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Easy Saver Complaint Free Diaper Pail For Home Safety and Savings

The birth of a new baby is a magical time that can bring together a family like no other. From the first news of the pregnancy preparations begin. The happy parents to be begin purchasing the needed supplies and equipment, as well as decorating and preparing their home in anticipation of the new arrival.

As the shopping and planning begins another phase also often starts; many families must begin financial preparations for this exciting stage of their life. The fact is that a new birth can be very expensive, not only are there medical costs to consider, but time off from work, and all the things needed to take care of the baby. It’s not surprising that many expecting parents look for Easy Saver programs to help with some of these expenses. While the baby’s health and safety is first priority, the high cost of the equipment and supplies is not far from a new parent’s mind. Perhaps that is why the Easy saver complaint free diaper pail for home safety and savings has become a top seller so quickly – it addresses all needs.

It’s true that the news of a pregnancy can put new parents to be into a tailspin. For those that live in small apartments, a move may be necessary. For some that drive sports cars or trucks, a new vehicle may be in the near future. But for many, the simple act of gathering baby supplies, safe-proofing the home, and decorating can be much more than simple. The reality is that none of these things are cheap to do and in today’s world a new expense can seem overwhelming – especially if it is unexpected.

Finding the necessary baby supplies at a bargain price is not always easy – in fact, other than diapers, it is almost impossible to find these items offered at a special price or offer. That is why the EasySaver diaper pail is so outstanding. It is made in a fashion to eliminate accidental tip-overs. This pail is made to be easy to open with one hand and the non-tip feature will keep it upright even if it gets knocks about.

This quality diaper pail also comes with its own deodorizing disk – which means that the nursery can be kept odor-free even if there are diapers in the pail. Babies are sensitive to smells and this simple feature can make the nursery smell better and it will be a healthier environment for baby.

The EZ Saver feature of the diaper pail continues with the liners. Most diaper pails use special, expensive pail-sized liners that usually have to be ordered from the manufacturer. This pail is sized to use regular kitchen trash bags. With so many advantages offered by this EasySaver diaper pail it is not surprising that new parents are asking this manufacturer to create an entire line of baby products, all with quality, safety, and health features.

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Cash Strapped Learners turning to Driving School of Mum and Dad

•Over one in ten learner drivers (12%) taught solely by amateur instructors

•Further one in ten (13%) mix and match by taking lessons with a qualified driving instructor and family and friends

•72% of learners being taught by amateurs cannot afford professional driving lessons

•17% say learning to drive with a family member or friend is a ‘bad experience’ – they would not recommend it to other learners

•The downside of learning with family and friends: ‘in-car’ arguments (46%), picking up bad driving habits (27%) and finally feeling forced to take proper driving lessons with a qualified instructor anyway (46%)

•At risk: over a quarter of novices (27%) learning with family and friends are unsure whether their instructor checked their car insurance first – (7%) say that they definitely didn’t.

Learner drivers are increasingly turning to amateur instructors to combat the costs of learning to drive, according to new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service. Learning to drive with a qualified instructor now costs an average of GBP1,127, but over one in ten learner drivers (12%) are avoiding this by being taught solely by family and friends, while a further 13% mix and match by combining amateur tuition with professional driving lessons.

Of those who have opted for the ‘home-schooled’ route, 72% say that the main reason for doing so was affordability – 62% cannot afford to pay for lessons themselves, while 10% admit that their parents cannot afford to pay either.

However while it appears to be cost effective, taking lessons with amateur instructors can turn into a dead end for learners. Almost one in five (17%) say that learning to drive with a member of their family or a friend was a bad experience and not to be recommended to others. The biggest concerns were ‘in-car’ arguments (46%) and picking up bad driving habits (27%). Worryingly, 18% of novices learning from a friend or relative even ended up having a ‘bump’ due to the vehicle’s lack of dual control. Unsurprisingly then, 46% of learners who start off taking lessons from amateurs end up taking proper driving lessons with a qualified instructor anyway.

According to the research, learning from family or friends can result in behaviour that is far from conducive to learning and could even make novice drivers more nervous behind the wheel. Almost a quarter (22%) have been shouted or even sworn at by the relative or friend teaching them, 22% have also had the wheel grabbed by their teacher and 30% have had the unsettling experience of seeing their teacher stamping on an imaginary brake. Amateur instructors also don’t seem to have the nerves or patience of their professional counterparts – 16% of novices have been evicted from the driving seat.

But learner drivers turning to family and friends for tuition aren’t just risking failing a driving test. They also risk not being properly insured. Over a quarter of novices (27%) learning with amateurs are unsure whether the person teaching them checked their car insurance policy first. Incredibly, 7% say that their instructor definitely didn’t check despite the fact that, when teaching a friend or relative to drive, the learner must at least be a named driver.

Adding a 17 year old with a provisional licence to your car insurance can cost an additional GBP1,360. This drops to an extra GBP331 if they are 21 and GBP48 if they are 25 years old. However, driving without insurance is a criminal offence, attracting a heavy fine and six penalty points.

Mark Monteiro, insurance expert at uSwitch.com, comments: “Learner drivers are increasingly seeking to keeps costs down by relying on ‘freebie’ tuition from family and friends. This can be cost effective, but not always as straightforward as it seems. Taking a stressful situation and adding in arguments, bad behaviour and family friction can mean it becomes a nightmare for all involved. Amateur instructors are also likely to miss vital parts of the picture, such as making sure the learner is insured to drive the vehicle they are learning in – this could have serious and long lasting consequences for all involved.

