Payroll processing can be a pain for many small business owners. But now ezPaycheck 2011, the new edition of payroll and check printing software, from Halfpricesoft.com (www.halfpricesoft.com) gives small and mid-size businesses another option. The interface for this popular business software is so intuitive and user-friendly that first time users without an accounting background can start doing payroll immediately after installation. There is no long learning curve like there usually is with financial software. "We intentionally engineered this software for business ...

Leading travel technology provider Illusions Online has made three key management appointments in Asia for the first time as the company prepares to rapidly expand across the continent. The Dubai-based firm, which provides enterprise solutions for tour operators and DMCs worldwide, has appointed DMC expert Jessica Wong as General Manager Asia, based in Penang, Malaysia and experienced travel sales and marketing professional Dalvin Sidhu as sales manager, based in Singapore as well as a Sales Manager in Jakarta. Both Wong and Sidhu will be responsible for establishing ...

A chance to witness Totem by Cirque du Soleil awaits people visiting London in early 2012.   The touring show will return to the Royal Albert Hall in January due to popular demand, giving more theatre-goers an opportunity to enjoy this stunning visual and acrobatic spectacle.   Totem, which premiered in Canada last year, uses the contemporary circus arts to trace the evolution of the human species from its amphibian state to the ultimate desire to fly.   Cast members perform using roller skates, unicycles, Russian bars, trapezes, devil sticks, bars, rings and other ...

Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson is heading to York for a solo performance next year.   The American musician will embark on a tour of the UK in February to promote his new album Through a Crooked Sun, which is his second release as a solo artist.   His show at Fibbers in York on Monday February 13th will give fans of Robinson's mellow and melodic songwriting a chance to hear his latest work performed live.   Through a Crooked Sun, which was released in October this year, has been praised by critics for offering a subtle alternative to the raucous blues-rock of ...

A magical version of classic fairytale Cinderella can be seen at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre in January 2012.   The Russian Ice Stars are due to perform Cinderella on Ice at the south coast venue as part of the production's UK tour.   Described as a treat for audience members of all ages, the show will open on Wednesday January 4th and run until Sunday January 8th.   Cinderella on Ice is a stunning spectacle that combines beautiful skating, emotive storytelling and remarkable aerial feats.   A huge amount of work goes in to preparing the venue for the show, with ...

Thailand's Nakhon Pathom region is welcoming the Thailand International Jazz Conference 2012 to the area next month, offering an array of jazz-themed events and performances.   To be held between January 27th and 29th at the Mahidol University College of Music, the event combines a series of concerts by leading international musicians with workshops and lessons for aspiring jazz practitioners.   Performers this year include the likes of the Benny Green Trio, the Marcus Strickland Quartet and the Robert Knop Quartet, as well as local artists such as Tewan Sapsanyakorn ...

Visitors to Phuket can travel to Friendship Beach on December 31st 2011 to celebrate the start of 2012 at the New Year's Eve Dinner Buffet and Party.   To be held at the beach's waterfront resort, the party will offer up some fine dining and a diverse array of live musical entertainment from 19:00 local time onwards, culminating in a spectacular fireworks show as the clock strikes midnight.   The evening's entertainment kicks off with a performance by Maa Baan, who will be livening up the crowds with a funky, jazzy musical repertoire, before opera singer Andrew Snape ...

Malaysia tourists visiting Shah Alam next month will be able to attend CNY Fest 2012, a brand-new event that will be aiming to mark the start of the Chinese new year in style.   To be held between January 6th and 21st 2012 at the i-City venue, the festival and cultural exhibition aims to offer the biggest and most diverse new year celebrations in the region and become a major fixture on the tourist calendar.   Local residents and international guests alike have been promised cultural performances spanning numerous different genres, while vendors and sponsors are being ...

New benchmark research from Ventana Research finds that although telecommunications organizations are ahead of most other vertical industries in their use of analytics, many of these organizations still have opportunity for significant improvement. With telecommunication business people under increasing pressure to operate more efficiently and make better decisions, it is important they comprehend the full potential of business analytics and how to best take advantage of them. This new benchmark research from Ventana Research, the leading business technology research ...

New to the hip hop music scene, Eddie Ferrall aka e Ferrall is making his mark with his avant-garde remix music video of Adele's "Someone Like You". Filmed in New York City, while Adele shot the original on location in Paris, the music video portrays the heartbreak that went into writing it. The song chronicles Adele's feelings upon learning the man she believed she'd marry-who had only broken up with her a few months earlier- was engaged to marry another woman. E Ferrall adds his own creative talent to the video. You can view the remix music video and download ...

Pentair Technical Products, Schroff is now offering the Calmark/Birtcher line of conduction-cooled keying system ideal for applications that require a more robust solution than conventional front-panel assemblies, such as military and ruggedized systems. The coding system ensures that PCBs are inserted into the correct slots, allowing reliable operation--even in demanding environments. Conventional keying systems solve IEEE 1101.10 specifications by providing a method for keying slots using programming keys inserted into the front panel assembly and card guide. However, ...

Superior Restoration announced today it has launched a new website, designed to engage and educate current and future customers as they consider their options for San Diego water damage recovery, mold remediation and fire damage restoration. The new site, at www.superiorflood.com, has moved from a static, "brochure" format to a dynamic, data-driven design, making it easier for homeowners, businesses, commercial and residential property owners to assess and address their disaster recovery needs. "Water damage, whether it's from a leak or a flood, can ...

The news that The Hartford is joining the ranks of auto insurers offering policyholders a shot at discounts if they're willing to outfit their vehicles with devices that track mileage and driving habits shows that collecting more precise driving data can pay off for both sides, according to Online Auto Insurance (OAI). The trend is good news for coverage providers who no longer need to rely on policyholder "guesstimates," instead getting info relayed directly from the vehicle. And it can be good news for consumers looking for a break on their no down payment ...

TeleSoft International Inc., a premier developer and supplier of telecom and datacom SIP protocol stacks introduces TsB2BUA, a Back-to-Back User Agent SIP Server developed specifically for embedded and host-based applications where flexibility, small code space and optimized performance are important criteria. TsB2BUA is a member of the TsSipServer framework that enables the development of SIP software/servers with high-levels of interoperability and reliability. From general-use SIP servers to specialized servers, such as SIP Proxy Servers and SIP Registrar Servers, ...

1. Surveys Show Doctors and Patients at Odds Over Sharing Medical Information Once reserved for paper charts, doctors' notes are evolving into the electronic medical record. While electronic medical records hold the potential for greater transparency, improved efficiency, and decreased costs, some worry that sharing doctors' notes electronically could lead to greater patient confusion and more work for the physician. Two articles being published in the December 20 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine use survey data to shed light on both sides of the issue. In the ...

BOSTON – Patients are overwhelmingly interested in exploring the notes doctors write about them after an office visit, but doctors worry about the impact of such transparency on their patients and on their own workflow, a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) study suggests. In a study published in the Dec. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, patient and doctor attitudes were surveyed extensively prior to the launch of the OpenNotes trial in which patients at BIDMC, Geisinger Health System of Danville, PA, and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle were ...

An increase or decrease in your blood pressure during middle age can significantly impact your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers found people who maintained or reduced their blood pressure to normal levels by age 55 had the lowest lifetime risk for CVD (between 22 percent to 41 percent risk). In contrast, those who had already developed high blood pressure by age 55 had a higher lifetime risk (between 42 percent to 69 percent risk). Using data from 61,585 participants ...

What do sweaty palms and abnormal heart rhythms have in common? Both can be initiated by the nervous system during adrenaline-driven "flight or fight" stress reaction when the body senses danger. Governed by the sympathetic nervous system, an abnormal "flight or fight" stress response which causes excessive sweaty palms (called hyperhidrosis) may also contribute to problems like dangerous irregular heart rhythms from the lower chambers of the heart, called ventricular arrhythmias. UCLA cardiologists have found that surgery to snip nerves related to the sympathetic ...

ProMarketing Leads, a global supplier of sales and marketing leads, has just announced that the company recently obtained access to file of over 60 million mobile numbers with an SMS opt-in. ProMarketing Leads now sells their increasingly popular lead lists with the SMS mobile number so businesses can send text messages for promotions and coupons. Brad Allen, President of ProMarketing Leads, reports, "This is not just direct marketing this is hyper-direct marketing. We offer our clients the unique ability to target prospects using virtually all B2C direct marketing ...

High bodily levels of the trace elements nickel and selenium may lower the risk of developing the most common type of pancreatic cancer, finds research published online in Gut. Similarly, high levels of lead, arsenic, and cadmium could boost the likelihood of developing the disease, the study shows. The researchers assessed 12 trace element levels in the toenails of 118 patients with exocrine pancreatic cancer—the most common form of the disease—and just under 400 hospital patients without cancer. Nails, and particularly toenails, are considered reliable indicators ...

Women with endometriosis are up to twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease as those without this reproductive disorder, suggests a large study published online in Gut. And the effect can last for up to 20 years after their diagnosis of endometriosis—a condition in which cells from the womb lining implant in other areas of the body. Endometriosis is relatively common, and thought to affect as many as one in 10 women during their child bearing years. The researchers tracked the long term health of more than 37,000 Danish women who had been admitted to ...

"Mindfulness" exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease, indicates a small study published online in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. The authors base their findings on 73 patients between the ages of 20 and 70, all of whom had had painful joint disease, caused by rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or psoriatic arthritis for at least a year. Half of them were randomly allocated to scheduled "mindfulness" exercises, which took place ...

Efforts to halt the growing abuse of prescription drugs must include addressing the availability of these drugs on the Internet and increasing physician awareness of the dangers posed by Internet pharmacies. In a commentary in the December 20 Annals of Internal Medicine, investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California (USC), and The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA Columbia) describe the probable contribution of Internet pharmacies ...

Sophia Antipolis -- The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the spotlight that a US study has placed on the importance of measuring rates of rehospitalisation following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. The research, published today in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions¹, represents one of the first studies to explore PCI readmissions and highlights the need for similar studies to be initiated across Europe to improve patient care. In the study, Dr Edward Hannan and colleagues from the School of Public Health at the University of New York, ...

As Americans live longer with multiple medical conditions, managing their care is becoming increasingly challenging. Being able to define and measure patient complexity has important implications for how care is organized, how physicians and health care systems are paid, and how resources are allocated. In an article in the Dec. 20 Annals of Internal Medicine, a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report finding that primary care physicians define patient complexity using a broader range of factors – including mental health, social factors and financial ...