The Good Samaritan Society replaces Arel computers in 200 long-term healthcare centers with new interactive Communication And Distance Education system-CADE

The Good Samaritan Society replaces Arel computers in 200 long-term healthcare centers with new interactive Communication And Distance Education system-CADE

The Good Samaritan Society has launched the Distance Learning Network to broadcast interactive programs for long-term healthcare. Courses and communications programs will be broadcast via satellite with audio and data interaction through the Internet. The new Communications And Distance Education (CADE) system has replaced the existing Arel computers in 200 centers throughout the US.

(PRWEB) April 12, 2002

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The Good Samaritan Society replaces Arel computers in 200 long-term healthcare centers with new interactive Communication And Distance Education system-CADE

Sioux Falls, South Dakota – April 10, 2002 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the largest not-for-profit long-term healthcare provider in the United States, today announced that it replaced the Arel computers in its satellite-based Distance Learning Network with the new interactive Communication And Distance Education (CADE) system from Velocedge. CADE reduces cost and provides improved audio, video, and data interactivity over the Internet. The Distance Learning Network delivers over 200 interactive skills training, Continuing Education Unit (CEU), and degree completion programs to broad range of long-term healthcare professionals. It also provides senior management with an interactive corporate communication tool to reach its 21,000 employees across the country.

"Cost is a major factor for long-term healthcare companies," said Sonia Bury, Director of Learning Services. "The cost of the CADE system was far less than what we were paying for annual maintenance alone! It doesn't require special hardware so it can be loaded on our existing PCs and since students talk live over the Internet, it let us get rid of the required telephone line. We have small centers where a nurse might participate at a computer and large centers where learners use wireless remote controls in a classroom to interact with the instructor. In addition to live programs, we also broadcast pre-recorded courses. CADE runs unattended with pre-recorded programs and issues questions just as if it were live. While learners can't talk on-air we still take attendance, collect student responses, and allow them to record audio questions to the instructor. They can hear the answer later by just logging on to the CADE Learning Management Web."

The CADE Learning Management Web supports the CADE interactive distance learning tools by creating an on-line repository for all learning activity. It tracks not only a learner's progress in the Distance Learning Network but the student's participation in courses at colleges, universities, or other outside sources. All information in the CADE system is created and maintained through the Internet using a standard browser. The CADE Learning Management Web recognizes an individualsÂ’s role, administrator, developer, instructor, site coordinator, or student and presents them with a set of capabilities specifically for that role.

"We are pleased with CADE's performance since its installation in July of 2001," said Neal Eddy, Vice President for Learning and Strategic Integration for the Good Samaritan Society. "CADE will allow us to expand our capabilities and share the benefits of the Distance Learning Network with other long-term healthcare providers. Yes, even our competitors. With the economic pressures in long-term healthcare today, we need to find creative ways to cut costs. We believe that collaboration in non-competitive areas like training help us all not only to survive, but prosper in today's environment. We are actively seeking partners to join us and expand the utilization and content of the Distance Learning Network."

"OneTouch is a distance learning product born of the 80's, Arel a product of the 90's," said Stephen Ricketts, President of Velocedge. "CADE is an interactive distance learning and communication system born of the 21st century. With its software-only approach, CADE incorporates many of the latest Internet driven technologies: digital audio, voice over IP, streaming audio and video, automated components, and wireless communication. It combines these technologies with a unique understanding of the industry and a business proposition much better suited to today's economic environment."

About Velocedge, Inc.

Velocedge's founder helped pioneer interactive distance learning using satellite broadcast, OneTouch products, and the Internet as early as 1994 through first a collaborative project and later a collaborative venture with organizations that included the Department of Commerce, Cadkey, EDS, Ford, General Motors, Goodyear, Hughes, Kodak, Lockheed Martin, NIST, Texas Instruments, U. S. Air Force, and a others under the auspice of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Velocedge has embodied this broad experience and its knowledge of advanced software development and communication networks into its interactive distance communication software and services.

For more information on Velocedge, contact Stephen D. Ricketts, President

E-Mail: Help@Velocedge. com, Phone: 734-213-2363, web: http://www. velocedge. com (http://www. velocedge. com)

About The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

The Good Samaritan Society began serving communities in the early 1920s with $2,000 and a mission to help others in need. The first center opened in a six-room home in Arthur, N. D., in 1923. The Society later grew from providing services to physically and mentally handicapped persons to providing services to elders and others with special needs. Today the Society operates facilities in 25 states, and serves more than 28,000 residents. The mission of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is to share God's love in word and deed by providing shelter and supportive services to older persons and others in need, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone."

