Home building is a serious business, and whether you plan to start from scratch or redesign an existing home, you need to know that the job is being handled by professionals. But quality of craftsmanship is not the only factor that one needs to consider in this day and age; eco-friendliness is also a major element that must be considered when designing your future house. Design Builder Brisbane at Design Build Homes strives to provide a healthier home for your family, and one that leaves a smaller footprint in your surroundings as well. "Our designers are all accredited ...

Anyone who did not view the Bilbao World Expo stand in Shanghai last year has the chance to see what they missed this spring. The Basque city was represented at the international conference by an area entitled Bilbao Guggenheim++. It showed how the city has changed over the past 25 years and become one of the most attractive destinations in Europe. The stand has been recreated at the AlhondigaBilbao and will be on display until May 1st 2011. At the Shanghai World Expo, the city was held up as an international example of sustainable urban development and its ...

London's Southbank Centre is currently hosting the Ether Festival, which showcases some of the most innovative voices in the arts sphere. Through a diverse programme featuring musicians and artists running until April 28th, the venue will explore what is happening at art's cutting edge. Experimental shows by Killing Joke, Tim Exile, Pantha du Prince and Wolfgang Voigt are included on the bill, with the Philharmonia Orchestra due to deliver a live score to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 - A Space Odyssey. Another anticipated highlight of the festival will be the performance ...

The Comedy of Art is currently on display at the Palazzo Reale in Milan and offers a comprehensive overview of the work produced by Alberto Savinio. Running until June 12th 2011, the installation features 100 pieces created by Savinio, who was the brother of another major artist in the Italian canon Giorgio de Chirico. The venue described Savinio as an artist "who managed to traverse the arts of the 20th century, contributing in an original way and anticipating the versatility and style of references that were to be postmodern". Visitors will find his work separated ...

The life and career of Michael Jackson will soon be celebrated in the HIStory This Is It show in Brisbane. A band of talented musicians and dancers are set to come together at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Concert Hall to give their tribute to the King of Pop. According to the venue, the event is the closest that fans can get to seeing Jackson take the stage. Ticketholders will be taken on a music journey that starts during his time in the Jackson 5, when he and his brothers released classic tracks such as I Want You Back, ABC and Shake Your ...

A musical version of hit Singaporean movie 881 opens at the city's Esplanade Theatre next month. The production tells the story of two childhood friends who are desperate to star in the colourful street shows held to celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival. However, their dreams are put on hold by the arrival of another pair of talented performers, the Angmoh Durian sisters. Royston Tan's 2007 film has been adapted for the stage by award-winning director and playwright Goh Boon Teck, who has tried to ensure the piece loses none of the original's sense of fun and entertainment. The ...

Three of the UK's hottest up-and-coming stand-up acts will take the stage at The Punchline Comedy Club in Hua Hin next month. David Morgan, Vladimir McTavish and Dan Evans are appearing at the venue on April 21st 2011. The first of these funnymen, Morgan, had his first taste of the spotlight at the Leicester Comedy Festival and has since gone on to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe's Lunchtime Club. McTavish is hugely popular in his native Scotland, but has entertained audiences as far afield as the US, Singapore, Kuwait and Dubai. He is perhaps best known for ...

StratMark, a provider of corporate learning, development and consulting services based in Hong Kong is taking on a new challenge. Corporate wellness, or as some know it, workplace wellness, has become a buzz word in many developed and developing countries around the world. Being one of the world's business hubs, StratMark believes that Hong Kong is ideally situated to learn from the research and implement effective and sustainable wellness strategies. Companies around the world have different ideas of workplace wellness. Some think that staff will automatically be happy ...

Napoli Boys All-Natural Italian Ice, a unique all-natural dessert producer, will once again give away free samples at the POAC Walk For A Difference on April 2, 2011. The event is being held at First Energy Park, Home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, in Lakewood, NJ. Michael Bifulco, owner of Napoli Boys, comments, "We came out last year and provided the walkers free scoops of our all natural Italian ice. We also support the Autism Family Services of New Jersey during their annual Beach Bash event held at the Jersey Shore every September." "The families love our product," ...

When it comes to network and computer security, computer users are often caught between the need to have the latest and best protection against threats and convenience. "There is only so much time in a day an IT department or individual user can devote to installing, maintaining, and updating 'best of breed' software that specializes in dealing with particular network and computer threats," says Oliver Thompson of ixDownload.com, the Internet's leading authority on software resources. "Add in the busy schedule of your typical office, and you have a recipe for disaster. ...

Chase Bank invites Columbus, Ohio area Home Owners to the Greater Columbus Convention Center March 26th & 27th to talk with loan counselors about their mortgages. Next door to the Chase Bank event, foreclosure defense attorney, John Sherrod of Jump Legal Group, who sued Chase Bank Tuesday on behalf of a homeowner who followed Chase's instructions to make three monthly payments needed for a loan modification, only to have Chase foreclose on the home anyway, will hold a free information session about foreclosure defense. According to Attorney Sherrod, Chase Bank allows ...

Professional financial advisors will tell you that personal financial planning is an ongoing process that requires a comprehensive strategy with continuous reviews and adjustments. The recent Federal Reserve's QE2 policy will put that adage to the test now and for some time to come. The Fed's QE2 policy was partially intended to boost the economy by creating upward pricing pressure on US equities. The premise was that average investors will see their 401k plans, IRAs and other equity investments rise, and thus feel more financially secure. In turn investors would begin ...

