ten again. Still, sub ten is usually a place to acquire for trades so go ahead if YOU want. We will not.

 ATML Atmel Corporation $ 7.13 another memory chip co in the skidsÂ…it has a base of sorts. So, at current numbers we give it a slight positive ratingÂ…but we have other fish to fry.

 BEAS BEA Systems, Inc. $ 16.25 this is the base and traders may enter here. The key would be to dribble to the $22 level and then punchÂ…if it punches right away, get rid of it.

 BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. $ 33.72 overpriced stuff we can all do without-gold-plated toilet plungers, refrig magnets, scales so slippery you can kill yourself on, etc. but someone is buying this junk. Revenues are surely there, earnings as well but margins are shrinkingÂ…I mean after three gold-plated toilet plungers per household the price REALLY has to be something to get me to buy the fourth. The real buy was when the market gave us its buy signal on September 20thÂ…then BBBY was sub $20Â…but at current numbers it is a yawn.

 BGEN Biogen, Inc. $ 53.68 pretty boring, but it has been pretty boring since April Fool's Day of 2000. We see nothing to change that. Maybe April Fool's Day 2003Â…. check back.

 BMET Biomet, Inc. $ 32.37 looks as if it could break out toward $40, but somehow we think you should avoid.

 BRCM Broadcom Corporation $ 39.20 there was no real damage to this star performer of the dot. Com blastÂ…but it is stuck in a range with this being near the bottom. We can do a lot better.

 BRCD Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. $ 32.63 the benefit of the doubt short-termÂ…than gives us an objective of $38 ½. Not worth it.

 CDWC CDW Computer Centers, Inc $ 53.87 stuck in a trading range and it is likely to be resolved to the upsideÂ…but not just yet. Neutral/Positive only.

 CEPH Cephalon, Inc. $ 57.68 a biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets products to treat neurological and sleep disorders, cancer and pain. Revs are there but that was the news for the market to throw it over the side at $77Â…now we have a minor rally in placeÂ…only neutral.

 CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. $ 11.25 low enuf if you have any feel for the fundamentalsÂ…we don'tÂ…a rally to about 13 ½. Not 4 us.

 CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. $ 33.77 not damaged by 9/11 and the rally took the stock up by 100%Â…not bad. But then the "hear-attack" mode and we are back in the base. If you were nimble, you made moneyÂ…if notÂ…well, you know. Avoid the temptation to trade this name.

 CHIR Chiron Corporation $ 41.19 back in the base, but we still don't care. There is not enuf of a break to motivate us. I like "enuf."

 CIEN CIENA Corporation $ 9.46 single digit objective reachedÂ…we still don't want it. CIEN manufactures and sells open architecture, DWDM systems for fiberoptic communications networks, optical networking solutions and access systems Not exactly high demand products at the moment.

 CTAS Cintas Corporation $ 49.71 now here is a company we can understand. Everything looks on stream, but we give it only a positive rating. Again, we can do better. Cintas Corporation designs, manufactures, and implements corporate identity uniform programs which it rents or sells to customers throughout the U. S. and Canada. For the 6 months ended 11/30/01, total revenues increased 6% to $1.12B. Net income increased 7% to $114.5M. Revenues reflect higher rental income due to growth in customers base. Earnings also reflect improved gross profit margins, lower interest rates and a

Reduction in long-term debt.

 CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. $ 16.76 not murdered in the 9/11 crunch but a decent enuf rally to $21Â…but that was it and to go along with Chambers view of the future is really to believe in fairies, but that's San Jose for ya.

 CTXS Citrix Systems, Inc. $ 15.92 pull the plungerÂ…appears not even warm.

 CMCSK Comcast Corporation $ 33.39 a rally beginning it appears and maybe there could be 7-8 pointsÂ…is that enuf? No.

