Sally White & Associates is proud to introduce Jane Weadock as its new Vice President of Global Business Development, as well as the addition of Richard White to the company's communications team as a Media/Communications Specialist. Weadock has spent the past eight years working for Sally White & Associates, first joining the company as a career consultant in June 2003. Prior to her current promotion she represented the company as its Global Development Director. "I'm very excited," Weadock said. "This gives me more opportunities to be out ...

With just two more phase releases left, Terramar by Pardee Homes continues to have strong sales and good traffic. Two recent phase releases resulted in nine reservations on the day of release by home shoppers who have waited to make their move to get one of the more desirable cul-de-sac homes sites. "This neighborhood continues to amaze us," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. "Sales have been consistent since day one, and we have done very little advertising or promotion to attract buyers. The location is excellent---close to Westview ...

As the original manufacturer of the patented Variloc locking hinge design, Adjustable Locking Technologies (ALT) has specialized in providing hinge mechanisms for unique medical equipment since 1997. Most recently, adult push chair manufacturer Adaptive Star has relied on Adjustable Locking Technologies' Variloc hinges to provide ergonomic, rugged handle adjustment in all the company's Axiom chair products. The new partnership has provided Adaptive Star with a quality source of USA-made locking hinges and has expanded ALT's portfolio of cutting-edge medical equipment applications. As ...

The sudden departure of a key business leader or a skilled specialist in a niche area can leave your organisation exposed, both operationally and commercially, as internal morale and external perception are influenced by the perceived skills or leadership gap. Ideally, a successor would be ready to step in, with as little disruption as possible. The reality is more of a challenge however, as potential internal replacements may lack key competencies required to perform the role or an external hire could be on a notice period of several months. Internal vs. external ...

The stats More than half of employers use social media to screen job seekers, according to research undertaken by CareerBuilder.co.uk in January 2010. At that point, 53% of the companies surveyed said that they had already used social media to check out potential hires, with another 12% reported to be considering adopting the practice. Worryingly for job seekers, 43% of the same organisations questioned said information that they had uncovered online had caused them not to consider a candidate for a role. Job advertising on social media resources is also on the rise. ...

As part of a journey that takes in the V&A Museum in London and the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, from September 13th until January 15th the iconic Musee d'Orsay in Saint-Germain-des-Pres will be home to an exhibition that charts the seismic artistic shift that took place in Victorian England. Entitled 'Beauty, Morals and Voluptuousness in the England of Oscar Wilde', the work explores how the expressive photography, painting, literature and fashion of the time all contributed to a move away from the long held Victorian values. Including work by Wilde, Aubrey ...

Every weekend from August 26th to September 11th, the Jardins des Serres d'Auteuil will host the New Soloists festival for the last time, before extension works begin on nearby Roland Garros tennis arena. The concerts will include recitals of pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninov, with a wealth of young talent on display. Five 'carte blanche' concerts will see five pianists take to the stage for an hour each across the three weekends, while special 'springboard' concerts will attempt to give promising young soloists the break they need, as well as showcasing ...

Being held in association with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), MEOS 2011 will see attendance from the society's members who will be leading discussions on core changes affecting the industry's future. Key themes will cover areas such as reservoirs, production, drilling and techniques used for exploration. The society consists of more than 92,000 members and 50 senior figures from the industry will hold panel discussions on the foremost issues suggested by attendees. A number of technical sessions will also run along with the conference addressing issues ...

GeniusWave announces the availability of Travel Cards in iTunes and a free promotion. Travel Cards puts loyalty programs on phones and at finger tips. The innovative app earned a top 10 Android ranking by AppBrain, supports over 1800 programs, and helps travelers better manage their rewards. Travelers find it easy to step up to the counter, flash a high fidelity image of their cards and get the points and treatment they deserve. The Travel Cards innovative display shows details just like the plastic people seem to never have, including a person's status in the high ...

New schemes which profess to make car owners money by renting out their vehicles to other road users carry risks and problems - so says leading online car rental comparison website Carrentals.co.uk. One of the best-known schemes for making money by renting out one's own car is Whipcar. However Carrentals.co.uk - the site which helps travellers find cheap car hire in more than 15,000 places around the world - is telling people to be careful about the schemes as there can be hidden pitfalls. Carrentals.co.uk Managing Director Gareth Robinson comments: "Thanks to ...

Decreasing autumn and winter rainfall over southern Australia has been attributed to a 50-year decrease in the average intensity of storms in the region – a trend which is forecast to continue for another 50 years. In an address today to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics conference in Melbourne, CSIRO climate scientist, Dr Jorgen Frederiksen, said these changes are due to reductions in the strength of the mid-latitude jet stream and changes in atmospheric temperatures. The jet stream comprises fast moving westerly winds in the upper atmosphere. "The ...

eMaint Enterprises provides maintenance management software solutions designed to ensure a successful CMMS implementation, maintaining an impressive renewal rate. CEO & President Brian Samelson states, "Our 25th year in business serves to reinforce our position as a technology leader known for driving advancements in CMMS. We are committed to significant growth and are investing in the best people available to help achieve our goals, beginning with the addition of Lee Greco as Chief Technology Officer." Mr. Greco brings over ten years of proven experience ...

