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Molpus Woodlands Group’s Charlie Manogue Will be a Featured Speaker at Forest Investment Conference on March 18-20, 2009

Timberland Investment Conference

Jackson, MS (PRWEB) February 26, 2009

Charlie Manogue, Vice President-Acquisitions for The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, is scheduled to be a featured speaker at The Timberland Asset: Stable Investments for Turbulent Times conference coming to Lake Oconee Georgia on March 18-20, 2009. Charlie will address “The Real Risks of Forestland Investing”.

Also representing Molpus at the conference will be Edgar Marshall, Vice President-Business Development and Michael R. Cooper, General Counsel. The event is being hosted by the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business and is focused on educating the following individuals:

Asset managers
Family offices
Insurance companies
Investment consultants
Public and corporate pensions funds
Public and private banks
Timberland Investment Management Organizations
Academicians
Consulting foresters
Government employees in natural resources
Industry foresters

For more information on the The Timberland Asset conference, please visit the Center for Forest Business at the University of Georgia.

About The Molpus Woodlands Group

The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, was founded in 1996 as a Timber Investment Management Organization (“TIMO”). With its sister operating companies, Molpus has a history in the timber industry dating back to 1905, Molpus finds itself as one of the oldest timber-related companies in the nation with experience in all facets of timber management, manufacturing and marketing. MWG is one of the few TIMOs that is vertically-integrated with all core business and forestry functions handled or supervised by in-house experts.

MWG and its sister operating companies employ 63 people in their twelve offices located in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Oklahoma. MWG acquires, manages and sells timberland as an investment vehicle for pension funds, college endowments, foundations, insurance companies and high net-worth individual investors. The company focuses on ensuring long-term optimum cash returns on investments while practicing responsible forest stewardship. In conjunction with the third-party marketing firm, Molpus Woodlands Advisors, with offices located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, Oregon and Tennessee, MWG is able to continue the tradition of servicing the needs of its clients.

Visit Molpus on the web at Molpus.com

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PLS Check Cashers Celebrates Its 100th Store with Grand Opening in Dallas

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 23, 2007

On Friday, May 18, 2007, PLS Check Cashers celebrates a milestone: the grand opening of its 100th store. The newest PLS store is located at 7909 Spring Valley Road in Dallas, TX. The 100th store Grand Opening Celebration will include gifts and prizes for customers, including free gift cards, lawn chairs, coolers and more. Refreshments will be served. The Celebration will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

PLS Check Cashers has grown 20% over the past 12 months. The new location in Dallas is the 28th in Texas. PLS Check Cashers also has locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, New York and Wisconsin.

PLS Check Cashers president Dan Wolfberg attributes the continuing growth of PLS to innovation and great customer service. “We’re constantly looking for new ways to respond to our customers’ needs,” says Wolfberg. Recently, PLS partnered with Austin-based NetSpend, Inc. to introduce the PLS Prepaid Visa Card, a debit card that allows customers to transfer money to an interest-earning All-Access National Savings Plan. In January, PLS launched PLS XPress Benefits, a direct deposit service for government benefits.

PLS Check Cashers offers consumers another important advantage — convenience. “Nearly 80 percent of our 100 locations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a real benefit to our customers who need flexibility,” states Quin Chandler, Vice President of Check Cashing Operations.

About PLS Check Cashers

Chicago-based PLS Financial Services, Inc. operates more than 300 financial service centers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, Texas and Wisconsin. It is one of the largest privately-held organizations in the check cashing industry and ranks among the top five Western Union networks in America. PLS Financial Services is a member of Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA). The PLS Financial Service brands include: PLS Payday Loan Store, which provides short-term consumer loans; PLS Check Cashers, which offers check cashing, money transfer services, money orders and utility bill payment; PLS Tax Service; and PLS superstores, which offer multiple services in one location.

More information about PLS Check Cashers is available from Barb Wolf at PLS Financial Services, 300 North Elizabeth St., Chicago, IL 60607, telephone 312-491-7888.

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MailSouth, Inc. Implements the Learn.com LearnCenter Platform to Consolidate and Track all Learning Functions for its On-Site and Remote Workforce

Sunrise, FL (PRWEB) June 15, 2007

Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that MailSouth, Inc., the nation’s largest publisher of mailed marketing circulars in the rural and suburban U.S., with headquarters in Helena, Alabama, has selected the LearnCenter® platform to provide on-demand and e-learning development training to its on-site and remote employee base.

