A Spanish-language version of the popular MyPlate poster and handouts tablet is now available from Learning ZoneXpress. MyPlate is the USDA's new healthy eating guide, replacing the familiar but confusing food pyramid. MyPlate clearly shows that half of all food intake should be fruits and vegetables, with the other half split between grains and protein-rich foods. It also encourages choosing fat-free or low-fat dairy products. It was unveiled on June 2 by First Lady Michelle Obama, who has repeatedly promoted better eating and healthier living - especially for children ...

A team of social scientists and medical and nursing researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom has pinpointed how a programme, which ran in more than 100 hospital intensive care units in Michigan, dramatically reduced the rates of potentially deadly central line bloodstream infections to become one of the world's most successful patient safety programmes. Funded in part by the Health Foundation in the UK, the collaboration between researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Leicester and the University of Pennsylvania, has led to a deeper ...

A large, national multi-center study of thousands of children taken to emergency departments with minor blunt head trauma has found that most of those with normal computed tomography (CT) scans do not require hospitalization for further observation. Of the more than 13,500 children included in the study, less than 1 percent had subsequent abnormal CT scans or MRIs and none required neurosurgical intervention. The study was conducted under the auspices of the groundbreaking Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). It is published online today in the ...

A new study published today in the journal Child Development (e-publication ahead of print) finds that having a poor "gut sense" of numbers can lead to a mathematical learning disability and difficulty in achieving basic math proficiency. This inaccurate number sense is just one cause of math learning disabilities, according to the research led by Dr. Michele Mazzocco of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Approximately 6 to 14 percent of school-age children have persistent difficulty with mathematics, despite adequate learning opportunities and age-appropriate achievement ...

The Innovative 21st Century Enlightenment Conference hosted by RCIGI offers the "ultimate solutions" to the "widespread lies, deceit, cheat, dirty games, criminality, fraud, corruption megalomania, perversion, madness, lunacy, greed, and narcissism that currently celebrate their global culmination". RCIGI calls on future leaders in every field of society to attend the conference that plans to expose amongst other elements the "frightening and horrifying development of humanity and the planet", the "challenge for the leaders of tomorrow; ...

Namosofts Co., Ltd., an innovative provider of consumer software, today further completes its data recovery solution line by releasing its flagship new item - Namosofts Data Recovery 12.0.6.12 with discount. As a software producer specialized in data recovery field, Namosofts is committed to providing customers with cost-effective utilities, which are designed on the aims of relieving people's headache when encountering data loss within minutes. Namosofts Data Recovery Software able to recover data lost due to accidental deleting, formatting, virus infection, unexpected ...

Institute of Digital Marketing launches new web portal dedicated to Digital marketing. A new and unique web portal for students and professionals interested in Digital marketing. Institute of digital marketing, proud to announce the launch of it's new web portal for the students and professionals interested in making a career in the field of Digital marketing. Our aim is to provide a learning platform for interested people and reduce the gap between industry and educational institutes by creating a pool of employable candidates. We are confident that our new portal ...

Blog Talk Radio's World of Ink Network has a new show: Families Matter with hosts VS Grenier and Kecia Burcham. The Families Matter show will air live once a month on the 3rd Wednesday at 6pm EST. The idea of this new show on Blog Talk Radio's World of Ink Network is to have guests (adults or kids) share information to help empower children and their families. The first show on June 15, 2011 will be about bullying and how children and their families can deal with this ever growing problem. Host Kecia Burcham works as a middle school counselor and holds a masters ...

Santa Clara based Missionhub.org, an unique community comprising of 500 families and recognized as one of a kind in Silicon Valley, known to have a single voice and considered to be a big social influence in the city of Santa Clara, ties up with SF Bay Area based WomenNow TV, America's first South Asian TV talk show. This collaboration makes WomenNow TV the TV media partner for the community, thus enabling the group to bring social and community based TV programming to Silicon Valley residents. The co-founders, Ena Sarkar and Jaya Gautam said that WomenNow believes ...

