Countrywide Bank Proudly Supports 'America Saves Week'

Countrywide Bank Proudly Supports 'America Saves Week'

Bank encourages consumers to establish a savings plan

(Vocus) February 26, 2008

Thousand Oaks, CA February 26, 2008 -– Continuing its long-standing effort to educate consumers about the importance of saving money, Countrywide Bank (https://bank. countrywide. com/), FSB, the third largest federal savings bank in the U. S. and a member of Countrywide Financial Corp.’s (NYSE: CFC) family of companies, today announced its support for America Saves Week. Running from Feb. 24 through March 2, 2008, America Saves Week is supported by more than 1,000 non-profit organizations, government agencies and corporations.

“Countrywide Bank has been a strong advocate for consumers who know they should be saving more of their hard-earned money, but find it challenging to establish savings routine,” said Countrywide Bank Managing Director Pierre Habis. “We are proud to support America Saves Week, and we encourage everyone to get serious about saving, particularly since we’re in the midst of tax season when many people take time to assess their financial situation. There’s no better time than this week to focus on what we all need to do to save more.”

The national effort, which is organized by the Consumer Federation of America and the American Savings Education Council, is aimed at reaching institutions and individuals to increase awareness that people need to save money, reduce debt and build wealth.

"Today's economy hits home the value of paying attention to having a financial reserve, avoiding credit card debt, and using 401ks or IRAs to save for many tomorrows,” said Employee Benefit Research Institute President and CEO Dallas Salisbury. “Like health, a regular checkup is always a good way to build a plan and then stay on track. We hope that AmericaSavesWeek. org (http://www. americasavesweek. org/) will do that for every American. And, that it will help make every week America Saves Week."

Get Smart, Get Serious…About Saving
In October 2007, Countrywide Bank conducted a nationwide survey which showed that many Americans who have a savings account (61 percent) have not established an automatic savings plan, whereby a designated dollar amount is regularly deposited into a savings account. The survey also revealed that 32 percent of adults with a savings account do not know the interest rate on their account, and a full 45 percent know they are earning less than five percent. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive® for Countrywide Bank.

The findings indicate that there are areas where Americans can improve their financial circumstances by using basic savings strategies – establishing an automatic savings plan and always seeking the best rate possible, according to Habis.

“Consumers are potentially leaving money on the table by not following this simple formula,” said Habis. “Serious savers consider their savings account as ‘one way’ only, meaning that they make more deposits than withdrawls, and they succeed at this by keeping their transactional banking relationship at one bank and savings at another,” said Habis.

“The good news for consumers is that it’s easier than ever to save their hard-earned money. Many banks today allow customers to open and fund accounts online, transfer money online from a primary checking account into a high-yield savings or money market account at a different institution, and automate the amount and frequency of deposits.” Habis continued, “These ‘set it and forget it’ features remove the ‘consistency and discipline’ obstacle that has traditionally prevented people from building their nest egg.”

About Countrywide Bank
Countrywide Bank, FSB, is a member of the Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) family of companies. Countrywide Bank offers consumers highly competitive rates on certificates of deposit and money market accounts and, through its family of companies, also offers investment* and insurance products. Customers can review banking products and services, check rates on deposits, and apply for new accounts by phone, online, or at one of more than 200 financial centers located throughout the country. In addition, the company offers the same superior rates and unsurpassed personalized service to its business customers through its Premier Business Banking and Commercial Banking Divisions. For more information about Countrywide Bank, visit http://www. countrywidebank. com (http://www. countrywidebank. com). Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

*Countrywide Investment Services and Countrywide Insurance Services Products
Not FDIC Insured Not Guaranteed By Any Bank Not A Deposit
May Lose Value Not Insured By Any Federal Government Agency

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Intellitactics Announces New Version of Security Manager On the Heels of a Record-Breaking Fourth Quarter

Intellitactics Announces New Version of Security Manager On the Heels of a Record-Breaking Fourth Quarter

Automation, easy configuration and packaged security intelligence decreases time to value; puts security and compliance within reach for any enterprise.

