For coaches of tomorrow’s hockey stars and figure skating champions like former Olympian Oksana Baiul, synthetic ice is rapidly becoming their surface of choice. Synthetic ice can be set up anywhere, indoors or out, and used for unlimited hours of practice.

Take Latin America: Synthetic ice is bringing professional ice hockey to such unlikely nations as Mexico, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, places where few would expect to find a sport often linked to winter and natural ice. According to NHL.com, the Costa Rican hockey program is played on a synthetic ice rink at a country club in San Jose — the only skating rink in Central America.

“The rink was long and thin, and the pucks would sometimes fly off into the food court while people were eating,” transplanted Canadian and Costa Rican hockey program founder Bruce Callow told the Tico Times. “But, it allowed our team to develop their skills, and provided an unlimited number of hours to train.”

Playing on synthetic ice can lead to building skating skills seen in National Hockey League stars like retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman Paul Cavalini. “I worked with my son for a week on our Super-Glider synthetic ice system,” Cavalini says. “He scored three goals his next game. He never scored a goal before.”

Synthetic ice helps figure skaters and would-be Baiul Olympians develop speed and endurance because the surface, with more resistance than ice, makes skaters press harder and get stronger, resulting in better jumps and spins and less fear of falling.

The Olympics and synthetic ice go back decades. In fact, synthetic ice first entered the long track competitions with the 1960 Winter Olympics, according to Wikipedia.

Synthetic ice is growing in popularity because no power source is needed for refrigeration. No ice resurfacer need be driven for grooming and no water supply is needed to keep the surface smooth. Synthetic ice can be set up anywhere and is extremely portable. Coaches and their skaters are growing partial to synthetic ice because it means that training time is no longer limited by the cost of ice time. The sole focus, coaches say, can be on technique and strength training.

According to Don Moffatt, director of facility programs for Serving The American Rinks (STAR), an association of the ice rink and arena industry and a joint venture between USA Hockey and U.S. Figure Skating, synthetic ice makes sense as energy costs rise. Synthetic ice today “is a lot closer to ice” than products of just a few years ago, Moffatt said.

Super-Glide synthetic ice was developed by Perry Boskus, a former award-winning hockey player and figure skater, as well as a coach for many young champion skaters. The Global Synthetic Ice company aims to share the joy of ice sports with the entire world.

For more information on Super-Glide synthetic ice visit

http://www.SuperGlideSkating.com.

Interim HealthCare CEO and President Kathleen Gilmartin said, “It is with great pride that we acknowledge the superior performance of many of our franchises. Quality plays a key role in our leadership as the largest and most successful health care franchise organization in the country.”

Barbara McCann, Chief Clinical Officer at Interim HealthCare added, “We are proud to recognize these outstanding franchisees and their clinicians for their achievements. It demonstrates their daily dedication and commitment to improving the lives of our patients. ”

Offices receiving the three levels of patient satisfaction awards for their performance in providing home care and office-based support that patients and their families consistently find timely, caring and helpful as measured in standardized satisfaction surveys included:

Pre-eminent Performance:

Fresno, CA Pueblo, CO Gaffney, SC
Sioux Falls, SD Amarillo, TX Greenville, SC
Lima, OH Anderson, SC Seneca, SC

Outstanding Performance:

Redding, CA Spartanburg, SC
Joliet, IL Lubbock, TX

Exemplary Performance:

Modesto CA Blakely PA
Oak Lawn IL Easley SC

The award for the Top Performing Medicare Franchise in the Network went to Greenville, SC. This office was also the 2008 recipient of the Top Performing OCS (Outcomes Concept Systems) Vision Award and achieved performance in ten public outcome measures in the top 20% of 9700+ certified home care agencies in the nation from Sept. 2007 to Sept 2008. OCS is the leading post-acute healthcare information company, OCS offers insight into the multitude of factors that drive provider success.

Offices receiving awards for achieving scores in the top 20% of home care agencies in the country for in improving the patient’s ability to walk, transfer and bathe during the same period were:

Omaha, NE Erie, PA Greenville, SC

Offices receiving awards for achieving scores in the top 20% of home care agencies in the country from Sept. 2007 to 2008 for the lowest hospitalization rates were:

Oklahoma City, OK Erie, PA Johnstown, PA

Offices receiving awards for Most Improved Patient Outcomes from 2007 to 2008 were:

Manchester, NH New Boston, OH

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s oldest proprietary national organization providing health care personnel at all skill levels in all settings. Through one of the country’s most comprehensive networks of over 300 franchise offices, Interim HealthCare provides diverse services including hospice, home care, medical staffing, occupational health and pharmaceutical support services. Interim employs more than 75,000 health care workers and provides services to approximately 50,000 people each day.

