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We are delighted to inform you that the 2010 British Hairdressing Award's finalists have just been announced. Salons and stylists from across the UK entered the British Hairdressing Awards but only the best have made it through.

Please see the press release below detailing the finalists. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony on November 22nd 2010 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel.

For more information on the finalists or the British Hairdressing Awards please get in touch.

The anticipation and waiting is over for hairdressers throughout the UK, as Hairdressers Journal International has announced the finalists for the nine regional and six specialist categories in the British Hairdressing Awards 2010. Launched in 1984 by Hairdressers Journal International and sponsored for the past 26 years by Schwarzkopf Professional, the awards celebrate and reward the best of British hairdressing creativity, and have become affectionately known as the ‘Oscars’ of the hairdressing world.

To enter the competition, hairdressers working in salons throughout the United Kingdom have to submit four images, which fulfil the competitions criteria. Depending on the hairdresser’s location, they can enter their regional category – Eastern, London, Midlands, North Eastern, North Western, Northern Ireland, Scottish, Southern or Wales & South West. If their talents lie within a particular discipline, they are also able to enter one of the six specialist categories – Afro Hairdresser of the Year, Artistic Team of the Year, Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year, Men’s Hairdresser of the Year, Newcomer of the Year or Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year.

The first round judging takes place to establish the six finalists in the regional and specialist categories. Members of the British Hairdressing Awards Hall of Fame, along with previous British Hairdressing Award winners are invited to judge the work submitted. Judges cannot confer during the judging process and each mark all entries independently. The points are handed to a team of independent auditors, who then process the results to ascertain the six finalists in each category.

In addition to the 15 regional and specialist categories, the most hotly contested award is for the British Hairdresser of the Year title. Entry to this award is by nomination only, and in 2010 there are seven nominees for the title – Errol Douglas, Tim Hartley, Mark Hayes, Akin Konizi, Angelo Seminara, Phil Smith and Gary Hooker & Michael Young.

“Each year the standard of entries in all categories becomes more creative and inspirational,” comments Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Hairdressers Journal International, Jayne Lewis-Orr. “British hairdressing is perceived throughout the world as being the best, and the British Hairdressing Awards recognise and reward creativity and excellence in all hairdressing skills.”

To go forward to the second round, the six finalists in each category have to produce a second set of four images, which will then be judged as a complete set of eight. The same guidelines are adhered to as before, with the winner being announced at the biggest event in the hairdressing industry’s calendar, a glittering awards dinner presented by a leading media personality – the British Hairdressing Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a JW Marriot Hotel, London on Monday 22nd November 2010.

2010 British Hairdressing Awards Finalists

• Regional Finalists

Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Christopher Appleton, George’s Hairdressing, Leicester
Simon Cawthorne, Cawthorne & Wright, Rutland
Terri Kay, Mark Leeson Hair, Body & Mind, Mansfield
Neil Smith, Barrie Stephen Hair, Anstey
Hayley Welling, Cienté, Berkhamsted
Anne McGuigan, Anne McGuigan Hair & Beauty, Leighton Buzzard

London Hairdresser of the Year
Darren Bain, HOB Salons, Baker Street
Sean Dawson, HOB Salons, Camden
Andrew Heasman, RUSH, Victoria
Skyler McDonald, seanhanna, Putney
Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox, Marylebone
Jamie Stevens, Errol Douglas, Knightsbridge

Midlands Hairdresser of the Year
Sarah and Adrian Bowron, Aesthetics, Solihull
Anya Dellicompagni, Francesco Group, Stafford
Nick Malenko and Royston Blythe, Royston Blythe, Wolverhampton
Lewis Moore and Jacky Crosby, Francesco Group, Streetly
Katie Mulcahy, Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham
James Whyte, Soul Hair, Chester

North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
Adele Bourne and Rebecca Dickenson, The Vanilla Rooms, Bawtry
Joseph Ferraro, Halo, Harrogate
Hannah Gordon, Paul Gordon, Scunthorpe
Sarah Sumner, Hooker & Young, Jesmond
Alexander Turnbull, Alexander Hair and Beauty, Hull
Jill Watkins-Wright, Watkins Wright Hairdressing, Thirsk

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year
Julian Dalrymple, The Sitting Room, Ballymena
Kevin Kahan, Kevin Kahan, Bangor
Keith Kane, Keith Kane Hair International, Belfast
Sharon Malcolm, Sharon Malcolm Hairdressing, Newtownards
Andrew Mulvenna, Andrew Mulvenna Hairspa, Belfast
Joanne O’Neill, Joanne O’Neill Hairdressing, Dunloy

North Western Hairdresser of the Year
Carly Aplin, CRC Cutting Room Creative, Leeds
Harry Boocock, The Hair Studio, Leeds
Jamilla Paul, Jamilla Paul Hair & Beauty, Rochdale
Sharon Peake, Ethos Hairdressing, Manchester
Gary Taylor, Edward and Co, Brighouse
Melenie Tudor, En Route Hair & Beauty, Wakefield

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year
Philip Bell, Ishoka, Aberdeen
Nelson Brown, Browns, Dumfries
Suzie McGill, Rainbow Room International, Uddingston
Kay McIntyre, McIntyre’s, Dundee
Thomas McMillan, Cox McMillan, Bothwell
Janer Stewart, Angels, Aberdeen
Karen Thomson, KAM Hair and Body Spa, Lossiemouth

Southern Hairdresser of the Year
Leo Bancroft, Leo Bancroft, Weybridge
Seung Ki Baek, RUSH, Epsom
Robert Kirby, Sanrizz, Southampton
Victoria Nebbett, Monroe Hairdressing, Leatherhead
Gary Russell, The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells
Bruno Marc Giamattei, Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames

Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year
Craig Chapman, Craig Chapman Salon, Launceston
Melanie Giles, Melanie Giles, Bath
Daniel Neaves, DKN Hair, Salterton
Ken Picton, Ken Picton, Cardiff Bay
Louise Smith, Toni & Guy, Salisbury
Scott Smurthwaite and Will Eagles, Cream, Gloucester


• Specialist Categories

Afro Hairdresser of the Year, Craig Chapman, Craig Chapman Salon, Launceston
Junior Green, Junior Green Hair and Beauty, London
Kim Johnson and Michelle Sultan, Hype Coiffure, London
Jamie Stevens, Errol Douglas, London
Michelle Thompson, Francesco Group, Stafford
Sandra Webb, Sandra Webb Hair & Beauty, London

Artistic Team of the Year
Bloww Hair & Urban Spa, London
HOB Salons, London
Hooker & Young, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mark Leeson Hair, Body & Mind, Mansfield
Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
RUSH, London

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year
Craig Chapman, Craig Chapman Salon, Launceston
Efi Davies, Toni & Guy, Covent Garden
Skyler McDonald, seanhanna, Putney
Leonardo Rizzo, Sanrizz, Knightsbridge
Indira Schauwecker, Toni & Guy, Covent Garden
Anne Veck, Anne Veck Salons, Oxford

Men’s Hairdresser of the Year
Kerry Hayden, Atherton Cox, London
Brett MacDonald, SACO, London
Jorych Marsili, Toni & Guy,Canary Wharf, London
Jim Shaw, Essensuals Men, Billericay
Jamie Stevens, Errol Douglas, London
Ross Strong, D & J Ambrose, Pinner
Jody Taylor, Toni & Guy, London

Newcomer of the Year
Kelly Craven-Salvatelli, Toni & Guy, Salisbury
Ashley Gamble, Royston Blythe, Wolverhampton
Costa Phouli, RUSH, Epsom
Jasmine Redston, RUSH, Croydon
Dan Spiller, Marc Antoni, Fleet
Matt Stopps, RUSH, Walton-on-Thames

Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year
Stuart Bane, D & J Ambrose,Pinner
Karen Dodds, CRC Cutting Room Creativ, Leeds
Mark Leeson, Mark Leeson Hair, Body & Mind, Mansfield
Christel Lundqvist, HOB Salons, London
Carly Roberts, Marc Antoni, Fleet
Tim Scott-Wright, Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham

For press enquiries on the British Hairdressing Awards please contact Alison Jameson, or Rachael Grieve at Alison Jameson Consultants on 00 44 131 621 7210, fax 00 44 131 621 7215 or email; alison@alisonjamesonpr.com

www.britishhairdressingawards.com









- Alison Jameson 29-07-2010]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:40:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58318 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/c6q1zWGhmoU/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58311 Penguin and Penwizard have come together to produce the first ever personalised Star Wars™: The Clone Wars™ book. This is the first book to offer Star Wars and Clone Wars fans the opportunity to appear in print alongside their favourite heroes and villains. This personalised book follows the huge success of launch title Peppa Pig: Go to Playgroup in 2009.

The Way of the Warrior is a thrilling story where a customised avatar draws upon all their skills and courage to outwit an evil bounty hunter. To create an avatar, the individual makes a choice between siding with the Republic to become a Jedi or joining the forces of darkness to adopt the guise of a Sith. The book is personalised by selecting facial features along with hair style and colour to create an avatar likeness. The customised character will appear throughout the story alongside iconic figures such as Yoda, Anakin and Count Dooku. If it’s a gift then there’s also an option to include a personal message.

Perfect for The Clone Wars fans of all ages, The Way of the Warrior will be available from August priced £14.99 plus postage and packing. Books are printed and delivered within 7 working days.

Please pre-register your interest at www.penwizard.co.uk/clonewars or contact:

Press Contact:

Kelly Boundy
Penwizard Ltd
T: 01306 876431
E: kelly@penwizard.co.uk

Notes to Editor:

About Penwizard

Penwizard Ltd was established in 2004 and is considered the market leader in creating print on demand stories in which you can star in your own adventure. Penwizard currently provides personalised publishing for some of the biggest characters in children’s licensing including Fifi, Roary and Noddy. Penwizard’s personalised Noddy book won a British book design award.

About Penguin

Penguin was established in 1935 and is one of the world’s leading consumer publishing businesses. Penguin publishing comprises the following imprints: Allen Lane, Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Penguin, Penguin Classics, Puffin, Viking, Ladybird, Sunbird, Frederick Warne and BBC Children’s Books. Penguin has offices in 15 countries and is part of the international media company Pearson.
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The survey, commissioned by Biogen Idec, examined the issue of mobility impairment in more than 430 people living with MS from six countries. This research supports other previously conducted studies which have consistently found that mobility issues are a top concern for MS patients.

Of those who reported an impact on their working life, more than one third (39%) stated that mobility problems forced them to take time off of work – with some taking up to 40 days from work in the last six months. However, it was encouraging that 83% of respondents felt their employer was supportive.

“The results of this survey reinforce our understanding that the loss of mobility is a leading concern for those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,” said Professor Hans-Peter Hartung, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

“We know that MS is a debilitating disease and these results implicate mobility loss as a primary driver in reduced productivity in the workplace. As physicians, we must continue to explore methods and treatments to better manage the physical and psychological impacts from mobility impairment.”

The survey examined the life experiences of MS patients in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Biogen Idec continues to analyze the results and will continue to share data with the broader MS community.

About Biogen Idec

Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. Founded in 1978, Biogen Idec is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies. Patients worldwide benefit from Biogen Idec's significant products that address diseases such as lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. For product labeling, press releases and additional information about the company, please visit www.biogenidec.com.

Notes to editor:

Methodology

• Research was conducted by an independent market research company.

• Research was carried out between 4 June 2010 and 29 June 2010 utilizing a rigorous and robust questionnaire development process. The questionnaire was validated to ensure compliance with ICC/ESOMAR Code on Market and Social Research (European research guidelines) and the Market Research Society Code of Conduct. Please visit www.esomar.org and www.mrs.org.uk for more information

• Respondents were recruited via a mix of patient group liaisons and online recruitment. International patient groups were utilized to recruit MS patients. A network of contacts in each country was also approached. The people invited to take part were pre-screened to ensure that they had been diagnosed with MS and fit the criteria for the research.

• The survey was anonymous and completed online.

• The survey sampled 436 people with MS from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. They were selected at random to help ensure a result representative of the overall MS patient population.


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Media contact:

Vicky Squires
Tonic Life Communications
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‘Three score years and 10’ was once deemed the average life expectancy in western countries. This has increased to 80, according to World Bank figures, but that still only leaves 10 years for most people to enjoy the fruits of their labours.

Men are slightly more likely to welcome the idea of an increased state pension age, with 38% saying they would love to think they’ll still be working at 70. Only 32% of females shared this attitude. However, given the choice, 52% of men would like to retire by the age of 55, compared to just 44% of women.

Further research by Home Learning College suggests that having a new professional focus could make the idea of retiring later more attractive. Almost two fifths (39%) of those surveyed said they would want to change career if they thought they would have to work until they are 70.

“It’s never too late to start a new career,” says Dave Snow, Academic Director at Home Learning College. “As we progress through life we gain a wealth of proficiencies and experience that can be transferred to other roles. This knowledge can also be enhanced through targeted vocational study.

“Our own figures show that a strong interest from older students who wish to update their skills and re-training for completely different roles. For example, a quarter of people on one of our popular web design courses are aged over 55. Accounting and bookkeeping courses are also in high demand among this age group thanks to the opportunities for flexible working available to professionals in this sector.

“Clearly, a large number of people are investing in continued learning in order to stay competitive in today’s challenging economic climate. It is this attitude and commitment to further study that will make working beyond the official retirement age tolerable and hopefully even pleasurable.“

For details of all Home Learning College’s professionally accredited home study courses please visit http://www.homelearningcollege.co.uk

*Research conducted amongst 3,000 British adults in employment

ENDS

About Home Learning College
Home Learning College is the largest vocational distance learning provider in the UK, and is accredited by the National Union of Students (NUS), allowing its 65,000 students to enjoy the discounts and services available with the NUS Extra Card.

All Home Learning College courses lead to professional CV-enhancing, employer recognised qualifications, including AAT, Sage, CompTIA, Microsoft, ICB and CIW. Subjects covered include book-keeping, accounting, IT and computing, web design and many more.

Home Learning College students benefit from a dedicated in-house tutoring service and the Virtual Learning Community - an online learning environment which facilitates the delivery of course material and peer networking.

For more information on all Home Learning College courses visit www.homelearningcollege.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter @home_learning

Or check out student testimonials and other video content on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/homelearningcollege

Contact:
Tor Goldfield
Home Learning College Communications Manager
Tel: 020 8676 6258
Mobile: 07843 335606
Email: tor.goldfield@homelearningcollege.com
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Our researcher has visited each of the leading services below to look at the cost of erectile dysfunction treatment (Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra). The results are striking.

Dr Fox online clinic prices are about half or less than all the rest for erectile dysfunction treatment. The service and the medicine is the same.

See examples below comparing the costs of Cialis, Levitra and Viagra on prescription from UK online clinics. For regular users of these treatments there can be huge savings.

Price matters

The drugs industry and the UK regulators warn people not to buy medicine from overseas websites supplying fake and dangerous tablets. People might take the risk when prices from regulated UK websites can be extraordinarily high. It is good medical practice to tell patients the cost of treatment. For most people price is important.

Viagra, made by Pfizer, comes off patent in 2012 when there could be a big shake up in the price of these expensive drugs.

What do clinic prices include?

The prices below are not prices just for prescription medicines. Online clinics in the UK employ GMC registered doctors to issue prescriptions. The prices include consultations and supply of medicine from registered UK pharmacies, and sometimes the cost of postage.

The GMC and the Care Quality Commission require doctors and medical services to advise on the costs of treatment at the outset. There are regulations prohibiting pharmacies from advertising the cost of prescription medicine. The table below does not give the cost for medicine alone.

Costs compared (see full comparisons of ED clinic prices)

Viagra 50mg x 4
- Dr Fox: £29.40
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £47.00
- 121 Docs: £65.00
- The Online Clinic: £59.95
- My Online Doctor: £52.00
- Meds 4 All: £65.00
- First Med: £59.00
- Health Express: £84.95
- Private Meds: £55.00

Cialis 10mg x 8
- Dr Fox: £69.40
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £92.00
- 121 Docs: £140.00
- The Online Clinic: £119.95
- My Online Doctor: £94.00
- Meds 4 All: £130.00
- First Med: £109.00
- Health Express: £134.95
- Private Meds: £105.00

Levitra 10mg x 8
- Dr Fox: £59.10
- Lloyds Pharmacy: £92.00
- 121 Docs: £110.00
- The Online Clinic: £109.95
- My Online Doctor: £82.00
- Meds 4 All: £110.00
- First Med: £99.00
- Health Express: £134.95
- Private Meds: £87.50

Prices may change and are, to the best of our knowledge, accurate on 19th July 2010. Dr Fox does NOT claim to provide a superior service to any of the online clinics listed. All the clinics, as far as we are aware, comply with all regulation and, as far as we are aware, operate to high ethical standards.

Contact: Dr Tony Steele (drsteele@doctorfox.co.uk - tel. 0845 373­2870) - Index Medical Ltd 29-07-2010]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:14:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58300 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/wcd--MbINg4/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58284 GlobalGathering releases further country websites and social media website updates for the 10th anniversary of annual dance festival

London, UK ---- GlobalGathering http://www.global-gathering.com has released country specific websites with social media functionality ahead of its 10th anniversary of its GlobalGathering dance festivals taking place around the world.