“Our goal was to bring all corporate learning efforts under one roof. We not only consolidated all training functions underneath our HR department but implementing an LMS was critical for us to track learning events,” said Richie Irvin, Team Leader for Performance Improvement at MailSouth, Inc.

“Using the LearnCenter platform, MailSouth will track all instructor-led training company-wide; deliver proprietary Web-based training to our remote workforce; and manage individual learning plans, career paths, and job competencies. We will also create succession plans to address our future workforce requirements,” continued Irvin.

“Learn.com met all of our internal requirements and the LearnCenter platform gave us a comfortable work environment right out-of-the-box which empowered us to get up and running quickly. One of the features I like the most about the LearnCenter platform is the degree of configurability we can achieve just using the graphical user interface without programming and these changes do not negatively affect the core system during upgrades,” added Irvin.

“The service we have received from the Learn.com team has been great and our implementation got off to a good start with top-notch e-learning tutorials and training sessions for our staff to help us become expert with the system,” said Irvin.

About the LearnCenter Platform

Built on Learn.com’s award-winning Learning Management System (LMS) technology, the LearnCenter platform has grown into the industry’s leading and most complete Talent Management Suite (TMS). The LearnCenter platform manages the entire pre-hire to retire lifecycle by creating a cost effective, high quality training, development and measurement environment designed to empower users with visibility into and control of their career planning while providing management with real-time business intelligence. Learning Management, Performance Management, Content Management, Online Authoring, Succession Planning, Collaboration, e-Commerce, Portal Authoring and more are included within one solution, with one interface and one partner — Learn.com.

About MailSouth, Inc.

Established in March 1988 with corporate offices in Helena, Alabama, MailSouth is the largest independent provider of shared mail services nationwide. Its advertising vehicle reaches over 17 million unduplicated households across more than 325 rural and suburban markets in 26 different states. Thousands of clients benefit each month from the ability to target their customized message to consumers via geographic, demographic or other specialized criteria. Visit MailSouth on the Web at http://www.mailsouth.com

About Learn.com

Learn.com® is the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity with more than 50 million end users around the globe. Our broad suite of on-demand solutions can fully automate the pre-hire to retire lifecycle within any organization. Learn.com’s unwavering commitment to understanding client needs, goals and objectives allows us to partner with our clients to increase business performance. The Learn.com family of solutions includes the award-winning LearnCenter® talent management suite, the WebRoom™ Web conferencing suite, the CourseMaker Studio® Authoring Tool, Mentor® EPSS and the 1,000 title Learn2® online course library. For more information please visit http://www.learn.com or call 954-233-4000

Learn.com, its logo, LearnCenter, CourseMaker Studio, Mentor and Learn2 are registered trademarks of Learn.com. All other trademarks are respectfully acknowledged.

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A Treasure Has Come to South Ponte Vedra, Florida – Aslan Introduces Beach House, an Exclusive Island-Style Enclave

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 19, 2007

Nestled along the oceanfront and intracoastal lies a treasure in South Ponte Vedra Beach, Aslan’s new, intimate Beach House community presents an alternative to the common macro-community. This exclusive enclave offers 18 maintenance-free homes, some on the oceanfront and others on the intracoastal waterway; all offering breathtaking vistas and private beach access.

During the months of June and July 2007, Interested parties who register on the website http://www.aslanbeachhouse.com and take a tour of the new model home will be registered to win a trip to Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aslan Beach House is also offering buyer upgrade incentives of $ 20,000.00 to buyers who purchase during this timeframe. The biggest treasure of them all comes in the form of a family membership to nearby Serenata Beach Club and golf and tennis privileges at Marsh Landing Country Club for each buyer.

Serenata Beach Club features a deluxe family pool with a cascading waterfall, a separate adult pool with dedicated lap lanes, a children’s play pool with a bucket fountain and a dramatic oceanfront dining room with indoor and outdoor service. Additional amenities include a fitness center with locker facilities, beachside equipment rental and oceanfront meeting rooms. The highly rated Marsh Landing Country Club is home to an 18-hole championship golf course and 10 Har-Tru clay tennis courts.

