Push Mobile Media™ Launches New Mobile Publishing Platform That Delivers Enterprise Content to the Mobile Workforce

Engage, educate and gather real-time feedback from the Mobile Workforce via campaigns viewable on iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Media, Android and any other device.


Boise, ID (PRWEB) November 10, 2009 -- Push Mobile Media has launched an innovative mobile content publishing platform designed around the enterprise mobile workforce. This easy-to-use platform lets enterprise managers publish custom mobile content to the sales organization and other enterprise work groups, measuring critical user feedback from the mobile audience in real-time. Engaging, managing and building trust within the growing mobile workforce requires a strategy. Push Mobile Media, found online at www.PushMobileMedia.com, provides an enterprise-grade solution that any manager can use to deploy employee and client surveys, mobile training sessions and new marketing initiatives - key elements of a successful mobile workforce management strategy. According to the most recent forecast by the market intelligence and advisory services firm IDC, the worldwide mobile worker population will grow from 756.6 million (reported in 2006) to over 1 billion by 2011. This accounts for over 30% of the workforce. In the US and Canada, the use of internet-ready mobile devices specific to the enterprise will grow at a rate of 54%, with 82 million units shipped by 2011. The United States has the highest percentage of mobile workers - 68% in 2006 with an estimated 73% by 2011.
"Today, creating urgency and building trust within the mobile workforce is a tough job for any enterprise manager. Delivering company news and information, and generating feedback from the mobile workforce, is a critical and a competitive business strategy. Using familiar online tools, enterprise managers can instantly publish mobile content that includes text, articles, images and video and provides instant feedback through several user polling and mobile quizzing options. It's perfect for the sales manager and training managers who need to 'push and pull' data from their mobile audience. By being able to deliver enterprise news, product updates and mobile training with content retention programs, it's now up to the management team to develop mobile strategies that go far beyond simple email and text messaging", stated David Clemons, CEO and Founder of Push Mobile Media. The mobile platform provides a simple, step-by-step interface that requires little if any training. Users can employ either a "Theme " style of content layout or a more advanced "Custom mobiPage" campaign using our simple drag and drop page layout tools. Each mobile campaign or mobile learning program has multiple content options, letting your audience "Read it, Watch it, and Feed it back ". Several core components of the platform enable a "push and pull" mobile strategy for the enterprise: MobiFeedTM, MobiSearchTM and MobiShoutTM each working in concert to deliver instant mobile content and to receive and measure feedback in real-time: mobiFeed ™- Effectively call attention to and increase feedback from your campaigns via a fully customizable widget that can be placed on any website in just minutes mobiShout™ - Quickly collect user responses and opinions and measure campaign ROI in real-time with robust polling, analytics and reporting tools mobiSearch™ - Provide your mobile sales and tech support employees with secure, searchable video libraries accessible on all mobile devices and operating systems, including the iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and Android. The Push Mobile Media platform is designed so that anyone in the organization can easily and quickly create branded mobile campaigns featuring text, images, audio, video and polling forms. Administrators are provided a simple user interface with step-by-step instructions to design, create, test and send branded campaigns to their specific mobile audience - with no programming skills required. The system makes use of SMS communication, secure email delivery and/or mobile internet. By using simple online tools and customizable widgets, companies now have a low-cost, highly effective mobile strategy for urgent business and training initiatives that harnesses the kind of immediacy frequently lost in email or voicemail. About Push Mobile Media - Developed specifically for the needs of the mobile enterprise workforce, the Push Mobile Media platform lets managers create engaging educational programs and marketing initiatives delivered to any mobile device. Backed by real-time feedback tracking and robust analytics reporting, this easy to use web-based service saves time and costs associated with mobile communications, content production and distribution for the internal and external mobile workforce. Learn more at www.PushMobileMedia.com

Omnitrol Networks Releases Retail Shop-Floor Inventory Tracking Solution for Apparel

Retail shop-floor solution offers a quick ROI with real-time inventory tracking metrics enabling retail operators to substantially reduce costs while increasing revenue in apparel sales.