RSA Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 6, 2007

Intellitactics unveiled plans to enhance their comprehensive enterprise security management solution, Intellitactics Security Manager. Security Manager is the product of choice for enterprises and federal agencies implementing proactive security operations management and reducing the cost and effort associated with complying with regulatory standards.

Intellitactics Security Manager Spring 2007 delivers more value, and features automated recognition and analysis of diverse data. This release also strengthens the product with performance enhancements for analysis and reporting for companies with high volumes of events from any data source. Another focal point of this release are features that further simplify the implementation and administration of Security Manager with automated system monitoring.

"We promise customers that in a short time they will experience the value they expect to gain from Security Manager," says Sunil Bhargava, Vice President of Product Management for Intellitactics. "Some companies have actually delayed a decision for a product like Security Manager because they questioned the time to value. With these product enhancements, our customers can easily configure Security Manager to reflect enterprise policies and processes so they can start reporting and get ahead of evolving threats within days of product installation."

Intellitactics Security Manager Spring 2007 includes the following features and enhancements:

Dynamic List Support - Automatic tracking and correlation of security event details (such as critical userids, suspicious websites, or tagged activities) from user-supplied lists eliminates the need to manually update rules and increases the efficiency and effectiveness of system monitoring, event viewing, and reporting. High Performance for High-Volume Environments - High volumes of events can stress ordinary architectures and increase processing time for analysis and reporting; this feature package supports high performance processing requirements. Configurable Taxonomy References - Enriches security events and alerts, unique to Security Manager, with a NEW user interface that streamlines the addition of new taxonomy or updates to the default taxonomy in order to adapt to enterprise policy and process. System Health Monitoring - Enhanced capabilities both monitor and manage the run-time environment of Security Manager, ensuring maximum system availability and optimizing system performance. Automated health monitoring manages disk space and memory usage, monitors device and data source activity, and sets system activity thresholds; with notifications to external systems when administrator-defined thresholds are exceeded. Auto-Recognition Capabilities for Data Acquisition - Accelerates time to value for new installations by automating recognition of security events from a set of syslog-enabled data sources. Flexible, Simplified Asset Configuration - Enhances quality of alert scoring and proactive alert management by simplifying the adding and editing of asset information via a NEW user interface.

"We hit the mark with Security Manager Summer 2006," said Pam Casale, Chief Marketing Officer for Intellitactics. "Many of the new customers told us that they were waiting for a mature product before making a decision to acquire a security information and event manager. They wanted what these products promise, but were willing to wait for the right product. Being able to meet these expectations resulted in the best quarter in our company history for both revenue and number of new customers. Our current customers talked and we listened; and they are rewarding us by moving quickly to this new release. After only five months of general availability, 25% of current customers have upgraded to the new release. Security Manager Spring 2007 builds on the new capabilities of this release.

"We're building on the momentum gained with Security Manager v5.5 by making a great release superb with the Spring 2007 release," continues Casale. "Many organizations have turned their attention to methodical implementation of controls and security best practices. Monitoring controls mitigates risk and provides the proof that the controls are performing as intended - to enforce enterprise risk policies. With this new release, Intellitactics strengthens its offering for compliance-conscious organizations while continuing to offer the most innovative solution for actually increasing security effectiveness. With its sophisticated analytics and compliance-focused reports, Security Manager enables companies to be secure and be compliant with one solution. Intellitactics Security Manager March 2007 promises to exceed expectations for performance and capacity."

Intellitactics provides enterprise security management for the companies and agencies that need to effectively comply with all regulatory standards, automate proactive security management and accelerate security incident resolution. The company's flagship solution, Intellitactics Security Manager, simplifies the management of complex security landscapes and provides unprecedented control to organizations to rapidly and comprehensively identify and resolve information security incidents and to verify and validate that controls implemented to enforce policy are working. Intellitactics™ SAM, a component of Security Manager, is an on-demand dashboard featuring security assurance metrics that measure security value and simply answer the question asked by executives and business partners: "How secure are we today?"

About Intellitactics, Inc.

