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BROADCASTERS will be carefully studying ratings figures for Fridays Euro 2012 fixtures. And you can bet that if England v Bulgaria on ITV1 , for example, draws a lower than normal audience, pressure will mount on FIFA, who changed the calendar for double headers from the traditional Saturday-Wednesday slots to Friday-Tuesday. Many England fans living outside London are furious that the 8pm start will force them to take time off work and create travel problems. But the only opinion that will count in FIFAs corridors of powers are those of TV moguls with their big bucks. The size of their Friday audiences will decide whether the international assault on Saturday kick-offs continues. The omens are not good. TV bosses report that Friday night ratings for rugby union are encouraging.
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BROADCASTERS will be carefully studying ratings figures for Fridays Euro 2012 fixtures. And you can bet that if England v Bulgaria on ITV1 , for example, draws a lower than normal audience, pressure will mount on FIFA, who changed the calendar for double headers from the traditional Saturday-Wednesday slots to Friday-Tuesday. Many England fans living outside London are furious that the 8pm start will force them to take time off work and create travel problems. But the only opinion that will count in FIFAs corridors of powers are those of TV moguls with their big bucks. The size of their Friday audiences will decide whether the international assault on Saturday kick-offs continues. The omens are not good. TV bosses report that Friday night ratings for rugby union are encouraging.
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Supported by the governments agricultural machinery subsidy policy,
Chinas agricultural machinery industry has developed rapidly in recent
years.
1. The total number of agricultural machinery keeps growing
The total power of Chinas agricultural machinery was 525.7 million kW
in 2000, 684.0 million kW in 2005, 821.9 million kW in 2008, and 875.0
million kW in 2009. In the meantime, the ownership of large and
medium-sized tractors increased from 975,000 sets in 2000 to 5.019
million sets in 2009, while the ownership of combine harvesters rose
from 235,000 sets to 847,000 sets, at a CAGR of 20.2% and 15.3%
respectively.
2. The structure of agricultural machinery has been optimized
INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
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During the first half of this year, German and American political leaders engaged in an epic debate. American leaders argued that the economic crisis was so bad, governments should borrow billions to stimulate growth. German leaders argued that a little short-term stimulus was sensible, but anything more was near-sighted. What was needed was not more debt, but measures to balance budgets and restore confidence. The debate got pointed. American economists accused German policymakers of risking a long depression. The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, countered, “Governments should not become addicted to borrowing as a quick fix to stimulate demand.” The two countries followed different policy paths. According to Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, the Americans borrowed an amount equal to 6 percent of GDP in an attempt to stimulate growth. The Germans spent about 1.5 percent of GDP on their stimulus. This divergence created a natural experiment. Who was right? The early returns suggest the Germans were. The American stimulus package was supposed to create a “summer of recovery,” according to Obama administration officials. Job growth was supposed to be surging at up to 500,000 a month. Instead, the U.S. economy is scuffling along.
Rep. Carl Wimmer and his Patrick Henry Caucus are proposing that the state reject the $101 million one-time federal stimulus funding, which would save an estimated 1,400 to 1,800 teaching and other school employee jobs, so Utah schools will be less beholden to and dependent upon the federal government, as it should be. But if they were really serious about state control and financing public education, they would also propose a plan to save those jobs with state money. Two years ago, when the residents of the state put the kibosh on vouchers, the Legislature replaced our graduated tax system with a single-rate tax system, which benefited the wealthy more than the voucher system would have, and which is taking an estimated $150 million to $200 million directly out of public- school funding each year. Rep. Wimmer would make me a believer if he and his cronies would reverse the single-rate tax and give that money back to the states public education fund.
THE Governor of the European Central Bank has warned Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that more cuts are needed before the Irish economy recovers.
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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
The main goal of the Training Program is to increase the number of Hispanic students knowledgeable and committed to careers in cancer research and cancer medicine. The specific objectives are to prepare Hispanic students to pursue careers in cancer research, cancer medicine, and population sciences and to establish a Career Development Program for clinical and basic scientist faculty at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPRCCC). The Training Program includes a series of didactic and research experiences, and enrichment activities that include on-campus cancer research at the UPR campuses during the academic year, and summer research and year-round rotations to MDACC. These experiences are complemented and supported by a structured Mentoring Program for students and junior investigators. The mentors are well recognized senior Faculty, mostly from MDACC. Training Opportunities Various research programs are available in UPR and MDACC, all sponsored by the U54 Training Program. In the UPR there is Research Assistantships Stipends Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Students have the opportunity of working in cancer research projects under the guidance of Faculty in mid to senior stages of their academic careers. Most of these scientists are re-gearing their careers to Cancer Research. The students are also required to attend Seminars and Workshops offered through the academic year, mostly offered by visiting world-renowned scientists.
During the second half of the last century, the incidence of cancer in PR increased dramatically; however, rates seem to have begun to stabilize in more recent years (8-9). Previous studies in the 1970s and 1980s showed a lower incidence of total cancer in persons residing in PR as compared with the general population in the United States (US) (8) and to Puerto Ricans (10) living in the continental US. Recent studies show similar patterns for selected cancer types (11-14). However, the incidence from infection related cancers such as stomach, liver and cervical is higher in PR than in the US (12). Also, contrary to the US, these cancer types also rank among the leading cancer sites in incidence and mortality (8, 11, 15-16). The PR Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) is the fourth oldest population based cancer registry in the world (8, 17) and collects information on cancer in PR since 1951. The PRCCR is part of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As with any other surveillance system, the PRCCR is responsible for generating data on cancer burden for the Puerto Rican population, as the collection, analysis and dissemination of health information are important components of public health surveillance systems (18). Given that the last official report of the PRCCR regarding cancer burden in PR was published in 1991 (9), this special article describes the incidence and mortality data for cancer in PR for the period of 1987 to 2004. In addition, we assess differences in cancer incidence and mortality by sex, municipality and health region. This information is important to identify changes in cancer occurrence in PR and to guide the development of future interventions aimed at diminishing the burden of the disease in our population.
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YOUNG mum Samantha, 22, met Moat six years ago while he was working the doors in Newcastle. The trainee hairdresser is the mother of Moats youngest daughter. The couple had a stormy relationship plagued by jealousy and domestic violence, but friends say Samantha would always take Moat back.
YOUNG mum Samantha, 22, met Moat six years ago while he was working the doors in Newcastle. The trainee hairdresser is the mother of Moats youngest daughter. The couple had a stormy relationship plagued by jealousy and domestic violence, but friends say Samantha would always take Moat back.
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This decrease in return counts also reflects the expected recessionary period in the U.S. economy and its implications for tax return volumes. Historically, recessionary periods are correlated with increases in unemployment and corresponding decreases in taxable income. This reduction in income can be expected to reduce overall individual tax return filings, as the projections indicate. After CY 2010, grand total return filings are projected to grow at a more common average annual rate of 1.1 percent and are expected to reach 253.6 million returns by 2016. The average rate of growth is derived mainly by projected trends for the major return categories that comprise grand total filings, including individual income tax returns and business tax returns like employment tax returns, corporation tax returns, partnership returns, and estate tax returns. In addition, projections for total electronic returns continue to show a steady increase over the forecast horizon. This growth of electronic filing furthers IRSs strategic goal to improve taxpayer service. For example, according to the most recent forecast, total individual electronic returns are estimated to be 66 percent of all individual income tax returns filed in 2009 and are projected to constitute 79 percent of all returns in 2016. Trend in Grand Total Returns
This decrease in return counts also reflects the expected recessionary period in the U.S. economy and its implications for tax return volumes. Historically, recessionary periods are correlated with increases in unemployment and corresponding decreases in taxable income. This reduction in income can be expected to reduce overall individual tax return filings, as the projections indicate. After CY 2010, grand total return filings are projected to grow at a more common average annual rate of 1.1 percent and are expected to reach 253.6 million returns by 2016. The average rate of growth is derived mainly by projected trends for the major return categories that comprise grand total filings, including individual income tax returns and business tax returns like employment tax returns, corporation tax returns, partnership returns, and estate tax returns. In addition, projections for total electronic returns continue to show a steady increase over the forecast horizon. This growth of electronic filing furthers IRSs strategic goal to improve taxpayer service. For example, according to the most recent forecast, total individual electronic returns are estimated to be 66 percent of all individual income tax returns filed in 2009 and are projected to constitute 79 percent of all returns in 2016. Trend in Grand Total Returns
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September 3, 2010 at 3:40 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Epidemiological studies in the United States (US), Europe, Australia, and Africa have documented standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers using data from linked Cancer and AIDS registries (4-13). In a population-based registry linkage in New York State, Gallagher et al. (10) reported significant SIR for KS, NHL, invasive cervical cancer, and several non-AIDS related cancers affecting the tongue, mouth, rectum, anus, trachea, bronchus, and lung. In Italy, Dal Maso, Serraino and Franceschi (7) reported a SIR of 302 (95% CI, 253-357) for NHL in AIDS patients. In a linkage of AIDS and cancer registries from 11 US regions, Engels et al. (4) reported important declines in KS and NHL after the introduction of HAART in people with AIDS, no change in cervical cancer, and increased risk of non-AIDS related cancers, particularly Hodgkin lymphoma, anus, liver, and lung cancer. An AIDS-Cancer linkage was also conducted in Africa, where the incidence of all AIDS related cancers and some non-AIDS related cancers (Hodgkin lymphoma, conjunctiva, kidney, thyroid, and uterus) were found to be higher among people with AIDS (9). In a more recent prospective cohort study, Patel et al. (5) also reported a reduction in AIDS related malignancies except for cervical cancer, and a significant increase risk of non-AIDS related malignancies in a cohort of adults living with HIV compared to the general population in the US. The most important types of non-AIDS related malignancies were: anal, vaginal, Hodgkin lymphoma, liver, lung, melanoma, oropharyngeal, leukemia, colorectal and renal. These results suggest that the incidence of non-AIDS related cancers has increased more than the incidence of AIDS related cancers, and that the influence of HAART in the development and prognosis of various cancers is still not clear. Biological, environmental and behavioral risk factors must also be explored to better define the long-term cancer risk in people living with HIV/AIDS (14). Puerto Rico (PR) is one of the top ten US States and territories with the highest cumulative number of AIDS cases, and Puerto Ricans are the second largest group of Hispanics in the US with higher cancer mortality rates (15-16). However, little information is available regarding AIDS related and non-AIDS related malignancies among Hispanics with HIV/ AIDS in the US or PR. In one retrospective cohort study in Southern California, Levine et al. (17) reported that from 1982 to 1998 the prevalence of AIDS-related lymphoma decreased significantly in whites but increased in Hispanics. In another study, Fordyce et al. (18) conducted a population-based AIDS-Cancer linkage analysis of women from New York City diagnosed with AIDS between 1981 and 1994, and reported that 47% of all cancer cases were among African Americans, 36% among Hispanics, and 16% among non-Hispanic whites. Mayor et al. (19) conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3,576 HIV/AIDS patients attending an outpatient clinic in PR from 1992 to 2005. Of these patients, 171 (4.8%) were diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives: 51.5% AIDS related and 48.5% non-AIDS related cancers. Because no population-based studies have been conducted in PR, the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers in PR compared to the general population is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers among Hispanics with AIDS in PR using the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Puerto Rico AIDS Surveillance Program Registry. Both are population-based registries that receive support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We hypothesized that the risk of all AIDS related cancers and the risk of many non-AIDS related cancers will be higher in the AIDS group compared with the general population in PR. The results of this study will provide the basis for future epidemiological studies to characterize the natural history of specific cancers in HIV infection and other important biological, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.
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September 3, 2010 at 3:35 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Economic theory provides different methods to assess the economic impact of a health condition, as is cancer. The Cost of Illness (COI), developed by Rice (3-6), is the most widely accepted conceptual framework for cost estimates. COI estimates involve three components: direct costs, morbidity costs and mortality costs. Within this framework, several studies with different approaches have been conducted to determine the economic burden of different diseases (7-17). These studies have concluded that the component with the greatest impact lies in the productivity cost, even more than the costs for medical treatment of patients. For example, the National Institutes of Health(18) estimated the cost of illness for different causes of death in United States (US) for 2007. This study estimated the overall cost of cancer at $219.2 billion, of which, $89 billion correspond to direct costs of health expenditure, $18.2 billion in morbidity costs and $112.0 billion in mortality costs (representing more than 52% of total costs). Others studies of the economic burden of cancer in California (14-15) have concluded that the premature mortality cost of breast cancer is 80% of the total costs of the disease. Also, mortality costs of gynecological cancers like ovarian and cervical cancer represent more than 65% of total cost of these cancers. This pattern has also been observed in the state of Texas and in Sweden, Canada, and Spain (10-11, 17, 19-20). Other studies (20-25) have focused on estimating the productivity cost due to cancer mortality. Although these studies show some discrepancies in their methodology, data sources, and the inclusion of indirect costs components, such variations are not necessarily a weakness. Different arenas of application require different approaches and schemes (e.g., economic burden estimates vs. cost-effectiveness analysis) (4-5, 26). From a societal perspective, estimates of the value of labor productivity loss due to premature mortality are important in determining the economic burden of disease. Previous studies in PR have used the COI approach to estimate the cost of AIDS, schizophrenia and traffic accidents (7, 27-28). For example, cumulative total cost of AIDS in PR from period of 19821989 was estimated to be $ 525.2 million (27). Despite the importance of evaluating the economic impact of cancer in PR, there are no previous studies that have used the COI approach to investigate this issue. In fact, this economic component has been overlooked in cancer investigations in PR. Although the value of a persons life transcends its economic value as a productive unit, cost studies present another dimension of a health problem, providing valuable information for society and for policymakers to decide how to allocate scarce resources more optimally (27). Consequently, the aim of this study is to estimate the labor-market productivity loss in PR, as a result of premature mortality, due to overall cancer and by cause-specific cancers in 2004.
