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Alzheimer's Patients and Intimacy Outside Marriage: Johns Hopkins Health After 50 Offers Guidance on This Emotional Health Challenge
Alzheimer's patients developing intimate relationships outside marriage is becoming more common as our aging population lives longer than ever before, and the prevalance of Alzheimer's disease increases. Johns Hopkins' newsletter "Health After 50" offers guidance on this difficult emotional health challenge for people caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease 2008-02-24

Refresh'n Dryer Towel: New Technology Created to Lessen Time in the Laundry Room -- Stop Washing Clothes Needlessly, Refresh'n and Rewear
The Refresh'n Dryer Towel is the first of its kind. This is an all-natural, "green" product, developed for wash and wear and select dry clean only clothing. One towel freshens undesirable, previously worn, slightly dirty, odorized, lifeless, wrinkled clothing into ready to wear articles in a matter of 10-15 minutes, without the need for laundering. Each Refresh'n Dryer Towel lasts for up to 25 uses or 75 articles of clothing. 2008-02-24

SecureKlip Featured as Part of Emphasis on Customer Service at Grand Opening of Morel's French Steakhouse and Bistro at Palazzo Tower in Las Vegas   Morel's French Steakhouse & Bistro has installed SecureKlips in its new restaurant in the Palazzo Tower at the Venetian. The announcement was made to coincide with the restaurant's grand opening January 7, 2008. SecureKlip is a patented device that attaches under restaurant tables and bars that keeps customers' purses off floors where they not only pick up deleterious bacteria that can make its way back onto restaurant and bar surfaces, but also eliminates a trip-and-fall hazard for both serve staff and customers. 2008-02-24

Rich Schefren is VideoBlogging Highlights From His New Strategic Profits 'Live' Event for Free
This week, on February 23-29, the doors have opened for Rich Schefren's Strategic Profit's "Live" New Beginning Expo in Walt Disney World in Orlando. Online marketers from around the world have come to hear the strategies, techniques and technologies from 11 marketing superstars such as Jay Abraham, Frank Kern and Mike Filsaime. And Rich Schefren is opening his expo for the whole world to see ... by videoblogging clips of these world class teachers daily. 2008-02-24

Zrinity Adds To Email Marketing Best Practices and Email Delivery Case Studies Knowledge Base
Zrinity continues to compile email marketing best practices to benefit it client base as well as those who are just searching the Web to locate information and case studies pertinent to the email delivery industry. 2008-02-24

Metro Atlanta Fence Company Announces Alliance With Delgard Premier Aluminum Fencing   First Fence of Georgia, a North Georgia and Metro Atlanta fence installation company, to offer the full line of Delgard aluminum fencing products. 2008-02-24

From Physicians to Portals: Carefx Clients to Offer Insights from the Insides of the Health Enterprise at HIMSS 2008
Leading healthcare organizations offer multiple opportunities to examine real-life examples of successful integration, information exchange and physician satisfaction strategies through utilizing a data aggregation platform. 2008-02-24

TYGAR Manufacturing, LLC, the Leading Manufacturer of Landscape Curbing Equipment, Announces the Opening of the Ontario Regional Office
TYGAR's new regional office for landscape curbing equipment in Ontario will provide sales and technical support, live demonstrations, and training support. 2008-02-24

Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) Announces Staffing Solutions via Hiring Conferences for Corporate Recruiters
Host cities for employers include Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Norfolk, VA; Phoenix, AZ; and Seattle, WA. 2008-02-24

Polaris Marketing Research Vice President Serves as a Judge for the 2008 Marketing Award for Excellence
Debra Semans of Polaris Marketing Research was part of a team of judges who selected ten finalists for the 2008 Max Awards. The winners will be announced February 29th. 2008-02-24

Next Generation Real Estate Web Site Gives Chicago Homebuyers the Power with Never-Before-Seen Search Features & Brand New Interactive Technology
Dream Town, a Chicago-based real estate company, has unveiled an entirely revamped and enhanced version of their Web site -- www.dreamtown.com -- that blows their old site and other real estate sites out of the water. Released this week, DreamTown.com 3.0 gives users ultra-advanced property search tools; city/neighborhood information, videos & photos; condo building data and updates; interactive map searches; and other never-before-seen features previously unavailable to consumers. 2008-02-24

