With a determination to raise the awareness levels on Ovarian Cancer, Debbie Stevens has set about using her love for writing as her tool to drive the message further. Since losing her own mother to this disease almost 6 years ago this year, Debbie found writing her own method of coping with grief, and this is what led to her 1st book of poetry being published.

"A Piece of My Mind" was released January, 2001 and although made it into many homes, shops & libraries across her home state, Debbie never felt this was enough so continued pursiung her dream to publish more.

Her latest book, 'Precious Cache-poetry in our lives' has captured the person Debbie is today. Her poems have 'grown', as she feels she has since her loss, and in this time has taken a bigger step outside her own writing boundaries, allowing her creative mind to be free to write from a deeper level of thought.Having been compared to the likes of Emily Dickinson, Debbie has a vast range of poems and has recently had a short story accepted for publication."My writing is what keeps me sane in such an insane world"-

Jack Sass, the sometimes crass and always entertaining host of "Jack Sass Radio" has decided to auction off his naked self for publicity and charity. With a very simple Ebay advertisement, Jack as posted a starting bid of $50,000 to have him come and clean your house from "top to bottom"….in the nude.

The stunt is literally exactly what it sounds like. Jack Sass will literally come to the winning bidders house of choice, strip naked….and clean the house. When asked about concern for local indecency laws Jack said, "Do they have those??"

American Elements announced plans today to consolidate sales and marketing of its organo-metallic materials production into a single product group under its tradename AE Organo-Metallicsâ„¢. American Elements manufactures organo-metallic materials for the following elements:

Aluminum, Beryllium, Cadmium, Calcium, Cerium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Gadolinium, Gallium, Hafnium, Holmium, Indium, Iridium, Iron, Lanthanum, Lead, Lithium, Lutetium, Magnesium, Manganese, Neodymium, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Praseodymium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Samarium, Sodium, Strontium, Terbium, Thallium, Thulium, Tin, Vanadium, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium

US Fiduciary, Inc, (USF), a leading boutique 5a8 financial services firm focused on serving high-end investment advisors and their high net worth and institutional clients, announced today that Inter-Atlantic Group (IAG), a private equity firm based in New York, has finalized a substantial investment into US Fiduciary.

IAG’s investment team has specialized in the financial services sector since 1995 and looks to identify and create private equity investment opportunities throughout the broad financial services industry. The investment is being made from Inter-Atlantic Fund II, L.P., the firm’s second private fund focused exclusively on the financial services industry.

Canaan Partners, a $2.4 billion global venture capital firm, today announced it has led a joint investment with The Entrepreneur's Funds and Miven Venture Partners in techTribe, India's leading career networking portal. techTribe is a software company that enables current and future Indian technology professio 00004000 nals to enhance their careers through social networking. The investment will be used to expand techTribe's sales and marketing infrastructure in India and to drive new revenue growth. Alok Mittal, Canaan's managing director in India, will be named to the techTribe board of directors.

A recent survey carried out by the morefocus group indicates that ATM use continues to increase as a function of consumer demand and the lure of commercial profit. With the Bank of America's September 18 announcement that it will raise fees to $3.00 per transaction, installing ATMs as an independent is attracting more eyes than ever.

Although consumers continue to complain about the level of fees, it is clear from the research that even at $3.00, transaction costs are still below the pain threshold. At this level, the profits available to small businesses and entrepreneurs become significant, with an increasing number entering the fray. According to one interviewee, the ATM placemen 1139 t bonanza was likened to the new 'wild west', given the significant number of new entrants staking their claims.

"It's the reason why many individuals have taken on the installation, placement and leasing of ATM machines as their new business," said Dr. Regan Carey, head of consumer behavior research at morefocus. "You have this environment where usage and fee per usage are increasing together over extended periods of time. As such, the laws of supply and demand remain in balance, while the cash flow and margin opportunities create an electric business environment."

John and Peggy Westfall have been selected to launch the exclusive DIGIKIDS® child ID franchise for the Bossier City/Shreveport Area, and surrounding NW Louisiana parishes, announced Michael J. Childs, DIGIKIDS® president.

DIGIKIDS® offers a child safety CD that allows parents to quickly provide law enforcement officials, the media, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and other agencies with two high-resolution digital photos along with medical and identifying information to aid in recovery efforts.

