FW: BenefitPackages.com Makes Selecting Essential Health Plans Easy

 

BenefitPackages.com Makes Selecting Essential Health Plans Easy

One of the most popular sites for access to health plans, Benefit Packages, provides enhanced services including the offering of new Blue Shield of California Essential Plans for individuals.

(PRWEB) September 1, 2006 -- Benefit Packages a full-service insurance agency, today announced enhancements to their Web site to better able visitors in selecting a health plan that meets their individual or family needs. Benefitpackages.com has been serving Californians for over 15 years and is known as one of the most prominent agencies in the state.

“We want to be able to offer a variety of plans that fit the lifestyle needs and budgets of Californians,” said Larry Hurwitz, Benefit Consultant/Owner of Benefit Packages.com Insurance Agency. “Recently we introduced Blue Shield of California Essential Plans which are popular among young individuals for their affordable premiums and access to valuable and useful benefits.”

Benefitpackages.com offers the most up-to-date plan designs and the ability to pick a plan that meets the varying budget and lifestyle needs of Californians. Enhancements to the Web site include the following functions:
•    Access to the most trusted health insurance carriers in the state
•    Ability to select among the most popular health plans in the market
•    Answers regarding health insurance questions
•    Ability to find a doctor
•    Receive an instant quote
•    Access to excellent, caring customer service (virtual, phone or in person)

For more information on benefitpackages.com or the new individual Essential Plans, underwritten by Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company, please visit: http://www.benefitpackages.com/essential/index.html or call 1-800-356-3615.

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Domestic Investigations Verify Trouble in the Home

Domestic Investigations – When there is Trouble in the Home

 

Domestic investigations are one of the most common reasons private investigators are hired, and they can give you the results you need to get real peace of mind.

 

Los Angeles, CA, August 22, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- According to statistics, private investigators spend the majority of their time working on domestic investigationns. Despite this fact, investigators report that clients coming to them for help with domestic matters often are reluctant or are embarrassed to share personal problems. The truth is that there is no reason to be shy about seeking out a domestic investigator. Not only are many investigators very experienced in this type of case, but the results from domestic investigations can dramatically improve your life.  Consider the types of investigations that can help you:

 

Infidelity and Divorce
Divorce investigations and infidelity investigations can help you determine whether your spouse or partner is unfaithful.  With more than 85% of women, and 80% of men correct in their suspicions about their partner’s unfaithfulness, the truth is that if you have a sneaking suspicion, you may be right, and an investigator can tell you for sure.  Rest assured that private investigators are very discreet about trailing unfaithful spouses.  They can even provide you with visual or audio evidence if that is what you need to put your mind at ease.  Private investigators deal with hundreds of these cases each year and can help you find out what you need to know.

 

Child Custody Investigations
Child custody and child support investigations help to keep your child safe and well-cared for. Investigators can run asset searches and missing persons searches in order to obtain the child support you have been awarded by a court.  With the Department of Health and Human Services reporting that more than 46% of non-custodial mothers and more than 26% of non-custodial fathers totally default on support, these services are very common across the country today. Child custody investigations also can help ensure that the non-custodial parent does not neglect or abuse the child while they are in their care.  This is a critical when you consider that since between 1976 and 1997, 11,000 children were murdered and thousands more were injured by parents or caregivers, according to the Present Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

 

Background Checks and Criminal Investigations
Background and criminal investigations allow you to research those you trust in your home.  According to statistics, 14% of child abuse cases involve a baby-sitter, nanny or other caregiver. With up to 10% of the American population having a criminal background, running criminal and background checks on anyone you trust inside your home just makes sense. Only an investigator can run these sorts of checks thoroughly, accurately, and with every concern for discretion.

 

Miss Persons Investigations
Missing persons investigations can help you find deadbeat parents, children, and other members of your family who have disappeared.  Over 2300 Americans are reported missing each day under various circumstances, so that private investigators hear about many types of cases.

 

Surveillance and Home Security
Surveillance cameras and services can improve your home’s security, according to some case studies.  You can work with private investigators to work out a good balance between your security and your privacy so that you can feel completely comfortable and safe.

 

Paternity Testing
Biological parent and child locator services help adoptive families find their biological roots.  With more the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse reporting that more than one million children in the country live with two adoptive parents, finding biological parents or children is big business. It can also be a key investigation because it can provide adopted children with needed medical family histories.

 

Accident Investigation
Accident and abuse or incident investigation can help determine exactly what happens in a domestic incident.  With 2/3 of homes affected by domestic violence and with domestic violence being the number one cause of emergency room visits by women, according to Woman’s Rural Advocacy Programs, these investigations are very common. These investigations can provide the evidence that women need to face their attackers in court.

