Business Leaders of America
Jay Lillie
May 10, 2011
Entrepreneurial leaders do not have a mindset that adapts to
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
The world´s largest, recognized authority for the profession of speaking has released their initial programming which includes legendary keynotes along with 24 global experts that will be featured at their 2011 Convention. "From July 30 through August 2 we expect over 1,500 industry professionals to join us at the Convention for a rare learning experience that can move their careers and companies to a higher level of success," remarks Stacy Tetschner, Executive Vice President & CEO of the National Speakers Association (NSA). "To address extensive inquiries, NSA has built a dedicated site for the Convention aptly named Influence ´11, we are now accepting applications for media credentials, and our group has formally opened registration for speakers and leaders that understand the importance of investing in their future."
Imagine Learning
Educational software company Imagine Learning has donated more than $30,000 in software and supplies to the Tuvalu Project, an initiative to improve education on the island nation of Tuvalu. The initiative is sponsored by the Brigham Young University-Hawaii chapter of Students in Free Enterprise. Education for Tuvaluan children has become increasingly important because of the country´s uncertain future. At its highest point, Tuvalu is just 15 feet above sea level. Based on current climate trends and rising ocean levels, experts predict that within decades Tuvalu, which is located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, will be uninhabitable. Mastering English language skills will prepare the children of Tuvalu for employment in a competitive global economy.
MetaCommunications
MetaCommunications today announced the immediate availability of the all new Approval Manager 2011. Approval Manager 2011 is a team based project management solution specifically developed for managing the soft proofing approval and feedback processes for marketing, creative and production environments. Approval Manager is the only online proofing solution that includes project management, allowing managers to route proofs across multiple stages, manage schedules and centralize the workflow for proof approvals and feedback. "Project managers can now track hundreds or even thousands of proofs throughout the entire proofing process on a visual dashboard," said Robert T. Long, President of MetaCommunications. "It´s critical for organizations to be able to have a top level view of managers and designers involved in proofing projects." Try it out online instantly at: http://www.metacommunications.com/products/approval_manager/editions or Download a free 30 day trial at: http://www.metacommunications.com/products/approval_manager/editions
Action Training Systems
Given the current backdrop of global concern for nuclear power safety, training for the personnel that fight fires behind the gates of the nation´s nuclear power plants is paramount. Industrial fire brigade training gives these on-site workers the ability to prevent or safely extinguish the flames before they become disasters that affect their communities. Action Training Systems produces training programs for firefighters in the private and public sector based on nationally accepted training standards and only uses real industrial fire brigade and fire department personnel to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the skills that are demonstrated and captured on video. Other training systems include municipal firefighter training, EMS, HAZMAT, Fire Service Rescue, The Essentials of Fire Fighting and more. For more information, visit http://www.action-training.com.
Jaryba, Inc.
Jaryba, Inc. a leading software provider for maximizing high-performance computing (HPC) resources today announced an expansion of its partnership with Altair Engineering, Inc., provider of PBS Professional®, the world´s most popular commercial-grade HPC workload management solution and job scheduler. The technology partnership between Altair and Jaryba enables customers of both companies to work together with a comprehensive workload solution that will help maximize grid, cloud and cluster utilization. "By establishing a strategic technology partnership with Jaryba, our engineers now have the ability to work in conjunction with Jaryba engineers to deliver a complete and seamless solution that is tightly coupled with new functionality and features that take advantage of all technology at their disposal and work seamlessly together." said Bill Nitzberg, CTO of PBS Works at Altair. "This partnership will expand our ability to meet the market´s need for a safe, secure and lossless workload suspension capability in the HPC enterprise that not only increases performance, but also delivers a rapid return on investment."
Outside GC
Outside GC, the pioneer and national leader in on-demand in-house legal counsel services, today announced its expansion into the New York and Washington, DC metro areas. "Having proven our model in Boston and having built a reputation for providing our clients with the highest caliber in-house lawyers for a fraction of the cost of traditional law firms, we decided it was time to expand into other markets" said Jon Levitt, co-founder and principal of the firm. "We chose New York and DC in large part because of their growing technology and media sectors, which sectors have always been focal points for us." Leveraging their successful, innovative model of hiring only legal veterans with both top-tier law firm and in-house experience, Outside GC has teamed up with Micah Green of Stratique Partners, former SVP Strategy and Business Development at AOL, to drive expansion into these cities.