J. Wyman Marshall, Chief Marketing Officer says the development is inspired by the casual elegance of the Dutch West Indies, Aslan Beach House will feature lush tropical landscaping, wraparound verandas and generous porches, wood shingles, metal roofs, balconies and sun-washed courtyards reminiscent of the grand colonial period. Situated directly on the ocean are four, exceptional three-story residences. Across A1A on the intracoastal, there are six single-family cottages and eight single-level villas. The spacious two-story cottages are available in a choice of two floor plans, one with a connected guest suite. Whether on the ocean or intracoastal, all the homes at Aslan Beach House feature exquisite details, from wood plank flooring and tile and terrazzo baths to granite kitchen countertops and stainless steel appliances.

The most inspiring amenities at Aslan Beach House are provided by nature. Miles of wide, pristine beaches, grassy dunes and intracoastal, are home to indigenous flora and fauna. Whether over coffee on the veranda or a morning run on the beach, dramatic sunrises are the perfect inspiration to start your day. For water lovers, the setting is ideal for a variety of water sports or just lounging beachside.

Aslan Beach House is located in South Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, just south of Serenata Beach Club on the intracoastal side of A1A. For more information, visit our information center on-site, http://www.aslanbeachhouse.com, or call our sales team at 866-647-9935.

About Aslan

A commitment to creating communities of quality and distinction has made Aslan one of the leading real estate developers and holding companies in the southeastern United States. Aslan specializes in the development of master planned residential communities, market-rate multifamily rental properties, value-priced multifamily rental properties, premier residential properties and mixed-use properties.

From world-class Miami to the low country charm of South Carolina, Aslan has projects currently in development or under construction in Florida, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana and Kentucky. Aslan is a privately held company with offices in Louisville, Kentucky and Jacksonville, Florida. Visit http://www.experienceaslan.com to learn more.

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Compassionate Friends Bereavement Organization Recognizes 141 Compassionate Employers Nationwide

Oakbrook, IL (PRWEB) March 3, 2009

One hundred forty one employers, representing 39 states plus Washington DC. are being recognized by The Compassionate Friends for showing extra sensitivity to bereaved employees following the death of a child. The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is the nation’s largest self-help bereavement organization with over 600 chapters serving all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Nominated by the persons they have directly helped, these employers are receiving Compassionate Employer Recognition in 2009 for going above and beyond the normal policies of most companies in helping their employees when the death of a child occurred.

Criteria for Compassionate Employer Recognition include, but are not limited to:

1.    Allowing additional time off without loss of benefits.

2.    Allowing flexible work schedules and assignments.

3.    Allowing leeway in job performance standards.

4.    Fostering an environment of mutual support among coworkers.

5.    Providing professional grief counseling, human resources support, or information regarding self-help bereavement organizations.

6.    Other policies and practices that go beyond what is normal in the community.

This is the ninth year for recognition of employers, with recipients jumping from three the first year, to the current 141 for 2009. Employers range from small companies with as few as four employees to large companies with many thousands of employees.

The 2009 recipients of TCF’s Compassionate Employer Recognition are (by state): ALABAMA: Dynamic Contract & Consultant Services, Montgomery; ALASKA: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage; Family Centered Services of Alaska, Fairbanks; ARKANSAS: Middleton Heat and Air, Bryant; CALIFORNIA: American Honda Finance Corporation, Torrence; Centerplate, San Diego; Employment Development Dept, Sacramento; Hegge Electrical Contractors, Indio; Hughson High School, Hughson; Huntington Hospital, Pasadena; Little Company of Mary, Torrence; Maxim Craneworks, Long Beach; MV Transportation, Fairfield; Pacific Medical Buildings, San Diego; Petrol Advertising, Inc., Burbank; Radiological Associates of Sacramento, Sacramento; Service Rock Products, Victorville; Skyway House, Chico; Victor Valley Union High School District, Victorville;

COLORADO: Century 21 Metro Alliance, Colorado Springs; Holland & Hart LLP, Denver; CONNECTICUT: Michael P. Krol & Co., CPA, PC, Stafford Springs; FLORIDA: Beach City Motors, Ft. Walton Beach; Crown Auto Group, St. Petersburg; Florida Hospital Centra Care, Winter Park; Hospice of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach; PGA Tour, Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach; St. Johns County School District, Augustine; GEORGIA: Mount Vernon Bank, Mount Vernon; Schroeder Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta; IDAHO: Kingston Companies, Idaho Falls; ILLINOIS: Kenneth B. Gore, LTD, Chicago; Outback Steakhouse, South Elgin; Quad City USA Family Restaurant, Moline; Standard Industrial and Automotive Equipment Inc, Hanover Park; Urban Retail Properties, Chicago; INDIANA: Bowen Engineering Corporation, Fishers; DRIVE Medical Consulting & Communications, Indianapolis; The Hearth at Prestwick, Avon; IOWA: Bourbon Street & Voodoo Lounge, Cedar Falls; LaJames International College, Fort Dodge; Lisbon Community School District, Lisbon; Mercy Hospital of the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, Oelwein; Quality Medical Services, Mason City; Tripoli Nursing Home, Tripoli; Young Plumbing and Heating, Waterloo; KANSAS: PKM Steel Service, Salina;

