The news sounds grim: mounting scientific evidence indicates climate change will lead to more frequent and intense extreme weather that affects larger areas and lasts longer. However, we can reduce the risk of weather-related disasters with a variety of measures, according to Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field. Field will discuss how to prepare for and adapt to a new climate at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Boston. Field's talk, "Weather Extremes: Coping With the Changing Risks," will be part of a symposium ...

Canine Colors, a subsidiary of True Colors International, features a unique new exhibit at the 4th annual Wisdom 2.0 conference on Feb. 21 through Feb. 24th at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, Calif. where thought leaders from business and technology come together to share their insight on how to connect with our non-digital selves and using technology in ways enhance our well-being, making us effective and useful to the world. "This is a great corporate tool for employee engagement and team building. We want our employees to bring their whole self ...

Stanbridge College, a technical college that offers Masters, Bachelor and Associate of Science degrees and diploma programs in Allied Health and Information Technology, nursing student, Vanessa Gonzalez-Arroyo raised over $6,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The full-time nursing student, worked with in Team in Training, a non-profit organization that trains runners, walkers, triathletes, cyclists and hikers to support cancer research, to participate in two events: a marathon in San Diego and a hike in Yosemite where she raised $2,743 with over 40 donations and ...

Anita Bradfield is a determined single lady, with no car, no savings account, who has found herself in an unusual and difficult situation in life. She is struggling with brain swelling for several years, no health insurance, and in a job economy that makes staying employed longer than a year very difficult. Yes, with brain swelling Anita gets up and goes to work, when work is available. Her attendance at work is as good as her peers, who are healthy. That accomplishment is amazing to pull off, if you live with brain swelling. How do you get up and go to work every day like ...

Today EcoPlum, the green shopping rewards boutique, announces an e-gift cards program, the latest enhancement to its online shopping experience. The gift cards, sent electronically, are an environmentally friendly way to give eco friendly gifts and may be used to buy eco friendly products in the EcoPlum Online Boutique. Gia Machlin, CEO and Founder of EcoPlum, exclaims, "Holidays are great, but many of us are too busy to come up with the perfect eco friendly gifts for our loved ones on their birthdays, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day or any other occasion. Our new ...

My Little Salesman will exhibit and attend the Oregon Logging Conference February 21 - 23 at the Lane Convention Center in Eugene, OR. As the largest indoor/outdoor forestry show west of the Mississippi, the Oregon Logging Conference provides professional development opportunities for forestry professionals through seminars, competitions, and an exhibit hall featuring dealers and manufacturers from around the world. 2013 marks the 75th Oregon Logging Conference. My Little Salesman invites all Oregon Logging Conference attendees to booth #146 for demonstrations on new ...

GiftWorksPlus, an American business specializing in personalized picture frames, is focusing not only on creating unique frames, but also the pictures that fill them. A new blog series at GiftWorksPlus.com will feature helpful tips for capturing quality photographs. The GiftWorksPlus blog series is timed to align with those who are planning winter getaways or upcoming summer vacations. Tips will include a wide variety of topics from remembering to pack extra memory cards to considering the rule of thirds and choosing the right personalized picture frames to compliment ...

Grammy award winning arranger/composer Nan Schwartz contributed orchestrations to two Oscar nominated film scores: ARGO and LIFE OF PI. The scores for ARGO won the Satellite Award, Life of Pi won the Golden Globe and both scores are Academy Award nominated. Nan Schwartz was nominated this year for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for "Wild is the Wind" performed by Whitney Kaufman and the London Symphony Orchestra. For ARGO, film composer Alexandre Desplat combined Iranian influences with classic orchestration. He turned ...

Following the successful arbitration of a number of high profile disputes, MPGQS is now helping a number of its Irish-based clients expand their operations overseas. Some of its more recent successes come in the form of the Steelworks Apartments in Dublin which called upon MPGQS to settle a dispute with the developer for unpaid fees of GBP1.5 million. It also acted on behalf of a contractor and builder on a shopping centre in Kilkenny, between a consulting engineer and a private hospital, a facilities manager in dispute over provision of services to a sports surgery ...

Excel Software announced Safe Activation was integrated with over a dozen online shopping cart and payment services. Safe Activation is an online activation server that automates the activation and licensing process for protected software, documents, plugins, web applications and other digital products. Other enhancements include registered downloads to securely deliver digital products and ShipIt to sell online without an online merchant account. Safe Activation works with PayPal, Amazon Simple Pay or Google Wallet to enable any software vendor to sell products, collect ...

BidOn Entertainment, a Ukrainian game development company, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Wild West shooter for iOS, called Bounty Hunter. The game integrates ideas and experience from the previous cowboy game the company worked on with a new exciting plot and improved duel mechanics. "We wanted to design a series of games that would add some movement and excitement in the players' lives," said Vladimir Dybenko, Director of BidOn Entertainment. "Bounty Hunter is a big step in that direction for us, and we hope the users will have as much fun ...

For the upcoming National Clam Chowder Day, February 25, Benny's Chop House (444 N. Wabash Ave., 312-626-2444) suggests a twist on a familiar dish, Benny's Chowder ($8.99). It is a Manhattan-style chowder with clams and rock shrimp plus Vermouth, which adds subtle sweetness and fruitiness, and Pernod, which adds a mild anise flavor. These ingredients are, in part, what make Benny's Chowder a very unique standout. The tasty dish can easily compete with Chicago's and New York's best. Benny's challenges you to try it and judge for yourself. Chowder History The word ...

American Hero T Shirt is the premium seller of its patriotic apparel and accessories. Recently, the company launched a new design called 31 Heroes to commemorate 31 American soldiers who died on 08/06/2011 in Afghanistan. The soldiers were on their way to provide support to an on-ground team, when their Chinook helicopter crashed in Tangi Valley. The chopper was hit by a rocket propelled grenade, launched by Taliban insurgents. 22 of the 31 heroes were SEAL commandos. The dead included the chopper's crew of five US servicemen and a service dog. The 31 heroes shirt ...

