RENO, Nev. – An ambitious University of Nevada, Reno project to understand and characterize geothermal potential at nearly 500 sites throughout the Great Basin is yielding a bounty of information for the geothermal industry to use in developing resources in Nevada, according to a report to the U.S. Department of Energy. The project, based in the University's Bureau of Mines and Geology in the College of Science, is funded by a $1 million DOE grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It has reached the one-year mark and is entering phase two, when ...

Littlewoods Europe has announced the launch of its new collection for autumn 2011, which will be available on its website. The new season collection will launch with over 10,000 new lines on offer, comprising 5,000 new fashion lines for the whole family, including women, men and children. In addition there will also be new lines of shoes, accessories, electrical, childrens toys and great new season pieces for the home. In addition to this the new collection for autumn 2011 will include an increased range from the popular menswear brand Goodsouls, a heritage collection ...

PHILADELPHIA - For the past decade, researchers have tried to reprogram the identity of all kinds of cell types. Heart cells are one of the most sought-after cells in regenerative medicine because researchers anticipate that they may help to repair injured hearts by replacing lost tissue. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are the first to demonstrate the direct conversion of a non-heart cell type into a heart cell by RNA transfer. Working on the idea that the signature of a cell is defined by molecules called messenger ...

My new blog, "Workplace Ethics Advice," expands on my popular Ethics Sage website to provide reasoned advice how best to deal with workplace ethics issues. Workplace ethics issues may include: - What to do when you suspect financial wrongdoing by a supervisor or top management - What to do when you have been told to do something you feel is inappropriate - What to do when you have been asked to do something you feel is inappropriate - What to do when you have been ordered to keep quiet about a company action - How to handle workplace stress issues including: ...

While a movie about giant robots that undergo structural transformations is breaking box office records this summer, a scientific study about structural transformations within single nanocrystals is breaking new ground for the design of novel materials that will serve next-generation energy storage batteries and solar energy harvesting devices. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported the first direct observation of structural transformations within a single nanocrystal of copper sulfide, a ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have found that in comparison to open surgery, arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis produces similar outcomes in terms of repairing structural problems in most patients. The study will be published in the July 2011 TK issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine. "For the majority of patients with more typical hip impingement, arthroscopic approaches should be just as effective at adequately restoring the mechanics as the open surgical technique," said Bryan T. Kelly, M.D., co-director of ...

A University of Houston researcher is an author on a landmark multi-institutional genetic study of the most aggressive and common form of ovarian cancer that is published in the current issue of the scientific journal Nature. Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. The genome sequencing study, which was conducted by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) research network, provides the first comprehensive genetic overview of ovarian cancer, showing the changes that turn normal ovarian cells into deadly tumors that are highly resistant ...

Houston - Adding Afinitor® to Herceptin®, the main treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, helps some women with disease that has been resistant to previous Herceptin-based therapies, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The Phase I/II study demonstrated that a combination of the targeted therapies, which play different roles in cancer, offers a personalized therapy approach that can help some patients with advanced disease. Thirty-four percent of the ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – The onset of osteoarthritis may be related to a loss of knee motion after reconstructive ACL surgery, as noted in new research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, July 7-10, 2011. Patients who showed motion limitations after surgery were more likely to develop arthritic changes in the knee. "Our research shows that patients given rehabilitation that emphasizes full motion be obtained and maintained throughout time after surgery have more favorable results on x-rays than patients ...

Arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results from a recent Hospital for Special Surgery study. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, held July 7-11 in San Diego. "This is the first study to show that in patients who are being treated for hip impingement with arthroscopy, not only do we restore their mechanical measurements, but by doing so, we have improved their functional range of motion across the joint," ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a group of patients who may have increased difficulty for surgical treatment of a snapping psoas, a condition that usually develops because a teenager or young adult has a pelvis that grows faster than their psoas tendon. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), held July 7-11 in San Diego. "The conclusion from this study is that you should be cautious about releasing the psoas tendon, particularly in cases where there is some structural ...

Singer Avery*Sunshine Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT Go To:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joykeys/2011/07/09/joy-keys-chats-with-singer-avery-sunshine and listen to the show from your computer. Call: 646-929-0368 to listen and ask questions from your phone. Like the blazin' ball of cosmic energy at the center of the universe, songstress/pianist/composer Avery*Sunshine bursts onto the scene with the release of her self-titled debut project (June, 2010). Avery*Sunshine got her start singing at church and playing piano in her hometown of Chester, PA. A graduate ...

Sims Recycling Solutions, the world's largest electronics recycler has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification at its facility in Columbia, SC; Sacramento, CA; San Francisco, CA; Franklin Park, IL and two facilities in Tampa, FL. This new standard supported by major electronic OEM's, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), public interest groups, the US EPA, and U.S. state and local governments, is a stringent set of requirements for electronics recyclers. ...

The first half of 2011 has been a flurry for Gibraltar Homes as the company has recorded 30 homes sales during the first six months. The average home sale price was $ 450,000. Total sales for the first half of the year were $13,500,000. The total sales represent a 100% increase over the same time last year. The average sales price has increased and total dollar volume has improved. Gibraltar started the year with a 50 homes mark as a sales projection and if this trend continues, the company will surpass projections. Gibraltar attributes this significant increase in sales ...