Lake Placid Advertiser´s Workshop for The Adirondack Arts
The Adirondack Arts community announces its 2011 summer season highlights, featuring Shakespeare in the Park, Saranac Lake Village Art Walks, free concert series and a new Adirondack art festival that celebrates the artistic history and community of the Adirondacks. This summer, sit back and enjoy, the rich cultural scene in this New York State Park. Experience the transformative power of the arts through Adirondack arts festivals, events and special performances. Check out http://www.VisitAdirondacks.com for more information.
The World Egg Bank
To ease a growing shortage of donor eggs, The World Egg Bank, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ is now exporting women´s eggs in America to the United Kingdom, which is expected to help hundreds of women struggling to become a mother. The World Egg Bank has recently partnered with CARE Fertility Center in the UK to provide easy, local access to donor eggs. Acclaimed international scientist, Dr. Simon Fishel, is the founder of CARE Fertility and is world renown as one of the doctors who had the first "test tube" baby in the world, Louis Brown in 1978.
Amperion Inc.
Amperion Inc., a provider of advanced communications solutions, announced today that it has completed the testing necessary to begin commercial deployment of its Broadband Power Line Carrier (BPLC) systems by working in a partnership with a nationally recognized electric utility. The utility plans to use Amperion´s BPLC products as a replacement strategy for pilot wire technology in 69kV and below line protection applications. The first commercial deployment will begin in the summer of 2011, with a project that includes replacement of pilot wire systems with BPLC and the upgrade of electro-mechanical relays with digital solid state relays from two prominent relay suppliers. The motivations for modernizing the pilot wire protection schemes with broadband powerline communications is improving the reliability and accuracy of line protection and reducing maintenance costs associated with pilot wire. Past pilot wire replacement strategy within the utility required a fiber path between stations, which had a high installation cost and required line outages to install, in most cases. According to initial estimates, the capital cost savings of BPLC compared to fiber optic communications could reach as high as 90%. Another advantage of BPLC compared to fiber is its simple and fast installation process, accelerating the implementation of substation retrofit projects.
Mercy Ships
Without a qualified staff of nurses from all over the world, Mercy Ships would not be able to fulfill its mission of serving the forgotten poor. During National Nurses Week, observed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) May 6-May 12, 2011, Mercy Ships would like to highlight a group of nursing students who played an active role in preparing for the 2011 Mercy Ships Field Service in Sierra Leone – one of the world´s poorest countries. In a unique opportunity, four nursing students from Northwest University in Seattle, Washington, traveled half-way across the world to help prepare for the arrival of the Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships hospital ship. Accompanied by a professor, they took part in a hands-on medical experience that was dramatically different from textbooks or lectures.
Alfred Angelo
The anticipation surrounding Catherine´s wedding dress reached fever pitch immediately preceding her arrival at Westminster Abbey. Catherine´s personal style has proven to be classic and refined. Her gown was nothing short of this, and one indicative of her character: strong yet feminine; revealing yet reverent; modern yet classic, but above all, regal. The gown has already been compared to another famous Princess, Grace Kelly´s, wedding gown. Michele Piccione, owner and Chief Creative Officer of Alfred Angelo commented, "We´ve had the privilege of dressing brides for over 76 years, and to offer Alfred Angelo brides a wedding gown inspired by royalty and one that captures this historic moment is very exciting. Since my parents began the company in the 1930´s, we´ve dressed hundreds of thousands of brides in Alfred Angelo for their wedding day, not only in the US, but around the globe."
BancTec
BancTec, a global leader in business process outsourcing (BPO) and transaction automation, today announced that it has been validated compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Trustwave, a leading provider of information security and compliance solutions, performed the validation. PCI DSS is the payment card industry security requirement for entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data, and has been endorsed by all the major card brands: Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, Discover Network, American Express and JCB. Validation involves verification of the implementation of a number of mandated control objectives that are specific to technology design, network and physical data security.