Rembrandt Hotel was proud to participate in one of the largest and most effective business to business (B2B) travel events in Thailand, Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2011, at the Exhibition Centre Hall 5-6, IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani. The event is focused on trade and business talks among operators, buyers, sellars and the general public that is interested in travel. The event was first organized in 2001 and has the objective to promote tourism to Thailand. Hotels, Travel operators and other businesses across Thailand and Greater Mekong Sub-region were present on this ...

World-renowned photographer and marketing guru Sandy Puc' will be in Sacramento on July 13 to share her passion and knowledge of Children's photography through her Boutique Babies and Couture Kids Creative Edge Tour. The tour will visit 39 cities throughout the U.S. during the summer and early fall. Attendees can look forward to broadening their skills through her professional seminars relating to shooting techniques, the new wave of popular boutique set and props, video fusion and the important foundation to any photography business, pricing and marketing. Sandy will ...

WHO: The Rainbow Station at Hanover school (http://www.rainbowstation.org/our-schools/view_school.php?schoolId=10) is set on a 2.25 acre campus located at 8216 and 8218 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville, Va. and serves children aged 0-14. The academic offerings include extended day nursery school, preschool and Kindergarten as well as after school programs and summer camps. A unique feature of the facility is that if provides an on-site infirmary attended full-time by a pediatric nurse to provide parents with emergency back-up care. The "Get Well Place" is open to ...

Allan Houston, assistant general manager of the New York Knicks and NBA All-Star, who also created a non-profit program that assists young entrepreneurs in developing businesses, will be the keynote speaker at the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council's Business Opportunity Expo 2011 on Thursday, June 16 at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway in New York City from 8:30am to 8:30pm. Houston's Legacy Foundation holds a Business Education and Development Program that offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity for entrepreneurial advancement for ...

Eric Parker, Senior Director and Site Lead, Neuroscience at Merck will give a featured presentation on "Getting to First BACE: Development of BACE Inhibitors for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease" at the 5th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference to be held in San Francisco, CA on September 22-23, 2011 by GTC. Eric Parker will review the development of the first small molecule BACE inhibitors, with a particular focus on the efficacy and potential for mechanism-based side effects associated with this approach. Benefits of Eric ...

Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC) is hosting its sixth annual Sounding Off for a Cure celebrity benefit concert on Thursday, June 16, 6 PM at The Hammerstein in New York City. Actor and activist Tony Danza, who lost both parents to brain cancer, will host the event. Sounding Off for a Cure will present several awards to individuals who've contributed innovative research or outreach efforts. Brain cancer survivors and other individuals connected to this cause will also be recognized with awards. Singer Marc Anthony, who lost his sister to a brain tumor will receive ...

The Taste of Anaheim in Garden Walk saw countless vendors selling all sorts of goodies and savory treats, but there was also plenty of giving going on. The team behind 7 Day Dental Anaheim chose May 12th, 2011 event to present a $1,459.00 donation to Japan earthquake victims. The check was an offering to help rebuild the damage following the May 11th, 2011 destruction. 7 Day Dental states that the monetary amount of $1,459.00 was computed by counting the number of new patients the office saw during the months of March and April. Japan was recently struck by the most ...

BlueBean is pleased to announce that Alien Technology is the Cornerstone Sponsor of RFIDTags.com for the third consecutive year. Alien Technology is a leading technology and product provider of UHF RFID tags, Integrated Circuits (IC), readers and professional services. Alien Technology provides a wide variety of UHF RFID tags for various RFID applications. "RFIDTags.com continues to be the internet leader in providing visibility for RFID tag products," says Alien's Terry Pruett, Senior Director of Americas Channel Sales. "With industry leading search engine ...