 CPWR Compuware Corporation $ 12.63. The major collapse for this stock was in January, 2000Â…if you call $40 to $25 a collapseÂ…since then we have seen the stock wallow around the sub eight level in late 2000 and sub ten for most of 2001. We are basing here and the selling that took place in September was very speculative indeed and VTAR™ suggests that this is a major "buy" signal. So, here we have itÂ…a strong buy signal and a move $8 to $14. We suggest that the "strong buy" signal is still very much in force and suggest accumulation right here and up to the $14 level. We are still suggesting that labor costs are still out of line but with no debt, this Farmington, MI company will stick around. CPWR develops, markets and supports systems software products designed to improve productivity in application development, implementation & maintenance, & offers system analysis, design, programming, systems planning and consulting. For the 9 months ended 12/31/01, revenues fell 12% to $1.32B. Net income rose 25% to $90.7M. Revenues reflect reduced demand for professional services. Earnings benefited from reduced sales/marketing expense.

 CMVT Comverse Technology, Inc. $ 17.69 We are not there yet. We do not see the panic yet in the stock. If they won't panic sub $20Â…perhaps the number is ten.

 CEFT Concord EFS, Inc. $ 27.54. Nice rally after 9/11 but we see nothing of importance going on at the moment. Market perform minus.

 CNXT Conexant Systems, Inc. $ 12.26. How could you kill this stock on 9/11. It wasn't and here we have a bottom at the sub ten level and the move to $18 demonstrated that power. At $12.26 you have a second chance.

 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation $ 44.08. The crash pattern of May, 2000 has been consolidated by additional selling in late 2000 and in the September crash which was very speculative selling indeed we have an established "Strong Buy" signal as of 9/20.01 and that is still very much in force. Put it in the portfolio.

 CYTC CYTYC Corporation $ 20.61. Another idiotic name that no one with any upbringing can pronounce soberÂ…we very much like the second crunch sub $20 and classify CYTYC a buy. CYTYC Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a sample preparation system for medical diagnostic applications. For the FY ended 12/31/01, net sales rose 56% to $221M. Net income fell 67% to $12.6M. Revenues reflect increased sales of the Company's ThinPrep Pap Test for cervical cancer screening in the United States. Earnings were offset by a $56M charge for in-process R&D associated with the Pro-Duct

Acquisition.

DELL Dell Computer Corporation $ 26.25. Negative.

 EBAY eBay Inc. $ 58.61. High end of the trading range is $70Â…that should tell you the story.

 DISH EchoStar Communications Corporation $ 25.63. Can this company make money? The revenues are surely there but the labor costs appear out to lunch. Fix that and maybe we will revisit.

 ERTS Electronic Arts Inc. $ 54.13. Games and new platforms for them to play on. Still, a very yucky performance in the past with earnings. Short-term it's "OK" and the selling is a little overdone at the $50 levelÂ…we will not play, games or not.

 ESRX Express Scripts, Inc. $ 50.05. Strong Buy. The crash pattern in September and the additional crash in October were both very speculative selling and has set the stock up for what we think will be a major advance. VTAR™ indicates a dribble toward the recent $60 high and then the possibility of a strong advance from there. That works for us and apparently this company is working as well with great labor content numbers and money pouring in relative to the increased total rev numbers. We like it.

 FISV Fiserv, Inc. $ 42.40. The September crash barely fazed FISVÂ…and the base is at the $35 levelÂ…given an excuse it could finally break to the low 50's. Lower risk but only moderate reward.

 FLEX Flextronics International Ltd. $ 19.62. One could make a case for a triple bottom hereÂ…and it does look as if it can moveÂ…a littleÂ…and when that fails we will have to search for the real bottom and that looks like a break of ten. Obviously, we are not being suckered in for 5 pts on the upside for 15 in the reverse direction.

 GMST Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. $ 18.11. Do not follow.

 GENZ Genzyme General $ 43.30. Very short-term a move to the low $50's but we still see the potential for some very serious selling later in the year. Play if you are quick.

 GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. $ 66.88. The stock looks fineÂ…but can it make any money? We will watch.

 HGSI Human Genome Sciences, Inc. $ 25.39. Wonderful double top at the $110 level in Feb 2000 and nearly so in October of 2000. But where is the bottom? Since November of 2001 the stock has lost 20 pointsÂ…there will be a likely recovery but we will not classify the break of $25 as a bottom. Tradable but not invest able.