Burcon Chiropractic
11th Annual Meniere´s Disease & Trigeminal Neuralgia Symposium sponsored by http://www.MenieresResearch.com on Saturday, June 18, 2011.9 am, Academic Auditorium, Family Residency Center, 3291 Loma Vista Rd, Bldg. 340. Exams: 2 pm, Ventura Wellness Group, 1732 Palma Dr, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003. X-rays available at 1 pm at Grossman Imaging, 2705 Loma Vista Rd, Ventura, CA 93003. Call (616) 575-9990 or E-mail DrBurcon(at)yahoo(dot)com to register today. Doctors: $300, patients: $200, students or caregivers: $50. Seating is limited. Speakers available for radio, TV, magazine and newspaper interviews on Friday. Complimentary DVDs of last year´s seminar are available for $5 shipping and handling. The keynote speaker, Michael Burcon, DC of Grand Rapids, MI has presented his Meniere´s research to more than 1,000 doctors of chiropractic at his research institute, Sherman College of Chiropractic and Palmer College of Chiropractic; and more than 1,000 Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeons at Cleveland Clinic, the Prosper Meniere Society in Austria, and the International Symposium on Meniere´s Disease at the House Ear Institute in California, and the Kyoto International Convention Center in Japan.
Dr. Ernest N. Curtis, Cardiologist
People taking statins may be surprised to learn that, according to a California cardiologist, cholesterol levels have nothing to do with whether a person develops heart disease or has a heart attack. "Everybody has atherosclerosis to one degree or another," states Dr. Ernest N. Curtis. "It is simply a biological fact of aging." The idea that cholesterol causes disease comes from a set of closely related theories known as the Lipid Hypothesis, the Cholesterol Theory, and the Diet-Heart Theory. These theories claim that too much cholesterol in the blood is the major causative factor in atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries. The Diet-Heart Theory maintains that too much saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet raises the cholesterol level, causing atherosclerosis and leading to the two most dreaded complications of atherosclerosis--heart attack and stroke.
L. Wolfe Communications for Poptropica
The Magic Tree House lands on Poptropica. Fans of "The New York Times" No. 1 bestselling book series can now explore "Red Dragon Island" with Jack and Annie, the brother and sister from the series who have discovered a magical tree house, which is filled with books and transports them to different places and times. A favorite of children everywhere, the Magic Tree House books have sold more than 70 million copies in North America alone. On "Red Dragon Island," visitors will join Jack and Annie on a journey back in time to a world of samurai warriors, sumo wrestlers and great dangers that lurk in the clouds. When trouble strikes, it is up to players to master a set of elite ninja skills and undertake a dangerous rescue mission to find their way back home.
Association For Responsible Lending
Activists have grossly overstated costs for North Carolina consumer loans in an attempt to oppose proposed North Carolina legislation in House Bill 810. In a video posted on the NC Policy Watch website on April 28th, 2011, and in a corresponding radio broadcast "News & Views" which aired Sunday, May 1st on WRAL radio, Al Ripley of the North Carolina Justice Center grossly overstated consumer loan costs for existing rates and rates under the new NC proposal (HB810). Ripley had previously received detailed information on the costs of the loans. Yet, in both the video and radio interview, Ripley exaggerates loan costs and erroneously states how loan costs are calculated. Ripley has been asked by William Braxton, President of North Carolina´s independent lenders association (RLNC) to retract inaccurate statements.
FramesDirect.com
FramesDirect.com, the leader in online eyeglasses, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, contact lenses and goggles sales, is pleased to announce the launch of a limited time discount promotion on prescription eyewear with a qualifying purchase of contact lenses on the site. According to Dr. Dhavid Cooper, CEO and co-founder of FramesDirect.com, having a backup pair of prescription eyewear is essential for good eye health:
1. One of the major causes of blindness worldwide is a corneal ulcer caused by infection usually caused by bacterial accumulation under the contact lens.
2. There is an increased risk of corneal ulcers among contact wearers, especially those who do not follow a specified wearing schedule.
3. The incidence is higher among overnight contact lens wearers.
4. Good hygiene, frequent replacement of contact lenses – and giving the eye a break from contact lens wear on a regular basis all help to decrease the incidence of corneal ulceration.
Home Instead Senior Care
The Home Instead Senior Care network has worked with Humana Points of Caregiving to introduce the Caring for Your Parents: Senior Emergency Kit(SM) information management tool and the website. The website provides access to resources that encourage older adults to keep all of their information in one spot so that family caregivers have ready access to these vital details in the event of a medical emergency. The resources are part of the Answering the Call SM program, designed to help families be ready for an emergency with their senior loved ones. "Adverse drug reactions are very common and not always recognized by patient or physician as side effects of a drug," said Thomas Clark, RPh, MHS, CGP, director of Clinical Affairs for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and the ASCP Foundation, who served as an expert source for the Answering the Call program. According to Clark, "Many symptoms may be considered drug side effects unless proven otherwise."
