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LateRooms.com - See the Birds of Brockhole During a Lake District Stay

2011-03-30
An event called I Spy - Birds of Brockhole is likely to appeal to Lake District visitors with an interest in the region's wildlife. Taking place on Sunday April 24th and Monday April 25th, the activity session will give holidaymakers an opportunity to identify some of the birds and other animals living in the area. A number of volunteers will be in the bird hide at the Brockhole visitor centre to help people make the most of their wildlife spotting experience. The woodland habitat surrounding the centre is home to many different species, so attendees may even catch ...

LateRooms.com - Prague Music Fans to Welcome Diplo

2011-03-30
The Lucerna Music Bar in Prague is set to welcome one of the leading figures in contemporary dance music. Diplo, the American producer and DJ known for his innovative remixes and acclaimed work with MIA, will appear at the venue on Wednesday May 4th. Based in Philadelphia, the artist rose to prominence as part of the Hollertronix collective and released his debut album Florida in 2004. However, it was his collaborations with London-based singer and rapper MIA that exposed him to a larger audience and helped take his career to the next level. The pair collaborated ...

LateRooms.com - Tim Vine to Perform at Hall for Cornwall

2011-03-30
Stand-up star Tim Vine is set to share his love of puns with comedy fans in Cornwall later this year. The comedian and actor, known for his amiable persona and rapid-fire one-liners, will bring his latest show The Joke-amotive to the Hall for Cornwall on Tuesday May 3rd. A previous holder of the Guinness World Record for the most gags told in one hour, Vine's stand-up act is based around his flair for clever wordplay and a constant stream of puns. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival and can also be seen in the popular BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out alongside Lee ...

LateRooms.com - Redman and Naughty by Nature to Play in Paris

2011-03-30
A double bill of major hip-hop acts will take the stage in Paris next month, with Redman and Naughty by Nature due to perform at the Elysee Montmartre. While many will be excited to see Redman showcase his lyrical skills, there will also be plenty of interest in the veteran support act, especially since the original line-up are to appear together. Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee established Naughty by Nature in 1989, going on to achieve commercial success while never losing their rap credibility in many people's eyes. Both groups have new records coming out in 2011, ...

LateRooms.com - Enjoy All the Moves at Thriller Live in Liverpool

2011-03-30
Michael Jackson's legacy is to be celebrated in Liverpool with a set of performances of Thriller Live. The hit musical includes plenty of great songs recorded by the King of Pop during his Jackson 5 days and as a solo artist, including Billie Jean, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal and Beat It. Thriller Live will be staged at the Liverpool Empire from April 11th to 16th 2011, with both matinee and evening shows scheduled. "In a career spanning 40 years, Michael Jackson sold an unparalleled 750 million records worldwide with the Thriller album still the world's bestselling ...

LateRooms.com - See The Human League in Berlin

2011-03-30
New wave pioneers The Human League will perform at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin on Saturday April 23rd. Following the release of their first studio album in ten years earlier this month, Philip Oakey's group are heading back out on to the road and have lined up several dates in Germany. It is now 20 years since the band unveiled their landmark album Dare, which featured the singles Love Action (I Believe in Love) and Don't You Want Me, their biggest commercial hit. However, they remain hugely popular with fans of the avant-garde synth-pop sound that emerged from ...

Douglass Residential College Celebrates Convocation of Jacquelyn Litt, Ph.D., 10th Dean of Douglass

Douglass Residential College Celebrates Convocation of Jacquelyn Litt, Ph.D., 10th Dean of Douglass
2011-03-30
Hundreds of Rutgers University officials and faculty, Douglass College alumnae and students, representatives of women's colleges throughout the United States, members of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs and others will gather at Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass College Campus on April 6 for the Convocation of Dr. Jacquelyn Litt, the 10th Dean of Douglass. Douglass is the only public women's residential college within a major research university in the United States. Douglass students receive both the resources of Rutgers and the counseling, requirements, ...

Wallpeg of Forth Worth, TX Announces New Green Initiatives

2011-03-30
Wallpeg Store announced that their Pegboard supply company, USA Peg has recently committed to converting to a reprocessed plastic raw material to mold their pegboard and peg hook accessories. This material had to meet tough quality standards with the main consensus of reducing their carbon footprint, at the same time offering a green wholesome product that is offered to the public through a growing number of retailers. Partnering with USA Peg has provided Wallpeg Store with a unique pegboard system to a growing number of organized consumers. Built with a patent-pending ...

New 2011 School Furniture Catalog and "ATD Value Proposition" by ATD-AMERICAN Helps Schools in Difficult Economic Times

2011-03-30
As schools struggle to meet their needs for classroom furniture despite decreasing budgets, ATD-AMERICAN's new and expanded 2011 School Furniture Buying Guide places the most essential and economical school furniture all in one place, making it possible for school administrators to furnish their classrooms without wasting money or time. Since 1931, educators have turned to ATD-AMERICAN as the Source of Experience for all of their classroom furniture needs. In 2011, as we mark our 80th Anniversary as a family-owned business, we're celebrating with our biggest-catalog ...

MIG Real Estate Expands Denver Portfolio with Acquisition of 190,000-Square-Foot I-225 Plaza

2011-03-30
MIG Real Estate, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company formerly known as Stoneridge Capital Partners, has acquired the 190,000-square-foot I-225 Plaza. The five-building mixed-use property is located in the Denver submarket of Aurora, Colo. and features office, industrial and retail components. This is the firm's third acquisition in the Denver market since August 2010. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. "Acquiring the I-225 Plaza enabled us to expand our presence in Denver with a property that offers a prime location, diversified tenant profile ...

BayPoint Benefits White Paper Featured in Business & Legal Reports, Inc.

2011-03-30
A white paper written by the two Managing Directors of BayPoint Benefits, Brian Hassan and Justin Roberts, was recently featured in Business & Legal Reports, Inc. In the white paper, these employee benefits experts write about the unseen expenditures of PEOs as well as making it a point to be knowledgeable on the rewards and disadvantages of this employee agreement. The paper discusses how someone running a business gains knowledge on how to comply with various federal and state employment regulations? It's a key dilemma for any person in business, mainly the owner ...

Seeing and experiencing violence makes aggression 'normal' for children

2011-03-30
Los Angeles, CA (March XX, 2011) The more children are exposed to violence, the more they think it's normal, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE). Unfortunately, the more they think violence is normal, the more likely they are to engage in aggression against others. Researchers asked nearly 800 children, from 8 to 12 years old, about whether they had witnessed violence at school, in their neighborhood, at home, or on TV. They also asked the participants if they had been a victim of violence with questions ...

Next-generation chemical mapping on the nanoscale

Next-generation chemical mapping on the nanoscale
2011-03-30
A pixel is worth a thousand words? Not exactly how the saying goes, but in this case, it holds true: scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry have pioneered a new chemical mapping method that provides unprecedented insight into materials at the nanoscale. Moving beyond traditional static imaging techniques, which provide a snapshot in time, these new maps will guide researchers in deciphering molecular chemistry and interactions at the nanoscale—critical for artificial photosynthesis, biofuels production and light-harvesting applications such as solar cells. "This ...

Pelvic arterial embolization for postpartum hemorrhage saves lives, preserves uterus

Pelvic arterial embolization for postpartum hemorrhage saves lives, preserves uterus
2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—Pelvic arterial embolization or PAE, a minimally invasive, life-saving therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for postpartum hemorrhage, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. "This large 225-patient study, in which 86 percent of the patients treated showed positive results illustrated that pelvic arterial embolization has the advantages of being a safe, rapid, economic and repeatable procedure—performed without general anesthesia," said Ji Hoon Shin, M.D., associate ...

R&D Solutions Team Selected by WeSave to Provide ProtectClub Service to its Members

R&D Solutions Team Selected by WeSave to Provide ProtectClub Service to its Members
2011-03-30
R&D Solutions Team, a leading national provider of service program warranty consulting services, has been selected by WeSave, Inc. to provide its ProtectClub service to their user community. ProtectClub provides WeSave Members with the peace of mind of being able to protect all of their consumer electronics and appliance purchases from normal wear and tear damage beyond the expiration date of the original manufacturers warranty for one low monthly price. "Do to the additional cost, most consumers unfortunately forgo the extended warranty when making their purchases," ...

