The London Property Buyers, a family run property buying company based in North London, announced this week that they were able to help a client sell 3 separate flats, totalling GBP600,000 in value, for the price of GBP1 each and an Arsenal Football Ticket. Back in September 2010, a soon to be client named Joynal contacted the London Property Buyers with a problem. He wanted to sell all three of his flats because they were in negative equity. In order to sell property quickly, Joynal had to find a buyer and as the wait for a buyer continued, the values of his properties ...

In celebration of RakeTheRake's rebranded website it is running three months of amazing promotions. This week Betfair Poker is offering online poker players the chance to win VIP hospitality packages to Manchester United. With $100,000k+ of re-launch promotions running from May to the end of July, these exclusive prizes are in addition to the regular $500k+ of monthly promotions at RakeTheRake.com. Two players will each win a pair of tickets to Manchester United and receive the full VIP hospitality treatment in The Platinum Lounge. The Lounge is United's most prestigious ...

Many people had not even heard the term "Facebook bullying" until last year when a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl committed suicide after months of being taunted online and bullied in person by fellow classmates. Prosecutors in that case decided to send a strong message and brought felony charges against the six alleged bullies. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince moved to Massachusetts from Ireland in 2009, enrolling in South Hadley High School. School officials noted that she initially thrived in school, but after a few months they noticed a difference in her ...

PHILADELPHIA – There are new genetic clues on risk factors and biological causes of a rare neurodegenerative disease called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), according to a new study from an international genetics team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In the largest genetics study of the disease, three new genes associated with risk for PSP were identified and two additional genetic variants affecting risk for PSP were confirmed. The paper appears in online in Nature Genetics. This gives new insight into a ...

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, is celebrated with the culinary delight steak Diane, flavored with capers, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Co-owners Don and Cindy Gifford have now devised a unique and delectable version of the old standard with The Eatery Burger Diane. The Eatery's half-pound gourmet burger is served with a choice of homemade potato salad or delicious thin-cut fried potatoes. Diners who are watching their waistline can opt for a lettuce-wrapped version. The Eatery Burger Diane is flavored with Chef Don Gifford's special, gourmet ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic investigators and collaborators from the United Kingdom cured well-established prostate tumors in mice using a human vaccine with no apparent side effects. This novel cancer treatment approach encourages the immune system to rid itself of prostate tumors without assistance from toxic chemotherapies and radiation treatments. Such a treatment model could some day help people to live tumor free with fewer side effects than those experienced from current therapies. The findings appear in the journal Nature Medicine. "We are hopeful that this ...

University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that could be used to treat cancer, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Before now, 'gene therapy' vaccines have often delivered just one gene to stimulate the immune system. It produces a protein, called an antigen, which activates the immune system to destroy cancer cells. It has been difficult to develop successful cancer vaccines because each tumour has specific proteins and identifying the right antigens has been a huge challenge. Scientists ...

New Haven, Conn. — A single gene is central in the development of several forms of polycystic kidney and liver disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the June 19 issue of Nature Genetics. The findings suggest manipulating activity of PKD1, the gene causing the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, may prove beneficial in reducing cysts in both liver and kidney. "We found that these conditions are not the result of an all or nothing phenomenon," said Stefan Somlo, the C.N.H. Long Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Chief, Section of Nephrology ...

More and more now, the IRS officers who pursue back taxes are becoming aggressive and inflexible, demanding payments from taxpayers without regard for their personal situation. Pamela (Fresno, CA) was feeling the pinch from an IRS Revenue Officer who was hammering her to make a payment on the approximately $11,000 she owed to the IRS. At her wits' end, she contacted Blue Tax. The Blue Tax team interviewed Pamela and discovered that the Revenue Officer had given her a deadline to make a $200 payment. They were also able to ascertain that she indeed would be unable ...

SEATTLE – Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated in mice that the performance of a novel biomarker-development pipeline using targeted mass spectrometry is robust enough to support the use of an analogous approach in humans. The findings, by principal investigator Amanda Paulovich, M.D., Ph.D., an associate member of the Hutchinson Center's Clinical Research Division, are published in Nature Biotechnology. Paulovich and colleagues demonstrated that a staged, targeted pipeline approach using mass spectrometry to prioritize and validate proteins ...

Boston, MA (June 19, 2011)—Mitochondria, those battery-pack organelles that fuel the energy of almost every living cell, have an insatiable appetite for calcium. Whether in a dish or a living organism, the mitochondria of most organisms eagerly absorb this chemical compound. Because calcium levels link to many essential biological processes—not to mention conditions such as neurological disease and diabetes—scientists have been working for half a century to identify the molecular pathway that enables these processes. After decades of failed effort that relied on classic ...

Evans Consoles is pleased to announce they have been chosen as the recipients of the 2011 Best of NeoCon "Innovation" Award, in the "Furniture Workstation Tables" category. Evans products were well received at NeoCon 2011, which is widely considered the "Premier North American event for Interior Design and Facilities Management." The ultimate open architecture solution for maximum sightlines and functionality, Evans' Strategy console has been specifically designed for technology-intensive, 24/7 environments. Strategy offers flexible equipment ...