Headhunters
The first company of its kind in the state of Georgia, Headhunters offers individuals the clean, professional environment of a salon in which they and their families can be comfortably treated for head lice. Not long ago, the Lamberts only offered in-home lice removal services; however, as the demand for their professional skills expanded, so have the services that they provide. "With passion and family values, Headhunters is successful because we offer something that no other company does," commented Tommy Lambert. "Many people are embarrassed when they find that their children have head lice. Bringing kids to our salon for lice removal is easier, more effective, and less stressful on parents than attempting to do it themselves. Over the counter products often fail, leaving parents frustrated and overwhelmed. For this reason, we offer our knowledge and provide our expertise, as we know our clients do not have time for lice."
Proformative
Proformative, the nation's leading online resource for corporate finance executives, announces Series A funding of $1.1 million. The funding was led by Bullpen Capital and Mike Maples of Floodgate. The capital will be used to accelerate expansion as the leading online destination for corporate finance, treasury and accounting executives. Proformative is the largest and fastest growing online resource for senior level corporate finance executives, offering a uniquely valuable resource where corporate finance, treasury and accounting executives excel in their careers through an unmatched global peer network, expert advice and guidance, valuable news and information and cutting-edge tools and resources, all in a completely professional, "noise-free" environment. Proformative offers a professional community with more than 350,000 members, 70% of whom hold titles of Director, Vice President or C-Level Executives.
Videotel, Inc.
Videotel, Inc. announces the release of the newest commercial DVD player, the HD2600. Vice President of Videotel, Inc. Mr. Schneider states, "The HD2600 is the latest release in our long line of Industrial DVD players. Our newest model has several exciting features which were added to her sister player the V2200. These features include a built in 720 and 1080 up-scaler, an HDMI output and a rear mounted infra-red jack. For companies that are looking for a durable, trouble free DVD player that skips menus, commercials, previews and simply plays the DVD, the HD2600 is the only one on the market that has these capabilities. Videotel has predominately sold these players to hospitals, hotels, casinos, digital signage companies, museums, prisons, police stations and airports. Some of our highlighted customers include Muzak, MGM, Cisco, TSA, Hyatt, Omni, Hard Rock, Harrah's, Hertz and Zones."
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
The world´s largest, recognized authority for the profession of speaking has released their initial programming which includes legendary keynotes along with 24 global experts that will be featured at their 2011 Convention. "From July 30 through August 2 we expect over 1,500 industry professionals to join us at the Convention for a rare learning experience that can move their careers and companies to a higher level of success," remarks Stacy Tetschner, Executive Vice President & CEO of the National Speakers Association (NSA). "To address extensive inquiries, NSA has built a dedicated site for the Convention aptly named Influence ´11, we are now accepting applications for media credentials, and our group has formally opened registration for speakers and leaders that understand the importance of investing in their future."
Imagine Learning
Educational software company Imagine Learning has donated more than $30,000 in software and supplies to the Tuvalu Project, an initiative to improve education on the island nation of Tuvalu. The initiative is sponsored by the Brigham Young University-Hawaii chapter of Students in Free Enterprise. Education for Tuvaluan children has become increasingly important because of the country´s uncertain future. At its highest point, Tuvalu is just 15 feet above sea level. Based on current climate trends and rising ocean levels, experts predict that within decades Tuvalu, which is located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, will be uninhabitable. Mastering English language skills will prepare the children of Tuvalu for employment in a competitive global economy.
MetaCommunications
MetaCommunications today announced the immediate availability of the all new Approval Manager 2011. Approval Manager 2011 is a team based project management solution specifically developed for managing the soft proofing approval and feedback processes for marketing, creative and production environments. Approval Manager is the only online proofing solution that includes project management, allowing managers to route proofs across multiple stages, manage schedules and centralize the workflow for proof approvals and feedback. "Project managers can now track hundreds or even thousands of proofs throughout the entire proofing process on a visual dashboard," said Robert T. Long, President of MetaCommunications. "It´s critical for organizations to be able to have a top level view of managers and designers involved in proofing projects." Try it out online instantly at: http://www.metacommunications.com/products/approval_manager/editions or Download a free 30 day trial at: http://www.metacommunications.com/products/approval_manager/editions
Action Training Systems
Given the current backdrop of global concern for nuclear power safety, training for the personnel that fight fires behind the gates of the nation´s nuclear power plants is paramount. Industrial fire brigade training gives these on-site workers the ability to prevent or safely extinguish the flames before they become disasters that affect their communities. Action Training Systems produces training programs for firefighters in the private and public sector based on nationally accepted training standards and only uses real industrial fire brigade and fire department personnel to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the skills that are demonstrated and captured on video. Other training systems include municipal firefighter training, EMS, HAZMAT, Fire Service Rescue, The Essentials of Fire Fighting and more. For more information, visit http://www.action-training.com.
