Atlanta granite countertops retailer Craftmark Solid Surfaces, Inc., reports that quartz has seen an increase in sales as a countertop surfaces. In recent years, granite has been the most requested surface, its success generally attributed to its natural beauty and durability. However, though Granite may have been the clear leader in Atlanta countertops resurfacing in 2010, quartz is rapidly gaining in popularity. Craftmark announced that quartz has soared in sales this year, challenging granite for the title of best countertop surface. "Sales for quartz surfaces ...

Alexandria, VA -- The universe is repulsive, but in a good way. In 2008, while studying bursts of light emitted from exploding stars, newly named Nobel Laureates Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter and Brian P. Schmidt discovered one of the most mysterious, yet prevalent, components of our universe: dark energy. The three were using the brightness and color from supernovae to determine the speed with which the universe expanded in the past, versus how fast it is expanding now. What they discovered completely transformed how astronomers view the evolution of space. The growth of ...

"Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain," goes the song. Is there such a thing as soap and water for the psyche? Yes: Metaphor is that powerful, say Spike W.S. Lee and Norbert Schwarz of the University of Michigan in a literature review appearing in the latest issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological Science. Religious rites like baptism make psychological sense, the article suggests. Says Lee: "Cleansing is about the removal of residues." By washing the hands, taking a shower, or even thinking of ...

Atlanta tinting company The Tint Guy has been helping local business cut down on their energy costs this summer by installing protective window film on office windows throughout the city. Specializing in commercial, residential, and automotive window tinting in Atlanta, The Tint Guy provides only the highest quality window tint Atlanta has available. Commercial tinting is one of the most cost-efficient options for improving an office building, capable of recovering its cost in energy savings within a short period of time. The larger the building, the more potential to ...

Our life experiences -- the ups and downs, and everything in between -- shape us, stay with us and influence our emotional set point as adults, according to a new study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. The study suggests that, in addition to our genes, our life experiences are important influences on our levels of anxiety and depression. "In this time of emphasis on genes for this and that trait, it is important to remember that our environmental experiences also make important contributions to who we are as people," said principal investigator ...

New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that the Tyk2 protein helps suppress the growth and metastasis of breast tumors, as reported in Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free online for the next week at http://www.liebertpub.com/jir. Qifang Zhang and Andrew Larner, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), and colleagues from VCU, Temple University School of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA), Jagiellonian ...

The professionals at Atlanta Peach Movers, a full service Atlanta moving company specializing in local and long distance moves, remind Atlanta residents of the importance of hiring a professional moving service to move fragile or bulky items such as pianos, paintings, or arcade games. These items are valuable and often irreplaceable, and require special care when being moved. The Atlanta long distance movers at Atlanta Peach Movers are highly trained and experienced in moving all types of specialty items. In addition to Atlanta moving services, Atlanta Peach Movers ...

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, could together significantly increase children's risk for diseases such as diabetes from a very young age. A second study of AGEs in adults found that cutting back on processed, grilled, and fried foods, which are high in AGEs, may improve insulin resistance in people with diabetes. AGEs -- toxic glucose byproducts previously tied to high blood sugar ...

New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- Obesity among adolescents has more than tripled over the past 40 years, and recent estimates find that over 18% of teens in the U.S. are obese. Education and mentoring targeting obesity and delivered in high schools by peers has been shown to have a significant impact on teen diet and physical activity, according to a study published in Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.(http://www.liebertpub.com) The article "Effect of HealthCorps, a High School Peer Mentoring Program, on Youth Diet and Physical ...

I&K International Limited has announced an exciting new offer, whereby clients at Hairtrade.com will receive a free makeup bag when they buy any 3 items at the online store. Customers shopping at Hairtrade.com - the UKs leading online hair care and hair extensions supplier - will be able to take advantage of the offer up until the 15th of October 2011. Hairtrade.com has found a great deal of success since it started to supply all kinds of hair extension products back in 2005, and is now considered a must-visit for shoppers interested in hair extensions and wigs. ...

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults. The study, published online Oct. 5 in the journal Cancer, is believed to be the first to compare disease spread in children and adults, and the results suggest some profound biological differences between childhood and adult melanoma, the researchers say. The Johns Hopkins team analyzed five years of medical records tracking 717 children and 1,368 young adults (ages 20 through 24) diagnosed ...

"False memories tend to get a bad rap," says developmental psychologist Mark L. Howe, of Lancaster University in England. Indeed, remembering events incorrectly or remembering events that didn't happen can have grave consequences, such as the criminal conviction of an innocent person. "But false memories are a natural outcropping of memory in general. They must have some positive effect, too." That argument -- that memory illusions were evolutionarily adaptive and remain useful for psychological well being and problem-solving -- is the subject of an intriguing paper in ...

ForexTrading.net, a new online forex magazine is aiming to keep users updated with all the latest happenings in the world of forex trading, through a videographic that has been published on the site. The new videographic will give users of the site an overview of the forex trading market, and can even be embedded into users' personal websites or blogs where it can be shared with other interested internet users. Recent years have seen a number of changes in the forex trading market; not only has the number of people who trade in this manner shot up, but the way in ...

