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Medicine

NIH researchers highlight progress, path forward for developing TB vaccines

Since that time, TB researchers have assembled a significant pipeline of vaccine candidates and assessed them in clinical trials. However, to transform the field and help make licensure of new vaccines a reality, the editorial co-authors stress, scientists must investigate remaining fundamental questions, including the following: Why does infection with the TB bacterium cause active disease in some people but not others? Why does the current licensed TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guérin, protect children more effectively than adults? What ...

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Science

Corcentric to Host "5 Habits of Highly Successful Accounts Payable Departments," a New Webinar for AP Professionals

Corcentric, a leading provider of Accounts Payable automation solutions, today announced they will be hosting a new Webinar for AP professionals titled "5 Habits of Highly Successful Accounts Payable Departments." This Webinar will take place on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT. This Webinar will feature Rob DeVincent, Vice President of Product Marketing for Corcentric, who will discuss which actions leading AP departments are taking to position their organizations for success. The following topics will be covered during the Webinar: - ...

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Science

The Six Degrees of (Friends) Separation

We at MyVoucherCodes.co.uk love Friends (and, let's be honest, who doesn't?) The day that Joey, Rachel and the gang bid their final farewells to Central Perk was a sad day indeed. Whilst watching countless re-runs the other day, we got to thinking; even though the sitcom is no more, Sky customers in reality are never more than a few channels away from their favourite Friends stars. In its 10-series run, the show had more famous pals drop by as guest stars than a party at Elton John's house. So we got to thinking some more; even though the show is no more, can we ever ...

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Environment

HostPapa Green Web Hosting is now a Google Apps Authorized Reseller

HostPapa 100% Green Web Hosting today announced it has become an authorized reseller of the Google Apps for Business suite of communication and collaboration tools. HostPapa offers its customers Google Apps expert consultation, setup and deployment, training, and around-the-clock support services. "HostPapa Support Services for Google Apps will help customers take full advantage of this powerful cloud office suite, by offering HostPapa's enhanced customer support and other service options," says Sylvain Patry, Senior Vice-President of Business Development ...

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Science

Brick Marketing Creates 2012 Updated Version of Popular SEO Checklist Guide

Brick Marketing has released an updated version of its popular SEO checklist guide. The original SEO whitepaper checklist guide was released in 2011 and received thousands of downloads. The updated version for 2012 includes information about recent changes to the industry that affect an SEO campaign. The Brick Marketing SEO checklist guide breaks the SEO process down into two phases which each include a number of steps. The first phase includes Pre-SEO tips, site structure recommendations, SEO best practice guidelines, SEO content writing advice, an outline of keyword ...

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PawnUp.com Online Pawn Shop Reveals Some of Their Business Statistics
Science

PawnUp.com Online Pawn Shop Reveals Some of Their Business Statistics

Being at the forefront of the online pawn shop industry since its launch in the middle of 2011, PawnUp.com has been accepting a wide range of valuables either for purchase or for collateral for a secured loan. Almost every month PawnUp.com has been extending the list of the items they accept, and, today, they revealed some facts about the types of items that their customers are using most often for a pawn loan or to simply sell. The list of items that PawnUp.com's customers use (and usually get the most money for) is topped with luxury watches. Next on the list is jewelry: ...

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Science

MFI-Miami Announces Launch Of Its MFI-Miami-Canada and MFI-Miami-UK Websites

The websites are designed to assist people from Canada and the UK who bought vacation homes or investment properties in the United States during the real estate boom and who are now facing the prospect of losing those properties to nefarious lending and/or foreclosure practices. "Since June of 2011, MFI-Miami has had a 300% increase in the number of emails and phone calls from people in these two countries inquiring on how to navigate the lending and foreclosure process in places like Florida, Michigan and New York," explained MFI-Miami President Steve Dibert, ...

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Science

World's First Triple Isotope CO2 Analyzer Measures delta-13C, delta-17O, delta-18O, and CO2 Mole Fraction

Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas and isotope analyzers, has introduced the world's first instrument to simultaneously and continuously provide all three stable isotope ratios (delta-13C, delta-17O, and delta-18O) for CO2, directly from ambient air samples with no pre-concentration required. With data sampling rates as fast as 10 Hz, the Triple Isotope CO2 Analyzer provides a real-time and field-portable alternative to traditional, lab-bound isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). And unlike competitive instruments that use first-generation CRDS ...