Intellitactics (www. intellitactics. com) provides the premier enterprise security management solution used by security analysts, security operations, and corporate risk officers in the largest, most challenging environments in the Global 3000 and mission sensitive government agencies. Its industry leading Intellitactics™ Security Manager is a balanced real-time event, alert, and incident manager combined with an advanced reporting system used for decision support and preparation of compliance audit response. Security Manager is a comprehensive solution that dramatically reduces exposure to cyber crime and minimizes the costs associated with incident resolution and recovery. Intellitactics™ SAM features practical security assurance metrics™ and is the industry's first dashboard displaying metrics that measure security value. Founded in 1996, Intellitactics is backed by JMI Equity Fund LP and Lazard Technology Partners is ranked by well-known industry analysts as a market leader known for innovative solutions and a commitment to customer success.

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Major Health Food Brands Unite to Combat Junk Food in Vending Machines

Major Health Food Brands Unite to Combat Junk Food in Vending Machines

Major health food brands can now be found in a nationwide healthy vending initiative recently launched by “YoNaturals” of San Diego.

(PRWEB) January 30, 2007

Major health food brands such as Vitamin Water, Fiji, Clif, Hansen, Horizon, Guru Natural Energy Drink and Bolthouse Farms can now be found in a nationwide healthy vending initiative recently launched by “YoNaturals” of San Diego.

YoNaturals has studied the business models of Whole Foods, Wild Oats and many other healthy retailers, which have demonstrated that consumers are willing to pay a premium for brands they desire hence the launch of our new automated healthy vending machine called the “YoZone” says CEO Mark Trotter. “Our program allows for a new breed of vending operator who now can participate and profit in an industry partaking in massive change” says Trotter. “With soaring rates of childhood obesity and early onset diabetes, the U. S. is awash in the consumption of nutrient poor sugary sodas and junk food” “Vending is the one of the least healthy industries in the U. S” making our entry in to the market much easier then we anticipated”. “For once, vending machines can be associated with a leading movement in consumer health and wellness.

“YoNaturals” has developed a comprehensive program featuring state of the art Healthy Vending Machines complete with 24/7 monitoring software, cashless payment systems for credit and debit cards and complete food & beverage distribution service that covers most of the U. S.

The “YoZone” generates a positive perception opening up new location possibilities such as health clubs, hotels, hospitals, retail and office environments where vending is currently perceived in a negative light.”

The American Heart Association & the Clinton Foundation have recently struck a deal with the big soft drink & candy companies to withdraw their sugary and caffeinated products from schools by the end of 2007 and we can now see other traditional vending locations following this trend quickly”.

To strengthen the rollout of its program YoNaturals has named Dr. Roy Vartabedian, the New York Times best-selling author of Nutripoints, as its nutritional advisor and product consultant. Dr. Vartabedian is President of California-based Vartabedian & Associates, a consulting firm that promotes health and wellness programs to schools, corporations, hospitals and physicians nationwide. "Having Dr. Roy join us in the fight against junk food in vending machines is significant because his expertise in developing nutritional programs is ‘second to none." said Trotter. “The timing to get into this business couldn’t be better’ said Dr. Vartabedian, ‘people are seeking better choices in their diets and healthy snacks and beverages are the fastest growing product segments in the food industry”.

YoNaturals healthy vending machines are currently located in a wide variety of successful locations within the San Diego area including Camp Pendleton Marine Base, Shopping Malls, Schools, Corporate Offices and Retailers. “The response has been overwhelming not just here but all over the country and we are looking to partner with entrepreneurs and locations alike to meet the high demand.

For more information please visit www. yonaturals. com

Or call YoNaturals at (858) 794-9955

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Orion Health Strengthens North American Executive Team, Opens Boston Office to Meet Continued Growth

Orion Health Strengthens North American Executive Team, Opens Boston Office to Meet Continued Growth

Orion Health today announced two executive additions to help fuel and manage growth of its North American operations. The company also officially announces the opening of an office located in Boston, Massachusetts that will focus on providing customers with expanded access to support and on fueling Orion Health growth in the region. "North America is a strategic growth market for Orion Health and the new Boston office will extend support from Santa Monica and Edmonton offices all the way to the Eastern Time Zone," said Paul Viskovich, President Orion Health North America. "During this strategic growth phase, it is important that we apply the structure, key personnel and processes to successfully manage expansion. Building a broader executive team is an essential part of our strategy and these new hires help us further establish leadership in the industry and within the company."

Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) September 9, 2008

Orion Health, a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector, today announced two executive additions to help fuel and manage growth of its North American operations. The company also officially announces the opening of an office located in Boston, Massachusetts that will focus on providing customers with expanded access to support and on fueling Orion Health growth in the region.

"North America is a strategic growth market for Orion Health and the new Boston office will extend support from Santa Monica and Edmonton offices all the way to the Eastern Time Zone," said Paul Viskovich, President Orion Health North America.

"During this strategic growth phase, it is important that we apply the structure, key personnel and processes to successfully manage expansion. Building a broader executive team is an essential part of our strategy and these new hires help us further establish leadership in the industry and within the company."

Eric Demers, Vice President Operations Orion Health North America joins the company's Boston location from IBM Corporation where he was the associate partner and business development executive, Healthcare and Life Sciences. Demers will focus on improving North American operations and customer communications by developing standardized approaches that leverage Orion Health's global resources.

"As a company, we must understand our clients strengths and areas of need so we can better meet their expectations with our current products and services while providing them valuable insight for future initiatives," Demers states.

Corinna Fernandez joins Orion Health's North American headquarters in Santa Monica as a Vice President of Human Resources. Fernandez has solid experience in start-up operations and a strong history of executing valuable initiatives in HR organizations. With a significant growth forecast for Orion Health's North American operations in a competitive IT market, Fernandez will help Orion develop an employment brand strategy that establishes the company as a destination workplace.

"Understanding the ever evolving workforce is critical to creating a place where people want to come to work and do well every day. When a candidate looks for a job in today's market, they look to join the brands they trust and can identify with. The companies that will be successful in the fierce competition for talent today understands that brand loyalty starts from the inside."

Earlier this year, Orion Health announced a new service and support location office in the United Kingdom, serving Northern European customers. In May 2008, the company announced its position as New Zealand's leading software exporter, reporting NZ$53 million in consolidated gross revenue for 2007-2008. Along with record profit, Orion Health continues to expand its efforts in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Contact information and locations for Orion Health's seven locations can be found at http://www. orionhealth. com/contact-us (http://www. orionhealth. com/contact-us)

For complete executive biographies please see http://www. orionhealth. com/company/about (http://www. orionhealth. com/company/about)

About Orion Health:
Orion Health's easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision making by providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By enhancing existing healthcare information systems, Orion Health's Rhapsody integration engine, Concerto physician portal, and workflow solutions provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer.

Worldwide, Orion Health is implementing health information communities involving over 35 million patients with tens of thousands of active users including Maine's HealthInfoNet and the Vermont Health Information Exchange. Orion Health's partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors such as Accenture, IBM, Oracle Corporation, Sierra Systems and others. Orion Health has more than 1,000 clients around the world, including Lahey Clinic, New York State Department of Health, UCLA Medical Center, and U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More information can be found at http://www. orionhealth. com (http://www. orionhealth. com)

For More information:
Tamarie Johnson
Tamariej @ tntcommunication. com
503-345-9257

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"Paper Bag Manufacturer Leads Industry With Bold New Safety Initiatives"

"Paper Bag Manufacturer Leads Industry With Bold New Safety Initiatives"

Paper bags manufacturer, Duro Bag, is implementing new world class safety procedures. This includes online document management at www. durobag. com for instantaneous access to improved procedures. Increased safety, health, and productivity will lead the industry.

Richwood, KY (PRWEB) January 31, 2007

Duro Bag, www. durobag. com, the world's largest manufacturer and wholesaler of paper bags, has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the industry to increase the safety throughout the paper bag industry.

As part of the enhanced safety program, Duro is proud to announce the hiring of Marsha Woods as Manager for Environmental Health and Safety. With over 12 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety fields, Marsha comes to Duro Bag from Remy International - a major global automotive component manufacturer.

Marsha stated at a recent Safety Envisioning Session, "I am excited to be working with the many talented individuals who make up Duro Bag Manufacturing and to bring our safety program to a world class level. I want to work hand in hand with the plants to increase safety awareness and performance."