 

Drug Abuse
Drug screening can help determine whether anyone in your family is abusing drugs.  According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 3.8% of minors aged 12 to 13 reported use of illegal drugs, and that percentage grows with age.  An investigator can help run a thorough and discreet investigation that gets you answers about what is happening under your own roof.

 

No matter what type of domestic investigation you need, hire the best investigator you can and work closely with them for the best possible outcome.  You can find a local investigator who can help you right now through the PInow.com Worldwide Directory of Private Investigators (http://www.pinow.com/).

 

About PInow.com
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Research Reveals Money, Secrets And The Great Escape For Homeowners

Banking, Finance & Investment: A Quick Sale research reveals money, secrets and the great escape for homeowners

 

A Quick Sale research reveals money, secrets and the great escape for homeowners

 

A Quick Sale reveals that 1 in 10 homeowners in the UK have been in mortgage arrears in the past year, as further financial hardships loom.

 

[ClickPress, Tue Aug 22 2006] Having just been hit by a surprise interest rate rise by the Bank of England, 800,000 UK homeowners (a) are now faced with added pressure on their already overstretched finances, according to leading property purchasing company, A Quick Sale.

 

The new research (b) carried out by A Quick Sale has found that almost one in ten people in the UK have been in arrears with their mortgage payments in the past and could be facing repossession in the future.

 

The quarter-point rise in base rate, to 4.75 per cent, will cost UK homeowners collectively a massive £226,896,000 million (c), and is likely to increase the number of people in arrears in the coming months.

 

Richard Watters, A Quick Sale Managing Director, said: “Being in mortgage arrears is a more common problem than people think. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, in the first half of this year repossession figures were at their highest since 2001 standing at 8,140. This quarter-point rise will create real problems for those who are already finding it difficult to make their mortgage payments and we will more than likely see repossession orders increase as a result.”

 

To make matters worse, according to the research findings, over half (53%) of those struggling to make their mortgage payments are too embarrassed to admit that they are having problems to family and friends.

 

The A Quick Sale research also identified that:
- Over a third (35%) of Brits are struggling to manage their day-to-day finances
- Nearly half (42%) won’t discuss their finances with family and friends, with 22% actually lying to cover up their situation
- 17% have taken out secured loans in a bid to improve their financial situation
- One in five (20%) would never tell people if they had to sell their house due to their finances

 

Richard continued: “In addition to highlighting how many people across the UK struggle with their finances and mortgage payments, the research shows just how private people want their finances to remain. Many won’t even turn to their nearest and dearest for help and advice in times of crisis.

 

“At A Quick Sale we can provide a real solution to people facing eviction, but don’t want the outside world to know. Our sell-to-rent-back option allows customers to sell their homes and then rent them back for as long as required. Rental rates are set at market prices, allowing clients the peace-of-mind of staying in their home for as long as they want.

 

“Although we aren’t able to offer the full market value of the property, what we are able to do is stop repossession orders from going ahead, even on the day the bailiffs are due to arrive, enabling people to stay in their homes and begin to sort out their financial difficulties.”

 

A Quick Sale make a ‘trade offer’ for a persons home - which is usually 75% - 90% of the open-market value - and in return, offer a rapid, professional and trusted service to release equity with no added costs or fees.

 

There are no hidden charges - no survey fees are charged and the company will pay for solicitor’s fees up to £500.

 

A Quick Sale prides itself on being able to offer an open, honest service to its customers. Directors and franchisees know that the packages they can offer won’t be the right answer for many people and only offer a solution once all other alternatives have been explored, and if it is genuinely the best option for the client.

 

(a) Survey conducted by TNS (July 2006) using a nationally representative sample of 1,154 adults.
(b) 11.6 million people in the UK have a mortgage. 7% of 11.6 million is 812,000.
(c) Based on the average mortgage of £115,000. A quarter percentage point rise in interest rates on a £115,000 standard variable rate mortgage would lead to an increase of £19.56 in monthly payments. £19.56 x 11.6 million mortgage holders = £226,896,000

 

Notes to Editors:
For further media information, please contact Viccy Hodson, Diane Roskell or Katy Conway at Ptarmigan Consultants on 0113 242 1155 or email viccy@ptarmiganpr.co.uk / diane@ptarmiganpr.co.uk / katy@ptarmiganpr.co.uk

 

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Solaris Gets Axigen Mail Server

Axigen Mail Server Now Available for Solaris

 

Bucharest, Romania, August 21, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- In an ongoing effort to build up its messaging solutions product portfolio, and based on its flexible Multi Platform Architecture, Axigen announced today the commercial release of its mail server for Solaris i386.

