Mark it a strike! Sleep Country USA (www.sleepcountry.com) today announced the record-breaking success of its dual-city Pajama Bowl events to raise money for area foster children. Hosting events in Washington and Oregon, this year's Pajama Bowl drew nearly 1000 bowlers who rolled out of bed and bowled in their pajamas, procuring donations totaling over $125,000 for the region's nearly 20,000 foster children - a 38% increase over last year's event. "We're blown away by the success of this year's event and proud to deliver such generous donations to our foster organization ...

Striata, a leading provider of email billing and secure electronic document solutions, has partnered with SincerePrint - a secure printing company based in Malaysia. The partnership will enable SincerePrint to extend its current document management service offering to both print and electronic. Striata's 'email billing' and 'ePolicies' solutions will complement SincerePrint's existing printing services, allowing lower margin paper-based services to be migrated to more cost effective, higher margin, environmentally friendly electronic delivery. The partnership agreement ...

The Motomarathon Association kicks off its 2011 motorcycle endurance riding season with the second annual New England Motomarathon, June 9-12. Routes are kept secret until the night before each day's ride, and participants must complete a sequence of self-recorded check-points using digital cameras over the four days, averaging approximately 400 miles per day. Day One routes will be handed out to participants at Kawasaki/KTM/Aprilia dealer Motofit, located at 10 Mill Plain Road in Danbury, at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8th and again at 8:00 a.m. the morning of Thursday, ...

Dr. David Aplan, a Las Vegas braces expert, used National Nutrition Month as a springboard to discuss the importance of diet and nutrition on the outcome of orthodontic treatment with his patients. March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association since 1980. NNM recommends a well-balanced diet filled with whole grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, low-fat dairy and lean protein for health and wellness. "Since teeth are anchored in the jaw bones, getting the calcium and vitamin ...

The flow of Russian tourists into Italy in recent years has increased notably. In response to frequently increasing requests for rental apartments, Rentxpress has developed a site dedicated to the Russian market. Compared with 2009 figures, the first half of 2010 saw an increase in Russian visitors to Italy of 35%. The Russians are attracted to Italy for a multitude of reasons: high-end shopping experiences; the museums and monuments of the cities of art; excellent cuisine; renowned mountain and seaside resorts. The most popular destinations for family vacations are ...

There is no such thing as white van man. Or is there? The Ford Motor company sells 60,000 Ford Transit vans a year and 84% of them are finished in white. Ten years ago, that figure was 95%, so there has been a change, but not much. On the other hand if someone is buying a German marque, they are more likely to go for a colour, and quite often a metallic colour. This desire to be different has not really caught on though. Favourite van colours are silver (7%), red (8%) and blue (13%), but 64% of vans running on British roads are still white! In other words, white ...

Google has recently changed the algorithm which determines the ranking of web pages. Website owners globally have cause for concern over the effects these changes will have on their websites' visibility. These changes took effect on February 24th in the US and will filter to the UK in due course. Whilst having an unfavourable outcome on some web page rankings, Bird and Co clients can rest assured that their online presence will be unaffected. With high-quality web pages, their websites will gain from the fact that legitimate search engine optimisation (SEO) methods ...

Brick Marketing (http://www.brickmarketing.com), a Boston-based Internet marketing and SEO services company, today announces the publication of their SEO guide, "SEO Checklist Guide: SEO Best Practices by Brick Marketing." Written by the expert SEO staff of Brick Marketing, the SEO checklist guide is an in-depth look at the various steps and components that webmasters and business owners should incorporate into their SEO strategies. Nick Stamoulis, President and Founder of Brick Marketing, says the free SEO checklist guide breaks down the process of SEO similar to the ...

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 'Nano-bricks' may help build better packaging to keep foods fresher longer ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Scientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packaging. Called ...

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 Taming the flame: Electrical wave 'blaster' could provide new way to extinguish fires ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — A curtain of flame halts firefighters trying to rescue a family inside a burning home. One with a special backpack steps to the front, points a wand at the flame, and shoots a beam of electricity ...

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 identification of nicotine as main culprit in diabetes complications among smokers ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Scientists today reported the first strong evidence implicating nicotine as the main culprit responsible for persistently elevated blood sugar levels — and the resulting increased risk of serious ...

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 New trash-to-treasure process turns landfill nuisance into plastic ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — With billions of pounds of meat and bone meal going to waste in landfills after a government ban on its use in cattle feed, scientists today described development of a process for using that so-called meat and bone meal ...

