A study published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research shows that the presence of a dog can help reduce agitation in Alzheimer's patients. The findings indicate that dogs can ease and comfort Alzheimer's patients through companionship—a treatment known as dog therapy. Once considered only family friends, dogs have moved into many fields, from search and rescue to bomb detection to tracking the lost to drug interdiction. Now, new discoveries add to their vocational talents: they can have therapeutic influences on people's lives, especially people suffering ...

Backgrounds Online, an industry leader in background screening and pre-employment verifications, announced the launch of their new client website at http://www.backgroundsonline.com. The reconstructed site now offers enhanced ordering options, noticeable ease of use and a sleek new look that reflects the company's standing as an industry leader. The new site, which can be found at http://www.backgroundsonline.com, offers several benefits to the client who needs to order a background report quickly and efficiently. For starters, site navigation is laid out in a visually ...

This season, MedievalCostumesandGifts received a special shipment of fully wearable Viking Helmets and Norseman Helmets. These genuine looking new helmets are crafted from metal and come with real animal horns attached. According to Paul Keaton, the owner of MedievalCostumesandGifts.com, a Minnesota native, "a good Viking Helmet is something every fan needs to own." The helmets are one-size fits most. They can be comfortably worn or proudly displayed. Throughout history the Scandinavian Norsemen are usually remembered for the bloody battles they instigated in Europe, ...

The Montgomery Mall will be hosting a variety of special events to celebrate the 2010 holiday season. Beginning on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, Santa will arrive at the mall and a Tweet Your Holiday Wish List to Santa program will commence. The mall will host its annual Santa Arrival Parade starting at 6 p.m. outside of the Salsa's Mexican Grill entrance where Santa will climb aboard a Montgomery Township Fire Department fire truck. He will ride around the mall's perimeter accompanied by the Montgomery Township Police Department and mall security officers. The parade will ...

Author and owner of Irion Books LLC, Charles G. Irion, will be featured at three events during this month, November 6, 13 and 20. Irion will be showcased for his mountain climbing knowledge, writing accomplishments, and philanthropy. "This is an exhilarating month with three exciting events." Irion said. As a climber and author of the Summit Murder Mystery Series, Irion was personally invited to attend the Seven Summits 25th Anniversary Celebration hosted by The American Alpine Club (AAC). The event commemorates the Silver Anniversary of Dick Bass and Dave Breashears ...

For many potential college students the increasing cost of college tuition can serve as a roadblock. African American students may face additional obstacles related to how to complete college applications as well as how to identify those schools which are best suited for their personalities and lifestyles. The New York Urban League (NYUL) is working to help students attain high-quality education despite those challenges. In conjunction with Children's Aid Society, and Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair, the NYUL will host its annual HBCU Fair on November 13, 2010 at Riverbank ...

The CIO Summit team announced today that Avanade has signed on to sponsor the upcoming technology event to be held November 7-10, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Avanade provides business technology services that connect insight, innovation and expertise in Microsoft technologies to help customers realize results. The CIO Summit is a unique opportunity for CIOs and technology executives to discuss the latest IT topics and trends through networking opportunities and educational sessions, including think tank sessions, open forums, and panel discussions. Topics featured ...

SuperTooth, world leading provider of Bluetooth portable accessories, is introducing a true innovation with SuperTooth Disco, the first portable speaker with 28 watts of sound. New sound SuperTooth Disco is the only portable speaker on the market able to produce 28 watts of sound, offering an unprecedented level of quality and sound. SuperTooth Disco pleases even the most discerning music lovers. Amateurs are equally as impressed, as they can boost their bass with the simple click of a button. Truly portable SuperTooth Disco is designed to play music for ...

Modjeski and Masters, a top bridge engineering firm, today moved into larger corporate headquarters in Mechanicsburg, PA. Due in great part to the implementation of a new strategic plan and enhanced services, business with existing clients and new business have increased, requiring more staff and larger corporate offices. "We've hired additional technical experts to handle the increased amount of work coming through our doors," said Michael F. Britt, PE, Vice President and Director of Project Development. "The larger headquarters allows for better collaboration ...

