Automated Dynamics announced today that it has successfully built and installed a new robotic fiber placement machine for Mitsubishi Rayon Co. (MRC) and the University of Tokyo in Japan. The machine will support research and development and is funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of its "Development of Sustainable Hyper Composite Technology" initiative, an industry-academic-government project aimed at developing carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) to reduce energy consumption and create a recycling society. ...

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The October 2010 edition of U.S. News and World Report, U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers named the California law firm of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger among the nation's "Top Tier" law firms in multiple practice areas and "Best Law Firms" overall. The rating organization recognized the firm as a National Top Tier Law Firm in Product Liability Litigation and a Top Tier Firm in San Francisco for its work in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. To determine the "Best Law Firms" in the country, ...

The start of a relationship is usually spent getting to know someone. You find out shared interests, and spend time together to find out if you are compatible with the other person. As couples consider marriage, the questions may start getting into family planning or other major life decisions. But what about debt? At what point does debt become part of the discussion? And, what steps do you take to prevent this debt from becoming a shared debt if a marriage ends in divorce? Debt can be uncomfortable to talk about, and you may want to put this off for as long as possible. ...

The housing industry's roller coaster ride of boom highs and foreclosure lows has left many participants saying that they want the ride to stop. As evidence of poor record keeping, improper procedures and possible fraud in foreclosure proceedings has came to light, many borrowers and legislators have called for a nationwide moratorium on foreclosures. In response to the potential for problems, some major lenders have halted foreclosures in many or all states. Importantly, though, borrowers who are behind or in default on their mortgages do not have to rely on a foreclosure ...

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Hotel North near Dunwoody, GA offers convenient accommodations to high school marching band students, parents, and guests attending Bands of America Super Regional Championship at Georgia Dome on October 29-30, 2010. School bands from Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Missouri will perform. Bands of America (BOA) is the nation's leading presenter of educational events and spectacular shows for high school bands. The BOA Super Regional ...

Debenhams has announced the addition of four new designer names to its fashion range; Jonathan Saunders, Preen, Jonathan Kelsey and Roksanda Ilincic, who will be working with the retailer on a fresh new concept called Edition.      Edition will be fluid, allowing Debenhams to bring both the fashion industry's emerging and established talent to shoppers across the country. However, unlike other competitor collaborations, these designers will work with the retailer for a minimum of four seasons. Edition will debut in stores and online in spring 2011 with clothes from ...

Experian, the global information services company, announced that it has been selected by RBS to provide a range of global payment validation and data conversion services to the bank's corporate customers. The agreement enables RBS' corporate customers to make SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) compliant payments and ensure payments reach the correct beneficiaries anywhere in the world. As the migration to SEPA services gathers pace, banks and their corporate customers will no longer be able to use domestic Basic Bank Account Numbers (BBANs) in their domestic and cross-border ...

Bupa has revealed that fever, diarrhoea or vomiting are not enough to stop British parents sending their offspring to school. New research from the Bupa 'How Are You Britain?' report reveals half of all parents in the UK admit to sending their children to school or nursery when they are feeling poorly and this isn't just limited to the sniffles, with 17% saying contagious illnesses such as diarrhoea and vomiting (13%) are not reason enough to keep their children at home. The number one reason cited by two thirds of parents for sending poorly kids to school was the belief ...

AdCracker.com has released a compendium of the 52 most popular advertising techniques worldwide. This comprehensive collection of advertising techniques will inspire new ways for marketing and advertising professionals to create effective communications. The collection features hundreds of contemporary print, TV, digital and social media examples. And the techniques themselves range from the traditional - such as Problem / Solution and Metaphors - to cutting-edge techniques such as Dramatic Conflict. "We started with a review of thousands of ads from Asia, the ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of accounts payable automation solutions, today announced the launch of its COR360 Accounts Payable Automation product which features leading-edge technology advancements that automate, streamline, and drastically reduce the costs associated with invoice processing. This offering will become part of the Corcentric suite of powerful accounts payable and accounts receivable solutions. Corcentric is headquartered in McLean, VA. COR360 will feature automated three way matching using StraightThrough Processing technology, electronic invoice ...

Escrow Associates, LLC (www.escrowassociates.com) has been named one of the preferred providers of trusted neutral third party software escrow services for Microsoft's "Certified for Microsoft Dynamics" (CfMD) program. Escrow Associates, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, prides itself on stellar software escrow services supported by the most customizable agreements, personalized account services and a solid reputation. As of November 1, 2010 all Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) must escrow their source code to achieve the CfMD certification (More details). By providing ...

Northridge dentist, Dr. Farshid Ariz announced that he is offering a free periodontal consultation and evaluation to residents of the Northridge community. His hope is that people in the area will visit his office and become more aware of the importance of periodontal health. He hopes to evaluate patients and give them an assessment of periodontal health that will encourage them to get follow-up treatment. He plans to discuss periodontal health with his patients and advise them on any course of treatment they might need. In the end, he wants patients to be more aware ...