Breast cancer accounts for almost a third of all cancer cases reported in women. However advances in the treatment for breast cancer, and early detection, have improved the chances of survival from the disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research has found that two thirds of women with breast cancer died from other causes and that over the length of the study cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death. Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK affecting one in eight women with eight out of ten of ...

Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted side effects. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity and Aging, shows that nine proteins, isolated from blood, alter with age and that the profile of some of these proteins can be reversed by testosterone treatment. In a combined study, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and University of Texas Medical ...

Designing new materials depends upon understanding the properties of today's materials. One such material, Nafion ©, is a polymer that efficiently conducts ions (a polymer electrolyte) and water through its nanostructure, making it important for many energy-related industrial applications, including in fuel cells, organic batteries, and reverse-osmosis water purification. But since Nafion was invented 50 years ago, scientists have only been able to speculate about how to build new materials because they have not been able to see details on how the molecules come together ...

Heavy and prolonged snowfall can bring about unexpected conditions that encourage fungal growth, leading to the death of plants in the Arctic, according to experts. A new international study confirms that whilst snow has an insulating effect which helps plants to grow bigger, heavy and prolonged snow can, in certain circumstances, also encourage the rapid and extensive growth of killer fungal strains. The research results, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, show for the first time the potential long term effects of unexpected fungal development on an arctic ...

Climate change disasters, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, dieback of the Amazon rainforest or collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation, could be predicted according to University of Exeter research. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter shows that the 'tipping points' that trigger these disasters could be anticipated by looking for changes in climate behaviour. Climate 'tipping points' are small changes that trigger a massive shift in climate systems, with potentially devastating consequences. ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An international research team, co-led by scientists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease but is resistant to Parkinson's medications. Their report is being published online June 19 in Nature Genetics. The findings provide a "testable translational hypothesis" as to the development and progression of PSP and may also provide clues into other more common ...

The release of ExpertPage's iPhone and iPad Application Expert Finder has already been producing results for the highly qualified experts listed on ExpertPages.com, the first and leading online directory for expert witnesses. "The new Expert Finder App enables attorneys, insurance companies, government agencies, and other legal professionals to effortlessly and effectively locate the experts they need from the palm of their hand," said Nicola Fraser, ExpertPages Product Manager. Released just last week, "the new Expert Finder App is just one part of ...

Coming out as lesbian, gay, or bisexual increases emotional well-being even more than earlier research has indicated. But the psychological benefits of revealing one's sexual identity -- less anger, less depression, and higher self-esteem – are limited to supportive settings, shows a study published June 20 in Social Psychology and Personality Science. The findings underscore the importance of creating workplaces and other social settings that are accepting of all people, but especially gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals, says coauthor Richard Ryan, professor of psychology ...

The Offshore Group will host its Manufacturing in Mexico Summit for the 17th consecutive year in the Mexican resort community of San Carlos, Sonora. The gathering of manufacturing executives, one of the maquiladora industry's longest running and most recognized conferences, will be held at the Plaza San Carlos Hotel on the Sea of Cortez from October 20th-22nd. Executives contemplating future Mexico manufacturing projects are invited to attend. The program has been designed so that attendees will gain comprehensive relevant and practical insight into initiating and maintaining ...

Where you get your news could play a significant role in determining what you perceive as the best strategy for addressing childhood obesity. According to a study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, whether you believe the keys to combating childhood obesity are personal factors such as individual behavior changes or system-level factors such as marketing and the environment may depend on your primary news source. Researchers examined the news media's framing of childhood obesity and found that television news was more likely than ...

Economists recognize that companies that export are more productive. However, a more complex relationship between exporting and investing in research and development may better explain the high productivity of companies in "economic miracle" countries such as China and Taiwan, according to a team of economists. "The old story is that there's some type of magic that makes your company more productive if it exports," said Bee-Yan Aw, professor of economics, Penn State. "Actually what we found is that really productive firms tend to export in the first place." The researchers, ...

It is always delightful to share your achievements with your friends and colleagues; that is why Lelamed is glad to inform its customers about further improvements and bonuses for its regulars. Due to several months of hard and fruitful work the company managed to raise the cost of its shares considerably despite hardships of the past. These days the pharmaceutical company has already started expanding and refinancing a part of its production and creating new workplaces. To celebrate its recent achievement the pharmacy offers its regular and potential customers the whole ...

AMES, Iowa – Laura Jarboe pointed to a collection of test tubes in her Iowa State University laboratory. Some of the tubes looked like they were holding very weak coffee. That meant microorganisms – in this case, Shewanella bacteria – were growing and biochemically converting sugars into hydrocarbons, said Jarboe, an Iowa State assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering. Some of the sugars in those test tubes were produced by the fast pyrolysis of biomass. That's a thermochemical process that quickly heats biomass (such as corn stalks and leaves) in ...