For more information, visit www.interimhealthcare.com .

Boca Raton-based People’s Trust Insurance Company (www.peoplestrustinsurance.com) has made good on its promise, providing the lowest average premiums in Florida, according to the state’s shop and compare website (www.shopandcomparerates.com). By working directly with the consumer (eliminating agents, sales commissions, and other middlemen), removing unnecessary or redundant coverage, and helping customers proactively safeguard their homes, the company reduces costs and risk and passes the savings along to homeowners throughout the state.

Nearly 13,000 Florida homeowners have selected People’s Trust and, depending on the county where they live, saved hundreds or thousands of dollars on what they previously paid annually for the same policy.

“For years we watched our premiums go up, even though we have never put in a claim,” said Sharon Wolfe of Boynton Beach. “Looking for some relief, my husband, Barry, and I called People’s Trust. We were overjoyed to learn we could save over $1,000 by switching, so we did!”

“Traditional insurance companies have layers and layers of cost they pass on to the consumer,” said Michael Gold, chief executive officer of People’s Trust Insurance Company. “We’re the opposite. We’re nimble, streamlined, and without the obvious excess, so we can offer the exact same coverage, or better, for much less.”

Gold’s claim is verified on the State of Florida’s insurance price website, with posted premiums for each insurance company based on filings with the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). In Martin County, for example, People’s Trust customers pay $1,840 for the same homeowners policy that would cost $4,883 with State Farm, the state’s largest insurer. A similar contrast in cost impacts consumers in Sarasota, with State Farm’s premium higher by more than $2,000 per year than People’s Trust on an identical policy (a Florida masonry home built in 1990, current replacement value of $150,000, $500 non-hurricane deductible, 2% hurricane deductible, no claims in the past 3 years or wind mitigation credits).

“Our employees and I live in Florida and have been affected by the same rising costs and difficult economy that have hurt other residents,” said Gold. “We’re all consumers who want the same thing – a quality product at a fair price. That’s the philosophy that People’s Trust was founded on and that’s what we live every day.”

To learn more about the People’s Trust Insurance difference or for a quote on a Florida home, call (888) 524-6003 or visit http://www.peoplestrustinsurance.com.

When asked about how his product’s success, Mr. Brouwer said, “We’re finally creating awareness about the importance of breathing fitness training for athletes and people who suffer from shortness of breath due to respiratory problems such as COPD. This exercise directly works the muscles involved in the breathing process (the diaphragm and intercostals muscles), and allows you to breath in or inhale more volume of air/oxygen deeper into your lungs. It also helps you to get rid of more carbon dioxide out of your lungs when you exhale. The end result is an increase in lung capacity for better breathing and superior performance.”

He added, “Research supports that the condition of the respiratory system is very important for endurance sports, and that respiratory fitness training can improve performance significantly in competitive athletes. It’s a 100% drug free endurance booster through better breathing.”

“In the past, this type of exercise was only available with bulky equipment in training facilities. The Expand-A-Lung’s pocket size (4-inches) provides the portability to take it and use it anywhere. This is the design feature that made it popular among athletes who most frequently use it outdoors and at home.”

The Expand-A-Lung(TM) is sold directly to the consumer through two separate web sites for $29.95 ea., including shipping. For further information call (305) 665-5787, or:

For athletes, visit http://www.expand-a-lung.com.

For COPD patients, visit http://www.copd-breather.com.

These trolleys are computer controlled and all elements required for part molding are onboard. Pre-manufactured sheets are not required with the STF Sheetless ThermoForming(TM) process, allowing a significant savings in the production of large heavy-gauge parts, and very high productivity.

During the commercialization of this new technology, LRM has demonstrated that “coating” the mold directly with a profiled extruded sheet allows the production of deep-draw products with minimum thinning. A wide array of polymers can be used, and all trim and finishing waste is recycled onsite for reuse in part production. Additionally, thermoplastic composite thermoformed parts and structures can be molded using long fiber reinforcement with this same breakthrough, one-step process technology.

This new production line is designed to leverage the inherent advantages of going from thermoplastic resin directly to a large thermoformed part in one process cycle, putting LRM Industries in a unique position globally.

Company Information

LRM Industries, LLC is a joint venture company of NOVA Chemicals Inc. and Envirokare Tech, Inc. LRM was established to commercialize TPF ThermoPlastic Flowforming(TM) technology, a radically new and award-winning process technology for producing large, feature-rich, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite parts in one fully automated molding operation. With the TPF ThermoPlastic Flowforming(TM) technology and the new STF Sheetless ThermoForming(TM) technology, LRM enables new innovative applications and designs in the use of plastics and thermoplastic composites to produce very large unitary structures where, to-date, it has been viewed as cost prohibitive or lacking in strength and structural integrity. Visit www.lrmind.com.