KENTUCKY: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort; Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland; LOUISIANA: HomeCare Inc, Baton Rouge; Northwestern Mutual Financial Network of Louisiana, Metairie; Northwestern State University College of Nursing, Shreveport; Salario Law Firm, Marksville; MAINE: Fidelity Investments, Marlborough; MARYLAND: American Mechanical Services, Laurel; Cecil Bank, Elkton; Southern Maryland Skin Specialists, Prince Frederick; Southwest Airlines, Baltimore; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda; Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown; MASSACHUSETTS: Au Bon Pain, Boston; Charles River Laboratories, Shrewsbury; City of Lowell School Health Unit, Lowell; First Electric Motor Service, Woburn; J.G. Pyne Arts Magnet School, Lowell; New Horizons CLC of Boston, Waltham; Watermark Environmental, Lowell; WJDF, Orange; MICHIGAN: Autocam Corporation, Kentwood; Hastings Surgeons, P.C., Hastings; MINNESOTA: Cambridge Isanti School District / Community Education, Cambridge; University of St. Thomas, St. Paul; USG Interiors Inc, Red Wing; MISSOURI: Century 21 Show-Me Realty, Houston; Heartland Lion’s Eye Banks, Springfield; HNTB, Kansas City; MONTANA: Kringen Construction Co, Sidney; NEBRASKA: Marriott Global Sales and Customer Service Center, Omaha; NEW HAMPSHIRE: Henry Wilson School, Manchester; Londonderry School District, Londonderry; Parks-Tuttle/ New England Financial Services, Manchester; NEW JERSEY: MedQuist Inc., Laurel; NEW MEXICO: Carlisle Office Center, Albuquerque; Inland Kenworth, Albuquerque; NEW YORK: Evo Merchant Services, Melville; Miteq Inc, Hauppauge; Wegman’s Food Markets, Depew; NORTH CAROLINA: A.G. Edwards, Greensboro; Hardin Construction Company, Raleigh; Jones Family Practice, Shelby; OHIO: Career Tech, Willoughby; Community Health Care, Inc, Canal Fulton; Health Care Management Group, Cincinnati; Laser Care, Batavia; Motor Carrier Service, Northwood; Tween Brands Inc., New Albany;     

OKLAHOMA: HighMount E&P, Oklahoma City; Nabholz Construction, Tulsa; Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Oklahoma City; OREGON: American Red Cross, Oregon Pacific Chapter, Eugene; Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg; Fred Meyer, Albany; Hanna Strader, P.C., Portland; Liberty House, Salem; PENNSYLVANIA: Faulkner-Ciocca, Quakertown; H. J. Heinz, Pittsburgh; Interim Health Care Pittsburgh Office, Pittsburgh; Sam’s Club, Wilkes-Barre Twp.; Unionville Chadds Ford School District, Kennett Square; SOUTH CAROLINA: Maurice Stephens Financial Group, Myrtle Beach; McLaughlin Group Inc., Greenville; TENNESSEE: Dairy Partners, LLC, Decherd; Deloitte and Touche, Hermitage; ServiceMaster, Memphis; Town of Collierville, Collierville; TEXAS: Citigroup, San Antonio; Genecov Physician Group, PA, Dallas; Hallsville ISD, Hallsville; Keller Williams Realty, San Antonio; LakePointe Medical Center, Rowlett; Medical Center of Plano, Plano; Sign Tech International, Austin; Wylie Independent School District, Abilene; Zale Corporation- Zales North America, Irving; UTAH: Marriott Global Incentives and Gift Cards, Salt Lake City; Smart Schofield Shorter and Lunceford, Murray; VERMONT: Northeast Primary School, Rutland; The Vermont Country Store, N. Clarendon; VIRGINIA: Bon Secours Hospitals, Richmond; Doctors On Call, Virginia Beach; WASHINGTON: Mt. Baker Care Center, Bellingham; Providence Everett Medical Center, Everett; Providence St. Peter Hospital-Olympia, Olympia; W.B. Sprague, Inc., Tacoma; WISCONSIN: HJ Martin and Son, Green Bay; Luther Midelfort – Mayo Health System, Eau Claire; Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee; Rexnord Industries LLC, Milwaukee; Transport Refrigeration, Inc., De Pere; Washington, D.C.: US Capitol Police.