GlobalGathering’s group of websites owned by promotions company Angel Music Group http://www.angelmusicgroup.com are powered by content software company Modera http://www.modera.com. They are built in conjunction and full service advertising agency Media Junction Digital http://www.mediajunction.co.uk.

The first GlobalGathering website release was the UK site in March 2009. The successful UK GlobalGathering release set the digital road map on managing the rollout of the remaining seven region websites. The Polish and Ukrainian sites successfully released last year, with Australia, Belarus, Russia, South Korea and Turkey followed in order to manage and market the festivals in each of those regions. For 2010 and its special 10th anniversary year, GlobalGathering focuses upon six regions including the UK.

Siim Vips, CEO at Modera comments, “The Modera content management system (CMS) caters for all major world languages and by using our user access rules, it’s possible to let country managers to control their own content and sites. They can tailor it to address their audience’s individual needs whilst maintaining the identity of the GlobalGathering brand.”

James Algate at Angel Music Group explains, “We have been impressed by Modera’s efficiency, easy-to-use software and support available in all world locations through its international offices and partners. Their CMS has enabled the brand to remain adaptable in social environment easily allowing the integration of relevant social networks and media to harness the core needs of the brand to our global audiences.”

The Modera CMS allows editorial, marketing and production teams to quickly and easily update various rich social content areas, user generated content (UGC) and e-commerce of the site; particularly managing content for the event across country specific and region areas.

Vips continues, “By building a solid platform and providing clear guidelines to follow, GlobalGathering are able to easily release additional country sites as and when the festival expands to other regions. It will simply be a matter of managing translations for each local country and for region managers to load and control region-specific content.”

“Our country managers can now produce more targeted and relevant content about the artists, DJs, musicians and personalities of specific interest to each of the regions, to not only create buzz, market more effectively, but also can update them about information about the festival they will attend. They can of course share experiences and report on all GlobalGathering festivals; working with the true ethos of what global dance event is about and be able to express this through the social media channels we use,” concludes Algate.


----Ends---
----Notes to editors----

Poland, Saturday 5th June 2010, Tor Poznan, Poznan, Poland
Belarus, Saturday 26th June 2010, Boravaya Airfield, Minsk, Belarus
Ukraine, Saturday 10th July 2010, Chaika Airfield, Kiev, Ukraine
Russia, Saturday 17th July 2010, Tuutari Park, St. Petersburg
United Kingdom (UK), Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July 2010, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, UK
South Korea, Global Gathering, Han River, Nanji Park, Seoul (Dates to be announced)

South Korea GlobalGathering, details coming soon
Australia GlobalGathering, details coming soon

GlobalGathering new website assets

- Festival information, news and updates (artists and DJs headliners / line-up)
- Social media including GlobalGathering community, forum, gallery (photographs) and newsletters via seamless integration not social assets e.g. via the Facebook social plugin
- Broadcasts including GlobalGathering TV (with featured videos)
- e-commerce for ticket purchase
- Information on camping, travel and maps
- GlobalGathering audio Gplayer
- GlobalGathering podcast via iTunes
- Twitter feedback and updates
- GlobalGathering e-commerce store via Firebrand
- Social media assets and functionality across Bebo, Facebook, Flickr, Last.fm, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube


About Global Gathering
http://www.globalgathering.com

Global Gathering is an annual dance music festival promoted by Angel Music Group, the company behind Godskitchen, on the last weekend of July each year at Long Marston Airfield, Near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

The festival has been running since 2001, competing with Homelands (earlier in the year), Creamfields and Gatecrasher's Summer Sound System.

On March 18, 2006, Global Gathering made its debut appearance outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland when the festival travelled to Miami, Florida. Acts included Nine Inch Nails, Coheed and Cambria, Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Dish, Adam Freeland, Sasha, John Digweed, and many more dance and rock artists.

Since then, the festival has expanded worldwide, with the 2008 season including shows in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Australia & New Zealand and Malaysia.


The media spokesperson for Modera is Siim Vips, CEO.

Click on Media Alerts to register to receive forthcoming news from Elemental Communications and its clients.

Photographs are available of the Modera team.

About Modera
http://www.modera.com

Modera is a global software company specialising in content management development that constantly challenges the technology and clients environments to deliver superior solutions that meet expectations. Modera operates in over 20 countries including the UK, Spain, Hong Kong and the USA, with headquarters in Estonia.

Backed by 24-hour support and a vast partner network, Modera takes the hassle out of content management with its cost-effective webmaster, intranet and extranet product line. Whether taken separately or together as a complete interconnected product, these tools are fast, secure, simple-to-use modular in design making them highly flexible and are competitively priced.

Simple to install and maintain, Modera’s scalable service caters for SMEs through to large organisations that require products to service bespoke individual needs. Its clients include established and well-known brands such as Bank of Happiness, Nissan, Citizen Watches, Group 4 Securicor (GS4), Hong Kong Express Airline, Jamiroquai.com, Bose and The Mama Group Plc.

Follow Modera on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/Modera, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/moderasoft, Twitter http://www.twitter.com/Modera and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/moderanet.

----Contact----

Elemental Communications

Tim Gibbon, Director
Mobile: +44 (0) 7930 375 663

Telephone: +44 (0) 843 208 4592

Website: http://www.elementalcomms.co.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elementalcomms

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England may have been over hyped and useless on the pitch, but the FIFA world cup has given rise to one surprising statistic, it caused the divorce rate to drop during the 4 weeks of the tournament, according to divorce experts at website Divorce-Online.Co.UK.

