Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs Campaign Finds International Interest and Support

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 2, 2006

Today the Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs campaign, aimed at getting one million people to stop and reevaluate the medications they are taking, reported that interest in the initiative is coming from a wide array of countries around the globe. Though 79 percent of the inquires about the initiative are coming from the United States; the campaign is getting interest from people in the industrial nations of the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and France. Beyond the major developed countries, the long tail of interest in the initiative extends to 71 countries around the world including Japan, India, Romania, Jordan, Brazil, Turkey, Qatar, Spain Sweden, Mexico, Korea, China and South Africa.

The fact that 21 percent of the 15,000 inquiries weve received during the pre-launch have come from outside the U.S. underscores the global nature of the problem, said Dr Gregg Tefft, co-founder of the Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs campaign. As we take the campaign online this week, we welcome supporters in all of these countries.

During the month of October, the initiative aims to get one million people and one million parents to take a second look at the prescription medications they are taking and giving their children. Participants will be encouraged to download a form that allows them to thoughtfully evaluate the drugs they are taking or giving to their children. The form collects specific information from their prescribing physician, pharmacist or healthcare provider and requests the providers signature attesting that they have fully informed the patient or parent of the risks and benefits of the prescribed medication, as well as non-drug alternatives.

Coalition members have declared October “Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs Month” and have scheduled a conference in Washington, D.C. on October 7th to officially launch the campaign. Information about the conference is available at http://www.icspp.org

The core coalition is already comprised of international supporters, said Dr. Dominick Riccio, psychologist and chairman of the Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs campaign. The Internet has made it possible to more easily identify and reach global supporters, and to track with high levels of precision where the campaign is resonating most, said Riccio.

Organizations and individuals who want to participate in the campaign may go to any of the following Web sites, look for the Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs logo, and download the sheet titled “Take This Form and Sign It.” Instructions are provided on each form.

Psych Truth.Org

Laurence Simon Ph.D.

http://www.psychtruth.org/justsayknow.htm

Dr. Gregg Tefft

KPNC Radio

http://www.kpncradio.com

Kelly Bradley

Whats Wrong With This Picture

http://racingthoughts.blog.ca

Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety

Kathleen Slattery-Moshkau

http://www.mo-info.com/wordpress/index.php

Dr. Michael Siebert

http://drmichaelsiebert.com/news.html

Donald B. Ardell, Ph.D.

Seek Wellness

http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/

MESICS Fitness

Jim Manganiello, Ed.D.

http://www.mesicsfitness.com/jsn-news.htm

For more information email, call 212-861-7400 or visit http://www.psychtruth.org/justsayknow.htm


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Just Say Know to Prescription Drugs Campaign Finds International Interest and Support

The BIP Investment Team Announces the Sale of its Interest in Vendormate Inc. Generating a 6.6x Cash-on-Cash Return to Investors

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 12, 2011

The BIP Investment Team, managers of BIP Opportunities Fund, announces the sale of its interest in a pre fund investment, Vendormate Inc., to Primus Capital, a Cleveland based private equity firm. The sale generated a 6.6x gross cash-on-cash return in 3.5 years for the BIP team and its investors.

From the start, Vendormate presented an excellent investment opportunity, said Mark Buffington, partner at BIP Opportunities Fund. The management teams operating prowess, the strength of Vendormates products and the vast need for effective vendor management systems in the healthcare industry combined to make Vendormate one of the fastest-growing software companies in its industry.

“We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the Vendormate management team over the last several years,” commented Shawn Welch, partner at BIP Opportunities Fund. “Their leadership has facilitated what many would consider to be a notable investment return under any economic conditions.”

About Vendormate, Inc.

Vendormate protects the health of hospital supply chains with a unique vendor credentialing and compliance monitoring solution. The program assures compliance with both internal policies and government mandates, including HIPAA and the Deficit Reduction Act. Registered vendors are screened and rated by custom criteria and continuously monitored for non-compliance. Integrated badges control access to facilities. Call 1-877-483-6368, or visit http://www.vendormate.com or vendorcompliance.wordpress.com.

About BIP Opportunities Fund

BIP Opportunities Fund is an Atlanta-based investment firm focused on providing capital and operational support to emerging, high-growth companies. We seek to invest between $ 2 million to $ 5 million in companies with revenues up to $ 15 million. Investments will generally be based within the Southeast but we remain opportunistic to other domestically based investment opportunities. Industry sectors covered include technology, healthcare, business services, franchising, and specialty finance. Please visit http://www.bipfund.com for more information on BIP Opportunities Fund.

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Appointment-Plus Enterprise Scheduler Sees Increased Interest in Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution as Franchise Industry Improves

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Appointment-Plus, the worldwide expert in online enterprise scheduling software solutions and creator of the scheduling industrys most flexible and feature-rich application, is experiencing an increased interest in its Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution among franchises looking for the premier scheduling solution for their unique booking needs. This enthusiasm directly correlates with a new business index created by the International Franchise Association that shows the franchise industry is performing stronger than it did a year ago.

The associations Franchise Business Index increased 0.3 percent in February 2012 to 107.7, a 1.4 percent increase from the February 2011 mark of 106.3. Overall, the Index has risen for six consecutive months. Thats good news for franchises such as H&R Block, Jiffy Lube, Merry Maids, Sylvan Learning and Handyman Connection.

As this sector strengthens, franchises needing a proven and reliable solution for managing their appointments and reservations are quickly turning to the Appointment-Plus Scheduling Cloud platform for perfecting this important task.

Scheduling appointments and reservations is a common operational fixture among franchises coast-to-coast, says Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus. As the franchise industry strengthens and bookings increase, the need for a proven scheduling solution becomes even more apparent.

Appointment-Plus online enterprise scheduler is the best bet for franchises looking to automate, simplify and improve their scheduling processes.

Among the franchise industries benefiting from the Appointment-Plus enterprise scheduler are retail, automotive, business services and maintenance.

As a provider of online enterprise scheduling software solutions since 2001, Appointment-Plus possesses the knowledge and expertise to craft an ideal scheduling process for franchises of all sizes, regardless of their scopes of business. Having adopted CRM, CMS and other Web-based services such as Salesforce, Zoho and WordPress into their operations, many franchises are already familiar with the benefit cloud technology such as Appointment-Plus brings to their processes.

These processes are taken to the next level with the Scheduling Cloud engine, which provides an enterprise-level suite of services geared specifically to the needs of franchises. In particular is the high scalability of the application, which allows for seamless scheduling across many locations and for large numbers of customers, staff, and appointments and reservations. Implementing Appointment-Plus standardizes the scheduling process across all of a franchises locations, as opposed to each location implementing its own procedure.

Other benefits of the Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution include:

Web services, including integrations with existing software systems.
The most configurable scheduling software system available.
24-hour support from its headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dedicated business and support contacts.
Turnkey, existing solutions that are instantly ready to go live.
Custom graphic user interface (GUI) development.
Robust reporting capabilities.

Appointment-Plus Enterprise Scheduler Sees Increased Interest in Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution as Franchise Industry Improves

Interest in Twollars, the new Twitter currency soars as charities sign-up in numbers

Malaga, Spain (PRWEB) May 28, 2009

Since the Twollars launch in February, Twitter users have been tweeting Twollars to each other as an act of appreciation or ‘thank you’ for helpful, useful, inspiring or just funny tweets. Thousands of Twitter users have enthusiastically adopted the new ‘Twollars’ habit and regularly give and receive Twollars.

With a mention in Business Week, an interview with Robert Scoble, covergae on Mashable and Guardian Money and reviews on over sixty blogs in over five different languages, Twollars has attracted attention around the world. Many people have been both intrigued and excited by the concept. In particular, Twollars has a large following in France. They have been integral to spreading the Twollars message.

“We are excited because the level of commitment and great feedback we’ve received has been encouraging”, said Eiso Kant, Twollars founder. “This enthusiasm has motivated us to drive Twollars forward from a simple Twitter project to a company that can really make a difference”.

Twollar’s goal is to capture and pass on positive social ‘energy’ on Twitter to support and raise funds for good causes. It’s a simple idea. Twitter users accumulate Twollars and donate them to a charity. The charity now owns the Twollars. Individuals and businesses then purchase the Twollars with hard currencies (such as Dollars, Euros and Pounds) on Twollars.com and 100% of the funds flow directly to the charities bank account.

So far over 1,500 USD has already been raised for Charity Water, and this activity will grow as more charities actively mount Twollar fund raising campaigns on Twitter.

To cater for this need, the new Twollars website has been designed to service hundreds of charities and many thousands of users, giving, receiving and buying Twollars. It allows charities to register and set up a customized page on Twollars.com to raise their profile and record Twollars and money raised. Individuals and businesses can buy Twollars directly from the charities using credit cards or PayPal.

To encourage multi-national use, the new Twollars site will have support for French, Spanish German and other languages in the next few months. Twollars also now boasts an API and a WordPress Plugin. These are designed to service businesses, blogs and other websites who want to record Twollars transactions or give them to clients, website visitors or customers.

For example, businesses who buy Twollars from charities on Twollars.com will be able to use them to reward their customers. According to Mac Taylor, one way to recognise a business’s ‘generosity quotient’ will be by the number of Twollars that they give away. As evidence from user engagement with other ethical brands suggests, customers will choose to engage with businesses that give away Twollars. “We expect the Twollars label to be adopted like a ‘Fair Trade’ brand and other ethical cause brands” said Mac.

 

About the Founders

Eiso Kant and Mac Taylor met on Twitter and after several long Skype calls conceived the Twollars idea. Their goal was to build a service that leveraged the potential of the Twitter platform by harnessing the extraordinary social interaction that Twitter enables. The Twollars idea is rooted in a vision that the appreciation of others and generosity of spirit is a central to a healthy and vibrant world. Twollars attempts to represent that ideal, and its main purpose to capture and pass on positive energy to help those in need. Mac and Eiso believe strongly in these values and hope to play a part in building a community of like-minded people who support the Twollars vision.

Eiso Kant – profile

Eiso is an Internet entrepreneur who has started and ran online businesses since the age of 14. He is committed to developing projects that are innovative, interesting and focused on helping others. Eiso is based out of the south of Spain.

Mac Taylor – Profile

Mac has a background in philosophy and teaching, with an MA from the University of Cambridge. He is interested in Integral ideas and the evolution of social networks. As well as supporting Eiso on Twollars, he runs a Telecom consultancy focusing on mobile applications and services. Mac is based out of the UK.

Useful Links:

Guardian Money Blog

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2009/may/27/twollars-twitter-currency-charity:

Scoble: – Video Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYBORr8nl3Y

Mashable Article

http://mashable.com/2009/05/26/twollars/

Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc2009055_070595_page_2.htm

Website: Twollars.com

Eiso Kant: eiso (at) twollars (dot) com

Mac Taylor: mac(at)twollars(dot)com

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