WHY ARE THERE MURDERS IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS ? VETERAN THERAPIST JAN MAIZLER TAKES ON THIS ISSUE

WHY ARE THERE MURDERS IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS? VETERAN THERAPIST JAN MAIZLER TAKES ON THIS ISSUE

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO LEARN FROM AN EXPERT THERAPIST-WRITER ABOUT UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CONFLICT IN RELATIONSHIPS. IT NOT ONLY PREVENTS TRAGEDY; IT ALSO BESTOWS RELATIONSHIP HEALTH

(PRWEB) June 23, 2003

Jan S. Maizler, MSW, LCSW is the author of The Relationship Handbook. He has been in the private practice of individual, marital, group, and family therapy since 1980. He is the author of seven books and over eighty articles. Mr. Maizler is now focusing on the role between individual responsibility and human growth.

The Relationship Hanbook is written as an interactive resource for those desiring health, soundness, and realism in their relationships. The mission and goal of The Relationship Handbook is to offer people an education in relationship dynamics, management, and improvement that they never formally received in school. The insights and ideas that Mr. Maizler conveys is based on over twenty years of internsive work with couples and marriages of all ages.

Book Reviews

The Relationship Handbook

By Jan S. Maizler

What a moving book. THE RELATIONSHIP HANDBOOK by Jan S. Maizler

Review by Patti Pocsik

Green Meadows Reviews

What a moving book. Our author, Jan S. Maizler explores many regions of our existence, allows us to delve deep into our own fears, and find a great reason to be alive and confronting our problems. We should read this as youngsters, just like he remarks. Our mental and spiritual health depend on knowing who we are. But why do we spend so little time remembering, thinking, and knowing ourselves.

His premise is that the foundation on which we build relationships, friendships, and all we do in life, is that we have to know ourselves. Be a whole person before we can ask anything from anyone else is such a down-to-earth approach to all the self-help books out there that want you to shout that is all your fault and beat yourself up over the enabling and overloving.

Like a workbook, we can refer to this book and re-read it. And it is just not written for women, who may be the biggest audience for books like this; it is non-gender written. I have been reading it over and over again because it is a great tool to break on through to the other side. The author is no novice to counseling and giving advice. He has outstanding credentials and has a long-standing practice in Miami.

So many times you find yourself in a relationship that is less in touch with your reality than you want to believe. But you continue it because maybe for the moment, it makes you feel better than not having one.

Jan makes us take a different approach and allows the reader to believe in themselves. He doesn't make you feel bad because we are not perfect. This is the kind of book that makes me feel better and I hope that there are more readers like myself that want to find truth and happiness and realize that it is inner happiness that allows you to be a good person, walking on this planet.

Chinese Students Start to Look Beyond the UK

Chinese Students Start to Look Beyond the UK

Success of new website amongst Chinese students explains the alarming fall in recruitment from China for British universities

Shanghai, China (PRWEB) March 7, 2006

A website about UK education, started by a British man in Shanghai, has become popular on campuses throughout China as students there start to ask, ‘is the UK still worth it?’ It comes at a time that universities across Britain are facing up to the reality of a sudden and unexpected decline in recruitment from the communist powerhouse.

For 10 years the number of Chinese students in all of Britain’s 100-plus universities, as well as colleges and schools, has soared. They have changed the face of British education, as institutions throughout the country rushed to recruit from, and establish links with, China

UK government figures show that the number of Chinese students in Britain grew from 3,000 entering in 1996 to a total of over 57,000 in 2004. With a British Council report predicting continued growth to the year 2020, vice-chancellors across the land seemed safe in the knowledge that China could plug any shortfall in government funding. And so alarm bells were set ringing when 4 out 5 British universities saw a drop in Chinese recruitment for 2005.

The drop was not expected and will be of tremendous concern to most institutions many of which, according to a 2004 Chatham House report, are now financially dependent upon recruitment from China. The report gave an example of one well-known university receiving income from China equivalent to 29% of that which the British government provides.

According to Kieran Costigan, founder of how2uk. com (http://www. how2uk. com/English (http://www. how2uk. com/English)), only the universities which appreciate the reasons behind the drop will be able to avoid the fallout, “the fees are high and few universities are able to prove the value of their course to a prospective Chinese student” says Kieran who is based in Shanghai and started the website last year, “To an extent many universities were guilty of cashing in on China and now they are being faced with the consequences as graduates start to return to China and find they are not so special in the job market”. 

The Chinese language website allows students to view figures on all the UK’s universities and to get answers to questions such as, ‘why is the course so expensive, what have been the postgraduate fortunes of your Chinese alumni and does the course have any links with industry? “I started the site”, says Kieran, “because it didn’t seem fair that Chinese students, who are being asked to pay tuition fees as much as four times that of their EU classmates, do not have access to the kind of facts & figures about British education that a UK student would take for granted”.

“In the past students in China did not care about these questions, there was a feeling that all British universities were great and a UK degree would guarantee a bright future but people are much more savvy now. The site has become popular because it answers these questions at a time when people are starting to question whether or not it is really worth going to the UK to study”.

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My Pillow Pets Wins Two Premier Toy Awards

My Pillow Pets Wins Two Premier Toy Awards

IParenting Media and Dr. Toy Agree My Pillow Pets is Top Toy

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2009

CJ Products, makers of My Pillow Pets (www. mypillowpets. com) is pleased to announce that My Pillow Pets has received the 2009 iParenting Media Excellent Product Award and the 2009 Dr. Toy Best Vacation Product Award. The original My Pillow Pets are snuggly plush companions that are also a comfortable pillow for bed, television, or travel time.

IParenting Media, one of the country's highly regarded evaluation programs utilizes three review processes: licensed childcare or school, an expert and a parent to select the winners of its coveted award. Dr. Toy's Best Products are carefully chosen, using extensive criteria including safety, age-appropriateness, design, durability, lasting play value, cultural and ethnic diversity, good transition from home to school, educational value, learning skills, creativity, improvement in the understanding of the community and the world, good value for price, and, naturally, fun.

IParenting reviewers had this to say:
"My Pillow Pets Bumblebee is a fantastic addition to our toy collection. My child enjoys playing with it during the day during imaginative playtime. They also snuggle up to it at bedtime by easily transforming it to a pillow." "The Pillow Pet was so brightly colored and so plushly soft that my child could not take his hands off it." My Pillow Pets are made from the softest, high-quality chenille. There are more than 20 styles of loveable Pillow Pets available. Each My Pillow Pet has distinctive features that give it personality and make it huggable fun for children and adults.

Tired of plush toys that did nothing, Jennifer Telfer, a San Diego designer set about transforming a traditional stuffed animal into a functional item. It started with a Pillow Pet, an amazingly soft, plush toy that folds out into a comfortable pillow. The line has now expanded to include backpacks and blankets.

One touch of the Pillow Pet and it is an instant love affair for the consumer. In addition to being a big hit with children, My Pillow Pets has seen celebrity Moms including Victoria Beckham stocking up on the cuddly companions. The original My Pillow Pets made their debut at a Tori Spelling event for the Ronald McDonald House and found their way into the loving arms of Denise Richards, Brooke Shields, and Jennie Garth's children.

My Pillow Pets come in two sizes. The 11-inch retails for $16.99 and the 18-inch retail for $24.99. They are available at specialty toy stores, gift shops and online at www. MyPillowPets. com.

Company Overview:
Launched in 2003 My Pillow Pets are snuggly plush companions that are also a comfortable pillow for bed, television, or travel time. Made from the softest, high-quality chenille, safety-tested and retail ready. There are more than 20 styles of loveable Pillow Pets available. It's huggable fun for children and adults. Owned by husband and wife team, Jennifer and Clint Telfer, CJ Products has been in business for 12-years bringing toys, gifts and accessories to the retail and kiosk market. Pillow Pets are available at mall kiosks, Hallmark Stores, gift and specialty toy stores. You can also order them online at www. mypillowpets. com.

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Invent2win. com Offers Technical Professionals Millions of Dollars for their Skills

Invent2win. com Offers Technical Professionals Millions of Dollars for their Skills

A Products Development Company is doing business in a whole new way. It focuses on producing products in a vast number of fields and allows contracted technical professionals to share in the success of the products they work on.

(PRWEB) August 12, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Invent2win Offers Technical Professionals Millions of Dollars for their Skills

Houston, TX, - August 10, 2002 – Invent2win Competitive Products LLC, is a

Products development company that is doing business in a whole new way.

Via itÂ’s online presence www. invent2win. com, the company has implemented its

“Associates Contractors Program” to develop it’s product concepts. This

Nationally heralded program offers technical professionals 2% of Invent2winÂ’s

Earnings up to $2,000,000 in exchange for applying their expertise to product

Concepts.

Higher percentages and sums are possible depending on the skills and abilities

Of the candidates and the complexity of the project.

This program recognizes that designers of all types, engineers, software

Developers, and other technical personnel have NOT been fairly compensated

For their contributions to what essentially amounts to million dollar products.

Invent2winÂ’s Associates Contract Program changes that, during a time when

Lay-offs and corporate scandal have been widespread.

Personnel with technical skills can learn more and register themselves and their

Skills with Invent2win Competitive Products LLC online at www. invent2win. com.

Invent2winÂ’s product development teams are assembled from the company's

Registered personnel database, based on their experience, educational

Background, and self-motivation.

This non-conventional approach to the product development business is being

Well received nationally by personnel with technical backgrounds ranging from

information technology to multiple engineering and design disciplines. This

Approach creates a win-win situation by providing I2W with the best designs

For their products and great compensation packages for developers.”

Invent2win Competitive Products develops a wide range of products ranging from

Ergonomic, medical related, software, mechanical devices, information

Technology products, chemical products and more.

Many of the product ideas originate from within the company, while others

Are obtained via innovative outside submissions.

Outside submitters of ideas, first attend the “Mining Your Life’s Experiences™”

Seminars on intellectual property. These seminars teach attendees to view

Their lifeÂ’s experiences with a focus on viable product ideas and informs

The common man of the processes necessary to protect, develop and license

Their ideas, all while providing an avenue for the ideas to become reality.

Companies are able to register at the site and indicate the types of products of

Interest. This allows for companies to have the inside track on new products as

They are developed.

By providing:

• Low cost Training and Assistance to those with ideas

• Lucrative opportunities for product developers

• A location for companies to license a diverse array of exciting new products

Invent2win Competitive Products LLC has become a hub for new product

Development.

You can find them at http://www. invent2win. com (http://www. invent2win. com) or visit their jobs page at

Http://www. invent2win. com/jobs. asp (http://www. invent2win. com/jobs. asp)
Interview Contact : Orin Roberson

Phone: 713-614-3251

Email: MediaAnswers@invent2win. com

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New Company Source 7 Wants to Raise Money for Diabetes Research

New Company Source 7 Wants to Raise Money for Diabetes Research

Source 7 will host its own diabetes fundraiser.

(PRWEB) October 27, 2004

Source 7 expects to raise $100,000 for diabtes research in Columbus, Ohio. The founder of Source 7 is diabetic, and is well aware of the dangers of the disease. More than 800,000 people are diagnosed with it annually. Diabetes can affect the eyes, kidneys, and heart. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The American Diabetes Association who does research as well as other things such as education for diabetes awareness. Source 7, a sole-proprietorship, started selling satellite TV earlier this year. Installation is free for up to 4 rooms and cost $39.99/month for basic cable. Source 7 asks people for help in raising money for this very important cause. Concerned people can contribute by calling 1-866-252-7811 and using promo code 7619 or visisting www. victorsatellite. com. People can also help by putting flyers in their breakrooms at work with the website, phone number and promo code on it which is as follows:

Free Direc TV hook-up

Www. victorsatellite. com

1-866-252-7811 promo code 7619

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Save the Planet, Volunteer to New Zero Carbon Project

Save the Planet, Volunteer to New Zero Carbon Project

The Asis project foundation in support to the national "Neutral Carbon" plan has launched a voluntary environmental program called "Zero Carbon Volunteer", so that people around the world, can come to Costa Rica and participate in this reforestation effort. The planet is home to all mankind and helping it heal itself is also our responsibility. The Tropics are rich in biodiversity but their ecosystems are fragile to humanity's aggression, and we must help them.