How the frequency and intensity of wildfires and intentional biomass burning will change in a future climate requires closer scientific attention, according to CSIRO's Dr Melita Keywood. Dr Keywood said it is likely that fire – one of nature's primary carbon-cycling mechanisms – will become an increasingly important driver of atmospheric change as the world warms. "Understanding changes in the occurrence and magnitude of fires will be an important challenge for which there needs to be a clear focus on the tools and methodologies available to scientists to predict ...

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a basic mechanism that can enable developing cancer cells to sustain abnormal growth. The finding is expected to lead to the targeting of this mechanism with drugs and diagnostic techniques. The study, which recently appeared in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, illuminates the roles of two nearly identical proteins, Cks1 and Cks2. These proteins were known to be overexpressed in many cancers, but scientists hadn't understood why. Now it appears that Cks proteins' overexpression ...

Lung cancer patients given amrubicin (Calsed) as a second-line therapy had a significantly improved response rate and longer progression-free survival than patients treated with topotecan (Hycamtin), according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). "Amrubicin showed significant improvements in tumor shrinkage, symptom control and progression-free survival over topotecan without improving overall survival, the primary endpoint of the trial," said principal ...

In the largest reported series yet to compare transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA) with endoscopic and surgical primary staging and restaging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), TEMLA showed a significantly higher diagnostic yield, according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). Diagnostic yield refers to the likelihood that a procedure will provide the necessary information to establish a diagnosis. In the study, 617 patients ...

Patients who underwent endoscopic testing prior to surgery for lung cancer had significantly better quality of life at the end of the staging process, with no significant difference in costs between the two strategies, according to data presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). "Given that assessment of lymph glands using the endoscopic approach was more effective, better tolerated by patients and no more expensive than the surgical approaches, we recommend that investigation ...

Cancer patients with blood clots -- which occur in one of every 200 cancer patients and are the second most common cause of death among cancer patients -- gain no benefit from the insertion of an inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) to the anticoagulant medication fondaparinux (Arixtra), according to research presented today at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. "This is the first prospective study to evaluate the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or blood clots in cancer patients and is ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Creating a baseline for each youth athlete is a critical part of accurate future concussion assessment, according to researchers presenting their study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. Differences in how females and males scored on a standardized concussion assessment tool were also investigated. "Our research analyzed whether the new Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-2 (SCAT2) has any variability in data for youth athletes and whether gender makes a difference on the scores," said presenting researcher, ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Gender may be associated with an increased risk of cartilage lesions in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured knees, according to research being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. "Having articular cartilage lesions (a hole or rough spot in the cartilage of the knee) is considered a predictor of future osteoarthritis-a debilitating joint condition," said lead author Jan Harald Roetterud, MD, from Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway. "Our research is exciting because it highlights ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – A smaller sized hamstring graft in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction patient less than 20 years old may increase revision rates, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego today. "Hamstring grafts are commonly used in ACL reconstruction surgeries and vary in size, with the average being 8mm in diameter. Our research illustrated that when a patient was younger than 20 years old and had a graft of less than 8mm, they were more likely to have a future revision surgery," ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – A history of cancer was a significant risk factor for developing blood clotting issues following knee arthroscopy, according to a study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota analyzed the records of more than 12,000 patients who had undergone the common knee procedure. "A history of malignancy has not been widely recognized as a significant risk factor for developing a VTE (venous thromboembolytic event) following knee arthroscopy," ...

An international team of scientists has discovered that the female ancestor of all living polar bears was a brown bear that lived in the vicinity of present-day Britain and Ireland just prior to the peak of the last ice age -- 20,000 to 50,000 years ago. Beth Shapiro, the Shaffer Associate Professor of Biology at Penn State University and one of the team's leaders, explained that climate changes affecting the North Atlantic ice sheet probably gave rise to periodic overlaps in bear habitats. These overlaps then led to hybridization, or interbreeding -- an event that caused ...

Foxp2, a gene involved in speech and language, helps regulate the wiring of neurons in the brain, according to a study which will be published on July 7th in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers identified this functional link by first identifying the major targets of Foxp2 in developing brain tissue and then analysing the function of relevant neurons. Foxp2 codes for a regulatory protein that provides a window into unusual aspects of brain function. In 2001, scientists discovered that mutations of the human gene cause a rare form of speech and language ...

Researchers have uncovered a new target that could stop the growth of glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. In the July 8th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, a new study identifies an enzyme found in glioma stem cells that allows them to grow and seed tumors. Importantly, normal stem cells, including those in the brain, don't appear to share that same dependency. "When thinking about therapeutics [targeting cancer stem cells], you have to be careful that you aren't interfering with normal stem cells," said Christine Eyler of the Cleveland Clinic. ...