 

“Two months ago we made a pledge to our customers to continue developing new versions for various operating systems, and we stand up to that pledge” stated Oana Bornaz, AXIGEN CEO. “After the recent release of AXIGEN for BSD-based platforms, our team is happy to launch today a tool which we believe will come in quite handy to Solaris sys admins all over the world. It is a quick and easy to deploy tool, as it takes less that 30 minutes to install it, and I mean including the AntiVirus and AntiSpam modules. These modules, alongside the SPF protocol, make this product a very secure and reliable one.”

 

Similarly to other AXIGEN products, AXIGEN Mail Server for Solaris i386 is a high performing product, with special storage capabilities, which allow that an e-mail message sent to multiple users of one particular domain, gets saved only once, thus efficiently managing space on the server. Specialized technical support is provided by the AXIGEN customer support team and is included in the cost of the product license.

 

“Given the high portability of our software, our R&D team was able to make extensive progress and is now putting the final touches to the new AXIGEN Mail Server version for MacOS. We are also planning to include a new port for Windows in the upcoming version 2.0, set to be release at the end of October,” added Oana Bornaz.

 

Company profile:
Founded in 2001, GECAD TECHNOLOGIES was first involved in technology research and project management and has initially offered services for antivirus industry. Since 2003, we have concentrated on a new technology: messaging solutions, under the brand AXIGEN.

 

Our mission is to build AXIGEN Mail Server to be a fast, reliable and secure internet messaging solution, offering the power and sturdiness of a carrier class mail server. Building trust in our products, as well as in our business relationships, we team-up with AXIGEN users and partners to achieve this goal.

 

GECAD TECHNOLOGIES is a member of the GECAD Group.

 

About AXIGEN Mail Server:
AXIGEN Mail Server, a fully self developed solution, is a solid, faultless communication tool for fast companies, designed by dedicated, experienced AXIGEN developers. The team has a 5-year history of expertise in technology research, information security, project management and messaging solutions.

 

This expertise now allows the development team to issue major updates regularly and observe an ambitious roadmap that includes MacOS and Windows versions, along with product functionality expansion. Oana Bornaz, AXIGEN CEO, best sums up these past two years of careful development and multi-million Euro investments: "We have built a fast, reliable and secure Internet messaging solution and we’re looking to make a difference on the world market with our product. We thank our users and business partners for trust and assure them they will greatly benefit from AXIGEN."

 

For further details on AXIGEN Mail Server, search the company website – http://www.axigen.com

 

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Ioana SPIRIDONICA, Marketing Manager
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www.axigen.com

Women's Use Of Prescription Drugs Could Reach $63B

Piribo: Prescription Drugs for Women Could Reach $63bn Within Four Years

Piribo, (http://www.piribo.com) the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has now added a new report called “Women’s Health: Worldwide Prescription Drug Markets” (http://www.piribo.com/search/results.html?k=kal087&x=0&y=0) which predicts that the global market for pharmaceutical treatments for women’s health problems could reach $63 billion by 2010.

(PRWEB) August 18, 2006 -- Piribo, (http://www.piribo.com) the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has now added a new report called “Women’s Health: Worldwide Prescription Drug Markets” (http://www.piribo.com/search/results.html?k=kal087&x=0&y=0) which predicts that the global market for pharmaceutical treatments for women’s health problems could reach $63 billion by 2010.

Unprecedented advancements in the area of women’s health and worldwide recognition of the importance of addressing conditions that overwhelmingly affect women, underscore this growth.

According to the report, 2005 revenues for therapeutics addressing women’s needs, such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, and menopause, among others, exceeded $45 billion. Indeed, from 2000 to 2005, the market grew by 10.5%.

One of the most important developments on the horizon of women’s health is the recent approval of a new cervical cancer vaccine, inaugurating a vaccine market potentially worth several billion dollars a year. The vaccine helps prevent infection from sexually transmitted strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes the cancer. Similarly, the emergence of a possible vaccine-type treatment to prevent AIDS has shown great promise for women around the world.

While sales of hormone replacement drugs fell sharply from 2002 to 2004 on the heels of much publicized reports of the adverse health effects of long term HRT treatment, sales in most other segments have continued to show positive trends, according to the report.

Brief Table of Contents:
Chapter One: Executive Summary
Chapter Two: Introduction and Overview
Chapter Three: Autoimmune Diseases
Chapter Four: Cancer
Chapter Five: Gynecological Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter Six: Hormone-Related Disorders
Chapter Seven: Osteoporosis
Chapter Eight: Urinary Bladder Disorders
Chapter Nine: Issues and Trends
Chapter Ten: World Market Summary
Chapter Eleven: Competitor Profiles

Women’s Health: Worldwide Prescription Drug Markets includes research and development pipelines; in-depth company profiles; four-region geographic breakdowns; and market size, growth, and share for the following product categories: autoimmune diseases; cancer; gynecological and STDs; hormones; osteoporosis; and urinary disorders. It is available from Piribo.

