Parkvue Launches Dynamic Website and Social Media Contest
2012-11-04
Parkvue, a United Church Homes community in Sandusky, Ohio, is now sharing its story through a brand new website. With its dynamic content, the new and easy-to-use http://www.parkvue.org engages visitors, clients and partners in an informative and compelling story-centered experience.
To illustrate Parkvue's mission to provide compassionate care to older adults and their families, the site features inspirational stories of its residents, engaging photography and social media integration to help community members connect and share with one another.
Those who "Like" ...
After 6 Media Signs Author Erica Austin
2012-11-04
After 6 Media LLC., a Maryland based public relations and promotions agency is pleased to announce author and motivational speaker, Erica C. Austin, to its client roster.
Ms. Erica Austin was the youngest to author and publish her book at the age of nine. Through much learning and maturation Austin has decided to rebirth her Trumpet Award-winning book, "What Every Child Should Know About Prayer: From a Child's Point of View."
According to Austin, "A lot of my personal inspiration for making a positive difference in the community comes from my father, ...
Viejas Casino Selects GuestREV Profit Optimization System
2012-11-04
The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated forecasting and profit optimization software and services for the Gaming & Hospitality industry, today announced that Viejas Casino in San Diego, Calif., will implement its GuestREV profit optimization system as a key revenue-enhancing component of its exciting new 128-room hotel project. The GuestREV implementation is anticipated for early 2013.
The sweeping initiative, once complete, will transform the well-appointed 21-year-old facility, one of California's first casinos, from a traditional casino into a casino ...
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Releases Podcast On Pet Dentistry
2012-11-04
The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (www.ncvma.org) has announced the release of a podcast discussing proper dental hygiene for pets. Dr. Kathy Queck, DVM, FAVD, veterinarian and founder of The Carolinas Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic P.A. in Charlotte, N.C., provides advice for properly caring for pets' teeth, gives tips for inspecting pets' oral health, discusses the most common dental problems seen in animals, and shares detectable symptoms pet owners should constantly be looking out for. In addition, Dr. Queck explains what veterinarians can do to treat ...
Billie Redmond Speaks At N.C. Chamber Health Care Summit
2012-11-04
Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com) has announced that the firm's CEO, Billie Redmond, served as a panelist during the N.C. Chamber's 2012 Health Care Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. The conference featured discussions on health care and its impact on business and the state's economy, and hosted notable voices in the health care industry, including Brad Wilson, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Lanier Cansler, consultant and former secretary for N.C. Health and Human Services.
Redmond ...
New Mobile Website created for Bariatric Center in Houston Texas
2012-11-04
A mobile application for smart phones has been developed for the Bariatric Care Centers located in Houston, Texas.
The new mobile application allows for future and current patients to research the Bariatric Care Centers website, through a specially designed mobile layout. All website can be obtained through a smart phone, but the application makes it easier for people to read, navigate and comprehend information about the bariatric treatment center.
The new mobile application is capable on all of the different types of smart phones including: iPhone, Androids, Windows ...
Brasco Design + Marketing Helps Raise $8,500 For Charity At The 2012 NC CEO Forum
2012-11-04
Brandon Ives, managing partner and marketing strategist for Brasco Design + Marketing (http://www.brascomarketing.com/index.html), has announced that the company helped raise $8,500 for North Carolina Arts in Action and Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina as the online marketing and charity raffle sponsor for the 2012 NC CEO Forum held at the North Ridge County Club on Oct. 11. All profits from the raffle and live auction were given to support the vital work of two child-focused charitable organizations in the state. Ives also served on the conference planning ...
Kroger Supports Hurricane Sandy Victims Through American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
2012-11-04
The Kroger Co. (http://www.kroger.com/), the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer with 16 stores throughout the Triangle and North Carolina, has announced its support of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which is solely designated for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Coin collections will be set up for hurricane relief in all Kroger stores starting Saturday, Nov. 3 through Wednesday, Nov. 17, and 100 percent of the funds collected through check stand contributions will be donated directly to the hurricane collection. Customers can donate to the American Red ...
Squire Technologies' Media Gateway Controller Deployed as a Cisco PGW Replacement By Asian Integrator, AsiaTel
2012-11-04
Squire Technologies, the leading provider of SS7 solutions to the telecommunications industry, are pleased to announce that Asian system integrator AsiaTel have deployed yet another Squire Media Gateway Controller for one of their customers. AsiaTel have deployed the Media Gateway Controller as a direct replacement for the Cisco PGW, which has seen its End-of-Life sale date pass recently. The Media Gateway Controller will enable AsiaTel's customer to continue using their incumbent Cisco Media Gateways while achieving connectivity between TDM and VoIP networks.