(PRWEB) November 10, 2009 -- Omnitrol Networks, a pioneer in delivering automated and predictive real-time operational visibility in logistics, food-chain and apparel manufacturing markets, announced today that they will be delivering their valued solution for real-time intelligence in retail shop-floor operations. The real-time, item-level inventory solution utilizes Omnitrol’s unique federated services architecture to create an integrated intelligent retail-distribution network. The retail shop-floor inventory visibility solution will be sold through Omnitrol’s channel and integration partners. When questioned as to “why now?”, Omnitrol’s response was to outline the current issues with slow RFID adoption in the retail industry. However, with their proven solutions, Omnitrol felt that the retail market is now ready to accept RFID as a legitimate technology to enhance business performance in day-to-day shop-floor operations, including global traceability. In a retail industry study conducted by the University of Arkansas, 80% of lost sales days are from out-of-stocks, which current processes take seven to nine days to correct, and cost the industry upwards of $93 billion per year. Omnitrol Network’s low cost, simple, pre-integrated, plug-and-forget Retail Inventory Tracking solution is proven to not only reduce stock outs and increase sales, but also reduce the labor costs associated with inventory taking while improving stock, promotion and sales analysis. The solution provides daily inventory in minutes for a retail store with multiple zones or multiple locations. It can even scale to provide end-to-end global tracking from manufacturers. Inventory and velocity reports are available through secure web-portals in real-time between trading partners. The Omnitrol solution allows retailers to configure inventory movement and stock-out rules to automatically send alerts and notifications to management and partners without any manual intervention. ABI Research's RFID practice director Michael J. Liard explains, “RFID’s use in the apparel sector represents the greatest near-term opportunity for business improvements and fewest impediments to growth in the retail industry. A quick, demonstrable ROI and key business metrics for adoption have been clearly established and the results of nearly all evaluations conducted have been compelling. As a result, market activity is brisk and promising, especially among early-adopter specialty apparel retailers.” “We are very excited to release this solution to our channels and system integration partners which will help accelerate the deployment of real-time intelligent edge solutions with quick ROI. We are now taking our inside-out visibility strategy to the retail industry,” says David Orain, VP of Marketing at Omnitrol Networks. “The Omnitrol solution can be deployed in days without any impact to existing systems or processes. Our solution extends real-time inventory visibility seamlessly to existing operations at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry," added Orain. About Omnitrol Networks
Omnitrol Networks is the industry's first end-to-end solution delivering real-time collaborative supply-chain. Using predictive analytics directly from shop-floor operations, the OMNITROL solution enables real-time operational and supply intelligence in the aerospace & defense, food, retail and logistics markets. The OMNITROL solution automates real-time visibility into operations through digital sensors, RF and Wi-Fi technologies. Omnitrol Networks Inc. is a privately held company with corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA. Additional information about Omnitrol Networks’ products and services are available at www.omnitrol.com.

OWL 2,

Today W3C announces a new version of a standard for representing knowledge on the Web. OWL 2, part of W3C's Semantic Web toolkit, allows people to capture their knowledge about a particular domain (say, energy or medicine) and then use tools to manage information, search through it, and learn more from it. Furthermore, as an open standard based on Web technology, it lowers the cost of merging knowledge from multiple domains.
"OWL 2 is the direct result of user experience," said Professor Ian Horrocks, University of Oxford and Chair of the OWL Working Group. "We learned a great deal from real world applications of OWL. The new version adds both power and speed: it standardizes those features most requested by OWL users, and introduces profiles to improve scalability in typical applications."