Bio-Synthesis, Inc., a leading biotech supplier of chemical biology reagents, is proud to announce Instant Quenchers , a better alternative to BHQ 1, 2 and 3 for oligonucleotides. Dual labeled oligonucleotides are commonly used to monitor the kinetics of PCR amplification and other biological processes in real time. In one version of this method, the oligonucleotides are designed to hybridize to the 3' side ("downstream") of an amplification primer so that the 5'-3' exonuclease activity of a polymerase digests the 5' end of the probe, cleaving off one of the ...

The North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center and Precept Partners announced their latest joint seminar program: "Taking the Fear Out of Mobile Technology" slated for presentation at 11: 30 am, on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Commerce Center in South Bend, IN. The seminar presenter and Precept Partners Manager, Stephen Antisdel said, "This program is designed to help business owners and managers understand how the rapid growth of tablet computers and smartphones are changing basic assumptions about the Internet and what these changes ...

Find out how easy it can be to give your business a makeover! Join AAA Building Maintenance as they celebrate 15 years of service within the Denver and Lakewood area by offering specials throughout the 2013 year. Kyle Grivette and Rae Harris, the founder and owners of AAA Building Maintenance, never thought that having such a dirty job would be so rewarding, but they have been doing it for 15 years and they want you to help celebrate their success. Leave the dirty jobs to them because no one loves those filthy jobs like they do. They scrub, they strip, they wax, they ...

The Macular Degeneration Association will be hosting a series of educational symposiums throughout the United States to raise awareness about age related macular degeneration and share information and provide macular patients an opportunity to learn about the latest information surrounding treatments and drugs for age-related macular degeneration. There will also be a forum where patients and caregivers can exchange their questions and concerns with experts in the field of macular, as well as other patients. The programs will feature general session presentations and ...

GetEngaged.com, diamond manufacturer and retailer, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, premier affiliate management agency, to launch the GetEngaged affiliate management program. Diamond manufacturing technology makes eye-catching jewelry of world-class quality ethical, eco-friendly and affordable. And GetEngaged.com makes shopping for manufactured diamonds convenient and satifying by showcasing their inventory online and guaranteeing their products and service for life. GetEngaged.com has hundreds of engagement rings in stock, styles that are considered to ...

This year's climate appears to be just right for young Canadian singer-songwriter Melissa Bel. With a new single available for download February 26th, an upcoming album release and her first performance of the year to be held at Petit Campus in Montreal March 2nd, it's clear that this musician is delivering to her loyal fans what they want this year... more Melissa Bel. Melissa will continue to impress her Montreal fans at Petit Campus by sharing the stage with acclaimed fingerstyle guitarists Stephane Tellier and Dan Livingstone. The evening will showcase a variety ...

It's that time of year when we are forced to reflect on the state of our relationships. The fact is that 60% of people report that they are unhappy in their relationships. Many wish that Valentine's Day would just be banned so that they don't have to feel disappointed and frustrated with the experience. Most people blame their partners for the dissatisfaction and feel helpless to do anything about their circumstances. With our newly released Relationship Style Reports, based on the Striving Styles Personality System, individuals can discover the innate, psychological ...

Set in South Boston and produced by Powderhouse Productions and Magilla Entertainment for A&E, Southie Rules debuted , January 29th, at 10:00 PM ET on A&E. Southie Rules follows the lives of one of the few remaining multi-generational 'Southie' clans living together under the same roof in what is a swiftly gentrifying neighborhood. It's an environment where anything can happen and so required a highly flexible production package to capture all the action without fail, says Patrick McMahill, who co-directs Southie Rules with Terrence Hayes. "I can't tell ...

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has been approved by aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney to perform additional testing under their Appendix 56 approvals. The recent additions to the P&W approval include Fracture Toughness Testing, Metallographic Examination of welds and testing performed on non-metallic materials. Laboratory Testing Inc. is also Pratt & Whitney approved to perform a wide-range of mechanical testing, chemical analysis, corrosion testing, nondestructive testing and additional metallographic examinations. ABOUT Laboratory Testing Inc. -- Laboratory ...

A new check writing and printing software solution is available for small businesses who are seeking ways to increase productivity in Year 2013. Software developer Halfpricesoft.com released the new ezCheckPrinting software which allows users to print customized checks with logo on blank stock rather than using expensive pre-printed checks. Also a new virtual printer was released for QuickBooks and Quicken users. Once installed, ezCheckPrinting allows QuickBooks and Quicken users to print customized checks on blank stock within QuickBooks and Quicken in one step too. "EzCheckPrinting ...

A new Holocaust memoir targeted at young-adult readers offers a novel approach to keeping the memory of the genocidal concentration camps alive for generations to come. The book, "Survivor's Game" by David Karmi, is being called "eminently readable and largely remarkable" by Kirkus Reviews. A contributor to Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, a Holocaust survivor, and a New York businessman, Mr. Karmi is among those concerned this terrible chapter in human history may fade away when his generation is gone. "If we want the memory of the ...

Orthodontist Dr. Don Jorgensen announced his practice's new blog at http://doctorjblog.com. Jorgensen Orthodontics in Fort Collins, Colorado, offers the most recent advancements in orthodontic care including Invisalign: the "Clear" alternative to braces. Jorgensen Orthodontics also provides Invisalign Teen, clear braces, and metal braces. The new blog is designed to improve the orthodontic patient experience for our patients in Fort Collins and Windsor, Colorado and also Cheyenne, Wyoming. Guests to the blog will find an abundance of information on orthodontic ...