Located in the heart of South Dakota, Mitchell is leading the way for collaborative projects and business expansion. A partnership with the Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship at Dakota Wesleyan University and the creation of the state's first Entrepreneurs and Investor's club are two of Mitchell's projects that have added momentum to the South Dakota Economic Development efforts. The partnerships have gained the attention of South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard who recognized Mitchell at a recent Governor's Economic Development conference in Sioux Falls, SD. "Mitchell ...

Area Development, the leading publication covering site selection and facility planning for business, has announced the winners of the 2011 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards, recognizing states for achievements in attracting investment that creates a significant number of high-value-added new jobs regionally. Additionally, we have recently published a report, "100 Leading Locations", that ranks metro areas based on their performance across 13 highly regarded industry reports and studies. Gold Shovel Awards (http://www.areadevelopment.com/awards) This year, ...

Ideal Shield, leading manufacturer of maintenance free facility protection and guarding products has added a drainable sign base to its popular sign base product line. The new base is pyramid shaped and features a ¾" diameter hole at the bottom that is secured with bolt plug. This drain hole is designed to for quick and easy emptying of the water used to stabilize the sign base. "We are always looking for ways to improve our products or new products that answer customer needs," says Linzie Venegas, Ideal Shield Sales and Marketing manager. "One of ...

"... superbly crafted and entertaining mystery adventure ..." —Midwest Book Review Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson, authors of more than 38 published novels, announce the release of their mystery adventure, The Curse of Senmut. The first book in "The Ardis Cole Series" is set in the exotic location of Egypt, near the Valley of the Kings. Archaeological exploration and excavation has been on the rise in this area since the end of the eighteenth century. Here tombs and ancient buildings are encased within the mountains and are decorated with scenes ...

For a limited time, MPAY Inc., a nationally recognized provider in software and services to independent payroll and business service providers is offering FREE data conversion from any payroll software platform onto their Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) model. The BPO model is customizable to fit any providers' desired involvement while allowing payroll providers, CPAs, insurance brokers and other business service companies the opportunity to build a revenue stream and prove an invaluable asset to their client base when delivering superior payroll services. "Many ...

Tim Carroll's groundbreaking new book "Don't Ever Give Up On Love" has arrived at last! Full of hope, inspiration, and support, single baby boomers will be ready to begin the next chapter in their romantic lives. Timothy Carroll has been dubbed "The Voice of Senior Romantics!" His new book, "Don't Ever Give Up on Love", assures that anyone CAN FIND LOVE! No matter their age. Romance for the over 50 crowd is not only possible - it's easier than you think with Tim Carroll's advice! Carroll uses true stories, including his own to address ...

(Top Web Hosting Reviews) - With Father's day coming up, many web hosting companies are coming up with their own special promotions to attract new customers. Webmasters who are thinking of setting up new websites can take advantage of the latest June 2011 promotions and enjoy great savings. TopWebHostingReviews, a popular hosting reviews website founded by Mr. Charles Gan, is listing some of these special promotions on the website. "Many web host review sites claim that they offer valuable hosting coupons. Unfortunately, the coupons often turned out to be invalid," ...

Archie Jordan. He's quiet. He's soft spoken. And there's an ever-present aura of peace around him. Yet, at the same time, there's also a dynamic explosion, a creative combustion of sorts, whirling within Jordan at all times. It's raw energy. It's musical fuel. And when he lights the fires of his mind with it, this multitalented individual is able to create music that over 100 artists have recorded; including Ronnie Milsap, B.J. Thomas, Tina Turner, Barbara Mandrell, Kenny Rogers, Amy Grant, Placido Domingo, Shirley Caesar, The Tams, Steven Curtis Chapman and Engelbert ...

Intertops Poker has just installed a major poker software update with a slick new look and advanced tools for online poker tournament players. In emails to customer service and chat at the tables, the verdict is: the new software is awesome. "They say you can keep using the old software if you want, but why would you want to?!" said one player. "I'm no shark. I've always liked playing at Intertops because there's always a few tables at my level. But it's nice they gave it a bit of a facelift." Much more than a mere facelift, the new software update ...

The London Property Buyers, a family run property buying company based in North London, announced this week that they were able to help a client sell 3 separate flats, totalling GBP600,000 in value, for the price of GBP1 each and an Arsenal Football Ticket. Back in September 2010, a soon to be client named Joynal contacted the London Property Buyers with a problem. He wanted to sell all three of his flats because they were in negative equity. In order to sell property quickly, Joynal had to find a buyer and as the wait for a buyer continued, the values of his properties ...

In celebration of RakeTheRake's rebranded website it is running three months of amazing promotions. This week Betfair Poker is offering online poker players the chance to win VIP hospitality packages to Manchester United. With $100,000k+ of re-launch promotions running from May to the end of July, these exclusive prizes are in addition to the regular $500k+ of monthly promotions at RakeTheRake.com. Two players will each win a pair of tickets to Manchester United and receive the full VIP hospitality treatment in The Platinum Lounge. The Lounge is United's most prestigious ...

Many people had not even heard the term "Facebook bullying" until last year when a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl committed suicide after months of being taunted online and bullied in person by fellow classmates. Prosecutors in that case decided to send a strong message and brought felony charges against the six alleged bullies. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince moved to Massachusetts from Ireland in 2009, enrolling in South Hadley High School. School officials noted that she initially thrived in school, but after a few months they noticed a difference in her ...

