While
initially targeting the needs of health care centers, hospitals,
medical professionals, health clubs, spas and luxury hotels with
surgical gowns, patient examination and sleepwear, physician and nurse
apparel, scrubs and robes through its Robeworks subsidiary, Harkham
intends to provide additional lines that fit the company's market
segment.
"Candles are not just for decorating anymore; they're becoming a lifestyle
product that people use to maintain a sense of balance and tranquility in
their lives," says Brian Laliberte, president of Illuminations .

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Thus buying and using home fragrance products
which used to be an occasional luxury is becoming an everyday
necessity for more Americans," Danziger says.

While candles will continue to be favored as consumers' first
choice for home fragrance, the category of other home fragrance
products , including room sprays, plug-ins, diffusers, car and closet
fresheners, potpourri and essential oils are expected to post the
strongest growth over the next two years.

About Pam Danziger and Unity Marketing

Pamela N. "In this
fluorescent-lit workaday world, we see more and more people choosing to slow
down, relax and create a peaceful sanctuary within their homes, gardens, baths
and bedrooms, simply by devoting a small part of their day to living by
candlelight.

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Business Editors/Health/Fitness Writers

LOS ANGELES----Vencor International,
Inc. By leaving the diagnostic
testing to its own specialists and focusing only on the expansion of
this division , Harkham can add real value to Vencor's growth."
Vencor management realizes that investors have been very patient
in their wait for a meaningful increase in revenues. And for Vencor, while the retail side
integrates smoothly with its background and continues to benefit from
Vencor's tax loss carry -forward in apparel, their PCR technology and
patent rights can be taken full advantage of and add real value to
future growth.
She has appeared on CNN's In the Money, CNN International, NBC's
Today Show, CNBC, CBS News Sunday Morning, Fox News' Your World with
Neil Cavuto, ABC News Now , NPR's Marketplace and is frequently called
upon by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, American
Demographics, Women's Wear Daily, Forbes, USA Today, Associated Press,
Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune for insight.

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, Millions of Americans are still
searching for that perfect Mother's Day gift , and Illuminations, a leading
specialty retailer of premium candles, gifts and unique home decor products,
is offering a wide range of creative, tasteful and affordable gift ideas
designed to make it easy for Mom to relax and leave the busy world behind. Foam bath, massage oil, bath soap, shea butter, liquid soap and
body spray are available in an array of fragrances and aromatherapy scents .

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"Scented candles continue to be the first choice for home
fragrance, but the expanding range of other home fragrance products,
including electric plug-ins, diffusers, scent disks, sprays,
potpourris , incense and bed linens sprays, are rapidly growing the
overall market," explains Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing
and author of Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxury to the Masses -- as
well as the Classes.

Candles and home fragrances are luxuries for the 'masses'.' She is president of Unity Marketing, a
marketing consulting firm she founded in 1992 to unite marketers with
their target markets through consumer insights.illuminations.

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About Vencor

Vencor International is a distributor of health and healing
products .


Twenty percent of all
consumers, and an even higher percentage of the high-spending 25-to-34
year old females, expect to spend more on home fragrance products in
the coming year .

Illuminations Offers What Moms Want Most - Rest and Relaxation

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Having established the
foundation of several revenue streams with significant growth
potential, management will now initiate clear steps toward a healthy
advancement in those directions.

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At this time,
management is grateful for their patience and excited to make its
strongest attempt to build shareholder value.

Safe Harbor Statement

The information contained in this press release, including an
"forward-looking statements" within of section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
contained herein, should be reviewed in conjunction with the company's
annual report, financial filings and other publicly available
information regarding the company, copies of which are available from
the company upon request.

Business Editors/Consumer Products Writers

STEVENS, Pa.3 billion in 2004, rising 14. This is one reason
why mass merchants and discounters , like Wal-Mart, Target and Kmart,
the are the nation's largest distribution channel for home fragrance
with 28 percent market share.

Illuminations is one of the most recognized candle and home decor
retailers in the United States. The company sells its exclusive products
through 42 retail stores across the country, the Illuminations catalog and
online at http://www.

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com/reports2/candles /candles_2005.html
For media, Unity Marketing can make tables, charts and graphs
available to the media upon request. For more
information or to locate a store, consumers can call 1-800-CANDLES .

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(Pink Sheets:VNCO), announced today that they will be
implementing significant structural changes in order to better
implement their twofold business plan. While advancements in
research and development have brought Vencor to the forefront of
diagnostic testing with its rights to DNA based PCR testing , Davis and
his team seek to achieve the market awareness that will increase
Vencor's bottom line . As well as spearheading the division, Davis will
be securing additional working capital to enhance the distribution
network and widen the marketing campaign of the PCR testing both
through traditional advertising mediums and web based promotion.

About the insights contained in the Home Fragrance and Candle
Report 2005.

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Vencor Announces Restructuring; Management Builds Divisions to Focus on Objectives


"Within the spa and hotel industry, I see tremendous potential to
add products that fit the 100% natural profile, including
moisturizers, conditioners, shampoos, shower gels, aloe vera gels ,
bath salts, shaving lotions, hand + foot creams, soaps, body massage
oils, and even vitamins ," Harkham commented, as well as noting that
"now that we have an established clientele, the addition of new and
befitting product lines will be a smooth and speedy transition. Additionally, while each team focuses on their
expertise, combined efforts into increasing distribution via
traditional and web-based channels will offer various economies of
scale. This dynamic growth is fueled by the 80
percent of American adults who purchase products so that their homes
smell good, according to a new consumer insights study from Unity
Marketing.