Approximately 5.5 million workers are exposed to drugs and hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and in the United States (1-2). In 2005, Puerto Rico generated 22.6 million pounds of solid waste including biomedical waste and carcinogens (3-4). Some companies that manage this type of waste face ethical and financial dilemmas and, on occasion, choose to inappropriately dispose of hazardous waste. The cost of disposing a pound of hazardous waste is approximately $2.00 when it is incinerated by a company that has an incinerator certified by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); but it would only cost $0.35 in a non-certified facility (5). In 2007, a company in Puerto Rico inappropriately disposed of some biomedical waste and polluted an area of Caguas. To remedy the situation, the Environmental Quality Board hired Western Medical to appropriately dispose of this waste at a cost of approximately $3.2 million (6). This situation stresses the importance of properly disposing toxic waste. The objective of this paper is to review the regulations and evidence-based recommendations for the appropriate disposal of antineoplastic medications and to update the reader on this important issue. Regulations and recommendations
The main goal of the Training Program is to increase the number of Hispanic students knowledgeable and committed to careers in cancer research and cancer medicine. The specific objectives are to prepare Hispanic students to pursue careers in cancer research, cancer medicine, and population sciences and to establish a Career Development Program for clinical and basic scientist faculty at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPRCCC). The Training Program includes a series of didactic and research experiences, and enrichment activities that include on-campus cancer research at the UPR campuses during the academic year, and summer research and year-round rotations to MDACC. These experiences are complemented and supported by a structured Mentoring Program for students and junior investigators. The mentors are well recognized senior Faculty, mostly from MDACC. Training Opportunities Various research programs are available in UPR and MDACC, all sponsored by the U54 Training Program. In the UPR there is Research Assistantships Stipends Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Students have the opportunity of working in cancer research projects under the guidance of Faculty in mid to senior stages of their academic careers. Most of these scientists are re-gearing their careers to Cancer Research. The students are also required to attend Seminars and Workshops offered through the academic year, mostly offered by visiting world-renowned scientists.
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September 3, 2010 at 3:30 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN), a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems, has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the Peoples Republic of China.
Under the terms of the dealer agreement, DynaProTech plans to integrate Balqons zero-emissions electric drive systems into electric buses, heavy-duty trucks, light commercial vehicles and automobiles for use throughout China. DynaProTech will also provide servicing and parts for Balqons products throughout China.
“Our relationship with DynaProTech is a continuation of our localization strategy to have our drive systems integrated into products manufactured by regional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in major world markets,” said Balwinder Samra, president and CEO of Balqon Corporation.
“We believe that DynaProTechs existing customer base in the automotive sector will expedite our ability to promote our technologies to a growing base of OEMs seeking zero-emissions technologies,” said Samra. “In addition, we believe that our relationship with DynaProTech will also allow us to showcase our flux vector motor controllers and battery management systems to manufacturers of electric buses, trucks and automobiles in China.”
The relationship with DynaProTech comes at a time where China is expected to increase spending in the alternative-energy vehicle industry. On August 4, 2010, the Shanghai Securities News reported (without citation) that China may invest more than 100 billion Yuan (approximately US$14.8 billion) in the alternative-energy vehicles industry during the next 10 years.
When those forward-looking folks at Citroen started banging out their anti-retro slogans a few months ago, it wasnt exactly difficult to figure out which rival manufacturer had got up their haughty Parisian noses. The French company was locked in a groove of pushing out one innovative-but-dull car after another, while on the other side of the Alps the good people at Fiat had cornered the market for cleverly reworking old concepts into stylish and attention-grabbing packages. “Ow can it be?” the Citroen execs must have moaned as they watched the Fiat 500 sales graph disappear through the ceiling. “We have ze most fantastique designers and ze most brilliant automobiles, but were getting our derrieres skelpt every time those pasta-gobblers wheel out any old merde with a whiff of the seventies about it.” Yet its hard to imagine that the Citroen top brass will be losing sleep over the Fiat Punto Evo as they did over the recycling of the globally successful Fiat 500 and – to a lesser extent – Panda brands. Yes, the Punto name was first stuck on a car almost 20 years ago, but Fiat has resisted the temptation to press any retro buttons with its current incarnation, possibly on the basis that nobody really cared much for the earlier versions anyway. As the Evo appellation suggests, the latest model is a development exercise, a continuation rather than a revival.
When those forward-looking folks at Citroen started banging out their anti-retro slogans a few months ago, it wasnt exactly difficult to figure out which rival manufacturer had got up their haughty Parisian noses. The French company was locked in a groove of pushing out one innovative-but-dull car after another, while on the other side of the Alps the good people at Fiat had cornered the market for cleverly reworking old concepts into stylish and attention-grabbing packages. “Ow can it be?” the Citroen execs must have moaned as they watched the Fiat 500 sales graph disappear through the ceiling. “We have ze most fantastique designers and ze most brilliant automobiles, but were getting our derrieres skelpt every time those pasta-gobblers wheel out any old merde with a whiff of the seventies about it.” Yet its hard to imagine that the Citroen top brass will be losing sleep over the Fiat Punto Evo as they did over the recycling of the globally successful Fiat 500 and – to a lesser extent – Panda brands. Yes, the Punto name was first stuck on a car almost 20 years ago, but Fiat has resisted the temptation to press any retro buttons with its current incarnation, possibly on the basis that nobody really cared much for the earlier versions anyway. As the Evo appellation suggests, the latest model is a development exercise, a continuation rather than a revival.
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The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.
The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.
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September 3, 2010 at 3:22 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Economic theory provides different methods to assess the economic impact of a health condition, as is cancer. The Cost of Illness (COI), developed by Rice (3-6), is the most widely accepted conceptual framework for cost estimates. COI estimates involve three components: direct costs, morbidity costs and mortality costs. Within this framework, several studies with different approaches have been conducted to determine the economic burden of different diseases (7-17). These studies have concluded that the component with the greatest impact lies in the productivity cost, even more than the costs for medical treatment of patients. For example, the National Institutes of Health(18) estimated the cost of illness for different causes of death in United States (US) for 2007. This study estimated the overall cost of cancer at $219.2 billion, of which, $89 billion correspond to direct costs of health expenditure, $18.2 billion in morbidity costs and $112.0 billion in mortality costs (representing more than 52% of total costs). Others studies of the economic burden of cancer in California (14-15) have concluded that the premature mortality cost of breast cancer is 80% of the total costs of the disease. Also, mortality costs of gynecological cancers like ovarian and cervical cancer represent more than 65% of total cost of these cancers. This pattern has also been observed in the state of Texas and in Sweden, Canada, and Spain (10-11, 17, 19-20). Other studies (20-25) have focused on estimating the productivity cost due to cancer mortality. Although these studies show some discrepancies in their methodology, data sources, and the inclusion of indirect costs components, such variations are not necessarily a weakness. Different arenas of application require different approaches and schemes (e.g., economic burden estimates vs. cost-effectiveness analysis) (4-5, 26). From a societal perspective, estimates of the value of labor productivity loss due to premature mortality are important in determining the economic burden of disease. Previous studies in PR have used the COI approach to estimate the cost of AIDS, schizophrenia and traffic accidents (7, 27-28). For example, cumulative total cost of AIDS in PR from period of 19821989 was estimated to be $ 525.2 million (27). Despite the importance of evaluating the economic impact of cancer in PR, there are no previous studies that have used the COI approach to investigate this issue. In fact, this economic component has been overlooked in cancer investigations in PR. Although the value of a persons life transcends its economic value as a productive unit, cost studies present another dimension of a health problem, providing valuable information for society and for policymakers to decide how to allocate scarce resources more optimally (27). Consequently, the aim of this study is to estimate the labor-market productivity loss in PR, as a result of premature mortality, due to overall cancer and by cause-specific cancers in 2004.
One important task when analyzing microarray data is that of determining which genes changed their expressions significantly from one state to another, for example, from tissues in a cancerous state to tissues in a healthy state. In general, the procedure in which such a task is undertaken is known as gene filtering and has been extensively explored due to its potential for recognizing a reduced number of genes, which recognition can offer a shortcut to illness diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment (4-5, 7-21). Gene filtering has been explored through a variety of techniques based on normal distribution, such as the 2 sample t-test (17), ANOVA (22), and the Welch t-test (19), among others. Some authors stress the fact that gene expression data do not follow a normal distribution (18, 21, 23), proposing the use of nonparametric statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney (MW) test (18), also known as the Wilcoxon test. Genes selected through a filtering procedure can be used for many purposes. Of particular interest to this study was defining a classifier to determine whether a given tissue belongs to a particular category (i.e. cancer or healthy) through measuring the relative expressions of the selected genes. Thus, the interest was on developing a cancer diagnosis that is based on classification. As a precedent, our research group has previously proposed a strategy (based on the Wilcoxon test) to carry out gene filtering and tissue classification (24-25), aiming first for simplicity rather than performance. In this study, using this initial strategy as a baseline, classification performance was targeted through the development of two new methods. The first method employed the Wilcoxon test for gene filtering and classification; however, this revised method introduced a gene-set selection step right after filtering to enhance classification performance. The second method capitalized on this new structure, and used the Nemenyi-Damico-Wolfe (NDW) multiple comparison nonparametric test as a distinctive enhancement strategy. For brevity, the descriptions of the Wilcoxon and the NDW tests have been omitted here but can be readily perused in a textbook on nonparametric statistical methods, such as that of Hollander and Wolfe (26). The structure of this paper is as follows: In the next section, microarray databases are described in general, along with the details of the proposed methods. The computational setting is then discussed in the ensuing section, followed by an assessment of the classification performance of the proposed methods vs. that of the baseline approach. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future plans are described.
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September 3, 2010 at 3:06 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Its pretty amazing that Topeka Zoo staff members didnt know they had a pregnant hippo on their hands until the day before the animal gave birth. Youd think they would have caught on when the mother, Mara, started sending the dad out for cool ranch corn chips and Hersheys syrup to dip them in. OK, so zoo officials say its not particularly easy to tell whether a hippo is expecting, and Im inclined to believe them. It especially rings true when you consider that Mara was on a contraceptive and underwent a pregnancy test that came back negative. But now that the baby has been born, things have gotten complicated.
Its pretty amazing that Topeka Zoo staff members didnt know they had a pregnant hippo on their hands until the day before the animal gave birth. Youd think they would have caught on when the mother, Mara, started sending the dad out for cool ranch corn chips and Hersheys syrup to dip them in. OK, so zoo officials say its not particularly easy to tell whether a hippo is expecting, and Im inclined to believe them. It especially rings true when you consider that Mara was on a contraceptive and underwent a pregnancy test that came back negative. But now that the baby has been born, things have gotten complicated.
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September 2, 2010 at 3:31 am · Filed under Uncategorized
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SO sorry to see The X Factor “in crisis” yet again. Pulling in its biggest audiences of all time. Trust me, the Dark Lord isnt losing any sleep. His carefully staged pantomime is exactly where he wants it. all over the front pages. The talking point of the nation. “Youre fantastically nuts,” Simon told Shirlena. No, Simon. she was clinically nuts. As was glaringly obvious to everyone except you and your production team. She was also useless. And now shes gone. Sob. Meanwhile, massive mistake to improve the voices of the wannabes through the magic of the Auto-Tune editing machine. But are we absolutely sure it was working? Crying “fix” is all part of the pageant. Anything to keep the publicity pot boiling.
HIS whiskers had gone grey, his long hair wispy. But old hippy Pete Perry still had that twinkle in his eye. as his daughters best friend discovered. The moment Nikki Heydon met him, she remembers, she went weak at the knees. So did Pete. And it wasnt his rheumatism. To the amazement of friends, and worried looks from relatives, they fell in love across an age gap of 37 years. Pete was 72 and wore his best white kaftan when they married. Nikki was 35 and instantly became a step-greatgrandmother. “No one seriously thought we would ever get married,” she says. “Now theyre thrilled for us. I never saw Pete as an old age pensioner. Hes a lovely, genuine, caring man. Thats what matters. Age was never an issue.” Nikki says it was a fairytale wedding as her dad, nine years younger than the groom, walked her down the aisle.
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September 2, 2010 at 3:29 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Ontarios cosmetic surgery clinics – and all out-of-hospital facilities which use anesthesia and other sedation methods – are now subject to provincial inspections. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario recently acquired the authority to conduct on-site inspections of clinics where anesthesia is used, including centres for cosmetic surgery, endoscopy and chronic pain management. The action plan includes: keeping records of the location, level of training and number of cosmetic surgeons; increasing public awareness about alternatives to surgery; and requiring that a new doctor notify officials before changing the scope of their practice. Formal inspections are also considered to be a key component, in order to ensure that cosmetic surgery clinics and other out-of-hospital centres adhere to these regulatory measures.
Too many men have suffered in silence for too long, according to Dr. Bill Johnson, Medical Director of Innovations Medical . He wants more men to “Loose the Moobs” by leveraging modern cosmetic procedures to solve a serious problem.
“Either more men are developing flabby pecs, or men are just taking better care of themselves now,” says Dr. Johnson. “Weve seen the interest in male breast fat reduction jump dramatically in the last year.”
