ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Mayo Clinic study finds no correlation between the use of shock waves to break up kidney stones and the long-term development of diabetes. The study was released Friday during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (http://www.ncsaua.org/default.aspx) in Rancho Mirage, Calif. "We did not identify a significant correlation between shockwave lithotripsy and the long-term development of diabetes mellitus," says Matthew Gettman, M.D. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/bio/11940808.html), a Mayo Clinic urologist and co-author ...

Boulder, CO, USA - Another packed issue of GEOLOGY, The Geological Society of America's premier journal and the top-most cited geoscience journal in the world (http://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=1907) is online in pre-issue publication. Topics include the San Andreas Fault and SAFOD; the 1944 Tonankai earthquake, Japan; Bonin Island beach sands; the fluid properties of ice; fracturing of the Panamanian Isthmus; diatoms from Ocean Drilling Program Site U1304; China's Loess Plateau; deglaciation and climate change in Turkey; an ancient Death Valley landslide; ...

Researchers from the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, have identified a cell cycle-regulated mechanism behind the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells. The study shows the significant role that protein networks can play in a cell leading to the development of cancer. The study results, published in the October 21 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, suggest that inhibition of the CK1 enzyme may be a new therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer cells formed as a result of a malfunction in the cell's ...

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is a drunk driving accident fatality every 23 minutes -- with most of them occurring between midnight and 3 a.m. In order to address this issue, and keep the roads safe, the agency launched the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, which is designed to educate the public about the dangers of drunk driving during nighttime hours and remind drivers that law enforcement will vigilantly patrol at night to keep drunk drivers off the road. "While we have made great strides in reducing drunk driving ...

A recent story in the Tennessean noted that law enforcement in Tennessee is getting ready for an increase of heroin use. The increase, it is suggested, is due to prescription drug users needing a less expensive replacement for their increasingly expensive drugs and dealers' aggressive marketing techniques. The article quotes Dr. Terry Alley, as saying "What's happened is the people who sell this product have made it appear safer, made it less expensive, and they give you the misconception that it's less harmful if you smoke it." He is an addiction specialist ...

Voyages Jules Verne has announced the launch of its Classic Journeys 2011 and 2012 brochure, featuring a host of travel ideas including tours, cruises, trains, resorts and weekends. In association with their longstanding overseas partners, Voyages Jules Verne is delighted to present this compendium of travel opportunities by air, boat and rail, including special sightseeing arrangements and many VJV special events. Among the selection of worldwide departures available until late 2012 are three new tours: Norway's 'Journey to the Arctic Circle' to the remote regions of ...

onShore Networks, completeIT (R) services, recently announced the winners of the onShore Non-profit Giveaway. Because non-profit organizations give so much to the community, onShore Networks decided to give something back. Chicago-area non-profit organizations were invited to select an award from a list of technology services provided by onShore Networks. Organizations that registered were encouraged to spread the word to gather votes for their organization. The contest ran for sixteen weeks. After the votes were tallied, onShore Networks awarded free technology services ...

FrontDoorSoftware Corporation brought home the top prize at the recent VatorSplash competition for entrepreneurs in San Francisco. FrontDoorSoftware wowed the judges with its impressive business plan and opportunity for growth and impact to beat out more than 170 other entrants for the competition's top prize. "We are so honored to win such a prestigious competition like VatorSplash," said Carrie Hafeman, president of FrontDoorSoftware Corporation. "We felt so lucky to have heard our name called and we are really excited about the potential outcome from ...

XPO, a leading provider of international and domestic mailing services, announced today, for the third year, its new Inc. 5000's list of "Fastest Growing Private Companies in America" rankings. The esteemed list is an elite ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies comprised of innovative entrepreneurs. This year, XPO achieved a string of high rankings: 110 in their Logistics & Transportation category, 247 in the Los Angeles Metro area, 623 in California and 647 as a Top Women Run Company nationwide. Inc. 500/5000 is ranked according to ...

Namosofts Music Recovery is a data recovery software that has been developed especially to recover lost music or audio files which have been deleted or corrupted. It is an easy to use data recovery software that can recover MP3 files, WMA files and all other popular music files that have been deleted or lost from your iPod, iPhone, iPad, MP3 player or MP4 player. It can also recover music files from memory cards, hard drives, USB Flash Drive. Namosofts Music Recovery is data recovery software that has been developed especially to recover lost music files. It understands ...

Have you ever wondered what it's really like to sail around the world or even do Slocum's Wake? Well, on October 27th Nat and Betsy Warren-White will share lots of stories and photographs of their adventure "Sailing in Slocum's Wake: Round the World in Five Years". Their voyage eventually took nearly 5 years to complete and along the way they encountered challenging weather, visited with some extraordinary people in amazing places and with the help of more than 50 crew including his son Josh (named after Joshua Slocum). By the time they returned to Maine ...

The Ming Group, a fast growing marketing consulting firm with offices in Silicon Valley California and Beijing China, announced today that the company has appointed Aiyappan Pillai to serve on its Advisory Board. Mr. Pillai, an experienced high-tech executive, Vice President of Business Transformation at TATA Communications, brings deep roots and years of experience in telecommunications services and consulting industry to The Ming Group. "It gives me great pleasure to be an advisor to The Ming Group," said Mr. Aiyappan Pillai. "I've worked with numerous ...