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In its attempts to increase
shareholder value, management has realized the absolute necessity to
focus. The opportunity to eliminate the anxiety associated
with waiting many months to be able to test for results for the
patient is priceless.

Market for Home Fragrances Booms in 2004 Reports Unity Marketing; Eighty Percent of Americans Buy Products to Make Their Homes Smell Good

They are more active shoppers in all
areas of home fragrance products, including candles and candle
accessories.

To order a copy of the Home Fragrance + Candle Report, 2005, use
this link
http://www.

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----The market for home
fragrance products, including candles and candle accessories, sprays,
plugs-ins, room fresheners, potpourris , air fresheners, air purifiers
and more, reached $8.

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Among the key findings:

Women aged 25 -to-34 years are the prime target market for home
fragrance.

Based upon research among recent home fragrance consumers, this
report focuses on market opportunities available to candle and home
fragrance manufacturers and retailers to help them deliver products
and services that satisfy the consumers' craving to fragrance their
homes.

With a focus on the consumer, their buying behavior, needs,
desires and preferences, this study includes research data and
statistics about:

Home fragrances and candle market size and growth, including
candles, home fragrance products, candle and lighting
accessories and air purifiers.

Demographics of the home fragrance market.
For Mother's Day gift-giving, Illuminations is also offering a large
assortment of scented bath and body products that are a perfect complement to
its candles.
310-246-1801
press@honigcompany.

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1 percent over sales
of $7.

Home fragrance buying behavior, including what they buy, where
they shop, how much they spend, their favorite scents and
brands. She also authored Why People Buy Things
They Don't Need: Understanding and Predicting Consumer Behavior
(Chicago: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2004).

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With scents from its Candlelit
Garden(TM) collection, such as honeydew clover, blackberry lavender,
strawberry basil and tangerine honeysuckle, it won't be hard to find something
just right.

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With lack of focus at
the heart of the delay, Vencor is now pleased to have boldly separated
its divisions into dedicated subsidiaries with motivated teams that
specialize in their industries. Even the lowest income households
participate actively in the home fragrance market.

Psychographic profiles and segmentation of the home fragrance
market.unitymarketingonline.

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Davis stated that "given the ability of the DNA based diagnostic
solution to drastically reduce the time from 6 months post exposure to
HIV, to 1 week after exposure, to get confirmation (positive or
negative) from the test result , PCR testing services offer incredible
market potential. To
ensure the success of the division , management has asked David Harkham
to lead the effort in a presidential + CEO role, offering his thirty
years of experience in the retail industry."
Illuminations is offering a wide selection of candles that are sure to
give Mom a much-needed break from the day.

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Spending on candles and other home fragrance products cuts almost
equally across all income segments.
Her latest book, Let Them Eat Cake: Marketing Luxury to the Masses
- as well as the Classes, (Dearborn Trade Publishing, $27 , hardcover)
was published in January 2005.

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"The most profound shift that has occurred in the consumer market
is that having a pleasant smelling home is not just for special
occasions anymore.
Unity Marketing's new Home Fragrance and Candle Report 2005
presents the results of a survey conducted in February 2005 among 954
recent home fragrance consumers. National Retailer Offering a Wide Selection of Candlelight Gifts That Evoke
Rest and Relaxation

PETALUMA , Calif.

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In this capacity, management has finalized a strategic division
within the company, giving each subsidiary the attention and expertise
it needs to execute efficiently.
As President of the biotech division, Todd Davis will be utilizing
the early stage efforts of the Vencor team to lead the full fledged
deployment of the diagnostic test business."
Alongside the execution of diagnostic division, Vencor will also
move forward with its core natural health and healing business. People expect their entire homes to be nicely
fragranced everyday. Danziger is a nationally recognized expert in consumer
insights for luxury marketers, whether they sell luxuries to the
masses or the 'classes . Illuminations also offers a full line of aromatherapy candles
that will let Mom indulge herself in luxurious fragrances such as ginger
eucalyptus, lime blossom and grapefruit verbena.com


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3 billion in 2003. She taps consumer
psychology to advise clients such as Lenox, Cartier, Herend , Crystal
Cruises, Spring Air, Sears, The World Gold Council, The Conference
Board and American Express.com. The company, which was founded in 1996, is
privately held and headquartered in Petaluma , California.

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Such publicly available information sets
forth many risks and uncertainties related to the Companies business
and such statements, including risks and uncertainties related to that
are unpredictable and outside of the influence and/or control of the
company.

While the typical consumer spends $266 per year on home fragrance
products, women ages 25-to-34 years spend nearly 30 percent more than
the average or $340 per year.

Trends for growth in 2005-2006 are especially strong for home
fragrance products.
To make gift-giving even easier, Illuminations has pre-wrapped its most
popular Mother's Day gifts in special Mother's Day packaging so each gift is
ready-to-give.

Contact: Steve Honig
The Honig Company, Inc.

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