After the successful stint in repairing iPhones and iPods, Dr. Cell Phone now brings its latest line of services for repairing the glass screens of iPad and iPad 2. The company has stocked the glass screen of these tablet pcs and they can replace them on the same day at all their locations. Their service is so fast that the users are immensely satisfied that they do not have to keep their devices in the repair centers for long time. In fact, many users of iPad 2 and the first generation of iPad complain that when they ask the manufacturer for the repair, they need to ...

AXIS Business Advisory Services, LLC ("AXIS"), acting as exclusive financial advisor to Loma Catalina, LLC (dba - Catalina Mart) is pleased to announce the successful Master Lease Agreement with Western Refining Southwest, Inc. and Supply Agreements with Chevron USA, Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation for 17 Catalina Mart gas stations and convenience stores located in Tucson, Arizona. "We're pleased to have been the lead financial advisor for this transaction, which took the collective efforts of all the participants. Chevron USA, Inc., Valero Energy Corporation ...

Coming off the best quarter in the company's history, Green Team Technologies (GTT) is continuing to create local jobs as it takes on demand for its Fuse5 software product. The company recently signed eleven new customers and continues to work with buying groups that represent independently owned auto parts stores throughout the United States. Fuse5 is a point-of-sale software product created for the aftermarket auto parts industry, and according to GTT's founder Gabe Davis, the first new software product in this industry since 2001. "Fuse5 helps independent ...

Many people are looking for ways to ditch their bank. Not just trade in one bank for another, but exist in our modern economy without the costs, frustrations, and headaches of traditional banking. Bank customers are certainly tired of the fees. With requisite minimum balances and higher fees associated with everything from just having an account to withdrawing money from an ATM, banks have become the corporate piranhas of the new decade. A study from the University of California and Dartmouth College showed that the average annual fee cost for low-balance bank accounts ...

MaxiAids Products for Independent Living is again proud to be part of the ACB (American Council of the Blind) Conference and Convention, which for 2011 is being held from July 9 through July 16 at the John Ascuaga Nugget Hotel Resort Casino in Reno, NV. Over the past 25 years, MaxiAids has grown to be the industry-leading supplier of products for the blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, and those with mobility and other special needs. The MaxiAids staff is dedicated to developing and distributing items that support active, healthy and independent lifestyles. ...

Shaped like a wafer, WaferSense Auto Vibration Sensors (AVS) can travel along an entire wafer path, collecting, recording and displaying exact vibration exposure. Placed either in standard cassettes, wafer stockers or in wafer boats that typically held 150 wafers in the 200 mm fab, the AVS moved through the entire diffusion tool, monitoring three-axis accelerations and vibrations at stocker locations with fans both on and off. Using Bluetooth technology, the wireless sensor provided wireless real-time data on tool vibration as it moved through the semiconductor process. With ...

WhoSampled.com is announcing today that its music discovery database has crossed the 100,000 songs mark. This accomplishment is the result of a collective effort of nearly 4,500 content contributors and over 100 moderators since the site's launch. Furthermore, the site now lists nearly 40,000 artists, over 52,000 samples, over 30,000 cover songs and nearly 10,000 remixes. The site, which officially launched in December 2009, provides music fans with unique insight into how contemporary music is written and produced, and where their favorite artists draw their influences. ...

Green Apple Publishing Company releases the sixth issue of the informative bi-monthly Thrive Oklahoma health magazine. Green Apple's sixth issue features fun health tips for summer on natural, low cost ways to enjoy family time outdoors during the hot months. Learn new sustainable skills to incorporate into busy lifestyles with family, friends, elderly citizens as well as during pregnancy. Thrive is your source for information from the experts on family health and wellness. In this issue of Thrive Oklahoma magazine you will find feature articles on Whole Foods Market ...

This antique show is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Eagle River. All the proceeds from this show, including all the fees collected at the door, are used by the Rotary Club for their special community projects. This show is the longest running antique show in the Northwood's and the ONLY antique show up North entirely benefiting a service club's community projects. In addition to the Rotary Club's local projects, the Club yearly sponsors 2 scholarships for seniors at Northland Pines HS and sends 2 girls annually to Badger Girls State. They also support the Northwood's Children's ...

The average wait time to see a dermatologist in Southern Ontario is about ten weeks and is much longer in regional areas. These long waiting times are increasing, as the number of qualified, practicing dermatologists in Ontario cannot keep up with medical needs of the ever-growing population. In Eastern Ontario, there is one dermatologist for every 73,000 patients on average* and the gravity of skin conditions is more severe than realized. For example, in 2007 73,600 patients were diagnosed with skin cancer and a stunning 1 in 7 Canadians are likely to develop some form ...

Dan Lok, successful entrepreneur and salon business expert, is pleased to announce his latest endeavor: fundraising for the microloan charity Kiva, which supports mainly women entrepreneurs in developing countries with small business loans. Kiva is a nonprofit organization which helps women establish and run successful businesses in developing countries by providing "micro-loans". On average 80% of their loans go to women. Loans as small as $25 are used to sustain or launch new businesses, allowing women to support themselves and their families, and to contribute ...