About Piribo.
Piribo (http:www.piribo.com) is a UK-based independent online store supplying business information on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The website now carries over 3,800 English language titles including, market reports, studies and books and is the UK’s largest online biopharma information store. Subscribers receive a free monthly newsletter and email alerts on new titles in their areas of interest. The company was established in 2004.

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Mortgage Brokers Get New Marketing Tools

 

vLender.Com Launches New 'Demand Generation' Marketing Tools

vLender.Com has announced it has added another powerful tool to their ever growing arsenal of online web management utilities.

(PRWEB) August 17, 2006 -- vLender.Com has announced it has added another powerful tool to their ever growing arsenal of online web management utilities.

“The website is an important component of marketing and customer service for any mortgage originator and can be even more effective at lead generation by using these new tools.” Stated David Werner, vLender.Com’s President & CEO.

“Information is one of the most effective tools for website lead generation or what is now being called ‘Demand Generation’. The most important thing to focus on is identifying what really matters to your visitors, what problems you solve for them, what benefits can you offer and what resources are available to meet their needs – basically what your prospects are demanding.”

This new feature upgrade adds a new area to the already robust Virtual Lender® website home page called free mortgage information that lists several generalized “On Demand” reports for a mortgage company’s prospective borrowers. These reports are consumer friendly and contain information that will enhance their experience with the mortgage broker or banker and help install trust and confidence.

The company has also added a new area to the Virtual Lender® Business Process Manager (BPM) called “My Leads”. The My Leads area displays lead contact information and the lead Group type and gives loan originators access to lead management and sourcing tools while keeping track of how the lead was created.

For more information about this innovative utility and the many other features of the vLender.Com suite of products, visit http://www.vLender.Com

Contact:
Mortgage Internet Technologies, Inc.
321 N. Mall Dr. Building H
Saint George, Utah 84770
http://www.vLender.Com
888.505.6688

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Vietnam Top Level Domain Cost Cut About 50%, But STILL Expensive

 

.VN, Vietnam's Top Level Domain, Open to the World

On Tuesday 15th August Vietnam's Top Level Domain .VN Landrush starts. All companies in the world are free to register .VN domain names without restrictions.

(PRWEB) August 14, 2006 -- For years the Vietnam registry only offered second level domains under “com.vn, org.vn, …”, but now on Tuesday the 15th August the top level domain .VN domain opens to the world. The only restriction imposed by the registry is that only companies can register .VN names.

The ccTLD will embrace a significant success in a world where domains become strategic investment for brands and "domainers". Vietnam has a population of 84Mio and an for now an internet penetration of 15%. The population size can be compared to the population of Germany.

VN domains are now more accessible. In the past ".com.vn" domain name registrations exceeded 200.-USD. Now for the .VN Landrush, AsiaDNS (the Asian portal of EuroDNS) offers .VN registration for an annual price of 48.-Euro with an on-time setup fee of 38.-Euro. Source: http://www.asiadns.com

The loss of restriction as well as the new competitive price should drag a lot of attention to this newly available ccTLD of a large and promising country.

VNNIC is the registry for Vietnam that manages the entire .VN zone. Link: http://www.vnnic.net

AsiaDNS / EuroDNS is a leading domain name registrar offering domain name registration services and portfolio management for European an Asian ccTLDs.

http://www.asiadns.com

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Police Department Arrests Paper-Based Reports

 

Minnesota Police Department Arrests Paper-Based Reports in Favor of Digital Dictation; WinScribe Eases Workload for City of Plymouth Police

Police Departments and Government agencies are using digital dictation to cut down on reporting time and management. Digital dictation systems and digital dictation software increase efficiency and workflow using non-proprietary office equipment and digital voice recorders.

Chicago, August 7, 2006 – Hennepin County’s City of Plymouth is one of the fastest growing communities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Plymouth Police Department is taking advantage of the technology to cut reporting times down for more than 70 personnel including officers, sergeants and lieutenants, leaving them with more time to focus on case loads.

Many state and local organizations, including Hennepin County are beginning to mandate a move to digital dictation systems because of the increased efficiencies and accuracies in the reporting process. Reports are available faster and can be accessed online meaning officers in different departments can share case information and the administration of solving crimes runs more smoothly.

The day-to-day activities of the Plymouth Police Department involve a myriad of reports that are created and accessed by numerous parties both inside and outside of the department. Until recently, any information that needed to be recorded or transcribed was dictated on to analog tapes which then had to be physically delivered to a typist, or to a third-party requiring the information.

