Whether car enthusiasts favor an American classic auto like a 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible, a 1966 Pontiac GTO muscle car, or perhaps an exotic Lotus vehicle, Flemings Ultimate Garage website (http://www.flemingsultimategarage.com) offers shoppers and owners a wealth of information about their inventory and sales process. The specialty auto dealership displays dozens of cars and motorcycles at its Rockville, Maryland location. Online visitors can view descriptive photos and videos of its current catalogue, as well as information about vehicles sold. A webcam also allows viewers to capture real-time views of the Flemings Ultimate Garage showroom activities. The website explains the business practices that distinguish Flemings Ultimate Garage from their competition, like free shipping, financing options, on-site restorations, extended warranties, and servicing by experienced technicians.
If a viewer’s dream vehicle is not available in the current inventory, Flemings Ultimate Garage provides online search tools for prospective buyers to find one that matches their preferences. The dealership encourages consumers to fill out an online form describing the features they seek in a vehicle. Fleming Ultimate Garage then notifies the consumer when their ideal car or motorcycle arrives on the lot. Customers prepared to make an immediate purchase can download a contract to procure Flemings Ultimate Garage locator services, where a fee is determined based upon the sales price of the desired vehicle. Flemings Ultimate Garage contracts with nationwide scouts to search for vehicles requested by customers.
Flemings Ultimate Garage website blog provides detailed articles about specific vehicle models that are of interest to both current owners and prospective buyers. Periodically, they will feature profiles of a popular car, like the 2004 Porsche 911 C4S Cabriolet, or motorcycles like the 2008 Yamaha R1 JJP Sterilgarda, favored by avid cycling enthusiast and shop owner Tony Fleming. The blog recently featured an entertaining discussion with camera shots of the Gurkha LAPV/F5, a military truck featured in the Hollywood movies, The Fast and the Furious and Fast Five. Flemings Ultimate Garage also encourages guest submissions of auto-enthusiast-related articles. One example article is “how car owners can protect themselves from toxins while restoring muscle cars.”
Media production firm Actuality Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Firstline Security company, maintains an innovative and avant-garde team of experienced television-industry professionals. Launched by Firstline Security CEO Wright Thurston and Chief Marketing Officer Bryan Ferre, Actuality Entertainment combined Firstline’s emphasis on network marketing with a reality television format to create The Prodigy, a televised sales competition designed to reward high performers and provide them with greater exposure to the business community.
A revolutionary concept, Actuality Entertainment’s The Prodigy provided valuable sales training to motivated individuals of many different business backgrounds, as well as offering contestants an opportunity to test their abilities. Contestants were instructed in Firstline Security’s sales and marketing tactics, tested on Firstline products, then sent out into regional territories across the country to apply what they learned. Once they were introduced to their sales territories, participants competed with their reality show colleagues in business-skills tests and in sales performances to determine the winner, or Prodigy, of the Actuality Entertainment program. The champion of the first season of The Prodigy, Jordan Folsom, received a $300,000 cash award and a new car.
Though The Prodigy never aired publicly due to financial hang-ups, Actuality Entertainment shot more than 80 hours of footage of the show’s producers engaged in group recruiting presentations and job interviews with potential candidates, and of contestants giving sales pitches to customers and competing in business skills challenges. The yet-to-be-aired edited version of the program features a compilation of footage of the five finalists, following their initial recruitment through to the final awards presentation filmed in Hawaii. Actuality Entertainment continues to own The Prodigy concept under intellectual property laws.
Investing in the field of electronics and engineering can become competitive and seem like a losing proposition, but with the infinitely built-to-be-tough Paul Spivak, that has never been a problem. Mr. Paul Spivak is renowned for having created a myriad of electronic products for the automotive, marine and consumer industries, including digital instruments for automobiles and boats, linear motion applications for spray tanning machines, and alternative energy solutions for vehicles. As president and co-owner of BioScience Systems, Mr. Spivak actively oversees the safe use of various unique electronic designs and configurations to stimulate collagen production, which, together with the body’s own natural mechanisms, will eventually counteract the effects of photo- and chronological aging. Paul Spivak and BioScience Systems are currently in the process of applying for a substantial number of U.S. and international patents for intense monochromatic light therapy devices and other such equipment with potential therapeutic applications. With Paul’s very capable supervision, BioScience Systems has been exploring still uncharted territory in the study of photo modulation of cellular activity using light emitting diodes (LED) for photo-aging applications and in solutions to dermatological problems such as scarring, psoriasis, wound healing, etc. After all, Paul Spivak had gained extensive experience in the field of electronics with his impressive career background working at IBM, Motorola and Westinghouse. As design engineer at IBM, and in similar posts at Motorola and Westinghouse, Paul had designed surveillance equipment for the FBI and DEA, no less. Proof positive that with a genius of Paul Spivak’s stature, entrepreneurship in his field is a mere step away.