“Learners need to ensure that the family member teaching them is at least 21 years old, holds a full licence and has held one for at least three years. The person teaching them must also ensure that the learner holds a provisional licence and is insured on the vehicle they are learning to drive in. Insurers will not pay out if an uninsured learner driver is involved in an accident, even if the relative teaching them is covered. Driving without insurance is also a criminal offence and can result in a heavy fine and six penalty points – a disastrous outcome for those simply trying to keep the cost of learning down.”

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Santa Letters Expose Santa Has Real Mouse Helpers!

In a recent interview about the handling of Santa letters, Santa himself revealed a long kept secret. Mice help organize and maintain the many letters received at the North Pole. This news is shocking because it is the elves that have long been given credit for helping Santa with every detail of the Christmas preparation.

Santa Claus disclosed in an interview with the North Pole Gazette that Christmas letters begin pouring into his mailbox as early as September every year. Santa said that he realized he could not keep track of the gazillions of letters by himself, and he stressed that he did not want to overlook even one of those carefully crafted notes. Santa said that his elves are too busy making toys to assist with such a task so he had to be innovative in finding helpers.

As he looked around the North Pole he thought about the many animals that live there. It’s true that birds and fish often help with the delivery of the santa letters but they live outdoors, Santa needed help after the letters arrived, after they are in his house. Suddenly, like a bolt of lightning Santa thought about the thousands of mice that live with him and Mrs. Claus. The fact is that the mice like to stay indoors, where it is warm and cozy. And they are always asking what they can do to help out, but in the past it seemed their size kept them from being very helpful at all. However, even a little mouse can help organize mail.

Santa immediately set out to teach his mice how to organize the mail in a way that would expedite the entire system. Santa and Mrs. Claus labeled baskets for each of the various countries and for each type of animal. All the mice had to do was place each letter in the appropriate basket. This meant that a santa letter from a dog would go into the dog basket and a letter from a rabbit into the rabbit basket, and so on.

Hailei Corin, is Santa’s little public relations guru and she states “Santa can now insure that everyone that sends a letter to him will receive personalized letters from santa. It seems this has eased Santa’s mind immensely as he shared one of his greatest worries in the past was that he would somehow miss a few letters, and children somewhere waiting for letters from santa would be disappointed”.

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SurfRecon Home Edition Allows Parents And Spouses To Find Hidden Pornographic Video On Their Home Computers

SurfRecon, Inc. announces the final release of its new digital-video detection feature for the SurfRecon Home Edition pornography detection and deletion software. The new feature allows a parent or spouse to quickly scan a home computer for pornographic digital videos and accurately categorize those files. The feature also allows a parent or spouse to view .FLV video files with the same Blur safety tool that is available for reviewing images.

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A parent or spouse can also use the video review feature to dissect the video by scene change or by individual frames to quickly find pornographic content that may be hidden or obscured within an apparently clean file.

“Pornographic websites are flocking to digital video and .FLV files in particular,” said Matthew Yarro, President, SurfRecon, Inc. “If a computer had nothing but pornographic video on it—and no sexually-explicit images—someone checking the computer might think it was clean, when in fact it was not.”

SurfRecon uses patent-pending digital-signature matching technology to identify and categorize digital video as “Safe”, “Sexual” or “XXX Rated”. The digital-signature technology leverages the SurfRecon data store, the world’s most extensive database of known-pornographic-image-and-video signatures, in order to properly identify and categorize files. The database is continuously growing as it receives submissions from users and members of the law enforcement community worldwide.

“Unfortunately, there is no automated process that can guarantee that a child or spouse is not accessing pornography,” said Yarro. “Nothing can replace good old-fashioned supervision, but at least SurfRecon can speed-up that process and allow parents to stay one-step ahead of a super tech-savvy child.”

“Including a similar Blur tool for video review was important to us, because if pornographic images can be harmful and addictive, you can only imagine what a pornographic video could do to your mental health,” said Yarro.

Pricing and Availability
The SurfRecon Home Edition pornography detection and deletion software has an MSRP of $39.95 for the DVD version and an MSRP of $49.95 for the USB thumb drive version making it some of the most affordable home-forensic software available today. The software can be purchased directly from SurfRecon, Inc., as well as Amazon, Intel (sx.intel.com), CompUSA, CircuitCity, TigerDirect, and other finer retail stores.

About SurfRecon
SurfRecon is an Orem, UT-based company that develops leading pornography detection and investigation tools. The company’s products include software for the home, business, education, and law-enforcement markets.

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Report Says Breast Surgery Still Top Of The Ops

The Harley Medical Group has reported a rise in breast augmentation surgery, which maintains its title as the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure requested by women. The increase has been driven by a boom in post baby surgery with mums now accounting for 60% of all breast augmentation patients.

Angela Fry, 38, from Maidenhead had a breast augmentation after she had her fourth child. She said: “After each birth my shape changed dramatically and my breasts sagged and lost their shape completely. For me, having a breast augmentation wasn’t about getting bigger breasts but getting them back to the shape and size that was right for my figure. Having the surgery has made me feel more feminine and given me much more confidence in myself.”

Breast augmentation surgery was first performed in 1895 and is today the most popular surgical cosmetic procedure for women. During the procedure an incision is made in the crease of the underside of the breast and the implant is inserted into a pocket created by the surgeon. The result is fuller and more evenly shaped breasts. The treatment takes around one hour to perform and a general anaesthetic will be administered to the patient.

Breast reduction is popular surgical option for women wanting to achieve more proportionally sized breasts Breast reduction surgery usually takes three hours to complete, depending on the size of the breasts. The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic, and patients stay in hospital for one to two nights. Breast reduction patients are required to wear a supportive bra for up to three months to keep the breasts well supported whilst healing takes place and ensure the best possible results.

