The students of Turn-About Ranch have much to celebrate this year. Along with making progress with their academic and personal issues, they have succeeded at managing an impressive toy donation program. Turn-About Ranch implemented the program in 2013 and students are pleased to announce the end of a successful first year. Turn-About Ranch's new donation program provides toys and blankets to children around the world. To date, the program has reached children in many areas including Bolivia, the Ukraine and numerous regions within the United States. The children who ...

Patric Amcoff, Director of Research and Science at Cosmetics Europe, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in research on alternative approaches to animal testing. With 15 years of experience in his field, Mr. Amcoff is known for his expertise in obtaining international regulatory acceptance of complex science projects for purposes of safety assessments. Daily, he is tasked with being responsible for a small team of scientists, having overall responsibility of a number of steering committees, handling external relationships with the whole ...

Selene E. Daly, Vice President of Supply Chain at Skyepharma, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in supply chain leadership. Ms. Daly has three decades of experience in supply chain management, and is in her first year as the Vice President of Supply Chain at Skyepharma, where she is an expert in the areas of supply chain, team leadership, mentorship and teaching. In the course of her daily duties, she builds successful teams and contributes to global supply chain processes and work. Skyepharma is a drug delivery company that provides ...

As world's leading data recovery solution provider, EaseUS Software (http://www.easeus.com) recently announced its free Android data recovery software - EaseUS MobiSaver for Android Free. Adding a free version of its popular Android data recovery tool, the company aims to promote its products among more Android users. The freeware now is available for all of the Android users around the world. "Introduce our products to more people is the thing that we have been trying to do. This time, by releasing this Android data recovery freeware, we hope more users know and ...

The African American Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Association was established in 1996 in part as an outgrowth of the Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Brain Trust Symposium. The Founder and National President, Mr. Sidney Lee, is a retired Army E-8 Airborne Ranger who completed two tours of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Lee, a Master Parachutist, was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, Silver Star, Bronze Star with "V" device, Army Commendation with "V" device and the Air Medal; just to name a few of his awards. "It took" says Mr. Lee, "two ...

Beautiful and versatile in either polished or subdued bronzed tones, copper easily lends an aura of warmth and coziness to both classic and modern decor. You can feature it prominently or use it as an accent piece; either way, you will find that it complements and completes many event designs. For instance, you can use copper pendants as an accent for hanging decor or use copper vases as centerpieces. Another beautiful infusion of this metallic element is copper wiring in your bouquet. While this technique is subtle, the brilliance of the copper adds a unique touch ...

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Hotel (North), located near Perimeter Mall in Sandy Springs, offers convenient and affordable lodging to guests attending the upcoming Crosby, Stills & Nash concert in Atlanta on March 22, 2014. The concert will be held in Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre in midtown. Ticket prices begin at $70. The classic folk rock band will reunite for a spring 2014 U.S. tour. The group has toured on and off for more than four decades, and each member has also been active with solo projects. David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro Hotel offers special rates for anglers competing in the McDonald's Big Bass Splash Fishing Tournament March 28-30, 2014. The event is sponsored by Sealy Outdoors and will take place at Goose Pond Colony on Lake Guntersville. An Outdoor Expo will be open all weekend and will feature food, entertainment, and fishing gear. A portion of the tournament registration fee will go to support Ronald McDonald House. "We are pleased to welcome fishermen who are in town for the McDonald's Big Bass Splash Fishing Tournament on Lake Guntersville," ...

Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter Hotel North, located at Atlanta Perimeter Center, offers comfortable lodging for runners of the Publix Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon on March 23, 2014. More than 16,000 runners are expected to participate in the USATF certified races. The start and finish will be from Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. The course will wind through some of the city's historic neighborhoods as well as Piedmont Park. Prior to the races, a Health and Fitness Expo will be held on March 21 and March 22 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Bldg A, Hall ...

In a recent systematic review published by the online medical journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, investigators at the Center for Human Reproduction (CHR) discuss the rising popularity of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and warn about uncontrolled use of the procedure in association with in vitro fertilization (IVF), which, in their opinion, still has not demonstrated efficacy in improving IVF outcomes, despite promotions to the contrary. PGS first rose to popularity nearly a decade ago, as a method of embryo selection that was purported to improve ...

Lynx Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it is supporting and actively recommending Jukedocs Inc. for the management, storage and sharing of documents within the Real Estate, Leasing and Property Management Industry. www.lynx-jukedocs.com In support of Canadian, USA and international clients, Jukedocs is a secure cloud-based Document Management, Content Management and File Sharing system that provides true BYOD any-where, any-time access via mobile, web and PC/Mac. We see a number of benefits and functions for users of Real Estate systems such as YARDI, MRI ...

NationaLease, one of the largest independent full service truck leasing companies in North America, joined with nearly 250 local business, civic, educational, and industry executives to celebrate the grand opening of Universal Technical Institute's (UTI) new, state-of-the-industry campus in Lisle, IL. NationaLease has joined UTI in a strategic partnership, with both organizations working closely together to equip students with the skills to enter the workforce ready for employment as a diesel technician. NationaLease is a part of the Program Advisory Committee which ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable automation and electronic invoicing solutions, announced the successful completion of their annual Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No 16, also known as the Service Organization Controls examination for its Software as a Service (SaaS) AP automation platform. SSAE 16 is an auditing standard issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Its purpose is to allow customers to obtain assurances about a SaaS provider's system and the suitability of the design of its controls. ...