PHILADELPHIA – There are new genetic clues on risk factors and biological causes of a rare neurodegenerative disease called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), according to a new study from an international genetics team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In the largest genetics study of the disease, three new genes associated with risk for PSP were identified and two additional genetic variants affecting risk for PSP were confirmed. The paper appears in online in Nature Genetics. This gives new insight into a ...

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, is celebrated with the culinary delight steak Diane, flavored with capers, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Co-owners Don and Cindy Gifford have now devised a unique and delectable version of the old standard with The Eatery Burger Diane. The Eatery's half-pound gourmet burger is served with a choice of homemade potato salad or delicious thin-cut fried potatoes. Diners who are watching their waistline can opt for a lettuce-wrapped version. The Eatery Burger Diane is flavored with Chef Don Gifford's special, gourmet ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic investigators and collaborators from the United Kingdom cured well-established prostate tumors in mice using a human vaccine with no apparent side effects. This novel cancer treatment approach encourages the immune system to rid itself of prostate tumors without assistance from toxic chemotherapies and radiation treatments. Such a treatment model could some day help people to live tumor free with fewer side effects than those experienced from current therapies. The findings appear in the journal Nature Medicine. "We are hopeful that this ...

University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that could be used to treat cancer, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. Before now, 'gene therapy' vaccines have often delivered just one gene to stimulate the immune system. It produces a protein, called an antigen, which activates the immune system to destroy cancer cells. It has been difficult to develop successful cancer vaccines because each tumour has specific proteins and identifying the right antigens has been a huge challenge. Scientists ...

New Haven, Conn. — A single gene is central in the development of several forms of polycystic kidney and liver disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the June 19 issue of Nature Genetics. The findings suggest manipulating activity of PKD1, the gene causing the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, may prove beneficial in reducing cysts in both liver and kidney. "We found that these conditions are not the result of an all or nothing phenomenon," said Stefan Somlo, the C.N.H. Long Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Chief, Section of Nephrology ...

More and more now, the IRS officers who pursue back taxes are becoming aggressive and inflexible, demanding payments from taxpayers without regard for their personal situation. Pamela (Fresno, CA) was feeling the pinch from an IRS Revenue Officer who was hammering her to make a payment on the approximately $11,000 she owed to the IRS. At her wits' end, she contacted Blue Tax. The Blue Tax team interviewed Pamela and discovered that the Revenue Officer had given her a deadline to make a $200 payment. They were also able to ascertain that she indeed would be unable ...

SEATTLE – Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated in mice that the performance of a novel biomarker-development pipeline using targeted mass spectrometry is robust enough to support the use of an analogous approach in humans. The findings, by principal investigator Amanda Paulovich, M.D., Ph.D., an associate member of the Hutchinson Center's Clinical Research Division, are published in Nature Biotechnology. Paulovich and colleagues demonstrated that a staged, targeted pipeline approach using mass spectrometry to prioritize and validate proteins ...

Boston, MA (June 19, 2011)—Mitochondria, those battery-pack organelles that fuel the energy of almost every living cell, have an insatiable appetite for calcium. Whether in a dish or a living organism, the mitochondria of most organisms eagerly absorb this chemical compound. Because calcium levels link to many essential biological processes—not to mention conditions such as neurological disease and diabetes—scientists have been working for half a century to identify the molecular pathway that enables these processes. After decades of failed effort that relied on classic ...

Evans Consoles is pleased to announce they have been chosen as the recipients of the 2011 Best of NeoCon "Innovation" Award, in the "Furniture Workstation Tables" category. Evans products were well received at NeoCon 2011, which is widely considered the "Premier North American event for Interior Design and Facilities Management." The ultimate open architecture solution for maximum sightlines and functionality, Evans' Strategy console has been specifically designed for technology-intensive, 24/7 environments. Strategy offers flexible equipment ...

Breast cancer accounts for almost a third of all cancer cases reported in women. However advances in the treatment for breast cancer, and early detection, have improved the chances of survival from the disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research has found that two thirds of women with breast cancer died from other causes and that over the length of the study cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death. Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK affecting one in eight women with eight out of ten of ...

Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted side effects. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity and Aging, shows that nine proteins, isolated from blood, alter with age and that the profile of some of these proteins can be reversed by testosterone treatment. In a combined study, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and University of Texas Medical ...

Designing new materials depends upon understanding the properties of today's materials. One such material, Nafion ©, is a polymer that efficiently conducts ions (a polymer electrolyte) and water through its nanostructure, making it important for many energy-related industrial applications, including in fuel cells, organic batteries, and reverse-osmosis water purification. But since Nafion was invented 50 years ago, scientists have only been able to speculate about how to build new materials because they have not been able to see details on how the molecules come together ...

Heavy and prolonged snowfall can bring about unexpected conditions that encourage fungal growth, leading to the death of plants in the Arctic, according to experts. A new international study confirms that whilst snow has an insulating effect which helps plants to grow bigger, heavy and prolonged snow can, in certain circumstances, also encourage the rapid and extensive growth of killer fungal strains. The research results, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, show for the first time the potential long term effects of unexpected fungal development on an arctic ...