About The Harley Medical Group
The Harley Medical Group is the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than any other cosmetic surgery provider. The Harley Medical Group is renowned for introducing and pioneering most new surgical and non-surgical techniques to the UK and Irish markets, such as Aesthera PPx, breast enlargement, laser hair removal, breast uplift, silk touch laser, collagen for lines and wrinkles. All new treatments and techniques are first thoroughly researched and tested before they are submitted for approval by the Group’s Medical Advisory Committee, as being suitable for application by the group’s fully trained and specialised plastic surgeons, doctors and treatment nurses.

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Tracesmart, The People Search Experts, Celebrate Tenth Birthday

The popular online people search providers are celebrating 10 years in tracing. Tracesmart has over this period been instrumental in reuniting thousands of families and friends, and is now one of the UK’s leading online people tracing facilities.

The company was established in Cardiff in 1999 by a group of professional tracers and genealogists; specialists in the art of people tracing. To mark the anniversary, Tracesmart are offering ten free credits to their newsletter subscribers, providing the opportunity to help them kick start their search for missing friends and relatives.

The Tracesmart website offers visitors the ability to search through over 200 million electoral roll entries dating from 2003 through to today. The people location tool utilises monthly rolling register updates, ensuring customers conducting an online search are able to access the most accurate data available. This month the register provided 70,000 amendments, invaluable to users performing a people or address search. The recent update will assist those who may have tried the system before, but didn’t find the information they were looking for.

Over the years, Tracesmart has amassed a considerable amount of data. In addition to the electoral roll, Tracesmart holds the General Register Office data for every birth, death and marriage registered in the UK between 1984 and 2005; again an invaluable tracing resource. Sarah Lawrence, Tracesmart’s Customer Services Manager commented. “It’s extremely satisfying that we are able to help reunite so many friends and families, especially when the customer considered the search impossible. Some of the reunion stories are quite poignant; many of which have subsequently featured on TV and in the press.”

The company has grown significantly over the past five years, and the online people search website has seen visitor numbers vastly increase as more and more people attempt to find relatives and friends. Mike Trezise, the company’s Managing Director and driving force, commented, “The past ten years has been a fantastic journey, technology has changed our work beyond recognition. It really has moved for ward and the future is looking even better as we aim to make tracing even easier.”

About Tracesmart
Sarah Lawrence boasts over 17 years experience in the field of customer services and satisfaction. In her role at UK Certificates, she ensures the smooth day to day running of certificate fulfilment and customer enquiries.

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Oxbridge Researchers: The Company with the Most

Academia has become extremely competitive and students are under ever-increasing pressure to perform well. If not, many stand to lose their scholarships and others, their chance of lucrative employment upon graduation. At the same time, the typical student’s environment is hardly conducive to the attainment of high grades. Many have to work to support themselves and others are simply out of their element, largely due to the fact to the impersonal nature of university lecture halls, compounded by the absence of personal attention. For the most part, the average student is left to his/her own devices. University lecturers and professors neither have the time nor inclination to give students individual attention. This is precisely where Oxbridge Researchers Ltd steps in.

While established just one year ago, Oxbridge Researchers brings years of academic experience to the table. Not only does each and every one of OR’s owners hold a graduate degree but, the Executive Director and Quality Control Division Director respectively bring 15 and 20 years of academic and research writing industry experience to the company. The same can be said for each of the company’s Operations Managers. As a direct outcome of the mentioned industry experience, OR’s founders created a company which addresses serious gaps in the custom-research industry. OR’s range of academic services is designed to address the gaps in the industry, the shortcomings of the current academic environment and the unquestionable importance of grades. These services are offered through The Essayist, HD Essays, Aussie Essayist, Dissertationist, UK Essayist, US Essayist and PhD Essayist.

One of the most popular of the academic services offered by Oxbridge Researchers Ltd is model essay, research, dissertation, thesis and coursework writing. Our Right Write team of professional writers possess both the academic and linguistic qualifications needed for academic research writing. Whether you need a short paper on one of Shakespeare’s plays or a complex PhD-level dissertation on the Causes and Consequences of the current economic recession, complete with the proposal of innovative strategies designed to overcome the crisis, our Right Write team can handle it to perfection. If you want a High Distinction or A+ grade, you can be sure that you will receive nothing less. Each paper, written in accordance with the student’s requirements, is fully guaranteed as original and the delivery of the completed work is always accompanied with a comprehensive plagiarism report, generated by the engine most popularly used by universities. No need to worry, though, as originality reports will be generated with the strict requirement that the paper in question is not to be stored on a database.

Our model research writing service does not end with the completion of the paper and the submission of the plagiarism report. Oxbridge Researchers provides clients with after care service in the form of the delivery of the research articles cited (upon customer request), unlimited free revisions for a period of eight weeks following delivery and a comprehensive explanation of the research work delivered. In other words, your Right Write writer will explain the entire research to you, however many times you need. You know what the best part is? OR is one of the very rare custom-research companies which gives its clients the copyright to the work they ordered (ensuring that the company will never resell it to another or upload it to an essaybank) and the only one which gives clients a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement, thereby legally ensuring complete confidentiality.

If excellence in custom-research writing is not enough for you, our academic services extend beyond that. Not only do we provide clients with research editing and proofreading services but OR also offers them a MarkIt! service. If you, the student, sends us your paper, one of our academicians will read through and grade it, providing the client with a comprehensive explanation of the rationale behind the grade received and how the paper can be improved. When you throw in tutoring in almost any subject into the bargain, Oxbridge Researchers emerges as the company with the MOST.

Students who avail themselves of our academic services can expect a significant improvement in their grades as a result. With our Right Write team and a Board of Directors and management team with extensive industry and academic experience, Oxbridge Researchers can rightly boast that it is the company with the MOST.