Solar Disinfection - known as SODIS - is a simple procedure to disinfect drinking water. By filling a transparent plastic or glass bottle with contaminated water and exposing it to the sun for 6 hours, the sun's natural UV-radiation kills the harmful pathogens that have plagued developing nations for centuries. As more than 4000 children die every day from the consequences of diarrhea alone, the work that Robert and Fraser are doing is needed now more than ever; because this number doesn't even count the deaths caused by other water borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid ...

The Brainchild Group, a renowned Social Media and SEO agency, is pleased to announce the launch of a revolutionary press release writing service that brings news and Social Media together as one. The Brainchild Group is consistently called upon to wordsmith SEO and Social Media friendly press releases for clients throughout the world, and this has led to the "brainchilding" of a new Social Media press release writing service focused on adding a personal, social twist to standard news releases. The Brainchild Group's Social Media press releases focus on providing information ...

Ben Martin, director of franchise development/editor/COO of Coastal Angler Magazine, the nation's second largest monthly outdoors magazine, announced today that Derek and Trish Mallard have purchased two Coastal Angler Magazine franchises in Georgia—Savannah/Statesboro and Southeast Coastal Georgia. Derek Mallard is also the CEO of Okefenokee Emergency Medical Service, which he has owned and operated since 1994. "This is an excellent opportunity for me to combine my business knowledge with my love for outdoors and fishing," said Georgia native Derek Mallard. "This ...

The finest sail boat in the world will not go anywhere without wind in its sails. Kelly Swanson has made a career out of blowing the wind into the sails of people in business. Who is she? She's an award-winning storyteller, a comedian, a motivational speaker, a coach, and author of the book "Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? Hanging on to humor when life doesn't go the way you planned." And she has just completed her whirlwind Fall tour, taking her outrageously funny and powerful messages of encouragement, hope, and education to corporations, associations, conferences, and women's ...

The Tecate Group, a leading global supplier of ultracapacitors and capacitors, today announced the newest members of the PowerBurst family of cylindrical, radial leaded ultracapacitor cells. The new TPLE series of PowerBurst ultracapacitors is 100% RoHS compliant, and offers extended operating temperature up to 85oC. Capacitance values range from 5 F to 100 F. Rapidly becoming designers' preferred choice to supplement, and in some cases replace batteries, these electrochemical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) offer extremely low ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance) for high ...

WellMed Medical Management has opened three new Texas clinics in its medical group, expanding access to quality healthcare for Medicare-eligible seniors in Austin, the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. The three clinics open as of Nov. 1 are: • WellMed Senior Clinic at Rosewood, 2222 Rosewood (Austin) • Corpus Christi Senior Clinic at Santa Fe, 1215 Santa Fe St. (Corpus Christi) • Mission Senior Clinic by WellMed, 2013 East Griffin Parkway (Mission) Rosewood is the fourth WellMed clinic in Austin. The Mission and Corpus Christi clinics are the first in the ...

A survey of 10,000 people, published this month by Saga, "looked at changing attitudes towards personal appearance over a generation and revealed that spending on treatments such as ..... teeth whitening, cosmetic surgery and other beauty treatments is soaring. The report discovered that people over fifty are more appearance conscious than ever, with two thirds (62%) believing they are more likely to be judged on their appearance than previous generations." To capture this market growth, physicians are adding aesthetic medicine modalities, from Botox to hCG for weight ...

Given today's challenging economy, more moms want to contribute more financially to their households. In fact, 90 percent feel this pressure, with 65 percent desiring to advance their careers or considering a return to work, according to a survey from American InterContinental University of working and stay-at-home moms in the United States. The survey of 1,800 moms nationwide found that despite the workforce pressures all moms face, more than 70 percent are not fully satisfied with their current education or skill set. This was especially true with Hispanic moms surveyed. ...