“It was very difficult to manage information using tapes,” explains Tianhong Zhang, assistant manager IT Services for the City of Plymouth. “The information was hard to transfer, retrieve and archive – and cross-referencing it with our record system was almost impossible.”

The City issued a Request for Proposal specifying its requirements to eight vendors and received seven responses back.

“WinScribe met our requirements best,” says Tianhong, “and offered the best value for money of all the solutions.”

“Another major reason for selecting WinScribe was its simplicity – fewer steps to implement and less hardware at the backend. The Police Department has 70 authors primarily using Olympus DS4000 digital portables for dictation,” confirms Tianhong. “Most of the authors are officers but other personnel such as lieutenants and sergeants also use it.”

Initially it was a challenging implementation for both the service provider, Northland Business Systems, and the Police Department as there were some complex routing and archiving requirements.

Some of the users also went through a bit of a learning curve when it came to using the new Olympus Digital Recorders and downloading their dictation to the WinScribe system, but the final result has been very positive according to Tianhong. The County notified all local government agencies that they would mandate them to move to digital dictation in the short term. The City is pleased that it made the move sooner as it realizes the benefits the technology offers.

Productivity has definitely been improved by the move to WinScribe. Personnel no longer have to wait to get access to information and multiple users can be accessing the same file at the same time. Supervisors used to have to wait for reports to be transcribed to read them, but now they can listen to the report, even while it is being typed. People can access the system anytime, from anywhere on the network and the City can control who has access to files by establishing the appropriate permissions.

Tianhong sums it up by saying “Retrieval of information is much easier and manageability is greatly enhanced. Users know where the dictation is, how many are waiting, and can access it from anywhere and at anytime – even while it’s in the queue waiting to be typed.”

Clerical staff have also been able to manage their workflow more efficiently since the WinScribe system was implemented. They now know how long a file is and can pick a job from the queue according to their schedule. The Supervisor of the Clerical division knows which of her staff is working on a particular job and finds the process status information and reports particularly useful.

Barbara Cox, Administrative Services Manager, explains how the department’s budget planning process has also benefited from the reports WinScribe generates.

“When we were previously doing planning and budgets, we had no idea about the number and amount of dictation that was coming through as we did not track it, so we had to make estimates.” says Barbara. “This year in the budget process, I was asked to put together some information on hiring an outside transcription service. I was able to simply pull reports off the system for a three month period and put together an accurate report on what the anticipated costs would be using actual data.”

Information archiving is also now much more efficient and the City has saved a huge amount of physical storage space by not having to keep tapes. Future plans include transferring the information currently stored on tapes to the digital file system so that all dictations can be cross-referenced with the record management system.

“The payback on the WinScribe system is clearly good but it’s difficult to accurately measure it”, admits Tianhong. “And as with any change, it took some of our users a while to get used to a new way of doing things, but they like it a lot now.”

The City of Plymouth, Minnesota is home to over 70,000 people and has built a reputation as a quality community in which to live and work. It is this reputation that its citizens, community leaders and the Plymouth Police Department are dedicated to maintaining and enhancing.

About the Plymouth Police Department
The Plymouth Police Department is made up of 83.2 FTEs (full time equivalents), including 67 sworn police officers, staffing five main divisions -- Patrol, Special Operations, Professional Standards, Services, and Administration. Each division has its own groups and assignments. Michael S. Goldstein serves as the Chief of Police. The Plymouth Police Department is located in the Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd. The department enforces many City ordinances, including those related to animal control, noise, parking restrictions, burglary alarm permits and snowmobiling. In addition to law enforcement, the Police Department provides a variety of crime prevention programs for citizens, businesses and schools. The Police Department and Fire Department also collaborate to offer many safety programs.

About WinScribe
WinScribe is a world leading provider of digital dictation software supporting business requirements for digital dictation, transcription, voice recognition, and workflow management. First developed in 1995, WinScribe has offices in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Switzerland, with more than 100 sales partners in over 25 countries supporting more than 300,000 users worldwide. WinScribe is fully customizable to meet the needs of a number of significant vertical markets including Legal, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Transcription, Insurance and Government sectors. www.winscribe.com

For further information contact:
Tamarie Johnson
TNT Communication Inc
503-345-9257

Lucy Farrington
WinScribe
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Is Television Affecting How You See Crime?

Criminal Investigations: Is Television Affecting How You See Crime?

 

Surprise – police investigators may not be able to give your case the attention you need, which is why a private criminal investigator may be your best bet.