Massachusetts Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists

BOSTON—A Sudbury, Mass., man was charged today in federal court with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI - Boston Field Division, announced today that Tarek Mehanna, 27, of 6 Fairhaven Circle, Sudbury, Mass., was charged in a complaint with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
The complaint alleges that, beginning in or about 2001 and continuing until in or about May 2008, Mehanna conspired with Ahmad Abousamra, and others to provide material support and resources for use in carrying out a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure persons or damage property in a foreign country and extraterritorial homicide of a U.S. national.
Specifically, the complaint affidavit alleges that Mehanna and coconspirators discussed their desire to participate in violent jihad against American interests and that they would talk about fighting jihad and their desire to die on the battlefield. The complaint further alleges that the coconspirators attempted to radicalize others and inspire each other by, among other things, watching and distributing jihadi videos. It is alleged that, among other things, Mehanna and two of his associates traveled to the Middle East in February 2004, seeking military-type training at a terrorist training camp that would prepare them for armed jihad against U.S. interests, including U.S. and allied forces in Iraq. The complaint also alleges that one of Mehanna’s coconspirators made two similar trips to Pakistan in 2002.
According to the complaint affidavit, Mehanna and the coconspirators had multiple conversations about obtaining automatic weapons and randomly shooting people in a shopping mall, and that the conversations went so far as to discuss the logistics of a mall attack, including coordination, weapons needed and the possibility of attacking emergency responders. It is alleged that the plan was ultimately abandoned, because of their inability to obtain the automatic weapons they deemed necessary to effectively carry out the attacks.
Mehanna was previously indicted in January 2009 for making false statements to members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI in connection with a terrorism investigation.
If convicted on the material support charge, Mehanna faces up to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) members: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs Border Protection, Massachusetts State Police and the Lowell Police Department, in addition to other members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The JTTF includes officers and agents from a number of other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey Auerhahn and Aloke S. Chakravarty of Loucks’s Anti-Terrorism and National Security Unit.
The details contained in the complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The W3C Convenes

http://www.w3.org/ — 6 October 2009 — The W3C community convenes next month in Santa Clara, California for TPAC Week 2009, this year's edition of an annual week-long opportunity for W3C group participants to share news of progress and to address hot-button technical issues face-to-face.
The Internet Society (ISOC), as part of its mission to support the development of open standards, will sponsor TPAC 2009 and actively participate in the event. In addition to ISOC representatives, participants from other standards development organizations will join in discussion about the health of the "Internet Ecosystem."
"The Internet Society is pleased to support and participate in the important work of the W3C community around TPAC 2009,” said Leslie Daigle, Chief Internet Technology Officer of the Internet Society. “The Internet's immense success as a platform for innovation over the past 40 years has been built on a foundation of open standards, and its continued evolution will be driven by efforts such as those led by the W3C.”
"I'm pleased that the Internet Society is sponsoring and participating in TPAC 2009," said Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director. "ISOC and W3C both work to foster the open development of standards that empower users around the world. A lot of social networking happens during TPAC, and this year there will be an even greater number of participants from the broader open standards community."
A FAQ about ISOC and W3C is available for more information.