IphoneUnlocking.com have now produced an extremely easy to use iPhone unlocking software, which will ensure the successful unlock of all iPhones.

iPhone Unlock Software

With this brand new "one click" iPhone unlocking software, iPhone owners can unlock the iPhone with extreme ease in under five minutes.

The iPhone unlocking software is the ticket to being able to use the iPhone in exactly the way that a user would like. Upon acquiring the software, the iPhone will be unlocked in under five minutes and will enable the owner to begin experiencing the full potential of the iPhone.

InsureMe, a lead generation company for the insurance industry, reported its 13th consecutive, increasingly profitable year since the company's inception in 1993. In announcing 2006 business results, the company also reported revenue continued to rise also, up by 25 percent over 2005.

The company experienced a surge of completed insurance applications during 2006 due in part to the more than 50 percent increase in site visits to InsureMe.com. The company designed and implemented a new online form with advanced 5a8 technologies, which also contributed to the higher number of completed lead applications.

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"We believe our success is directly correlated to the success of our agents," said InsureMe CFO Mike Sajdak. "We are working relentlessly to improve lead quality, which is measured by our agents' ability to sell policies."

www.writingassist.com - Writing Assistance President, Scott Hartmann, is offering Human Resources (HR) departments the need to know information when hiring specialized technical writing staff.

Hartmann, who has led his technical writing staffing firm to a 60% increase in revenue year to date over 2005, is helping HR departments understand how to ensure a successful hire.

"Using a niche or specialized staffing service is often more efficient than working with a generalized staffing firm when hiring specialty staff like technical writers," said Scott Hartmann, President of Writing Assistance. "Our customers, when working with our technical writers, have experienced a decreased ramp up time, hires require less supervision and take less time away from subject matter experts and staff. It is important to hire the right person as it is very expensive to hire the wrong person."

Dallas (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 6, 2008 - As schools across the country prepare for a new academic year, Congress is considering spending $20 billion to support "green" school programs that have not been proven to work, according to a new report by the National Center for Policy Analysis.

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Some states, including the state of Washington, have already implemented laws intended to help public schools meet "green" environmental standards. Now the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would pour even more money into programs that would include water and energy efficiency, the use of green or recycled materials, appliances and fixtures, and a focus on indoor air quality.

View This Home, LLC launched to fill a need for a real estate video hosting website dedicated to the industry specific needs of agents and provide a platform to host property video for the general public.

Founded a year ago by Keller Williams Charleston Island Realty agents Ken Earnhardt and his wife Darlene Smith, ViewThisHome.com is currently in Beta testing. With a combined experience of over 30 years in the real estate industry, Earnhardt and Smith used their passion for real estate with the void of a real estate video hosting website to create their vision for View This Home. "With billions of videos being watched on the internet, we envisioned a comprehensive video website for agents and consumers to post video and search for video in a professional environment without the distraction that some video hosting websites have," says Earnhardt.

Despite the exhaustive efforts of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics and various SIDS organizations to warn the public to it's dangers, soft bedding is still regularly used in cribs. According to the CPSC, parents across the country continue to unwittingly endanger their childs safety, resulting in an estimated 900 infant deaths per year, by failing to recognize the potential hazards associated with loose blankets, overstuffed bumper pads, crib comforters, and other soft bedding items.

After accomplishing some of the most talked-about light design and engineering projects in Italy - including the famed Vittorio Emanuele II Monument in Rome - Michael-Bruno, LLC, has "spun-off its team of fiber optic specialists in a new division called, simply, "LIGHT by MB."

"We've established superb techniques in state-of-the-art lighting for monuments, churches, historical buildings, gardens, arenas, shopping malls, and other major structures," said Michael Sedge, president of Michael-Bruno, which operates seven offices in the United States and one in Europe. "We've recently completed a second project in Italy, this time the cloisters of a 13th century monastery in Naples. The project, funded by the region of Campania, was a spectacular success using over 20 kilometers of fiber optics."

One of the firms more unique projects, according to division head, Giuseppe Bruno, is a multiplex cinema (13 screen rooms), for which they incorporated fiber optic light designs on the external facade of the structure with moving light.

"The illumination moves, while changing color and speed based on the music of the film in the main viewing room. This weekend, for instance, with THE DA VINCI CODE playing, the light flowed white-to-blue-to-red, depending on the drama. It moved faster or slower through fiber optic tubing, based on the music rhythm. Thus, from the outside of the theater one would, in a sense, get a feel for the movie inside," Bruno explained.