“So often employees who have experienced the death of a child are expected to return to work in three days, handle the same work load as before, and to leave their grief at home,” says Patricia Loder, Executive Director of The Compassionate Friends. “There is oftentimes a lack of understanding by employers about the realities of grief in the workplace. These 141 employers, large and small, public and private, are being recognized for providing the compassion and understanding that is so vital to the bereavement process.”

The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. To contact The Compassionate Friends, call toll-free 877-969-0010 or visit the TCF national website at http://www.compassionatefriends.org.

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CDLJobs.com Adds E-Signature to Roster of Unique Site Features

Lisbon, IA (PRWEB) August 10, 2007

CDLJobs.com (http://www.CDLJobs.com), a trucking jobs and industry website, is pleased to announce the addition of E-Signature to their line-up of unique online features. E-Signature allows owner operators who are Gold Level Members of CDL Jobs to conveniently retrieve signed employment history and drug screening releases for any OTR applicant. E-Signature eliminates the hassle of tracking down every van, flatbed, tanker or reefer driving job applicant, printing and faxing the required paperwork to them, and then waiting for them to fax the signed forms back. With E-Signature, CDLJobs.com and its Gold Level Members can now immediately send electronic versions of required release forms to driver jobs applicants, ask for signatures on the spot and download any number of these completed forms with the mere click of a mouse. Gold Level Members will benefit from this easy to use timesaver when processing potential applicants for available dedicated truck driving jobs. E-Signature meets all state DOT legal and regulatory requirements.

About CDLJobs.com

CDLJobs.com is unique among trucking websites because it’s backed by real trucking experience. Every member of our staff draws on years of personal truck driving jobs experience to give you insight and perspective on CDL truck driving jobs and other industry-related issues. CDLJobs.com is dedicated to matching trucking companies with the applicant of their choice by offering the most comprehensive database of available local truck driving jobs and regional truck driving jobs in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas among other states. The site also features up to date news, a trucker’s blog with driver feedback and comments, as well as links to other sites of industry interest.

About E-Signature

With E-Signature’s in-house Quadra Regression process, every signature is electronically converted into a unique vector image that is safe, secure and scalable. This easy to use electronic signature technology has revolutionized the way business is done.

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Shifting the Gears on Car Classifieds Search – Gumiyo Pushes the Right Listings to Buyers’ Mobile Phones

Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2007

Gumiyo announced today its partnership with AutoBase.com to bring dealers seamlessly onto the mobile Web. The company will deliver AutoBase’s extensive inventory of vehicle listings to interested buyers on the go, making those listing accessible to mobile, online buyers. Buyers can easily set preferences for year, make, model, price range, and geographic radius. Resulting matches will be delivered to the buyer as a text-message the moment those listings are published. In seconds, buyers can review listings on their phones–photos and all–and connect directly with the dealers.

True to the company’s tagline “Connecting Buyers and Sellers,” Gumiyo gives AutoBase’s dealers added communication methods, including text-messaging and web-activated telephony, which enable buyers to reach them directly from a mobile listing. Consequently, targeted listings are not only available to buyers anytime and anywhere, but dealers are available to those buyers anytime and anywhere. The result is the true goal of a classified listing–a connection between a buyer and a seller as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

“As an inventory management company we are always looking for new places for our dealers to move the inventory,” states Yago Paramo, president of AutoBase. “Gumiyo is one of the new wave of technology-savvy companies that are applying new communication concepts and tools to online classifieds making them more attractive to the younger part of the online community. Gumiyo offers free basic listings to our dealers and a very low fee for linking the dealer with a potential buyer. That sounded more than fair to us.”

Shuki Lehavi, CEO and co-founder of Gumiyo adds, “There are a lot of used car listings on the Internet and it’s time-consuming to sift through them. What’s worse, if your desired car isn’t listed then you’ll have to return and conduct your searches all over again in several different sites. AutoBase represents a significant chunk of vehicle listings online. By aggregating them on Gumiyo, routing them efficiently to interested buyers in an unobtrusive manner, and facilitating a direct line of communication between the buyer and dealer, Gumiyo provides a unique value for everyone involved.”