Ohio boy, 7, hit by deer while playing football

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio – A 7-year-old Ohio boy playing a game of backyard football was tackled by a deer.
Brandon Hiles says he encountered the buck when the ball rolled into woods while he was playing with friends Saturday in Wintersville, about 125 miles east of Columbus. The boy says the buck ran at him and flipped him with its antlers, leaving bruises and a gash.
His 9-year-old friend Wyatt Pugh (pyoo) beat the deer with a stick to make it go away.
Wintersville Police Officer Art Fowler Jr. says there were actually two bucks in the area gearing for a fight, and Brandon was attacked when he inadvertently got between them.
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NIH Grantees Win 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry is shared by two grantees of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Thomas A. Steitz, Ph.D., of Yale University, New Haven, CT and Ada E. Yonath, Ph.D., of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. The two researchers share the award with a former NIH grantee, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. The three researchers are honored for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Ribosomes produce proteins, which in turn control the chemistry in all living organisms.
"Understanding the ribosome's inner-workings is important for a scientific understanding of life," said NIH director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "Thanks to the 3D models created by these three researchers showing how various antibiotics bind to the ribosome, scientists can now develop new antibiotics which will ultimately save lives and decrease suffering."
The NIH began supporting the work of Dr. Steitz in 1971, Dr. Yonath in 1985, and Dr. Ramakrishnan in 1979 and has provided a total of more than $17 million to the three researchers.
The NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has provided more than $8 million to support the work of Dr. Steitz, nearly $4 million to support the work of Dr. Yonath, and more than $2 million to support the work of Dr. Ramakrishnan.
"When these researchers started their work, determining the structure and mechanism of the ribosome seemed nearly impossible," said NIGMS director Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D. "Their achievement shows how basic research to answer fundamental questions about biology also lays the foundation for medical advances."
In addition, the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) provided more than $1 million and more than $800,000, respectively to support the research of Dr. Steitz. The National Center for Research Resources also provided more than $800,000 to support the work of Dr. Yonath.
"NCRR is pleased that our national Biomedical Technology Research Centers in synchrotron research provided access to the synchrotron radiation and associated technologies that were essential for the elucidation of the ribosome structure by the three laureates," said NCRR Director Barbara Alving, M.D. "Along with access to the complex technologies developed at the synchrotron centers came the expertise of the research center investigators that provide the service and training essential for optimal use."
The Office of the Director, the central office at NIH, is responsible for setting policy for NIH, which includes 27 Institutes and Centers. This involves planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all NIH components. The Office of the Director also includes program offices which are responsible for stimulating specific areas of research throughout NIH. Additional information is available at http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

Affordable Search-Engine-Optimized Web sites by 3w-presence.com - now with free hosting

If you’re looking for unparalleled customer responsiveness at very reasonable rates, 3w-presence.com is the website design and hosting company for you. And now, To celebrate its 12th anniversary, 3w-presence.com com is offering one year of free web hosting for start-up Web sites and relaunches.“I realized early on that developing Web sites with search engine visibility was important,” said Gail Scanlan, founder of 3w-presence.com. “Having a web site no one knows exists is very frustrating.”“We create simple, user-friendly Web sites with search engine optimization built right into the design,” said Scanlan, who has a webmaster certificate from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is certified as a Qualified Google Advertising Professional.With customers ranging from business who rely heavily on e-commerce to non-profit organizations, Scanlan’s approach is to minimize the cost of customer and client acquisition with reasonable pricing for website design coupled with effective search engine placement.“We are constantly upgrading our search engine positioning skills,” said Scanlan. “The technology and software is changing every day.”3w-presence.com prides itself on unparalleled customer service and works to answer all email inquiries within 4 to 24 hours. Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance. So if you have a Web site and it isn’t working for you, or if you don’t have a Web site and know it’s to establish yourself on the Web, contact 3w-presence.com for a free price quote.3w-presence.com memberships include: Association of Strategic Marketing, Qualified Google Advertising Professional, National Association of Professional Women, Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce.