One of ...
Kimberly Davidson, Author Of 'Torn Between Two Masters' Believes Father's Advice Is Key To Reducing Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy And Risky Behavior
2012-11-04
'In her book 'Torn Between Two Masters: Encouraging Teens to Live Authentically in a Celebrity-Obsessed World', Kimberly Davidson raises important questions about the religion of celebrity and its effect on adolescents today. These important issues include teenage pregnancy and single motherhood.
"Many female celebrities," stated Ms. Davidson, "glamorize single parenthood. Their message to young girls is women don't need a guy to start a family and to be good mothers. This is a destructive message. Considerable scientific and sociological research points ...
Rock and Roll Star Graham Smith's Mould-Breaking Sci-Fi Book Aims to Inspire the Next Generation
2012-11-04
The book is the first novel in the Salvation Series, and features a group of vibrant young people from an innocent future society in a race against the clock to save their beloved friend and mystic Omigali, struck down by dark influences emanating from a distant galaxy and infecting humanity.
Graham was most famous for his role in the band Van Der Graaf Generator in the 1960's and '70s, whose hits include Theme One and Killer. In a recent interview, Graham describes how writing had always been an important part of his life: "I'd always wanted to write novels and ...
New Book Tells Critically Ill and Sick Kids That "God Loves Them and Cares..." Chris Falls Asleep and in His Dream Goes with the Angel Matthew to a Hospital on a Mission!
2012-11-04
Christopher's Adventures: Chris Visits the Hospital is a new book produced for sick kids. It came about as a result of the author watching a St. Jude's Hospital special in which a little girl asked the question: "Does God hate me?" The book can be previewed at the Christopher's Adventures website.
Author Susan Sherwood Parr is the president of Life to the World Ministries, Inc. She is a Harvest Show and Sky Angel television guest and radio guest. A national Bridge-Logos author also has over 13 books of her own on prayer, a prayer book given out by the Pentagon ...
Indiana Eye Doctor Suggests Exams to Prevent Diabetic Eye Problems
2012-11-04
Indiana eye surgeon Scott Buck, M.D. of Northwest Indiana Eye & Laser Center shared that, "The most recent Prevent Blindness America Vision Problems in the U.S. report indicated that diabetes related eye problems, including diabetic retinopathy, are the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults 20-74 years of age." "Further, according to the Centers for Disease Control, diabetes affects 25.8 million people in the United States with some 8 million people ages 40 and older who have diabetic retinopathy. This represents an 89 percent increase between ...
Sterling Heights Dentist Makes Online Appointment Scheduling Easy
2012-11-04
Dr. Michael Young, Sterling Heights dentist, is pleased to be providing an easy to use appointment request form on his practice's website. He is offering this service to make it as simple as possible for patients to schedule appointments at his practice when they are in need of dental service.
"I am glad that our practice is able to provide this service to our patients. We always strive to make dealing with our practice as easy as possible for our patients and this is a great example of that effort. I encourage out patients to use our website to request appointments ...
New York Podiatrists Offer Laser Treatment For Fungal Nails
2012-11-04
Drs. Alan Rosen and Brian Schultz, podiatrists in New York, are providing laser treatment to treat their patients that are suffering from fungal toenail infections. The PinPointe laser is an extremely effective and non-invasive way to treat toenail fungus.
"We are happy to be providing this service at our practice. The PinPointe laser lets us effectively treat toenail fungus for our patients quickly and effectively with no pain. I look forward to continuing to treat our patients with this treatment in the future," said Dr. Rosen, New York podiatrist.
The ...
Trusted Attorneys Change Their Online Strategy--Win Over More Clients
2012-11-04
A few select Attorneys are changing their online strategy, and winning over more clients because of it. The brainchild of Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, Michael P. Ehline, Esq., the Circle of Legal Trust (C.O.L.T.), has a multi tiered approach in helping lawyers of all types to reach their goal of online audience attraction and retention.
First, an attorney who wants to join gets their site reviewed by their panel of experts to see if it has duplicate content, keyword stuffing, or violates Google, Bing, or Yahoo! quality guidelines. This new attorney is called ...