Mr. Lehavi goes on to say, “Automotive dealers intuitively understand the value of being available to targeted buyers anytime and anywhere, and AutoBase knows that increasing their dealers’ visibility online in a cost-effective manner is critical to success. By catapulting a dealer’s online inventory into the mobile space and by doing so in a way that is risk-free to the dealer, we aim to help AutoBase provide even more service to their customers.”

About AutoBase Inc.

AutoBase is a full service data collection and distribution service. Our service offers high quality digital photos, custom window labels, compliant buyers guides, data distribution, DMS polling, easy to use Dealer backend reporting / pricing tools and much, much more.

Our representatives provide a professional and reliable service in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington. For more information please visit http://www.autobase.com/

About Gumiyo

Gumiyo connects buyers and sellers by extending the traditional online marketplace to mobile phones. Always on and always connected, Gumiyo provides a marketplace that links buyers and sellers in real-time who connect, communicate, and complete the deal.

Founded by Shuki Lehavi and Rich Abronson in Woodland Hills, CA, Gumiyo is committed to revolutionizing the mobile consumer-to-consumer commerce experience. For more information please visit http://www.gumiyo.com/

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Healthcare Organizations Across the U.S. Switch to OpenDNS, Get Safer, More Reliable Internet and Save Thousands Per Year

San Francisco (PRWEB) March 18, 2009

OpenDNS, provider of the award-winning service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced healthcare organizations across the country are switching to OpenDNS in masses for all Web content filtering and DNS infrastructure needs. The OpenDNS customer adoption momentum in the healthcare industry is largely attributed to OpenDNS’s superior performance and affordability – OpenDNS is completely free — and the need for a Web content filter on Wi-Fi networks used by patients to access the Internet. Particularly in these trying economic times, network administrators at healthcare organizations, like all enterprises, seek to cut costs by switching to a Web content filtering solution that doesn’t consume thousands of dollars of closely-guarded IT budget. OpenDNS customers in this space include health insurance provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield and hospitals across the United States, including some of the country’s largest teaching hospitals.

“In the process of evaluating Web content filters, we received price quotes ranging from $ 8,000 to as high as $ 18,000 — and that was just the fee for the initial start-up. We would also be incurring monthly charges,” said Dennis Boisclair, Senior Network Administrator for Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, the teaching hospital of Brown University Medical School. “It was a no-brainer to go with OpenDNS. The transition to OpenDNS was pleasant and well worth it, and I’d absolutely recommend it to others.”

Memorial Hospital today uses OpenDNS to protect some 1,600 users from inappropriate and malicious Web content, such as phishing sites and certain types of malware.

The experiences of Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Lake Martin Community Hospital in Alabama and Good Shepherd Medical Center in Texas were no different. When Good Shepherd network administrators explored solutions to filter inappropriate content on the wireless network used by patients, network administrators experienced sticker shock. Ultimately they opted for OpenDNS because of the cost savings, ease-of-use and performance.

“OpenDNS is an easy-to-use filtering system that just works. It’s wonderful,” said Jeremy Blankenship, Network Technician for Good Shepherd Medical Center. “Most other solutions we looked at were between $ 15,000 and $ 30,000 upfront, and that doesn’t include maintenance costs. As a not-for-profit hospital, it’s very difficult to find the money for something like that. OpenDNS has saved us from having to buy a filtering solution.”

“The ease of use, price, and functionality of OpenDNS made the decision to use the service easy,” said Jonas Bowersock, Network Administrator at Lake Martin Community Hospital. “We’re very happy with OpenDNS, as both Web filtering and anti-phishing rank high on our priorities list.”

Miami, Florida-based Larkin Community Hospital, which employs a full-time staff of more than 500 practitioners, ranks Web content filtering among its top technology priorities. Having used a pricey appliance, and at a point where a new model would cost thousands of dollars, in addition to an annual subscription fee, Larkin IT staff were drawn to OpenDNS’s free solution.

“OpenDNS is fantastic and I recommend it to everyone,” said Elias Diek, Network Administrator for Larkin Community Hospital. “It’s more responsive than our previous DNS service, it saves us thousand per year and helps us to control all of our computers with ease using the Web content filtering dashboard.”