OfficeSpace Software Launches Application to Easily Manage Moves and Workspaces

OfficeSpace Software is pleased to announce the expanded deployment of OfficeSpace, an innovative move management and workspace allocation application. Designed to be intuitive and efficient, OfficeSpace’s web-based interface and drag-and-drop capabilities make it easy for administrative assistants, office managers and facility professionals to allocate workspaces and schedule moves. The OfficeSpace platform avoids the expensive and cumbersome structure of other IWMS and CAFM systems that are often underutilized, and instead focuses on the core features needed by the majority of users. Customers are able to administer the system without the large investment in training needed by many other platforms, and ongoing use of the system is simple enough to eliminate the need for dedicated administrators or data entry personnel. Straightforward implementation means OfficeSpace can be up, populated and running in just a few days. Because future software upgrades are non-disruptive, customers can rely on the system to be stable and highly scalable. OfficeSpace targets the sweet spot where need and productivity meet, offering facilities and other space managers a dramatically more efficient way to allocate and manage workspaces. Minimal upfront costs and the ability to choose between in-house and hosted solutions enable businesses of every size to leverage the features of OfficeSpace. Ashkon Sabet, chief technology officer of OfficeSpace Software, feels the company’s straightforward licensing model, attractive monthly subscription cost and strong customer support offer the best value and usability in space management software. “When we release new features and upgrades, our customers get them right away, so they always have the latest version of OfficeSpace. And because we designed OfficeSpace as a truly web-delivered solution, customers can finally implement a customizable and robust platform without the need for an extensive IT infrastructure,” said Sabet. OfficeSpace Software develops tools to make the move management and space allocation processes simpler and smoother. By designing a software platform that is intuitive and cost-effective, the team at OfficeSpace Software continues their commitment to helping customers gain a competitive advantage through the efficient use of existing assets and resources. OfficeSpace Software is based in New York City, with additional offices in Paris and London.

Zylog Systems launches VoIP services

Zylog Systems India Limited, a leading global software solutions and services provider, today announced the launch of its VoIP services ‘Wi5 Mega Talk’ in Ahmedabad. The service will be available in all leading cities of the state and will help people connect to their loved ones living abroad. Customers can now experience a clear, undistorted communication with no lag or echo via a high-speed Internet connection at an extremely affordable cost. Voice over Internet Protocol allows you to enjoy unlimited long-distance International phone calls to your close ones and also helps in reducing calling cost on business purposes. VOIP services were traditionally available only between PC to PC calls. But with ‘Wi5 Mega talk’ an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) will be connected to your existing high speed internet connection and your telephone. One can just pick up the phone and make calls to friends, relatives, business partners sitting miles away and pay as local call rates. The person you're calling need not even have a Wi5 Mega Talk or an Internet connection on their side, they just need a phone. Wireless Wi5 Mega Talk also offers the option of a Softphone facility i.e you can also make calls through your computer. Additionally, you can also continue to surf the web or send and receive email while talking over Wi5 Mega Talk. These facilities are only available for residents of India. “Low call-rates as compared to conventional telephony and increasing Internet penetration are the key drivers for the growth of the VoIP-based services in India. India is one of the biggest market opportunities for wireless broadband and telecommunications today and Zylog Systems have been in the forefront of establishing a very strong distribution channel for these services, said Mr. Ramanujam Sesharathnam, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Zylog Systems Ltd. We have identified that at least 1million Gujarati’s are spread around the world. Our ‘Wi5 Mega Talk’ services will provide compelling and affordable rates to the customers in Gujarat as we have also mapped urban and semi urban market in this region.” he added. Mr. Srihari, Head - India Operations, Zylog Systems Limited said, “VOIP market is growing at a phenomenal rate in India and as the internet availability is intensifying, our scope of operation will also grow in the same proportion. Prior to Gujarat we launched our services in Punjab and Tamil Nadu and we have a comprehensive plan to expand our services to the entire country in the next couple of months. We intend to be the leading VOIP player in India and outside India within the next couple of years”, he added.Wi5 Mega Talk has seven plans varying depending on the geographical locations such as Asian Bonanza, Gulf Magic, Western Delight, Western Delight power plan, World Talk, Heart 2 Heart and Enticing Australia. . These plans range from as low as Rs.299 to Rupees 1000 per month

Eight US soldiers killed in Afghanistan after clash with millitants

Officials say that eight US soldiers and two members with the Afghan National Security Force were killed on Saturday, following a battle with militants in Afghanistan. Another thirteen Afghan security officers were captured.
The clashes occurred in the Nuristan province, a remote area in the eastern part of the country, NATO said. It was the largest number of US troops killed in a single battle for over a year.
The militants had reportedly attacked two security posts in the province with rifles and rockets, according to the International Security Assistance Force. The posts were surrounded by several hundred fighters.
In response, the US dispatched jets to launch air strikes on the area. A statement by NATO announced that "coalition forces effectively repelled the attack and inflicted heavy enemy casualties while eight ISAF and two ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces] members were killed."
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Overweight People See Higher Life Insurance Rates

