JUPITER, FL, April 7, 2014 – Scientists thought they basically knew how the most common drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes worked, but a new study from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) reveals unexpected new aspects of the process. These findings could eventually lead to more potent anti-diabetic drugs with fewer serious side effects. The study was published in the April 7, 2014 issue of the journal Nature Communications. The most common type 2 diabetes treatments are known as insulin-sensitizing drugs, which improve how the body responds ...

Drew Reynolds and Sean Nickerson, founding partners of TrackResults, which specializes in Business Intelligence, Sales Reporting and Digital Manifesting for the timeshare industry, have joined the ranks of key ARDA leadership by receiving the coveted RRP designation. The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is the Washington D.C.-based trade association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries (timeshares). ARDA has almost 1,000 corporate members ranging from privately held firms to publicly traded corporations with extensive experience ...

The Material Handling Institute (MHI) has appointed two St. Onge principals to executive volunteer positions. Bryan Jensen, vice president and principal, St. Onge Co. (www.stonge.com), has been appointed to the MHI Roundtable. Al Reigart, vice president and principal, St. Onge Co., has been appointed to chairman of MHI's Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technologies Group. Jensen's appointment is for four years, Reigart's term is for two years. Members of the roundtable provide counsel and insight to MHI officers. "The Material Handling Institute is the leader in ...

Greece boasts magnificent light and breathtaking islands. But it's not only for vacations! Thousands of young couples from across the world visit the Greek islands each year to organize their destination wedding. According to the official statistics, the island of Santorini in Greece hosts more than 1000 weddings per year with couples from all over the world. Couples from Asia, Russia, the UK and the US as well as Australia and numerous other countries bring relatives and friends, and organize spectacular weddings under the pure, magnificent light of the Mediterranean. ...

For four hours last night, the seven finalist (four from the U.S. and three from Mexico) of USD's annual V2 Bi-National Entrepreneurship Competition gathered to give pitches to a panel of angel investors. The four USD finalist were picked out of a total of 55 entrants. These four companies were also given the chance to have a sit down and have a one-on-one with each investor. After much deliberation, the Angel Investors - Allison Long Pettine, Tom Breitling, Navid Alipour - determined how to split up the $50,000 cash prize. Three of the finalist, Rivolix, Fundpal and ...

Nexans, the worldwide leader in cables and cabling systems, today announced that it has won the 'Structured Cabling Vendor of the Year' award at the annual Network World Middle East Awards 2014 recently held in Dubai. Nexans was selected for a second year in a row by a panel of judges for its latest innovative LAN cabling solutions and its team's commitment in providing the highest level expertise, excellence, customer service and support. "Nexans invests a lot in R & D to bring the most innovative and intelligent LAN cabling solutions to our customers. We are proud ...

The Tudor Experience museum in Stratford-upon-Avon remains as dark and creepy as ever and the weather was certainly putting us through our paces with an afternoon of thunder, lightning and extreme hailstones. This was Simply Ghost Nights first ever investigation at The Falstaff's The Tudor experience, although some of the team had been there some years ago, the building is on three levels with ground floor, 1st floor and the seance room on the top floor, the building is constructed of your typical Tudor materials which have stood the test of time. In the seance room ...

For many of us, video games are a pastime we thoroughly enjoy. The same thing can be said of waiting in lines. This new game, having just launched on Kickstarter, provides a solution to this problem. LINE SIMULATOR 2015 is the most realistic waiting simulator the world has ever seen. Sure, games like Skyrim have awfully long load times, but for those of us who want the true "waiting experience," Line Simulator is the game for you, coming to PC and Mac this summer, and it will appear on Steam Greenlight. Though the developer has offered to port it to other platforms if ...

Tampa Bay bow tie and lifestyle apparel company has unveiled five new handmade wood bow ties today on their website, EllaBing.com. The Julian Mozart Wooden Bow Tie is made of the rare wood, Brazilwood or more commonly known to high-end violin bow producer as Pernambuco. This wood is so rare that wood-database.com listed this wood as having no known sustainable sources at the time of the writing in 2012. The second wood is that of Black Ebony. It is a jet black wood with little grain visibility. It is typically reserved for piano keys, or other high-end instruments. The ...

Rapidsoft Systems, a leading developer of mobile application software and other technology solutions announced a major update of Field Force Tracker, its popular field service dispatch and management software. The new changes include re-designed mobile applications for iPhone and Android phones. It is now even easier to track field employees, jobs and customers using a single dashboard. Also, the company completely redesigned the service contract management functionality of the software. Field Force Tracker, a mobile enabled web-based field service management software, ...

Perkuto announced today the launch of its new product, Digesto. Digesto converts RSS feeds into Marketo emails, fulfilling the promise of completely automated and metrics driven lead engagement. The corporate blog has long been a staple of a successful content marketing plan, and with Digesto, Marketo users can expand the reach of their corporate blog while fully integrating content engagement metrics into Marketo. "In the past, Marketo users needed an external email platform to manage automated RSS-to-Email campaigns. These platforms did not integrate engagement ...

Philadelphia plastic surgeon, Dr. John Lee is pleased to announce he has opened a new state of the art and expanded Philadelphia location to better serve his patients. John J.W. Lee, MD, FACS is celebrating the new location by offering patients $10 per unit for BOTOX Cosmetic to patients in an area that typically charges $15 to $20 per unit. The new plastic surgery office is located in Philadelphia's Main Line at 1201 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. The new location will be the main office location for the practice. "We invested over $500,000 in the new office ...