Jaryba, Inc.
Jaryba, Inc. a leading software provider for maximizing high-performance computing (HPC) resources today announced an expansion of its partnership with Altair Engineering, Inc., provider of PBS Professional®, the world´s most popular commercial-grade HPC workload management solution and job scheduler. The technology partnership between Altair and Jaryba enables customers of both companies to work together with a comprehensive workload solution that will help maximize grid, cloud and cluster utilization. "By establishing a strategic technology partnership with Jaryba, our engineers now have the ability to work in conjunction with Jaryba engineers to deliver a complete and seamless solution that is tightly coupled with new functionality and features that take advantage of all technology at their disposal and work seamlessly together." said Bill Nitzberg, CTO of PBS Works at Altair. "This partnership will expand our ability to meet the market´s need for a safe, secure and lossless workload suspension capability in the HPC enterprise that not only increases performance, but also delivers a rapid return on investment."
Outside GC
Outside GC, the pioneer and national leader in on-demand in-house legal counsel services, today announced its expansion into the New York and Washington, DC metro areas. "Having proven our model in Boston and having built a reputation for providing our clients with the highest caliber in-house lawyers for a fraction of the cost of traditional law firms, we decided it was time to expand into other markets" said Jon Levitt, co-founder and principal of the firm. "We chose New York and DC in large part because of their growing technology and media sectors, which sectors have always been focal points for us." Leveraging their successful, innovative model of hiring only legal veterans with both top-tier law firm and in-house experience, Outside GC has teamed up with Micah Green of Stratique Partners, former SVP Strategy and Business Development at AOL, to drive expansion into these cities.
Lake Placid Advertiser´s Workshop for The Adirondack Arts
The Adirondack Arts community announces its 2011 summer season highlights, featuring Shakespeare in the Park, Saranac Lake Village Art Walks, free concert series and a new Adirondack art festival that celebrates the artistic history and community of the Adirondacks. This summer, sit back and enjoy, the rich cultural scene in this New York State Park. Experience the transformative power of the arts through Adirondack arts festivals, events and special performances. Check out http://www.VisitAdirondacks.com for more information.
The World Egg Bank
To ease a growing shortage of donor eggs, The World Egg Bank, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ is now exporting women´s eggs in America to the United Kingdom, which is expected to help hundreds of women struggling to become a mother. The World Egg Bank has recently partnered with CARE Fertility Center in the UK to provide easy, local access to donor eggs. Acclaimed international scientist, Dr. Simon Fishel, is the founder of CARE Fertility and is world renown as one of the doctors who had the first "test tube" baby in the world, Louis Brown in 1978.
Amperion Inc.
Amperion Inc., a provider of advanced communications solutions, announced today that it has completed the testing necessary to begin commercial deployment of its Broadband Power Line Carrier (BPLC) systems by working in a partnership with a nationally recognized electric utility. The utility plans to use Amperion´s BPLC products as a replacement strategy for pilot wire technology in 69kV and below line protection applications. The first commercial deployment will begin in the summer of 2011, with a project that includes replacement of pilot wire systems with BPLC and the upgrade of electro-mechanical relays with digital solid state relays from two prominent relay suppliers. The motivations for modernizing the pilot wire protection schemes with broadband powerline communications is improving the reliability and accuracy of line protection and reducing maintenance costs associated with pilot wire. Past pilot wire replacement strategy within the utility required a fiber path between stations, which had a high installation cost and required line outages to install, in most cases. According to initial estimates, the capital cost savings of BPLC compared to fiber optic communications could reach as high as 90%. Another advantage of BPLC compared to fiber is its simple and fast installation process, accelerating the implementation of substation retrofit projects.