Chris Stokes has either worked with, managed, produced & written songs, directed and/or discovered talents from the likes of: Brandy Norwood, Omarion, Destiny's Child, Kim Kardashian, B2K, Bone Thugs and Harmony, Kevin McCall (Glee), Demi Lovato, Marques Houston, Bow Wow, Malika Haqq, Immature, Jamie Foxx, and the late Brittney Murphy just to name a few. In a recent interview Stokes stated, " I love music, but I'm no longer managing." Instead I would like to focus strictly on film and television productions because my true passion is directing, and it also ...

50 Asks in 50 Weeks: How to Jumpstart Your Development Shop in Any Economy is a free "back to basics" online course for executive directors and development directors who want to raise more money for their nonprofit organizations. Presented by Ventureneer, it specifically targets organizations with small development offices and provides clear steps on how to create a simple plan for raising more money. "Development staff in small nonprofits can be overwhelmed by busy work. This class will help them re-focus on making the ask and increasing revenue," ...

With fall sports in full swing, Dakota Dental Family Dentistry is reminding parents and athletes that dental injuries are one of the most common types of injuries sustained by participants in organized and recreational sports. Sports related dental injuries often result in bruised or lacerated lips, cheeks and tongue, fractured or dislocated jaw and broken, shifted or lost teeth. Apple Valley Dentist, Dr. Shelley Wakefield, notes that "Fortunately dental injuries are one of the most preventable types of sports-related injuries. Consistently wearing a properly ...

Announcing that Bartsoft Inc., a Canadian based company, has launched 20 new greeting cards and frames for both versions of the application, eCard Express for iPhone and eCard Express HD for iPad. This new update includes both nice classical and humorous cartoon style cards and frames for existing application categories like Thanksgiving, Love & Friendship, Thank You For Your Business, New Home, Encouragement Cards For Kids, Birthday. All of these new cards are free of charge for current eCard Express users. And now the total selection of available cards for each ...

For the seventh year in a row, The Preiss Company has been recognized as one of the Triangle's top Women-Owned Businesses by Triangle Business Journal, which ranked businesses by the number of employees in the Triangle. The Preiss Company, one of the largest off-campus student housing providers in the nation, has made "The List" every year since 2005. "Everything that The Preiss Company has achieved is a direct result of the hard work, dedication, and professionalism made by every single one of our team members," says TPCO Founder and CEO, Donna ...

The release of "A Slot Machine Ate My Midlife Crisis" on August 16, 2011 by SynergEbooks has made a splash in the publishing world. This debut novel by Irene Woodbury has hit the top position of the Fictionwise.com Humor Category bestsellers. It also notched the number two spot in Humor at Mobipocket.com in Europe. Woodbury's novel is an insightful, first-person account of a midlife crisis in progress. And was there ever a better time, or place, for regrouping than Las Vegas from 2005-2007: at the top of the bubble, a pit of giddy, gaudy excesses and seductive ...

The simple solution to Brian Ash's continual restaurant drain problems was already in his commercial kitchen. He just hadn't discovered it yet. But once the former software engineer turned small restaurant owner/City Council member figured out how to use an existing tried and true method in a different manner, he knew he needed to share his idea with other commercial kitchen owners. While draining pastas and washing dishes in the commercial kitchen sinks of his family's Italian restaurant, invariably a few noodles would go down the drain. Over time, enough food solids ...

As unemployment and poverty increase, there is one industry that seems to be flourishing. Employment911 is a professional resume writing service that promises to help professionals secure more interviews and job offers or their money back and business seems to be booming. Employment911 offers professionals the chance to get in contact with their very own resume writer. The professional resume writer offered by the professional resume writing service will be specialized in the applicant's field and will have years of experience, as well as the proper certification.   One ...

Tom Riley, retired director of airship operations at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 59th Annual Lighter-Than-Air Society's Annual Banquet, Silent Auction and Raffle, at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Martin University Center on the campus of the University of Akron. Riley, who retired in 2000, is a former airship pilot who spent five years flying Goodyear blimps in Europe and Australia before becoming the top blimp administrator for Goodyear. He is receiving the recognition for his years of contribution to ...

Jim Anderson is an overachiever. As a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a Chairman of the 131st Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, Anderson remains extremely active in the recording community in his academic and professional capacities, as well as in his role as a freelance recording engineer/producer. He just finished recording projects for jazz musician James Carter and GRAMMY Award-winning Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and most recently was involved with a massive oral history project for the AES which documents many significant ...

Mo-DV (Mobile Digital Video), an innovator of multimedia content delivery via USB Flash Drives and Micro SD Cards, has developed a game changing new technology that solves the format problems between mobile devices, HDTV sets, and other consumer electronic devices, with issued patents. The new medium enables users to play content on cell phones, tablets, PCs, and HDTVs. The Mo-DV technology and patents also apply to rapid Kiosk content delivery in addition to pre-loaded or downloaded content. "The consumer market for movies on smartphones, tablets, PCs, and smart ...

A new release of Basic Circuits Challenge by ETCAI Products will make life easier for both teachers and students. The program devises varied learning experiences for students and grades and records their progress. The material is suitable for high school, trade school, and community college level students. ETCAI Products has a simple low cost site license that will fit any budget. The program devises a new set of parameters each time an activity is used. This means that students may usefully practice a procedure many times without memorizing answers. Copying is not a ...

For 50 years talk spread through archaeological circles about an ancient Peruvian Chachapoyan Temple that had never been plundered by treasure-hunters. The year is 1936. The movie is "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The film showcases Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) holding one piece of an old parchment map leading to the ancient site. The problem is two coldblooded Peruvian guides possess the other map fragments needed to complete the map. When golden figurines from the ancient temple begin to show up on the market Jones and Marcus Brody, curator of the National ...