The company, that deals with 1 in 20 of all divorces in England and Wales report that there was a 36% drop in the number of cases they normally deal with during the 4 weeks of the contest. This trend is also reflected in the number of divorce related keyword requests on search engine Google, which shows a sharp drop in the number of divorce related queries for the World Cup.

This contrasts with figures released by the Government which showed that the number of couples finalising divorces had gone up by six per cent in the first three months of 2010, from 28,600 to 30,400, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Temporary blip?

Mark Keenan, Director at Divorce-Online believes that this may be a temporary reprieve for UK marriages as the upturn in the economy means that warring couples can now afford to get a divorce and he believes that 2010 will turn out to be one of the worst years for the divorce rate in living memory.

“Husbands and wives have been telling us that they felt they simply couldn't afford to break up during the last few years. They were living under the same roof, both knowing that their marriages had ended but were unable to sell their houses or transfer them to the other spouse because of a lack of mortgage funding. Many of these obstacles are now being lifted as the economy recovers and we think this will translate into a rising divorce rate.”

The latest annual official figures show there were 121,799 divorces in England and Wales in 2008, around 5.5 per cent down on the 128,232 in 2007.

Divorce rates are currently at their lowest levels since the 1970's.


Note to editors:

Divorce-Online is a UK based online uncontested divorce service providing services to the UK consumer from just £69.00.

The FIFA World Cup was held between 11th June and 11th July 2010.


Sources:

Google trends for keyword divorce.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=divorce&ctab=0&geo=gb&geor=al...

Contact information.

Mark Keenan
01793 600751
mark.keenan@divorce-online.co.uk
www.divorce-online.co.uk
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After months of preparation and testing, a new website has been officially unveiled which aims to help parents find and compare a variety of products for children, babies and pregnancy, whilst at the same time offering honest reviews from other parents.

www.BabyChild.org.uk is an independent website and consequently can provide honest reviews of products, rather than providing the often biased information from the manufactures.

The founders of the website began work on BabyChild.org.uk after recently having their first baby and noticing that it was difficult to find independent product reviews.

Products are reviewed by actual parents, so visitors to the website can make an informed choice about what to purchase, based on the knowledge and experiences of others.

The website is affiliated with a number of leading UK retailers, including Boots, Mothercare, Kiddicare, Toys r us and John Lewis Baby, to provide visitors with a view of all of the latest products, but all reviews are left by parents to avoid customers being misled by manufactures’ promises.

BabyChild.org.uk was soft launched in January of this year and developers have spent the last 6 months gathering valuable feedback from parents and getting them to come along to suggest products and give reviews.

The site is designed with ease-of use in mind and the developers have made it simple to navigate. Users can suggest products that they would like to see reviewed and BabyChild.org.uk will find parents who can do so.

Andy Barr, marketing director of BabyChild.org.uk, commented on the launch of the new site;

“As a parent, I know how difficult it can be when shopping for you new baby or child. There is an overwhelming amount of choice when it comes to products such as pushchairs, toys and cheap nursery furniture. Retailers and manufacturers can easily paint a picture of a product to make it sound desirable, but at the end of the day it’s the parents who have tried and tested the products that will be able to give an honest review.

“That’s main objective at BabyChild.org.uk; we simply want to make shopping during pregnancy, or shopping for a new baby or child a much easier experience. Our developers have worked hard to make the website as informative as possible and easy to navigate, so the whole experience will be less time consuming and as stress-free as possible.”

LINK http://www.babychild.org.uk

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For more information, contact Emma Kent of 10 Yetis PR Agency on 01452 348211 or email emmak@10yetis.co.uk - Shannon Haigh 28-07-2010]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:42:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58288 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/AvJTIiA0Cqo/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 Gavin Henson chooses Gold’s Gym Supplements

Gold’s Gym is partnering with one of the country’s most recognisable sports personalities, International rugby player Gavin Henson to launch their sports supplement range. Henson will be the brand’s ambassador in a fully integrated global marketing campaign.

Gold's Gym is a name synonymous within fitness and bodybuilding. In the decades since opening its doors in 1965 it has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members.

Gavin Henson: “I chose to use and represent Gold’s Gym Supplements as it’s such a trusted brand with a great heritage. When I hear Gold’s Gym I think of physiques like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. With 35 years of experience who better to trust than Gold’s Gym to keep me in shape! Their supplements assist me greatly with endurance, strength and recovery in my every day training schedule, and make it easier to maintain my physique.”

Like Gold’s Gym enthusiasts, Gavin boasts a toned and powerful build. He has served Rugby admirably over the years, becoming a legend of the sport. As part of his role as Gold’s Gym Supplement ambassador, Gavin will be writing a monthly online blog sharing his training experience and expertise.

Each Gold's Gym nutritional product has been carefully created to ensure the perfect supplement to assist the body before, during and after workout at the highest level.

• The supplement range consists of: 1kg Whey Protein (SSP £29.99), 2.5kg Whey Protein (SSP £59.99), Lean Extreme (SSP £24.99), 1kg Performance Fuel (SSP £29.99), 1kg Sports Recovery (SSP £29.99), 1kg Meal Replacement (SSP £29.99) and 400g Creatine (SSP £24.99). Flavours include strawberry, chocolate and orange.

The full supplement range is available to buy from www.ggsupplements.com

About Gold's Gym
The original Gold’s Gym opened in Venice Beach, California in 1965, just steps from world famous “Muscle Beach.” Gold’s Gym is known internationally for its superstar members and its super serious approach to fitness.

In the decades since opening its doors, Gold’s Gym has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members. The Gold’s Gym experience is also available at home, through fitness products bearing the Gold’s Gym name. With over 35 years experience in the gym, this unparalleled expertise is built into each and every Gold’s Gym home fitness product. From bars, dumbbell sets and display stands to complete weight sets and plates, Gold's Gym have all the weight lifting equipment needed to build the best bodies at the highest level.