After graduating with his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from The University of Texas at Austin, Shayne Gad embarked on a career in the biotechnology, toxicology, and chemical and consumer product testing industries. He joined the United States Navy during his time as a high school student, and was commissioned at graduation from college. His period of active duty ended in 1974, though he remained active in the Navy Reserve until retirement in December, 1994.
Shayne Gad accepted a position with the Union Carbide Corporation toxicology laboratory in 1977 as the Group Leader for Inhalation and Neurotoxicology, which he fulfilled for two years. During his time here, he offered his statistical consulting experience to the company, and he also designed assessment systems that detected the toxicity levels of polymer thermal decomposition products and for evaluating the neurotoxic and neuropharmacologic effects of drugs and chemicals, the FOB . Shayne Gad personally developed the equipment, personnel, and protocol for this system.
Later, after a year-long stint as the Supervisor of Inhalation and Neurotoxicology for the Shell Global Solutions Development Lab, Shayne Gad became the Manager of Mammalian Toxicology for Allied Corporation. He supervised the entire Department of Toxicology’s laboratory, which included overseeing 26 staff members and external contract testing as well as participating in in-house testing initiatives. Shayne Gad maintained duties in this role for six years before becoming the Director of Toxicology for G.D. Searle & Company, acting as the project team leader for the development of biotechnology-derived pharmaceutical products. As the Director of Toxicology, Shayne Gad held responsibility for the $1.94 million operating budget as well as a contract budget. He was also accountable for the health effects and product safety and toxicity testing regarding reproductive, chronic, subchronic, reproductive, developmental, genetic toxicity (for canines and primates), and subacute effects.
Shayne Gad founded Gad Consulting Services in 1994 and serves as it´s Principal. Carolina, a firm with a staff of 5 that he has operated since 1994. Some examples of his responsibilities here include statistical and clinical study support services to various clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical deviceand several other industries.
Since 1995, Jennifer Borg has served North Jersey Media Group Inc. as the newspaper publishing company’s Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Previously, Jennifer Borg worked at Breed, Abbott & Morgan in New York City. Subsequently, Ms. Borg joined Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm based in New York. At Proskauer Rose, Ms. Borg specialized in labor and employment law. In 1995, Ms. Borg joined North Jersey Media Group as chief legal counsel. She directs the legal work for The Record and Herald News, as well as more than 50 weeklies, several websites, and the company's commercial printing business.
In her current position, Jennifer Borg handles both litigation and transactional legal work for the company. Ms. Borg copyrighted and handled all the licensing for The Record's iconic photograph of the three firefighters raising the American Flag at Ground Zero. After a reporter was prevented from covering a detainee hearing held by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, she filed a right of access suit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft as a defendant. Recently, Jennifer Borg branched out into cyber-law on behalf of her company's websites, NorthJersey.com and Bergen.com. The sites offer visitors information about breaking news, details, and happenings throughout New Jersey and Bergen County. Prior to her professional pursuits, Ms. Borg earned degrees from Denison University and Columbia Law School.
Ms. Borg is a member of the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. Additionally, Jennifer Borg demonstrates her commitment to the publishing world by serving on the boards of the New Jersey Press Association, the New Jersey Press Foundation, and the photojournalist-supporting Eddie Adams Workshop.
As the owner and Clinical Director of the Blaine, Minnesota-based Pain & Brain Healing Center, Dr. Greg Fors combines several alternative and biomedical approaches when treating chronic pain, fatigue, and neurological conditions affecting his patients. With more than 25 years of functional medicine and nutritional care, Dr. Fors established his newest clinic in 2008.
Dr. Fors performs a number of duties for the clinic, handling the business aspects of operating the practice while providing acupuncture treatments, myofascial work, dietary consultations, brain-balance therapy, and other direct patient care services. Based on the expertise he uses to treat patients at his clinic, Dr. Greg Fors wrote a bestselling book on these health restoration methods titled, "Why We Hurt." The book includes self-care considerations that patients can use to restore health on their own, as well as additional information regarding the health benefits of biomedical treatments.
Dr. Fors received his Doctor of Chiropractic from the Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He later became a certified acupuncturist at the Occidental Institute of Chinese Medicine in Portland, Oregon, before adding degrees in applied herbal sciences and neurology from Northwestern Health Sciences University.
In addition to his educational background, Dr. Greg Fors has added several certifications from industry governing bodies. He is a doctor of chiropractor and a board-certified chiropractic neurologist, recognized by the American Chiropractic Autism Board. Dr. Fors is also a Defeat Autism Now! Doctor, acknowledged by the Autism Research Institute.
Outside of work, Dr. Greg Fors enjoys spending time in nature by hiking, cross-country skiing, and sailing. His other hobbies include gardening, landscaping, and attending museums, concerts, and other performing arts events.
