VIDEO: UCSD engineers are studying how cardboard boxes burn in an effort to help predict how warehouse fires spread and to prevent severe damage and loss of lives. Click here for more information. Imagine this: Firefighters enter a several football field-sized, 60-foot high, pitch-black warehouse and they can't see inside—they don't know if there is an inferno or a small fire with a lot of smoke. It's a very dangerous situation, making choices hard. Engineers at UC San ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Unraveling the molecular basis of life is an age-old quest of humanity. A breakthrough towards this goal was reported in a pair of studies published Feb. 3 in the scientific journal Nature, detailing a new method developed to determine structures of biomolecules based on diffraction from protein nanocrystals that are so small that they are not even visible under the microscope. A tiny aerojet nozzle provides a fully hydrated constant stream of nanocrystals, both supplied from an interdisciplinary research team at Arizona State University. These developments ...

NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared imagery of powerful Cyclone Yasi as it was making landfall in Queensland. The center of the monster cyclone Yasi made landfall on Australia's northeastern coast early Thursday (Australia local time) bringing heavy rainfall, severe winds and storm surge. On Feb. 2 at 03:35 UTC/1:35 p.m. Australia local time, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Cyclone Yasi before it made landfall in Queensland, Australia. The eye of the cyclone was ...

A new, wide-ranging survey that compares the past and present condition of oyster reefs around the globe finds that more than 90 percent of former reefs have been lost in most of the "bays" and ecoregions where the prized molluscs were formerly abundant. In many places, such as the Wadden Sea in Europe and Narragansett Bay, oysters are rated "functionally extinct," with fewer than 1 percent of former reefs persisting. The declines are in most cases a result of over-harvesting of wild populations and disease, often exacerbated by the introduction of non-native species. Oysters ...

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) today announced a new software release for its Blue Coat CacheFlow appliances. This update enables CacheFlow appliances to provide 50 percent bandwidth savings for general Web traffic and even greater bandwidth savings for dedicated large file and video caching. For mission-critical service provider deployments, this release delivers greater manageability, resiliency and scalability to support rapidly growing demand for new, rich media Web content. Since its introduction in 2010, CacheFlow appliances have been deployed around the ...

Summary: On Monday, February 28, 2011 in San Francisco, CA, The Future of Money & Technology Summit will bring together the best and brightest thought leaders at the convergence of money and technology, including visionaries, entrepreneurs, developers, press, investors, authors, solution providers, service providers, and organizations who work with them at the convergence of cash and commerce. Beyond networking opportunities, the conference will provide a business development platform to discuss the evolving money ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. Who: The ...

It allows everybody to upload and share their files free of charge and without registration. Premium members enjoy 2GB file size limit, 1000GB storage place and a lot of useful features. There are a great number of file sharing services in the Internet, but FileJumbo is different from most of them. It may sound improbable, but FileJumbo is free, fast and convenient at the same time. It can host files of all types and offers high upload/download speed; moreover, there is no download limitation and no countdown before downloading. Files up to 1GB can be uploaded from PC ...

PureandHealthy by Nu-ture provides its valued customers with a prize-winning range of the most natural, pure, and healthy Dietary Supplements and Personal Care products around. To make it even less complicated for consumers to try out our offerings, PureandHealthy is launching a great new social media-driven initiative that inspires buyers to spread the wonders of PureandHealthy on Twitter. In return, each shopper will be granted a $10 Coupon recoverable at the PureandHealthy by Nu-ture online storefront at http://www.pureandhealthy.com/store. When you have a product ...

American Lighthouse Gallery is the manifestation of a lifelong passion of Marty and Chris Fallon. Like many, these local and well established photographers appreciate the silent and understated beauty of the defenders of America's shores; as such their work has come into high demand. The aim of the Fallon Photos studio and americanlighthousegallery.com is to make ALG's beautifully and professionally photographed lighthouses more easily accessible to their local clients, landlocked states, and lighthouse appreciators worldwide. With American Lighthouse Gallery, the Fallons ...

Hundreds of Maryland family members eager to protect children's mental health programs are expected at the General Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 for the 11th Annual Children's Mental Health Day in Annapolis. The free event is sponsored by the non-profit Maryland Coalition of Families for Children's Mental Health (MCF), the voice of families caring for a child with mental health needs. Activities will start in the Miller Senate Office Building, Rooms 1 and 2 West, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD. Since 2000, MCF's Children's Mental Health Day in Annapolis has brought ...

Ronald Cori, of Centreville, has won the grand prize in the "Dogs for Clean Water" photo contest, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Clean Water Partners, the group announced today. Mr. Cori wins $1,000 in free pet waste services after securing 38 votes for his photo "Enjoying the Clean NOVA waters." The Dogs for Clean Water photo contest was sponsored by Doody Calls, a home pet waste removal service headquartered in Charlottesville. "We're working to ensure that all the streams and lakes in Northern Virginia are safe for dogs and their owners to enjoy together," said ...

Integrated Consulting today announced a corporate restructuring intended to focus the company on meeting growing client demands for full project management services.. As part of the restructuring and improved organizational efficiency, Integrated Consulting has acquired a California based construction management consulting company. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Integrated Consulting has restructured the company into three (3) distinct divisions: project management/project controls consulting, construction management, and talent acquisition. Leading ...

Database101.com, a leading provider of sales leads and sales solutions to salespeople and small businesses, announced that Todd Repp joined the sales division at Database101.com as a National Account Representative. Repp is an accomplished sales representative with more than 11 years of sales experience with an Omaha based Database Company. He was recognized by his former employer as a 'Most Valuable Player' on multiple occasions. "We are always looking for highly motivated and knowledgeable sales professionals. Todd has demonstrated that ability over the years," ...

