Inside company headquarters, however, is its warm human face - Brett Harman, the company's president, who recently spoke about the company, its products and services, and the many industries it serves. Q. Bigelow Components works with a wide variety of different materials. How does this versatility represent an advantage for customers when it comes to precision cold-headed and stamped metal parts manufacturing? Brett Harman: We manufacture parts for a great many different applications and each part has its own set of performance requirements. Some require high tensile ...

UK-based Funzee -- the online adult size "onesie" and loungewear supplier (www.funzee.com) -- announces that it is moving its warehousing and order fulfillment operations to Midpoint National in Kansas City. Funzee is an established European online retailer that offers its own brand of one-piece pajamas and other fun loungewear. The British company started selling in the US in the second half of 2011, initially to gain feedback and judge the demand for its products. It quickly became apparent that their fun clothing will be well received. So Funzee started ...

360 Diversity supports the Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill, which has been put together to revoke four pieces of current legislation which discriminate against those with mental health issues. It is argued that the exclusions which feature in the current legislation would never have been tolerated if they were directed at those with physical health problems. 360 diversity is involved with promoting equality and diversity, they are hopeful of a revision of this legislation in order to bring it in line with the Equality Act 2010. Stuart Bray, Business Development Manager ...

RakeTheRake, the world's largest rakeback provider, constantly strives to provide its online poker players with unique and exclusive promotions, as well as the very best rakeback deals. During the Thanksgiving festivities, RakeTheRake players can take advantage of a massive three part promotion which starts on Thursday 24 November until Sunday 27 November. This exclusive promotion provides the chance for players to enter 16 freerolls at four of the top online poker rooms, over the course of four days. Each freeroll at Amercias Cardroom, Cake Poker, Carbon Poker and ...

PokerRoomCompare.com has launched a new real money poker apps discussion forum that will focus on all aspects of mobile poker play for iPhones, iPads, Androids, BlackBerrys and Windows Phone tablets and smartphones. The increase in popularity of mobile poker apps looks set to continue, thanks to the next generation of mobile games that have been developed for a wide range of Apple, Google, Microsoft and RIM phones and tablets. The arrival of these powerful new mobile devices, with their large high definition touch-enabled screens, has allowed online poker rooms create ...

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One of the country's largest leading homebuilders launched its first infographic last week: Is the American Dream Still Attainable? With the current economy and housing market, the infographic comes at a time where those who live in America are feeling less and less like anything is possible. The American dream, now more than ever feels like a fantasy. The infographic brings hope to the country, however, by giving helpful statistics and pros and cons on the housing market. Is it better to build your own home, buy one, or rent? These questions and others are answered ...

All residents and home owners of Houston can now access the new website from the attic insulation experts at Home Remedy. This company offers services including a professional home attic evaluation, installation of the best attic insulation for the home, the correct ventilation system for the attic, plus attic tent and attic ladder installations. All of these services are offered at great prices and they have a team of experienced attic evaluation and Houston insulation experts who can perform all the work for the homeowner in a professional and efficient manner. Their ...

Securecomm, Inc., a company that designs custom security systems for business clients recently launched their new website. The new website gives potential business clients information about the security products and services that Securecomm offers. The company provides a variety of cost effective Houston business security systems to protect a client's assets and employees. Houston commercial security systems save businesses money by decreasing the number of incidences of customer and employee theft. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that businesses in the U.S. lose ...

The website is fully operational and ready to receive visitors. A full range of dental services are available for the entire family including general dentistry, Wharton cosmetic dentistry, reconstructive dentistry and teeth whitening. The Dental clinic of Scott Pinkston DDS is located in Wharton Texas and is now accepting new patients of all ages. The residents of the nearby towns of Richmond, Rosenberg, Needville and the general area are also welcome. A new patient form is conveniently available to print directly from the website. Just print it, fill it out and bring ...

Chestnut Hill, MA – Young girls have been viewed as far more savvy than boys at navigating the emotional pitfalls of friendships. But a new report shows that when friends let them down, girls are even more devastated than boys, researchers from Boston College and Duke University report in the journal Child Development. Researchers examined whether or not girls cope better than boys when a friend violates a core expectation of friendships. The study of fourth- and fifth-grade children found that these violations – taking the form of cancelling plans, sharing a secret with ...

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico -- The idea that one can create a field of science out of thin air, just because of societal and policy need, is a bold concept. But for the emerging field of sustainability science, sorting among theoretical and applied scientific disciplines, making sense of potentially divergent theory, practice and policy, the gamble has paid off. In the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Santa Fe Institute, and Indiana University analyzed the field's temporal evolution, geographic ...