 

Los Angeles, CA, August 02, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- We read about it all the time: television viewers see plenty of violence and criminal behavior on programs, and some groups even link television viewing to actual crime rates.  Whether you believe that television viewing makes you more likely to commit a crime or not, though, there is no doubt that the world of crime and crime investigation on television does not reflect the actuality of criminal investigations.

 

Do you believe any of these television myths?

 

On television: The world is full of violent crimes – and violent criminals.
In real criminal investigations:  According to Stanley Rothman’s book, Watching America, the rate of crime shown on television is about 1,000 times the level of crime that actually exists on our streets.

 

On television: Many crimes are committed by strangers.
In real criminal investigations: According to statistics gathered by the federal government, many crime victims (including the victims of violent crimes) know their attackers.

 

On television: Most crimes are “street crimes” involving tough characters from the “wrong side of the tracks.”
In real criminal investigations: In today’s world, many criminal investigators spend many long hours pursuing white-collar and corporate crimes, which are estimated to cost our economy hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

 

On television: All crimes are solved and almost all criminals face justice.
In real criminal investigations: The chances that a criminal will be sent to jail for a crime are about 1 in 100.  Although 80% of murders are solved, the majority of break-ins are never solved.

 

On television:  Police are tough guys who may or may not be corrupt.
In real criminal investigations: According to a study done by the NYC Police Foundation Survey, only 14 percent of the police interviewed thought that television shows an accurate picture of police work. A full 48 percent of police subjects interviewed said that TV police shows hurt their image. 60% of the police interviewed said that TV police did were reckless in their actions not act within the law, especially where driving and weapons were involved.

 

The FBI Uniform Crime Reports found that while the rate for serious violent crimes dropped 6%, murder rates dropped by 13% and the rate of property crimes decreased 10% in between 1990 and 1995, network news coverage of these crimes crime grew by 240 percent in the same time period. News coverage of murders alone in this period grew 336%.

 

What it all means
If you have been the victim of a crime, perception of crime may affect how your criminal investigation proceeds.  Consider that a jury in a criminal case may be affected by common misconceptions about crime.  This possible threat to justice is exactly why many people affected by crime are turning to private investigators to launch their own, independent crime investigations.  This method has several advantages:

 

1) Unlike a police crime investigator, a private investigator works for you. That means that you play a role in deciding how long a criminal investigation will take, what methods are used and what leads will be followed

 

2) Although television shows depict police officers as people with many resources, actual officers tend to be spread thin over many cases.  A private criminal investigation, though, means that a professional investigator will use all resources at their disposal to help you.

 

3) Police criminal investigators are interested in finding a criminal and solving a case, while a private investigator you hire is interested only in gathering information that can help you.  This means that the results of a private criminal investigation can result in evidence that can help your lawyer get the result you seek.

 

4) With a private criminal investigation, you have access to all the information an investigator finds and you can ask your crime investigator all the questions you want.  A police criminal investigation does not usually involve sharing much information with the public or even with the parties involved. A private criminal investigation just ensures that you stay informed and involved in the case that affects you.

 

How can I ensure that my criminal investigation does not turn into a television stereotype?

 

If you are involved in a criminal case, hiring a private criminal investigator can be the single most effective thing you can do to take control of your case.  Finding an experienced criminal investigator in your area can be as simple as a click of the mouse.  The PInow.com worldwide directory of investigators puts qualified investigators right at your fingertips, so that you can always find a local investigative professional who can help you.

 

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PInow.com was developed by the team that brought you the ServeNow.com Process Service Directory, enabling you to find a process server anywhere in the United States or Worldwide.

 

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Is That A Search Engine In Your TV, Or Are You Just Glad To See Me?

Is Your Search Engine Listening?

 

by Aaron Goldman, Wednesday, July 26, 2006

 

I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS A paper written by Google and the Center for Neural Consumption at Hebrew University describing "social and interactive television applications" that allow your computer to listen to your television, determine what you're watching, and display relevant Web applications.

 

Imagine watching Rachael Ray on the Food Network and having a Web site pop up with the recipes she's using, along with a chat room for people who have cooked that particular dish.

 

Now we're talking--er, listening.

 

The paper outlines a methodology by which a computer can pick up and decipher the audio signal from a TV. In turn, the authors introduce four potential Web applications: "personalized content layers, ad-hoc social communities, real-time popularity ratings and virtual media library services."

 

And how would these applications be monetized? You guessed it's through audio keyword sponsored listings.

 

Seems to be a no-brainer to me. I'm sure companies like Peapod would salivate over the opportunity to reach people watching that Food Network show with an ad to "Buy All the Ingredients Here."

 

But, as with any new technology that promises advanced ad-targeting features, the biggest question marketers will want to know is: can it scale?