Michael-Bruno is hoping to take its "LIGHT by MB" to commercial clients throughout the United States, including construction and design firms.

Software and custom application developer Coe-Truman Technologies, Inc., http://www.coetruman.com, announced today that the company's OASIS abstract management system was awarded the Best Abstract Management Solution by meeting industry publication MeetingTechOnline (MTO).

According to MTO, OASIS "has distinguished itself in this technology category by market visibility, respect of industry peers, and an ability to move beyond the basics of abstract management."

The exceptional ratings OASIS received in the competition were based on reviews from over a dozen peers and detailed interviews with customers in the industry. MTO looked at the nine leading abstract management vendors and their ability to effectively drive marketing efforts, to provide efficient solutions provide advanced data management capabilities.

In the pursuit of excellence, William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) in Brampton, Ontario has installed an advanced automated drug management system, which will provide the hospital with the latest technology for patient safety.

William Osler Health Centre has installed the Swisslog PillPick® system. This advanced automated drug management system packages, stores and dispenses solids, injectables, cups and syringes in bar-coded, unit dose bags. The medications are dispersed using Swisslog's patented PickRing, a flexible ring with a patient-specific, 24-hour medication order. Finally, the Swisslog PillPick software manager ensures safe and efficient medication dispersal, allowing staff to verify medication bedside.

C. Cretors and Company, the leading designer and manufacturer of food processing and concession equipment for over 124 years, offers its compact Hot Dog Cooker and Bun Warmer. This unit's resourceful design simultaneously allows for freshly heating hot dogs while providing warm savory buns. Well suited for spaces with minimal counter space, Cretors Hot Dog Cooker and Bun Warmer is ideal for convenience stores and other related industries.

Ideal choice in concessions equipment for convenience stores

The innovative and adjustable cradle design can handle up to 36 regular or jumbo sized hot dogs, sausages, beef franks, and other cooked meat products at the same time. Meat is guaranteed to be evenly and efficiently heated with the rotisserie style Hot Dog Cooker. Frozen hot dogs can be thoroughly heated and ready to serve in just 20 minutes making this product the perfect choice in concessions equipment for a quick snack at the convenience store. Plus, users can view this entire process through tempered safety glass windows. Designed for easy access and operation, Cretors Hot Dog Cooker includes a convenient pause feature and an easily adjustable temperature control dial.

Technomad Associates, LLC, a leader in weatherproof loudspeakers and Turnkey PA systems for the commercial pro audio market since 1995, is seeking to expand its network of dealers across Europe to complement international business growth across the continent and beyond.

Technomad began stocking equipment in the Netherlands one year ago to enable faster delivery times and minimize shipping costs for European customers. The company continues to manufacture its products at its U.S. factory in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, including its complete range of IP56-rated weatherproof loudspeakers; its PowerChiton range of networkable weatherproof amplifier modules; and its Schedulon mp3 player and recorder.

IDFdesign, proprietor of the main on-line furniture marketplace for professionals, reveals the numbers and the trends behind the furniture industry.The most selling manufacturers in the Italian furniture sector are present with their catalogs at the chairs.ws website.

The website is a sort of permanent exhibition, available the whole year through the Internet, with the participation of more than 150 Italian companies (with Calligaris in first place) showing their main furnishing and furniture catalogs, always updated and covering almost all the targets of the contract furniture and house-holding products. The result is a very wide choice of tables, chairs, barstools, kitchens, patio furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture, to mention just some of them.

Human Touch®, the leading brand of high-performance, design-oriented massage chairs for today's modern and traditional living spaces, is giving today's tired and achy muscles much needed relief with the unveiling of the Human Touch HT-5005 Full-Body Massage Chair. The HT-5005 will be introduced at the Las Vegas World Market show this week in Las Vegas.

Loaded with features typically found in chairs twice the cost, this bold and stylish massage chair features clean, classic lines to complement any home's décor - from contemporary and sophisticated, to traditional and rustic. The Human Touch HT-5005 Full-Body Massage Chair's advanced massage technology emulates the same techniques used by today's massage professionals as it envelops the user's body in an invigorating massage that eases muscle pain, tension and fatigue.