Kansas City, MO -- The accumulation of damaged protein is a hallmark of aging that not even the humble baker's yeast can escape. Yet, aged yeast cells spawn off youthful daughter cells without any of the telltale protein clumps. Now, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research may have found an explanation for the observed asymmetrical distribution of damaged proteins between mothers and their youthful daughters. Reporting in the Nov. 23, 2011, issue of Cell the research team, led by Stowers investigator Rong Li, Ph.D., proposes that the limited mobility ...

The Monarch butterfly is famous for its ability to travel up to 2,000 miles from North America to central Mexico every fall. Now, it's enjoying fame of a different sort. In the November 23rd issue of Cell, researchers report the full genomic sequence of this iconic butterfly. The new genome is the first for any butterfly. It is also the first complete genome of any long-distance migrant. "With this genome sequence in hand, we now have an overwhelming number of opportunities to understand the genetic and molecular basis of long-distance migration," says Steven Reppert ...

New research sifts through the entire genome of thousands of human subjects to look for genetic variation associated with height. The results of the study, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, suggest that uncommon genetic deletions are associated with short stature. Height is a highly heritable trait that is associated with variation in many different genes. "Despite tremendous recent progress in finding common genetic variants associated with height, thus far these variants only explain about 10% of the variation ...

WORCESTER, Mass. – Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States use a time-compensated sun compass to direct their navigation south, traveling up to 2,000 miles to an overwintering site in a specific grove of fir trees in central Mexico. Scientists have long been fascinated by the biological mechanisms that allow successive generations of these delicate creatures to transverse such long distances to a small region roughly 300 square miles in size. To unlock the genetic and regulatory elements important for this remarkable journey, neurobiologists ...

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, have identified the pattern of cell signaling induced by antipsychotic drugs in a complex composed of two brain receptors linked to schizophrenia. The discovery should allow researchers to predict the effectiveness of novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders and may accelerate the development of better antipsychotic drugs. The findings are published in the November 23 issue of Cell. Until now, the molecular mechanism through which current treatments for schizophrenia achieve ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 23, 2011 – A University of Utah biologist and an international research team decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops and ornamental plants worldwide. The voracious mites, which technically are not insects, can eat more than 1,100 plant species – a rare trait. The mites' newly revealed and sequenced genome contains a variety of genes capable of detoxifying pesticides as well as toxins plants use to defend themselves, the scientists ...

Almost a year ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed new limits on Hours of Service (HOS) rules for commercial drivers. While the intent was to improve highway safety for all who travel by limiting fatigue among truck drivers, the proposed changes have come under fire from trucking advocacy groups as having little impact on highway safety. The proposed changes in hours of service have not yet been finalized. Existing Hours of Service Limitations for Commercial Drivers HOS regulations generally apply to all drivers of commercial vehicles. ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- We drink water, bathe in it and we are made mostly of water, yet the common substance poses major mysteries. Now, University of Utah chemists may have solved one enigma by showing how cold water can get before it absolutely must freeze: 55 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. That's 87 degrees Fahrenheit colder than what most people consider the freezing point of water, namely, 32 F. Supercooled liquid water must become ice at minus 55 F not just because of the extreme cold, but because the molecular structure of water changes physically to form tetrahedron ...

BOSTON—A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston. Mouse studies of other potential therapies suggest they would be effective in humans only if administered within a few minutes or hours of radiation exposure, making them impractical for use in response to events involving mass casualties. In contrast, the larger time window ...

Reducing the risk of potential global environmental disaster requires a "constitutional moment" comparable in scale and importance to the reform of international governance that followed World War II, say experts preparing the largest scientific conference leading up to next June's Rio+20 Earth Summit. Stark increases in natural disasters, food and water security problems and biodiversity loss are just part of the evidence that humanity may be crossing planetary boundaries and approaching dangerous tipping points. An effective environmental governance system needs to ...

Private disability insurance can be a significant source of value for employees and their families, and they expect to be able to rely on it in their times of need. But what happens when an employee's disability insurance claim is denied? A comprehensive federal law known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, protects the interests of participants in many types of insurance plans. ERISA sets standards for the administration of benefit plans, including the proper procedure for appealing a denial of a claim for benefits. If the claims process ...

Washington, D.C. — The composition of the Earth's core remains a mystery. Scientists know that the liquid outer core consists mainly of iron, but it is believed that small amounts of some other elements are present as well. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the planet, so it is not unreasonable to expect oxygen might be one of the dominant "light elements" in the core. However, new research from a team including Carnegie's Yingwei Fei shows that oxygen does not have a major presence in the outer core. This has major implications for our understanding of the period ...

About 160,000 species of butterflies and moths are already known, but scientists believe that a similar number still remain undiscovered. Identification and characterization of these species can be complicated by the fact that each species has an immature caterpillar and a mature butterfly form, as well as the reliance on the physical appearance for classification. Now, though, researchers report that a type of DNA analysis called "barcoding" may provide a powerful tool in this effort, according to a study published in the Nov. 16 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. ...