Academy Software Products, developers of the International Award Winning Product, Data Academy are proud to announce the latest release of their award winning Personal BI Product, CUBE-it Zero. CUBE-it Zero Foundation Edition builds on the tradition laid down by previous versions of CUBE-it Zero. It remains a FREE OLAP Cube builder which brings building cubes within the grasp of anyone familiar with MS Access, but no longer requires a SQL Server Analysis Services Server to be in place in order to be able to build it's OLAP cubes. CUBE-it Zero bridges the gap between ...

Internet Broadcasting Company, Big Media USA recently added Wayne Gurnick's online radio channel "Wedding Words of WisdomTM" to its programs. Mr. Gurnick is a wedding and event planner and owner of InOvations Events, which specializes in elaborate weddings and celebrations. Mr. Gurnick's work has been featured in magazines such as Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Party Flora and Inside Weddings. He has also designed events for high profile clients including United Airlines, MCA Universal and the American Film Institute. "I find joy in creating, planning and coordinating ...

Navy Federal Credit Union launched its web site http://www.navyfederal.org last month, with a dynamic new look. The new online website provides visitors with dramatic improvements in navigation, uniformity and appearance. The website also includes a new robust search capability which provides easy access to the rates, products and services. Though the new site boasts a different look, faster load times and increased download speeds, visitors will notice that the eye-catching and fresh design provides a great web experience. According to Cutler Dawson, President/CEO "Our ...

SIGVARIS, the global leader in medical compression therapy, has partnered with New Balance Atlanta retail stores. SIGVARIS' Athletic Recovery Socks are available at the stores located in Buford, Marietta, Alpharetta and Norcross. Wesley McCluney, local New Balance Atlanta storeowner, says, "We decided to bring SIGVARIS' Athletic Recovery Sock into our store because we know many athletes who purchase our shoes would benefit from a product that allows them to increase their recovery time. We are excited to be partnering with SIGVARIS." A growing trend among competitive ...

Axceleon, a leader in high performance cloud computing solutions for computational grids, render farms and cloud environments announced today that's its CloudFuzion product can automatically build High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters on Amazon's EC2 within minutes with one mouse click. Axceleon's CloudFuzion PaaS (platform as a service) allows customers to build standalone compute clusters easily on-demand on Amazon's EC2 platform. These HPC clusters managed by CloudFuzion consist of a head node and can have any number of compute nodes. Compute nodes can be any size ...

The holidays are a time when families and loved ones gather together and celebrate all that they have. Sadly many families must do so with bare tables and empty ovens. The CT Basket Brigade's yearly event represents the hope and the prospect of giving to those in need. Self-help author and success coach, Tony Robbins, began the Basket Brigade more than 30 years ago as his individual effort to feed families less fortunate. The program has since grown into the Anthony Robbins Foundation's International Basket Brigade, providing baskets of food and household items for an estimated ...

Janice Russell, president of Cary-based Minding Your Matters Organizing, has launched a new web site, http://www.bringorderto.com. Janice Russell, CPO-CD, offers seminars, speeches, and training in a variety of topics. The website reviews the main categories: Time, Business and Residential. The seminars are meant to help individuals and businesses learn how to reduce the amount of stuff in their environment, provide resources for relocating the items, and tips to get everyone involved and motivated. Reason for the new sites: "As Minding Your Matters grows and our services ...

Last winter the Mid-Atlantic region was hit by a series of monster snow storms known as "Snowmageddon." The storms dumped two to four feet of snow on much of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, left hundreds of thousand of residents without electricity, and caused extensive property damage. One of the most dramatic effects of the extreme weather was the series of homes left with gutters dangling from their eaves. The ripped-off gutter syndrome was the result of ice build-up and gigantic icicles that dripped from gutters around the Mid-Atlantic ...