In addition to the cost savings OpenDNS provides, the service is a scalable security solution for large healthcare organizations with multiple locations. Before making the switch to OpenDNS, Regence BlueCross and BlueShield network administrators sought a Web content filtering tool to deploy throughout the not-for-profit health care company, which serves 3 million members in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Like lots of other large organizations seeking to increase network security, Regence BlueCross and BlueShield previously used a pricey Blue Coat appliance as its sole filtering solution, but it was lacking services that OpenDNS provides for free.

“OpenDNS gives us more layered protection for services that Blue Coat doesn’t proxy for,” says Charles Koenig, network administrator for Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield. “Anti-Phishing is a big concern for us and since switching to OpenDNS our number of security related incidents has decreased.”

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. OpenDNS services enable consumers and network administrators to secure their networks from online threats, reduce costs and enforce Internet-use policies. OpenDNS is used today by millions of users and organizations around the world. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: http://www.opendns.com

About Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island serves the Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The hospital is a teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the chief site for the medical school’s primary care academic program housed in the Center for Primary Care. Its main campus is in Pawtucket, RI, with affiliates provide primary and ambulatory care services in Pawtucket and Central Falls and in Plainville, MA. Memorial Hospital also has a state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility in Pawtucket.

About Regence BlueCross and BlueShield

Regence is a not-for-profit health care company. It offers individual and group medical, dental, vision and life insurance, Medicare and other government programs, and pharmacy benefit management. It is the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain Region, serving members as Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Regence BlueShield (in Washington). Regence BlueCross and BlueShield is 3 million members strong and stewards more than $ 8.3 billion in member premiums annually and maintains reserves of more than $ 1 billion.

About Good Shepherd Medical Center

Good Shepherd Medical Center is a not-for-profit community hospital dedicated to creating a healthier future for the residents of Longview and the East Texas area. To ensure the continued well-being of our community, the Medical Center strives to provide quality, compassionate and comprehensive health related services to the whole person: body, mind and spirit. With a sensitivity to education and development of its medical staff, employees, volunteers and friends, the Medical Center will create a harmonious environment reflective of our caring and healing purpose.

About The Women’s Hospital

The Women’s Hospital is a full services hospital in Indiana, offering high-quality care and advanced security measures. The hospital continues to grow and enhance its services, often partnering with other top-level providers such as University Pediatric Association from Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis and Midwest Reproductive Medicine and High Pointe Rehab in Newburgh.

About Lake Martin Community Hospital

Lake Martin Community Hospital is located in Alabama. Dedicated to becoming one of the most effective rural community health care facilities in the state by treating the illness and maintaining the wellness of our patients and the community in the most cost effective manner, the Hospital is dedicated to providing support, education and development for a healthy community environment.

About Larkin Community Hospital

Larkin Community Hospital is located in Florida and has been serving the health care needs of South Miami and the surrounding communities for more than 35 years. The mission of Larkin Community Hospital is to provide the highest quality primary care, to serve the medical needs of its community, to honor the patient bill of rights and to ensure patient safety.

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OTRworkforce.com Revolutionizes Online Driver Recruiting

Lisbon, IA (PRWEB) September 16, 2007

OTRworkforce.com (http://www.otrworkforce.com), a truck driving jobs and trucking industry website, is pleased to announce the addition of E-Signature to their line-up of unique online features.

E-Signature allows trucking companies who are Premium Level Members of OTRworkforce.com to conveniently retrieve signed employment history and drug screening releases for van, flatbed, tanker, and/or reefer truck driving job applicants. E-Signature eliminates the hassle of having to track down every OTR jobs applicant, printing and faxing the required paperwork to them, and then waiting for drivers to fax the signed forms back. With E-Signature, OTRworkforce.com Premium Level Members can immediately download the signed release forms of trucking jobs applicants. With the mere click of a mouse, trucking companies can now benefit from the speed of the Internet, the perfect timesaving tool when processing potential applicants for available regional truck driving jobs. E-Signature meets all state DOT legal and regulatory requirements.

About OTRworkforce.com

OTRworkforce.com (http://www.otrworkforce.com) is unique among trucking websites because it’s backed by real trucking experience. Every member of our staff draws on years of personal truck driving experience to give you insight and perspective on over-the-road trucking jobs and other industry-related issues. OTRworkforce.com is dedicated to matching trucking companies with the applicant of their choice by offering the most comprehensive database of available local truck driving jobs and regional truck driving jobs in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, among other states. The site also features up-to-date news, a trucker’s blog with driver feedback and comments, as well as links to other sites of industry interest.

