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Converge is a quarterly publication with a circulation of 25,000.

"With a new look and a carefully designed editorial strategy, we know that
Converge will provide the strategic thinking and thought leadership needed
by our policy makers and elected officials to make informed decisions about
the future of our schools," stated Leight.

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The 68
page folio provides thought leadership on policies, strategies and best
practices for the K-12 market. and is a
premier resource technology policy and utilization in K-12 and Higher
Education. From its market intelligence programs, advisory services and
research, to its annual events, custom publishing and publications , the
Center provides the most dynamic and diverse opportunities for private- and
public-sector leaders to succeed in 21st century education.P. His
study about the sense of taste and weight loss
confirms that your sense of taste actually has more to
do with how much you eat and when you stop eating than
any other factor .

The science of smell was named by Reader's Digest as
one of "America's 100 Best" innovations of 2005.

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Hirsch has also appeared as
a featured guest on dozens of syndicated television
programs as well as in print publications .

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"We are very excited about the re-launch of Converge," says Marina Leight,
Vice President of the Center for Digital Education, also Publisher and
Editor in Chief for Converge.

ADVISORY/Study Indicating Scent's Impact on Age Perception To Be Presented for First Time in Atlanta; Study Conducted By Dr. Alan Hirsch The Foremost Expert i

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Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste
Treatment and Research Foundation, will present - for
the first time ever - a new study indicating how scent
subliminally influences how old people think you are
at the American Psychiatric Association's annual
meeting in Atlanta.

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PRESS RELEASE Converge Magazine Is Re-Launching February 2006

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For more information regarding Converge please contact Meg Mason at
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CONTACT: Please call Cristy Edwardes at 213-489-8229 or
Dawn Small at 213-489-8219 to schedule an interview
with Dr.

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"The mission for Converge is to
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WHO: Dr. To learn more about this and other
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Converge , a technology strategy and leadership
magazine for education executives, has been re-launched by publisher
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The magazine will debut in February with a cover story featuring the
Honorable Melvin "Kip" Holden, the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Other
editorial features include economic development articles, innovative
technology case studies, and legislative analysis. Hirsch has conducted more than
180 studies identifying a multitude of human behaviors
that are impacted by smell.

Over the last twenty years, Dr. Hirsch has researched
the use of aromas and tastes to help affect weight
loss, sexual arousal, memory, and other behaviors.

AVAILABILITY: The details of the study are embargoed until
the presentation at 2:30 p.

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He has been published in The Journal of the
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BACKGROUND: Neurologist and psychiatrist, Alan R.