Retooling Duro Bag's safety program into a comprehensive and consistent system across multiple plants spanning the U. S. and Mexico is a high priority for Marsha Woods. Her expertise from her recent work with a manufacturing plant in Northeast Indiana is helping her to develop a customized best practice safety training initiative for Duro Bag entitled CORE 6.

Duro Bag's CORE 6 initiatives will focus on nationally recognized OSHA regulatory issues such as:

1. Confined space safety

2. Lock out / tag out (de-energization)

3. Fall protection

4. Mobile equipment safety

5. Machine guarding

6. Ergonomics (back injuries due to lifting bales)

The most common safety issues in the paper bag industry are related to machine guarding and ergonomics. Ms. Woods' work emphases will be placed on helping Duro staff to merge "consistent expectations" of safety across all the facilities of Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing Company. This will be accomplished increasing staff knowledge sharing as well as hands-on development by staff of best practice techniques in the CORE 6 safety areas.

A key component to Duro Bags' new safety initiatives is the shift from producing typical paper training tips forms, which can be hard to share between facilities, to building a robust intranet document library of training handouts. This will allow easy, instant access of critical information to employees. This will reinforce best practice safety training on the spot.

Document management is the key component to development of a new EHS - Environmental Health and Safety Training program. Reducing paper in a company built around manufacturing paper products is one impetus behind development of the new SharePoint intranet website. The end result will be increased consistency and cohesiveness in the improved safety plan.

Development of new "instant alerts" for Injury Incident Notification and the Best Practices Notifications will be coordinated by Ms. Woods' office. These will be integrated as new web-based content into the SharePoint intranet development process at www. durobag. com.

Now in its 10th year, the "Safety Awards" program will still be managed by Marsha Woods' office. From T-shirts to DVD players, the awards program, as well as the ever popular "Safety Bingo" program, have been key components of effective safety team building within the Duro Bag family. These programs have prevented numerous injuries and downtime as well as saving money over the years.

Additional existing Safety program components such as the monthly "Safety Committees" and the "SPOT" program will also be more structurally formalized.

Building a lengthy list of project tasks within the scope of her new assignment, Duro will usher in a new era of safety in the manufacturing of paper bags. Ms. Woods said that she "looks forward to helping to unite Duro staff under a comprehensive umbrella of safety."

Contact:

Marsha Woods - Manager for Environmental Health and Safety

Duro Bag Manufacturing Company

Www. durobag. com

7600 Empire Drive

Florence, KY 41042

Phone: (859) 581-8200

Www. durobag. com

About Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing, Company.

Founded in 1953, Duro Bag is the largest manufacturer of paper bags in the world. A family owned company, headed by president and CEO, Charles Shor, based in Ludlow, Kentucky, Duro has 12 plants manufacturing bags in the United States and Mexico. Producing over 20 billion environmentally friendly paper bags per year, Duro supplies most of the largest grocery and retail chains with a wide variety of wholesale paper bag products. For more information, visit http://www. durobag. com (http://www. durobag. com)

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Families Need Protection from Baby Safe Haven

Families Need Protection from Baby Safe Haven

With only one option provided, no questions asked and no help provided, frightened young moms are giving birth on their own and then doing the best they know how for their newborn sons and daughters by abandoning them at fire stations, churches, hospitals. Billed as a protection for both mothers and babies, in fact not only mothers and babies but also fathers need protection from this law.

Marion, IA (PRWEB) May 13, 2004

According to the advertisements for the Indiana baby safe haven "Drop-Off Program": "The law gives newborns protection and frightened mothers an option...If you don't want your baby or if you know someone who doesn't, Indiana law allows you to drop-off the newborn at any fire station or other emergency medical provider, with no questions asked."

In the advertisement is a picture of a healthy, normal looking mom with white features. In her arms, she's holding an even whiter-looking baby: Just the kind of baby that is most in demand for adoption.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC) data show that 43 states in the United States have enacted baby safe haven legislation.

Prior to the enactment of these laws, it was primarily mothers on drugs or with mental problems (including extreme fear of discovery) who abandoned babies. These mothers probably would not be too concerned about looking for a safe haven to leave their child, regardless how much advertising there is. If the ads do target drug-addicted mothers, then why is it that nowhere in the ads is there information for pregnant moms to obtain drug rehabilitation which might prevent brain damage to their unborn child and thereby avoid future social problems?