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Salon Produces Video On A Better Haircutting Experience For Children Suffering From Autism


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Snip-its (www.snipits.com), the fastest growing franchise of children’s hair salons in the U.S., is very proud to announce a partnership with the non-profit organization Autism Speaks. This partnership has produced the publication of a nine-page “Haircutting Training Guide” booklet as well as a “Tips For Successful Haircuts” video, which gives both parents as well as Snip-its stylists tips on how to give autistic children a wonderful haircutting experience. A digital version of the “Haircutting Training Guide” booklet and a copy of the video are currently featured on the “Family Services-Community Connections” page of the Autismspeaks.org Web site.

“We are very proud that we can work in conjunction with a great non-profit charity like Autism Speaks,” says Christine Mudd, director of franchise development for Snip-its. “We hope that our booklet and video can help families give children with autism a better experience in the salon.”

The “Haircutting Training Guide” is an easy to read, nine page booklet which was created by Snip-its in conjunction with Autism Speaks and Melmark New England. The booklet outlines tips for both stylists and parents on how to best make haircuts a easy and stress free experience for children suffering from autism and gives stylists tips on how to speak and interact with these children while giving a haircut. The booklet also features a large section of tips for parents on how to alert management and stylists to your child’s individual needs pre-haircut and how to make their child comfortable throughout their haircutting experience.

The “Hair Cutting Tips for Children with Autism” video puts the tips outlined in the “Haircutting Training Guide” booklet into an easy to follow video format. At Snip-its we take pride in giving children the best haircut, and the best experience possible. While a haircut involving a child with autism might be a bit more challenging, by following a few simple steps, we can assure both the child and the parent that they will experience a quick and enjoyable haircutting experience.

Autism is a complex neurological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person’s lifetime and effects 1 in 150 individuals. This makes autism more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. Autism knows no racial, ethnic or social lines and affects four times as many boys as it does girls. It impairs a person’s ability to communicate and relate to others and is associated with rigid routines and repetitive behavior. Symptoms can range from very mild to severe and while steps can be taken to make a autistic child more comfortable in society, no known cure is available at this time.

About Snip-its
The Snip-its Corporation, based in Natick, Massachusetts, is a growing kids franchise designed to untangle the hair care challenges of children and their parents. It provides the best customer service and a guaranteed great time for both kids and parents. The salon franchise has served more than one million children annually in 65 locations. In 2007, Snip-its was named the 30th fastest growing franchise in the U.S. by Franchise Times Magazine. For more information or to learn more about kids franchise opportunities, visit www.snipits.com or call 877-SNIP-ITS.

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Consumer Protection Institute (CPI) Announces DebtResponseâ„¢

Consumer Protection Institute (CPI) announces DebtResponseâ„¢ – its new web-based solution that protects consumers in debt collection. DebtResponseâ„¢ fills the widening communication gap between debt-stressed consumers and third-party debt collectors by enabling rapid, reliable and optimized responses to debt collector communications at low-cost.

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DebtResponse™ removes the embarrassment, confusion, paralysis and confrontations associated with responding to debt collectors–whether demanding they stop contact or challenging collector claims.

“DebtResponse is a timely answer to a growing need, and is aligned with President Obama’s plans to address the United States’ credit card industry and improve the financial health of our citizens. Educational webcasts; an informative blog; and expansion to Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain and Brazil are in the planning stages.” stated Steven Sussman, President of CPI.

Founded in 2008, Consumer Protection Institute is the leader in web-based response solutions for debt-stressed consumers.

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WeInterpret.Net, A Sign Language Interpreting Agency, Is Opening An Office In Albuquerque, NM

We Interpret.Net has signed a contract leasing office space at 6100 Osuna Rd. NE Suite B105 (Seagull Office Plaza) in Albuquerque, NM. We Interpret.Net along with is partner company, We Interpret Linked, both located in the state of Maryland has been providing Sign Language Interpreting services since 1996 primarily on the East Coast. This new addition will allow the company to continue to expand into the western portions of the United States while supporting its operation with extended office hours. We Interpret.Net is also an approved sponsor for Continuing Education Credits through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. In addition to the office staff, full time interpreters, both Deaf and Hearing, will be hired. Individuals who would like to sub contract to provide Interpreting services are encouraged to register at www.WeInterpret.Net.

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Appropriate communication methods vary by individual and We Interpret.Net can provide interpreters skilled in American Sign Language, Signed English, The Rochester Method, Cued Speech, Oral Interpretation and Tactile Methods for the Deaf/Blind individuals. In specific areas of New Mexico interpreters are in short supply. In addition to the on-site interpreters who will be directed from this office, there is a call center in Owings Mills, Maryland to provide Video Interpreting in the rural parts of the state. “Managers who are also certified interpreters, allow the agency to respond to every request with qualified interpreters even on the busiest of days or during the overnight and weekend hours.” Stated Deb McKerrow, Director of Interpreting Services, New Mexico- WeInterpret.Net.

About WeInterpret.Net
Maryland Interpreting Services, a Maryland corporation doing business as WeInterpret.Net and We Interpret Linked was established in 1996. Owner and President, David Stephenson is a nationally certified interpreter. Since its establishment, it has provided some 6 million hours of interpreting services to some 900 customers through offices in Utah, Virginia, Maryland and New Mexico. Staff Interpreters and Independent Sub-Contractors numbering over 1000 provide on-site (www.WeInterpret.Net) and Video Remote Interpreting (www.WeInterpretLinked.com). 

About Video Remote Interpreting
IP based video and audio communication technology allows an interpreter in a call center to be seen and heard at a remote site wherever business interactions occur between Deaf and Hearing persons. A light-weight, portable Video Phone is required at the business site and at the call center interpreter work station. High speed Internet service is required at both sites as well. 