During her remarks to more than three thousand home care and hospice providers attending the National Association of Home Care & Hospice 27th Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on October 12th, Woodruff acknowledged Interim HealthCare franchisee Stephen Smith for the wonderful care his company has provided for her son over the last three and a half years. Smith, who has been an Interim HealthCare franchisee for 24 years, provides home care and health care staffing services for residents of Southeastern North Carolina through his 8 offices.

Commenting on the recognition given to Smith, Interim HealthCare Inc. CEO and President Kathleen Gilmartin said, “I’m thrilled Steve was publicly acknowledged for the outstanding care he provides to his patients. His commitment and dedication to making sure patients and their families receive the highest level of service are truly an inspiration to everyone in our industry. Steve also serves in a leadership role within our franchise network as well as in his state association. We’re proud to work with him and his exemplary team.”

Smith commented on the recognition, “While we appreciate the public recognition among our peers, the true gratification has been to see a number of severely disabled young people roll their wheelchairs across the stage at graduation in recent years at the college we serve.”

About Interim HealthCare

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s oldest proprietary national organization providing health care personnel at all skill levels in all settings. Through a national network of more than 300 franchise offices, Interim HealthCare provides diverse services including home care, medical staffing and occupational health. Interim employs more than 75,000 health care workers and provides services to approximately 50,000 people each day.

For more information, visit http://www.interimhealthcare.com.

In the early morning hours of March 11, 2005, defendant Brian Nichols was scheduled to appear in court for the rape and kidnapping at gunpoint of his ex-girlfriend. This was the second time in less than two weeks Nichols was being tried on these charges as the first trial ended in a hung jury. Nichols took matters into his own hands and brutally beat the female deputy responsible for escorting him to the courtroom and escaped custody with the deputy’s weapon and ammunition. Nichols methodically set out on a killing spree of the people he felt responsible for his predicament which included Ash Joshi.

In less than 15 minutes, Nichols held five hostages inside the chambers of Judge Rowland Barnes, crept up behind Judge Barnes sitting on his bench and executed him by shooting him in the back of the head. He then gunned down the court reporter, and managed to make his way outside the courthouse and killed a Sheriff’s deputy on the street. Nichols set out on a crime spree, which ended with the murder of an FBI Agent later that evening. Waking the Sleeping Demon offers readers an inside look into this tragedy from a perspective rarely told – that of the victims.

It’s easy to recall the first and last names of heinous criminals who tore apart families and spread fear throughout communities across this country. The likes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dauhmer, The Zodiac Killer or newly added to the list, Brian Nichols, readily come to mind. Sadly, what’s not as easy to recall are the names of the victims and their stories. In “Waking the Sleeping Demon” Ms. Reid attempts to change the vantage point of the American conscience from the fascination and glorification of evil, to the emotional pain these serial killers cause in the splintered lives of those left in their wake, and what as a society we should do to prevent it from happening again.

“Rather than merely putting victims’ pain on display for a sound bite that would just as quickly be forgotten, I yearned to described their stories in a way that would make us all stop and ask what kind of society we live in if we continually dismiss peoples’ bone-searing pain, yet relish in stories of “why” their tormentors committed such atrocities,” said Ms. Reid. “I hope that people come away from this book, knowing that I have tried to alter the discussion, maybe even change the view of the general public from glorifying people like Brian Nichols, to respecting the loss of their victims, while striving to accurately record a piece of history.”

Opening arguments began Monday, September 22 in the Atlanta Municipal Court Building.

Waking the Sleeping Demon: 26 Hours of Terror is available at www.shoranreid.com and wherever books are sold.

About Shoran Reid

Shoran Reid is a graduate of Miami University and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She spent nearly a decade as a successful civil trial attorney in Atlanta, earning the respect of judges, jurors and her colleagues alike. Known throughout courthouse communities for her steadfast preparedness, she carried that same commitment to excellence into her career as a writer. Her debut work “Waking the Sleeping Demon: 26 Hours of Terror in Atlanta” (Rella Publishing Trade Paperback), is a thought-provoking, non-fiction account of the Atlanta Courthouse shootings. To secure Shoran Reid for speaking engagements and book signings contact her agent Kim Rouse, call: + 1 609 261-3673, email: covenant224@comcast.net, and covenant224@aol.com, or visit: http://www.shoranreid.com.

Home Shopping Latino, Inc. CEO, Frank Celecia, commented, “As Home Shopping Latino’s growth continues, it becomes helpful for the company to identify those entities that wish to become a part of Home Shopping Latino’s long-term success. We believe that working with JPC Investment will help us enhance our corporate strategy through a wider audience, which will be integral as we further implement our acquisition strategy outlined earlier in the year. We look forward to a beneficial and productive relationship with JPC Investments well into the future.”

