HUNTVILLE, TX -- While statutory rape laws have been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults or peers, more teenagers are engaging in sexual activity before the legal age of consent and are facing sexual assault charges. A recent study by the Crime Victims' Institute at Sam Houston State University examines various state laws that have been adopted to address the growing problem and suggests ways to address the dilemmas caused by the laws that are written. "It is becoming increasingly clear that some teenagers engage in sexual activity even before they ...

Reston, Va. –With the deficiencies in knowledge of tuberculosis—as well as in the practices, programs and strategies used to combat the disease and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis poses a major problem for the health care community. Research in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, however, shows that the use of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) scans can help to determine earlier if treatment for tuberculosis is working or if the disease is MDR. Tuberculosis and HIV have been ...

WASHINGTON – A comprehensive review of research focusing on the debate between High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and other sweeteners presented today finds there is no evidence of any significant variation in the way the human body metabolizes HFCS as opposed to standard table sugar, or any difference in impact on risk factors for chronic disease. James M. Rippe, MD, founder and director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Central Florida, presented a summary of recent research entitled -- "High Fructose Corn Syrup, ...

Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel announces a special savings package for their hotel guest to enjoy. Guests who book their stay with their AAA United States or Canadian membership card will receive a 10% discount off Best Available Rates. Proof of membership is required at check-in. This hotel Monroe NC's features and amenities include: - Complimentary continental breakfast - Free High-speed wireless Internet access - Microwave and refrigerator in all guest rooms - 25 inch cable TV with HBO - Meeting room - Suites available with hot tubs Located near the ...

Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter Hotel North, located near Perimeter Mall and Dunwoody, GA, recently announced a new special savings deal for summer travelers to enjoy. Guests who book their stay now through September 30, 2011 can request the Coca-Cola 125th Anniversary package. The deal includes: - 2 complimentary World of Coca-Cola good anytime tickets* - 2 complimentary Coca-Cola Commemorative Bottles* - Complimentary breakfast - 20% discount on food and beverage - Rates from $115 per night *Available while supplies last. "Guests are sure to enjoy ...

Computex Taipei 2011, the world's leading and Asia's largest ICT show, is coming around the corner on May 31st. Qsan will unveil new product line on its home turf. Product debut includes P600Q 10Gb iSCSI, P400Q 1Gb iSCSI, F600Q 8Gb Fibre Channel, and FE600Q 10Gb FCoE storage systems. All these new models are based on the latest hardware architecture design using Intel Xenon C5500 processors to cater higher IOPS and more data transmission bandwidth. To distinguish ourselves from others, Qsan is the first domestic RAID vendor who announces Fibre Channel over Ethernet product, ...

Research released today reveals Australia is in the midst of an internet explosion, yet broadband consumers are over-spending on their connections by $141 million through a lack of understanding of what they really need. Over 7.5 million Australian households subscribe to broadband internet, a jump of almost a million in 12 months. In their enthusiasm to do more online however, Australians are failing to review and update their plans to meet their changing needs. The iSelect Broadband Report shows broadband is booming in Australia - Australians are on average downloading ...

With its roots established in the insurance asset documentation industry, OwnDepot saw firsthand the emotions and challenges families face when there is a change in family status, specifically in the death of a family member, during a divorce or in planning a wedding. "People become attached to certain assets and family treasures, and OwnDepot ensures a documented path for ownership transfer," said Brett Langlinais, COO of OwnDepot. "As Benjamin Franklin is credited for saying - "There are only two certainties in life, death and taxes," Parents ...

TriNet Communications has reached an agreement with Megger which will allow TriNet to distribute much of its line of test equipment and tools to customers across the United States. While best known for its range of insulation testers, Megger also provides full service solutions to all electrical test and measurement needs. Its products provide testing solutions in the most critical maintenance areas including cable fault locating, protective relay and power quality testing, as well as telecommunications testing equipment. "When speaking with our customers about ...

Today, JustStrings.com announced the expansion of their popular line of Bulk Strings for guitarists. The line now includes a wide range of gauges in Plain Steel, 80/20 Bronze, Phosphor Bronze, Nickel, Stainless Steel and Classical Nylon. Loop End strings are available in Plain Steel, Phosphor Bronze and Stainless Steel. Bulk long scale bass guitar strings are available in Nickel and Stainless Steel. A customer, Danny Burns wrote in a bulk strings review: "I play my guitar about 25-30 hours a week and teach guitar to 8 students. I used Ernie ball and many others ...

OptionsU Forex Trader (OUFX), creators of the popular Forex Trader Pro series, recently announced the FREE Download giveaway of the new Trade Analyzer Dashboard for those who attend the latest installment in the Forex Trader Pro webinar series. Designed for all levels of Forex traders, both those who are new to the Forex market and those looking for ways to sharpen their current trading skills will find this webinar key to learning positive Forex trading habits that increase PIPs and maximize every trade, while also learning how to end poor trading habits. Interested traders ...

Previously, Myers was serving as CEO of The Institute for Motivational Living, Inc., the research division of PeopleKeys, Inc. The Institute (IML) studies one's unique personality characteristics then matches them to a specific customized environment. IML's matching expertise is used globally for hiring, teambuilding, and personal development within business or by maximizing volunteers in expanding non-profit organizations such as churches. PeopleKeys, Inc., a global brand of The Institute for Motivational Living, Inc., delivers this matching expertise through a robust ...

Create Boutique, specialists in "hands on-fashion" are running an open workshop on 28th May, to show you how to make your own bespoke fascinator. Held at our gallery in Shoreditch, the workshop, which is being led by our millinery studio who have worked with Dita Von Teese, covers how to combine luxurious quills, beading and fabric to create your own headpiece. Running from 3.30pm to 6.30pm the workshop costs GBP40.00 per person and can be booked by emailing harriet@create-boutique.co.uk. Create Boutique run workshops inspired by the season's trends in fashion, ...