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Notes to editor: For additional information & images please contact pr@rfeinternational.com

Contact
www.ggsupplements.com
info@goldsgymfitness.com
01908 793020

Twitter: www.twitter.com/GoldsGymFitness
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Gold's Gym - Building The Best Bodies Since 1965
- bio-synergy Ltd 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:33:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/soEulLA5Z8U/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58216
Phoenix Representative and Expert on Somalia, Dr Mohamed Zayed spent nearly 2 hours covering important ongoing support for the President and His UN Backed Government.

Dr. Zayed affirmed that "Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc maintains it high confidence in the Presidents New Government which include some very effective new ministers."

Speaking on behalf of the President of Somalia, Presidential Office Spokesman Hassan Khalif Stated that "The Government of Somalia and The President is Pleased to reaffirm our long relationship with Dr. Zayed and Phoenix Intelligence Support and thank them for these past 17 months of support for our Government and for developing important programs and other support to our Government in its fight against Al Shebab and their Foreign Terrorist elements and for their support of our Illegal Fisheries and Anti Piracy Programs, though most important is their recent success in gaining support from important members of the United Nations and others for an International Security Zone ("Green "Zone") to be privately managed and funded inside Mogadishu as an addition to the AMISOM protection force.”

Dr Zayed Stated that "the International Security Zone Somalia is a Green Zone Concept which we have been lobbying for some time and during the Istanbul Summit on Reconstruction and Development in Turkey recently, the majority of all delegates agreed to support the initiative which will be funded, managed and deployed privately (under supervision of the United Nations and other officials) depoliticizing the critical need and desire for all Major Aid Agencies, Embassies, International Organizations and Private Investors, Developers, Technical Staff and Capacity Building Human Resources to be Deployed Back to Mogadishu within the next 12 weeks."

We drafted a White Paper on the Program and technical paper including a demarcated map of the new green zone area which has been approved by the Transitional Federal Government and all permissions and access have been granted by the office of the President of Somalia to facilitate the implementation of the Green Zone Somalia as soon as possible.

Speaking on behalf of the Office of the President, Hassan Khalif stated further that "the New Defense Minister Abukar Osman agreed to fully support the facilitation of the Green Zone Somalia and to assist Phoenix Intelligence Support and others in the consortium of companies organizing the operations according to the rules and regulations and to work closely with their advisers on Counter Terrorism Advice and Technical issues, including the development of Zone Defence Support from the Government of Ukraine via its Defense Trade arm TASCO who have expressed a great desire to provide defense support in accordance with the UN Security Council Exemption Criterion which is currently being lobbied for through Phoenix and our Ministry of Defense as they have expressed a strong desire to help having first the permissions to proceed according to the UN Rules."

In Conclusion Phoenix Regional Chief Dr Zayed Stated that we look forward to increasing our efforts during this year and build on our already long relationship with the Transitional Federal Government to bring peace and stability to Somalia and its nearly 9 million inhabitants very soon with real action on the ground inside Somalia where the issues are located and where they will be solved. No conflict has even been solved by the international community working from outside the country in conflict and Somalia is no exception to this historical rule.

Contact:

Dr Mohamed Zayed
Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc
consultants.international@gmail.com
Tel: +20101121818
www.phoenixintelligencesupport.com

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This press release was issued through EmailWire.Com (http://www.emailwire.com). - Joseph Nchor 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58216 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/7fXKxvpq8x0/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58134 oil jobs across the world instant access to oil careers in all areas of the industry, as well as providing an easily accessed portal for companies who want to find the best place to advertise their job vacancies.

Oil and Gas Job Search have a reputation for matching ideal candidates to a vast database of oil and gas jobs around the world. Their skill at marrying up the right people to the right jobs has made them the ‘go to’ agency for leading gas and oil industry companies for several years. This latest move is part of their ongoing strategy to transcend international borders and time zones, giving potential candidates and employers a 24/7 access portal to the best jobs in the industry.

The company realised quickly how important a social media site like Facebook is, especially to a transient workforce that could be deployed to any part of the world. “People use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and relatives all over the world,” explains John Roberts, Marketing Manager of Oil and Gas Job Search. “By utilising one of the most powerful social networking sites on the web, we believe that the Facebook page puts another link in the chain and allows everyone, no matter where they are, to find their ideal oil and gas job. We’ve already had a great response and are looking to link up with other Facebook friends across the world and to demonstrate how social networking can also be an important business application in a highly competitive industry,” he adds.

See for yourself at Oil and Gas Job Search’s Facebook Page.

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John Roberts, Marketing Director - Oil and Gas Job Search has thousands of offshore jobs and drilling jobs to search for. We also provide recruiters with an online service that is effective in terms of cost and ease of use.

Email: john@thejobsearchgroup.com - Richard Skidmore 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58134 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/nGlbE4YD2vQ/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58191
For immediate Release: Book Launch date 15th September 2010

If Irvine Welsh wrote life affirming self-help books then they would probably smell, feel and taste like this.

Choose Life. Choose a destiny. Choose a purpose. Choose its family. Chose a fucking big dream. Choose to aim high, inspire, make a difference and be happy. Choose good health, happiness and inner desires. Choose to know the real you. Choose a path choose to follow it. Choose to be a rare creature. Choose to be allowed and know that it’s ok to fuck up. Choose to know you can be a good person and still be wild. Choose to leave the couch, take action and make it happen. Choose to start with the end in mind and know you made a difference. Choose the possibility to be remembered as part of a generation that was more than facebook, binge drinking, gang culture and shit soul-destroying chat shows.

With her life escalating into a scene from the movie ‘Trainspotting’ it was her rewriting of the above poem from the film that inspired debut book ‘Sort out you’re your crap life’.