Over the years, Dr. Ron Israeli has played a versatile role as a clinical researcher and practitioner, serving as a key figure in the fields of urology and urologic oncology. Aside from his considerable responsibilities as Medical Director and President of Staten Island Urologic Oncology, Clove Urology, P.C., in New York, Dr. Ron Israeli has served as principal investigator on a number of notable clinical trials for major pharmaceutical firms. In the past decade alone, Dr. Ron Israeli led studies for such companies as Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Oakwood Laboratories, Aeterna Zentaris, Novacea, GlaxoSmithKline, Ortho-McNeil, Amgen, and Johnson & Johnson.
A frequent speaker at industry conferences as well, Dr. Israeli recently presented at the American Urological Association’s (AUA) New York Section annual meeting, the AUA Western Section meeting, the AUA annual meeting, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. In addition, Dr. Israeli has published papers in more than a dozen scholarly journals, notably contributing articles to editions of Reviews in Urology, the Journal of Urology, Contemporary Urology, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Urology, and Genomics. A member of several professional and medical organizations, Dr. Israeli maintains affiliation with the Richmond County Medical Society, Medical Society of the State of New York, American Medical Association, Society of Urologic Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, and American College of Surgeons, where he has been a Fellow since 2000.
Dr. Ron Israeli graduated from The Johns Hopkins University and the Stony Brook University School of Medicine before launching his medical career. After his initial schooling, Dr. Israeli completed his internship and residency in general surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, a National Cancer Institute fellowship in prostate cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a residency in urology at Maimonides Medical Center, and a clinical fellowship in urologic oncology at Sloan-Kettering. More information on Dr. Ron Israeli’s professional history and his work at Staten Island Urologic Oncology, Clove Urology, P.C., can be found at www.urocancer.com.
An experienced emergency room physician based in Forney, Texas, Dr. Irfan Rana draws on extensive experience at hospitals throughout Texas and Arkansas. He formerly served as Medical Director, Chief of Staff, and Emergency Room Director at Cozby-Germany Hospital in Grand Saline, Texas. At present, Dr. Rana works as an Emergency Room Physician at De Queen Medical Center in De Queen, Arkansas. He also serves at St. Joseph’s Mercy Medical Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Irfan Rana has applied his expertise as an emergency room doctor at other hospitals in Arkansas. He has gained the necessary skills to provide excellent care to trauma patients. A certified specialist in advanced trauma, pediatric, and cardiac life support, Dr. Rana also holds knowledge of psychiatric and geriatric medicine.
An alumnus of Aitchison College, Lahore and Baqai Medical College, Dr. Irfan Rana earned academic honors for his exceptional work at both Pakistani institutions. Dr. Rana also studied computer programming at the National College of Computer Sciences, Lahore in Pakistan.
Actively involved in the medical community, Dr. Irfan Rana belongs to the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, Arkansas Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, and Texas Association of Family Physicians. He also holds certification from The American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. and Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. Beyond his commitment to medicine, Dr. Rana excels in a variety of subjects. He maintains proficiency in Arabic, Urdu, and Punjabi. An accomplished athlete, he played cricket, football, and hockey in college.
Nicole Meyer-Morse is a Science and Technology Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the United States Department of Defense, where she assists in coordinating the Chemical and Biological Defense Program's efforts to develop medical countermeasures and diagnostics against chemical and biological threats.
In 2009, Nicole Meyer-Morse earned her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, with a focus on microbiology and immunology, at the University of California, Berkeley. She completed a short postdoctoral assignment and continued on as a Research and Policy Analyst at the Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases at UC Berkeley. Nicole Meyer-Morse completed a Master's degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at San Francisco State University in conjunction with Douglas Hanahan's laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. During her scientific career, Nicole Meyer-Morse co-authored 10 publications with over 40 collaborators in seven different peer-reviewed journals. She was also awarded the outstanding graduate student instructor award in 2005, a prestigious teaching award presented to less than 10 percent of graduate students at UC Berkeley.
Nicole Meyer-Morse is or has been an active member of the American Society of Microbiology, the American Society for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Women in Science, the American Cancer Society, and the American Public Health Association.
Nicole Meyer-Morse is an active volunteer. She was an instructor at San Quentin Prison, where she taught immunology and infectious diseases to inmates enrolled in an Associate degree program. She has also been an educational speaker at Cesar Chavez Academy, where she spoke with middle school students from underprivileged backgrounds about careers in science. Nicole Meyer-Morse has also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Oakland, California, and at several health clinics in both Southern California and Colorado.
Currently a resident of Washington, D.C., Nicole Meyer-Morse continues to pursue volunteer opportunities and has been involved with Bread for the City, a nonprofit charitable organization that provides basic services to those in need.