Johnsons team of technicians at Innovations medical has seen a 300% increase in the demand for this procedure over the last 3 years. “These days, I see at least one moob patient per week,” says Johnson. “All of them want liposuction to reduce their chest fat.”
Medically, its called gynecomastia, but most men refer to their enlarged breasts as “moobs.” Some Hollywood glitterati have been snapped with “moobs”: Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, even Arnold Schwarzenegger. There are numerous YouTube videos. But no one needs to put up with it, according to Johnson.
Revision of June 28, 2010 — Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS). Medistem collaborator Dr. Jorge Paz Rodriquez was invited to give a talk at Del Mar College in Texas by arthritis patient Dusty Durrill. The patient described a profound recovery after treatment with stem cells from his own fat tissue. Mr Durrill underwent a procedure in which a small amount of fat tissue was extracted by liposuction, stem cells where purified, and subsequently injected intravenously and intra-articularly.
“I had treatment for my arthritis, I was not wheelchair bound but I was getting there. after stem cell treatment my arthritis symptoms disappeared,” stated Mr. Durrill.
Dr. Paz commented, “Mr. Durrill suffered from arthritis for more than ten years with severe pain in both knees and hips. He had difficulty standing and limited mobility. After stem cell therapy he started showing significant reduction in pain. Now about a month after therapy he is pain free and can move around easily.”
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September 2, 2010 at 3:14 am · Filed under Uncategorized
BREAKING news everyone: yet another British politician has been outed as gay – just days after a similar outing in America. You would think times havent changed since the days when gay men were forced to hide their sexuality for fear they would be attacked in the street simply for holding hands. But then, you look at Ireland, and for once our politicians offer up a shining light – with renowned gay Senator David Norris the favourite to take over from Mary McAleese as the President.
THE HEARTBREAKING news of the death of four teenagers killed in a Kerry car crash shows more than ever the need to introduce compulsory driver training in secondary schools. Over the past two months, two horrific car crashes involving young people have seen the country asking with anguish: How did we end up at this? Eventually we will know exactly why this weeks crash in Kerry happened. Well be told the technical reasons – how the car veered off the road, where the car crashed, whether the driver had been drinking. But what wont be revealed is the mentality of the teens who happily jumped into a borrowed car in order to return home after a party.
PARIS — Regulatory News:
CGGVeritas (Paris:GA) (NYSE:CGV) (ISIN: 0000120164) announced today that
it has been awarded by Pemex a more than 150M$ contract extension to
acquire a 3D wide–azimuth (WAZ) program in the Mexican waters of the
Gulf of Mexico which will be extended to 18,000 square kilometers. The
total survey, which is above 200M$, will be the first WAZ contract of
this scale in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. It is
expected to start in October 2010 for a period of 300 days. Two
CGGVeritas 3D seismic vessels, the Vanquish and the Oceanic Vega, the
new X-BOW® seismic vessel, as well as two source vessels will
be allocated to this significant wide-azimuth program in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Jean-Georges Malcor CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “Along with the successful
collaboration between Pemex and CGGVeritas on our current multi-year
marine program, we are very pleased to have been awarded this very
important WAZ contract extension.
Our high-end fleet, with its combination of Sentinel solid streamers and
Nautilus streamer steering devices, reinforced by our advanced imaging
technology and our leading experience in wide-azimuth offshore
operations will bring unique benefits to this new program. This award
further confirms the technological leadership of CGGVeritas in
addressing the needs of the expanding high-end technology segment of the
seismic industry.”
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September 2, 2010 at 3:10 am · Filed under Uncategorized
This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data
and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key
sub-segments of the energy industry in New Zealand. It details the
market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides
historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand
balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information
relating to the natural gas assets (gas fields, LNG terminals, pipelines
and underground gas storage terminals) in New Zealand.
The report also analyses the fiscal regime relevant to the natural gas
assets in New Zealand and compares the investment environment in New
Zealand with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major
companies operating in the natural gas sector in New Zealand together
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INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
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September 1, 2010 at 3:35 am · Filed under Uncategorized
THE Governor of the European Central Bank has warned Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that more cuts are needed before the Irish economy recovers.
Gone are the days where women have no place in the boardroom, the operating room or the court room — yet, when it comes to personal finances, a surprising number of women still leave this chore to their husbands. And while its a good idea to divide household chores such as laundry and mowing the lawn, both halves of a couple should be aware of their complete financial portfolio, including investments, savings and debt.
Why do women often take a back seat to their mates when it comes to matters of money? She may be used to having her husband handle the finances, she may not have a good understanding of finances or perhaps she simply doesnt have an interest in them. But this is a mistake that often isnt discovered until its too late.
“Its important for women to learn about financial subjects now, rather than be forced to at an inconvenient time, like when dealing with death or divorce,” says Starr Cochran, a Certified Financial Planner. “Ninety percent of women will have sole responsibility for their finances in their lifetime, yet 79 percent of women have not prepared for this.”
In an effort to help women become more engaged in their personal finances, Cochran penned the “econodrama,” The Bread Butter Chronicles. This novel approach to learning about finances is a fictional account of four women facing life-changing events — for instance, one womans husband dies, leaving behind a secret mountain of debt that force them into new awareness and responsibilities.
“A client inspired this book,” says Cochran, a first-time author with more than 25 years of experience as a financial advisor and tax accountant. “She told me she knew she needed to learn about money, but unless it was presented as a fun-to-read novel, shed never get it.” The result is an engaging and informative read focusing on realistic female characters going through personal challenges readers can relate to.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:29 am · Filed under Uncategorized
WALTER SMITH is seeking a massive improvement on last seasons disastrous C h a m p i o n s L e a g u e campaign. Rangers finished bottom of their section after failing to win, home or away, against Seville, Stuttgart and Unirea. But while on paper Manchester United, Valencia and Bursaspor are even stronger, t h e I b r ox boss believes his players can step up. Smith (right) said: “Our Champions League performances from last season werent good enough, especially in our home games. “Manchester Uniteds pedigree is already set. Valencia have had a good few changes in their team for the first time in the last three seasons. They have lost four of their main players but have brought in another six or seven Spanish players. “They will be changed from the last two or three seasons where they have had fantastic consistency to finish third behind Barcelona and Real Madrid. “And Bursapor? Well, if you were drawn against Fenerbahce or Galatasaray you would say you wo u l d h ave a struggle. It would be a good game and Bursaspor have won the League and they beat Fenerbahce in the first game of the season.
MERCEDES-BENZ has set tongues wagging and pulses racing as it unveiled the new CLS this week.
FRANK LAMPARD and John Terry are out of Englands Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday night. Boss Fabio Capello could also be without Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora and David Stockdale. Chelsea midfielder Lampard will undergo an operation this week to combat a long-term hernia injury. Lampard missed a penalty as Chelsea beat Stoke 2-0 yesterday and Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti said: “He was in pain last week, but had treatment and felt it was OK to play today. It has not improved, and he has to have surgery. “This is something Frank had an operation on 10 years ago.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:22 am · Filed under Uncategorized
During the first half of this year, German and American political leaders engaged in an epic debate. American leaders argued that the economic crisis was so bad, governments should borrow billions to stimulate growth. German leaders argued that a little short-term stimulus was sensible, but anything more was near-sighted. What was needed was not more debt, but measures to balance budgets and restore confidence. The debate got pointed. American economists accused German policymakers of risking a long depression. The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, countered, “Governments should not become addicted to borrowing as a quick fix to stimulate demand.” The two countries followed different policy paths. According to Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, the Americans borrowed an amount equal to 6 percent of GDP in an attempt to stimulate growth. The Germans spent about 1.5 percent of GDP on their stimulus. This divergence created a natural experiment. Who was right? The early returns suggest the Germans were. The American stimulus package was supposed to create a “summer of recovery,” according to Obama administration officials. Job growth was supposed to be surging at up to 500,000 a month. Instead, the U.S. economy is scuffling along.
THE Governor of the European Central Bank has warned Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that more cuts are needed before the Irish economy recovers.
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: BGM)(FRANKFURT: IWUB) (the “Company”) announces that it has closed its private placement secured debt financing (the “Offering”) which was previously announced on July 23, 2010, July 26, 2010 and August 9, 2010, and for which DD Securities Company acted as lead agent together with MGI Securities Inc. as co-agent and other agents as part of the selling group (collectively, the “Agents”).
The Company raised a total of Cdn$5,535,000 from the issuance of $5,535,000 of senior secured convertible notes (the “Notes”) and 6,509,160 common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) of which $4,500,000 was issued on a brokered basis and the balance was raised directly by the Company. Management was of the opinion that it was unnecessary to incur any further debt than necessary.
The Notes are for a two year term and bear interest at an annual rate of 10% per year, payable quarterly. The Notes are convertible at the option of the holder (the “Noteholder”) into common shares of the Company (the “Shares”), at any time after 18 months from the date of issuance for a conversion price of $0.85 per Share. In the event of a change of control of the Company, the Noteholders will have the option to have their Notes redeemed by the Company. The Notes may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Company at any time after 6 months from the date of issuance, without penalty or premium. So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company may not undertake any further debt financings without prior approval of 66 2/3% of the Noteholders outstanding at that time.
The Notes were issued pursuant to a trust indenture among the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, 0847423 B.C. Ltd, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada. The Company has granted a charge against the QR Mining Lease, subject to permitted obligations and liabilities, to secure its obligations under the Notes. Commencing February 2011, the Company will use 25% of its Free Cash Flow on a monthly basis to redeem the Notes on a pro rata basis, thereby reducing the outstanding obligations of the Company to the Noteholders.
The Warrants are exercisable for a period of 2 years from the date of issuance at a price of $0.85 per share. If, after four months and one day after closing, the volume weighted average trading price of the Companys shares, for a period of 20 consecutive trading days exceeds $2.00, the Company may within five days after such event, provide notice to the warrant holders of the early expiry and thereafter, the Warrant will expire 30 days from such notice.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:21 am · Filed under Uncategorized
ITS meant to be the best day of a girls life, their moment in the spotlight – but what happens when brides-to-be are hit with the credit crunch? Some girls dream about their big day all their lives and finding the perfect dress is top of the list for their fairytale wedding. They may only wear it once, but for some women their wedding dress will be their biggest wardrobe splurge ever. But it is still possible to walk down the aisle and draw gasps of admiration in a stylish dress that does not have to cost the earth. A number of charities run wedding shops that are packed with recessionbusting gowns and vintage gems.
HE may be pushing 80, but Ronnie Corbett is having the time of his life. And while the veteran comic has always been much loved, now he is positively cool. to a generation who werent even born when millions were glued to him and Ronnie Barker on The Two Ronnies every week. He and wife Anne were guests at the wedding of David Walliams and supermodel Lara Stone – and he counts among his friends Rob Brydon, James Corden, Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross. “It was a lovely day. The wedding was at Claridges and Rob and James were on our table with Barbara Windsor. We were invited to the party afterwards but we didnt go – it was a bit late for us,” he laughs. Ronnies new career was sparked when he appeared in Extras with Ricky and Little Britain with Walliams and Matt Lucas. Since then he has forged firm friendships with some of the edgier elements of the British comedy establishment. He calls them “The Boys”.
HE may be pushing 80, but Ronnie Corbett is having the time of his life. And while the veteran comic has always been much loved, now he is positively cool. to a generation who werent even born when millions were glued to him and Ronnie Barker on The Two Ronnies every week. He and wife Anne were guests at the wedding of David Walliams and supermodel Lara Stone – and he counts among his friends Rob Brydon, James Corden, Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross. “It was a lovely day. The wedding was at Claridges and Rob and James were on our table with Barbara Windsor. We were invited to the party afterwards but we didnt go – it was a bit late for us,” he laughs. Ronnies new career was sparked when he appeared in Extras with Ricky and Little Britain with Walliams and Matt Lucas. Since then he has forged firm friendships with some of the edgier elements of the British comedy establishment. He calls them “The Boys”.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:15 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes are a leading cause of injury and death among children. Because attending school is a major focal point of a childs daily activity, many pedestrian-related injuries among children occur on the way to or from school. Research on this topic has shown a number of factors to be related to motor vehicle versus pedestrian crashes, some of which include: school travel times, season, neighborhood characteristics and the number of schools in the area. School zones have been created in many areas, aimed to reduce the risk of pedestrian-related injuries to children and are meant to be safe places for children to walk during school travel times. However, the question remains as to how effective these zones are and if more should be done to protect our youth. Our study used pedestrian collision data from the City of Torontos Traffic Data Centre and Safety Bureau. The study included all police-reported motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians with a recorded age less than 18 years that occurred in Toronto, Canada between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2005. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) provided a list of all 1,050 schools registered in Metropolitan Toronto. School zones, established by the Toronto Transport Operations, are defined as a 150-meter radius around a school. For the purpose of this study, additional zones were designated around schools at increasing distances of 150, 150-300, 300-450 and 450 meters. Frequency of vehicle-pedestrian collisions around schools in each zone was determined. We found that there were a total of 2,717 collisions in Toronto between 2000 and 2005 that involved children under the age of 18. The largest proportion of collisions was in the 10-14 year age group (37%). Almost 50% of collisions occurred during the hours defined as school travel times (7-9 am, 12-1 pm, and 3-5pm). When considering the rate per hour, there was 3.3 times greater rate of injury during school travel time. Furthermore, higher numbers of child pedestrian collisions occurred during the school year (from September to June), with a drop in the summer (July and August). School zones were found to be less than 10% of the surface area of the city, but had a much higher risk of child pedestrian collisions than other areas. The absolute density of injuries (collisions divided by units of area [m2]) and fatalities (fatalities dived by units of area [m2]) were 5.7 and 9.4 times higher in the school zones as compared to the largest zone (450m or more away from the school).
