Strokes are the third biggest cause of death and the most common cause of serious disability in adults in the UK. In the NHS district of County Durham and Darlington (CD&D) there are an average of 1150 strokes every year, costing the PCTs around GBP12m of their annual budget. Working with Scenario Generator, the whole healthcare system simulation tool, CD&D have established a course of action which will not only help lower death by stroke in their district, but also produce savings of GBP1m. Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, is ...

The New Orleans bankruptcy attorneys at The Law Offices of Kervin & Young, LLC are proud to announce that the firm has just concluded the $3.5 million liquidation of a real-estate investment company in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Liquidation is the process by which a company sells unsold product, furniture, intellectual properties, leasing rights, and other items that are in the name of the company in order to pay off debts to creditors and investors. In this uncertain economic climate when businesses are struggling, liquidation may be a positive way to address ...

The surgeries are tailor-made to the individual business, offering advice on what a website could do to help the business grow, or how a current website could be working harder. �EUR�Some small businesses feel put off by the potential cost of a website, or by the masses of technical jargon. Our Website Surgeries will prime business people with the facts. We�EUR ll explain any technical terms in plain English.�EUR Said, Dave, Twizzlebird Designer. Twizzlebird Creative is the partnership of Dave Wright and Amy Fox, a couple who have been together since they ...

Pencil Play Pals Children's books (Published by Whehey Publishing) are still a big hit with children and their parents. The National Parenting Center identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. Through consumer oriented testing it solicits evaluations from parents and their children. The products with the best results are awarded The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval. A Seal of Approval was awarded for both "The Pristine Pig," and "Pencil Play Pals Pencil Games." These are just two of the titles in the Pencil Play ...

Continuing to set the bar as the leader in the sign and graphics industry, FASTSIGNS, the worldâEUR s premier business-to-business marketing solution franchise with more than 530 locations, announces the signing of a new franchise in Cookeville, Tenn. The local expansion announcement is the latest step in the companyâEUR s national growth strategy calling for 20 new centers throughout the United States, expanding through a combination of new center development and conversions of existing independent sign shops through a streamlined lower investment process. âEURœOur ...

HireGenics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American CyberSystems and a leading provider of workforce compliance and risk mitigation services, will showcase its new proprietary HGComply software during the 2010 Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Summit, October 19 to 20 in Denver, Colo. HireGenics is an Optimum sponsor of the event, which takes place at the Sheraton Denver. HireGenics' proprietary HGComply software assures customers that each service provider or contingent worker is properly vetted with the necessary documentation ...

As you know, due to rain, Pawtucket Country Club postponed the 8/23 Matthew P McIntyre Memorial Golf Outing. The benefit has been rescheduled to Monday Oct 18, 2010. A couple of changes to call to your attention. Entrance fee is now $150 per golfer and shot gun is 12:30, registration is 11-11:30AM with lunch to follow. As we announce the upcoming memorial golf tournament, we would also like to call attention to the ribbon cutting happening this week. The money to build the sports complex was generated from the first fund raiser for the Matthew McIntyre Memorial Fund ...

Learn what it means to make a difference in the community from five of Western Wake's most influential women. Join Cary Magazine at the 2010 Women of Western Wake luncheon Friday, Oct. 15, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary. The 2010 Women of Western Wake Honorees are: Cynthia Marshall, of AT&T North Carolina; Virginia Anthony, of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian; Gale Adcock, of SAS Institute Health Services; Maureen Hartford, of Meredith College; and Ping Fu, of Geomagic. Honorees were selected based on their community involvement, professional ...

Think-a-lot Toys, a leading manufacturer of "games and toys that make you think," has recently added a delightful, illustrated children's book, called "Fabulous Franko and his Fabulous Toys," to its expanding line of products. The book, written for children aged 2-8, is the first children's book in their product line and continues to build on their collection of games, toys and now books that focus on imagination and imaginative play. Imagination is a powerful force in the development of young children. It is even a powerful force in the development of innovation and ...

Today, Friday 24 September, the World's Biggest Coffee Morning has been taking place in cafes, homes and offices across Essex and the UK, with the aim of raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. In 2009, GBP350,000 was raised by the Essex community for the charity, which provides practical, medical and emotional support to people affected by cancer. This morning, the Hornchurch team at FRP Advisory LLP, the nationwide restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm, held a cake baking competition to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. As of this afternoon, the ...

Wednesday November 3 9AM PST—Rosa Ziebell will share with the listening audience of Altruistic Leadership her career journey, successes, trials, triumphs, and tripping points. During this 45-minute segment, we will discuss the importance of owning your career Callers are welcome to join the conversation during the show by calling (917) 889-3394. The LIVE, Internet talk-radio show will stream from the host page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/altruisticleadership. An archive will be available at the same link immediately following the show or listeners can subscribe to ...

Back in 1992, on a 17th of September, 17 professionals got together to start up an entrepreneurial company, client-oriented, innovative and committed to exceeeding expectations on a daily basis. Today, that dream has torned into a multi-latin company with over 1,000 employees, offices in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and the United States, and commercial relationships in Europe and Asia. Over the years many important milestones have been reached, including leadership in JDEdwards-Oracle technology in Argentina, later extended to all of Latin America; SAP selected ...

Customers who place an order at http://www.wisconsinmade.com will see a portion of their purchase donated to help fund breast cancer research and advocacy efforts. "The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition has contributed so much to raise breast cancer awareness and advocacy in the State of Wisconsin," said Linda Remeschatis, WisconsinMade.com owner and breast cancer survivor. "I'm pleased to be able to support this great Wisconsin organization for 10 years now and help them fight breast cancer." About WisconsinMade.com The web-store showcases over 2500 products made with ...