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Video-copy.com – The New Web Site Of Atlanta’s Video Copy Services (VCS)

Video Copy Services (VCS), an Atlanta-based CD duplication and DVD duplication company is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, video-copy.com. VCS President George Helms says of the new site, “All of us here at VCS are delighted to have a website that gives our new and existing clients a way to plan, budget and execute their upcoming projects in a timely and easy to understand manner. The new quoting and upload tools have already proven to be very popular. We look forward to adding new information and tools that will inform and assist our clients as we add new services and technologies.”

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The new VCS website features the VCS Instant Online Quote Tool, a simple and fast way for users to generate self-service quotes for short-run CD duplication and DVD / Blu-ray duplication jobs. Other new features on VCS include a browser-based uploading page that allows users to submit digital assets electronically and a page that allows VCS clients to make secure online payments via credit card. And as always, video-copy.com offers in-depth information about all of their CD duplication, DVD duplication, video encoding and video format conversion services.

About VCS
Founded in 1984, VCS is a duplication company offering full HD capabilities and a broad range of audio and video services. Since 1997, their focus has been on providing broadcast videotape duplication, CD duplication and DVD duplication services to the commercial, broadcast, business, religious, government and corporate sectors. VCS routinely produces quantities from one to one million copies, and they can work with a broader range of video formats than any video duplication company in the Southeast. An industry leader in video encoding and video transcoding services, VCS can support virtually any standard or high definition video format.

VCS is proud to have served as Turner Broadcasting’s in-house provider of DVD duplication, DVD replication and video transfer services since 2001. They are also a proud recipient of an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.

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Shape Up Your Marriage With Marital Help Fitness Routines That Work Wonders

There are many different things that can cause problems in a marriage. Whether it is because you feel like you are not in love with your spouse anymore or just feel like too much has happened that has made you grow apart. No matter the circumstances there is always time to shape up your marriage.

The latest statistics show that 60% of marriages end in divorce. Not all marriages have to end in divorce. Just like a fitness routine helps you to start getting in the habit of working out and getting in shape so does marriage fitness. There are a lot of ways to help prevent this. You will first want to figure out why you are not happy. Maybe it is from infidelity, boredom, lack of communication or just the lack of appreciation. No matter what the cause of your unhappiness, you want to make things better.

One of the best things that you can do to fix your marriage is to get some marital help. One way to do this is not just getting some counseling but actually whipping your marriage into shape. What I mean by this is that you need to get some steps in place. Most couples start out by trying to get some counseling. This not always works but ends up doing the opposite and puts more stress on the marriage. The reason for this is you start to play the blame game and start pointing out what the other person does and what they have done in the past.

If you are asking yourself; how do I save my marriage? One thing that you might want to look into is marriage fitness. Just like a fitness routine helps you to start getting in the habit of working out and getting in shape so does marriage fitness. The difference is that it helps you to start a routine that helps you get in the habit of communicating better or help you both get out of the rut your marriage might be in.

No matter what the problem is in your marriage you can always start with small steps. One of the best small steps you can make is subscribing to an e-mail marriage service. This is something that will help give you secrets that can help save your marriage.

There are many success stories out there that have sprouted just from taking the first initiative step and signing up for a free e-mail. They then started receiving information on marriage fitness. As a result, their spouses started to realize that their significant other really did care about their marriage and wanted to make things work. Another couple had tried marriage counselor after marriage counselor off and on for four years. They then decided to take another route and found that using marriage fitness helped them accomplish more in a shorter amount of time than 3 marriage counselors were able to do in the whole length of time. It was only when the couple had decided that it was no use and they were throwing in the towel that they found their answer.

Obviously, there is no one thing is going to work for every couple that is having marital problems. More people know what doesn’t work for them than what does. This is why you will want to make sure to take your time and do your research. Make sure that you explore all your options. You will want to make sure that you try a couple of things before you spend thousands of dollars on one thing that ends up being not for you.

The best way to explore your options is to see what services you can get for free to try out. This way you will be able to get an idea of what may work best on how to save your marriage. The best way to do this is by signing up for e-mail marriage services that are going to help you by ideas and tips.

For more information on marriage fitness you can go to http://www.marriagemax.com/tip.asp. Here you will be able to sign up for free marriage help articles and learn how to change your attitude and behavior. Help shape up your marriage by getting the marriage fitness you need.

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Lighterlife Has Announced That It Has Been Nominated For The British Franchise Association (BFA) Franchisor Of The Year Awards, In The Brand Builder Category

The nomination recognises the huge marketing effort that has been a key focus for LighterLife over the last 12 months. LighterLife has launched a wide range of marketing initiatives. These include helping franchisees build brand awareness by providing them with an extensive range of tools and materials as well as significant financial support and comprehensive training. Combined with this activity, LighterLife has also implemented a range of successful TV, press and online campaigns.

Sara Jamison, CEO at LighterLife commented: “We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Brand Builder Award. We see this as recognition of the huge marketing and PR effort that has been a main focus for LighterLife in the last 12 months. As a result of significant investment in brand building initiatives we have already seen a dramatic increase in direct referrals for our franchisees. Winning this award would highlight the strength of our brand to both existing and potential franchisees, and would be testament to the hard work of everyone within our organisation.”

Sharon Barber became a qualified LighterLife Counsellor in 2008 and practices in South Sheilds. Sharon commented on her decision to become a LighterLife franchisee: “Whilst I was working for NatWest I joined LighterLife to lose weight. After successfully completing the programme I decided to take on a LighterLife franchise. Being a LighterLife franchisee is a great way to be self employed but still benefit from training, advice and the marketing advantage of a nationally recognised brand.”

LighterLife is a weight-loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a body mass index of 25 or above.

 

About LighterLife
LighterLife offers programmes specific to the obese and the overweight, showing them how to lose weight with the use of weight loss aids including nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. Clients benefit not only from safe, fast weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it.

Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors – Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter. Over 100,000 people have successfully lost weight with LighterLife since 1996.

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npower Hometeam Has Released A New Study Of Homeowner’s Opinions, Which Shows That The British Public Dread Visits From Tradesmen, Regardless Of The Benefits That Their Work Can Bring

 

npower hometeam, which installs, services and repairs boilers and gas central heating systems, found that 28% of the British public, and 35% of females, dread having workers in their homes, in spite of their extensive expertise. These responses were justified by experiences including workmen smashing a new marble fireplace and being caught rifling through a client’s underwear drawer.

In true British fashion, it seems the nation’s ideal tradesman would have impeccable manners, with 65% wanting workers to be polite and friendly, one fifth requesting that they would take their shoes off at the door, and one in 14 hoping that servicemen will bring their own tea and coffee.

West Midlanders were the tightest with their tea, with eight per cent wanting tradesmen to bring their own, while true to form, Yorkshire residents were the most willing to bestow a brew to their boilerman, with just one in a hundred expecting engineers to bring their own.

Despite requiring the skills of specialist workers, 43% of women say they feel nervous about letting a stranger into their home while 60% of the public hate waiting in all day for a tradesman to arrive. Indeed, 86% of Brits (and a staggering 91% of all over-55s) would simply like their tradesmen to turn up when they say they will.

Dispelling the myth that men care less about appearances, males appear more house proud than their female counterparts. They are more worried about tradesmen looking scruffy, leaving their house in a mess, and having a white van parked outside their homes.

Chris Thewlis, head of operations at npower hometeam, commented: “These pet peeves are very common – but it may be that the British public are simply using the wrong companies. British men will be pleased to know that hometeam installers and engineers literally roll out the red carpet when servicing, repairing or installing a boiler, to prevent any mess or unsightly footprints, and our vans are red and liveried, rather than white, so they don’t worry about a scruffy van outside. Similarly, West Midlanders will be relieved to learn that our tradesmen take their own flask of tea to each appointment.

“The British public have better things to do than to wait around for us, which is why our staff always phone ahead to advise of their time of arrival. Every installer also has their first name embroidered on the back of their shirt so they feel more familiar.

“With all this in place, our next action is to investigate the secrets of Welsh tradesmen as, in our study, seven per cent of homeowners in Wales said they look forward to tradesmen’s visits.”

All figures are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1,953. Fieldwork was undertaken between 20 and 23 March 2009. The survey was carried out online.

About hometeam:
The Home Energy Service from npower, hometeam installs boilers and gas central heating systems for domestic customers. It also offers a 30 point gas boiler service and boiler repair, plus a range of other products and services.

hometeam differs from its competition because of the little details it employs to make every visit as unobtrusive as possible. In addition to the red carpet, flask of tea and names embroidered on their uniform, appointments for boiler service, repair and installation are available at evenings and weekends and can be made online.

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Leading car hire price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk unveils affiliate service for UK business, combining leading brands, high conversion rates and 5% commission

UK businesses looking to create additional revenue streams can take advantage of a new affiliate offering from car hire price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk, which is offering 5% commission and a market leading conversion rate of 4%.

The company, which was voted Best Car Hire Website in the 2008 Travolution awards, has launched the new service to provide businesses of all sizes with a high quality, profitable affiliate solution featuring prices from leading rental providers such as Holiday Autos, Thrifty and AutoEurope.

Gareth Robinson, managing director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: “We have up to 50 rental companies compared on one site, low prices, and the technology to accurately manage the affiliate service. Our sales convert at around 4%, which is three times higher than any of our competitors, and with a 5% commission rate partners have the potential to achieve a healthy revenue stream.”

With the new affiliate solution businesses simply feature a Carrentals.co.uk banner on their website, which visitors click on to make their booking. All reservations are made through the Carrentals site, with clear tracking and reporting of booking figures and commission levels.

Gareth adds: “This affiliate solution is designed to be easy for businesses to work with and make money from. Our site is one of the most respected and widely recognised in the car hire market. What we are now doing is opening this up to all UK companies who want to build their affiliate revenue streams. With well known brands such as Sixt and EasyCar featured, plus the ability to compare hundreds of prices, this is designed to be the best car hire affiliate programme available.”

The affiliate programme will run on the Webgains network and will be managed by award winning affiliate management agency, Arctic Sunrise.

Keith Budden of Arctic Sunrise says: “We are very excited about the launch of the new affiliate programme for Carrentals.co.uk and have worked with them to create a solution that is second to none. The new service provides all of the tools required by ‘super’ affiliates, while also offering the opportunity for new affiliates to earn revenue by promoting the Carrentals.co.uk comparison service. With the expertise both companies bring, we are committed to making this the leading programme for car hire affiliates”

To find out more about the Carrentals.co.uk affiliate solution visitwww.carrentals.co.uk/about/become-an-affiliate

About Carrentals.co.uk

Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK’s leading online car hire companies by 2006.

In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 9,000 locations.

Websites searched include Budget, Thrifty, Sixt, Holiday Autos, Opodo, EBookers, Carrentals.co.uk and EasyCar, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.

The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 6,000 links to useful tourist information sites, plus over 2,700 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

About Arctic Sunrise

Award winning agency Arctic Sunrise provides affiliate management services for over 60 clients across a broad range of market sectors. Their ‘hands on’ approach, combined with unrivalled knowledge of the UK affiliate marketing arena, enables them to provide cost effective outsourced affiliate management.

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Monstermatch.co.uk can give the consumer a fair price and quality service the high street retailer cannot attain

Jonathan Keith, director of Monstermatch Ltd said…”The consumer often pays too much to keep their retailer in business with the overheads. Monstermatch.co.uk can give the consumer a fair price and quality service the high street retailer cannot attain.”