 ITWO i2 Technologies, Inc. $ 6.06. Too much buying, too much speculation that "this is the bottom." Where the real bottom is will yet be played outÂ…very short term a move to $7.50 perhaps. Who needs that?

 ICOS ICOS Corporation $ 44.02. Why do companies like this sell at ANY price? Should it even be public?

 IDPH IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation $ 57.39. Hey, it's only 96 times earnings. A nice FridayÂ…but it will take more than a good Friday to suck us into this company.

 IMCL ImClone Systems Incorporated $ 16.26. Ugly, top to bottom and inside out and outside inÂ…its address in NYC is 180 Varick StreetÂ…it would appear as if the WTC fell on it. If you are the type who likes jumping in front of freight trains [it can be a rush] then this is the stock for you. Here are the top officers: Robert Goldhammer, Chmn., Samuel Waksal, Pres./ CEO, Harlan Waksal, COO/Exec. VP, Daniel Lynch, CFO/ VP-Fin., John Landes, Sr. VP/Counsel/Secy. Stay away from these guys chocolate cream pies could be coming their way and it could get messy.

 IMNX Immunex Corporation $ 28.72. Serious sellers at $29 but the stock has done enuf work since October to pull it off. Buy prior to the break out which could come soon.

 IDTI Integrated Device Technology, Inc. $ 29.57. This stock has been taking the selling and taking it over and over againÂ…but it looks like not very smart selling. The fundamentals are not here so it is puzzlement.

 INTC Intel Corporation $ 32.52. The selling in September was speculative but the power is not hereÂ…it is not your father's INTC.

 INTU Intuit Inc. $ 37.12. Neutral and a market performer only.

 IVGN Invitrogen Corporation $ 54.59. Due for a bounce up but that's it.

 JDSU JDS Uniphase Corporation $ 6.60. What a wonderful stock to hate and so many opportunities to blow this out at $125+! We got our single digits and one would think that we would be satisfied and we would now suggest "Buy, Buy, Buy." Well, now we want to see some reverse stock splits.

 JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. $ 13.89. Ditto comment on JDSU except add 100 points to the top priceÂ…triple top at $225 plus August, September & October, '00.

 KLAC KLA-Tencor Corporation $ 55.63. No opinion.

 LLTC Linear Technology Corporation $ 39.39. Negative. We don't see the potential for a serious bottom. Very short-term traders might expect a $47 topÂ…we will ignore given the risk.

 ERICY LM Ericsson Telephone Company $ 4.29. $3.50 to six in the last run. We rate only market perform and that is not a buy.

 MXIM Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. $ 51.73. No.

 MEDI MedImmune, Inc. $ 41.29. Positive. January 24, 2002:  Fourth Quarter 2001 Revenues Reach $293 Million and Net Earnings

  Grow to $99 Million

2001 Highlights

 @ Revenues reach $619 million and net earnings grow 34 percent

 @ Announced $1.5 billion acquisition of Aviron

 @ Reacquired U. S. marketing rights for Ethyol(R) (amifostine) effective

  October 1

 @ Gained FDA approval for industry-leading Enhanced Yield Manufacturing

  process for Synagis(R) (palivizumab)

 @ In-licensed new antibody technologies: IL-9 for asthma and EphA2 for

  cancer

 @ Nine clinical trials initiated and enrollment complete in 12 trials.

 MERQ Mercury Interactive Corporation $ 37.65. NegativeÂ…still.

 MCHP Microchip Technology Incorporated $ 36.50. Slightly positive from here.

 MSFT Microsoft Corporation $ 60.65. Continues negative and our sell at 107 7/16 at Christmastime, 1999 is still intact. Avoid. Minor rally from here.

 MLNM Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 18.82. Losses and more lossesÂ…someday perhaps and we do expect a rally but we are not playing just yet.

 MOLX Molex Incorporated $ 28.90. We are looking for the teens after a minor rally here.

 NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. $ 15.80. We like the selling in September and the crash selling in January-we are reducing risk as we go along and we have seen single digits in the stock [sub $8 in September] but these rev numbers should not be demonstrating eps losses. Watch only.

