Ventura Resort Rentals is offering a Florida resident rate on Orlando vacation homes. Floridians can now save 30% off rental costs on stays lasting three nights or more. In business for over 22 years, Ventura Resort Rentals offers affordable villas and private home rentals in the Central Florida area. All properties are fully furnished and equipped with cable televisions, kitchenware, and linens. Perfect for family reunions, long weekends, or family and group travel, Ventura Resort Rentals offers affordable vacation housing only minutes from top Orlando theme parks, ...

As part of his continuing health series, John C. Pittman, MD, of the Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), will present "Women's Health - An Integrative Approach" on Tuesday, June 28th 7:00-8:00PM. This free presentation will be held at CCIM's office at 4505 Fair Meadow Lane, Suite 111 in Raleigh. "Women face an ever-increasing variety of health challenges as responsibilities and stress increase in everyone's lives," explains Dr. Pittman. "An Integrative Health Program for women takes into consideration these stressors and seeks to ...

BMW's ConnectedDrive System makes it easier than ever to stay connected to friends, family and co-workers while on the move. The system also keeps drivers up-to-date on the condition of the car and any necessary replacements the system, while working with an iPod or iPhone to keep drivers entertained. Perillo BMW knows that customers will love all the features the ConnectedDrive System offers. The ConnectedDrive System integrates portable devices and essentially creates an on-board office in the vehicle. It can display both email and text message headlines on the iDrive ...

The European Conference "Innovations in the Environmental Sector" (INES) has prolonged its Call for Papers until 4th of July due to many requests! All experts from the environmental sector, human resources development, and competence modelling are invited to contribute their own related professional or academic efforts and to present them in a scientific paper and presentation. The conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the 21st of September, 2011 and is organized by the European consortium for water competences WACOM. "By sharing the results ...

Phil Garcia, president of The Spine Foundation (http://www.thespinefoundation.org), an independent organization with the mission to increase access to the world's most scientifically advanced spinal care, has announced that the foundation has received a major institutional gift from Laser Spine Institute, the leader in endoscopic spine surgery. The Spine Foundation is focused on providing patients with financial support and services essential to treat spinal conditions and disorders at a location of the patient's choice. The organization funds surgical and non-surgical ...

MetroGistics, a full-service vehicle transportation company, has announced a new partnership with Dealerslink , a members-only, dealer-to-dealer wholesale marketplace. As part of the arrangement, MetroGistics' Web-based logistics quoting, ordering and load-tracking functions will be integrated into the Dealerslink Marketplace. Both companies are taking advantage of cutting-edge technology to streamline processes that will provide dealer members with seamless quotes and ordering through http://www.dealerslink.com to meet their auto transport needs. This partnership between ...

Stay or Walk Away? With the economy in such a slump, it's not surprising that more borrowers than ever are in danger of losing their homes in 2011. More than one million homes were repossessed in 2010, an increase from the 918,000 seized in 2009. According to Realty/Trac, a web firm that tracks foreclosed homes, 1.2 million homes will probably be taken back by lenders this year, an increase of 20 percent. And it seems likely that this number will continue to rise for the next few years. The recent trend among mortgage providers is to suggest loan modifications before ...

Economic, Social Issues Forcing Patients to Leave Hospitals Early Understandably, no one likes to contemplate a long hospital stay. However, an alarming new trend is emerging whereby patients are leaving hospitals against medical advice (AMA), exposing themselves to potential complications that could otherwise have been avoided. According to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study, there has been a 39 percent increase in patients leaving AMA since 1997, with 370,000 patients leaving early in 2008. The AHRQ also noted: -The top illnesses patients left ...

Get Help From an Attorney When Confronting Foreclosure More and more struggling homeowners are making their way through the threat of foreclosure on their own. From attempting to negotiate in good faith with their lenders (a difficult task) to showing up to court to contest the foreclosure, some desperate homeowners are taking a sink-or-swim approach to navigating the foreclosure process. For many homeowners, this is a mistake. Lenders have been notoriously difficult in negotiating loan modifications. For homeowners unfamiliar with the process, lenders may not ...

Watch Out for Deceptive Home Loan Modification Practices Small businesses claiming the ability to help homeowners with mortgage relief services are popping up all over the country. With many homes underwater (owing more money to the bank than the home is worth) homeowners are jumping at the chance to reduce mortgage payments. So what is the problem with these companies? Many of them are scams. These dishonest businesses and individuals may charge an up-front fee, perhaps for thousands of dollars, and claim they will negotiate with the banks. Instead, they pocket the ...

The Increasing Cost of Automobile Accident Deaths Each year, more than 30,000 Americans are killed in automobile accidents, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In fact, automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in the United States for those ages 5-34. The High Cost of Automobile Deaths In addition to causing immeasurable loss to the families of these children, teens and young adults, the CDC estimates that these automobile accident deaths are causing around $41 billion in medical expenses and lost work each year. This loss is not evenly ...

Get Help When Debt Spirals Out of Control If your debt is spiraling out of control, you have choices that need to be made. You may believe your situation is temporary, and before you know it, you'll be back on your financial feet and the problems will go away. If the reason for your financial woes, however, is the downturn of the economy, the loss of a job, or additional medical expenses, these problems may not go away rapidly, and you'll need to come up with a plan. The first thing is not to put off the inevitable. The longer you wait to address your financial problems, ...