The other night, my wife and I took in the new Julia Roberts movie, “Eat, Pray, Love.” Its the story of Elizabeth Gilbert, a writer who goes through a wrenching divorce and decides to spend a year traveling to find her sanity and sense of self again. She chooses Italy, India and Bali as her destinations. Because Gilbert is a professional writer, the story seems a tad calculated. “Im going to find myself,” I can hear her saying, “and then Ill write a book about finding myself. So where would be three wonderful, exotic places to go looking for me?” In Italy, Gilbert learns to indulge herself. The Italy segment is all about letting go. And Gilbert works mightily to get back in touch with her impulses and appetites.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:15 am · Filed under Uncategorized
BROADCASTERS will be carefully studying ratings figures for Fridays Euro 2012 fixtures. And you can bet that if England v Bulgaria on ITV1 , for example, draws a lower than normal audience, pressure will mount on FIFA, who changed the calendar for double headers from the traditional Saturday-Wednesday slots to Friday-Tuesday. Many England fans living outside London are furious that the 8pm start will force them to take time off work and create travel problems. But the only opinion that will count in FIFAs corridors of powers are those of TV moguls with their big bucks. The size of their Friday audiences will decide whether the international assault on Saturday kick-offs continues. The omens are not good. TV bosses report that Friday night ratings for rugby union are encouraging.
A MISGUIDED animal rights activist protested outside a poetry reading by Seamus Heaney – because he thought the Nobel prize winner was a fan of bull-fighting. Paul Hart staged his bizarre one-man protest because some of Heaneys poems deal with the issue of bullfighting. As a result, Hart travelled from his home in Sheffield – some 150 miles to hand out anti-bullfighting leaflets. Mr Heaney was giving a reading of his latest book of poems called Human Chain. Fans of the Derry writer were bemused by the protest outside the Aldeburgh Music Festival.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized
RIVERTON — At the construction site of the future Mountain View Corridor, Global Positioning System technology is navigating the navigators. Huge GPS devices have been attached to the equipment thats grading the road. The equipment operators push dirt at about 7-10 mph, while glancing down at computers inside their cabs that show their position in relation to where the future road will materialize. “It can tell him to go to the right or left,” said Randy Norton, survey manager for Copper Hills Constructors, the construction consortium thats building the future west-side freeway. “Or which corner of his blade needs to come up.” The operators use the computers to determine whether theyre grading in the right places and whether theyre going too deep or not deep enough into the ground. Teri Newell, Mountain View Corridor project director, said that GPS aids with precision in grading, which will ultimately help the commuters wholl use the corridor.
Quest Software Brings Suit Against Centrify Corp. and Likewise
Software, Inc.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Quest Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT)
announced today that it filed suit against Centrify Corp. and Likewise
Software, Inc. In its Complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Salt
Lake City, Utah, Quest Software alleges that Centrify DirectControl and
Likewise Enterprise infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,617,501. The ’501 Patent
teaches the extension of Windows Group Policy in heterogeneous computing
environments to Unix, Linux, Mac, and other non-Windows computer
systems. Jackson Shaw, Quest’s Senior Director of Product Management for
Quest’s Identity Management Solutions, offered these comments on the
lawsuit: “Vintela changed the industry when it introduced its
award-winning Vintela Group Policy product in 2004. Since acquiring
Vintela in 2005, Quest has invested heavily in Vintela’s products to
ensure they remain the market-leading tools for extending Windows Group
Policy to heterogeneous computing environments. Centrify and Likewise
copied and benefited directly from the patented features that helped
make Quest’s product for Group Policy the industry standard.” Quest’s
Complaint seeks damages and injunctive relief prohibiting Centrify and
Likewise Software from continuing to infringe Quest’s patent.
Quest, Quest Software and the Quest logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Quest Software in the United States and certain other
countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property
of their respective owners.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:12 am · Filed under Uncategorized
IMAGINE British Telecom allowed people to call you up and spew religious hatred down the phone. Imagine all your pals received the same phone calls. No-one would blame you for switching to O2, even if the service was nowhere near as good. In the age of social networking, the methods have moved away from crank calling, but the impact has proved much more severe. Muslims all around the world are furious with Facebook after a string of anti-Islamic pages and campaigns. The notorious Draw Muhammad Day cast the first stone, daring artists all over the world to depict Muhammad – a cardinal sin in Islam – as a protest against the Danish cartoon controversy. Another page started up recently advertising Burn A Quran Day, which is set to take place on September 11 outside a Florida church. More than 6000 people have already pledged their support for this inflammatory and divisive day of hate. In contrast, a rival campaign called Burn A Bible Day boasts barely 50 supporters. These antagonistic pages are only the tip of an ugly and Islamophobic attitude surging through Facebook and other social networking sites. Unsurprisingly, Muslims are starting to vote with their mouses and click somewhere else. Pakistan actually shut off access to Facebook after the first Draw Muhammad Day, though it was only a temporary solution. More than 2.5 million Muslims using Facebook threatened to leave the site after it took down four popular Islamic pages, claiming they were being used to send spam – the sort of junk mail that plagues the internet. Now several Muslim-only social networking sites have started up. The first was a site called MillatFacebook which aimed to “unite Over 1.57 billion Muslims and peaceful people from other religions”. Although 333,000 people signed up in the first few weeks, it has been dogged with problems, mostly because it is very clunky and badly designed. Last week The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Islamist group, started its own Facebook clone – which is likely to be far less benign. The Brotherhood is in opposition in Egypt and cannot get on the TV, so its interest in a social networking site is clear. Yet its links to violent groups have been asserted over and over. If angry young Muslims leave Facebook and sign up here, the risk of cyber-indoctrination seems far greater. All the social networking Islamophobes complain a strain of Islamic supremacism is attacking the Western world, bent on putting up mosques near Ground Zero and killing critical blasphemous filmmakers in a mission to stifle any opposition to Sharia law. Of course, this is true of a tiny small minority within the Muslim world. By offending moderates and driving them into online ghettos, what chance is there of reaching some sort of cultural detente? The internet cherishes freedom of expression, but this should not come at the cost of driving yet another wedge between communities.
A year-long advertising campaign that strategically focused on the most lucrative travel markets delivered record-breaking results, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) chair, announced today.
“Our ad campaign reached a carefully targeted group of consumers with the means and desire to travel and convinced them to visit us,” Krolicki said. “In the face of a national economic downturn, NCOTs winter and summer ads attracted visitors who spent money in Nevada that generated $110 million in tax revenue directly attributed to the ad campaign, a greater return on our investment than ever before.”
Every $1 that NCOT invested in the ads generated $31 in tax revenue.
“We ran a thrifty campaign aimed at our most responsive and proven markets and got our message to the right people,” NCOT Director Dann Lewis said. “We also integrated the media to include television, Google In-stream video, Internet advertising and national travel magazines, a combination that helped increase our return on investment. It was a prescription for success and were gratified to get such good-news results for Nevada tourism.”
The percentage of consumers who saw or heard the ads in markets where they ran jumped from 29.7 percent in 2009 to 42.9 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended June 30.
TEST cricket never fails to amaze me. When England collapsed to 102-7 just 40 overs into the game it would have taken a brave man to suggest that England would go on to win at Lords. Yet here we are this morning with England on the brink of a quite remarkable victory. Whoever says Test cricket is dull needs to take another look. We have been royally entertained with some outstanding batting and bowling which has been a wonderful advertisement for the game. The world-recordbreaking eighth-wicket partnership of 332 between Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad was not only of the highest class but has enabled England to secure the series win. Pakistan thoroughly deserved their success at the Brit Oval last week and arrived at the home of cricket full of confidence.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:09 am · Filed under Uncategorized
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Air New Zealand has today reaffirmed itself as one of the world’s top
performing airlines, announcing normalized earnings* before taxation of
$137 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2010.
“The uncertainty surrounding the global economic recovery has continued
to suppress demand for air travel over the past 12 months,” says Air New
Zealand Chairman John Palmer.
“We continue to be more profitable than most of our peers on a
comparable basis, with this financial performance reflecting the
continued innovation and performance improvement that has seen us
recognized with several major global awards including ATW magazine’s
2010 Airline of the Year.
“The investments we are making in product enhancements, improved service
and process efficiencies have driven customer preference which in turn
creates market share and margin premiums, even in the current difficult
times.”
After reviewing Air New Zealand’s financial position and financial
commitments the Board has declared a fully imputed dividend of 4 cents
per share. This takes total dividends for the year to 7 cents per share,
an increase of 8% on last year reflecting the improved outlook.
ATLANTA — Huber Engineered Materials, a division of the J.M. Huber Corporation,
announced today that it has acquired the Kemgard® flame
retardant and smoke suppressant business of Sherwin-Williams. The
addition of the Kemgard portfolio strengthens Huber’s current alumina
trihydrate (ATH) and magnesium hydroxide (MDH) product portfolio and
leverages Huber’s expertise in offering a wider spectrum of non-halogen
flame retardant solutions.
“This is an exciting acquisition, as it enhances our presence in the
market and will be beneficial to Kemgard customers,” says Jerry Bertram,
Vice President and General Manager of Huber’s Industrial Minerals
business. “The Kemgard products complement our existing line-up
perfectly, as the marketplace continues its shift toward more
environmentally-friendly flame retardants and smoke suppressants.”
The Kemgard products will continue to be manufactured in Coffeyville,
Kan., and brand grades and product specifications will remain the same.
“The Kemgard products are already well-positioned and provide
outstanding performance,” explains Bertram. “We are looking forward to
working with this technology and supplying customers with high
performing Kemgard products, backed by Huber’s excellent technical
expertise and customer support.”
Huber has been a trusted supplier of flame retardants for more than 30
years and produces value-added ATH and MDH products and provides
technical expertise for a variety of end-use applications, including
carpet backing, fiber reinforced plastics, roofing, silicone rubber and
wire and cable.
New vinyl casement and awning windows enhance the selection of noise
suppression products for architects, builders and remodelers
DALLAS — Atrium Companies Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of residential
vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America, today
announced the extension of its Silent Guard® 7000 Series
Acoustical Window line to include two new models of casement and awning
windows. The Series 7500 Casement and 7600 Awning Windows combine
superior acoustic performance with exceptional thermal efficiency,
providing design professionals and contractors the widest available
selection of vinyl sound suppression windows.
“Silent Guard Acoustical Windows represent cutting edge technology in
residential vinyl sound control windows,” said Robert Burns, executive
vice president and chief operating officer. “This technologically
advanced window system, now completed by the addition of the casement
and awning products, delivers exceptional value in noise suppression,
outstanding thermal efficiency and years of maintenance free ownership,
all backed by one of the strongest warranties in the business.”
Silent Guard Acoustical Windows are designed with an STC/EWR rating to
meet a wide range of acoustical code requirements, enabling architects,
builders and remodelers to deliver windows that affordably meet or beat
their project’s desired noise abatement performance. With Atrium’s
national presence and superior distribution systems, the company is able
to deliver Silent Guard products to any market that needs a high-value,
acoustic window solution.
To ensure that Silent Guard Acoustical Windows provide building
professionals with superior energy savings, high-performance Low-E Glass
is provided as a standard feature on the entire 7000 Series acoustical
window line. Additionally, Atrium’s vinyl acoustical windows with Low-E
Glass are Energy Star compliant in all climate zones.
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September 1, 2010 at 3:09 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Megola Inc. (OTCBB: MGON), announced today that it has received an order for its Hartindo Anti-Fire product, AF21, from EcoBlu Products, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOB).
Dimensional (framing) lumber, and engineered wood products (EWP) such as floor joists, laminated wood beams, roof trusses, rim board and structural panels will represent $18 billion in economic activity when the housing market fully recovers. Even in todays depressed market, the industry will still post numbers exceeding $11 billion.
The wood chemicals market enjoyed $2 billion in revenues in 2007. Once the market recovers, its expected that revenues will return or exceed those numbers. By introducing EcoBlu coatings and coated products into southern California and Northeast Texas, the Company hopes to grab market share in two large geographic markets expected to recover more quickly.
EcoBlu FRC Demonstration Video (Bluwood/Hartindo AF21)
In the 115-degree heat and 80 percent humidity of Qatar, between 12-hour shifts doing communications support for 8,000 special operators in U.S. Central Command, Carson Bird worked to stay in shape, keeping in mind a picture he made in first grade. “We were asked what we wanted to be when we grow up – I drew a picture of me playing football and wrote I want to be a professional football player,” Bird, who played defensive back for Air Force from 2004-2007, said in an e-mail. “I dont think I could have spelled it more wrong but (Mom) framed it anyway.” When his six-month tour is over and he returns to the United States in October, Bird plans to chase that dream. Pending Air Forces approval, he wants to work out for NFL teams shortly after his return. He said he has received some feedback from some interested NFL teams, and hopes to get a workout when he is in his best football shape. He hopes to sharpen his skills in some competitive flag football leagues in Las Vegas. Even if a tryout doesnt happen this fall, he hopes to participate in a pro day workout for NFL scouts in March. “Ive stayed extremely active,” Bird wrote. “Ive always had the itch so Ive kept myself in the gym nonstop.”
Megola Inc. (OTCBB: MGON), announced today that it has received an order for its Hartindo Anti-Fire product, AF21, from EcoBlu Products, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOB).
Dimensional (framing) lumber, and engineered wood products (EWP) such as floor joists, laminated wood beams, roof trusses, rim board and structural panels will represent $18 billion in economic activity when the housing market fully recovers. Even in todays depressed market, the industry will still post numbers exceeding $11 billion.
The wood chemicals market enjoyed $2 billion in revenues in 2007. Once the market recovers, its expected that revenues will return or exceed those numbers. By introducing EcoBlu coatings and coated products into southern California and Northeast Texas, the Company hopes to grab market share in two large geographic markets expected to recover more quickly.
EcoBlu FRC Demonstration Video (Bluwood/Hartindo AF21)
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August 31, 2010 at 3:34 am · Filed under Uncategorized
AuDNet’s Consumer Education and Awareness Campaign is Endorsed by
Leading Military Audiologists and Seeks to Educate US Consumers about
the Importance of Audiology Care
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — AuDNet, Inc., a national audiology network focused on building consumer
recognition and demand for audiology professionals, has announced the
launch of their Serve
and Protect campaign. The campaign is endorsed by leading military
audiologists and seeks to educate consumers about the importance of audiology
care while providing a platform for participating audiologists
(AuDNet’s Preferred Provider Community) to offer free hearing screenings.
Serve
and Protect will kick off on May 1, 2010 in conjunction with “Better
Hearing and Speech Month” and will culminate on Memorial Day Weekend
when AuDNet will report the results of outreach efforts to consumers,
the media and its Preferred Provider Community.
“The Serve and Protect campaign is a streamlined way for consumers to
learn about the availability and necessity of audiology care,” remarked
Richard W. Danielson, Ph.D., a retired colonel of the U.S. Army and
former director of the Army Audiology and Speech Center. “ALL Americans
should seek expert audiology care when making decisions about their
hearing health.”
Added Kathy Foltner, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) and chief executive
officer of AuDNet: “We are very excited about the launch of this
campaign because we believe it’s an extremely important endeavor. We’ve
set high standards and ambitious goals and we are determined to achieve
them.”
The Preferred Provider Community is Both a Lead Generation Tool and
Value-Added Membership That Offers Benefits for Audiologists Looking for
Alternative and Cost-Effective Ways of Marketing Their Practices and
Clinics
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — AuDNet, Inc., a national audiology network focused on building consumer
recognition and demand for audiology professionals, has announced the
launch of their Preferred Provider Community (PPC). The PPC is a
membership-driven community that offers U.S. based audiologists
a streamlined way to reach consumers in search of the best hearing care.
AuDNet’s ultimate goal is to educate consumers about audiology care and
drive them to NowiHear.com,
where they can find an audiologist in their local area who will provide
the care they truly need and deserve. Audiologists can purchase a yearly
PPC membership which automatically adds their clinic or practice to
AuDNet’s Audiologist
Locater Directory on NowiHear.com.
“Many consumers don’t know what audiologists actually do or the first
steps to take when hearing loss is a perceived
problem,” remarked Kathy Foltner, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology), and
chief executive officer of AuDNet. “With the PPC, the consumer wins
because they can easily find the most highly qualified hearing expert to
serve them; and the PPC members win by connecting with new patients.”
The Preferred Provider Community is Both a Lead Generation Tool and
Value-Added Membership That Offers Benefits for Audiologists Looking for
Alternative and Cost-Effective Ways of Marketing Their Practices and
Clinics
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — AuDNet, Inc., a national audiology network focused on building consumer
recognition and demand for audiology professionals, has announced the
launch of their Preferred Provider Community (PPC). The PPC is a
membership-driven community that offers U.S. based audiologists
a streamlined way to reach consumers in search of the best hearing care.
AuDNet’s ultimate goal is to educate consumers about audiology care and
drive them to NowiHear.com,
where they can find an audiologist in their local area who will provide
the care they truly need and deserve. Audiologists can purchase a yearly
PPC membership which automatically adds their clinic or practice to
AuDNet’s Audiologist
Locater Directory on NowiHear.com.
“Many consumers don’t know what audiologists actually do or the first
steps to take when hearing loss is a perceived
problem,” remarked Kathy Foltner, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology), and
chief executive officer of AuDNet. “With the PPC, the consumer wins
because they can easily find the most highly qualified hearing expert to
serve them; and the PPC members win by connecting with new patients.”
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August 31, 2010 at 3:25 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Virgin Bingo had an extremely lucky winner on Friday night. Brand new customer, “Scattyhat”, won GBP 31,470 on the Virtue Fusion slot, Mayan Mania. Scattyhat, from Shoreham by Sea in Sussex, is a new player who came across Virgin Bingo only three weeks ago simply by typing “bingo” into an online search engine.
Scattyhat, who recently returned from a holiday in Greece, told Virgin Bingo: “The massive win still hasnt sunk in! I plan to use my prize money to pay off bills, and with whats left over, who knows? Maybe another holiday in Greece?!”
Alan Thomas, Head of CRM at Virgin Games, commented: “Im thrilled to bits that Virgin Bingo has produced another big winner. This sort of money, particularly in these current harder times, can make a real difference to a persons life, and we hope Scattyhat enjoys every penny!”
Scattyhat won the bronze pot from a GBP 2 spin, when 5 x Mayan Volcanoes appeared on a win line.
(Family Features) As the weather heats up, so does outdoor entertaining. Whether youre celebrating a birthday, holiday or just spending the day at the beach, pack your favorite snacks, drinks and blankets and host one of the simplest and most classic summertime gatherings around — a picnic!
Not only do picnics allow you to take advantage of the warm weather, but they offer a fun way to shake up family mealtime and also provide an opportunity to reunite with friends and families when school is out of session.
The key ingredients to the perfect picnic all begin with the preparation. Taking the time to select the perfect location, plan a tasty menu and arrange fun games and activities in advance will surely pay off. Here are some simple tips for hosting a great outdoor gathering that are simple to remember because they follow the theme of your event — P-I-C-N-I-C.
P ick a theme. Does your family have a favorite sports team? Are you honoring a recent graduate? Look around your home and find items to bring that give your event that something special. Displaying a photo of you donned in a cap and gown, alongside graduation photos of other attending family and friends will surely be a hit. For sports-themed events, bring along old team jerseys and blankets with colors that correspond to your favorite sports team.
I dentify the location. Chose a spot with a wide open space for activities and dining, ideally one with easy access to parking and public restrooms. Make sure there are trees nearby that provide plenty of shade, as keeping your guests comfortable is key to keeping them happy.
C ool it down. Be prepared for some fun in the sun with sunscreen and hats, but also help guests keep cool by providing umbrellas and tents for shade. For an extra fresh reprieve from the heat, store spray water bottles (as well as bug spray) in your cooler for a personal self-misting station for guests.
N ail down a menu and keep it simple. Think finger-friendly, prep-ahead items, like mini, individually-wrapped sandwiches. Or cut up seasonal veggies in advance — pack them in GladWare Snack Size Containers and let the kids mix and match to make their own personal salads.
I mpress your guests. Take your picnic to the next level with fold-and-go seating, table linens and oversized pillows to give your outdoor event the comfortable appeal of an indoor affair.
C reate some fun. Bring portable speakers along with your favorite summer playlist and set-up an easy-to-assemble volleyball net. Or how about channeling your inner actor with a game of charades? Make sure there are activities that everyone can enjoy and your picnic will go off without a hitch.
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today that total sales for the
five-week month ended July 3, 2010 increased 9.1 percent over the
five-week month ended July 4, 2009. On a comparable store basis, sales
increased 5.9 percent.
For the year-to-date period, total sales increased 9.6 percent and
comparable store sales increased 6.2 percent.
Kevin Mansell, Kohl’s chairman, president and chief executive officer,
commented, “As expected, we reported stronger sales early in the month
as the Memorial Day holiday fell in fiscal June this year. We continue
to be pleased with E-commerce sales which were better than planned for
the month and have increased almost 50 percent over 2009 year-to-date.”
From a regional perspective, the West and Southeast regions continued
their strong year-to-date trends. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions
benefited from favorable weather and also outperformed the company. From
a line of business perspective, Footwear and Mens achieved the strongest
comparable store sales performance during the month.
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August 31, 2010 at 3:25 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Expert Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPU), a Florida based diversified financial services provider specializing in home and commercial real estate loans, is proud to announce that it now offers direct loans.
Expert Financing, Inc. will be closing and funding its very first Loan as a Lender, meaning the company has funded 100% of the Loan, which will be serviced in house. Expert Financing and Investments has closed 100s of millions in Loan transaction as a broker working with numerous National and Regional Banks that it has maintained long relationships with as a Wholesale broker. But as of today, Expert Financing is now a bona fide lender and servicing company.
Management believes it is truly the right time to enter into the direct lending business, with record low prices, this environment presents a win-win situation for the borrowers and lenders. Our Goals are to build a 10 million dollar portfolio and service the loans in house. A servicing company collects monthly payment from its borrower on the month to month basis. Our investment Guidelines will be a minimum of 50k to a max of 100k with a 50% LTV, Three year term. As a lender we collect upfront fees as well as monthly payments secured by first lien on the property.
Robert Rico, Chairman of EXPU, stated, “Expert Group continues take the necessary steps to ensure the longevity and the growth of our company. As lenders, we are able to collect interest and hold substantial assets as we continue to grow our revenues. Furthermore, we will aggressively continue working on growing our portfolio as a lender, while continuing to expand our brokerage business. Our first Transaction adds 200k in assets to our book and monthly revenues, as well as upfront closing fees. We continue to look forward to 2010 with great optimism.”
ROCKVILLE, Md. — RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RGN) (the “Company”
or “RegeneRx”) today announced it has received Notice of Acceptance from
the Australian patent office for the use of Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), its
analogues, isoforms and other derivatives in the treatment of infections
and inflammatory disorders including colitis, ileitis, gastrointestinal
ulcers and gingivitis, among others. The patent expires in 2023. This is
one of several patents the Company has been granted in Australia related
to its technology and drug candidates.
“We are pleased to enhance our global intellectual property estate for
our product candidates and their potential uses,” said J.J. Finkelstein,
president and CEO of RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals. “We currently have
more than 60 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world
that expire between 2019 and 2027.”
About Tβ4
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August 31, 2010 at 3:24 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a cash dividend on July 30, 2010 in the amount of $0.03 per share of the Companys common stock to all holders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2010. The Company has issued a cash dividend for sixty consecutive quarters.
Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events.
National / Four Region Overview: Across the U.S., home prices posted 5.2% quarter-over-quarter gains, placing prices firmly 8.8% above levels experienced one year ago. Regionally, the Midwest and South saw the largest quarterly price growth, while the West and Northeast show more stable quarterly gains.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) drilldown: Home price gains across the U.S. were helped largely by the quarterly jump in prices by the top 15 highest performing major markets. Quarterly prices for the group are up an average 12.6%, while yearly price gains are up 17.1%.
Micro Market Analysis: Home prices in the Los Angeles MSA rebounded 13.2% from its market bottom one year ago. While this surpassed the 8.8% gains seen nationally for the same period, conditions varied widely across this large and diverse market.
The Clear Capital HDI Market Report offers the industry, investors and lenders a timely look at pricing conditions, not only at the national and metropolitan level, but within local markets as well. Clear Capital data is built on the most recent data available from recorder/assessor offices, and then further enhanced by adding the Companys proprietary market data for the most comprehensive geographic coverage available.
“Price trends nationwide have seen a considerable upswing driven in large part by the flurry of recent sales attributed to the tax credit and springtime buying activity,” said Dr. Alex Villacorta, Senior Statistician, Clear Capital. “This months national quarterly gains are certainly a positive sign that many markets have responded to the tax credit incentive, but overall markets remain volatile as evidenced by the six month price change keeping mostly flat.”
Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a cash dividend on July 30, 2010 in the amount of $0.03 per share of the Companys common stock to all holders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2010. The Company has issued a cash dividend for sixty consecutive quarters.
Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events.
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August 31, 2010 at 3:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Quepasa Corporation (OTCBB: QPSA), owner of Quepasa.com, an online social network targeting the Latino community, today announced the launch of a new DSM Campaign promoting Ultimate Fighting Championship, the worlds leading mixed martial arts sports association. The UFC campaign is Quepasas first DSM in the entertainment vertical, and builds upon the success of the Quepasa UFC community, launched in March of this year.
Quepasa DSM, or Distributed Social Media, is a social media advertising solution designed to help brands reach and engage with Latinos across the social web. In this latest campaign, “Why I Watch,” participants are invited to create and share UFC video highlight reels for the chance to win UFC memorabilia along with other UFC merchandise not readily found in Latin America. The viral nature of the campaign will extend Quepasa members enthusiasm for UFC wherever they go online, giving UFC a unique opportunity to let its most passionate supporters distribute content and build brand awareness.
“The UFC is a natural fit for Quepasa and its community on the site has seen impressive growth since launch. This DSM campaign gives fans the opportunity to win great prizes and build brand awareness on behalf of the UFC while doing it,” says Steve Kaplan VP of Product for Quepasa.
Quepasa CEO, John Abbott, adds: “The UFC has been very supportive of our efforts to build its fan base and brand in the Latin American market, and we are very excited to expand our relationship with them through a DSM campaign. DSM is a vehicle for content brands like UFC to socialize and virally distribute their marketing messages, and we look forward to their continued success on our platform.”
Unicast , a leader in online interactive rich media and video advertising management and services solutions, today announced the results of its Q1 2010 Analytics Benchmark Report.
Beverage/Spirits produced the highest average interaction rate (8.62%) for all ads served across verticals, followed by Retail (8.24%) and TV Entertainment (5.06%).
Consumer Packaged Goods produced the longest average interaction time (56 seconds) across verticals, followed by Sporting Goods (50 seconds) and Technology (36 seconds).
Unicast Messenger Units, which are served in instant messaging platforms, ranked the highest in both interaction rate and average exposure time.
Branded Canvas ad formats, which are fully custom interactive units positioned within full episode video players, produced very high interaction rates and average video view times.
Unicast delivers solutions to online publishers, agencies and advertisers through Rich Media, Online Video, Social Media and 3D ad products and services. By focusing on custom services aligned with client needs and strategies, Unicast has created solutions for some of the top brands on the web, such as: MSN, AOL, MySpace, ABC, NBC and CBS.
“At Unicast, we launched our benchmark analysis program to provide publishers, agencies and advertisers with valuable online campaign insights on ad formats and creative executions,” said Dan Berra, VP of Business Intelligence for Unicast. “We are seeing trends in specific industry verticals and interactive formats and features leading the way with strong interaction rates and engagement times.”
Veteran Media and Technology Executives Will Help Build Upon TRA’s
Relationships with Advertisers and Networks as well as Expand Its
Product Development Capabilities
NEW YORK — TRA, Inc., a media measurement and analytics software company whose
products help advertisers, agencies and television networks improve
advertising accountability and return on media investment, continued its
growth by announcing three new executive appointments and a new advisory
board member. The new additions to the TRA team will help expand its
client relationships while enhancing its patented research and
technology solution.
TRA provides a Web-based patented business intelligence platform, Media
TRAnalytics® that addresses the challenge of marketing accountability.
Since the official launch 2 years ago, broadcast and cable networks,
consumer packaged goods companies and media agencies have been using
Media TRAnalytics® to identify “the right audiences” in their media
planning and selling to improve return on media investment.
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August 31, 2010 at 3:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized
After a lull brought on by the global recession, Puerto Rico appears to be bouncing back as one of the worlds top destinations for life science companies. Two U.S. companies — Blu Pharmaceuticals and a DuPont business, Pioneer Hi-Bred — announced new manufacturing and RD facilities on the island during the past several months.
With Amgen, Eli Lilly and Abbott Laboratories investing $4 billion in the island over the past seven years, Puerto Rico rapidly became the worlds third largest biotech manufacturer, earning it the nickname “Bio Island.” Puerto Rico also has one of the largest concentrations of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in the world and produces 13 of the top 20 blockbuster drugs sold in the United States.
Most recently, Pioneer Hi-Bred announced a new state-of-the-art research and development facility in Salinas on the southern coast of Puerto Rico to complement its existing trial seed production facility. The $6 million facility is expected to employ 100 scientists, agronomists and others.
“Puerto Rico was a smart choice for many reasons,” said John Soper, Pioneer Vice President of Crop Genetics Research and Development. He noted that the island has the same regulatory framework as the mainland United States, a longer growing season suitable for planting crops year-round and a steady stream of quality talent coming out of the University of Puerto Rico.
Pioneer also worked closely with the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) , a governmental economic development agency, to take advantage of aggressive new economic incentives.
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving
science, announced that it will release its financial results for the
second quarter of 2010 before the market opens on Tuesday, July 27,
2010, and will hold a conference call on the same day at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:35 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Got li? The Internet is awash with websites whose addresses end with .com, .org, .net and .info. But an efforts under way to promote the .li domain extension as a way for companies to show their Long Island link. Firms have set up business at usedcars.li, plumber.li, roof.li, Island.li, jewelry.li, computers.li and pets.li. Theres also Wantagh.li and Seaford.li. ColdwellBanker.li was bought by a Coldwell Banker broker and the town of Hempstead is using toh.li.
THEY still have their dreams. To be a teacher, plumber, or work in IT. The reality though for tens of thousands of last years school- leavers, is a daily, spirit-sapping search for work. More than 925,000 under-24s are jobless. Shockingly, their numbers could rise above a million this summer when the next wave of teens leave school. A million young people with a million dreams that are slowly turning to dust. “You get past the point where you think this is hopeless,” says Jonny Nickless, 18, trudging between boarded-up shops in the centre of Tamworth, Staffs. He knows the run-down precinct only too well. Every store, bar and cafe that is still open for business has his CV.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:32 am · Filed under Uncategorized
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ranir,
LLC, a leading oral care consumer products company, announced
today that it has acquired Synpart
Limited and Synpart AG from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
Synpart is a leading manufacturer and marketer of store brand oral care
products in the European Community and a contract manufacturer for
global branded oral care companies.
Along with Ranir, LLC, Synpart will become a division of Ranir Global
Holdings, LLC. The combined company is now the largest store brand oral
care company in the world and a significant contract supplier to global
branded oral care companies. The acquisition of Synpart will allow Ranir
to build a global oral care footprint, increase its product offerings,
expand its expertise in oral care and enhance its supply chain
partnership network.
“Teaming with Synpart will not only allow us to accelerate our growth
through international expansion in important U.K. and European markets
but it will also expand our oral care product line and enable us to
increase our commitment to innovation to exceed the expectations of our
customer partners,” said Christine Henisee, CEO of Ranir, who joined the
company in 2003 and has more than 30 years of consumer products
experience.
Henisee added, “We expect to see oral care category growth fueled by the
growing awareness of the connection between oral health and overall
wellness in developed countries worldwide.”
Helmut Schlieper joins the Ranir senior management team as President of
Synpart, a division of Ranir Global Holdings, LLC. Mr. Schlieper founded
Synpart AG in 2004. Mike Levenstein, currently Chief Operating Officer
of Synpart Limited, will lead Synpart’s contract business and direct its
Asian operations.
NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today
declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on
August 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2010. The Company
has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:26 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a cash dividend on July 30, 2010 in the amount of $0.03 per share of the Companys common stock to all holders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2010. The Company has issued a cash dividend for sixty consecutive quarters.
Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) will report second quarter
2010 financial results on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, after market close
and host a conference call Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern time.
The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career
Education Corporation (“CEC”) family offer high-quality education to a
diverse student population of over 116,000 students across the world in
a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The approximately 90 campuses
that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France,
Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master’s,
bachelor’s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs.
Approximately 40% of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses
of American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University,
International Academy of Design Technology and Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts.
CEC is an industry leader whose brands are recognized globally. Those
brands include, among others, American InterContinental University
(“AIU”); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University (“CTU”);
Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group (“INSEEC”) Schools, including
the International University of Monaco (“IUM”); International Academy of
Design Technology (“IADT”); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North
America (“LCB”); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through our
schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling
students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.
Trulia and CNNMoney today announced a partnership making Trulia the exclusive provider of real estate listings to CNNMoney, which will bring Trulias award winning real estate search experience to CNNMoney, one of the webs top destinations for in-depth real estate reporting and breaking financial news.
The CNNMoney/Trulia co-branded web site allows users to easily search for properties for sale and refine their search results based on criteria like open houses, neighborhood, price, property type, new listings alongside CNNMoneys in-depth real estate coverage.
In addition to the enhanced search experience, Trulia will be the exclusive provider of real estate data for MONEYs “Best Places to Live” list. CNNMoney will incorporate Trulias local data, stats and trends into its deep editorial content to help users understand exactly what is happening in these locations.
“CNNMoney is the place to go on the web for breaking financial and real estate stories, news and trends. We are excited to bring our user experience and millions of listings to this audience,” said Pete Flint, co-founder and CEO of Trulia. “Our goal is to provide as many consumers as possible with access to listings and relevant data to help them make the biggest financial decision of their lives.”
“Through our partnership with Trulia, we will offer readers an in-depth and comprehensive real estate picture. Real estate has been and will continue to be one of the biggest topics in the coming years,” said Chris Peacock, Executive Editor and Vice President of CNNMoney. “We are excited to kick off this co-branded site with our annual Best Places to Live feature.”
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August 30, 2010 at 3:25 am · Filed under Uncategorized
ROCKVILLE, Md. — RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RGN) (the “Company”
or “RegeneRx”) today announced it has received Notice of Acceptance from
the Australian patent office for the use of Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), its
analogues, isoforms and other derivatives in the treatment of infections
and inflammatory disorders including colitis, ileitis, gastrointestinal
ulcers and gingivitis, among others. The patent expires in 2023. This is
one of several patents the Company has been granted in Australia related
to its technology and drug candidates.
“We are pleased to enhance our global intellectual property estate for
our product candidates and their potential uses,” said J.J. Finkelstein,
president and CEO of RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals. “We currently have
more than 60 issued patents and patent applications throughout the world
that expire between 2019 and 2027.”
About Tβ4
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) will report second quarter
2010 financial results on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, after market close
and host a conference call Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern time.
The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career
Education Corporation (“CEC”) family offer high-quality education to a
diverse student population of over 116,000 students across the world in
a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The approximately 90 campuses
that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France,
Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master’s,
bachelor’s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs.
Approximately 40% of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses
of American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University,
International Academy of Design Technology and Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts.
CEC is an industry leader whose brands are recognized globally. Those
brands include, among others, American InterContinental University
(“AIU”); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University (“CTU”);
Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group (“INSEEC”) Schools, including
the International University of Monaco (“IUM”); International Academy of
Design Technology (“IADT”); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North
America (“LCB”); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through our
schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling
students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.
Resource America, Inc. (NASDAQ: REXI) (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a cash dividend on July 30, 2010 in the amount of $0.03 per share of the Companys common stock to all holders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2010. The Company has issued a cash dividend for sixty consecutive quarters.
Certain matters discussed within this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include financial performance, regulatory changes, changes in local or national economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys reports filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:24 am · Filed under Uncategorized
CHICAGO — PFGBEST, one of the nation’s largest non-clearing Futures Commission
Merchants (FCMs), has updated its annual PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010
to reflect changes and news events that occurred since January into
their analysis for the second half of 2010.
“I will let the PFGBEST Research experts tell you market by market what
some of the trading opportunities and challenges are,” said PFGBEST
President and Chief Operating Officer Russ Wasendorf, Jr. in his cover
letter to clients. He referred to events such as the U.S. Federal
Reserve Board’s delicate, historic high wire act, the 2010 Euro crisis,
the BP oil spill off the shore of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and
emerging weather patterns. In the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010,
published at the start of the year, PFGBEST leaders had forecast a
potential globally cataclysmic event that could emanate from debt-ridden
nations and businesses all around, which of course, did occur.
Some highlights from the PFGBEST Research Outlook 2010 Midyear Update:
PFGBEST is a rapidly-expanding global financial services and technology
firm, specializing in electronic trading, futures, forex, options, and
managed accounts. The company is also an industry leader in investor
education, and it offers numerous free webinars each week attended by
hundreds of people wishing to further their knowledge and skill in
trading, charting, comprehending various government reports, enriching
their understanding of trading psychology, and many other topics.
SAN ANTONIO — Tootie
Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB:TOOT) announced that it has entered into a
partnership with Kraft Foods for the upcoming holiday season. The two
companies will co-market Tootie Pie with Kraft’s Cool Whip.
“There is probably no more recognizable, high-quality food brand than
Kraft Foods,” said Don Merrill, President CEO. “We are proud and
excited that Kraft recognizes the value of having its Cool Whip product
featured alongside Tootie Pie.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed as of this date; however, the deal
was made possible through a mutual agreement in partnership with HEB
Grocery Stores, according to Tootie Pie Company.
“Experience tells us that more in-store pie tastings result in
significantly more Tootie Pie sales. Once customers taste Tootie Pie,
they are hooked,” explained Merrill. “HEB wants to grow Tootie Pie sales
dramatically and brought Kraft to the table in a three-way partnership
that will drive consumers to the frozen food section during peak times
of the year!”
— Iteris to lead program management for implementation of over
$900 million transportation infrastructure projects –
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market
that focuses on the application and development of advanced
technologies, today announced that the company has been awarded a major
contract to assist the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG)
located in Los Angeles County to develop an Implementation Plan and
provide Program/Project Management for the South Bay Measure R Highway
Program. Building on previous transportation study recommendations and
needed gap closures, this work will help move transportation projects
forward rapidly in partnership with Caltrans. Iteris will also assist
South Bay cities in facilitating document completion and streamlining
the construction process. This project will employ a monitoring system
to track progress and provide early identification of implementation
obstacles. The three-year contract, with funding provided from South Bay
Measure R Highway funds through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro), has a total value of $2.0 million.
Measure R is a one-half cent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County
voters in November 2008 to meet the transportation needs of Los Angeles
County. Metro oversees the distribution of the funds. The South Bay sub
region is expected to receive approximately $906 million over the
30-year life of Measure R. Although Measure R is expected to provide a
significant amount of funding to the South Bay, the intent of this
program is also to leverage the Measure R funds with other available and
possible new revenue sources.
“Iteris has a long history of assisting the South Bay Cities on
transportation projects,” said Abbas Mohaddes, president and chief
executive officer of Iteris. “We are delighted to provide our services
with this significant assignment to help implement such a significant
program to improve mobility in this important region of Los Angeles
County.” Mr. Mohaddes continued, “Additionally, this contract award is
an excellent example of how local transportation projects continue to
receive funding in these challenging economic times.”
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August 30, 2010 at 3:20 am · Filed under Uncategorized
On Thursday, July 8, the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), will announce support from Natural Resources Canadas Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program for the Peace River Pulp Division pulp mill.
Media are invited to join Mr. Merrifield as he tours the facility after the announcement.
Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that Chanda Davidson has joined its Portland, Ore., operation as senior account executive. In that role, she will be responsible for developing and maintaining key relationships with customers and third-party carriers, as well as request for proposal (RFP) responses.