The January launch of the Orbital-1 resupply mission to the International Space Station featured a number of important milestones. Along with being the first successful mission to the station by Orbital Sciences Corporation as part of their Commercial Resupply Services contract, the mission also marked the inaugural spaceflight for a unique new educational endeavor geared toward international high school- and college-age students. Administered by the nonprofit International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET), the program, called Mission Discovery, seeks to inspire interest ...

Today ILM is announcing a partnership with Summitsoft, Inc. to help provide productivity tools to our students to help them succeed in the MBA program. "For more than 20 years, Summitsoft Corporation has been dedicated to providing great solutions at a great price. Of course we jumped at the chance to help ILM students get cost effective access to what we think is the next big set of productivity tools," said Rebecca Deterding, a Vice President with Summitsoft. In addition to featuring Summitsoft productivity software, the new program leverages the best available ...

BETHESDA, MD – MARCH 20, 2014 – The massive genome of the loblolly pine—around seven times bigger than the human genome—is the largest genome sequenced to date and the most complete conifer genome sequence ever published. This achievement marks the first big test of a new analysis method that can speed up genome assembly by compressing the raw sequence data 100-fold. The draft genome is described in the March 2014 issue of GENETICS and the journal Genome Biology. Loblolly pine is the most commercially important tree species in the United States and the source of most ...

Rutting stags and clawing bears are but two examples of male animals fighting over a mate, but research in New Phytologist has uncovered the first evidence of similar male struggles leading to the evolution of weaponry in plants. The team, led by Dr. Andrea Cocucci from the Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal of Argentina, studied a species of milkweed (Apocynaceae), found in tropical climates. While plants do not mate like animals, but rather reproduce via pollinators such as insects or birds, competition between individuals to exploit those pollinators ...

Infections caused by a concerning type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise in U.S. children, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and available online. Although still uncommon, the bacteria are increasingly found in children of all ages, especially those 1-5 years old, raising concerns about dwindling treatment options. Researchers led by Latania K. Logan, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, analyzed resistance patterns in approximately 370,000 clinical isolates from pediatric patients, ...

The massive genome sequence of the loblolly pine — the most commercially important tree species in the United States and the source of most American paper products — has been completed by a nationwide research team, led by a UC Davis scientist. The draft genome — approximately seven times bigger than the human genome — is the largest genome sequenced to date and the most complete conifer genome sequence ever published. The sequencing was accomplished by using, for the first time, a faster and more efficient analytical process. The achievement is described in two papers ...

VIDEO: A mother and child discuss whether a scenario is dangerous, for a new study by the University of Iowa examining how parents can keep their children safe. Click here for more information. As parents, we've all been there: Watching our children teeter on a chair, leap from the sofa, or careen about the playground, fearing the worst. And, we all wonder, how can we teach them to be safer? Such was the goal of a team of researchers at the University of Iowa, who analyzed in ...

SALT LAKE CITY, March 20, 2014 – University of Utah electrical engineers fabricated the smallest plasma transistors that can withstand high temperatures and ionizing radiation found in a nuclear reactor. Such transistors someday might enable smartphones that take and collect medical X-rays on a battlefield, and devices to measure air quality in real time. "These plasma-based electronics can be used to control and guide robots to conduct tasks inside the nuclear reactor," says Massood Tabib-Azar, a professor of electrical and computer engineering. "Microplasma transistors ...

The global burden of breast cancer remains immense in 2013, with over 1.6 million new cases being diagnosed annually. This burden has been increasing at a rate of 3.1% per year, and while the majority of new cases are diagnosed among women in developed countries, the 450,000 deaths per year from the disease are now equally divided between the developing and developed world, the 9th European Breast Cancer conference (EBCC-9) will hear tomorrow (Friday). Professor Peter Boyle, Director of the University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health at the International ...

A pilot scheme allowing patients to visit GPs outside the area they live in was most popular among younger commuters and people who had moved house but did not want to change their GP, according to a new report by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The Department of Health's Choice of GP pilot scheme found that while demand overall was modest, participants were generally positive about the scheme and there was little sign of major increased cost to primary care trusts (PCTs) for providing the service. Patients will be able to register with volunteer practices ...

Heat waves could significantly reduce crop yields and threaten global food supply if climate change is not tackled and reversed. This is according to a new study led by researchers at the University of East Anglia and published today, 20 March, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, which has, for the first time, estimated the global effects of extreme temperatures and elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the production of maize, wheat and soybean. Earlier studies have found that climate change is projected to reduce maize yields globally ...

A new study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, provides the first ever reliable data on antibiotic use in non-European Union (EU) southern and eastern European countries and newly independent states. The research, which was led by Dr Herman Goossens, of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO) at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, is a critical first step in identifying targets for improvements in the way antibiotics are used in these countries. The authors hope that the findings will aid the development of national action plans ...