As the advertisements for baby safe havens state, they give frightened moms one option: To abandon their child.

There's no rape counseling mentioned. There is no offer of family counseling mentioned that might relieve tension between a frightened young pregnant mom and her parents, and no mention that telling parents just might result in unexpected support that would help her keep her baby.

There's nothing in the ads for safe havens encouraging fathers to take responsibility for their children and no protection of fathers' parental rights.

There's nothing about birth control, which might prevent a pregnancy.

There's no suicide prevention hotline for a mother after she's lost her child to government sanctioned abandonment, either.

There is nothing that would direct a mother to Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to obtain assistance that would help a mother maintain her own and her unborn child's health. There's nothing about Medicaid for pregnant women or insurance for children.

While the people who adopt are being provided financial help from the government until the adopted child is 18, moms are made to feel guilty for considering even some temporary assistance which would help them care for their own child.

Information which might help a mother make an informed decision, such as the serious effects of separating a mother and child, is not disclosed in these ads for safe havens. In "Known Consequences of Separating Mother and Child at Birth and Implications for Further Study", which is available on the internet, Wendy Jacobs, B. Sc., B. A. provides an overview of the effects which have been reported since the 1950's. She notes: "...the ripple effect of adoption means it is an issue that affects thousands of families throughout their lifetimes, the lifetimes of succeeding generations, and ultimately our whole society and its future."

With safe haven laws in effect, lots of newborn babies are now being abandoned, both "safely" and unsafely.

Is it a coincidence that baby safe haven laws are being enacted at a time when more parents who know their daughters are pregnant are willing to support their daughters in keeping their babies? At a time when more and more adoptions are "open", providing some contact between the child and his/her natural parents? Some people seeking to adopt write about how they want a child with no "birthparents" that will come looking for them "ten years down the road"? In their quest for a child to call their "own" and not share, prospective adopters may not consider how the adoptee will feel knowing he/she has been abandoned and having no information. These prospective adopters may be interested to know that DNA testing is now being used to successfully reunite adoptees and natural parents, even in international adoptions.

Regarding these frightened young mothers who leave their newborn son or daughter at a safe haven, I can only imagine what heartache and anguish they must be going through and no one to share it with, possibly for the rest of their life.

I have heard people speculate that these mothers would have killed their children if not for the "opportunity" to drop them off. After encouraging a frightened mother in the first place, they accuse her of being a potential murderer. But, isn't it just as easy to speculate that if she had not seen all this advertising encouraging baby abandonment at a "safe haven" she would have told someone and had medical and moral support while giving birth and afterwards? She might be holding her baby in her arms today, proudly showing her off to everyone.

Being abandoned by his mother (and father?) is not so "safe" for a child. The serious effects of familial separation and maternal deprivation on a child are known, but are not well-publicized. Adoptee Betty Jean Lifton's book "Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest For Wholeness" should be required reading for everyone in North America.

Feelings of loss, grief, rejection and shame as well as identity issues, intimacy problems and problems with the evolution of self-control are all identified as life-long issues for adoptees, natural parents and even for the people who adopt in Deborah N. Silverstein and Sharon Kaplan's "Lifelong Issues in Adoption" available on the internet.

Children, especially newborns, need the security of their mothers. Fathers need to be encouraged to nurture their children and expected and even required to support them. Mothers in such desperate straights deserve the encouragement to seek real help, not the encouragement to give up hope and abandon their babies.

When all else fails, a child's heritage should never be withheld from him/her.

Bastard Nation, which bills itself as "the adoptee rights organization" has the following statement on their website: "Safe Haven laws, despite their good intent, are ultimately anti-adoptee, anti-adoption, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-family. They erase identities, deny the rights and due process of parents, and reject time-tested best practice."

One moment of fear over some temporary situation and a mother and father may have lost their child forever. I hope all mothers who have been duped by this ill-considered safe haven project take steps to get their baby back. I hope all fathers whose rights have been by-passed all together take steps to get their baby back. I hope someone cares enough about these children to give them back, without a fight.