A Bright Future for Presidential Scholarship Award Winner Matthew Salanoa
Top Art School Makes High School Student's Dreams Come True 2008-02-24

Academy of Art University Presents Junk Mail: From Debris to Design
Top art school students create artwork for Bay Area environmental campaign. 2008-02-24

CBDMT Announces The Invisible Revolution: White Biotechnology   From the first recombinant protein in the 70s, modern biotechnology and more particularly the industrial or white biotechnology is a real alternative technology for the development and the production of goods from renewable resources (in 2015 up to €300 billion in chemical product sales will be bioproduced). It will allow increasing energy and processing efficiency (cost-effectiveness, flexibility, cleanness, sustainability). So please think not only about pharmaceutical products when we are talking about the 'so trendy' biotechnology market. The invisible white biotechnology revolution is going on. 2008-02-24

French Freedom Holidays are Very Pleased to Announce a Major Expansion
French Freedom Holidays have just under gone a massive expanasion and have also recently purchased the database of Leisure direction for camping holiday in France. 2008-02-24

Couple become 100,000th Home Insurance Policy Holder with Castle Cover
Castle Cover, the over 50s Insurance specialist has passed the milestone of 100,000 policy holders in under 18 months. 2008-02-24

Thomaston's Partners With WorthPoint   Thomaston Place Auction Gallery teams up with WorthPoint, a social network and search engine for collectors. 2008-02-24

Veteran Author's Latest Offering Deals with Discouragement
Veteran Author's latest offering, "Dealing With the Dampers of the Soul--Discouragement and Depression", goes straight to the heart of things with biblically-based principles. 2008-02-24

Extended Easter holiday Means More Bargain Breaks From Haven
News article from Haven Holidays about the range of opportunities available for Easter Holidays at their 25 UK holiday parks. 2008-02-24

NancollasGreer Helps Self Employed get IVA with New Product Offering
NancollasGreer can now help the self employed get an IVA with the expansion of Sarah Nancollas, an Insolvency Practitioner 2008-02-24

NewBizHelper.Com Announces Launch, Takes Business-to-Business Online
NewBizHelper.com has launched a directory that helps new businesses connect with infrastructure and service providers. The directory provides six sectors of infrastructure to assist startups with their entry into the world of commerce. 2008-02-24

Crestline's New Online Art Library Makes Customization Even Easier
Crestline Custom Imprinted Products, a direct marketing promotional products company, unveils a new Online clip art library, designed to make product customization process easier on customers. 2008-02-24

Iceland Reduces Corporate Tax Rate to 15%   The Icelandic government announced a reduction in the corporate tax rate to 15% last week -- a move welcomed by the Invest in Iceland Agency. 2008-02-24

Menbodyworkers - Male Massage Therapist - Masseur - Directory Celebrates 4 Years of Online Service
"After being online for 4 years we at menbodyworkers.com feel the key to our success is having a website that is easy to find a male massage therapist of your choice. With information at your your finger tips to make a good choice and an easy access to contact information. That is our goal continuously. Our dream was to have a dependable online male massage therapist directory that was free for a potential massage client to search for masseurs by city, state or country. While they are home or on a business trip." 2008-02-24

CNC Forum, CNC Videos, and CNC Information Just One Week from Official Release
CNC Website with CNC, CNC Videos, and much more is now just Seven Days from the Official Launch. CNC Information will have special offers for new members and offer free membership with its official CNC Launch in Seven Days. 2008-02-24

LegalView Launches New Practice Area on Blood Thinner Linked to Deadly and Severe Allergic Reactions
LegalView unveiled a new practice area detailing the severe side effects of Heparin, a blood thinner commonly used to prevent clots in surgery and other critical care emergencies. However, the blood thinner has been linked to extremely dangerous allergic reactions among patients and has been associated with at least four deaths. 2008-02-24