For more information on The Good Samaritan Society, contact Mr. Neal Eddy,

E-mail: NEddy@good-sam. com, Phone: 605-362-3122, web: http://DLN. good-sam. com (http://DLN. good-sam. com)

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Teamsters Local 714 Chicago Uses Internet to Expand Organizing Efforts

Teamsters Local 714 Chicago Uses Internet to Expand Organizing Efforts

Teamsters Local 714 Chicago launches Web Site and Internet campaigns to compliment aggressive organizing efforts in 2005. Local 714 recognizes the fact that the Internet is a powerful communications medium which will streamline organizing campaigns and benefit current membership.

Illinois (PRWEB) March 15, 2005

Teamsters Local 714 Chicago launches Web Site (www. teamsters714.org) and Internet campaigns to compliment aggressive organizing efforts in 2005. The Internet is increasingly used by Americans to find work, purchase goods, and find information.

“We are aggressively organizing in 2005. We plan on using our Web Site and the Internet to compliment our organizing efforts by providing key information in a timely manner to employees who feel they need union representation” said, Robert Riley, Director of Organizing for the local.

According to Pew Internet Research in August 2004, 88% of online Americans say the Internet plays a role in their daily routines and over 12.6 million US Hispanics are using the Web as well, according to Neilson Net Ratings. Neilson also previously reported that households headed by blue collar workers were one of the fastest growing sectors of Internet growth.

Robert Hogan, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 714 states, “We understand that times have changed. Our goal at Local 714 in the Chicago area is to secure the future of area employees. We also understand that the Internet provides us a means of communicating with the community and our membership.”

“The ability of Local 714 to efficiently communicate the benefits that the Teamsters offer to local area employees and the community at large is one of the key components for success and since Internet usage by their constituents is steadily climbing, it only makes sense that they take advantage of this tool.” says Franklin Frith (www. frith. cc), Consultant and Web Developer for Local 714.

About Teamsters Local 714:

Teamsters Local Union 714 is the 4th largest of the Chicago land locals, representing over 9,000 workers. Local 714 was chartered in 1939 and has over 60 years of experience and dedication on behalf of working men and women.

Local 714 is a progressive and proud local, working diligently for its members. Through collective bargaining, they have improved the quality of life for their members and families. Local 714 contracts provide the best wages, benefits, and working conditions, while protecting members' rights. Phone: 773-242-3215 Web: www. teamsters714.org

About the Teamsters:

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with 1.4 million members, is one of the largest labor unions in the world. It is also the most diverse union in the U. S.

To make life better for Teamsters members and their families—and for all working families—the Teamsters organize the unorganized, make workers' voices heard in the corridors of power, negotiate contracts that make the American dream a reality for millions, protect workers' health and safety, and fight to keep jobs in North America. www. teamsters. org

About Franklin Frith:

Frith (www. frith. cc) specializes in business development, business intelligence and Internet communications.

For additional information, please contact:

Bob Riley, Director of Organizing

6815 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Berwyn, Illinois 60402-1098

Phone: 773-242-3215

Fax: 708-788-4662

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The San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina Partners with Body Worlds & The Brain at the San Diego Natural History Museum

The San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina Partners with Body Worlds & The Brain at the San Diego Natural History Museum

The Marriott San Diego, CA Hotel and Marina announces a partnership with Body Worlds & The Brain--Our Three Pound Gem now at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The Downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina is offering a special hotel package with a portion of each room's proceeds being donated to the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA), a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injuries.

San Diego, California (PRWEB) May 21, 2009

The Marriott San Diego, CA Hotel and Marina announces a partnership with Body Worlds & The Brain--Our Three Pound Gem now at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The Downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina is offering a special hotel package with a portion of each room's proceeds being donated to the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA), a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injuries.

The Body Worlds Downtown San Diego Hotel Package includes:
Deluxe Room Accommodations $30 Food & Beverage Hotel Credit Complimentary Self-Parking $5.00 Discount Coupon off Adult Ticket (up to four coupons) Portion of Proceeds Donated to Calbia Visit the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina online (http://www. marriott. com/hotels/travel/sandt-san-diego-marriott-hotel-and-marina/) and enter the promotional code "P53" when booking reservations.

Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds & The Brain--Our Three Pound Gem: The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies is a unique and educational exhibition about human anatomy, physiology, and health that gives guests an unprecedented view inside the human body. Over 27 million people have enjoyed Body Worlds exhibitions worldwide. The exhibition is now open to the public at the San Diego Natural History Museum, just two miles from the Marriott San Diego, CA Hotel and Marina, for a limited engagement. With free hotel parking, a $5.00 discount on Adult Tickets, and a $30 Food and Beverage Credit, the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina provides a unique and convenient way to experience the Body Worlds & The Brain exhibition.

About the Downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
With a spectacular waterfront setting in the heart of "America's Finest City," the downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina is one of the area's best locations for business and leisure. Conveniently situated adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center and the Gaslamp Quarter, this downtown San Diego hotel provides guests with effortless access to the city's most popular sights - from the world-famous San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Natural History Museum to the city's sparkling beaches. With a 446-slip marina just steps from this San Diego, CA, hotel, the guest rooms boast sweeping bay views. A mere 10 minutes from the San Diego International Airport, the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina is the place to be. For more information on the downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, please visit San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (http://www. marriott. com/hotels/travel/sandt-san-diego-marriott-hotel-and-marina/). 

About Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds
Dr. Gunther von Hagens invented Plastination in 1977, in an effort to improve the education of medical students. He created the Body Worlds exhibitions to bring anatomy to the public.

The organs and whole-body plastinates in the exhibition derive from people who have, in their lifetime, generously donated their bodies for Plastination, to specifically educate future generations about health. More than 9,000 donors including more than 900 Americans have bequeathed their bodies to von Hagens' Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Life Insurance Underwriting Changes

Life Insurance Underwriting Changes

Effective today, underwriting requirements for Term 10 and Term 20 life insurance policies for clients up to 45 with face amounts less than $249,999 have been simplified.

Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) March 17, 2006

Today RBC Insurance announced changes to its underwriting requirements for smaller life insurance policies. Effective today, underwriting requirements for Term 10 and Term 20 life insurance policies for clients up to 45 with face amounts less than $249,999 have been simplified. Now RBC has produced a “no fluids” policy for these cases, which means, for a life insurance consumer, no urine, no saliva and no blood tests. This will make it easier and quicker for the life insurance buyer to protect his or her family or business.

This is a welcome advance in making life insurance policies available to the public without the time and medical delays usually associated with the purchase of life insurance.

About RBC Life Insurance Company

As one of the top 10 life insurance producers in Canada, RBC Life Insurance Company offers individual and group life and health insurance solutions, including disability income insurance, critical illness insurance, long term care insurance, term life insurance, universal life insurance and group benefits.

Our products are distributed through more than 7,000 independent brokers affiliated with producer groups, financial planning firms and stock brokerage firms, as well as through direct sales and a network of career sale representatives.

RBC Life Insurance Company has an excellent record of claims-paying ability and financial strength, currently rates 'A” (Excellent) by independent insurance rating and information agency A. M. Best Co.

About the Hughes Trustco Group

The Hughes Trustco Group went online in June 1998 to supply information about life insurance to consumers from all the life insurance companies. The website is visited every day by persons seeking information on term life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness and all forms of life & health insurance. Life insurance quotes are provided from all the companies allowing the client to make an independent assessment.

For more information, please contact:

Ivon T. Hughes

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Palisades FCU Sponsors Child Safety Program

Palisades FCU Sponsors Child Safety Program

Palisades Federal Credit Union provided nearly 300 DNA Lifeprint Kits, child safety journals and other valuable safety information during the New City Festival held on September 21st on Main Street in New City.

New City, NY (PRWEB) October 1, 2008

Palisades Federal Credit Union provided nearly 300 local children with free DNA Lifeprint Kits, child safety journals and other valuable safety information during the New City Festival held on September 21st on Main Street in New City. The DNA biometric identification home kits will provide law enforcement officials with all the necessary vital information about a child and other important facts necessary in the event a child is reported missing.

"Biometrics is the newest and most advanced technology available today for obtaining fingerprints. We are privileged to be able to provide the children of our community with the same equipment presently used by Federal Agencies, Law Enforcement, and the US Military," said Mark Welshoff, President and CEO of Palisades Federal Credit Union. "We appreciate the participation of our community partners, health and education promoters and families who brought their children down to make this event a complete success."