KingIce.com Announces its Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
2012-11-04
KingIce.com, a popular online hip hop jewelry retailer, will be holding both Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Traditionally, online retailers rely on Cyber Monday, the Monday following Black Friday, for an increase in sales to kick off the holiday shopping season. In a bold move, KingIce.com will offer two unique sales to attract customers on both shopping days.
Camping out at big-box retailers has been a custom for many Americans the day after Thanksgiving. In recent years however, Black Friday sales have been creeping towards Black Thursday. In 2011 Retailers ...
MKA Capital Announces Sale Listing of the Elkhorn Golf Resort Property
2012-11-04
MKA Capital Group announces the for sale listing of the Elkhorn Golf Resort property. With 463 acres of developable residential land and an operational 18-hole golf course, this property in Lyons, OR has tentative tract map plans of 15 single family houses, 46 cottage/condominiums (resort amenities included) and a hotel pad. The map has been currently approved by the board of commissioners. Along with the home sites, a scenic 18-hole golf course is next to and part of the property.
Elkhorn Golf Resort is situated 30 minutes east from Salem and an hour and a half southeast ...
Exotic Animal Owners File Suit Against The State Of Ohio
2012-11-04
Despite the pressure from the Humane Society of the United States, Sheriff Lutz of Zanesville, Ohio , and many other animal rights groups, the exotic animal community from all around the Nation united and said they have had enough of the laws being pushed through to take their rights away from them in regards to owning exotic animals.
On November 2, 2012, a federal suit was filed along with filing for a temporary injunction in the United States District Court For The Southern District Of Ohio, Eastern Division. (See full suit here http://www.usza.us/Downloads/Complaint_Exotic_Animal_Ban.pdf) ...
Reactions to everyday stressors predict future health
2012-11-03
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems -- it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to researchers at Penn State.
"Our research shows that how you react to what happens in your life today predicts your chronic health conditions and 10 years in the future, independent of your current health and your future stress," said David Almeida, professor of human development and family studies. "For example, if you have a lot of work to do today and you are ...
Advancing understanding of treatment through clinical trials
2012-11-03
Three late-breaking studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on drugs being tested in patients with diabetes or kidney disease.
Hans-Henrik Parving, MD (University of Copenhagen, in Denmark) and his colleagues investigated whether the drug aliskiren might improve the prognosis of patients with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for developing heart and kidney problems. The randomized double-blind ALTITUDE trial included 8561 individuals who received aliskiren (300 mg once daily) or placebo on top of a drug ...
Transplantation issues: Kidney donors and children in need of transplants
2012-11-03
Highlights
Some kidney donors have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure after donation.
Individuals with prediabetes can safely donate kidneys without increasing their risk of developing diabetes or kidney failure.
Among children with advanced kidney disease, blacks and Hispanics are less likely than whites to receive optimal care.
Three studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information related to kidney transplantation—specifically, the post-transplant health of kidney donors and the ...
New studies reinforce American Heart Association's stand on limiting sodium
2012-11-03
New studies support limiting daily sodium consumption to less than 1,500 milligrams, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory.
The advisory, published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, is based on a thorough review of recent laboratory, animal, observational and clinical studies that reaffirm the association's 2011 advisory that limiting sodium (salt) to less than 1,500 mg per day is linked to a decreased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, including stroke.
"Our recommendation is simple in the sense ...
Young birds can get 'drunk' on fermented berries
2012-11-03
But unsteadiness on the feet, a tendency to fall over, and losing the ability to steer is considerably more of a problem when life is normally spent in trees or in the air.
The authors from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) reveal how they were called to a primary school in Cumbria last summer after the bodies of 12 young blackbirds were found.
A further blackbird was discovered alive, but obviously "unwell." And two more dead birds were subsequently found.
Foul play was suspected, especially as some of the birds had clearly been injured. ...
Building small: In many industries, economies of size is shifting to economies of numbers
2012-11-03
NEW YORK -- November 2, 2012 -- For decades, "bigger is better" has been the conventional path to efficiency in industries ranging from transportation to power generation. Food once grown on small family plots now comes overwhelmingly from factory farms. Vessels that carried 2,000 tons of cargo have been replaced by modern container ships that routinely move 150,000 tons. But now, new research shows, we are on the cusp of a radical shift from building big to building small—a change that has profound implications for both established and emerging industries.
Many industry ...
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