Manslaughter Conviction for Drunk Driver Man Also Faces Second-Degree Murder Charges After Passenger Was Killed In Wreck A jury will try a San Mateo County resident for second-degree murder after killing a passenger while driving drunk. The man lost control of his vehicle on April 11, 2009, while allegedly speeding. The man drove into a curb, slid sideways into a eucalyptus tree and flipped the car onto its roof. A passenger in the driver's car was killed at the scene of the accident. A jury convicted the man of felony gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated ...

Tougher Sentences for Repeat Driving Under the Influence Convictions A first-time driving under the influence (DUI) conviction carries aggressive sentencing, but when there are aggravating factors, such as previous DUI convictions, the penalties grow even harsher. Approximately 1.5 million drivers are arrested for DUI in California each year, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data shows. Of those, about one-third are repeat offenders. In total, more than 310,000 Californians have three or more DUI convictions, according to the NHTSA. Penalties ...

Wisteria Goldens, top breeders of English Cream Golden Retrievers since 2004, has recently introduced the Puppy Prep Academy to aid new puppy owners in training their pets. "We were hearing from families that wanted a puppy, but not necessarily all the events which come with getting a new puppy; crate training, leash training, and basic commands," says owner Debbie Franklin. "So, we designed a unique training program exclusively for our families, to help puppies make the transition from our home to their new one." Wisteria Goldens' trainer, Melissa, ...

If you're looking for an example of the impact of sustainability in the food supply chain, look no further than retail giant Wal-Mart, who pledged last year to dramatically boost the locally grown produce it purchases from small and medium-sized farmers in the U.S. and abroad. Their goal includes tripling local sourcing globally and doubling the local produce purchased in the U.S. Consumer-driven corporate virtue While Wal-Mart's initiative is partly an effort to improve its corporate image by reducing its environmental impact, it is also in response to rising consumer ...

The third of four seminal webcasts sharing critical perspectives on regulatory challenges (including Basel 3) is now available. The webcasts are strictly available by invitation only, using the link below. Watch this webcast to find out what it all means for users; are the incentives creating an appropriate model for the market? Discover: o Global legislation and the pace of change in the major financial centres o The new rules: an incentive or disincentive to clearing? o What are the implications for CCPs including the default fund construction? o What happens ...

GO Markets will be lending their support as major sponsor of the AMSF Rookie Rising Star Team for 2011. Since their establishment in 2001, the AMSF have yielded some impressive results. Previously supported AMSF drivers who have gone on to lead outstanding international careers include Will Power (IndyCar), Chris Atkinson (World Rally Championship), James Courtney (V8 Supercars), Will Davison (V8 Supercars), and young gun Daniel Ricciardo who has recently joined the Formula 1 Scuderia Toro Rosso & Red Bull racing team. The AMSF teams will race Formula Ford for the ...

What have in common Venice, the decadent city of the lagoon, and Maybach, the luxury cars brand of the Daimler AG group? Not much, you'd may think, since in Venice it is not possible to drive wheeled vehicles, especially of the imposing size of the giants from Sindelfingen. But the city and the luxury cars brand share similar traits d'union and, you may say, they have a common vocation for the art, besides their uniqueness, allure and their timeless, incomparable elegance. The ideal union between Maybach and Venice was highlighted by an important retrospective on Julian ...

FleshEatingZipper.com (run as FEZ, LLC), your best source for biting commentary on the latest and greatest in gaming, news, and tech, is growing by leaps and bounds. Following their coverage of the Phoenix Comicon at the end of May 2011, the site's traffic has tripled on a weekly basis. Leading features include exclusive footage of famous author Max Brooks at Phoenix Comicon, cutting, timely editorials on the latest in tech and mobile news, movie and TV show reviews, and one of the first honest previews of Duke Nukem Forever, which went on to bruising reviews. All of this ...

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced a partnership with Cathay Holidays Limited, the travel agency arm of Cathay Pacific Airways through which Cathay Holidays will distribute agoda.com's hotel product. Cathay Holidays provides inventory to CathayPacific.com and creates tailored package trips that showcase the carrier's key destination cities, including Hong Kong, Japan, Seoul, Beijing and Shanghai. Travelers booking a ticket through the CathayPacific.com website will have access to agoda.com's ...

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A Hinduism Summit held on 18 June 2011 by Forum for Hindu Awakening (FHA) and Durga Mandir of Virginia brought to attention the issues faced by Hindus in America and provided unique, practical solutions to the Hindu community. Ms. Maya Jairam, a native of Fort Collins, Colorado, opened the presentations with a firsthand account of growing up in America and embracing Hindu spirituality. Coming from a non-religious childhood and being used to a non vegetarian diet, she found the answers to her spiritual quest in Hinduism's spiritual science and the vegetarian, Hindu ...

Unearthing Asia (www.unearthingasia.com) is proud to share a new feature of its popular travel portal. They have partnered with Smart Hotel Comparison (www.smarthotelcomparison.com) to bring about a hotel comparison capabilities to their website. There are currently numerous ways to book a travel accommodation online, be it through each hotel or villa's own website or through various travel booking websites that helps visitors get better deals. But how do one go about finding the best rate available? There are simply too many websites from which to compare manually, ...

June 17, 2011 - Rank Tracker, one of Link-Assistant.Com's SEO tools bundled into SEO PowerSuite toolkit, gets upgraded with two massive features - video popularity tracking in YouTube and Universal Search rank monitoring. Now SEO PowerSuite users can: - track their video popularity on YouTube - world's largest video sharing community by selecting YouTube as one of RankTracker's 748 supported search engines. - check their site's Universal Search rankings on Google, Yahoo! and Bing. *SEO and Blended Search* Search Engine Optimizers (SEO's), practitioners of the ...