In the book MTV voice and Virgin presenter Claire Anstey candidly tells the story of her own journey back from self destruct, enlisting an amalgamation of the wisdom she learnt for experts across the globe to sneaky peeks of the her own private diary, all interspersed with pitch perfect quotes from a spectrum of 21st century gurus spanning Mahatma Gandhi to P Diddy.

This modern day bible with its fresh word-on-the-street-kick-in-the-butt-approach makes sure the reader sits up, takes hold and is guaranteed not to let go until he or she (yes, a book that speaks to men too!) goes careering headlong into the back cover. If you want clip art adorned psychobabble, look elsewhere. This book is graphically designed interactive biography with reader exercises that have titles that include Bang Bang Your Dead, Shit Magnets And Dream Thieves, Iconic Applause starts from within and Bog Role Baggage.

What readers are saying:

“Up to page 40 and I’m loving it. Even without doing any exercises yet I feel fully inspired and supported by your words! This is going to be a huge success” Keeley aged 30

‘So motivated, I am looking up a Thai massage course for a new challenge and string to my bow. Wow this book makes you feels so good” Andy aged 31

‘I need to buy this for all my friends” Lindsey aged 27

The emphasis is on the reader taking control from the off but the irony is, it's if Anstey herself has rocked-up, plonked her “size-xx arse” down on your bed, grabbed your hand and decided to take you through the stages herself. The genius lies in the delivery, namely - digestible lumps coupled with accessible language, sans patronisation.

With talk of her desperation to be famous, the suicide of her childhood sweet heart and intimate diary entries her character shines through. She lost her TV job, she got fat, she got thin and she drunk quite a bit to try and find her answers. It is Anstey’s honesty that can make even those whom think their life is doing ok engage and relate. Suddenly Sorting Your Crap Life Out, which flummoxes us all from time to time, is like shooting fish in a barrel. A credible, incredible and inspiring read.

"With over 30 exercises, and its Benchmark Chronicle 21 day plan this book is made to make you feel better. It holds all the details of how I sorted out my crap life, the exercises I used to discover myself and real diary entries from when I felt messed up. Today I feel amazing; I have absolutely no crap in my life. This new strength enabled me to be open and honest with my experiences and these principles are now shared with you in this book so that if you are willing you can sort out your life too." - Claire Anstey

Claire Anstey now knows that being her will always be good enough. She wishes to share her triumphs and is happy to speak about her personal experiences to help others within various media formats

Suggested topics Anstey is available to speak about include:

How Kerry Katona and Z list celebrity’s can sort her life out
why do we all want to be famous and why I know it doesn’t make you happy.
We are a Chemical Generation. How did we become so lost, and where do our answers lie when we can’t find them in booze and drugs
With a lack of jobs for our graduates, how can they fill this void and deal with the fact that the most exciting thing in their day is a episode of Jeremy Kyle.

The way you think will change your life, not your waist measurements. Success equals thinness or does it?
You can fu*k it all up and still be a good person. Don’t believe the hype or your mother.
Anstey talks frankly about sex, love, life and other stuff that can mess with our heads.

Editor notes:

Books available for review.

Transformation photos of Claire before and after are available.

More information can be found at www.theanstey.com, A dedicated book website will launch on 15th August.

Sort Out Your Crap Life by Claire Anstey is available to buy from http://www.amazon.co.uk and all good book shops

Contact:
For more information and to receive a copy contact Claire Anstey direct via claire@claireanstey.co.uk

Agent: Seamus lyte Management seamus@seamuslyte.com
- claire anstey 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58191 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/ZNt_hiBj5lA/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58210
The Islay Jazz Festival is a well-established annual event that takes place over a weekend in September, attracting hundreds of jazz lovers to Islay from Scotland, the rest of the United Kingdom, and overseas. The dates of this year’s Festival are 17 – 19 September.

The event will now be known as the Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival

The events of the Festival are spread over three days and many venues on Islay. In 2010 the Festival programme features the lyrical pianism of Zoe Rahman; the feel-good saxophone of Jesse Davis; the Blue Note inspired Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; award-winning Scottish guitarist Graham Stephen; the commanding tenor of John Burgess; and a new take on 1920s and 30's jazz from Nova Scotia Jazz Band. Concerts are presented across the island, in a mix of unique settings: village halls, distilleries, bird sanctuaries, and small bars and inns. Three of the events will be staged at Lagavulin Distillery.

Commenting on behalf of Lagavulin™ and Diageo’s Classic Malts Selection™, Nick Morgan (Diageo’s Scotch Knowledge and Heritage Manager) said:

“We are absolutely delighted to be able to sponsor this world-class festival, which brings so many discerning jazz lovers to venues throughout Islay, which has to be one of the world’s most seductive islands. Crafted with skill, love and inspiration, live jazz and fine Malt Whisky are the best of partners, enhancing enjoyment, relaxation, community and good companionship.”

Fiona Alexander of promoters Assembly Direct in Edinburgh welcomed the new sponsorship by Lagavulin:

"The Festival is delighted to be supported by such a fine Islay Whisky and iconic brand. Its virtues of quality character, complexity and rootedness in its landscape are ones which the Festival aspires towards".

Contacts:

Fiona Alexander, Assembly Direct: +44 131 553 4000
Pat Roberts: +44 7774 424 410 / cognis.pr@zen.co.uk - Patrick Roberts 26-07-2010]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:45:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58210 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/4VHu2Cj0lsY/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58202 Now Available on-line from Motorgraphs.com

Choose from more than 5,000 stunning images, spanning 100 years of motoring history

London, July 26 2010: For the first time ever thousands of prints of historic photographs, advertisements and other promotional material from the archives of the British motor industry have become available on-line from motorgraphs.com.

Launched with more than 5,000 iconic and rare images - all accessible at the click of a mouse – the scope offered by motorgraphs.com will be growing day by day.