Meehan's Public House Sandy Springs, is hosting the 6th annual Canada Day Festival on Saturday, June 25th from 3pm till 2am. MeehanâEUR s Sandy Springs will honor this holiday by jamming the day away with belting bands, great food and street hockey for the kiddos (3-6p) hosted by the Gwinnett Gladiators. The schedule for the live tunes is as follows: Kevin Kos of Age of Consent - 4:00 till 6:30 pm Poutine Bob & the Brown GravyâEUR s - 7:00 pm till 8:30 pm South Side of the Tracks - 9:00 till 11:00 pm Aunt Betty (covers) - 11:00 pm until the party stops ATLCanadians.com ...

Samco Machinery Ltd., an expanding Canadian-based company, recently realized that they had surpassed the benefits offered from their existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, Infor ERP VISUAL. Their engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing facility required a new solution that would embrace the complexities of their business, fit with their existing system investments, and provide a flexible and modifiable, yet familiar toolset. Sounds like a tall order, but with the help of AX-iom ERP Inc., a leading Canadian ERP reseller and Microsoft Dynamics partner, Samco ...

The dance organization has trained thousands of kids in South Florida and many have gone on to become celebrities in the performing arts and dance world. Cassie Scerbo and Brandon Bryant were on hand for the festivities. Nationally recognized Hip Hop Kidz dance program hosted its end of year showcase celebrating the company's 20th anniversary. In its 20 year history, Hip Hop Kidz has been an institution in South Florida's tri-county area and has trained thousands of kids. Miami's Brandon Bryant, who became a runner-up in So You Think You Can Dance 2009, performed at ...

LA Mobile Billboards provides advertisers with customized advertising designed to be seen and heard, night or day. Mobile scrolling billboards allow advertising to target specific geographic zones by tying mobile advertising to more traditional advertising like direct mail campaigns. Reasonably priced, the mobile advertising medium results in unmatched marketing results. There are few limits on the opportunities made available with LA Mobile Billboards. CEO Gregory Plotkin explains, "We reach your target market where they live, work, and play with superb quality ...

Now that the worst is over and many families are on the mend after the devastating earthquake that hit New Zealand attention is once again shifting to repairing those enjoyable amenities in life like swimming pools. Pioneer Pool and Building has been busy helping families get back in the swim of things by repairing one of their favourite recreational items—swimming pools. Pioneer Pool and Building, a family-owned business, has been repairing and building swimming pools in Christchurch for 41 years. The company's philosophy is the incorporation of the best systems, materials ...

Ten Maternity Fashion Designers have come together to show off one of their styles from their Spring/Summer Collections. Vote for your favorite maternity designer's Spring/Summer style by June 30, 2011. You can be one of the ten lucky winners randomly chosen on July 1, 2011 to win a $200 shopping spree from the Designer you chose. Maternity Designers include Annee Mathew, Ripe Maternity, Pour Deux, Sono Vaso, Japanese Weekend, Maternite Designs, Lilac, Love My Belly, Olian and Seraphine. To place your quick vote, please visit our website at: http://www.maternity360.net/springvote.html ABOUT ...

Adabas customers will soon have easy access to Grid-Tools' award winning data masking solution, they will have the ability to de-identify data being used in non-production environments as a result of Software AG's partnership with data masking vendor, Grid-Tools. The two companies are working together to embed Grid-Tools product Simple Datamasking , a popular data masking solution, into all Adabas products, making it easy for Adabas users to ensure the data being used in test and development environments remains anonymous and secure. Data masking, the process of anonymizing ...

Realtor Patricia Brown joined with Quicksilver Real Estate solutions to upgrade her professional real estate website to offer better real estate tools and resources for home buyers looking in Yavapai County. The site, http://yavapaihomesforsale.com, features a brand new look and a powerful home search. Potential Arizona home buyers now have access to a vast array of home search tools and can search through properties according to their needs. The site offers a basic search, map-based search, and listing number search. For their convenience, visitors can save properties ...