Obtaining an extensive but affordable life insurance policy is easier said than done these days, especially if the applicant is overweight. With obesity becoming a prominent problem throughout the United States, many insurance companies are becoming more and more hesitant to dish out policies. “Your life insurance rates rely on a number of factors, but none are bigger—no pun intended—than your weight,” the article, Size Matters: How Weight Affects Life Insurance Rates, reports. “If you’re worried about losing out on the cheapest life insurance policy because of your weight, you are not alone. According to a 2007 report by the Trust for America’s Health, 25 percent of the population in 19 states is obese. Underwriters see overweight applicants as high risk, causing them to either deny their requests for a policy or bombard them with life insurance rates that are through the roof.”So how does an applicant know whether or not he/she is overweight? Most life insurance companies gauge a person’s weight using their BMI, or body mass index. A person is considered overweight if their BMI is between 25 and 30, and obese if it is over 30. The higher the BMI, the more expensive life insurance rates they will receive. Life insurance rates are not the only things a person’s weight affects. People considered overweight or obese are more susceptible to deadly health conditions such as hypertension, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes and respiratory problems, just to name a few.So is there any chance for a positive outcome? The answer is a resounding yes. “Don’t get discouraged if you are overweight and in need of cheap life insurance,” the article emphasizes. “Although it’s easier said than done, maintaining a good diet and exercising regularly can drastically improve your BMI and help you obtain those inexpensive life insurance rates you’ve always wanted.”

Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has selected Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. IOC President Jacques Rogge made the announcement Friday in an IOC meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday.
The other three contestants, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo, were eliminated in earlier rounds of voting. Chicago was the first candidate city eliminated in voting, with Tokyo was dropped in the second round. Rio de Janeiro was left to compete with Madrid.
Brazilian president Lula said that his country would "deliver an unforgettable Games".Rogge said that Rio de Janeiro had "a very strong technical bid, built upon a vision of the Games being a celebration of the athletes and sport, as well as providing the opportunity for the city, region and country to deliver their broader long-term aspirations for the future." He added that "this call to 'live your passion' clearly struck a chord with my fellow members, and we now look forward to seeing Rio de Janeiro staging the first Olympic Games on the continent of South America."
"Rio is ready. Give us this chance and you will not regret it," Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had told the committee before the vote. "Rio will deliver an unforgettable Games. You will see for yourselves the passion, the energy and the creativity of the Brazilian people."
"All those people who thought we had no ability to govern this country will now learn that we can host the Olympics," Lula had said after the winning city was named. "There is a lot of work ahead of us and we will start working early. The Brazilian people are good and generous and the country deserves it."

Kids Come First Coalition and S.P.A.R.C. form a strategic alliance

I found this very interesting;
Bay Shore, NY – The Kids Come First Coalition, has formed a strategic alliance with SPARC to provide access to SPARC’s discussion forum. SPARC stands for Separated Parenting Access & Resource Center. This discussion forum provides information to assist non-custodial parents and currently has over 300 thousand posts in over 37 thousand topics by more than 6 thousand active members.SPARC's goal is to ensure that children of divorce continue to have meaningful relationships with both parents, regardless of their marital status. SPARC actively advocates on behalf all non-custodial parents to ensure they get equitable treatment in court and continued access to their children. In addition, SPARC works to promote gender equality in Divorce and Custody issues. Like the Coalition, SPARC recognizes the value of both fatherhood and motherhood, and supports the practice of true joint custody where parents work together for the best interests of their children. Ron Lasorsa, Executive Director of the Coalition, commented, “This is the perfect marriage between two organizations with similar strategic goals but entirely different methodologies. SPARC brings a tremendous amount of “tribal knowledge” from its large and active membership while the Coalition presents a broad array of commercially viable alternatives to the traditional divorce process. I feel like two pieces of the puzzle have come together to effectively challenge the established Divorce Industry”The SPARC forum can be found in the Community section at http://www.DivorceCures.com

BEST BUY - E-MAIL HOAX NOTIFICATION

Late Wednesday afternoon, June 18, 2003, Best Buy became aware of an unauthorized and deceptive e-mail to consumers titled "Fraud Alert." That e-mail message, which requested personal information (i.e., social security and credit card numbers), claimed to come from the BestBuy.com Fraud Department. That message was NOT from Best Buy or any of our affiliates.
Best Buy is working with the appropriate law enforcement authorities to quickly resolvethe situation. We are working to shut down sites affiliated with that unauthorized e-mailand Best Buy will work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any perpetratorsinvolved in this illegal act to the fullest extent of the law. If you replied to the fraudulent e-mail in any way, contact your bank and/or credit card companies immediately.
No Best Buy systems have been compromised, and our online business is secure. The privacy of your personal information is of the utmost importance to Best Buy and any information you provide to us is handled according to our Privacy Policy.
As part of the preparation for the relaunch of BestBuy.com, online purchasing will betemporarily unavailable beginning Friday, June 20; however, our product information and helpful resource articles will still be available. Rest assured, the fraudulent e-mail will not affect the launch of our redesigned Web site.
If you have any questions, call Customer Care at 1-888-BEST BUY (237-8289) or visitour Online Pressroom.
To find out more about protecting your information, visit the Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Web site at www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
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Welch supports, House passes bill to freeze Medicare premium increases for seniors

Rep. Peter Welch supported and the House passed legislation Thursday to help 11 million senior citizens and disabled people avoid a significant increase in their Medicare Part B premiums.
The Medicare Premium Fairness Act (H.R. 3631) will ensure that seniors, who are not expected to receive a cost-of-living adjustment to their Social Security benefits in 2010, do not face the additional hardship of increased Medicare premiums. The legislation will help roughly a quarter of Vermont’s seniors.
H.R. 3631, of which Welch was an original co-sponsor, passed on a vote of 406 to 18. More than a quarter of the 42 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Part B are due to see their premiums increase next year from $96.40 a month to between $110 and $120 a month.
This increase would especially harm new enrollees and retirees – as well as state governments, which are obligated to pay premiums for many low-income seniors. H.R. 3631 will freeze payments at $96.40 a month for 2010.
“Seniors already facing stagnant Social Security benefits next year should not be forced to shoulder the additional burden of increased Medicare payments. These are difficult economic times for all Vermonters, but they are especially hard for seniors living on a fixed income who struggle every day to make ends meet,” Welch said. “This legislation will serve as a critical lifeline for Vermont’s most vulnerable seniors.”
The bill meets PAYGO requirements and is fully paid for by the Medicare Improvement Fund.
On Monday at Burlington’s Heineberg Senior Center, Welch announced his support for a change in the Social Security cost-of-living formula so that it more accurately tracks costs faced by seniors. That bill, H.R. 2429, would ensure that Social Security cost-of-living adjustments take into consideration the rapidly rising cost of health care for seniors.
Forecasters expect Social Security benefits will not increase for three years.