A new product from EnviroGreen Global Solutions, Inc., could prevent future incidents of food-borne illnesses such as the recent outbreak of Listeria in a processing plant in Texas which killed four people, according to Diane Hardin, Senior Vice President of Research and Development for EGS. AOL News reported on Thursday that the Texas Department of State Health Services has shut down the plant after tracing six cases of listeriosis, four of which were fatal, to celery processed there. Ms. Hardin explains, "Produce treated with Preserv Post Harvest Wash during processing ...

Tracker Corp, innovative leaders in SaaS and enterprise software for I-9 compliance and immigration case management, announced the promotion of David Ziegler to Vice President of Technology. David is responsible for development strategies of all Tracker Corp products, including ImmigrationTracker and Tracker I-9 software. An exemplary champion of continual product innovation at Tracker Corp, David leads an expert design and development team in step with market and customer demands. David began at Tracker almost a decade ago, as Employee #2, the company's first Technical ...

Patients with severe acne scars often resort to multiple treatments, but seeing only minimal results, start to suffer from a low self-image. Coolaser Laser Resurfacing, a technique developed by Dr. Simon Ourian of Epione Medical Corporation in Beverly Hills, is a highly effective treatment used by many individuals to restore clear skin and eliminate unsightly acne scars. Dr. Ourian's Coolaser technology is a highly individualized process, with a treatment regime customized for each patient. "Facial acne scars affect everybody differently," said Dr. Ourian, medical director ...

Just a few short years ago, the HyProCure sinus tarsi stent, a small titanium implant no longer than a paper clip, was an inspiration on a sketch pad and a dream to help people live a life free of debilitating foot pain. At that time, Dr. Michael E. Graham, the podiatric surgeon and creator of HyProCure, was searching for a better way to help his patients suffering from a very common and often devastating foot condition known as talotarsal dislocation syndrome (TTDS). TTDS is an abnormal motion of the ankle on the hindfoot bones causing the foot to become misaligned ...

Despite the advances humankind has made in technology, science, communication and spirituality over the past thousand years, human beings have yet to solve the most important, intriguing mysteries of humanity. What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? Why is there suffering and death? What happens when I die? Who am I? Every day across the globe, billions of people are asking these questions, left unsatisfied with the answers. Dr. Edward Schellhammer's Individuation Academy aims to form life counselors and coaches for the Third Millennium. "We intend to provide ...

Alliance Benefit Group, LLC (ABG) received an Excellence in Communications award at the recent annual meeting for the Retirement Income Industry Association (RIIA). The RIIA annually selects what they deem as the communications materials, advertising and marketing initiatives that stand out across the retirement income industry. ABG was named the winner of the Retail Retirement Income Communications Award sponsored by Investment News in the category of New Media. ABG earned the award for its submission of "Introducing a Smarter Way to Manage Your 401(k) Plan", a campaign ...

Eos Systems today announced the release of PhotoModeler 2010 and PhotoModeler Scanner 2010. PhotoModeler, a Windows application, is used to create 3D models and measurements from photographs using ordinary digital cameras. PhotoModeler Scanner software adds the capability of creating dense point clouds like a laser or 3D scanner but eliminates the need for expensive and cumbersome equipment. The flexibility in using the ubiquitous digital camera offers sophisticated 3D capabilities for technical professionals and home users alike. Both ends of this user spectrum ...

(WASHINGTON, October 25, 2010) – An updated joint guideline by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) advises physicians about the appropriate use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), a class of drugs that stimulate the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells, to treat cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia. While the guideline cautions that ESAs are associated with shorter survival and increased risk of thromboembolism — blood clots — and tumor progression, it also recognizes their major benefit ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered that a poorly understood class of RNA produced in a mammal's cells during a respiratory virus attack may affect the outcome of the infection. Their findings are reported today in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. RNA (ribonucleic acid) contains information transcribed from the cell's instruction manual, its DNA. The best known of these RNAs translate sections of DNA code into building blocks for proteins. Most studies of how animals' cells respond to virus infection typically look at protein-coding ...

Montreal −If you are a person who already has stable heart disease, how fast your heart beats at rest can predict your risk of dying, not only from heart disease but all other causes, Dr. Eva Lonn told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. "The higher the heart rate, the higher the risk of death from cardiovascular and all causes, even after adjusting for all risk factors that could confound our results," says Dr. Lonn, a cardiologist and professor at McMaster University. ...

Older adults who survived severe sepsis were more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and functional disability, according to a study in the October 27 issue of JAMA. Hundreds of thousands of patients endure severe sepsis each year in the United States, according to background information in the article. "Although severe sepsis is the most common non-cardiac cause of critical illness, the long-term impact of severe sepsis on cognitive and physical functioning is unknown," the authors write. Theodore J. Iwashyna, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan ...