A clinical trial under way at the East Carolina Heart Institute is testing the benefit of a new medical device designed to help high-risk people suffering from leaky heart valves. Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., director of the Heart Institute and professor of cardiovascular surgery at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, secured the clinical trial for the MitraClip System for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation (MR). A serious heart condition, MR can lead to arrhythmias and congestive heart failure if left untreated. Dr. Curtis Anderson, ...

Award-winning Author Mayra Calvani joins the Stories for Children Publishing February '11 World of Ink Tour Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Award-winning author Mayra Calvani's latest children's book, "Frederico the Mouse Violinist" and her other books all month long in February 2011. You can find Mayra Calvani's World of Ink Author/Book Tour schedule at http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/MayraCalvani. There will be giveaways, reviews, interviews, and guest posts. Make sure to stop by and interact with Mayra Calvani and the hosts at the different ...

TeamEXtension, a Java development and maintenance firm based in the United States is launching Javameme, a Java news and article aggregator for Java developers. It provides a daily view of what's happening in the Java world. The site also has resource information that is useful for Java programmers. Javameme uses RSS content from renowned online sources such as Computerworld, Developer.com, DevX, DZone, eWeek, IBM developerWorks as well as InfoQ, James Gosling, Java Posse, java.net and Javalobby. Additional contents are from JavaWorld, JDJ, NY Times, OnJava, Oracle Technology ...

Diamond Integrity Group, Inc. based in Chandler, AZ, today announced the acquisition of Chandler West Management a company specializing in commercial real estate management and acquisitions. "Our investors and partners will continue to receive the same exceptional service of which they have come to expect," said Chairman Joseph Compton. Together, the companies will work and consult with key players in the commercial real estate industry to maximize their objectives. The integration of both companies will take place over the next three quarters and will strengthen ...

Furry Friends Rescue in Freemont, California has been named the February 2011 beneficiary for Rescue Chocolate, the vegan chocolate company which donates 100% of its profits to animal rescue organizations. A different non-profit group is picked each month to receive the company's largesse. Furry Friends Rescue (FFR) has saved more than 11,000 animals since its founding in November 1998. It has also assisted more than 6,000 pet owners to find new homes for their pets, and it works with more than 21 animal shelters in the Bay Area. In addition, FFR's Purple Heart Miracle ...

On Attention Talk Radio, sponsored by DIG Coaching Practice, host and attention coach Jeff Copper interviews Dr. Roberto Olivardia on the relationship between sleep and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and how they affect one another. Dr. Olivardia is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and maintains a private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he specializes in treating adults and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Access Display Group, Inc. (ADG) has launched a new B2B e-commerce website offering wall mounted and free standing shadow boxes in a wide range of styles, finishes and standard and custom sizes. SwingFrame shadow boxes are enclosed display cases that are used to showcase three dimensional items such as jewelry, medals, military uniforms and sports jerseys, collectibles, memorabilia, art objects and commercial products. Shadow boxes can also be used to display two dimensional graphic materials, like signs, photographs, posters and advertisements. Shadow box display ...

Internet retailer MyBinding.com is helping out local schools by donating thousands of boxes of binding supplies MyBinding.com is one of the country's leading online retailers of document finishing equipment and supplies. The company recently devised a way to help schools in the Portland area: donating boxes of plastic binding combs. "We knew that schools were facing tight budgets," said Mike Bocanegra, the Vice-President of Operations and Distribution for MyBinding.com. "We wanted to help and donating binding supplies seemed like the right way to go about it." The ...

GoSkate.com is the biggest skateboard lesson company in the country and now they're providing free skateboard lessons via web broadcast. GoSkate.com's owner, Rob Dunfey, says, "We get calls all the time from people who say that even though our skateboard lesson rates are very reasonable, they still don't fall within their budget, that's why I decided to do live skateboarding lessons over the web for free." GoSkate.com has been in business for 15 years now and they are the biggest skateboard lesson company in the United States. GoSkate has more than 300 instructors in their ...

Ron's Diary, an Australian short film has been selected as a part of 'Life in a Day' and has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre on January 27. Ron's Diary is a day in the life of Ron Coker when he was in the Cardiac Care Ward at the Prince of Wales Hospital recovering from a heart bypass. It is a touching film about human emotions and thoughts when faced with a life-threatening illness. The content was shot by Anmol Mishra. The film utilised HDSLR's - a Canon 7D and a Panasonic DMC-GH1, and a consumer mic - the iRiver ifp-895, for production. Life ...

Seasoned professionals who have extensive experience undertaking corporate finance transactions from within business consultancy practices run our Business Funding department. Bradley Associates can supply business operations with assistance in business plans and also pass on management advice in support of applications for corporate finance. We are able to bring real and applicable knowledge to almost any type of corporate finance project. Bradley Associates: Corporate Funding - Type of Corporate Finance Project • Business Growth and Expansion • Corporate Mergers ...

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter CHARLOTTE MARTIN has announced a February 1st release for highly anticipated new album DANCING ON NEEDLES. Produced by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, Beck), the rapturous album traces Martin's heartbreaking struggle with intercostal neuralgia, a nerve disorder that left her incapacitated for much of the past year. "It was the most difficult period of my life," she says. "The pain was excruciating. I saw countless doctors, was misdiagnosed countless times and prescribed countless medications. Nothing seemed to help and there were ...

When times are tough, it's natural for people to look for exciting ways to relax and get away from daily responsibilities. Recently, more people have been finding comfort in events they can attend with their families, allowing relaxation and family time to come together for maximum enjoyment. One such event is the upcoming _a href="http://www.flyingl.com/"_Chuckwagon_/a_ Dinner and Show, featuring Duke Davis and Buckshot. This event will take place at the Flying L Guest Ranch in Bandera, TX at their renowned Ghost Town Pavilion. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March ...

JK Design, a leading creative services agency with offices in central New Jersey and New York City, has expanded its interactive and multimedia division by promoting its current director to the position of vice president and hiring a new website development professional. The agency has also hired a veteran media and entertainment professional to lead its video team. Since joining JK Design in 2004, Darren Nye has led the interactive division's expansion from four full-time employees to its current staff of 20 and an average annual increase in sales of 30%. He brings ...

The CIO Finance Summit team announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with A-Team Group, a global online news outlet focused on the business of financial information technology. The CIO Finance Summit, to be held August 21-24, 2011, brings together CIOs, technology analysts and solution providers from the financial services industry to share ideas, discuss critical technology topics, explore IT trends, and network with industry peers. The event is an opportunity to attend in-depth educational sessions, including roundtables, panel discussions, analyst ...

Moehr and Associates, southern Arizona's leader in direct sales marketing tools and consulting, has just updated its unique Party Plan Star coaching program for those involved in direct sales and home sales parties.This program is designed to assist the already successful party plan sellers in expanding their business to teach, train, mentor and coach their selling teams and others. The new program for 2011 will includes more training, wearable promotion items and additional wholesale product discounts. Karen Moehr, owner and president of Tucson-based Moehr & Associates, ...

Stardust Broadcasting with 23 years of producing and airing successful infomercials and commercials announced today it has formalized a television fundraising package for charities/not for profits to create a 30 second commercial with 5,000 airings nationally to generate both donations and awareness for their cause. Tony Alberti, the President of Stardust Broadcasting explained "During these economic times, when donations for not for profits and charities that provide important and often critical support to those in need have declined, innovative ways to make the US ...

Don't Delay: Timing Is Crucial When Filing for Bankruptcy Some people fear that filing for bankruptcy will ruin their financial life. However, filing for bankruptcy can preserve people's assets and help them rebuild their credit--all while stopping harassment from creditors. Timing is crucial when filing for bankruptcy, so if you are struggling with overwhelming debt, promptly contact a knowledgeable bankruptcy lawyer to determine whether bankruptcy is a smart choice for you. With 15 million people unemployed and about 25 percent of homeowners behind on their mortgage ...

Eyeball Networks, a leading provider of software developer tools for real-time VoIP, video, and instant messaging solutions, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Vertical Communications to deliver soft phone technology to Vertical's award winning Wave IP Business Communications System. Eyeball was selected as a technology partner by Vertical to enhance its platform and deliver a fully unified communications experience as part of the Wave IP solution. Wave IP's unique Application Ready architecture means Vertical's Unified Communications capabilities and ...

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, more and more people are asking the question that sounds almost proverbial, "Is he/she that into me?". In trying to figure out the answer, we use various criteria - Do we like the same movies? Are our backgrounds similar? Does the other person understand me. Questions are aplenty. Yet the more important questions, which are very seldom, if at all asked, are, "What does it really mean for me "to be into me"?" , "Am I into me?" And from this starting point many interesting discoveries are made. Some of them found their way into Irina's ...

Dogtopia, a national upscale dog day care business, exercised its philanthropic outreach throughout all of 2010, bringing in a record amount of charity donations on a local and national level. In the past year, Dogtopia raised more than $20,000 through an annual charity dog wash for the non-profit arm of the company, K-9 Support, which provides food and supplies to military dogs stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, Dogtopia and all its franchisees partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure throughout the month of October and dedicated a portion of all services ...

Wendy Duncan International, a leading provider of stress management products and programs for corporate and consumer clients, today announced it has selected StreamIt Media as its interactive digital content provider for its on-demand meetings and training courses. "StreamIt's media management service helps us get video content online and in real time. We needed an efficient way to get our Balance in a Box and Healthcare De-STRESS training videos to our clients, manage them and see how they are being responded to and shared on the web," said Wendy Duncan. "We found ...

SBS Group, a leading technology consulting firm, has officially achieved a Gold Competency in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) through Microsoft's Partner Network. Gold is the highest competency level obtainable through Microsoft. This further demonstrates SBS' capabilities in providing implementation, consulting and support services for business management solutions including Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP and SL. Microsoft's Partner Network recently made comprehensive changes to their certification process, significantly increasing the depth and breadth of requirements ...

A colorfully rich and vibrant poster from 1909, advertising the Winchester .401 caliber self-loading rifle, one of the most highly sought after of the Winchester images, sold for $4,246 in an Internet and catalog auction that went online in mid-December and ended Jan. 22 by SoldUSA.com. The poster was the top lot of the hundreds that changed hands. The auction featured an array of categories: vintage firearms, ammunition and ammo boxes, militaria, advertising items, hunting and fishing and a nice selection of rare Buffalo Bill memorabilia. "Thanks to the high prices ...

Software Marketing Associates (SMA), the purveyor of Pro-Mail , the nation's top custom-tailored fulfillment and management software, announced today that The Scan Group has entered into a licensing agreement to use its Pro-Mail suite of direct-marketing and fulfillment software solutions to help the Wisconsin company expand its fulfillment business. For several years, The Scan Group has been providing Print-on-Demand storefronts and solutions. With a number of pick-and-pack fulfillment and kitting programs, the warehouse portion has been managed with internally developed ...