Mercy Ships
Without a qualified staff of nurses from all over the world, Mercy Ships would not be able to fulfill its mission of serving the forgotten poor. During National Nurses Week, observed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) May 6-May 12, 2011, Mercy Ships would like to highlight a group of nursing students who played an active role in preparing for the 2011 Mercy Ships Field Service in Sierra Leone – one of the world´s poorest countries. In a unique opportunity, four nursing students from Northwest University in Seattle, Washington, traveled half-way across the world to help prepare for the arrival of the Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships hospital ship. Accompanied by a professor, they took part in a hands-on medical experience that was dramatically different from textbooks or lectures.
Alfred Angelo
The anticipation surrounding Catherine´s wedding dress reached fever pitch immediately preceding her arrival at Westminster Abbey. Catherine´s personal style has proven to be classic and refined. Her gown was nothing short of this, and one indicative of her character: strong yet feminine; revealing yet reverent; modern yet classic, but above all, regal. The gown has already been compared to another famous Princess, Grace Kelly´s, wedding gown. Michele Piccione, owner and Chief Creative Officer of Alfred Angelo commented, "We´ve had the privilege of dressing brides for over 76 years, and to offer Alfred Angelo brides a wedding gown inspired by royalty and one that captures this historic moment is very exciting. Since my parents began the company in the 1930´s, we´ve dressed hundreds of thousands of brides in Alfred Angelo for their wedding day, not only in the US, but around the globe."
BancTec
BancTec, a global leader in business process outsourcing (BPO) and transaction automation, today announced that it has been validated compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Trustwave, a leading provider of information security and compliance solutions, performed the validation. PCI DSS is the payment card industry security requirement for entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data, and has been endorsed by all the major card brands: Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, Discover Network, American Express and JCB. Validation involves verification of the implementation of a number of mandated control objectives that are specific to technology design, network and physical data security.
Burcon Chiropractic
11th Annual Meniere´s Disease & Trigeminal Neuralgia Symposium sponsored by http://www.MenieresResearch.com on Saturday, June 18, 2011.9 am, Academic Auditorium, Family Residency Center, 3291 Loma Vista Rd, Bldg. 340. Exams: 2 pm, Ventura Wellness Group, 1732 Palma Dr, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003. X-rays available at 1 pm at Grossman Imaging, 2705 Loma Vista Rd, Ventura, CA 93003. Call (616) 575-9990 or E-mail DrBurcon(at)yahoo(dot)com to register today. Doctors: $300, patients: $200, students or caregivers: $50. Seating is limited. Speakers available for radio, TV, magazine and newspaper interviews on Friday. Complimentary DVDs of last year´s seminar are available for $5 shipping and handling. The keynote speaker, Michael Burcon, DC of Grand Rapids, MI has presented his Meniere´s research to more than 1,000 doctors of chiropractic at his research institute, Sherman College of Chiropractic and Palmer College of Chiropractic; and more than 1,000 Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeons at Cleveland Clinic, the Prosper Meniere Society in Austria, and the International Symposium on Meniere´s Disease at the House Ear Institute in California, and the Kyoto International Convention Center in Japan.
Dr. Ernest N. Curtis, Cardiologist
People taking statins may be surprised to learn that, according to a California cardiologist, cholesterol levels have nothing to do with whether a person develops heart disease or has a heart attack. "Everybody has atherosclerosis to one degree or another," states Dr. Ernest N. Curtis. "It is simply a biological fact of aging." The idea that cholesterol causes disease comes from a set of closely related theories known as the Lipid Hypothesis, the Cholesterol Theory, and the Diet-Heart Theory. These theories claim that too much cholesterol in the blood is the major causative factor in atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries. The Diet-Heart Theory maintains that too much saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet raises the cholesterol level, causing atherosclerosis and leading to the two most dreaded complications of atherosclerosis--heart attack and stroke.
L. Wolfe Communications for Poptropica
The Magic Tree House lands on Poptropica. Fans of "The New York Times" No. 1 bestselling book series can now explore "Red Dragon Island" with Jack and Annie, the brother and sister from the series who have discovered a magical tree house, which is filled with books and transports them to different places and times. A favorite of children everywhere, the Magic Tree House books have sold more than 70 million copies in North America alone. On "Red Dragon Island," visitors will join Jack and Annie on a journey back in time to a world of samurai warriors, sumo wrestlers and great dangers that lurk in the clouds. When trouble strikes, it is up to players to master a set of elite ninja skills and undertake a dangerous rescue mission to find their way back home.