 

Well, we already know that TV and Internet are often consumed simultaneously 16 percent of all Web use occurs while viewing TV, per the Online Publishers Association/Ball State Study released last month. That's still a relatively small number, though, so let's consider what it would take to reach critical mass and make this a meaningful advertising vehicle.

 

One option would be to entice consumers by offering commercial-free content to those who adopt the technology. Why would the networks ever agree to this? Well, they already face stiff challenges from TiVo and DVR penetration. If they could use this platform to drive viewers to their Web properties and share in the ad revenue from sponsored listings, it might be worthwhile.

 

Another option would be extending this technology to cell phones and PDAs. While there are certainly a fair amount of people who chat on the phone while watching TV (unfortunately, my wife is one of them), most people will at least have their cell with them in the room.

 

Imagine if people watching MTV could download a ringtone from the artist whose video they just watched. Or if the voting options for "American Idol" popped up right on your phone as you were watching the show.

 

As the paper points out, this technology could also be used to interpret radio signals--another reason why the cell phone might be the right device to tap. Nearly all handsets being manufactured these days are Web and video-ready, so the robust applications are still possible. And certainly, subtle keyword text ads would be suitable in this environment.

 

So, enough about personalization and advanced search tools. How long before search engines literally start listening to us? And will it make AdSense?
 
Aaron Goldman is Director of Client Strategy and Development for Resolution Media, an Omnicom Media Group Company. Resolution Media delivers customized business solutions through search marketing strategy and integration. Aaron can be reached at AGoldman@ResolutionMedia.com.

 

See what others are saying on the Search Insider BLOG.

 

Search Insider for Wednesday, July 26, 2006: http://publications.mediapost.com/
 

 

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[Update May 23, 2009: Public Forced To Accept HDTVPC - Washington, DC - The bill dubbed "HDTVwithaPC4U" was passed by a slim margin last night ending one of the largest public vs. government business promotion in years. Consumers had just finally felt they could settle down with national acceptance of HDTV as broadcast network TV was finally ended with the spectrum being sold off for 3.2 Trillion dollars to Chinese/Arab SaudSino Networks who plan to use it for US-based IM/SMS offerings. Now consumers will be requred to purchase HDTVPCs in order to vote electronically in this years national elections. When asked if the time table of 5 months wasn't a little unrealistic, Senator Wallis who sponsored the bill replied, "Wahl, if the nay-sayers wouldn't have dragged their feet, we coulda had this puppy in place by now...! Everyone I know has already bought one or received on as a gift like I did". HDTVPCs are expected to cost between $349 for a 12 inch model to about $3700 for a 72 inch model.

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Credit Union to Offer Consumers and Businesses Another Choice

American Eagle Federal Credit Union to Offer Consumers and Businesses Another Choice for Financial Services in Connecticut

 

EAST HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2006--Connecticut's largest federal credit union was today granted a community field of membership by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), allowing the cooperative to offer its financial products and services to all consumers and businesses in three counties in Connecticut. American Eagle Federal Credit Union can now serve all persons who live, work, worship, or attend school in and businesses and other legal entities located in Hartford County, Middlesex County, or Tolland County.

 

"We are excited at the prospect of being able to better serve our current members while opening our doors to the public," stated William J. Dokas, President and CEO of American Eagle Federal Credit Union. "This move will help us support our strategy for growth that will enable us to offer convenient service, competitive products, and the high degree of service that our members have become accustomed to."

 

NCUA amended American Eagle Federal Credit Union's field of membership from employer-based to community-based. The Board of Directors of American Eagle Federal Credit Union concurrently amended the organization's by-laws to recognize the change. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that offer services to their members who share a common bond and operate under a "one member, one vote" system. Unlike banks, the earnings of a credit union are returned to its members in the form of higher savings rates, lower loan rates, fewer fees and high levels of member service.

 

Formed by employees of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, the Credit Union has been in operation since 1935. The Credit Union currently has 16 branches in the service area with offices open to the public in Bloomfield, East Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Plainville, Vernon, and Windsor. Seven "in-plant" offices serve members in United Technologies and Pratt & Whitney facilities. With assets approaching $1 billion, American Eagle is a full-service financial institution offering products and services backed by a sophisticated level of technological support.

 

American Eagle Federal Credit Union employs 250 people and currently serves 97,000 members. The Credit Union plans to open two new retail offices in Enfield and Cromwell in early 2007. Its website can be found at www.americaneagle.org

 

Contacts
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Dean Marchessault, 860-568-2020 Ext. 5533
dean.m@aefcu.com

Replacement Values for Trees and Shrubs

Horticultural Assessments Provide Replacement Values for Trees and Shrubs

 

Horticultural Asset Management develops new product to help property owners protect their investments.