As the economic downturn takes its toll on the high-street, it may seem optimistic to start a new retail business. Yet this is precisely what Monstermatch.co.uk has done, confident that a market exists for high quality products sold at recession beating prices. Monstermatch.co.uk is an online retailer that sells iPods, laptops, and other hi-tech goods. It sells products at lower prices than consumers can get on the high-street and guarantees free delivery.

Far from suffering from the downturn, online retail has actually prospered. According to the IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index, online spending increased by 16% last November compared to the previous year. This is likely to heighten competition for bargain prices during the coming year. Monstermatch, however, claims that it is not simply a bargain retailer, it wants to cement a relationship with its customers. For five pounds, a customer can buy a share in the company and enjoy special discounts. Monstermatch is hoping that this will encourage people to feel they have a stake in the retail experience and has offered to give customers a better deal if they can find cheaper prices elsewhere.

Jonathan Keith, director of Monstermatch Ltd said…”The consumer often pays too much to keep their retailer in business with the overheads. Monstermatch.co.uk can give the consumer a fair price and quality service the high street retailer cannot attain.”

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www.doglover.biz offers the best chance for single dog lovers and dog owners to find true love

According to the founder of one of the world’s leading special dating services – this dating site for dog lovers www.doglover.biz offers the best chance for single dog lovers and dog owners to find true love. And he adds this is not an idle boast but based on the fact that this dog lovers dating site provides the most comprehensive range of matchmaking tools and unique content such as dog lovers stories and the latest news about dating and dogs for the pet lovers community worldwide. American singles represent the majority of its current membership (hardly surprising with an estimated 40 million single dog owners in America) as well as other English speaking countries such as Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

According to the founder of one of the world’s leading special dating services – this dating site for dog lovers www.doglover.biz offers the best chance for single dog lovers and dog owners to find true love. And he adds this is not an idle boast but based on the fact that this dog lovers dating site provides the most comprehensive range of matchmaking tools and unique content such as dog lovers stories and the latest news about dating and dogs for the pet lovers community worldwide. American singles represent the majority of its current membership (hardly surprising with an estimated 40 million single dog owners in America) as well as other English speaking countries such as Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

www.doglover.biz was founded three years ago and was the first site to provide single dating services online for dog lovers. Since then it has carried out and continues to carry out improvements and additions to the features offered to its members in line with changes in technology that enhance members’ experiences and the ability to find potential soul mates and establish a rapport with them.

DogLover.biz is a free to browse dating site (it only takes a few seconds to register) and enables dog lovers to upload their profile, browse other dog lovers’ profiles and read the latest news and advice about dating and dogs. In addition it enables them to send flirts to other dog lovers and find out what’s in store for them and their dogs with love horoscopes from Philip Garcia and daily horoscopes and weekly pet horoscopes from Russell Grant.

By taking advantage of the DogLover.biz free 7 day trial of Premium Membership, members can also contact other dog lovers not only by email but also by Instant Messaging, Private Chat Room, Forums and they can even create their own blog.

Premium Membership also enables members to post their own events whether that be dog related or otherwise. They can also obtain online dating tips from Master Certified Singles and Personal Life Coach Tonja Weimer, or they can put their behaviour training dog breeds questions to RSPCA dog trainer Rex Makemson. If members would like to understand their pet’s personality or ask behaviour questions they can ask animal communicator Holly Davis. For vetinerary help they can consult leading American vetinerarian and award winning pet columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle – Dr Sophia Yin and if they would like the answer to pet health questions they can ask founder of Canine Health Concern and author of best selling books ‘What Vets Don’t Tell You about Vaccines’ and ‘Shock to the System’ – Catherine 0’ Driscoll.

All members can choose to have e-mails sent to their email address each week containing the profiles of members who match their ideal partner and can upload not only their pictures to their own profile but videos and voice recordings too! Each member is given their very own homepage where they can find the profiles of their ‘matches’ and all the communication tools they need to make contact.

Doglover.biz also offers members the opportunity to vote on various topical matters relating to both dogs and dating. Members can also send friendship requests to other members or their friends at the click of a button as well as use the ‘tip a friend’ feature when they spot a member they think might interest one of their friends!

Members can also indulge in one stop shopping by referring to the DogLover.biz pet related services directory where they will find a variety of products and services for their four legged friends and dog friendly pubs, hotels and country cottages.

So with its comprehensive matchmaking tools and unique content for dog lovers Derek Collinson believes DogLover.biz offers dog lovers the best possible chance to find true love and invites all dog lovers to accept a free 7 day trial of Premium Membership today. And who knows they might be sharing all their dog walks in future with someone who loves dogs as much as they do!

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Prudential Lifetime Mortgage research finds that more than one in four Britons will head to parents or in-laws homes during the festive season

Prudential Lifetime Mortgage reports the traditional family Christmas is set for a comeback this year, with more than one on four (28 per cent) of British adults intending to spend Christmas day at parents, in-laws or relatives homes.

The findings, from new research conducted for Prudential Lifetime Mortgage, reveals that just one per cent of British adults intend going to a hotel or restaurant for Christmas day and just two per cent are going on holiday.

According to the Prudential, the family home is set to feature heavily in plans for the entire festive period with more than one in three British adults (37 per cent) intending to spend time over the festive period at their parents or in-laws homes. Of these people more than half (51 per cent) said they are going to parents/in-laws homes as they see it as a hub for the family to get together. 32 per cent said they like getting their Christmas meal cooked for them. 28 per cent said spending time at their parents/in laws homes makes Christmas feel more like a holiday and 22 per cent said going to their parents/in-laws home reminds them of their childhood.