Association For Responsible Lending
Activists have grossly overstated costs for North Carolina consumer loans in an attempt to oppose proposed North Carolina legislation in House Bill 810. In a video posted on the NC Policy Watch website on April 28th, 2011, and in a corresponding radio broadcast "News & Views" which aired Sunday, May 1st on WRAL radio, Al Ripley of the North Carolina Justice Center grossly overstated consumer loan costs for existing rates and rates under the new NC proposal (HB810). Ripley had previously received detailed information on the costs of the loans. Yet, in both the video and radio interview, Ripley exaggerates loan costs and erroneously states how loan costs are calculated. Ripley has been asked by William Braxton, President of North Carolina´s independent lenders association (RLNC) to retract inaccurate statements.
FramesDirect.com
FramesDirect.com, the leader in online eyeglasses, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, contact lenses and goggles sales, is pleased to announce the launch of a limited time discount promotion on prescription eyewear with a qualifying purchase of contact lenses on the site. According to Dr. Dhavid Cooper, CEO and co-founder of FramesDirect.com, having a backup pair of prescription eyewear is essential for good eye health:
1. One of the major causes of blindness worldwide is a corneal ulcer caused by infection usually caused by bacterial accumulation under the contact lens.
2. There is an increased risk of corneal ulcers among contact wearers, especially those who do not follow a specified wearing schedule.
3. The incidence is higher among overnight contact lens wearers.
4. Good hygiene, frequent replacement of contact lenses – and giving the eye a break from contact lens wear on a regular basis all help to decrease the incidence of corneal ulceration.
Home Instead Senior Care
The Home Instead Senior Care network has worked with Humana Points of Caregiving to introduce the Caring for Your Parents: Senior Emergency Kit(SM) information management tool and the website. The website provides access to resources that encourage older adults to keep all of their information in one spot so that family caregivers have ready access to these vital details in the event of a medical emergency. The resources are part of the Answering the Call SM program, designed to help families be ready for an emergency with their senior loved ones. "Adverse drug reactions are very common and not always recognized by patient or physician as side effects of a drug," said Thomas Clark, RPh, MHS, CGP, director of Clinical Affairs for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and the ASCP Foundation, who served as an expert source for the Answering the Call program. According to Clark, "Many symptoms may be considered drug side effects unless proven otherwise."
Headhunters
The first company of its kind in the state of Georgia, Headhunters offers individuals the clean, professional environment of a salon in which they and their families can be comfortably treated for head lice. Not long ago, the Lamberts only offered in-home lice removal services; however, as the demand for their professional skills expanded, so have the services that they provide. "With passion and family values, Headhunters is successful because we offer something that no other company does," commented Tommy Lambert. "Many people are embarrassed when they find that their children have head lice. Bringing kids to our salon for lice removal is easier, more effective, and less stressful on parents than attempting to do it themselves. Over the counter products often fail, leaving parents frustrated and overwhelmed. For this reason, we offer our knowledge and provide our expertise, as we know our clients do not have time for lice."
Proformative
Proformative, the nation's leading online resource for corporate finance executives, announces Series A funding of $1.1 million. The funding was led by Bullpen Capital and Mike Maples of Floodgate. The capital will be used to accelerate expansion as the leading online destination for corporate finance, treasury and accounting executives. Proformative is the largest and fastest growing online resource for senior level corporate finance executives, offering a uniquely valuable resource where corporate finance, treasury and accounting executives excel in their careers through an unmatched global peer network, expert advice and guidance, valuable news and information and cutting-edge tools and resources, all in a completely professional, "noise-free" environment. Proformative offers a professional community with more than 350,000 members, 70% of whom hold titles of Director, Vice President or C-Level Executives.
Videotel, Inc.
Videotel, Inc. announces the release of the newest commercial DVD player, the HD2600. Vice President of Videotel, Inc. Mr. Schneider states, "The HD2600 is the latest release in our long line of Industrial DVD players. Our newest model has several exciting features which were added to her sister player the V2200. These features include a built in 720 and 1080 up-scaler, an HDMI output and a rear mounted infra-red jack. For companies that are looking for a durable, trouble free DVD player that skips menus, commercials, previews and simply plays the DVD, the HD2600 is the only one on the market that has these capabilities. Videotel has predominately sold these players to hospitals, hotels, casinos, digital signage companies, museums, prisons, police stations and airports. Some of our highlighted customers include Muzak, MGM, Cisco, TSA, Hyatt, Omni, Hard Rock, Harrah's, Hertz and Zones."
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