The no deposit free bingo site City Bingo has announced this six week long promotion which takes place in the sites Royal Treatment room and will send winners on a luxury spa day worth GBP100. City Bingo, which sports a distinctive downtown theme and has the motto of 'Bright Lights Big Wins', is continuing its tendency to run regular and seasonal promotions at the site following its St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Six bingo fans will be finding themselves getting pampered in the run up to Kate and William tying the knot at Westminster Abbey. The site and its mascot ...

New drugs that specifically target the mutated genes responsible for cancer growth have shown great success in extending the lives of patients, with far fewer side effects than conventional anti-cancer therapies. Unfortunately, many patients become resistant to these drugs due to secondary mutations. Now, a multidisciplinary team of researchers at UCLA has developed a "roadmap" of the complex signaling processes involved in cancer that could lead to new methods for diagnosing and overcoming such drug resistance. Cancer is a complicated mix of multiple, interconnected ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, makes use of the base excision repair pathway when inserting its DNA into the host-cell genome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. Crippling the repair pathway prevents the virus from completing this critical step in the retrovirus's life cycle. The findings offer potential new targets for novel anti-HIV drugs that may not lead as quickly to viral resistance ...

In 1964 biologist William Hamilton introduced Inclusive Fitness Theory to predict and explain phenomena ranging from animal behavior to patterns of gene expression. With its many successes, the theory became a cornerstone for modern biology. In August, 2010, Harvard researchers challenged the theory in the prestigious journal, Nature. Now Nature has published sharp rebuttals from scores of scientists, including Edward Allen Herre and William Wcislo, staff scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. "Bees are probably the most useful group for studying ...

When you've suffered a personal injury, it can be an overwhelming and daunting experience. If your injury has seriously impacted your life, medical bills may be piling up and you may not be able to work. Finding an experienced personal injury attorney could greatly benefit you. A skilled attorney with experience in personal injury claims will have the knowhow to ensure that you get the maximum compensation you deserve to help you recover. It is important to do your research when searching for a personal injury attorney. Ask your family and friends if they know any lawyers ...

Professional athletes who play contact sports should never depend on glasses and contact lenses to help them see. Not only can both of these visual aids too easily fall out during gameplay, they can pose danger to a player's eyes. Glasses can shatter with the impact of a ball or another player's hand. Dirt and sweat can build up underneath contacts, causing irritation and infection in the eyes. For these and other reasons, an increasing number of athletes are considering LASIK surgery as a way to correct their vision. While some athletes may be good candidates for LASIK, ...

Since 1992, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to 47 new indications for 35 cancer drugs and in more than half the cases—26 indications—further trials have confirmed the benefits of the drugs. But the agency has concerns about the length of time some drugs have remained on the market without confirmation of their benefits, according to a review article published online March 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. New requirements and fines are possible solutions say the authors, from FDA's Office of Oncology Drug Products. John ...

Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent study has documented a high prevalence of obesity in postmenopausal women with fragility fracture. An international group of researchers has today presented research at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ECCEO11-IOF) that compares the prevalence and location of fractures in obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2) and non-obese postmenopausal women and examines specific risk factors for fracture. A history of fracture after age 45 years was observed in 23% of obese and 24% of non-obese ...

Anyone who faces sex crimes charges must understand the importance of an aggressive criminal defense. From false allegations to overzealous prosecutors, a suspect's world can change drastically overnight. If that person is a juvenile or young person just entering the adult world, the shame and embarrassment of the ordeal can cause lasting damage. A new bill before the Ohio legislature could provide significant relief for young people who face criminal prosecution due to "sexting." Currently, minors who send nude images to other minors on iPhones and other telecommunications ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A group of scientists at Marshall University is conducting research that may someday lead to new treatments for repair of the central nervous system. Dr. Elmer M. Price, who heads the research team and is chairman of Marshall's Department of Biological Sciences, said his group has identified and analyzed unique adult animal stem cells that can turn into neurons. Price said the neurons they found appear to have many of the qualities desired for cells being used in development of therapies for slowly progressing, degenerative conditions like Parkinson's ...

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a way that mutations in a gene called LRRK2 may cause the most common inherited form of Parkinson's disease. The study, published online this month in the journal Public Library of Science, shows that upon specific modification called phosphorylation, LRRK2 protein binds to a family of proteins called 14-3-3, which has a regulatory function inside cells. When there is a mutation in LRRK2, 14-3-3 is impaired, leading to Parkinson's. This finding explains how mutations lead to the development of Parkinson's, providing ...

A driver who ran a red light at the Miami intersection of 79th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue killed one and critically injured another. The two were injured in the hit-and-run accident while waiting for the bus stop. As the driver attempted to flee the scene of the accident, however, witnesses in a nearby vehicle forced the hit-and-run driver off the road in an effort to prevent him from driving away. The witness was successful in stopping the driver who caused the car accident. According to police, a Toyota truck driver was involved in an accident with two other ...

This press release is available in French. It sounds unbelievably simple but it's true – a written action plan for asthma treatment, attached to the drug prescription, improves asthma control in children. "Acute care visits for asthma often signal a management failure," said Dr. Francine Ducharme, of the University of Montreal's Department of Pediatrics and the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre. "This research shows that, even in the emergency department setting where little time is available to provide education, the provision of a written action plan significantly ...