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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Exergen ® Corporation announces the Love Bug Temperature Challenge, an instant win game and grand prize sweepstakes worth $105,000.  The contest is open to all U.S. residents with a valid email address and will be promoted on hundreds of radio station websites and extensive e-media outlets. Starting January 23, contestants can register at www.EXERGEN.COM and hundreds of radio station websites, to play the Love Bug Temperature Challenge every day for a chance to win one of 100 Exergen TemporalScanner thermometers. 

One lucky entrant will be randomly selected as the grand prize finalist on Valentine’s Day to win a $1,000 Tiffany & Co. gift card.  Additionally, the finalist will be challenged to submit “His and Her” predictions for the Academy Award winners on Sunday, February 26.  If either predicts the winners correctly, the finalist wins the grand prize of ‘His and Her’ cars (valued at $50,000 each) and a trip to Hawaii (valued at $5,000). 

“With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the cold and flu season in full swing, the Love Bug Temperature Challenge is a fun interactive way to engage parents and parents-to-be in a contest with a chance to win great prizes.  We want to offer couples the Exergen TemporalScanner to help fight cold and flu, and a chance for great Valentine’s Day gifts for both, including shopping at Tiffany & Co., a romantic getaway to Hawaii, and his-and-her automobiles,” said Exergen Corporation founder and CEO Dr. Francesco Pompei. 

Exergen markets two models of the TemporalScanner thermometer: a professional version for doctors’ offices and hospitals, and a consumer model sold in major retailers including Walmart, Target, Walgreen’s, Rite Aid, Kroger, Costco, Sam’s Club, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, and BJ’s. More than 800 million temperatures are taken each year with the TemporalScanner. Used in thousands of hospitals and pediatricians’ offices in the country as well as in millions of homes, it is also the only thermometer manufactured in the United States.  

The Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. The company holds more than 60 U.S. patents for non-invasive temperature measurement devices. Its products are used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com.

To help people discover where their true political alliances fall ahead of the 2012 presidential election, Beliefnet, the most comprehensive online resource for inspiration and spirituality, has launched their new Politic-O-Matic quiz.  This quick and easy online evaluation takes the user’s “temperature” on issues like the economy, religion, marriage and healthcare to match users with a corresponding political party and famous political personality.

The series of questions reflect current issues in the political sphere, such as an individual’s stance on marriage and the extent to which this issue affects him or her. Once completed, Politic-O-Matic links to the political party most closely affiliated with a user’s attitudes. A notable political personality is also assigned at the end, examples range from a “Ronald Reagan conservative” to a “Ross Perot populist.”

“We created Politic-O-Matic to give people an entertaining way to identify core political values and beliefs without political hyperbole, skewed portrayal or bias,” said Beliefnet President and CEO Stephen Hal liday. “This quiz helps users evaluate what parties they align with based on objective self-assessment of the principles that matter most to them.”

Politic-O-Matic’s purpose is to serve as a guide, matching user feelings and political beliefs with those of previously established political leaders. The quiz does not match users with current candidates for the presidential election. In addition to the assessment provided on Beliefnet.com, users are provided email results which list to what degree (in percentages) they are most like the 10+ personalities provided in the quiz.   

Readers can take Politic-O-Matic beyond the 2012 election season by visiting http://www.beliefnet.com/News/ElectionCenter/PoliticOMatic.aspx.

About Beliefnet

Beliefnet, a property of BN Media, LLC and a recipient of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online, is the most comprehensive multi-faith online resource for inspiration and spirituality, and helps people improve their lives, solve problems and find comfort, hope and strength. Its mission is to help people find and walk a spiritual path that instills comfort, hope, strength and happiness for people who are exploring their own faith or curious about others. Whether spirituality, health and wellness or wholesome family entertainment, Beliefnet has something for everyone. 

About BN Media

Through its three operating companies – Beliefnet, Affinity4 and Cross Bridge – BN Media is the definitive online resource for information related to inspiration and spirituality.  BN Media provides award-winning inspirational editorial and video content through mainstream and faith-based channels. The company’s mission is to inspire positive thought and action.

In case you missed it, the PDI sponsored symposium presentations from the APIC and AVA 2011 conferences are now available on the website.  The videos contain valuable information for infection preventionists targeting a reduction in Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.  Hear real success stories from facilities using CHG as a skin antisepsis and get updates on CDC guidelines and best practices.

