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MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- True Green Energy Group, through Spectrum Blue Steel, and the Biosphere MKV power plant have been cultivating the recovery of garbage and in landfills on a global scale. The Biosphere process of gasification harnesses the combustibility of solid wastes to create a heat source that produces an extremely hot steam that will then generate green electricity.

The Spectrum Blue Steel solutions and technologies allow communities to enhance their sustainability level by turning their waste streams into reusable and valuable resources without polluting the planet with harmful carbon emissions.

Job sectors for True Green Energy Group include waste to energy, solar and wind energy, bio fuels, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, geothermal energy, hydro energy, green building, climate study, energy management and efficiency, and much more. Various jobs within each sector are available such as engineering and technical positions, project management, R&D and sales/marketing.

Today, the President of True Green Energy Group, Mr. John Lamb, along with the founder of Spectrum Blue Steel Ronald Flynn, announced Spectrum Blue Steel's newest partner Mr. Eugene B Jones, who is the Executive Director for Southern Waste Information exchange, Inc. (SWIX), which is a non-profit clearinghouse and repository for businesses and government agencies in the USA.

The Southern Waste Information exchange, Inc. (SWIX), has as a primary objective for recycling and reuse of solid and hazardous waste. Since its inception in 1981, the emphasis of the SWIX has been on encouraging and facilitating sound environmental and cost-effective alternatives to land filling, incineration or treatment of solid waste through direct interaction with waste generators in both the public and private sectors.

Recycled products can be confusing because there is no standard definition of a "Recycled" product. Neither is there a nationally accepted standard for the percentage of recycled materials in these products. As a result, recycled content claims are confusing to consumers and businesses. The goal is to have products manufactured with as much postconsumer recycled materials as possible. In other words, Spectrum Blue Steel will now set the standard and price with clarity and definition, exposing all the benefits of going green and staying clean.

The direct financial benefit from True Green Energy's MRF system is the biosphere waste to energy system that will transfigure and modernize green electricity on the power grid in addition to lowering the price of electricity without producing any harmful hazardous carbons.

Spectrum Blue Steel recently paid for and finished a complete EIA study that was completed by accredited EIA consultants set forth by the department administrative order No.30 series of 2003 for the examination of identified relevant environmental technical experts, agencies and the public in order for the Environmental Management Bureau and other involved agencies of the Philippines to make reasonable and sound decisions for the deployment of the Biosphere MKV and the Material Recycling Facility.

The MRF system reduced operating costs because the garbage is free and unencumbered from debt. Furthermore the cost of electricity created by Spectrum is inexpensive because the material it needs to operate it is free, green and clean. The reality is the most costly part of Spectrum's business is the initial investment of purchasing the Biosphere machine. On the other hand, once the machine goes into operation the only overhead to consider is paying your staff because everything else is free along with a 5 year free tax holiday celebration.

The truth is planet earth is polluted with garbage in epic proportions. The titanic overload of garbage floating and polluting the ocean is incredibly monstrous. The good news for Spectrum Blue Steel is the world in general is suffering from a never ending supply of free garbage that will power the Biosphere system for centuries to come. Also bearing in mind besides the environmental benefits made possible by having the material diverted from landfills and or incinerators through the MRF recycling, use, and reuse center and the Biosphere MKV process, the system creates thousands of gallons of clean drinking water on a daily basis making it a practical and necessary in today's go green world.

Eugene B Jones will assist Spectrum Blue Steel's businesses and help us communicate with American municipalities with waste management issues. Mr. Jones has worked with local, state, and federal agencies, legislative and congressional committee staff, trade associations, and with industries regulated under RCRA, CERCLA, and OSHA. His experience is an invaluable commodity to SBS and is essential for locking down government contracts and deploying Biosphere systems in America.

Mr. Jones has a vast experience in organizing and managing various conferences for agencies and organizations such as the Waste-to-Fuels Conferences, Florida Bio fuels Association, Inc., Recycle Florida Today, Inc., the Florida Brownfield's Association, Inc., the Florida Environmental Assessors Association, Inc., the Florida Hospital Association, Inc., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals, Inc., the National Conference on Waste Exchange and Resource Reuse, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Ronald Flynn ended the press announcement by saying, "The cost of energy is so much more than it should be and Spectrum Blue Steel is helping countries and governments do what they should have done years ago, and that's to go green and stay clean. Until we learn how to live without an environment, we're going to have to keep this issue at the forefront."

Shaping the new world is not easy and the Stewardship of the earth is a component of many Christian denominations. God's green earth will survive as long as we all chip in and do our part. What many may not know is that planet earth needs our help and what we do may have a significant impact--positive or negative--on the environment if the world does not respond and go green.

Spectrum Blue Steel's strategy is to "de-carbonize" the electric power generation industry by shifting to non-fossil fuel based energy sources, specifically energy-from-waste. This follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which confirmed energy-from-waste is renewable, and the Philippine Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513) of the Philippines.