HSPL, Inc. is expecting to tap into the considerable spending power of the growing U.S. Latino population. Home Shopping Latino, Inc., and its accompanying website, www.vivatelecompras.com, will fill a strong emerging niche. The three main Hispanic markets are the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico, having a combined household population of over 29.5 million with a combined purchasing power of over $450 billion — a very attractive source of revenue for advertisers. This market is projected to increase to nearly $1 trillion in the next few years.

About Home Shopping Latino

Home Shopping Latino, Inc. (PINK:HSPL), dba Viva TeleCompras, is an all-Spanish Language Television Channel and Online Shopping Web site. Viva TeleCompras, developed by Home Shopping Latino, Inc. will fill a niche required by 13 million Hispanic homes. Home Shopping Latino, Inc. is headquartered in Carson City, Nevada, and is traded on the OTC under the symbol HSPL.PK.

About JPC Investment Group, LLC

JPC Investments Group, LLC, is based out of Alpharetta, Georgia. It specializes in private placements and financing for public companies, as well as certain corporate finance functions, including business consulting and merger and acquisition services. “Securities Offered Through Bridge Capital Associates, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC.”

For more information, call Greg Martin, Investor Relations Manager, at 1-310-728-5260 EXT 1.

Prior to joining Interim HealthCare, Gilmartin served as COO of Nursefinders, Inc. Her extensive career also includes nine years in acute care supervisory positions within the Catholic Health Systems (NY) and Princeton Medical Center (NJ). Her interest in the staffing and home care sector led her to join the Interim HealthCare franchise organization in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1981 where her management and business skills were further developed. She relocated to Florida and joined the Interim HealthCare corporate franchisor staff in 1984 and worked through several successive promotions leading to the position of COO of Interim HealthCare in 1997. In 2000 Gilmartin initiated a private consulting practice which focused on staffing and healthcare clients. Gilmartin received her undergraduate degree from D’Youville College.

Mrs. Gilmartin stated, “It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to lead a company with such a rich legacy. With over four decades of business success, our owner network has collaborated to meet the challenges of the past. I’m confident we have what it takes to design our future success and continue the legacy for the next generation of entrepreneurs. For me, it’s like coming home. I learned so much about providing quality healthcare and operating a business in an honorable way when I first joined Interim HealthCare. It’s all about our credibility and trust with our patients, caregivers, office staff and owners. I’m excited to once again have the chance to work with a talented group of owners and staff to deliver care and services that truly make a difference in people’s lives.”

About Interim HealthCare

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s oldest proprietary national organization providing health care personnel at all skill levels in all settings. Through a national network of more than 300 locally owned and operated franchise offices, Interim HealthCare provides diverse services including home care, medical staffing and occupational health. Interim employs more than 75,000 health care workers and provides services to approximately 50,000 people each day.

For more information, visit http://www.interimhealthcare.com.

PlumReward has developed a device and reporting system that enables service-oriented businesses such as restaurants, car washes, and video stores to send timely coupons and promotions as text messages to their customers on their cell phones. Businesses can then track customer visits and coupon redemptions at their stores via web reports.

While mobile couponing has become an increasingly popular marketing tool, PlumReward has designed a system that enhances marketing while fostering customer loyalty.

“We are not about traditional text messaging,” Jonathan Goodyear, president of PlumReward, LLC explains. “What sets us apart from the competition is our focus on tracking the entire customer transaction lifecycle: first visit to coupon distribution; coupon redemption to future visits.”

So, how does it work? A customer comes into the store and has the option of entering his cell phone number into a PlumReward device. He is then asked if he wishes to receive coupons and other promotions via text messaging. PlumReward then tracks and logs subsequent visits. Customers can also earn free items/discounts based on number of visits, even if they opt not to receive coupons on their cell phones.

Business benefits include: increased revenue; no more loyalty cards; real-time marketing; and customer tracking. Businesses can also communicate with customers at ideal times such as right before the lunch hour when they are most likely to make purchases.

And, while other mobile couponing companies require customers to install software to their phones, PlumReward does not. It also operates with any phone that can receive text messages.

“We offer less start-up friction,” Goodyear says.

Current clients include: Jersey Mike’s Subs, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby’s, Hollywood Tans, Planet Smoothie, Quiznos Subs and Pizza Hut.

Best new product winners will be announced on September 6 at 3:00 p.m. in the New Product Gallery, booth 1269. PlumReward will be exhibiting at booth 1470.

To learn more, visit: http://www.PlumReward.com.

For more information contact:
Jonathan Goodyear, of PlumReward, LLC, 407-810-5925, jon@plumreward.com.