The New York Times Company Launches ShifD in Beta: Portability Application Allows Users to Seamlessly Shift Information Between Computers and Mobile Devices   The New York Times Company announced today the beta launch of ShifD, an application that provides users the capability to seamlessly shift content between their computers and mobile devices. ShifD eliminates the need to separately save certain information to both a computer and a mobile device. Users can update information from any Web browser, by text message from a mobile phone, through a mobile Web browser or by using the downloadable application on Adobe(R) AIR(TM). Information added through any of the various methods is saved to the user's ShifD account and automatically updated on all devices. 2008-02-24

Renowned Author and Health Care Industry Expert Maggie Mahar, Ph.D to Speak Thursday at Houston Medical Center Symposium
Author Maggie Mahar, Ph.D speaks on "Patient-Centered Medicine: Shared Decision-Making" February 21, 4 - 6pm at The Methodist Hospital, Fondren 100 Conference Room. This free event is sponsored by The Abramson Center for the Future of Health. Dr. Mahar will be speaking on the benefits of the physician and patient working together to create the best outcomes in health care management. 2008-02-24

A.Algeo Ltd Acquires Sock Division of Phipps and Co.
A.Algeo Ltd has purchased the insoles (socks) division of Phipps & Co - recognised suppliers of footwear components and findings to the UK shoe industry. A.Algeos hope the deal will see them expand on the company's footwear capabilities. 2008-02-24

NextWindow Interactive Displays to Dominate Digital Signage Expo
Experience Touch First-Hand With Large Format Technology With touch screens becoming de rigueur for the digital signage industry, one standout company, NextWindow, Ltd., the international leader in optical touch screen technology, will feature its interactive displays in partner booths throughout the Digital Signage Expo held on February 27 and 28, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A 'green' touch kiosk featuring NextWindow's technology, will include an entry level turnkey solution for anyone interested in displaying interactive energy efficiency data, and will be shown in Electrograph's booth #469. 2008-02-24

Beverage Innovations Inc. Assembles A Strong and Dynamic Sales Team to Sustain Rapid Growth
The recent expansion of the company's sales force is targeted to support the launch of the company's hottest new product initiative, VENGA® Functional Infusions, and to support the company's existing specialty brands, Island Rose® Teas, Tropics® 100% Natural Infusions and TeaWAVE® Fruit & Tea Smoothies. 2008-02-24

DVD Movies Dating Back to the Dawn of Cinema at Blockbuster.co.uk
In celebration of this year's Oscars, Blockbuster.co.uk have launched Browse by Year which allows visitors to browse virtually their entire DVD movie collection by production year rather than DVD release date so movie fans can find all their favourites from the world of film by the year of original cinema release. 2008-02-24

Opportunity Knocks Releases The 2008 Nonprofit Retention and Vacancy Report
Nonprofit employers seeking comparative data to determine if the turnover in their organization is "normal" can now receive the 2008 Nonprofit Retention and Vacancy Report at no charge. Opportunity Knocks conducted its own survey for this report to provide nonprofits with valuable information and suggestions for addressing turnover and vacancy rates. 2008-02-24

Effectur Becomes National Customer Satisfaction Leader
Effectur, the nation's fastest growing tax resolution firm, announced today that it has reached a Net Promoter Score of 54%. This rating places Effectur as one of the top American companies in customer satisfaction according to this leading edge indicator. 2008-02-24

Oklahoma Tax Attorney Discusses the Danger of Employee Classification Disputes
Clifford N. Ribner, a tax attorney in Tulsa, Okla., discusses how employee classification disputes with the IRS can drastically affect businesses. 2008-02-24

Heliproducts Industries Ltd. Exhibiting at the 60th Annual Heli-Expo Convention in Houston
Heliproducts Industries Ltd. will be exhibiting its lease and upgrade capabilities for the Eurocopter helicopter as well as their parts, sales and maintenance tooling product lines at this year's Heli-Expo Convention in Houston. 2008-02-24