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Space

New Pop/Jazz Star Naomi LaViolette Rises To Critical Acclaim In The Pacific Northwest

On the heels of a standing room only album-release show held at Portland's premier jazz club Jimmy Mak's, Naomi LaViolette prepares for the iTunes launch of her self-titled debut album, set for March 13, 2012. The album finds an acoustic niche between the worlds of folk singer-songwriter and jazz soulstress with ten original songs and fresh arrangements of George Gershwin's "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". Oregon Music News wrote, "LaViolette takes a classical jazz core and braids it together with lightly poppy ...

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Science

Dallas SEO i-rank-u.com Supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The Dallas SEO Company, i-rank-u.com, launches "Link and Breathe" effective immediately. The i-rank-u company owner/founder, David M Daniels, hatched the idea in February 2012 and it will become effective March 18, 2012. David saw a need to raise awareness and money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in light of the exciting news from Vertex Pharmaceuticals regarding the success of VX-770 in FDA stage 3 testing. "After the FDA approved the Vertex VX-770 in late January of this year, I saw a way to help people with Cystic Fibrosis by donating money ...

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Science

A New Research-Based Sun Safety Program at 40 Hotels and Resorts in the United States to Include Sun Protection Clothing

Go Sun Smart is a research study sponsored by San Diego State University. The purpose of the project is to educate vacationing Americans about comprehensive sun safety techniques and skin cancer prevention. The study is funded by the National Cancer Institute, and has the potential to reach a significant portion of the US population when they are most vulnerable to skin damage from the sun. Sun Threadz will join the Go Sun Smart project in the fight against skin cancer. Employees of the project will be outfitted in sun safe attire and will visit the resorts and interface ...

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Science

Pet Marketing Expert John Cullen Launches New Blog

Bulldog Marketing and Sales, located in New York City, now has a blog to help pet businesses succeed, from start ups to the established pet brands. John Cullen, Pet Marketing Expert, will share tips, economy related discussions on the pet industry, getting your pet product into the big box stores, online advertising techniques, and the effectiveness of traditional print ads. Interested customers can view the blog at http://www.BulldogMS.com/blog-page/. "The pet marketing industry moves really quickly," said John Cullen, owner of Bulldog Marketing and Sales. ...

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Science

Summit Legal Publishing Unveils Its Newest Product "Ohio Felony Sentencing, 2012 Update"

Summit Legal Publishing is pleased to announce the release of "Ohio Felony Sentencing, 2012 Update." Ohio Felony Sentencing, 2012 Update, contains the text of Amended Substitute House Bill 86, as signed by the Governor, along with relevant analysis by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Am.Sub. H.B. 86, effective September 30, 2011, sets forth the most significant changes to Ohio's criminal and prison law in over a decade. Noteworthy amendments were made to theft threshold, drug penalty, probation, reentry plan, juvenile and numerous other criminal statutes. Ohio ...

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Science

Thunderbull Launches The Death Zone

Thunderbull Entertainment is a developer of innovative and great games primarily designed for iPhone and iPad. Our team consists of well-qualified, young and creative people who ensure that every Thunderbull game is eye-catching and provides everyone with a lot of fun. We have recently released a new game The Death Zone - compatible with iPad, available to download on iTunes. The game is full of action and fighting - and will definitely not bore the most demanding gamers: A great plague erupted in a small coastal city in the United States, the dead rising to serve some ...

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Science

selve announces Spring Trunk Show in 2012 in Central London 


Perfectly timed with the first sunny days and right before the Easter holidays, the unique selve Trunk Show will return to London to present the latest shoe styles, colours and leathers for the spring/summer season. The Munich based luxury shoe individualizer is well-established in made-to-measure footwear for men and women. Especially in the field of customisation of unique women's shoes selve is internationally seen as a pioneer. The selve concept is all about being able to personalise your sandals or shoes. The fun part about creating a selve shoe is to simply pick ...

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Science

Check Writer For Small Business: EzCheckPrinting New Version Released

Stop ordering the expensive pre-printed checks again. With ezCheckPrinting check writer from halfpricesoft.com , users can now save money and time by printing checks on the blank check paper by a few clicks. The new version of check printing software makes writing checks and paying bills fast, efficient and inexpensive. The new features include: - Improved user interface based on users' suggestions. - Pull check data from QuickBooks directly and print checks on the blank check paper - Upload data from the external .csv file. "Even in dire economic times ...

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Science

Ghost Hunting Event Easter Bank Holiday Special Cusworth Hall Doncaster - 7th April 2012

Come and join Simply Ghost Nights for an Easter treat at Doncasters very own Cusworth Hall. This historical and much loved museum in Doncaster, is set amongst a backdrop of picturesque scenery of woodlands and fields Cusworth Hall has been one of the most exciting and interesting places we have ever held a paranormal investigation at. It was built in the 18th century and was once home to the Battie-Wrightson family, Cusworth Hall is ,no longer a family home but it has now been converted into a museum for all ages, however it still maintains many period features on display ...