This is the second annual show featuring the art and sculpture of Lori Frary, Lori Simon and Steve Capri. See new 2010 and 2011 creations we've been working on since last year. Small pieces 12"x12" to large canvases 5'x6' and voted the most NYC style art show we do all year! Opening Night is this Friday from 5-9 pm. Afterward, the event moves over to the new Mad Crow Brewery and Grill at 4th Street and Lemon, just a block away. "We're the hippest place to be in the Rosemary District Downtown," says gallery owner, Lori Frary. "It's great to see increasing numbers ...

Waiting Room Solutions (WRS) (www.waitingroomsolutions.com), a leading web-based EHR and PM provider, announced today that it has added nurse practitioners to its specialty-specific web based EMR and practice management system. The Waiting Room Solutions web based EMR / EHR software is tailored for the needs of any nurse practitioner's practice. EMR software is a web-based system designed to integrate advanced features such as patient registration, billing, EMR, prescription, lab data, task management, order tracking, messaging and more. The Waiting Room Solutions ...

The Neurological Devices Advisory Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), recommended Friday that devices used to deliver shock treatment, also known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remain in the most high-risk category (Class III), reserved for the most dangerous medical devices and not be downgraded to a lower risk category. In so doing, it recommended that the companies which manufacture ECT devices be required to prove that ECT is both effective and safe in order to remain in use. ECT has long been known to cause serious harm to patients, including ...

At FOSDEM 2011 (5-6 February, Brussels), Zarafa, the leading European provider of open source groupware and collaboration will present its new Zarafa Collaboration Platform (ZCP) 7.0.0 beta2 with a new, faster IMAP gateway and share how Enterprise MySQL performance can be doubled. Joint Zarafa Community Efforts Results in New IMAP gateway Community contributions and valuable feedback has enabled Zarafa to launch a new ZCP IMAP gateway that also helps ZCP to benefit from 10-fold increases in speed and new possible security enhancements. Better compatibility for users ...

Adam Weitsman, president of Upstate Shredding - Ben Weitsman & Son, today announced that Samantha Deeley has joined his organization as Scrap Metal Buyer. Ms. Deeley will head the Company's newly established Industrial Scrap Metal Division. Before joining Upstate, Deeley spent eight-years with BorgWarner Morse TEC holding graduating positions from Production Planner to Senior Buyer to Master Scheduler for the automatic transmission and transfer-case chain manufacturer. "I got to know Samantha over a year working with BorgWarner as their scrap metal dealer. She impressed ...

Kaeng Raeng Inc., a nutraceutical company based in Palo Alto, is proud to announce that its flagship product, Kaeng Raeng detox, has received an official endorsement from Kim Barnouin, author of the popular "Skinny Bitch" diet book series, and Healthy Bitch Daily, a leading online resource for men and women's health. The review can be found online at http://www.healthybitchdaily.com and reads as follows: This year, you vowed you'd kick your sugar habit and cut down to two cocktails a week, but your social calendar had other plans. Now your body is rebelling. ...

WHO: Cameo Theatre WHAT: "Romantic Fools" Video Contest - Call For Entries WHEN: Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 In conjunction with the opening of its newest show, the Cameo Theatre is now accepting entries in a video contest celebrating the theme of "Romantic Fools". Directed by Dave Cortez, "Romantic Fools" explores the ups, downs, and in-betweens of love and relationships in a series of comedic vignettes, with actors Robert Jerdee and Nikki Young playing more than 10 characters each. "Most of us, at one point or another, know what ...

Furnace are working overtime from coast-to-coast as back-to-back winter storms continue to sweep across the U.S. In Central Texas, hundreds of thousands of residents are bracing for the coldest temperatures of the season. Keeping warm is mission critical, especially for the elderly and poor who are more susceptible to the cold temperatures. Leander resident Jean Marburger, an elderly widow on a fixed income with emphysema, knows this all too well. She nearly froze to death in 2010 before receiving a new furnace, free of charge, from Sierra Air Services, Inc. It was installed ...

The Chinese New Year is a huge even on the Chinese calendar and is celebrated in every Chinese home all over the world. This year is the Year of the rabbit, and Chinese people all over the world will be celebrating and welcoming a calmer more placid year compared to last year's year of the tiger. Big celebrations will be taking place across the country and in family homes as traditions and parties take place to welcome the New Year and the new of the rabbit. The Chinese New Year celebrations are influenced by lunar activity as the New Year's celebrations start with a ...

likeZEBRA.com, the world's largest independent music network, is proud to announce they are one of the few major outlets to host the first single from Panic! At The Disco's upcoming album, "Vices & Virtues." Their new single, "The Ballad of Mona Lisa," will be streaming on their likeZEBRA profile, beginning February 1. That same day, the band will be featured on the site as Artist of the Week. Three years since their last record, Panic! At The Disco are creating a buzz as fans eagerly await a chance to hear the highly-anticipated album. In preparation for the release, ...

Unlike traditional Chambers of Commerce, MainStreetChamber is paving a new way for its small-business members with amenities such as FREE Lifetime Membership and FREE Events & Business Mixers. When considering where to open new chapters, MainStreetChamber takes into account the quality of leadership available and the need for the small and home based business community for the myriad of services MainStreetChamber provides. In Sharon Shores-Gibson we have found a visionary leader who has a genuine commitment in helping others succeed which is exactly what our mission ...

Amanda May, a cosmetology student from ITS Academy of Beauty, 1010 W. University in Denton, captured 2nd place in the Fantasy Hair competition at the recent Hair Forum Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The contestants in the fantasy category were encouraged to pull out the stops on their themed entry to create a hair and makeup idea on a mannequin that would wow the judges, spectators and fellow students. Each entry was judged based on creativity, originality, innovation, color and theme. May's entry was an eye-catching, ice cream-inspired hair design with swirls of ...