Anaplan, today announced it will hold HUB 2014 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco from May 12-14. The second annual gathering brings together young, fast-growing companies and established, but fast-changing companies who face a relentless cycle of reinvention that is literally changing the way they operate to win in their markets. Join Anaplan CEO Fred Laluyaux and CIOs, SVPs and other senior executive speakers from Box, HP, McAfee, and Pandora as they explore turning strategy into agile execution with data-driven plans built by the business user. ...

Executive Touch Ltd report an increased demand for their outsourced sales services following improved customer retention numbers and record sales figures. Offing value for money, effectiveness and productivity has consequently led to the demand for its services to rise by 34% over the last quarter according to James Sagar, Managing Director of Executive Touch. Executive Touch have credited their success to their innovative approach to meeting client's needs, their ability to adapt quickly as the economy changes and keeping quality customer care at the forefront of every ...

Micromax is proud to introduce the newest members of the Unitronics Vision350(TM) PLC+HMI family- flat fascia Vision350(TM) Programmable Logic Controllers with onboard HMIs. The new flat fascia makes these models a perfect fit for the food & pharmaceutical industries. With their IP66/IP65/NEMA4X rating, these units are ideal wherever spray/wipe down applications apply. Models include: V350-J-B1, V350-J-R34, V350-J-RA22, V350-J-T2, V350-J-T38, V350-J-TA24, V350-J-TR20, V350-J-TR34, V350-J-TR6, and V350-J-TRA22. Their PLC + HMI advantage gives users the opportunity to ...

McCusker Holding Corp., a Colleyville-based firm focused on end-to-end consumer and commercial technology service solutions, has acquired a majority stake in Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Computer Tree, a provider of global procurement and technology training centers. "Computer Tree enables us to extend our consumer and commercial suite of services into the very important training element," said McCusker Holding Company Chairman Will McCusker. "As technology advances, training for workers becomes even more critical. This vertical will provide McCusker Holding Company with ...

Attorney Chelsie King Garza has been recognized as a top Texas lawyer through inclusion on the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list. Ms. Garza is an associate attorney at the Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend. The Texas Rising Stars list is a selection of prominent litigators in the state as compiled by Super Lawyers. The list is published annually by Texas Monthly magazine. Attorneys on the list represent the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Texas under the age of 40 or who have practiced law for less than a decade. Ms. Garza is ...

Orange County Trust Company, one of the oldest community banks in the Hudson Valley, today named banking veteran Michael Gilfeather as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gilfeather, who will also serve in the same positions with the bank's holding company, will be based at Orange County Trust's headquarters in Middletown, New York. Mr. Gilfeather brings nearly thirty-five years of banking experience to his new leadership position. Prior to joining Orange County Trust, Mr. Gilfeather was the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Hudson ...

Richard Klecha, Senior Manager Process Control of RioTinto, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in mining operations. Mr. Klecha has 30 years of professional experience, with two years as a senior manager process control for RioTinto. His areas of expertise include coal processing design, operations, management and process optimization. On a daily basis, he is responsible for leading business improvement and process optimization initiatives. Mr. Klecha feels that there are two key points of difference between himself and his peers. ...

Gaëlle Ple-Boishardy, Change Management Director of the Group Social and Collaborative Network Project at VINCI, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in change management processes and improvement program design and implementation. With two decades of practiced experience in her field, Mrs. Ple-Boishardy holds a unique set of qualifications that allow her to excel in her position with VINCI. Just one short year ago, she began in her role as change management director for the group social and collaborative network project. During the course ...

Cleary Gull, Inc. announced a new pre-retirement planning program specifically designed for United Airlines pilots and their 401(k) plans with a Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (PCRA) brokerage window. Pilot retirement plans have changed significantly since the financial crisis due to airline restructuring, mergers and bankruptcies; requiring pilots to take more control and have more responsibility for preparing for their retirement. Cleary Gull's ClearWealth Pre-Retirement Program allows pilots to work with an outside advisor to have a professionally managed ...

The law firm of Barna, Guzy & Steffen held its annual meeting on March 29, 2014 in Coon Rapids, MN. The meeting included a gathering of the Board of Directors, a State of the Firm given by Jeffrey S. Johnson and reports from the Practice Group Managers. After twenty-four years as President, Jeffrey S. Johnson decided not to seek another term. The shareholders at Barna, Guzy & Steffen elected a new firm President, William F. Huefner. Bill is a Shareholder who focuses his practice on Estate Planning. He joined the firm in 1991 as a Law Clerk while attending law ...

The current trend in modern bar and bat mitzvah celebrations combines the best of Jewish traditions with the latest technological advancements, according to Atlanta party rentals specialist Events Rental Unlimited. Many families are focusing on the mitzvah (service) aspect of the event by emphasizing the young person's increasing involvement in the community. At the same time, technology has given the young teens more party choices than merely showing off their moves on the dance floor. Entertainment options include virtual and interactive games as well as custom activity ...

The days of suffering from sticker shock when you are presented with a plumbing bill are over. Leading Pittsburgh plumbers, Stahl Plumbing, will give you a free estimate for any plumbing service before beginning a job. Know in advance how much a plumbing project will cost you and avoid unpleasantness and unexpected expenses. Be financially prepared and confident, whether you're installing a new HVAC system, repairing a furnace or handling any other major repairs and plumbing problems. Stahl Plumbing is the answer to all your regular plumbing maintenance and installation ...

Haystac, a provider of enterprise-class unstructured data classification, retention and analytics platform for information governance, announced today that it has joined ARMA International, the leading association for information governance as one of its industry members. As the only software platform solution (PaaS) specifically architected to deliver multi-level classification for unstructured data, Haystac's Unified Information Governance (UIG360) provides correlated and consolidated information from a variety of user defined categories. UIG360 is a highly flexible ...