Local business owner, Dr. Gordon W. Davis, founder and chairman of CEV Multimedia, Ltd., received the Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) Alumni Achievement Award during a surprise ceremony on September 15, 2010 In Lubbock, Texas. The award recognizes Davis for his outstanding career in academia and business, and his visionary leadership in multimedia education. A former Texas Tech University professor and proud Texas Tech supporter, Davis has been honored with 49 university, business and industry awards throughout his 42-year career. In 2004, Davis ...

Stonefield Software Inc. today announced the New release of Stonefield Query for the new Sage ACT! 2011 contact and customer manager from Sage North America. This is Stonefield Software's latest release of our award winning Business Intelligence, reporting, and ad-hoc query software, for Sage ACT!. This new release of Stonefield Query Version 4.0 for Sage ACT! helps to eliminate IT bottlenecks by creating a self-service Business Intelligence (BI) reporting solution for the casual-user. Since 1991 Stonefield has strived to build an easy to use Sage ACT! Business Intelligence ...

The Intellectual Property Practice Group at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., is assembling a formidable team of legal talent with new attorneys Donald R. Holland, Ph.D., and William E. Lahey, two experienced, highly-regarded patent attorneys who have joined the firm. Dr. Holland and Mr. Lahey are the first of several prominent IP attorneys the firm is currently adding to its IP practice to address new business in matters of high technology, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and related litigation. "While ...

Lucifer Furnaces recently outfitted Vincennes University, Indiana, with a Dual Chamber Space Saving Furnace for use in their Precision Manufacturing Technology Program. The Space Saving model is a combined hardening furnace above a drawing oven in one compact unit, making it a good choice for heat treaters with limited space. This model provides both upper and lower heating chamber dimensions of 12" x 12" x 24". Insulating fire brick and mineral wool block insure energy efficiency and a low outside shell temperature. Easy-to-replace heating elements are designed with heavy ...

Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today that the handouts and archived webinar presentations from its recent, free three-part series on career-advancement are now available online at http://online.bryantstratton.edu/webinar/. The handouts, which were originally only available to webinar participants, feature specific tips on how to get ahead in one's career and offer actionable strategies as a complement to the webinar presentations. The webinar series, which concluded on September 16, included sessions on how to jumpstart one's career, build a professional brand ...

Kimberly Bonin, of Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC, New London, was named the Member of the Year of the Lake Sunapee Region Business Network International Chapter. The Member of the Year Award recognizes a BNI member for their attitude, attendance, quality of referrals, and contribution to the growth of the chapter. Bonin was presented with the award at the BNI Regional Conference awards dinner in Portsmouth. Almost 200 members were present to honor directors and members from New Hampshire, Maine, and Western Massachusetts at the Regional Conference. "Kim was ...

Roaring Penguin Software Inc., makers of the acclaimed CanIt line of anti-spam solutions, today announced that they have submitted an internet draft to the Internet Engineering Task Force. Several organizations (Project Honeypot, Spamhaus, RepuScore, etc.) maintain databases detailing the reputation of various IP addresses. These organizations use various ad hoc methods to collect the reputation data. There is no standard for reporting events to reputation-collectors; this makes it hard to instrument a large number of systems to be data gatherers in a standard way. Roaring ...

After a successful Madison debut in March 2010, Capriotti's, producer of award-winning made-to-order sandwiches, will open a second location on Regent Street and their third in the state of Wisconsin. Opening today, the new location is sure to satisfy locals' cravings for Capriotti's unique, fresh and delicious sandwiches. Using only premium meats, oven-roasted in-store nightly, Capriotti's is more than just a sub shop, it's a sandwich experience. Capriotti's best-known sandwich, the Bobbie (made with homemade turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayonnaise), the famous ...

BROWN FORMAN, a diversified producer of fine quality wine and spirits, announced today the launch of its newly designed Herradura Tequila bottle that captures the essence and heritage of the brand name. In 2009, Brown Forman hired Hirst Pacific Ltd to assist in redesigning the bottle. The mission for Kenneth Hirst, president of HIRST PACIFIC LTD, was to work in conjunction with the Brown-Forman design team to develop a new Herradura bottle that would unify Herradura's global markets, replacing the round bottle in Mexico and the square bottle in the USA. The clear ...

Over 300 senior IT decision makers are already registered to attend the Cloud Computing World Forum Asia - http://www.cloudcomputinglive.com/asia - taking place on the 17th and 18th November 2010 at The Mira Hotel, Hong Kong. The two day conference has seen a huge amount of interest from IT professionals and business decision makers looking to learn about the much hyped technology. The leading forum and free-to-attend expo will feature the most complete conference agenda around cloud computing and software-as-a-service, with leading suppliers, integrators and end-users ...

William Taylor's management team has set in motion a promotion plan incorporating social networking, online marketing and various word of mouth outlets to help spread the word about his work. They feel he possesses the skills and desire that could lead to gospel greatness. Experiencing popular success on the East Coast in the 1980's & 90's and opening for such artist as Janet Jackson, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Jimmy Buffet, Bobbie Humphrey, Roy Ayers, and Bob Hope along with many others was a great experience and grand opportunity. But the real success story of ...

People often underestimate just how much a great smile can transform the entire face. A gleaming smile can be one of the most attractive features a person can possess - when a person has the confidence to show off a great smile, they are perceived as happier, friendlier and more approachable. However, when a person feels self-conscious about displaying their teeth, they may feel reluctant to smile and therefore come across as bad-tempered or unfriendly. Simple procedures such as Tooth Whitening can prove extremely effective in making your smile more attractive. ...