“Chanda Davidson has the ideal blend of skills and experience to help drive our significant growth plan for 2010,” said Tyler Ellison, president, Con-way Multimodal. “She has the ability to create innovative transportation solutions for customers, maximize lead generation to expand our customer base and provide outstanding customer service.”
Davidson joins Con-way Multimodal after eight years with C.H. Robinson in roles that included account executive, strategic account manager and business development manager. A graduate of Bradley University with a bachelors in political science, Davidson currently lives in Portland with her husband and daughter.
Con-way Multimodal arranges third-party carrier services for over-the-road, intermodal, flatbed, heavy haul and specialized transportation for freight shipments.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:19 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Readership Climbs 20% and Revenue Jumps 40% as New Projects
Attract Readers and Advertisers
SAN FRANCISCO — New partnerships, applications, important investigative reporting,
thought leadership and awards are attracting more readers and
advertisers to Salon.com,
the trusted news and culture site known for quality journalism. Salon
today announced that unique visits to the site are up by 20% for the
second quarter of 2010 over the same time period last year, while
revenue increased 40% over the same period.
While all referral traffic is up 120% year over year, Salon social media
traffic is up by a whopping 720%. Experts say referral traffic (from
search engines, social media sites, and third-party sites) is the key to
overall audience growth, but that it can be tricky to attract because it
is directly dependent on site content. If the content is meaningful and
well written, others will link to it.
The results come on the heels of steady growth in the previous quarter,
where the company also saw substantial growth in unique visitors and
referrals.
“As the cacophony of Internet-driven media grows ever louder, the
compelling perspective and crisp personality of Salon becomes ever more
attractive,” explained Salon Media Group CEO Richard Gingras. “We are
pleased that our efforts to evolve and expand Salon are bearing
excellent results.”
Readership Climbs 20% and Revenue Jumps 40% as New Projects
Attract Readers and Advertisers
SAN FRANCISCO — New partnerships, applications, important investigative reporting,
thought leadership and awards are attracting more readers and
advertisers to Salon.com,
the trusted news and culture site known for quality journalism. Salon
today announced that unique visits to the site are up by 20% for the
second quarter of 2010 over the same time period last year, while
revenue increased 40% over the same period.
While all referral traffic is up 120% year over year, Salon social media
traffic is up by a whopping 720%. Experts say referral traffic (from
search engines, social media sites, and third-party sites) is the key to
overall audience growth, but that it can be tricky to attract because it
is directly dependent on site content. If the content is meaningful and
well written, others will link to it.
The results come on the heels of steady growth in the previous quarter,
where the company also saw substantial growth in unique visitors and
referrals.
“As the cacophony of Internet-driven media grows ever louder, the
compelling perspective and crisp personality of Salon becomes ever more
attractive,” explained Salon Media Group CEO Richard Gingras. “We are
pleased that our efforts to evolve and expand Salon are bearing
excellent results.”
Third Degree Advertising prides itself on “serving up fresh ideas, hot creative, friendly service and right results” when it comes to executing advertising, marketing, PR and strategic branding campaigns. As a result of the continued growth of the agencys national clientele, Third Degree recently expanded to Durham, North Carolina to build on the agencys momentum.
Since the agencys founding in 1995, Third Degree has offered integrated marketing communications for clients located throughout Oklahoma and the United States including California, Texas, New York, Georgia, and Virginia.
“At Third Degree, weve strategically chosen to locate our headquarters in Oklahoma City and add a second office in Durham because of business and economic opportunities in both areas,” said Third Degree CEO and founder Roy Page.
“Third Degree was among the first professional companies to locate in Bricktown,” said Page. “In deciding to locate in the East Coast, we sought a portal for developing business which also fit our companys culture and strategic branding forte.”
Several parallels can be drawn between Oklahoma Citys Bricktown and Durhams American Tobacco District, regions of the respective cities where Third Degree offices now reside. Like Bricktown and Oklahoma City, the American Tobacco District and Durham are undergoing unprecedented urban renewal. Both locations are revitalized and converted into environments filled with entertainment, restaurants, and office buildings providing professional services.
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August 30, 2010 at 3:09 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Grant Provides New Money for ChargePoint America Installation of
1,600 Home and Public Charging Stations for EVs Statewide
** MEDIA AVAILABILITY ** July 8, 2010 at EPRI Headquarters in Palo
Alto to Feature State Energy Commissioner, DOE, Coulomb and EPRI
Executives
CAMPBELL, Calif. — Coulomb
Technologies today announced it was awarded $3,417,000 from the
California Energy Commission through matching funds; this will bring a
$12 million project into California, including $5 million of federal
funding. The grant will provide funds for the installation of
ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in three
California metro regions, Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San
Francisco Bay Area. The Energy Commission award is a part of Coulomb’s
recently announced $37 million ChargePoint
America program to provide nearly 5000 public and home charging
stations in nine regions in the United States.
The first California installation of the ChargePoint America program
will be unveiled at a news conference on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 9:30
a.m. PST at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) headquarters in
Palo Alto, California. The EPRI stations will be used to collect
research data on the requirements of workplace charging. Presenting at
the event will be Silicon Valley Leadership Executive Director Carl
Guardino, Energy Commissioner Jeffrey Byron, Coulomb President Praveen
Mandal, EPRI Vice President of Environment and Renewables Sector Bryan
Hannegan, and US Department of Energy Supervisor, Hybrid Electric
Systems and Materials Technology, Office of Vehicle Technologies Edwin
Owens.
Leaders throughout California commented on Coulomb’s grant award:
M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The eight strong shortlist for the EUR100,000 annual International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, which is run by Dublins public libraries, has been chosen from an initial longlist of 156 novels which were nominated by 163 libraries from around the world. The recipient of the IMPAC prize, which is managed by Dublin City Libraries on behalf of Dublin City Council and is sponsored by international management productivity company IMPAC, will be decided by a judging panel of five members, chaired by Hon. Eugene R Sullivan.
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August 29, 2010 at 3:33 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Proving once again that some of the best things in life are free, Cocos Bakery Restaurant will serve up kids favorite foods — for free! — all summer long. Designed to give busy families quality time together without breaking the bank, Cocos “Kids Eat Free” dinner promotion runs nightly from 4pm until close beginning July 8 at all participating restaurants.
“Cocos is one of Americas favorite family dining destinations,” says Kazumasa Ogawa, president of Cocos. “We are proud to offer caring parents the opportunity to spend quality, affordable time with their children while enjoying our freshly prepared, wholesome food. Great food and great savings means happy parents and kids alike.”
As numerous studies have shown, eating dinner together is a simple yet effective way to raise healthier, happier children. Not only do family meals help keep the doors of communication open, they are also an ideal way for parents to show their kids that they are their top priority.
An added bonus: busy parents now have an easy and cost-effective answer to the popular “Whats for dinner?” question. Cocos Snoopy-themed kids menu offers everything from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, grilled chicken and burgers to spaghetti, chicken tenders and grilled cheese sandwiches. Plus, every kids entrée includes a choice of a side dish, including healthy options such as salad, cinnamon apples, fruits or veggies, as well as a drink and a special Snoopy giveaway.
Available for a limited time, the Kids Eat Free summertime promotion runs nightly from July 8 through August 31. Families who dine-in at participating Cocos restaurants beginning at 4pm will receive one free kids meal with each adult entrée purchase. The free meal is valid for kids age 10 and under on any Cocos “kids menu” item. The offer is not valid with any other discounts, coupons or specials.
*Send a Postcard to Deployed U.S. Troops at Any Mission Federal
Credit Union Branch or Time Warner Cable Location, July 1-31, 2010*
SAN DIEGO — San Diegans cherish their friendships, families and memories. This July,
they are also on a mission to let deployed U.S. troops know just how
much we also CHERISH R FREEDOM.
From July 1 through 31, Mission Federal Credit Union, Time Warner Cable
and Sony Electronics are thanking our troops through the CHERISH R
FREEDOM postcard campaign. Open to all ages, San Diegans are encouraged
to pick up, fill out, and drop off a special CHERISH R FREEDOM postcard
at any of the more than 20 Mission Fed branches or five Time Warner
Cable locations throughout San Diego County. Through a partnership with
A Million Thanks.org, Mission Fed will ensure delivery of the
inspirational postcards to deployed U.S. troops.
“This July 4th holiday and throughout the month, San Diegans are invited
to share in our mission to let deployed U.S. troops know just how much
we CHERISH R FREEDOM – its free, easy, and open to all ages,” said
Tricia Link, vice president community relations and external affairs,
Mission Federal Credit Union. “Mission Fed is honored, along with Sony
and Time Warner Cable, to bring this campaign to San Diego and provide
locations that are convenient for its members and the public at large to
participate. We hope all San Diegans will take just a few minutes to
send inspiration to our troops and assist local military families with
educational scholarships, through one small postcard gesture.”
The power of CHERISH R FREEDOM extends to families on the home front.
For every postcard received, Mission Fed, Sony Electronics and Time
Warner Cable will make a donation to the Great Friends Foundation, a San
Diego nonprofit that awards vital educational scholarships to children
of local military families. Statistics support the need for college
scholarship assistance for children of military families in San Diego.
Panasonic, the leading manufacturer of cordless home telephones worldwide,* today announced that all of its 2010 cordless home telephone systems, available at retailers nationwide, feature proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS performance for optimal sound quality and extended range. Additionally, the phones offer extended battery life and a variety of time-saving and convenience features designed for the way todays multi-tasking families use their cordless phones.
Panasonics 2010 cordless phones are designed with feedback from extensive consumer research and raise the bar on performance in three key ways:
Improved Voice Quality
In response to consumer demand, Panasonics proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS technology provides better quality reception by increasing the error-correction rate by 80 times compared with Panasonics prior DECT 6.0 models.
Extended Battery Life
2010 Panasonic cordless phones feature Intelligent Eco Mode, which automatically lowers the handsets power consumption when used near the base station. The result is up to 13 hours of continuous talk time on average, compared to 11 hours of continuous talk time when not using Intelligent Eco Mode.
Double the Transmission Distance with Range Extender Module
The new Range Extender module, included with the KX-TG4053B and sold separately as an accessory for all other 2010 models (SRP $29.95), doubles the effective transmission distance between the base unit and handsets when compared with previous models.
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August 29, 2010 at 3:32 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety
NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.
The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.
“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”
Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ranir,
LLC, a leading oral care consumer products company, announced
today that it has acquired Synpart
Limited and Synpart AG from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
Synpart is a leading manufacturer and marketer of store brand oral care
products in the European Community and a contract manufacturer for
global branded oral care companies.
Along with Ranir, LLC, Synpart will become a division of Ranir Global
Holdings, LLC. The combined company is now the largest store brand oral
care company in the world and a significant contract supplier to global
branded oral care companies. The acquisition of Synpart will allow Ranir
to build a global oral care footprint, increase its product offerings,
expand its expertise in oral care and enhance its supply chain
partnership network.
“Teaming with Synpart will not only allow us to accelerate our growth
through international expansion in important U.K. and European markets
but it will also expand our oral care product line and enable us to
increase our commitment to innovation to exceed the expectations of our
customer partners,” said Christine Henisee, CEO of Ranir, who joined the
company in 2003 and has more than 30 years of consumer products
experience.
Henisee added, “We expect to see oral care category growth fueled by the
growing awareness of the connection between oral health and overall
wellness in developed countries worldwide.”
Helmut Schlieper joins the Ranir senior management team as President of
Synpart, a division of Ranir Global Holdings, LLC. Mr. Schlieper founded
Synpart AG in 2004. Mike Levenstein, currently Chief Operating Officer
of Synpart Limited, will lead Synpart’s contract business and direct its
Asian operations.
NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today
declared quarterly cash dividends of $.53 per common share, payable on
August 13, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2010. The Company
has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.
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Mauve is a bright shade of summer WE have just bought a summerhouse and want to paint it brightly. What do you recommend? – Kirsty Roberts, Morpeth, Northumberland MAUVE is a warm colour that loses none of its intensity in full sun or deep shade. Pale blue makes a strong contrast to orange and red flowers in borders. Cream works well in a cottage garden packed with roses, while sage green fits in a natural surrounding or wildlife garden. Check out Cuprinol Garden Shades, which come in 23 colours. I HAVE a small seaside garden and would like to plant a few shrubs. Any ideas? – Fran Yates, Brighton, E Sussex LATE-flowering evergreen hebes will grow in well-drained soils and can be replaced from cuttings if they spread too far or take a frost hit. Look for varieties Midsummer Beauty (lavender blooms), bright pink Great Orme and Autumn Glory (violet flowers).
PROVENCE STYLE (Main picture) GOT a hot, dry slope? Then take inspiration from the iconic lavender which award-winning gardener James Towillis used in his lOccitan this years Chelsea Flower Show. LAVENDER makes a delightful hedging and edging plant and will release its sensuous and calming fragrance when lightly brushed against. This makes it perfect for planting along a narrow zigzag path in-filled with the purple foliage of spiny dwarf berberis – which will also stop visitors from taking a short-cut.
TWO youths were being held by police yesterday over the murder of 15-year-old Zac Olumegbon – the 13th teenager to be killed in London this year. Five people have been arrested after the teenager – known as Little or Lil Zac – was repeatedly stabbed in the chest outside his school gates on Friday morning. Yesterday flowers were laid outside Park Campus School in West Norwood, south London, as Zacs family of Brixton Hill, South London, struggle to come to terms with their loss. One devastated girl, Cumi Simpson, said: “Ive spoken to his family and obviously they are very upset.” Aspiring actor Jesse Gassongo-Alex, whod known Zac since they were six, said on Twitter: “Love you my boy, lil Zac. Still cant believe you gone.”
