Susan Alpert Siegel Ph.D. and William D. Noonan M.D. of Klarquist Sparkman to give a featured presentation entitled "Patenting Protein Therapeutics: In the Shadow of Uncertainty" at GTC's 4th Protein Discovery & Therapeutics Conference on Oct 19-21, 2011 in San Diego, CA Dr's Siegel and Noonan will discuss how therapeutic proteins are patented in a purified, synthetic or artificial form to distinguish them from unpatentable products of nature. Patentable proteins must also be new, useful and nonobvious. As patents expire on antibodies, patent strategies ...

The Preiss Company, one of the largest student housing providers in the nation, is pleased to announce that company founder and CEO, Donna Preiss, will be participating in the upcoming Power Women of Atlanta summit presented by Bisnow. The event will occur on Friday, August 19th at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead. Bisnow (www.bisnow.com) consists of twenty daily e-newsletters focused on business niches in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, DC, Houston, Los Angeles, National, New York, and South Florida. Today, the company is the best ...

The gift economy movement is re-emerging in our society quickly and Generosity Street is providing an active forum for neighbors in the San Francisco Bay Area to participate locally. What is the gift economy? It is living life in a culture where giving is the premise and there is no motive. Gift economy is a society where giving valuable goods and services is a regular activity and comes with no expectations in return. It is not an exchange or a bank or any sort - strictly being generous out of the kindness of your own heart. At Generosity Street, like-minded individuals ...

The Hotel Hanford, Costa Mesa's newest and most upscale boutique hotel, opens its doors to soon-to-be brides and grooms searching for the perfect spot to say "I do." Couples looking to plan a dream wedding will have a stunning new locale to add to their list of places to visit: The Hotel Hanford. The Hotel Hanford offers all the little touches that can make a wedding magical. From the wedding coordinator, to sumptuous food, to the elegant rooms for the wedding guests, every participant and guest will feel pampered. The Hotel Hanford indulges guests with an ...

viaLearning, a leader of mobile and online learning services for global companies, announces that together with Grocer's Insurance, Argo Insurance's U.S. grocery and retail specialty division, they have designed, developed and produced a customized Learning Management System (LMS) and an innovative series of Health & Safety online training modules specifically for grocery stores and supermarkets. "Grocery stores pose a wide variety of hazards for employees; ranging from slipping on wet floors and improperly lifting heavy boxes to mishandling equipment including ...

Kat Kehres Knecht of The Relationship Coaching Connection announces the launch of a new website for powerful women who need guidance in navigating the land of love and romance. The website features insight and guidance about love, romance and relationships for women of all ages. Visitors will learn about one-on-one coaching, group coaching, products and programs that help women create and sustain healthy, loving relationships. Highlighted, custom programs for women include The Art and Science of Romance & Relationship Training Program (a six-week program) and ...

Local Colorado filmmakers, Mark and Kim McGinnis, are in the process of finishing up principal photography on their first feature film, Openings. One of the main themes of this independent film is synchronicity. Psychologist, Carl Jung, coined the word "synchronicity" in the 1920s, and according to Jung it means a 'meaningful coincidence.' As it turns out, synchronicity played a role throughout the production of Openings. One meaningful coincidence that played itself out was through Mark and Kim meeting Dr. Thom Rogers, founder of Optimal Modification, Inc. ...

Virginia's Checkpoint Strikeforce Initiative In an effort to reduce the number of crashes related to drinking and driving, the Commonwealth of Virginia has joined 12 other states that conduct weekly DUI checkpoints. The Checkpoint Strikeforce Initiative is a joint effort between the Virginia Highway Safety Office and law enforcement agencies throughout the state. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, the DUI checkpoints resulted in over 36,000 DUI arrests state-wide in 2009, averaging out to over 100 arrests per day. In Virginia, getting caught ...

Police Sharing Criminal Record Information With Universities Last year, the fatal attack on college senior Yeardley Love by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely shocked students and faculty across the University of Virginia campus. Both Love and Huguely were graduating seniors, both were Lacrosse players, and both were liked by their peers. Huguely, however, had a record of violence that the University was unaware of, and questions are now being asked if there is any chance Love might still be alive if the police had notified the University about Huguely's previous criminalhistory. Virginia ...

Streaming live on the Co-Creator Radio Network on Tuesday, August 16, at 11 a.m. Pacific time/2 p.m. Eastern time, on her show "Why Shamanism Now?: A Practical Path to Authenticity," shaman and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt talks to guest Kevin Sachs, Ph.D., of Safe Journeys Home, who tells listeners: "In spiritual emergency, our process of awakening becomes difficult and destabilizing. These states can be confusing and frightening and can be misdiagnosed as mental illness, but they are truly healing states of consciousness." ...

IRI Golf Group, the premiere golf course management company with courses across the United States, is proud to once again participate in Patriot Golf Day. IRI Golf once again shows its commitment to our nation's Armed Forces and their families through their participation in this annual program now entering its 5th year. Patriot Golf Day was founded in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney - Founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, F-16 Pilot, PGA Professional and USGA member. Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser for the Folds of Honor Foundation, a nonprofit organization ...

Alta Industries, a Petaluma, California-based manufacturer of tactical protection equipment, is now offering their catalog of products through UniformMarket. UniformMarket builds eCommerce sites for uniform retailers. Alta Industries has been in business for over 34 years, manufacturing knee and elbow pads for the industrial, law enforcement, military, sporting goods, hunting, and gardening markets. These ultra-durable elbow and knee pads are made from tough, high-tech materials. Alta's Superflex knee pads, for instance, incorporate d3o , an engineered material containing ...