Though viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral universe is limited to a tiny fraction of the viruses that likely exist. In a paper published this week in the online journal mBio, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Barcelona found that raw sewage is home to thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could relate to human health. There are roughly 1.8 million species of organisms on our planet, and each one is host to untold numbers of unique viruses, ...

Heavy rainfall was occurring in Tropical Storm Philippe's southeastern quadrant when NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over it this week, and the storm continues to strengthen. Philippe was still a tropical storm when the TRMM satellite passed above on October 3, 2011 at 1806 UTC (2:06 p.m. EDT) but the National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that the storm may become a hurricane in a couple days. TRMM's TMI and Precipitation Radar (PR) data showed that bands of powerful convective thunderstorms were still dropping rain at a rate of over ...

Leading ferry company Stena Line has clinched the title of 'Best Ferry Operator' at the prestigious 'Travel Bulletin Star Awards 2011'. The 'Star Awards' are one of the most widely celebrated trade award programmes in the UK with voting conducted exclusively by the travel industry's 'true experts', the travel agents, to recognise and reward excellence across the travel and tourism industry. Ross Carson, Sales & Ancillary Revenue Manager was thrilled to collect the award at a glittering gala awards ceremony in London. "It is always great to win an award but ...

Tropical Depression Nalgae weakened rapidly when it made landfall on Hainan Island, China yesterday and NASA's TRMM satellite observed lighter rainfall rates that coincided with its lower intensity. Today, Nalgae's remnants are moving drifting toward Vietnam. TRMM measured the rainfall rates in Nalgae on October 4, 2011 at 0624 UTC (2:24 a.m. EDT). The rainfall analysis from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) showed only scattered areas of light to moderate rainfall were present with Nalgae as it moved into the Gulf of Tonkin west of Hainan Island. ...

I&K International Limited and Hairtrade.com, the number one hair extensions online store in the UK, have just announced a 30% discount on all I&K Clip-in Highlight Human Hair extensions, with a choice of 20 colours available. The news is sure to go down a treat with style enthusiasts that regularly use hair extensions, or even shoppers just looking to try something a little different with their hair, as the I&K Clip in Highlight range is often described as the easiest and fastest way to add highlights without colouring the hair. Colours available as part ...

When an athlete consistently does well, sports commentators may describe them as being "hot" or "on fire." Scientists have debunked these streaks as being in the eye of the beholder, but a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers supports the "hot hand" phenomenon: that a streak of positive outcomes is likely to continue. Published online today in the journal PLoS ONE, the study analyzed five years of NBA free throws that support the "hot hand" phenomenon. Gur Yaari, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine, and colleague ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As more and more people use websites like Craigslist to find roommates and advertise apartment vacancies, the opportunities increase for housing discrimination law violations. Rigel Oliveri, an associate dean for faculty research and development and associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law, found that discriminatory online housing ads are almost always posted by people seeking roommates, and are primarily based on familial status. In a study published in the Indiana Law Review, Oliveri reviewed 10,000 housing advertisements ...

Cincinnati, OH, October 6, 2011 -- Directly advertising food items to children worries many parents and health care providers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have expressed concern about the negative impact of advertising on children's healthy food choices. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics explores the relationship between fast food advertisements, parental influence, and the food choices made by children. Dr. Christopher Ferguson and colleagues at Texas A&M International University studied ...

Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Galleria Hotel, a leading Smyrna Georgia hotel, is the perfect place for guests to stay who are attending RAIN, A Tribute to the Beatles. Direct from Broadway, this Gas South Broadway Series production will take place at Cobb Performing Arts Centre from October 28-30, 2011. RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every ...

PHILADELPHIA — Over the next decade, the population of cancer survivors over 65 years of age will increase by approximately 42 percent. "We can expect a dramatic increase in the number of older adults who are diagnosed with or carry a history of cancer," said Julia Rowland, Ph.D., director of the Office of Cancer Survivorship in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). "Cancer is largely a disease of aging, so we're seeing yet another effect of the baby boom generation and we need to prepare for this increase." Rowland's ...

Holiday Inn Express Simpsonville Hotel provides convenient lodging to guests attending the 38th Annual High School Festival and Preaching Conference. Taking place on the Bob Jones University Christian campus October 31 - November 3, 2011, participants will enjoy fellowship and wholesome recreation while developing talents in the areas of fine arts and preaching. The event is open to students from public, private and homeschools in 9th - 12th grade. In addition to participating, they will visit university classes and attend chapel and special programs by university students ...

Are you being charged accurately for medical care? Fraudulent medical billing forms cost private individuals and insurance companies thousands of dollars each year. On September 15 in Jackson, MS a not guilty plea was entered in court by a former cancer clinic office manager, according to a story issued by the Associated Press*. She is facing charges of healthcare fraud that stem from allegations that include giving patients cheaper drugs than they were billed for and not billing properly for chemotherapy treatments. Prosecutors allege that three women were involved ...