At the heart of Motorgraphs’ library is the extensive historic photographic archive of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT) - in addition to hundreds of evocative motor sporting images from two exceptional private photo archives, the Grand Prix Library and the Spitzley Collection. Between them, these priceless resources span over 100 years of the motor industry and motor sport including racing, rallying, advertising, posters, brochures, manufacturing and social history.

Many of the photographs were taken by such legendary action photographers as Geoffrey Goddard, George Monkhouse and Nigel Snowden.

Categories to choose from include the Motor Industry, Motoring and Motor Sport. Bore down into the website and there are striking top-quality images covering everything from personalities, nostalgia and fashion to industry, Grand Prix and Le Mans-type sports car racing and even wartime industrial scenes. Other subject categories include the MGB, The Austin Magazine Covers, Fangio, Stirling Moss, Sir Alec Issigonis, Ringo Star, Jim Clark, the Mini-Cooper and Lotus, Design and Landmarks, Advertising, Production and Buildings and much more.

Prints are available on standard quality paper, thicker Art paper, with satin or gloss finish, rolled or stretched canvas, all framed or unframed. Users click on the image of their choice, select the size from A4 to A0 and then decide what type of frame they prefer. Payment is made online, and the purchase is despatched within days.

Commenting on the launch, David Weguelin, of Motorgraphs said, “This is a labour of love for all concerned, and has involved sorting through some three million images, selecting and scanning the most iconic ones for the site. We will be adding more on a regular basis, and expanding the categories while also including photographs from other libraries.”

Prints for private use can be obtained directly from the site. Scans for commercial purposes such as publication, press, graphic, and exhibition use are also available upon request. To see the site click on www.motorgraphs.com and lose yourself in a browse through times gone by.

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Issued by:

John Brigden, BlueSkyPR, 44 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3TQ. Tel: 01732 740216 john@blueskypr.co.uk on behalf of Motorgraphs.

* Note to editors: If you would like a print to illustrate the story, surf the site and tell us your choice.
- John Brigden 26-07-2010]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:45:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58202 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMensInterest/~3/JCdNRR_f-9c/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58196 DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AFFECTING BRITAIN’S EYESIGHT

[August 2010:] 1 in 2000 Britons are needlessly losing their eyesight each year to a degenerative eye disease called Keratoconus, costing the NHS over £5 million.

Sufferers are calling for increased training for the 67% of medical professionals who are unaware of the condition and how to treat it.

Non-invasive laser treatments are now available to treat Keratoconus. Only 3% of sufferers are aware of these procedures.

Keratoconus is a condition of the eye that can severely affect vision, and in some cases, cause blindness. It is a degenerative disease where the normally round cornea progressively thins and causes a cone-like, shaped bulge to develop. In the early stages this thinning causes blurred vision, in the later stages it results in extreme loss of vision and blindness. The cause is unknown and at the current time there is no cure.

Around 30,000 Britons have the disease which can severely affect a person’s ability to drive, read or even cross the road safely. It is a condition that is most common in young people and is usually detected in the teens or early 20’s. Within the British Asian population cases of Keratoconus rise to 1 in 500.

Keratoconus cannot usually be corrected with spectacles, but instead patients are encouraged to wear hard contact lenses which can improve vision in the short term but do not slow down or prevent the progression of the condition. In more severe cases, corneal transplants may be recommended but this is a complex surgery with a recovery time of 12 to 18 months.

There are less invasive treatments that are now available that can treat the condition safely and relatively painlessly. However, only 3% of Keratoconus sufferers are aware of these treatments due to a lack of training and awareness within the NHS. Corneal Collagen Cross-linking uses a combination of Riboflavin drops and ultra violet light that react with the tissues in the cornea, strengthening them and stabilising the cornea to prevent the progression of Keratoconus.
A recent advance in the treatment of keratoconus has now been introduced. For suitable patients a new treatment called Topography Guided Custom Ablation is used to re-profile the cornea, prior to 'fixing' the new shape of the cornea with Corneal Collagen Cross-linking, thereby stabilising the keratoconus.

This new treatment increases the acuity of vision for most patients and makes the wearing of contact lenses more comfortable for the patient and in some cases the patient can return to spectacles.

Daryus Panthakey, Founder of Accuvision Laser Eye Clinics which offers advanced treatments for Keratoconus, says: “There is simply not enough awareness about Keratoconus across the country as a whole. Patients are often diagnosed with the condition after suffering with it for several months, or years, during which time their sight can deteriorate quickly and significantly. If the condition is spotted early, it is easily treatable using the advanced laser surgery techniques at our disposal during a simple and straightforward procedure. We are calling for more training for medical professionals so that patients can be identified quickly and efficiently and they are offered all the choices available for treatment.”

August is Keratoconus Awareness Raising Month. For further information or case studies please contact Cathy Warren or Rachael Dean at Green Row Communications on 020 8960 8950 or cathy@greenrow.co.uk.

For more information about Keratoconus and its affects, visit www.keratoconus-group.org.uk.

For more information about Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking and Topography treatments visit www.accuvision.co.uk

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Notes to Editors:

About Accuvision

Accuvision introduced Wavefront optimised laser eye surgery into the UK in 2001 and pioneered the use of the very latest and safest technologies including wavefront LASIK procedures and 'all laser' trans-epithelial surface treatments. Accuvision offer correction for longsight, shortsight, astigmatism, reading vision restoration ambylopia, and cataracts. They are also pioneers in new treatments for keratoconus, like C3R corneal collagen cross-linking and topography guided corneal re-profiling with corneal collagen cross-linking. Accuvision was founded by Daryus Panthakey and its clinical Director is Mr Chad Rostron (FRSA).

Clinics are located at:

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
42-48 New Kings Road
Fulham
London
SW6 4LS

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
3 The Courtyard
707 Warwick Road
Solihull
Birmingham
B91 3DA

Accuvision Laser Eye Clinic
1 Cromwell Park
York Road
Wetherby
Leeds
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