Property Week have announced the top 100 most influential Twitter accounts in UK property which surprisingly included only one property portal: The Big Property List (www.thebigpropertylist.co.uk) which was named the 9th most influential property Tweeter. Property Week have released a list of the top 100 most influential Twitter accounts for UK property and The Big Property List was the only property portal in the top 100, leading to questions whether UK property portals are truly embracing social media or whether Twitter users want to hear more from people than brands. Other ...

Do you remember your dreams and goals from 25 years ago? Chances are entrepreneurship wasn't on your to-do list, but it was for Hedy M. Ratner and S. Carol Dougal who launched the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) in 1986 as the nation's first nonprofit assistance center to help women start and expand businesses. The ultimate goal - and one they achieved? Help thousands of women become economically self-sufficient through business ownership. That same year, they launched the Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference, a forum that has become the Midwest's largest ...

The economic recovery is inching along but franchising continues to grow steadily. The 2011 Franchise Business Economic Outlook*, estimates that the number of franchise establishments will grow 2.5 percent in 2011 and the number of direct jobs is projected to grow 2.5 percent from an estimated 7,614,000 to 7,808,000, creating 194,000 new jobs. Big brands are targeting the West for expansion—creating countless career opportunities on a national level. The West Coast Franchise Expo (WCFE), hosted by Paramus, N.J.-based MFV Expositions, is the largest franchise event on ...

Ergo-Motion Consulting gives back to the community. It will be sponsoring Piano Pinnacle 2011, in order to make their upcoming recital a possibility, a reality. The recital will be held on Saturday August 27, 2011 at 8pm at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall located at 6361 Memorial Road in Vancouver, BC. Pianists Deborah Grimmett, and Iman Habibi are local musicians with much success on the international scene, the latest in Verona, Italy. Of all participants, they were the only Canadian team to make it to the second round. Named the Piano Pinnacle, these two pianists will ...

Claims Recovery Financial Services, LLC "CRFS", a nationwide provider of post-foreclosure claim processing management solutions, announced today that it has begun offering a host of consulting and training services to educate, inform and assist lenders, mortgage service companies and financial institutions. The inclusion of consulting services is a direct response to the significant turmoil within the mortgage industry, whereas lenders are continuing to deal with high foreclosure rates and increasing loss mitigation offers, resulting in considerable growth ...

Vintage Cellars proudly supports our country, and most products available in our catalog are made in the USA. Now that Standard & Poor (S&P) has downgraded America's credit rating from the prized AAA status, it is more important than ever to purchase American-made products. Fortunately, Vintage Cellars has you covered. We have always made an effort to stock products primarily made in the USA, and our new WineMaker Wine Rack Series (http://www.vintagecellars.com/winemaker-racks/) is no exception. These beautiful wine racks create a seamless floor-to-ceiling look ...

Graphite Design, maker of some of the most widely played premium golf shafts on the PGA TOUR, announced today that the winner of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational played a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 shaft in his driver. In addition, two other top ten finishers played Graphite Design shafts. "We congratulate the winner on his wire-to-wire victory and first World Golf Championship title," said Tak Yamada, VP of Sales & Marketing, Graphite Design. "His outstanding play was an inspiration to watch and we are pleased that he chose to play our Tour AD DI ...

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP announced today that more than half of the firm's partners are listed among the state's top-ranked lawyers in the 2011 edition of Florida Super Lawyers . Each year, only five percent of lawyers statewide are selected to receive this honor. In addition, Scott L. Baena, chair of the firm's Bankruptcy practice, and Mitchell E. Widom, practice group leader of the firm's Litigation Group, were cited in the "Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers 2011," a list of the lawyers receiving the highest point totals in the Florida Super ...

Shirtworks, a leading UK supplier of customised clothing and promotional products, has added a new way to search its recently improved online catalogue, enabling users to find clothing ideal for different sports by searching the catalogue by sport or purpose, as well as garment type. Examples include searching for rowing and football clothing for customisation, and also garments suitable for garden centre staff workwear. For more information visit http://www.shirtworks.co.uk or call 0800 0725334. "This is one of several improvements to the user experience we've ...

The sponsors and founders of "Dodgeball in the D" invite Metro Detroiters of all ages, ethnicities and zip codes to come together to positively showcase Detroit by participating in a world record-breaking dodgeball game. Presented by the Dodge brand, organizers expect "Dodgeball in the D" and surrounding family festival activities to draw more than 5,000 people to historic Belle Isle Park in Detroit on Saturday, August 20, 2011. The dodgeball game begins at 1 p.m. on Belle Isle with other family-friendly activities running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...

Beezid.com, a top-rated penny auction website that offers a thrilling twist on traditional online auction shopping, announced today that they will be holding their Pick Your Ride Event, their latest promotion during what's been a jam-packed summer on the site. This promotion, which allows Beezid.com users the option to decide between five different automobiles, each with their own great features, is the best opportunity in industry history, not only for users to cash in on huge savings on a brand-new car, but to choose exactly which car is right for their personality. ...

Onity's SensorStat DDC Thermostat is part of an innovative Energy Management System installed at The Peabody Orlando hotel that will cut energy consumption, provide real-time temperature, occupancy and activity status and reduce operational costs. Onity, one of the world's leading providers of electronic locking solutions, is a business of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). "The hotel industry is proactively embracing energy efficiency programs that generate tangible savings and reduce overall carbon footprint," said Laird ...

During this 60-minute teleseminar, Ms. Yost will show that writing your book and holding that tangible product in your hands can impact participants on a number of levels - dramatically increase their confidence in what they can do, in their abilities, and help them quickly earn respect and credibility from others. By the end of the teleclass, listeners will have learned everything they need to get started writing and self publishing their book, from someone JUST LIKE THEM who's done it successfully! A book can help professionals clarify and share their message with ...