National Retiree Association Selects Aging with Grace Partners to Speak at Upcoming Regional Conferences
Patricia Grace and Rita Files of Aging with Grace will be featured speakers at the Alliance for Retired Americans Regional Conferences to be held this upcoming Spring in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Orlando. The organization represents 3.5 million AFLCIO retirees in the US and Canada. Several thousand members from all aspects of labor will be attending. 2008-02-24

Demandware Appoints Tony Leach EVP of Worldwide Client Services
Former Oracle and E.piphany executive joins leading on-demand ecommerce platform provider to lead growth in Demandware services business. 2008-02-24

Franchise Wire Tops 2000 Franchise News Stories
Franchise Wire (www.franchisewire.com) - the franchise press newswire and distribution service - celebrates the publication of 2000 franchise news stories. 2008-02-24

Flax Seed: A Heart-Healthy New Year's Resolution
Major study affirms the many health benefits of flax seed and the New Year has brought another great reason to start making the heart-healthy and tasty supplement from Great Plains Flax part of a better diet in 2008. 2008-02-24

Disappointed in Today's Government Leaders?
Use the 'Raise a Leader' Program to Raise Your Kind of Leader! 2008-02-24

Challenges of Married Life No Longer Have to Be Unbearable
Author tackles issue of those turning to the wrong quarters for help. 2008-02-24

Bible Instruction Presented in Easy-to-understand Language
Book's material has taught new and mature Christians worldwide 2008-02-24

Uncertain Where You Stand in Your Relationship with God?
Author's new testimony has all the answers about drawing nearer to Christ. 2008-02-24

WinScribe Announces the Release of WinScribe Text at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference
At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference held in Orlando this week, WinScribe, the market innovator in digital dictation, transcription, and workflow management solutions, announced the release of WinScribe Text. WinScribe Text is a document and workflow management system designed to address document production and distribution for hospitals, provider organizations, and medical transcription service organizations. 2008-02-24

Author Introduces Dynamic New Book with Powerful Principles
Hopes to help readers release their untapped potential. 2008-02-24

Sixth Volume in Suspense Series Provides Thrills and Chills
Author's latest installment weaves expert tale of terror, intrigue, faith. 2008-02-24

Book's Eternal Truths Point the Way to Practical Living
Teaches readers how to overcome the daily spiritual battles they face. 2008-02-24

Becoming Christlike in Both Character and Conduct
With the new book "What Am I to Be?" learn essential godly qualities that will make a difference in your life. 2008-02-24

NAS Lands 3 Mercury Awards in Global Competition
NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that its Creative Team in Los Angeles, California, won three awards at the prestigious, 21st Annual MERCURY Awards, an international competition honoring the best in public relations and corporate communications. 2008-02-24

Newly Invented Self Inflating Tire
SIT is an integral tire feature that uses atmospheric air to inflate the tire automatically when a vehicle is put in motion, compensating for natural loss of pressure and ensuring maintenance-free, constant tire pressure over the lifetime of the tire. 2008-02-24

Three Days of Women's Voices to Tell Your Daughters About: The Her Circle Ezine International Women's Day Virtual Festival
Her Circle Ezine hosts its first International Women's Day Virtual Festival. This global celebration of women's creativity will land in cyberspace from March 7th to 9th, 2008. Anyone with a computer will be able to attend. 2008-02-24

NAS SVP is Keynote Speaker at FASPA.
NAS Recruitment Communications announced today that Ryan Estis, Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Strategist, will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Florida Association of School Personnel Administrators (FASPA) Spring Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tampa. 2008-02-24

PowerScore Announces a New Live Online SAT Course to Begin in March
The new PowerScore Live Online SAT Course is the most cutting-edge online SAT course ever developed. The live, online course offers students the structure and group interaction of a classroom course, without any schedule restrictions or travel requirements, and is available worldwide. 2008-02-24

Motorweb.com Releases Carcribs.com Automotive Blog On Car Enthusiasts
Carcribs.com was unveiled to the public on February 25, 2008 with detailed information on numerous low-difficulty, high-performance modifications that can be done to improve to stock vehicles in no time flat. 2008-02-24

The Business of Wine -- An Executive Seminar
Laurent Guinand, the president of GiraMondo Wine Ventures (a wine business consulting firm), is conducting a seminar on Friday March 14, 2008: The Business of Wine -- An executive seminar. This seminar will take place at the GiraMondo Wine Ventures Headquarter in Wheaton from 9:30am to 5:00 pm. 2008-02-24

TechnoBrands Incorporated Partners with Blackblot to Deliver High-Tech Product Management Training Services in Canada
TechnoBrands brings product management training to Canadian high-tech sector. 2008-02-24

Get Fit Climbing! Brendle Climbing Systems Introduce VertX
Brendle Climbing Systems announces the release of VertX, its innovative climbing wall for fitness and recreation. Climbers and fitness professionals developed the VertX wall, bringing climbing into health clubs, recreation centers, universities, hotels and other venues. 2008-02-24

Massaging for a Cure -- Cortiva Institute Donates all Proceeds from Full Day of Massage to Benefit American Cancer Society
Massaging for a Cure -- Cortiva Institute donates all proceeds from full day of massage to benefit American Cancer Society. 2008-02-24

Food for Thoughtfulness: First Marketing Gives Back to the Community
Broward Cooperative Feeding Program receives proceeds from First Marketing employee cookbook. First Marketing donated $1,359.00 to the Cooperative Feeding Program (CFP) of Broward at an annual dinner held to help fight hunger. 2008-02-24

Hope On Horizon for Las Vegas Real Estate
Don Kuhl, Broker, http://www.ScimoneKuhl.com [ScimoneKuhl], indicates that there is hope on the horizon for Las Vegas real estate as the inventory of resale single family residences has dropped considerably from its peak at the end of July 2007 while the demand has surpassed its value relative to the same time of last year. 2008-02-24

NAS Career Event Goes Virtual for Metavante
NAS Recruitment Communications announced the launch of the Metavante Virtual Career Event on February 27, 2008 with TalentEvent!, an online solution for virtual career events offered by Recruiters World, the Internet Source for recruiters. 2008-02-24

Sutus Featured in Report on Wireless Magazine
Sutus Inc. has been the focus of an article in Report on Wireless magazine. Sutus Business Central™, a unique business-class phone system with advanced data and networking capabilities, is winning accolades for its ease-of-use and affordability for small businesses. In the article, Sutus has been touted as a key competitor against Nortel and Microsoft. 2008-02-24

General Discharge (Under Honorable Conditions) Upgraded to an Honorable Discharge
The Law Offices of Edmunds & Claery, LLP has received another favorable decision, this time from the Department of the Navy. On November 15, 2007 case number ND07-00466 was upgraded from a General Discharge (Under Honorable Conditions) to an Honorable Discharge. Attorney Alan Edmunds has shown, once again, that experience makes the difference. The Applicant was discharged from the Navy with a General (under honorable conditions) rating due to "personality disorder." Attorney Edmunds appeared in front of the Naval Discharge Review Board to present the Applicant's case and was able to prove that there was no evidence in the Applicant's service record of misconduct, and the Applicant's evaluation ratings did reflect an acceptable level of performance and conduct. The Law Offices of Edmunds & Claery, LLP represents individuals throughout the world with regard to Military matters. For more information please contact Alan V. Edmunds at www.alanedmunds.com or by phone at (800) 481-2526. 2008-02-24

Considering Plastic Surgery: New Plastic Surgeon Referral Service Has All the Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Resources Patients Need
Finding a local plastic surgeon or checking on a doctor's credentials and background is only a click or phone call away. 2008-02-24

Birmingham, AL-based Companies Head to 2008 HIMSS Conference in Orlando, FL
Birmingham-based healthcare IT companies are traveling to Orlando, Florida this week for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, the largest healthcare IT show of the year. 2008-02-24

Penn Jillette Cuts A Rug: The Las Vegas Illusionist Is Preparing For His Appearance On 'Dancing With The Stars'
Popular Las Vegas entertainer Penn Jillette spoke in an interview Friday to "What's On, The Las Vegas Guide" -- just days after being named as a celebrity dancer on the sixth season of "Dancing with the Stars." Now a dancer by day, magician by night (in the long-running "Penn & Teller" show at the Rio), the 52-year-old came clean about never having seen America's most beloved reality TV dance show and the challenges of his new training regimen. 2008-02-24

Professor Achille Bonito Oliva about Angel Orensanz: The Joyous Instability of Art
Professor Achille Bonito Oliva about Angel Orensanz: The Joyous Instability of Art,an exhibition of Angel Orensanz at Castello della Cuba, Palermo, during February and March 2007. 2008-02-24

Consumer Price Index Explosion
Mike Larson takes a closer look at the latest Consumer Price Index. In this issue of Money and Markets, Mr. Larson examines the Federal Reserve and it's decisions regarding tax cuts and reasoning behind those cuts. 2008-02-24

Tracesmart Seeks Missing Persons
Tracesmart has announced that they are to provide searchers with an opportunity to find missing persons for free. 2008-02-24

Best Casino Winner 32Red Introduces a French Language Casino
The award-wining 32Red online casino launches a French casino to take their expertise into the French online gaming market. 2008-02-24

This is How Embassy Suites' Guests Say "Do Not Disturb"
Embassy Suites Hotels announce the five winning slogans of the Do Not Disturb contest to be hung on doorknobs nationwide. 2008-02-24

Estee Lauder Launches New Limited Edition Mother's Day Gifts
Estee Lauder, a leader in the luxury cosmetics, skincare and perfumery market, introduces new limited edition Fragrance Gift Sets in time for Mother's Day. 2008-02-24

History to Go Program Hits Road Again, to Benefit of Attleboro Public School Third-graders
Guyot Brothers is happy to participate once again this year in the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum's exciting and innovative History to Go Program by providing brass cat charms for the presentation's hands-on craft project, which allows each student to practice the jewelry making skill of attaching two jewelry findings together with a jump ring, and making a key ring to take home as a souvenir. 2008-02-24

The Australian Dollar
Jack Crooks takes a closer look at the Australian dollar. In this issue of Money and Markets, Mr. Crooks examines the Australian economy and determines why there could be a possible boost in their dollar. 2008-02-24

Accor's Dream Destination Online Contest Offers Ancient Cultural Excursions
Those fascinated by ancient cultures and history can win three dream trips around Asia to relive the past while staying at France-based Accor's modern hotels. 2008-02-24

Un-Bridled Passion For Fashion! 'Hot Brides' On Show At Sofitel Melbourne
Sofitel teams with L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival for 'Hot Brides Runway Show' 2008-02-24

Burglaries Surge as Bump Keys Gain Popularity, One Company Keeps Homeowners Safe
As more thieves learn about bump keys, regular keys cut in such a way to allow access to any lock, home burglaries are on the rise. However, one site has found a way to keep homeowners safe. 2008-02-24

Northend Cycle of Beaumont; Where Motorcycles Go to Die
Northend Cycle of Beaumont (http://necycle.com) has entered into a contract with one of the nation's top insurers of Harley Davidson motorcycles. They will now cover all of Texas (and surrounding areas), picking up dead motorcycles. 2008-02-24

NDTV Selects TAG to Spark India's Imagination
LA-based TAG Media LLC has designed the launch identity for NDTV Imagine, a Hindi-language General Entertainment channel aimed at India's rapidly-growing middle class. Imagine is NDTV's first venture into entertainment and is headed by Sameer Nair, recruited from arch-rivals Star India. It will carry the tagline 'Entertain and Delight' 2008-02-24

PDQ Internet Marketplace Opens EBay Study Center, We'll Mind Your EBay Business, Or Teach You To Mind Your Own
PDQ Internet Marketplace, A Leading eBay Titanium Powerseller, located at 2599 North Federal Hwy, announced today the opening of their new eBay Learning Center, teaching eBay Certified Courses from eBay's Power U. 2008-02-24