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Science

Aperture Web Productions Launches Small Business Marketing Rejuvenation Program

Aperture Web Productions, a Phoenix based, full-service, á la carte digital marketing company has announced a new post-recession Small Business Marketing Rejuvenation Program. The program's mission is to provide a low-cost, no fuss marketing service to small businesses that want to outsource and better manage their marketing expenditures. Says Aperture President Sean Patterson, ''We realized in talking with small business folks during the recession, that they wanted to have a marketing presence online, but they either didn't have the money or they didn't have the technical ...

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Science

The 7th Annual Wedding Show Kicks off at Le Meridien Amman on March 22nd

Driven by the success of the Wedding Show in March 2011 and in a festive ceremony, General Manager of Le Meridien Amman and Mazen Ashqar of Events UnLimited signed the contract to host the 7th Annual Wedding Show 2012, at the Royal Convention Centre, scheduled to take place between 22 and 24 March, 2012. This yearly event, which is awaited by thousands of couples in Jordan with great enthusiasm, aims at meeting the needs of thousands of brides and grooms-to-be providing them with all their requirements for the big day. The exhibition is organized by Events UnLimited ...

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Science

PurTone Hearing Centers Announces The Yuma Office Location

After 5 years of service to our Yuma family and friends, PurTone Hearing Centers is taking a step forward to provide easier access and state-of-the-art facilities by opening an exciting new location near the Foothills. The new location is located in the Cielo Grande Walmart Supercenter Plaza at 32nd Street and Avenue 8 East and will open Thursday, February 23rd at 7:00AM. The normal hours of care are 7:00AM to 3:00PM to accommodate those early birds who like to get going early each day. PurTone's office in Yuma is staffed by two caring professionals, Laura Arellano, Director ...

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Science

Bohemian Cards Creates Actions Sports First Greeting Card Line For Surf, Skate, And Snow

Giving greeting cards is tradition and 7.4 billion are sold annually. The average person receives almost 20 greeting cards a year, yet you won't be able to find them when buying a gift at any action sports store anywhere. The first of its kind, Bohemian Cards is a greeting card company created for its' generation. Their vision is to create eco-friendly cards with relevant expressions on them capturing the skate, surf, snowboard, bmx, motto, and artistic lifestyles. They also previously made collaboration greeting cards with companies like ROXY, ADIO, RVCA, CIRCA, and ...

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Science

It's Not Me, It's You. 10 Signs Your Client Might be Leaving You

In any business, it is extremely difficult to sustain growth through a series of transactional sales activities. Building strong, lasting relationships is crucial to the long term success of your business. Most professionals in a revenue generating or client-facing role agree that business relationships begin slowly as trust is earned over time, hopefully ending with an opportunity. However, if your goal is to form a long-term partnership, getting the first shot is only half the battle. Significant opportunities to grow customer share is largely unrealized because of ...

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Science

The Woodworkers Shop Relocates in Estherville

Kevin Wegner has run his business, The Woodworkers Shop, out of his four car garage at home. Last fall, he purchased a building to move his business into, and for the first time, his wife can park in their garage. Wegner saw the building while driving around town one day. He had been looking for a location for a long time. When he was working out of his home, he had to keep the lumber in a storage garage, and did lots of running around to get things he needed. With this new location, he can store his own lumber and spend more time working on projects. He even gets lumber ...

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Medicine

International Travel Made Easy - Immigration Compliance Group Recommends Enrollment in Global Entry

Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers in some 20 US international airports, as well as 2 pre-flight inspection airports in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver). The process is really easy...At airports, program participants proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable passport or U.S. permanent resident card, place their fingertips on the scanner for fingerprint verification, and make a customs declaration. The kiosk issues the traveler a transaction receipt ...

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Science

Toprooms.com - Brighton and Hove Spring Harvest Festival Returns for its 8th Year of Celebrating Sussex Food and Drink

Brighton and Hove Spring Harvest returns to Sussex on 30th March 'til the 9th April, with events being held at Jubilee Square, Hotel du Vin, Corn Exchange and other locations across Brighton and Hove. Now in its 8th year the festival is a twice annual celebration of food and drink made in Sussex, and is the largest of its kind in southern England. The second is a month long festival in September. The festival includes the Big Sussex Market, Sussex Beer Festival, Coffee & Cake Festival and the Live Food Show featuring Great British Bake-Off Finalist, Miranda Gore ...

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