About E-Signature

With the unique E-Signature process, every signature is electronically converted into a legally recognized image that is safe, secure and scalable. This easy-to-use electronic signature technology has revolutionized the way drivers are recruited for otrjobs on the Internet.

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Americas Watchdog Updates Its Toxic Chinese Drywall Indicators For Homeowners In Florida & Nationwide

Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 30, 2009

Americas Watchdog’s Homeowners Consumer Center has been leading a state by state, and national investigation of toxic Chinese drywall used in new US home subdivisions, and condominiums built since 2003. The group is now announcing its newest list of indicators for homeowners who might suspect the toxic Chinese drywall is in their home. This is the most up to date list of indicators in the world for this potentially lethal product. The group is also now saying that a sulphur or rotten egg type smell may, or may not be present in a home, with the toxic Chinese drywall. “To us, the bigger indicators are health issues that appeared when the homeowner moved into the home, combined with tarnished or blackened copper electrical wires and or repeated air conditioning failures or AC coils turning black.” If a homeowner suspects they have the toxic Chinese drywall in their home please contact the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466 or contact them via their web site at http://HomeownersConsumerCenter.Com

What Are The Updated Indicators Of A Home or Condominium Having Toxic 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 2003 & 2007

Most Importantly Health & Toxic Chinese Drywall:

     There have been no formal health studies on the affects of exposure to toxic Chinese dry wall. However, some common denominators appear to present, as follow: nose bleeds, headaches, coughs, upper respiratory or sinus issues, rashes. In many cases victims have gone to a physician or a emergency room only to be told, “we can’t tell what is wrong with you.” The Homeowners Consumer Center believes that exposure to toxic Chinese drywall, and some of these medical symptoms are related, because homeowners in new homes in different parts of the country, different states, all share two things in common—the fact that Chinese drywall is in their house & they have these medical conditions. In many cases not everyone in the family will share the same symptoms. In some cases, the adults are fine, but the children are sick, or in other cases, the adults are sick and the kids are not. In many cases all of the homes occupants are sick. If you live in a home & suspect toxic Chinese drywall is present you can call the Homeowners Consumer Center anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter.Com

    Family pets may have died from exposure in US homes with Chinese toxic drywall

Note with respect to health & exposure to toxic Chinese drywall one the Homeowners Consumer Center has heard repeatedly is, “I am in the house with the suspected Chinese drywall & I feel sick, or my family members are sick. We leave the home for a few days, or a week, & we all feel better.”

Other Indicators of Toxic Chinese Drywall In A New US Home, Town 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 who suspect they might have the toxic Chinese drywall in their home should check the cooper coils on their air conditioning units. If the AC copper coils have turned black, or a grayish black they should contact the Homeowners Consumer Center at 866-714-6466.    
     Homeowners, building owners, or occupants may have noticed corroded, or black electrical wiring in their walls in properties built or remodeled since 2001. Many homeowners who have the toxic Chinese drywall in their home might have copper ground wires in the electrical receptacles that have turned black. 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 a homeowner in any state sees this, they should call the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466.    
     Oven, or stove elements, or refrigerator coils may have failed in the homes, or condominiums a number of times. The homeowners Consumer Center has also discovered that computers, microwave information display panels may have failed in homes, where the toxic Chinese drywall is present.
     Light bulbs in homes with toxic Chinese drywall may burn out at a much faster rate than specified by the manufacturer.    
    High end silver jewelry, or silver plated utensils may be tarnished.

What US States have the toxic Chinese drywall in some new homes built between 2003 & 2007? Florida, Georgia, the Carolina’s, Virginia, Maryland, Texas, California, Colorado, Nevada, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Alabama, Oklahoma.

If a homeowner is concerned about toxic Chinese drywall being in their new home, built after 2002, they should contact the Homeowners Consumer Center immediately at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via their web site at Http://HomeownersConsumerCenter.Com

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

Americas Watchdog is also blasting nearly all major US homebuilders for allowing undocumented workers to build the vast majority of new US homes since 2001. “There is one other slight problem. In most cases, no one paid any taxes on the workers. Perhaps if we had required that only documented US citizens build the homes, we would not be in this gigantic mess today.” Americas Watchdog alerted the US Internal Revenue Service of what it considers to be the largest cases of tax fraud in US history in 2005 & no one ever got back to them from the IRS.

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