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 'Green' cars could be made from pineapples and bananas ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Your next new car hopefully won't be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple or a banana. That's because scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibers from these and other plants in a new generation of automotive ...

GLOBAL ArtXchanges is focused on art being an integral part of helping enrich the lives of youth, in any impoverished community, large or small. Recent News: "At this moment we are working with a needy youth art school in Kathmandu, who have no proper art supplies. We work to maintain and help the art groups to try to sustain themselves, motivating youth to freely express their visions through art. We seek to aid through 'artaid' into the poorer regions worldwide, to war-torn places, to make a positive difference and create hope in the lives of youth." GLOBAL ArtXchanges ...

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 Walnuts are top nut for heart-healthy antioxidants ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — A new scientific study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature's most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts. In a report here today at the 241st National ...

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 Organizers pick key presentations at ACS 241st National Meeting & Exposition ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Organizers of the technical program at the American Chemical Society's 241st National Meeting & Exposition have identified these highlights from their own division or committee's presentations. The technical ...

Established in 1984, Bateman Family Dental, sedation dentistry in Charlotte, shows their commitment to their patients through alternative solutions for affordable dental health care. As the healthcare debate rages nationally, this Charlotte dentist has decided to do something tangible to help individuals and families afford quality dental care. "Statistically speaking, more than 60% of Americans don't have dental insurance," said Dr. Richard Bateman, Charlotte cosmetic dentist, from his dental practice on Park Cedar Drive in south Charlotte. "This means that a large ...

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 Chemists play important roles as advisers for science-based television shows, movies ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Do television shows like House, Breaking Bad, and Zula Patrol — major sources of information about science and technology for millions of people — try to get it right? Or do they play fast and loose ...

Dr. H. Robert Stender, Pasadena dentist, is pleased to announce the recent addition of operating microscopes to his practice. The operating microscopes allow this Pasadena cosmetic dentist to perform an array of dental procedures more precisely. It also allows patients to view their procedure in real time. There are various types of surgical operating microscopes that are used for different applications. Operating microscopes aid in diagnosis and treatment of your teeth. While magnification, in general, undoubtedly offers many benefits to both the dentist and patient, ...

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 Research across the universe spans multibillion-dollar industry at home ANAHEIM, March 27 2011 — Scientists are spending scarce government money to study mysterious black stripes in the rainbow of light given off by celestial objects millions of light-years across the universe. There is no practical use for ...

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 Debut of the first practical 'artificial leaf' ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — Scientists today claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy — development of the first practical artificial leaf. Speaking here at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, they described an advanced ...

Leading dentist in Leawood, Dr. Gregory Stiver, invites patients to visit his practice's state-of-the-art website to access new online contact forms. Patients can simply visit the website to access and submit dental health information to the office via the online the contact forms. The contact forms were added by Dr. Gregory Stiver, Kansas City oral surgery dentist, to create a new avenue for patients to ask questions or simply state how their visit was. Dr. Stiver encourages patients to contact the practice whenever a concern or interest may arise about cosmetic dentistry ...

Darwin's notion that only the fittest survive has been called into question by new research published today (27 March 2011) in Nature. A collaboration between the Universities of Exeter and Bath in the UK, with a group from San Diego State University in the US, challenges our current understanding of evolution by showing that biodiversity may evolve where previously thought impossible. The work represents a new approach to studying evolution that may eventually lead to a better understanding of the diversity of bacteria that cause human diseases. Conventional wisdom ...

Researchers have described how the most common gene mutation found in acute myeloid leukaemia starts the process of cancer development and how it can cooperate with a well-defined group of other mutations to cause full-blown leukaemia. The researchers suggest that three critical steps are required to transform normal blood cells into leukaemic ones, each subverting a different cellular process. By charting the route towards cancer, the study identifies processes that might serve as targets for new treatments to halt the cancer's development in its tracks and even reverse ...

Leading aesthetic and cosmetic dentist in Grosse Pointe, Dr. Mary Sue Stonisch, is honored to have been voted as Top Dentist by her peers. This is a great recognition and award to receive, further demonstrating Dr. Stonisch's continuous commitment to providing the best in quality dental care for her patients. "I am honored to be selected by my peers as a Top Dentist. There is nothing more honorable than to be recognized by my fellow colleagues for the quality dental health care I provide in the Grosse Pointe, MI area. I truly appreciate their nomination for this notable ...