Unfortunately there is an incentive not to return the children to their families: Thanks to the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act when a child, even a healthy baby, is adopted out of foster care, there is $4000 or $6000 bonus to be made from the federal government. This bonus was intended to help children already in foster care who truly need a home, not to encourage the unnecessary separation of family members.

There are many factors contributing to the wide support that safe haven laws have received. But the problems inherent with the safe haven laws cannot be overstated. Mothers, fathers and their children as well as grandparents and other family members including future generations who may be affected, are human beings. Parents deserve real information and real options rather than to be lured, completely unaware of the serious consequences, into abandoning their own child.

Laurie Frisch

Marion, IA

"Protecting the Rights of Mothers and Natural Families"

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Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee Angers Suicide Prevention Leaders who Demand an Apology for his Comments in an MSNBC interview; Both ISP (International Suicide Prevention) and SMWDC Say Huckabee Shows Bad Taste and Insensitivity to the Almost 90 Americans who Commit Suicide Daily

Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee Angers Suicide Prevention Leaders who Demand an Apology for his Comments in an MSNBC interview; Both ISP (International Suicide Prevention) and SMWDC Say Huckabee Shows Bad Taste and Insensitivity to the Almost 90 Americans who Commit Suicide Daily

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee angers Suicide Prevention leaders who demand an apology for his comments on MSNBC on Tuesday. On Wednesday Award-winning Media firm, Spectrum Media - Washington, DC (SMWDC) announced the launch of an ISP campaign that will raise funds and attention to the non-profit. SMWDC is known for their concise and result-driven campaigns.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 10, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee angered Suicide Prevention leaders by evoking a suicide picture for his political opponents on a Tuesday interview on MSNBC. SMWDC and ISP demand an apology from the Republican candidate.

"We feel as someone who is running for President of the country, he shows clear disregard and insensitivity to the over 2,000 Americans who attempt suicide daily," says Ben Olsen of SMWDC.

Regardless of Huckabee's apology, Public Relations firm Spectrum Media - Washington, DC (SMWDC) today announced the launch of "ISP because tomorrow is a better day" campaign. The young PR agency won the contract among 30 finalists due to their award-winning results and excellent relationship with the New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post and CNN and other excellent papers and news networks.

International Suicide Prevention (ISP) is a Las Vegas based non-profit educating the public and aiding families coping with suicide. ISP helps families with unexpected costs, emotional support and teaches free preventive classes to various groups.

Matthew Dovel, Founder and President of International Suicide Prevention says, "We are happy to have Spectrum Media -- Washington, DC on our side. Since we rely on volunteers and donations -- their experience and expertise in getting us media attention means a lot to us. Right from the beginning, we were on NBC station KNVC-TV and in Metro News Networks' national edition."

ISP which has been featured on "20/20" and "Good Morning America" is no stranger to the media but is in dire need of corporate and private donations to fulfill the six to eight daily financial requests from families. Since requests range from $1,500 to $10,000 in costs, SMWDC will reach the public in various ways to raise these funds.

"We will enact an aggressive 50 state, 12 month campaign that will include PSAs, VNRs and interviews with top-ranked media outlets," says SMWDC Senior Executive Ben Olsen.

"Being a brand new non-profit, ISP is a fresh, important and necessary resource for many. Our goals are to show ISP's warm and caring nature to the American public," said Olsen.

ISP (International Suicide Prevention, Inc.) (www. supportisp. org) a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity. ISP is a Las Vegas based non-profit educating the public and aiding families coping with suicide.

ISP is the only Emergency Crisis Response post-suicide family support organization serving the nation. The president of ISP, Matthew Dovel, who is also a best selling author on life after death, is donating a portion of all his book sales to ISP. You can purchase a copy of his book, "My Last Breath," at Barnes and Noble, Amazon. com, or through his website at www. mylastbreath. com.

SMWDC (www. smwdc. com) is a public relations, communications, strategy and media firm that works on behalf of Corporate, Government, Non-Profit, Healthcare, Technology, Education, Entertainment, Travel, Hospitality and Sporting organizations. SMWDC clients include the India Association of Greater Boston and the Soccer Showcase & Review among others. SMWDC is an independent PR firm and has offices in Washington, DC and Pittsburgh, PA.

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