Spectrum is a domestic corporation duly registered under the laws of the Philippines and holds a license to the Biosphere Technology from Global Environmental Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GEECF). Global is a fully integrated energy company whose interests include electrical power generation, oil and gas exploration and production, clean coal and waste management technologies.

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of the 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections.

Contact: Ronald Flynn, +6391-8888-001

SOURCE True Green Energy Group

BOSTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Citysearch posted the Spa and Beauty results for 2009 Best of Citysearch and Bella Sante Spa won 12 Best of Citysearch Awards - which was more awards than any other spa or salon in the entire Spa and Beauty category. In addition, a review of the voters comments posted on the Citysearch Boston website determined that Bella Sante had twice as many voter comments than all other finalists combined. The Spa's long time popularity with clients, the press and multiple prior awards, including winning more Best of Boston Awards from Boston Magazine than any other Spa in Massachusetts, are a result of the Bella Sante management style and the highly skilled staff at Bella Sante. In fact, no spa in Massachusetts has ever won more Best of Citysearch awards in the Spa and Beauty Category than Bella Sante in the history of Boston's Best of Citysearch Awards.

In researching the Boston Best of Citysearch, no spa has ever won more Best of Citysearch awards in the Spa and Beauty Category than Bella Sante since the first Best of Citysearch awards were announced approximately nine years ago

The Bella Sante management style is focused on making sure their clients get the best care at every level. It starts with skilled concierges answering the phones (and not keeping you on hold) to highly trained staff providing services (customized to you) to managers following up with clients (to insure consistent service levels). "We are proud to have won more Citysearch Awards than any other spa and we are touched by the voters overwhelming enthusiasm in their voter comments about Bella Sante. We plan to continue delivering relaxation to our clients every single day," said Tiffany Amorosino, COO of Bella Sante.

The 2009 voting results of Best of Citysearch are only the latest example of how their management and staff produce results that distinguishes Bella Sante as a clear day spa leader in the Boston metro area. Bella Sante won Best of Citysearch Awards in the following 12 categories: Best Deep Tissue Massage, Best Eyebrow Threading & Shaping, Best Facial, Best Hair Removal, Best Hot Stone Massage, Best Massage, Best Nail Salon, Best Pregnancy Massage, Best Skin Care, Best Spa, Best Sports Massage and Best Swedish Massage.

Why is Bella Sante so popular with both the clients and the press? There are many reasons that answer the question but most likely is the consistent reputation of Bella Sante as the Best of Boston.

According to a recent survey, Bella Sante has managed to reduce the average wait time of a caller down to an average of 15 seconds. Their centralized call center takes reservations for the Bella Sante Spa's three locations (Wellesley, Lexington and their location on Newbury Street in Boston) making getting an appointment easy and fast. In addition, the call center takes orders for Gift Certificates which are especially popular this time of year.

Bella Sante Corporate Gift Certificate and individual Gift Certificate purchases this year are likely to be very popular gifts.

The total commitment of Bella Sante management and staff at every level of customer interaction has paid off in 2009 and sweeping the Best of Citysearch Awards is just another indication of their success.

Simply put Bella Sante is continuing their tradition of being the Best of Boston in all regards.

About Bella Sante:

Bella Sante is and has been the premier day spa in the Boston Metro area for more than a decade and has the honor of having won more Best of Boston awards and more Best of Citysearch Awards than any other spa in Massachusetts. Their history is that a majority of their clients are repeat customers because they get consistent, excellent treatment by the highly trained and wonderful staff.

Bella Sante's record with clients is hard to surpass. Bella Sante also has clients from all across the United States that year after year order Gift Certificates for their friends, co-workers, family and loved ones in Massachusetts. Customers can also place orders on line for Gift Certificates or for the outstanding products they use in their spa such Carita-Paris, Phytomer, Cosmedix, Kai and MamaMio.

When it comes to pampering, both the clients, Boston Magazine and Citysearch voters agree that Bella Sante is the Best in Boston. Bella Sante has locations in Wellesley, Lexington and Newbury Street. You can follow Bella Sante on http://twitter.com/BellaSante. You can become a fan on http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=39467892591#/pages/Boston-MA/Bella-Sante-Spas/39467892591.

Media contact
Tiffany Amorosino
tamorosino@bellasante.com
617-594-6669

Vice President of Operations
Sara Lahey
slahey@bellasante.com
617-424-9930

SOURCE Bella Sante

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.

The study, the largest of its kind, used electronic health records to identify more than 170,000 children vaccinated with the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine from 2002 to 2008 in Kaiser Permanente's Southern California region, then followed children for an average of two and a half years to identify the occurrence of herpes zoster.

Researchers found only 122 cases of herpes zoster among the 172,163 vaccinated children, for an estimated incidence of 1 case per 3,700 vaccinated children per year. This is a lower rate compared to what one would expect in the unvaccinated children based on previous experiences.