For over a quarter of the nation the family home will be the Christmas venue of choice as people look to tighten their belts this Christmas. The findings reveal that 40 per cent of British adults say they will spend less on Christmas this year.

Keith Haggart, Director of Lifetime Mortgages, Prudential stated: “While it is inevitable that many people will be looking to cut back this Christmas, that doesn’t mean that Britain will be spending the festive period mired in gloom. Millions of people will be spending more time together as a family and for many that means going to their parents or in-laws to enjoy Christmas in the family home.

Keith Haggart continued, “The findings underline the emotional importance of the family home to the entire extended family and at a time when many households will be looking at ways to boost their income, downsizing is not only a challenging proposition in a flat housing market, but could also potentially remove the enjoyment experienced by the rest of the family when visiting the family home. An option is for people to explore whether an equity release plan could help them gain an income from their property while still being able to continue living in it.”

ICM interviewed a random sample of 1050 British adults aged 18+ from its online panel between 7th -9th November 2008. Surveys were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all British adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules. Further information at www.icmresearch.co.uk

About Prudential:
Established in 1848, Prudential plc is an international financial services company with a product range which extends from personal banking, insurance, pensions and retail investments, to institutional fund management and property investments. In the UK Prudential is a leading life and pensions provider with around seven million customers.

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Mary C. Pugh, Top JP in CT offers same sex marriage upgrade to her civil union couples

Mary C. Pugh, the busiest JP in the state of Connecticut announces her policy of upgrading her past civil union clients to a marriage if they come to Norwalk, CT for the ceremony. Mary was recently seen performing one of the first same sex marriages in CT on ABC, CBS, NBC and the top CT channels, CT 8 and CT12.

The state of CT recently made same sex marriages legal. Same sex couples can now get married in CT. There is NO residency requirement, NO witnesses and a couple from out of state simply needs to come to CT, go to the town clerk’s office where they want to get married, present a photo id and proof of age (driver’s license is accepted), pay $30 and get a marriage license. They need to tell the town clerk who will be the officiant for the ceremony.

CT residents can get their license in the town of the ceremony or the town where either of them are residents. Couples who previously were united via a civil union can upgrade the status of their relationship to a marriage. The current civil union does not have to be dissolved. A same sex marriage can take place in one day; there is no waiting period.

After the ceremony, the officiant signs and dates the license and returns it to the town clerk where the ceremony was held. To obtain legal proof of marriage, the couple should obtain a certified copy of the license from the town clerk – each certified copy is $10.

For new same sex couples Mary offers totally customized vows, music and bubbles, a photo DVD emblazoned with their photo and a mini slideshow of their wedding photos. She wears a robe (select: black, white, purple, or red) and a stole or if the couple prefers, a black suit. Full service includes explaining the process and helping to obtain the license.

Mary C. Pugh is proud to offer a free upgrade to any of her couples who previously had her officiate at their civil union.

Just contact Mary at 203 838 1038 or email her at mary@ct-jp.com. For more information, go to www.ct-jp.com.

About Mary C. Pugh:

Mary, who has her MBA from Columbia University, has completed two terms as a Justice of the Peace and will be accepting a third term which begins in January.

Her 24/7 availability and ability to speak English, Spanish and some French have made her very popular – she performs more ceremonies than any other JP in the state.

Many out of state couples come to Mary as she guides them through the process. She is happy to pick up couples from the train station, take them to town hall for their ceremony and return them to the train station.

For high profile and couples who wish to maintain their privacy, total discretion is assured.


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The Harley Medical Group Announce Surgeons Having To Turn Patients Away As Botox-Devotees Binge

The Harley Medical Group, the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, has announced that its surgeons are having to strongly recommend that patients opt for smaller doses of Botox and are even having to turn patients away who demand treatment they don’t need.

The move mirrors recent reports from the States which suggest that women are binging on Botox to the point where their faces look frozen. Suffering from so-called “Wrinklerexia”, some Botox-devotees become so obsessed with their crease-free image they begin to see lines where there are none and binge on Botox to get a freeze-frame face.

Liz Dale, Director of The Harley Medical Group, said: “Used properly, Botox is a fantstic cosmetic surgery treatment giving smoother, tighter and more youthful looking skin. But like with any procedure, it’s highly unadvisable to have more done than is necessary. At The Harley Medical Group all Botox treatments are administered by specially trained doctors who will look out for signs of a Botox ‘habit’ and will advise patients according to their individual needs.”

The Harley Medical Group has noticed a surge in bookings for Botox treatments but men and women in the UK are predominantly opting for ‘Baby Botox’, a lighter variation of the the treatment. Baby Botox only uses extremely low doses of the toxin, resulting in a very subtle and more natural effect.

Dr Nick Milojevic, Botox Doctor at The Harley Medical Group commented: “When used correctly, it’s extremely difficult to see if someone has had a Botox treatment. Botox has a fantastic preventative benefit, helping to prevent more wrinkles from forming whilst stopping lines and creases already present from deepening.”

The Harley Medical Group is the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than any other cosmetic surgery provider. It has been established for over 25 years and is one of the most highly-regarded Cosmetic Surgery Groups operating in the UK, with over 400,000 procedures conducted to date. All of The Harley Medical Group’s clinics are registered with the Healthcare Commission. There are now 23 clinics in the UK and Ireland.

The Harley Medical Group is renowned for introducing and pioneering most new surgical and non surgical techniques to the UK and Irish markets, such as Aesthera PPx, Laser Hair Removal, Cool Touch Laser, Silk Touch Laser, Collagen for lines and wrinkles, Laser for snoring, Tumescent Liposuction, LPG cellulite treatment, etc. All new treatments and techniques are first thoroughly researched and tested before they are submitted for approval by the Group’s Medical Advisory Committee.

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