According to Reuters and other recent news sources, Terrorist Osama Bin Laden considered hijacking oil tankers and exploding them in harbors. "This is the heart of the plot in my fictional novel about SEAL Team Six," says Bentley Gates, author of "The Bahrain Conspiracy." Released in 2010, many readers have said that the 582-page novel read so realistically, it seemed it had been taken from the day's headlines. While a work of fiction, it sees even more contemporary given the release of some of the materials found by SEALs in the compound where Bin ...

The American Hospital Dubai has appointed Dr. Stefan Diez as consultant neurologist at the hospital's campus in Dubai. Dr Diez, a board certified neurologist, joins the existing team of three specialists based in the hospital's Neuroscience Centre of Excellence. Dr Diez graduated from the medical school (founded in 1477) at the University of Tuebingen in Germany, in 1985. Following his graduation from medical school, he completed his PhD in tropical medicine in 1986 and then worked in psychiatry before deciding to pursue his career in neurology, neurocritical care, ...

With a deadline and no immediate Plan B in sight, LeTicia Lee, author of the Answer-Key to Avoid Debt Build Credit & Retire Rich believes the solution to the $14.29 trillion national debt crisis is to focus on reversing our nation's financial ignorance by focusing on our teens and young adults to get us back on track. Lee believes the Teens Rebound the Economy Initiative [T.R.E.] can help accomplish this using Albert Einstein's discovery and thus ultimately resolve the looming debt crisis. Albert Einstein once called compound the most powerful mathmatical discovery ...

AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced today the release of the WIP (Wide Interaction Platform) platform to the market allowing integrated process communications with all external web users to the company. Not only with customers but also with suppliers, collaborators, public administration, job applicants, etc. This is an essential part for the CRM system that is built in AuraPortal through BPMS processes. The WIP module of AuraPortal is aimed at the integration of internal business processes of ...

June is a special time of the year. It's the time we honor dad with Father's Day. It's the time we recognize all those who have graduated or about to graduate. To commemorate this special time, ResorTime.com has some extra special deals to give these June Dads and Grads their due. ResorTime.com (www.ResorTime.com), among the leaders in nightly luxury timeshare rentals in the country has some choice properties for exciting summer getaways that will show the dads and grads in your life (or anyone else, including yourself) how much you care. "Graduation is a landmark ...

Grauer School announced significant student achievements in the categories of National Merit Scholarship Commendations, Harvard Book Prize competition and athletic excellence in the National Mountain Bike Race Championship. Matthew Higgins ('12) and Summer Kiesel ('12) were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Matthew Higgins ('12) was awarded the 2011 Harvard Book Prize for outstanding achievement in a field of top students throughout the country and Luca Cometti ('14) won first place in the Downhill mountain bike competition at the Sea Otter Classic Nationals, ...

Believe Lashes is set to bring an exclusive and clinically effective eyelash growth treatment to Liverpool and the Northwest of England. In 2008, Latisse was launched in the US and has since been used by millions of people including many celebrities. Latisse is the trade name for Bimatoprost, which has been shown by many research studies to result in eyelash growth. The official launch of Latisse in the UK is not expected until next year, but Believe Lashes will offer consultations for eyelash growth treatments from next week. 'We are very excited to offer this treatment ...

BMR Enterprises, LLC is now able to offer retail financing programs to business merchants needing customer financing choices. Our financing program is one of the few retail financing programs to become available since the tightening of the credit markets. While many larger named retail financing companies have reduces their number of approved merchants and increased credit requirements our program has helped retailers maintain their revenue and sales levels. The financing program can be used to finance any products or services. It can also be used to finance service ...

Watching her parent's home running out of wall space; and her mom's growing collection of oil paintings piling up in a small room upstairs, Karen Ross came up with an idea for a new small business to supplement her long fought for entrepreneurial ambitions recently stalled by economic uncertainty. It was not only a shame to let so much artwork go unseen and unappreciated, but it was a small business opportunity just waiting to be given a chance; and one that would benefit both Karen and her Mom. Uniquely serene, often stunning and occasionally eccentric; the artwork ...

Not too long ago a new website was launched in the women's health area. This website deals with all the details related to ovarian cysts and ovarian cyst treatment. It is a very welcome new website that will help a tremendous number of women deal with their ovarian cyst problems. Many women suffer from the awful effects and symptoms of ovarian cysts. Abdominal pain, problems with sexual intercourse, or lower back pain are only a few examples. But the knowledge that you have a massive growing cyst in your body has plenty anxiety too, understandably. Many women are ...

A Miami travel agent has achieved prestigious Commodore status in Princess Cruises' Academy training program, certifying him as an expert cruise professional. As a Commodore, Terry Taylor of Expedia Cruiseship Centers joins an exclusive group of travel agents who are now recognized by Princess at the Academy's highest level for their unique qualifications and knowledge as a cruise planning professional. Terry earned this distinction after completing the minimum 25 courses necessary to graduate from the program. "We at Princess are very proud of Terry's dedication, ...

Ashford Global IT CEO Angel Prusinowski has formalized an articulation agreement with ITSM Academy to present state of the art certification training in IT Service Management. Under the terms of the articulation agreement the new training curriculum will focus on ITIL V3 classes. The New Offering. ITSM will function as the delivery institute for the self-paced training opportunity designed for professionals to train for the ITIL Foundation Certificate. ITSM will provide educational media environments that are fully interactive where trainees can participate in self-testing ...