No scalpel: Minimally invasive breakthrough for men’s enlarged prostates improves symptoms

No scalpel: Minimally invasive breakthrough for men’s enlarged prostates improves symptoms
2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—A new interventional radiology treatment that blocks blood supply to men's enlarged prostate glands shows comparable clinical results to transurethral resection of the prostate (or TURP), considered the gold standard (or most common) treatment. However, this minimally invasive treatment—prostatic artery embolization—has none of the risks associated with TURP, such as sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, blood loss and retrograde ejaculation, noted researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting ...

Fibroids cause women's lower urinary tract problems: uterine fibroid embolization helps

Fibroids cause womens lower urinary tract problems: uterine fibroid embolization helps
2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—Uterine fibroid embolization—an interventional radiology treatment for the noncancerous yet very common growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus—improves a number of women's lower urinary tract problems that are specifically caused by those fibroids, confirm researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. "Uterine fibroid embolization or UFE continues to be an outstanding treatment choice for women with uterine fibroids, and—based on this study—this nonsurgical treatment ...

New Patient Education Brochure Available on The Hidden Dangers of Sleep Apnea and Snoring

New Patient Education Brochure Available on The Hidden Dangers of Sleep Apnea and Snoring
2011-03-30
Myotronics, Inc. announces the immediate release of a new Sleep Apnea brochure for the dental office to educate patients on the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea as well as the dangers of not treating this condition. Patients often aren't aware that their dental professional may be able to provide treatment for sleep apnea through new oral appliances. This brochure aims to educate the patient on this topic as well as provide insight on various treatment options provided by the medical and dental community. While just about everyone knows someone who snores, few ...

Interventional radiologists provide hope in delaying growth, spread of breast cancer

Interventional radiologists provide hope in delaying growth, spread of breast cancer
2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—The growth and spread of breast cancer tumors may be delayed with a promising treatment that combines two innovative strategies: blocking the enzyme needed to "energize" cancer cells and infusing a potent drug directly into the tumor, with minimum exposure to healthy tissues, indicate researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. "Once breast cancer metastases have been detected, current treatments (such as surgical resection or tumor removal) may be ineffective. We've found a way ...

Antioxidant formula prior to radiation exposure may prevent DNA injury

2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—A unique formulation of antioxidants taken orally before imaging with ionizing radiation minimizes cell damage, noted researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. In what the researchers say is the first clinical trial of its kind, as much as a 50 percent reduction in DNA injury was observed after administering the formula prior to CT scans. "In our initial small study, we found that pre-administering to patients a proprietary antioxidant formulation resulted in a notable dose-dependent ...

New device uses submarine technology to diagnose stroke quickly

2011-03-30
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 29, 2011)—A medical device developed by retired U.S. Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, says a team of interventional radiologists at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. Each type of stroke and brain trauma is detected, identified and located using a simple headset and portable laptop-based console. The device's portability and speed of initial diagnosis (under a couple of minutes) make it appropriate for many uses ...

Updating the Mary Poppins solution with a better bitter blocker

2011-03-30
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6042 (Before March 27) Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6293 (Before March 27) American Chemical Society Updating the Mary Poppins solution with a better bitter blocker ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 — With millions of adults and children avoiding nutritious foods because of the bitter taste, and gagging or vomiting when forced to take bitter liquid medicines, scientists today reported an advance toward a high-tech version ...

Household bleach can decontaminate food prep surfaces in ricin bioterrorist attack

2011-03-30
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6042 (Before March 27) Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6293 (Before March 27) American Chemical Society Household bleach can decontaminate food prep surfaces in ricin bioterrorist attack ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 — Help for a bioterrorist attack involving ricin, one of the most likely toxic agents, may be as close at hand as the laundry shelf, according to a report presented here today at the 241st National Meeting ...

First practical nanogenerator produces electricity with pinch of the fingers

2011-03-30
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6042 (Before March 27) Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6293 (Before March 27) American Chemical Society First practical nanogenerator produces electricity with pinch of the fingers ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 — After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements — a finger pinch now en route to a pulse ...

Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients

2011-03-30
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6042 (Before March 27) Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 714-765-2012 (Meeting, March 27-31) 202-872-6293 (Before March 27) American Chemical Society Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients ANAHEIM, March 29, 2011 — After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically ...
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