Click on the titles below to access the videos.

“Targeting Zero CLABSI’s for Adults, Pediatrics and Neonates” presented at APIC 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland

“Adult PICC Challenges to the Prevention of CLABSI” presented at AVA 2011 in San Jose, California

WATERTOWN, MA – (January 10, 2012) Drawing attention to its TemporalScanner^TM Temporal Artery Thermometer during flu season, Exergen ® Corporation is sponsoring a “game-time temperature” contest for national radio broadcasts of NFL playoff games, including the Super Bowl.  The promotion offers listeners a chance to win the Exergen TemporalScanner if they correctly guess the temperature at the start of each game before it is announced on the national primetime ESPN radio broadcasts.

The “Exergen Game Time Temperature” promotion is the only one of its kind in the industry and is exclusively featured in professional baseball, football and college football games.  The contest increases awareness of the Exergen temporal artery thermometer, which was recently named the best selling thermometer among retail brands for the second consecutive year, according to Nielsen and SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (IRI) data.  Nearly one billion temperatures are taken each year with the TemporalScanner in homes, hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country; the scanner is the only thermometer manufactured in the United States.

“Our innovative technology is revolutionizing the way the world takes temperatures and we’re proud to share that message with millions of Americans,” said Exergen Corporation founder and CEO Francesco Pompei, Ph.D. “Fans will appreciate hearing about a fast, accurate way to detect fever readings—especially if a family member catches the flu during football season.”

Exergen is reminding consumers that the infrared TemporalScanner is an essential tool for identifying fever, the most important symptom of the flu.  Exergen markets two models of the TemporalScanner thermometer: a professional version for doctors’ offices and hospitals, and a consumer model sold in major retailers including Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen’s, Rite Aid, Costco, Sam’s Club, Krogers, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, and BJ’s. More than 800 million temperatures are taken each year with the TemporalScanner. Used in thousands of hospitals and pediatricians’ offices in the country as well as in millions of homes, it is also the only thermometer manufactured in the United States.  

Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. The company holds more than 60 U.S. patents for non-invasive temperature measurement devices. Its products are used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com.

Beliefnet, the most comprehensive online resource for inspiration and spirituality, announced the winners for the annual “Most Inspiring Person of the Year” campaign which recognizes outstanding achievement for individuals whose actions inspire others around the world. Two winners were chosen, one by readers’ votes and the other by the editors of Beliefnet.com.

Jay Winuk, a New York City resident and recipient of The President’s Call to Service Award, was chosen as the Reader’s Choice Award winner. Jay lost his younger brother, Glenn, an attorney and firefighter, in the line of duty on 9/11. His brother’s courage inspired Jay to co-found MyGoodDeed.org, a nonprofit leading the movement to transform 9/11 into an annually recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance. Jay will be honored with Beliefnet’s Cup of Kindness™ award which celebrates the establishment and development of MyGoodDeed.org.

The Editor’s Choice Award winner is Katie Davis, a resident of the Nashville, Tennessee area, and mother of 13 adopted daughters. After traveling to Uganda in 2006, Katie was compelled to start a child sponsorship program, matching children who are unable to afford schooling with sponsors from around the world. By 2008, over 150 children signed up for the program leading Katie to establish a nonprofit organization, Amazima Ministries International. The organization ministers to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the children of Uganda. As this year’s Editor’s Choice winner, Katie will be awarded $1,000 to be donated to the charity of her choice.  

“These inspiring individuals continue to demonstrate their kindness through courage, compassion and consideration. We commend both winners and aspire to live up to the ideals they so fully embrace,” said Beliefnet President and CEO Stephen Halliday.

About Beliefnet

Beliefnet, a property of BN Media, LLC and a recipient of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online, is the most comprehensive multi-faith online resource for inspiration and spirituality, and helps people improve their lives, solve problems and find comfort, hope and strength. Its mission is to help people find and walk a spiritual path that instills comfort, hope, strength and happiness for people who are exploring their own faith or curious about others. Whether spirituality, health and wellness or wholesome family entertainment, Beliefnet has something for everyone. 

About BN Media

Through its three operating companies – Beliefnet, Affinity4 and Cross Bridge – BN Media is the definitive online resource for information related to inspiration and spirituality.  BN Media provides award-winning inspirational editorial and video content through mainstream and faith-based channels. The company’s mission is to inspire positive thought and action.