"The message to parents and pediatricians is: vaccinating your child against the chicken pox is also a good way to reduce their chances of getting herpes zoster," said the study's lead author, HungFu Tseng, Ph.D, MPH, a research scientist and epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena, Calif. "More research is needed to identify the virus strains that cause herpes zoster."

This study did not look at side effects of the varicella vaccine.

Herpes zoster is an acute skin viral infection caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus, which remains in certain nerve cells of the body after an infection with either wild-type or the varicella vaccine virus. The wild-type virus is found in the natural infection, in contrast to the virus strain found in vaccine.

Since the vaccine's introduction in 1995, there have been few studies on the incidence of childhood herpes zoster among children vaccinated with the varicella vaccine.

Following licensure in 1995, 1-dose varicella vaccine was recommended for children 12 months to 12 years of age. In 2006, a routine second dose of varicella vaccine for previously vaccinated persons aged 4 years and older was recommended.

Other study authors included: Ning Smith, MS, Lina S. Sy, MPH, S Michael Marcy, MD, and Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, Ph.D., from the Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation.

About the Kaiser Permanente Department for Research and Evaluation

The Department of Research and Evaluation conducts high quality, innovative research into disease etiology, prevention, treatment and care delivery. Investigators conduct epidemiology, health sciences, and behavioral research as well as clinical trials. Areas of interest include diabetes and obesity, cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, aging and cognition, pregnancy outcomes, women's and children's health, quality and safety, and pharmacoepidemiology. Located in Pasadena, Calif., the department focuses on translating research to practice quickly to benefit the health and lives of Kaiser Permanente Southern California members and the general population. Visit www.kp.org/research.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 8.6 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: www.kp.org/newscenter.

SOURCE Kaiser Permanente

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Reprints Desk, Inc., producer and sponsor of the Content Workflow 2010 event, today opened registration for the Content Workflow 2010 event, to be held on January 26, 2010, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Content Workflow 2010 is a one-day event detailing strategies for information management professionals to inject high-value STM content into the workflow of knowledge workers when and where they need it, and exploring critical information about global copyright compliance within the enterprise.

    --  WHAT:  The Content Workflow 2010 event
    --  WHEN:  Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 11am to 4pm
    --  WHERE:  The Sheraton Frankfurt Hotel & Towers Conference Center in
        Frankfurt, Germany
    --  SESSIONS:
        --  Keynote address by Henning P. Nielsen, Library Director at Novo
            Nordisk and President of the Pharma Documentation Ring
        --  Content Mashups to Increase Usability and Usage, by William Hayes,
            Director, Decision Support, IT, at Biogen Idec
        --  Confronting the Challenges of Copyright Compliance in the Global
            Enterprise, by Stephen Garfield, Director, Account Management at
            Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
        --  Spending Less on STM Content and Improving Access by Re-Engineering
            Content Workflows, by Scott Ahlberg, Head of Corporate Services at
            Reprints Desk, Inc.
    --  WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  Information management professionals and
        professionals in R&D, Knowledge Management and IT, who own and influence
        corporate content budgets
    --  REGISTRATION COSTS:  FREE (for accepted registrations received by
        January 5, 2010)
    --  SPONSORS:  Reprints Desk, Inc., Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), FIZ
        Karlsruhe, and Free Pint Limited

For more information, visit the event website at www.contentworkflow.eu.

About Reprints Desk®

Reprints Desk, Inc. (www.reprintsdesk.com) is a business software and information services company that simplifies how research-intensive companies and other organizations procure, manage and share journal articles and other copyright-protected content. The company's content workflow and compliance solutions help customers effectively use peer-reviewed literature in research, regulatory submissions, and product promotions. A channel supplier for more than 100 scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishers, Reprints Desk earned the #1 ranking in the 2008 Document Delivery Vendor Scorecard by Outsell, Inc., and currently serves companies in life sciences, energy, aerospace, industrial products, food and beverages, consumer packaged goods, information technology, legal and government. Reprints Desk is a Derycz Scientific (OTC Bulletin Board: DYSC) company. For more information about Reprints Desk, contact Ian Palmer at +1 (707) 658-1931.

Public and Media Relations Contacts:
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Ian Palmer, Head of Marketing
Reprints Desk, Inc. | +1 707.658.1931
ipalmer@reprintsdesk.com

SOURCE Reprints Desk, Inc.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: HOLIDAY SEASON

Profile America -- Friday, December 4th. The holiday season is in full swing this weekend, with special events all across the country. In Cambridge, Wisconsin, the country Christmas celebration will feature carriage rides and roasted chestnuts. Cape May, New Jersey, will hold its annual candlelight house tours of the town's noted Victorian homes. In Florida, some 50,000 people will gather to watch the Hollywood Beach Candy Cane parade, and in El Centro, California, Santa will arrive western style -- in a stagecoach -- for the 64th annual Christmas parade. At the same time, in decorated stores all over the nation, some 3.5 million sales persons in small upscale boutiques to big box chain stores are bracing for the rush of shoppers. Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau, now preparing for the 2010 Census.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009 (various)

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 596

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau