The Association of Management Consulting Firms has elected P. Michael Saint, chairman and CEO of The Saint Consulting Group, to the organization's Board of Directors. Mr. Saint is founder of The Saint Consulting Group, the world's largest and most experienced firm in the management consulting discipline of land use politics. He is co-author of the book, NIMBY Wars - The Politics of Land Use, published in 2009. Saint Consulting has offices in Hingham, MA, Nashville, Chicago and San Ramon, CA, and international affiliates in Toronto, Vancouver, London and Berlin. The ...

An article published by Search Engine Journal has detailed the factors that lead to success in the area of content marketing. A seasoned veteran of the writing and editing industry, Amanda E. Clark, manages a team of professionals who create compelling content on a daily basis. She commented on the piece in a statement to the press. Competent marketers recognize the key elements that make a content marketing strategy stand out. The article states that by acknowledging audience members' desire for a narrative, content marketers can create the emotion of sentiment and ...

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Trex Company, the industry leading manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing products, has recently named digital agency Cuker Interactive as their "Digital Agency of Record." Trex will partner with Cuker Interactive to lead their online marketing initiatives, beginning with a complete redesign of Trex.com. Trex Company is the world's largest manufacturer of high performance wood-alternative decking and railing, with products stocked in over 5,500 retail locations worldwide. Trex's high quality, low maintenance outdoor living products offer unsurpassed ...

If we were to eavesdrop and listen in while the "Father of Medicine" Hippocrates spoke to his students in 400 B.C., we would hear him saying: "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food."  These words ring even more true today, when WorldHealth.net reports that each year prescription drugs injure 1.5 million people to the degree that they require hospitalization. Sleeping drugs, also known as "hypnotics", come with their own set of side-effects.  For those who seek natural options, some recent research studies have uncovered ...

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According to a recent article from The New York Times the path of destruction caused by recent Superstorm Sandy "unearthed fuel tanks, ravaged cooling towers and battered air-conditioners" causing affected building and business owners to consider a new alternative for these scenarios--geothermal energy. Although not a leader in comparison to oil and gas usage, geothermal exploration has provided a great addition to America's energy resources. The article states, "Geothermal energy systems, common in countries like Iceland and China, use the constant temperature ...

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Many drivers simply pay their traffic fines with the hope to avoid the consequences of these charges, unaware that many of the charges could follow them for year or even increase their auto insurance rates. Traffic tickets can become an expensive and time-consuming legal battle for drivers that try to contest these charges without the help of an experienced Orange county traffic ticket lawyer. CheapTrafficAttorneys.com is now offering legal assistance for all traffic charges throughout Orange County. For many traffic tickets, the initial fines seem like a reasonable ...

With close to $180 billion in assets, 529 plans have become the primary college-savings vehicle for most parents and grandparents. If you haven't yet opened up an account in a 529 plan, follow these seven steps and you will be on your way to financing your child's future college expenses and reducing student debt. 1. Pick the plan. You don't have to choose your own state's 529 plan--but perhaps you should. Check to see if your state offers some extra perks--like a state tax deduction, matching contribution, or expense waiver--that you lose with an out-of-state 529 ...

Rocky Mountain Tanners is a wholesale leather provider that offers leather from a variety of game animals, including leather made from elk skin, deer skin, and American Bison/buffalo hides. These leathers are difficult to find at leather retailers and specialty shops. Rocky Mountain Tanners sells these leathers pre-tanned at affordable prices. Elk leather is a historical tradition in the American West. For centuries, Native Americans and mountain men alike have sought elk skins to tan and make into leather. Leather made from elk hides continues to be in high demand among ...

Smiles LA, East Los Angeles dental office, recently announced that they will be offering smile makeovers to both new and established patients. Smiles LA is delighted to offer a range of services designed to enhance the natural beauty of an individual's smile. In today's climate, possessing a luminous smile confers benefits to an individual in both professional and personal dealings. Dr. Elyson, East Los Angeles dentist, explains the benefits a smile makeover accords including restored function to chewing and speaking, plus an elevated mood due to an increased desire ...

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Certification is one of the most important steps in a lawyer's professional life. As part of their commitment to maintaining high standards in their practice, partners Mitch Panter, Brett Panter and David Sampedro have all achieved board certification by the Florida Bar. Continuing education is extremely important, especially for our partners who are passionate about their careers and about helping people, and who do everything in their power to maintain their high standards of professionalism and knowledge. Board certification is the highest level of evaluation for ...

St. Louis, Missouri Auto Accident Attorney Daniel P. Finney, Jr., of the Finney Law Office, LLC, has been selected to the American Society of Legal Advocates. Finney is known for his tireless work representing victims of car accidents, trucking accidents, medical negligence and other personal injury claims. The American Society of Legal Advocates limits their selection to less than 2% of all attorneys nationwide. ASLA membership is by invitation only and seeks to select attorneys from all practice areas. Finney was chosen for his specialty in litigating personal injury ...

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in 1996. Now, 16 years later, the law is being challenged in both the courts and the polling booths. As noted in the New York Times, high courts in New York and Connecticut have held DOMA as unconstitutional and a violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution. In addition to the judicial system taking action, voters also made their opinions clear in several states during this past election. DOMA Defined DOMA, in short, defines marriage as being between one man and one woman. The federal act means ...

This certification means he is recognized as an expert in family and marital law by the Florida Bar. In order to be selected for certification, an attorney must have at least five years of professional experience, at least half of which must have been dedicated to family law, exhibit a commitment to continuing legal education and complete a written examination demonstrating knowledge, skills and proficiency in the field of family law. According to the Florida Bar, "Certification provides an objective measure that a potential client can rely upon when selecting a lawyer." ...

As small business owners continue to struggle in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, it appears small traditional brick and mortar businesses have been hit the hardest. If you take a ride down mainstreet, any town, any state USA, one thing is apparent when you see the multitude of empty storefronts - traditional brick and mortar small businesses are still struggling. It's distressing when you see small businesses that have been in existence 10 plus years go out of business. Traditionally, all the statistics say most businesses close within the first five years. ...

While they may have only just received their GCSE results, many teenagers have begun thinking about their future prospects. And it seems as though most of them are feeling optimistic about their financial outlook. According to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management, many young people expect to own their houses by the age of 25, despite the fact that this is five years earlier than the national average. Additionally, 27% of teenagers surveyed believe that their first salary is likely to be about GBP22,600 or more. Many students are also quite clear about the future ...

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(ATLANTA, December 9, 2012) – Encouraging safety and efficacy data on novel and emerging therapies presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) signal an important step forward in the development of treatment strategies for patients with hard-to-treat leukemia, myeloma, and myelofibrosis. Ongoing discoveries of critical molecular markers, pathways, and other drivers of some of the most difficult-to-treat forms of blood cancer have provided unprecedented opportunities for the development of new targeted therapies that attack, block, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study, the first to test this treatment in people, combined the drug vorinostat with standard medications given after transplant, resulting in 21 percent of patients developing graft-vs.-host disease compared to 42 percent of patients who typically develop this condition with standard medications alone. Results ...

(ATLANTA, December 9, 2012) – Studies of stem cell biology and transplant approaches presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) illustrate how the use of advanced modeling techniques is optimizing stem cells to treat patients with blood disorders, as well as the potential of enhanced treatment strategies to improve the success rate of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for these patients. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is effectively used today as a form of "replacement" therapy for patients with hard-to-treat ...