Pass4sure Helps You Constitute Your Microsoft Certification

Pass4sure, the world renowned IT certification exam materials provider, recently releases an inquiry list to help candidates to constitute their Microsoft Certification, especially for those who are feeling confused about how to choose and combine their Microsoft certification subjects and those who are still in a complete daze about how to upgrade their Microsoft certification.As we all know, Microsoft Certifications are continually evaluated and updated to ensure their relevancy in the marketplace. As a result, earning a certification not only helps you stay up-to-speed on the latest Microsoft technologies and platforms, but show cases your skills and value on the job. Microsoft Certifications not only recognize and validate your real-world skills, but they also provide you with access to unique resources and offer you a life-long career path for developing your IT skills. Pass4sure is the leader in supplying certification candidates with current and up-to-date training materials for Microsoft Certification and Exam preparation. Pass4sure Microsoft resources are constantly being revised and updated for relevance and accuracy. This time, the Microsoft Certification inquiry made by Pass4sure aims to facilitate all the Microsoft candidates to select the suitable combination of their exams and the update strategy. This list contains six categories, named Server Technologies, Microsoft Office, Security, Developer Tools and Applications, Windows, and Advanced Certifications, with several branches for each category. It is a real visual map that enables every candidate to find out the most suitable access to his Microsoft Certification. Furthermore, exams in this have links to the Microsoft official website, which enable candidates to acquire a full understanding of the very exam. “In today’s IT industry, Microsoft Certifications have become necessities for most IT professionals. However, according to the survey we did in our site, quite a large number of candidates do not have a clear plan on their Microsoft Certification strategy,” said Martin Sharp, the director of the Microsoft Section of Pass4sure. “That’s the reason why we release thi s inquiry list.”

Fox news, Bad Guys Again

Chicagoans for Rio 2016
Source: www.chicagoansforrio.com
The Official Interwebs Home of Chicagoans Who’d Much Rather See Rio De Janeiro Host The 2016 Olympic Games. Why and to whom is Fox News caving into now? Must be no ratings in it. This all seems to need more looking into.

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Fresh Coat Painters Launches Website as Columbus, Ohio Painter on the Internet

Mansfield, OH (1888PressRelease) - With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter on painting tips, the website is anticipated to quickly become Ohio’s primary resource for local painter information.Future plans include educational guides on selecting a painting contractor and professional advice from experts in the field. The web site will be an invaluable resource for Columbus area homeowners and businesses in finding accessible information to address their interior and exterior painting as well as pressure washing needs. Information will be efficiently categorized for easy navigation.Kevin Lawrence stated, “Our goal is to be the best painting business resource guide for assisting everyone in the Ohio area with any painting need. The depth of knowledge and resources at www.freshcoatoh.com is simple, concise and offers every homeowner some information about their home.” About Fresh Coat Painters – Fresh Coat Painters offers a complete range painting services for residential and commercial properties, some of which include services such as eco-green painting, pressure washing, interior and exterior painting. All of Joseph Fresh Coat Painters employees must pass a rigorous background and screening process that includes a criminal background check. Fresh Coat is fully licensed, bonded and insured. Fresh Coat is ready when you need them! For more information please visit us at www.freshcoatoh.com.

Morgan Shepherd "in" at Dover

Shepherd pulls together crew for Dover weekend
Author:
Faith Motorsports PR
Date Posted:
09-23-09
DOVER, DE - Thanks to his versatile office staff, his two "Cindys" and help from sister-team Herd Racing, Morgan Shepherd will field his #89 Faith Motorsports Chevrolet with nearly a full crew this weekend.Shannon Feldmann, a former ARCA Re/Max Series team owner, and Shepherd's current secretary in the office, will serve as the team's temporary crew chief. Her previous track duties this year have included everything from spotter to tire catcher so another title isn't anything new for the racing veteran.Shepherd's daughter and ministry director, Cindy Caldwell, as well as his wife, Cindy Shepherd, will also help keep the wheels turning during the team's trip to the Monster Mile.Herd Racing, Faith's sister race organization, will also send drivers Brett Rowe and Chad Beahr to help prepare the car, as well as spotter Joe Gilley.In addition to Craig Partee, a longtime Shepherd supporter, and a few other volunteer crew members, Shepherd said he should be in pretty good hands."The car should be pretty good," he said. "We have had plenty of time to work on it. I think we should be OK at Dover."Forty-four cars are attempting to crack the 43-car starting field at the one-mile concrete oval on Saturday.

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New Start for cussgimble

Hi, this i s a new site for cussgimble, as the other sites cover Vermont, so will this one