San Carlos, Alajuela (PRWEB) August 3, 2008

Reforestation to fix carbon is the environmental policy priority of the Nobel Prize and president of Costa Rica, Dr. Oscar Arias S. It is intended that the country is Carbon Neutral, that is, to remove carbon from the atmosphere as much as it's added with the emissions of gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Along with control of such emissions of harmful gases from different sources, it is aimed sowing 7 million trees throughout the territory which is 52,000 square kilometers, which although small in size, is high in biodiversity, being at this point one of the richest worldwide.

In the North zone of the country, with humid tropic characteristics is where the Neutral Carbon project will begin. Here is also where the Asis Project Foundation (http://www. fundacionasiscr. org) is located, which has been working for several years in benefit of biodiversity conservation through environmental education programs in rural communities. These create awareness and teach how to work to protect nature, becoming also an effective contribution to this major national project of zero carbon.

Years ago the Foundation transformed a breeding land in Biological reserve (http://www. institutoasis. com/animalrescuecenter. htm), with the intention of fixating carbon and restoring the natural habitat for plants and animals. This reserve is a practical example of how rural communities can implement this process in harmony with Mother Nature, looking after their interests and needs. Nowadays the reserve is a living classroom. The foundation is working actively to raise awareness that the process of reforestation to fix carbon, is also associated with the reintroduction of native shrubs and other plants, which although not having a practical or commercial value, contributes to the recovery of the native environment and therefore to the nutritional support of wildlife.

Through its sister organization, Asis Project Foundation has created an innovative volunteer program (http://www. institutoasis. com/project. htm) called "Zero Carbon Volunteer", so that those living abroad can also contribute to this effort. Alvaro del Castillo, the institute's director, says: "The world belongs to everyone, but we all have to bear a share of responsibility to get it back and that's why we have created this program "Zero carbon Volunteer", as a facilitator option, so that everyone can meet with such a personal commitment." Those who come to participate in it, may also help in the activities of the Wild Animals Rescue center operating in the same biological reserve.

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Educationaids Introduces First Learn-On-Demand Software

Educationaids Introduces First Learn-On-Demand Software

(PRWEB) September 9, 2000

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ButlerEducationaids(225) 819-9978educationaids@bizland. com http://www. educationaids. bizland. comEducationaids (http://www. educationaids. bizland. comEducationaids) Introduces First Learn-On-Demand SoftwareBATON ROUGE, LA, September 5, 2000 - Educationaids, a leading provider of educational products on the Internet, introduces Mastermind Power Learning System(TM), the first "Learn-On-Demand" software. Mastermind is available on the Educationaids website, http://www. educationaids. bizland. com."The (http://www. educationaids. bizland. com."The) concept behind Mastermind is simple yet unique," says L. Butler of Educationaids. "Using Mastermind's Creator component, the learner can readily compose his own individualized learning sets for essentially any subject such as math, history, foreign language, vocabulary, or trivia. There is no other software like it on the market. And one of the most phenomenal benefits is that Mastermind is designed for people of all ages, preschool to adult."Along with state-of-the-art computer technology, MasterMind is scientifically proven and combines the techniques of the SQ3R

Study method and the powerful Pimsleur principles. Advanced features include timed or untimed drills, different "modes" of learning based on subject content, record keeping for known/unknowns on individual question/answer sets, and multiple learners with separate record keeping for each. MasterMind creates a personalized review schedule for each learning set, reminds the learner when it's time to review, and intelligently adjusts the learner's review schedule to fit his learning style, subject difficulty, etc. For students, the MasterMind Power Learning System(TM) is guaranteed to improve grades and reduce homework time for any student who will apply the MasterMind system for a full school semester. If the student is earning "B"s or lower then MasterMind is guaranteed to increase grades by a full letter grade. If the student is spending an hour or more on homework, then MasterMind is guaranteed to cut homework time in half. This guarantee extends for a full 6 months or through the endof the next full school

Semester, whichever is later. Educationaids strives to provide top quality educational products and service. For additional information on MasterMind Power Learning System(TM) or any of their other educational products, please visit their website at http://www. educationaids. bizland. com.### (http://www. educationaids. bizland. com.###)