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August 29, 2010 at 3:25 am · Filed under Uncategorized
SAN ANTONIO — Tootie
Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB:TOOT) announced that it has entered into a
partnership with Kraft Foods for the upcoming holiday season. The two
companies will co-market Tootie Pie with Kraft’s Cool Whip.
“There is probably no more recognizable, high-quality food brand than
Kraft Foods,” said Don Merrill, President CEO. “We are proud and
excited that Kraft recognizes the value of having its Cool Whip product
featured alongside Tootie Pie.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed as of this date; however, the deal
was made possible through a mutual agreement in partnership with HEB
Grocery Stores, according to Tootie Pie Company.
“Experience tells us that more in-store pie tastings result in
significantly more Tootie Pie sales. Once customers taste Tootie Pie,
they are hooked,” explained Merrill. “HEB wants to grow Tootie Pie sales
dramatically and brought Kraft to the table in a three-way partnership
that will drive consumers to the frozen food section during peak times
of the year!”
INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).
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August 29, 2010 at 3:20 am · Filed under Uncategorized
PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.
The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”
The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.
“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.
The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”
The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.
“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.
Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety
NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.
The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.
“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”
Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:
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August 29, 2010 at 3:09 am · Filed under Uncategorized
RICHMOND, Va. — Hellerman Baretz Communications (HBC) announces that Mike C. Gray has
joined the firm as a Senior Account Executive. Gray has counseled law
firms across the country including a national intellectual property
boutique and an international AmLaw 100 firm. Most recently, he served
as the Communications Business Development Specialist at Williams
Mullen, where he managed all of the firm’s public relations efforts as
well as the business development function of the financial services and
real estate sections.
Gray has developed and implemented many successful and robust PR-fueled
business development campaigns, almost all of which have included
attaining top tier rankings for firms and partners in national trade
publications, and coordinating successful new business proposals after
invitations had been received.
“Mike’s impressive experience and success at a variety of leading law
firms makes him an exceptional addition to our HBC team,” said John
Hellerman, co-founder of HBC. “Mike understands the power of actively
using PR-generated content to help create more new business
opportunities. Our clients engage us to do exactly that, and they will
benefit from his expertise.”
“Rather than producing mere publicity, HBC’s mission to partner with
clients to produce meaningful business development results is what
inspired me to join,” Gray said.
Gray is a graduate of the University of Richmond where he majored in
English and American Studies. He holds leadership positions with
numerous organizations in the Richmond area including: Co-chair of the
public relations and marketing committee for the Greater Richmond
Chamber of Commerce’s HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Engage) program,
Chair of the communications technology committee for the Legal
Marketing Association Virginias Chapter, and Development Chair for the
Tredegar Society, a young professionals organization that supports the
American Civil War Center.
Powerful Opportunity for Real Estate Professionals To Help Families
through Partnership with Lowes
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Dennis Walsh, CEO of RE-buildUSA™, one of the real estate industrys
most popular speakers, will be presenting a series of free live events
to showcase what many call the “perfect storm of opportunity” in todays
market. The presentation, “Rebuilding America One Dream at a Time,” will
travel through Dayton,
OH July 20th, Columbus,
OH July 21st and Cleveland,
OH July 22nd. These events are sponsored by Lowes and Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage. Walshs message, already shared with thousands of
brokers, agents and mortgage professionals around the country, will give
valuable insight on a program that is helping stabilize the housing
industry.
“Every real estate professional needs to know about this great
opportunity in todays market,” says Dave Liniger, Chairman and
Co-Founder of RE/MAX. Liniger presented the RE-buildUSA™ program to
RE/MAX agents during a live broadcast via RE/MAX University.
Re-buildUSA™, in partnership with Lowe’s, simplifies use of the federal
government’s 203k Renovation Loan program to assist families in
achieving their dream of homeownership, improve communities and grow the
economy. Home improvements are rolled right into the primary mortgage,
allowing both buyers and current homeowners to more easily get the home
they want, while being able to afford their monthly payments and reduce
the overall cost of ownership.
“RE-buildUSA™ is nothing less than the future of real estate,” explains
Ed Krafchow, President CEO, Prudential CA/NV Realty. “If youre
serious about success in this business, youve got to get involved in
this ground-breaking program.”
blast resistant door
August 28, 2010 at 3:33 am · Filed under Uncategorized
(Regulated Information) — AMG
Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (”AMG”, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: “AMG”)
announced that it has established the Foundation Continuity AMG
(Stichting Continuiteit AMG) following the resolution adopted at its
Annual Meeting on May 12(th), 2010. The Foundation enables AMG to issue
preference shares in the interest of AMGs stakeholders. The Foundation
is organized as a Stichting under Dutch law and its Board members are
independent from AMG.
The Board of the Foundation consists of Mr. Hans de Munnik (Chairman),
former
partner of KPMG N.V. and currently Chairman of the Dutch Accounting
Standards
Board, Mr. Willem van Hassel, former Chairman and Managing Partner of
Trenité
Van Doorne and former Dean of the Netherlands Bar Association and Mr.
Hendrik
Borggreve, Member of the Supervisory Board of the Royal Bank of
Scotland AG,
Germany. It is contemplated that the Foundation will enter into a call
option
arrangement with AMG as soon as practicable enabling the Foundation to
acquire
preference shares up to the total number of ordinary shares outstanding.
AMG, incorporated in the Netherlands, is a global leader in the production
of
highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace
systems.
AMG serves growing industries worldwide with its unique combination of
metallurgical engineering expertise and production know-how. AMG is a
market
leader in many of its products and systems, which are critical to the
production
of key components for the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear),
electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and transportation industries.
AMG
has two operating divisions of businesses, Advanced Materials and
Engineering
Systems, and owns interests in publicly-listed companies Graphit
Kropfmühl AG
(Deutsche Börse: GKR.DE) and Timminco Limited (TSX: “TIM”).
The Advanced Materials Division develops and produces niche specialty
metals and
complex metals products, many of which are used in demanding, safety-
critical,
high-stress environments. AMG is one of a limited number of significant
producers globally of niche specialty metals, such as ferrovanadium,
ferronickel-molybdenum, aluminum master alloys and additives, chromium
metal and
ferrotitanium, used by steel, aluminum, chemical and superalloy producers
for
aerospace, automotive, energy, electronics, optics, chemicals, construction
and
other applications. Other key products produced by AMG include specialty
alloys
for titanium and superalloys, coating materials, tantalum and niobium
oxides,
vanadium chemicals and antimony trioxide.
Sharn Jacob Sharn Jacob Parry, age 40, passed away on July 3, 2010. Sharn was born on August 29, 1969, to Calvin R. Parry and Lois Marilyn Parry in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sharn was truly loved by his family and friends and will be greatly missed. Sharn loved tennis and hockey and spent many years competing in both sports. He is survived by his siblings, Julie (Perry); Calvin (Barbara); Mark (Jane); Marjorie; Stanley (Karen); and Kenneth (Lynn); and numerous nieces and nephews, whom he loved very much. Sharn was preceded in death by his parents, sister Lois, and brother-in-law Stephen Craig.
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August 28, 2010 at 3:32 am · Filed under Uncategorized
PORTLAND, Maine — Eventective, the Webs most comprehensive resource for event and meeting
space and related services, has introduced a new feature that allows
planners to create websites for their events. This free, easy-to-use
tool is available on Eventective.com and provides a step-by-step process
for building an event website in minutes.
Whether planning a wedding, family reunion, company meeting or other
occasion, planners can customize their websites for any type of event
and conveniently organize and share specific event information with
guests.
No special skills are required to build an event website and each site
can be personalized with many elements, including theme, photos, text,
guestbook, links and custom pages. Websites may be edited at anytime, so
visitors always have the most up-to-date information. Eventective
provides the hosting at no charge and gives planners the option to even
create a unique URL for their site.
To learn more about this new feature, visit Eventective.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus: Models for Effective Practice, Jaime Lester and Margaret Sallee, Eds. (Stylus Publishing, 2009, $79.95 hardback or $29.95 paperback) With this volume on family-friendly policy and practice, editor (and OCWW contributor) Jaime Lester and editor Margaret Sallee have created a much-needed kit for retooling work–life balance in academe. Identifying a need for inclusivity that has expanded with the growth of womens academic roles, Lester and Sallee have compiled an informative baedeker for multiple routes toward institutions that are more family-friendly for both women and men. Highlighting approaches that range from institutional supports for parents (stop-the-clock options, lactation rooms, flexible scheduling) to the grassroots activism that buttresses those options, the book illustrates how effective cultural change connects at all levels of the institution.
Hattiesburg dentist
August 28, 2010 at 3:31 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Medicare Beneficiaries Whose High Prescription Drug Costs Have Put
Them in the Medicare Part D Donut Hole to Receive $250 Rebate Checks as
a Result of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON — The next round of more than 300,000 eligible seniors who have entered
the Medicare Part D “donut hole” this year have been mailed their
tax-free, one time rebate check for $250, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today .
These one-time rebate checks are the first step in closing
the prescription drug coverage gap under the Affordable Care Act. The
first round of checks were distributed in the middle of June. As
qualifying Medicare recipients “fall into the donut hole,” they will be
sent a rebate check by Medicare.
“Seniors and other Medicare recipients in the Medicare donut hole are
struggling to afford the medications they need and their basic living
expenses. Seventy percent of our first round of these $250 rebate checks
were cashed within a week of eligible Medicare recipients receiving
them; so, we know that folks really need some help,” said Secretary
Sebelius. “The Affordable Care Act starts to close the donut hole this
year, giving much-needed relief to millions of seniors. In 2011, the
Affordable Care Act takes an additional step for Medicare beneficiaries
in the donut hole by providing them with a 50 percent discount on their
brand name medications. Every year from 2012 until 2020, the Affordable
Care Act will take progressive steps to close the donut hole.”
On Thursday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will
join local officials in Manchester, N.H., for a forum with senior
citizens to discuss the rebate checks and other benefits of the
Affordable Care Act as well as efforts to fight Medicare fraud.
Medicare Beneficiaries Whose High Prescription Drug Costs Have Put
Them in the Medicare Part D Donut Hole to Receive $250 Rebate Checks as
a Result of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON — The next round of more than 300,000 eligible seniors who have entered
the Medicare Part D “donut hole” this year have been mailed their
tax-free, one time rebate check for $250, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today .
These one-time rebate checks are the first step in closing
the prescription drug coverage gap under the Affordable Care Act. The
first round of checks were distributed in the middle of June. As
qualifying Medicare recipients “fall into the donut hole,” they will be
sent a rebate check by Medicare.
“Seniors and other Medicare recipients in the Medicare donut hole are
struggling to afford the medications they need and their basic living
expenses. Seventy percent of our first round of these $250 rebate checks
were cashed within a week of eligible Medicare recipients receiving
them; so, we know that folks really need some help,” said Secretary
Sebelius. “The Affordable Care Act starts to close the donut hole this
year, giving much-needed relief to millions of seniors. In 2011, the
Affordable Care Act takes an additional step for Medicare beneficiaries
in the donut hole by providing them with a 50 percent discount on their
brand name medications. Every year from 2012 until 2020, the Affordable
Care Act will take progressive steps to close the donut hole.”
On Thursday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will
join local officials in Manchester, N.H., for a forum with senior
citizens to discuss the rebate checks and other benefits of the
Affordable Care Act as well as efforts to fight Medicare fraud.
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August 28, 2010 at 3:29 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Easy Sow foxgloves and hollyhocks in spare ground so they can be transplanted to their flowering positions in the autumn. Zap tough perennials such as docks, dandelions, horsetail, ground elder and nettles with a Roundup weed killer that kills the roots as well as the top growth. Remove spent flowers on shrubs and perennials to encourage more to follow. Effort Trim escallonia hedges as soon as the flowers have finished. With young hedges cut flower-bearing shoots near the ground to encourage new shoots from the base. Chop out tree suckers below the graft (the knobbly bit on the stem just above ground level) or alongside the plant. Prune lilac bushes too big for their allotted space. Dont remove any more than one-third of the growth and feed plants with Growmore afterwards to help their recovery.
Douglas Douglas M. Beck passed away July 4, 2010, at his home in Lees Summit, MO., after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.Services will be held Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m., at the LDS Kansas City Stake Center, 850 SE Church Street, Lees Summit, MO. A visitation will be held Friday, July 9, from 6-8 p.m., at the same location. Committal services will be at noon, Tuesday, July 13, at Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, UT. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to LDS Charities and the Missionary Fund.
ATLANTA — Ravello Solutions, a leading provider of insurance technology solutions,
announces the appointment of Suzanne Flowers as Sales Executive. Ravello
Solutions is proud to welcome Ms. Flowers, a self motivated professional
who will be an integral part of increasing the company’s sales volume.
Andrew Serowitz, Ravello’s President and Chief Operating Officer, said
this: “Ms. Flowers is a welcome addition to our growing professional
sales organization. She will be reporting to Stephanie Marino, Executive
Vice President. Her professionalism, problem solving skills and
attention to detail make Ms. Flowers particularly well-suited to this
role.”
As Sales Executive, Suzanne will work closely with the Sales and
Marketing Division on executing the marketing plan and programs. In
addition, Ms. Flowers primary goal is to increase sales volume and
revenues.
Prior to Ravello Solutions, Suzanne was employed by CB Richard Ellis.
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