The DNA LifePrint kit is the 21st century version of "fingerprint" identification, providing parents with a sample of their child's DNA that can be preserved for up to 80 years. The Child Safety Journal includes an audio and digital video of each child. Palisades Federal Credit Union has been sponsoring the DNA LifePrint program Endorsed by John Walsh, America's Trusted Name In Fighting Crime in Rockland County for the past four years.

About Palisades Federal Credit Union:
Headquartered in Pearl River, N. Y., Palisades Federal Credit Union (www. palisadesfcu. org), with over $147 Million is assets, is the largest Rockland county based credit union. Palisades Federal Credit Union operates 3 branches and provides full service banking products and surcharge-free access to over 33,000 ATMs to anyone who lives, works, studies, or worships in Rockland County.

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Nutrition Research Center Introduces Nutrients for Fatigue, Increased Energy

Nutrition Research Center Introduces Nutrients for Fatigue, Increased Energy

Nutrition Research Center has introduced BFood Complex, a supplement made only of foods, not chemicals or vitamins, to boost energy naturally.

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) May 25, 2009

Many physicians have referred to chronic fatigue as hypochondria or idiopathic disease (meaning that it has no known cause), but researchers at Nutrition Research Center are recognizing the reality of chronic low energy levels as a valid health complaint. Nutrition Research Center has introduced BFood Complex, a supplement made only of foods to boost energy naturally.

Made only of nutrient-dense foods, BFood Complex, studied clinically for its efficacy for the past twelve years and introduced through health care clinics nationwide, relies on a carefully formulated blend of foods scientifically studied to produce energy in the mitochondria of cells. Instead of relying on vitamin B pills, which are not foods, but rather chemical isolates, BFood Complex employs the naturally existing nutrients within the product's "whole food complex."

"This 'complex,'" explains Vic Shayne, PhD, formulator and food researcher, "is the key to every food's healing and life-sustaining potential. Real whole foods contain mixtures of nutrients, enzymes and cofactors that are not found in vitamin pills. Foods are made by nature while vitamins are made by scientists. The body knows the difference."

As the name implies, chronic fatigue means that sufferers always feel tired or exhausted. Without energy, the body begins to break down in various ways.

"There are many factors that can rob the body of energy," said Shayne, "including illness, low iron, low mineral intake, liver problems, digestive problems, excessive work without proper rest, overweight conditions, excessive stress (emotional and physical), exposure to temperature extremes, and improper/insufficient nutrition." In all causes, nutrition remains at the top of the list of importance, because if the body is not fed the correct foods, it won't have the building blocks for health. Nerves, muscles, the mind, the brain, the internal organs, the glands and the cells all need specific nutrition to function optimally.

Topping the list of energy foods are those containing vitamin B complex. Many cases of chronic fatigue fail to respond to vitamin pills, yet have responded to the foods that contain the vitamins, among other nutrients that only nature's foods can offer. "For this reason, BFood Complex works. It offers a nutritional, as opposed to pharmacological, effect," said Shayne.

When there is a deficiency of vitamin B complex, as is common in cases of exhaustion, symptoms may include:
• fatigue, tiredness
• inability to think clearly
• problems focusing
• sleepiness
• insomnia
• anxiety
• feelings of dread/ something terrible is going to happen
• inability to cope with stress
• intolerance for noise
• moodiness
• heart palpitations
• fear of the unknown.

"A common mistake made by people with chronic fatigue is to take herbs or drugs that artificially stimulate energy," said Shayne. "Since such substances do not address underlying nutrition deficiencies, new health problems are created and the condition is made worse.

"If a person cannot follow a healthful diet, or if energy levels are so low that diet alone is not helping, then BFood Complex is the product of choice for chronic fatigue."

Nutrition Research Center (nutritionresearchcenter. org) for the past 20 years has been a source for information and research on the healing properties of whole foods and natural approaches to health care.

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Americas Watchdog Calls Toxic Chinese Drywall A Storm In Florida That's About Turn Into A Huge Disaster In California & Arizona

Americas Watchdog Calls Toxic Chinese Drywall A Storm In Florida That's About Turn Into A Huge Disaster In California & Arizona

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are saying the Chinese drywall disaster in Florida is about to become a gigantic disaster in California & Arizona. According to the group, "the Chinese drywall used in US new home construction from 2003 to 2007 & it is about to become a biblical type disaster, for US homeowners unfortunate enough to have this building product in their new home, or condominium. If it's toxic enough to corrode AC coils and electrical wiring, our biggest worry is, what is it doing to the people who live in the homes, or condominiums?" Americas Watchdog is calling the toxic Chinese drywall issue, "another biblical type disaster for US homeowners, that is coast to coast." For more information, homeowners who suspect they might have the Chinese drywall in their homes should call the Homeowners Consumer Center at 866-714-6466 or contact them via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. Com

Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 16, 2009

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are dramatically expanding their investigation of imported toxic Chinese drywall into California & Arizona.. The group has already identified numerous victims in Florida, California, Virginia, Arizona, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia, Nevada, the Carolinas, Texas, and in Canada. According to the group, "the imported Chinese drywall is coast to coast, and it is so toxic, that it will corrode air conditioning coils, and electrical wiring. This mentions nothing of the health affects related to exposure." The Homeowners Consumer Center is saying, "there is about to be a seismic shift from Florida, to the West Coast & Texas. Most people we talk to never realized the problem with their home was the drywall. This is the absolute worst environmental disaster ever faced by US homeowners." If you are a homeowner in a new home built since 2001 in California or Arizona, that has a rotten egg, or sulphur smell, and you have charred, black electrical wires, or corroded air conditioning coils, along with health issues, you should contact the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466, or contact the via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. Com.

The Homeowners Consumer Center is begging for the California, and Arizona print news media to call the group for more information, because of the serious exposure issues for homeowners living in the California or Arizona homes. " We did one newspaper interview for a Vancouver, BC newspaper last week. Because of this newspaper article we received over 400 calls from homeowners in the Vancouver metro; 100 of which we are sure have the toxic Chinese drywall in their homes. We need to also talk to the print media & newspapers in Texas, New Orleans, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Oregon, the Carolina's & Mississippi."

According to the Homeowners Consumer Center, "we always expected to find very heavy concentrations of the Chinese drywall in California, Arizona, Las Vegas, the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain West, because most of the product was shipped through the ports of Long Beach, Oakland, and/or Seattle/Tacoma."

What California or Arizona communities will have large concentrations of the toxic Chinese drywall? In California: the Sacramento metro, Riverside County, Modesto, Fresno, San Jose metro, LA County, In Arizona the Phoenix metro & Tucson metro areas.

In other states, what big metro areas will have large concentrations of the toxic Chinese drywall? Texas: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio & Austin. Colorado: Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs. New Mexico: Albuquerque, Santa Fe. Nevada: Las Vegas, & Reno. 

What should homeowners in these cities who have a new home built between 2001 and 2008 be looking for with respect to the Chinese Drywall?
The house has to have been built or remodeled after 2000.Most homes that will have the toxic Chinese drywall were built between 2004 & 2007

There may be a rotten egg, sulfur-type, or acid type smell in the home or condominium.

Homeowners, building owners, or occupants in most cases will have seen continuous failures of their air conditioning coils, or HVAC units beyond anything normal.

Homeowners, building owners, or occupants may have noticed corroded, or black electrical wiring in their walls, in properties built, or remodeled since 2001. Homeowners who suspect their home may have the Chinese drywall can remove electrical receptacle plates to see if the cooper ground wire has turned black. If the wiring inside the receptacle boxes have turned black it is a strong indicator of the toxic Chinese drywall. If a homeowner in any state see's this, they should call the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466.

Homeowners, building owners or occupants may have experienced mild to severe upper respiratory problems, nose bleeds, headaches or other potentially serious medical conditions.

Oven, or stove elements, or refrigerator coils may have failed in the homes, or condominiums a number of times.

Silver jewelry or silver plated utensils may be tarnished

Note: Americas Watchdog's National Mortgage Complaint Center has been taking regional & national homebuilders for years, with issues ranging from appraisal fraud, predatory mortgage lending to title insurance scams. Http://NationalMortgageComplaintCenter. Com

A repeat special call out to our friends in New Orleans, Texas and all Gulf Coast States. "We were in New Orleans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. If you know, or suspect the toxic Chinese Drywall is in your house, please call the Homeowners Consumer Center at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via their web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com (http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. com).

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are trying to get the word out about the Chinese drywall and the group is intensifying its state by state and national investigations to increase public awareness. According to the group, "if you have friends, family, co-workers or loved ones, who live in a new home built after 200, that has a sulphur, or rotten egg type smell, and or if the homeowners constantly complain about health issues, related to living in their new home, please share this press release with them and have them call us." Homeowners with questions about Chinese drywall exposure in their homes can call the Homeowners Consumer Center anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter. Com.

Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center are all about homeowner protection and corporate responsibility.

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