 NXTL Nextel Communications, Inc. $ 5.91. Aren't these stock losers? We are beginning to see the panic and that is a positive development - the reverse of what we saw in March of '00 at $80Â…so we are getting close. Years of losses and massive debt says this could be a hole in a donut. Forget it.

 NVLS Novellus Systems, Inc. $ 38.89. Unlikely. Very unlikely.

 NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $ 57.72. 71 times earnings but it looks higher. Perhaps much higher. Accumulate sub $60. The numbers are coming. Note this: NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops and markets 3D graphics processors, graphics processing units and related software for every type of desktop personal computer, ranging from professional workstations to low-cost PCs. For the 39 weeks ended 10/28/01, total revenues rose 69% to $871.4M. Net income rose 51% to $104.1M. Results reflect strong demand for new products at higher average selling prices, partially offset by increased non-cash charges.

 ORCL Oracle Corporation $ 16.18. We are not going along. Who needs this if you can buy SAP Ag Ads? [SAP-32.72].

 PCAR PACCAR Inc. $ 65.10. Market perform.

 SPOT PanAmSat Corporation $ 21.92. A buyÂ…a weak one, but a buy. PanAmSat is a provider of global satellite-based communications services. Satellite services are provided to the broadcasting and business communications markets, and also to the long-distance telephony market.

 PAYX Paychex, Inc. $ 35.99. NeutralÂ…near $40 on this moveÂ…we will play somewhere else.

 PSFT PeopleSoft, Inc. $ 31.81. A decent enuf rally from the $17 ½ level, but $17 ½ is about what it's worth. A rally here to exit if you have it.

 PMCS PMC - Sierra, Inc. $ 22.50. Negative.

 PDLI Protein Design Labs, Inc. $ 21.71. No opinion.

 QLGC QLogic Corporation $ 46.03. Negative.

 QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated $ 37.4. Negative.

 RATL Rational Software Corporation $ 21.35. We are getting there with the panic selling but we would like to see numbers approaching or breaking ten.

 RFMD RF Micro Devices, Inc. $ 17.55. Negative.

 SANM Sanmina-SCI Corporation $ 12.41. Negative.

 SEPR Sepracor Inc. $ 40.35. Buy. The selling in September was excessive then and the recent crash from the near $60 level equally so. For the 9 months ended 9/30/01, revenues rose 89% to $114.8M. Net loss fell 7% to $121.7M. Revenues reflect higher product sales due to increased sales of Xopenex. Lower loss was partially offset by increased costs related toseveral new clinical studies and higher sales and marketing costs.

 SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc. $ 34.11. Expect a minor rally. Continue negative.

 SSCC Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation $ 14.80. The stock was in the base when the 9/11 crash occurred. That was a point of "strong buy" with our VTAR™ numbers and the move to $17 was impressive. Here is a second chance on the buy side.

 SPLS Staples, Inc. $ 16.64. Neutral only.

 SBUX Starbucks Corporation $ 21.98. Continues positive, very positive. Buy. Now if they could just get rid of the employeesÂ

 SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc. $ 9.75. Awful.

 SYMC Symantec Corporation $ 34.52. A buy. Look at the products.

But they had better start bringing it to the bottom lineÂ…like now.

 SNPS Synopsys, Inc. $ 49.36. A rally from here but does it have the distance? Doubtful.

 TLAB Tellabs, Inc. $ 13.54. Neutral, a rally from here but far from exciting.

 TMPW TMP Worldwide Inc. $ 34. Negative. We will not play in the thirtiesÂ…maybe not above $25.

 USAI USA Networks, Inc. $ 29.03. A rally to sell into. Avoid.

 VRSN VeriSign, Inc. $ 27.06. Not in the 20'sÂ…maybe in the teens. A rally from here-it's oversold but to sell into please.

 VRTS VERITAS Software Corporation $ 40.13. Negative.

 VTSS Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation $ 10.64. NegativeÂ…still.

 WCOM WorldCom, Inc. $ 8.18. That was an explanation of the balance sheet? I don't think so. Still negative after all these years.

 XLNX Xilinx, Inc. $ 39.05. Negative.

 YHOO Yahoo! Inc. $ 16.65. Another name we have disliked since Christmastime 1999 [$208] and still there is not change. Avoid.

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