During qualifying at the Sochi Olympics two women snowboarders were carried off the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park course on stretchers following crashes. The crashes came one day after Russian skicross racer Maria Komissrova suffered a serious spinal injury during a crash on the same slope. These events have served to bring spinal cord injuries to the forefront of our consciousness, and to demonstrate the need for more research and support systems for those affected. Spinal cord injury affects 1.25 million Americans. The aftermath of such injuries can be horrific, sometimes ...

Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power has recently received the award for 'Power Project of the Year' for its power plant project in Aden, Yemen. Altaaqa Global was highly commended for its contribution to product innovation, social responsibility and impressive delivery during the Middle East Electricity Awards 2014, held at the Dubai International Convention Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the judges, "Altaaqa Global played a critical role in the electric power industry. This award category is given to a company that offers the best planning, delivery ...

"From those first days in Prague through twenty years of incredible growth, we have stayed true to our core values, and I am proud of that," says company founder, Pavel Skrivanek. "It is one thing to survive, adapting to constant challenges, but quite another to continue to reach the highest standards possible in language service. There is no question in my mind that the talent and commitment of our staff has made that happen." Since its inception as a 3-person office in Prague, the company has expanded to employ 300 plus a network of freelance professionals ...

Following the unprecedented success over the last few months, Managing Director of TDR Connect Matt O Hara has been invited to be a special guest speaker at a National Business Development conference on Saturday 22nd February in Dublin, Ireland. The conference is being held in Dublin's most prestigious and historic hotel, the 5-star Shelbourne Hotel. The hotel is a first-class location to be holding such a conference. The 5-star Shelbourne Hotel has 12 different function rooms all with historic decor and impressive antique furniture. About TDR Connect The conference ...

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7:30PM (CST) leading matrimonial attorney Anthony D'Agostino will be featured on Chicago Counterpoint TV with nationally renowned Fathers Rights lawyer and host Jeffery M. Leving. This week's show will address complex child custody issues, especially those involving domestic violence. D'Agostino is known as a fierce litigator and dedicated advocate for the rights of children. He is especially proud of his recent victory challenging a court order of support wrongfully filed by the State of Illinois against his client. Based on D'Agostino's ...

AXXAIR-USA, Inc. announced today the release of the new GA15 Beveling Motor. This motor can be used with existing AXXAIR machines and produces bevels on pipe up to 0.5" wall thickness. "This new GA15 Bevel Motor expands the AXXAIR product line," said Jonathan Forte, Managing Director for AXXAIR-USA. "The GA15 fits our existing machines and can bevel pipe up to 0.5" wall thickness. Using AXXAIR machines yield faster bevels and provide a much safer environment with no fumes, dust or sparks. The Axxair pipe fabrication process saves the user time ...

Following many deaths in just the first weeks of the new year, Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning on making a number of citywide changes in the hopes of reducing traffic deaths. The month is not yet over and, to date, 11 people have been killed in traffic accidents; seven were pedestrians, according to Transportation Nation; at least one was a child, an eight-year-old boy. The mayor announced that New York City will be taking steps to minimize traffic deaths saying, "The goal is literally to reduce fatalities on our roadways to zero. That is our singular focus." Vehicular ...

The (More Than) 10 Commandments of Co-Parenting Divorce is hard enough, even when you have no children. With kids, it is that much harder. And if you and your ex aren't communicating, co-parenting becomes a tremendous challenge. How do you co-parent with a former spouse you cannot stand? It's not easy - in fact, it's very difficult. However, there are things you can do to make it easier. If you (and ideally your ex) establish some basic "rules," your children will thank you in the long run. The Commandments There are many lists of dos and don'ts available ...

Dix has signed up with Game Day, one of the highest quality skincare products out on the market. "I'm very excited to be teaming up with Game Day. Their products are amazing! With them behind me, we are looking forward to great things." Game Day website: (www.gamedaymens.com) Along with the new partnership with the skincare company, Dix has also partnered with a gourmet company, Powerhouse Gourmet, which specializes in meals specific to his diet. Currently, Dix is in talks with a premium headphone company in which he hopes to add to his sponsor team as well. ...

In 2008, the National Electrical Code began requiring electricians to include tamper-resistant electrical receptacles in all new and renovated homes and domiciles. Residential and commercial electric service Pat Murphy Electric, Inc., wishes to clarify what tamper-resistant electrical receptacles are and their importance. Smarter and Safer Outlets Before the National Electrical Code began requiring differently, homes were typically outfitted with standard electrical outlets. These outlets served their purpose, but Pat Murphy Electric's residential electrical contractors ...

After Unum, the world's largest disability insurance company, was accused of unfairly denying thousands of valid claims from policyholders, consumers turned to legal professionals like The Unum Law Group to assert their rights and seek justice. Unum's alleged mistreatment of policyholders has been the subject of numerous investigations, and government officials have accused the company of deliberately denying valid claims as a business strategy. Unum, formerly known as UnumProvident, has allegedly utilized many tactics to deny claims, including misreading medical records, ...

Debuting the perfect survival straw, the H2O Xtreme Straw Water Filter, one of the best types of survival gear available. This survival water straw is one of the most durable, innovative, and creative pieces of technology that is small enough to fit in a pocket. It is a portable filter, that filtrates all types of bacteria and germs from harmful water. Once wet, an electrostatic charge is created that not only attracts contaminants, but also electroplates them through a unique process called "Electro Chemical Oxidation Reduction". The lifestraw effectively ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A pearl net filled with seedpods, tethered by a rope anchored in the coastal mud but swaying with the tide, could be an especially effective way to restore disappearing marine meadows of eelgrass, according to a new study. The resulting crop of eelgrass grown by SF State researchers is as genetically diverse as the natural eelgrass beds from which the seeds were harvested, said Sarah Cohen, an associate professor of biology at the Romberg Tiburon Center. As eelgrass meadows are threatened by a number of human activities, restoration plans that maintain ...

A Virginia Tech researcher has developed a new way to classify and name organisms based on their genome sequence and in doing so created a universal language that scientists can use to communicate with unprecedented specificity about all life on Earth. In a paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, Boris Vinatzer proposes moving beyond the current biological naming system to one based on the genetic sequence of each individual organism. This creates a more robust, precise, and informative name for any organism, be it a bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal. Vinatzer, an ...

PHILADELPHIA – An antibody found in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be present long before the onset of the disease and its symptoms, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014. "If our results can be replicated in larger populations, our findings may help to detect MS earlier in a subgroup of patients," said study author Viola Biberacher, MD, with Technical University in Munich, Germany. "Finding the disease before symptoms appear ...

In a large clinical trial testing dietary supplements for prostate cancer (PCa) prevention, baseline selenium (Se) status (measured by toenail Se concentration), in the absence of supplementation, was not associated with prostate cancer (PCa) risk. However, when baseline toenail Se concentrations were high, supplementation with high-dose Se almost doubled the risk of high-grade PCa risk among older men, according to a new study published February 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. High-dose vitamin E also more than doubled the risk high-grade PCa risk, ...

SEATTLE – A multi-center study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that high-dose supplementation with both the trace element selenium and vitamin E increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer. But importantly, this risk depends upon a man's selenium status before taking the supplements. These findings, published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are based on data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, or SELECT, a rigorously executed, randomized and placebo-controlled trial conducted by the SWOG cancer research cooperative ...

New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2014—Even small increases in blood sugar caused by a diet high in carbohydrates can be detrimental to brain health. Recent reports in medical literature link carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, impaired cognition, and other disorders. David Perlmutter, MD, best-selling author of Grain Brain, explores this important topic in a provocative interview in Alternative and Complementary Therapies from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Alternative ...

VIDEO: On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's newly-launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer, or IRIS, observed its strongest solar flare to date. Click here for more information. On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, but scientists don't yet know the fine details of what sets them off. IRIS peers into ...

A molecule previously linked to lung injuries in factory workers producing microwave popcorn might play an important role in microbial infections of the lung suffered by people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a recent study led by San Diego State postdoctoral researcher Katrine Whiteson. The molecule, known as 2,3-butanedione or diacetyl, can be detected in higher concentrations in CF patients than in healthy ones. CF patients experience day-to-day persistent coughing and increased mucus production, punctuated by periodic flare-ups of these symptoms, known as ...

MADISON, Wis. — Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with solar fuel production is the cost of producing the sun-capturing semiconductors and the catalysts to generate fuel. The most efficient materials are far too expensive to produce fuel at a price that can compete with gasoline. "In order to make commercially viable devices for solar fuel production, the material and the ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Food-finding tests in five lemur species show that fruit-eaters may have better spatial memory than lemurs with a more varied diet. The results support the idea that relying on foods that are seasonally available and far-flung gives a competitive edge to individuals with certain cognitive abilities -- such as remembering where the goodies are. In a study appearing in the journal Animal Cognition, researchers Alexandra Rosati at Yale University and Kerri Rodriguez and Brian Hare of Duke compared spatial memory skills across five species of lemurs living ...

NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Guito as it exited the Mozambique Channel and moved into the open waters of the Southern Indian Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Guito on Feb. 21 at 07:05 UTC/2:05 a.m. EST and took a visible image of the storm exiting the Mozambique Channel. The image showed bands of thunderstorms were still wrapping around the western quadrant of the storm. At 0900 UTC/4 a.m. EST, Guito ...

A study of the Pine Island Glacier could provide insight into the patterns and duration of glacial melt. The Pine Island Glacier, a major outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, has been undergoing rapid melting and retreating for the past two decades. But new research by an international team including researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows that this same glacier also experienced rapid thinning about 8,000 years ago. Using LLNL's Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry to measure beryllium-10 produced by cosmic rays in glacially transported ...

Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many other new models — shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric cars in 2013. That's a tiny slice of the auto market, but it's up eighty-four percent from the year before. By 2020, the International Energy Agency forecasts, there will be 20 million electric vehicles on the world's roads, many of them plug-ins. This is good news in terms of oil consumption and air pollution. But, of course, every plug-in has to be, well, plugged in. And this growing fleet will put a lot of new ...