 

Raleigh, NC, July 18, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Doug Cowles, executive vice president and COO of Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI), has announced that the firm has developed a revolutionary system and process for property owners that accurately determines replacement values for their trees and shrubs. Previously these valuable assets were not accurately accounted for as part of a property’s value and subsequently have not been fully protected through homeowner insurance policies.

 

HMI has created a scientific assessment process, the Horticultural Scientific Standard (HS²™), which provides property owners with a detailed breakdown of the replacement valuations for each tree or shrub on a property. The replacement values are included in HMI’s Horticultural Assessment. The assessment also includes full color photographs and detailed care instructions and plant descriptions authored by renowned horticulturist Dr. Michael Dirr. As part of the assessment process, information is gathered by trained assessors who determine the types, sizes and general health of trees and shrubs on a property and then provide this information to HMI to be used in the generation of the comprehensive assessment.

 

“Many property owners may not know the value of their trees and shrubs. It is common for a single tree to cost $25,000, $50,000 or more to replace. That is a substantial amount of assets to have unprotected,” said Cowles. “It is our goal that through the use of our assessments, property owners can fully understand the total value of their property and have the ability to protect against or recover from a loss of any of these valuable assets.”

 

About Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI):
Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. provides revolutionary products and services that are utilized by green industry professionals as well as experts in the tax, insurance and real estate industries. HMI’s Horticultural Scientific Standard (HS²™) enables HMI Horticultural Assessments to provide accurate replacement costs for landscape assets. The replacement cost valuations provided in the HMI Horticultural Assessments can help property owners recover from the loss of landscape assets and they also provide valuable information to those purchasing properties. Also included in the HMI Horticultural Assessments is the Michael Dirr Plant Guide, written by renowned professor and author Dr. Michael Dirr. For more information or to view a sample HMI Horticultural Assessment please visit the Web site http://www.moneygrowsontrees.com or call 866-937-6468.

 

MMI Associates, Inc.
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com

 

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SPAM Complaint Monitor to Assist Email Marketers

 

StreamSend Adds SPAM Complaint Monitor to Assist Email Marketers

In its continuing effort to improve service and reporting for customers, the StreamSend Email Marketing Service has implemented a SPAM complaint monitoring service.

Davis, CA (PRWEB) July 18, 2006 -- In its continuing effort to improve service and reporting for customers, the StreamSend Email Marketing Service has implemented a SPAM complaint monitoring service.

Because even permission-based email marketers get complaints from their subscribers, it is important to track these so email marketers can make modifications to subject lines, email content, etc. Such modifications are sometimes necessary to reduce the chances that a list subscriber will mistakenly perceive an email as SPAM.

Depending on the number of complaints an email blast generates, the complaint service displays RED, YELLOW, or GREEN on the reporting page. In addition, any subscribers who complain are automatically unsubscribed from the list.

"We urge our customers to monitor their spam complaints and stay in the GREEN, which means receiving below 1 complaint out of 1,000 emails sent," says Dan Forootan, CEO of EZ Publishing, creator of StreamSend. "CAN SPAM compliance is essential but beyond that it is important to monitor how your list subscribers perceive your emails. The complaint monitor will help you understand what is happening and make adjustments when needed."

About StreamSend. StreamSend offers a number of attractive standard pricing plans beginning as low as $5.95 per month. High-volume mailings cost as little as $.0004 per e-mail with a monthly plan. StreamSend also has a strong Email Marketing Reseller program - popular among Marketing, PR, Internet Service, and Web Design and Development firms.

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About EZ Publishing Inc. Founded in 1998, EZ Publishing Inc. provides world-class Web design, hosting, and e-mail marketing services to clients across the United States and much of the world. The company assists in the growth of small and medium-sized businesses by making it easy for them to conduct a successful online venture. EZ Publishing powers more than 10,000 Web sites worldwide. The company is a leader in automated Web hosting programs that help customers develop more profitable and efficient businesses. To learn more, visit www.ezpublishing.com and www.streamsend.com.

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E-mail Marketing Solution for Small and Large Businesses

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Manchester, LA (PRWEB) July 22, 2006 -- Here at Email-Marketing .eu.com, we provide businesses of any size products for online e-mail campaigns. We provide all the most up to date softwares, e-mail lists and much more for a really reasonable price.

Email-Marketing.eu.com -- We are the web's leading providers of all the latest in e-mail marketing technology, to help promote all online businesses from start-up businesses to fortune 500 companies. We can provide you with mass mailing software, 200 million+ opt-in e-mail adresses, e-mail management software, unlimited support and much much more all for just a one off, very affordable payment of $39.99

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