Nonindigenous insects and pathogens continue to become established in US forests with regularity despite regulations intended to prevent this, according to a study published in the December 2010 issue of BioScience. The study, by a team led by Juliann E. Aukema of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California, found that nonindigenous insects are being newly detected in US forests at a rate of about 2.5 per year, and high-impact insects and pathogens that cause significant effects in forests, including tree death, are being newly ...

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents are about 40 percent more likely than other teens to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts, according to a study by Yale University researchers. Published in the January 2011 issue of the journal Pediatrics, the study is the first to document excessive punishment of LGB youth nationwide. "We found that virtually all types of punishment—including school expulsions, arrests, juvenile convictions, adult convictions and especially police stops—were more frequently meted out to LGB youth," said lead author Kathryn ...

Le Meridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has dropped the curtain on its first international art and creativity motivation competition; Le Meridien's Creative Canvas. The Creative Canvas, a signature area in the heart of house, is designed to serve as a space to promote and display creativity among Le Meridien associates and their peers, allowing them to exhibit their own creative realizations, such as drawing, painting, photography, music, design, sculpture, cuisine, and coffee. Giuseppe Ressa, General Manager of Le Meridien Amman commented on ...

Direct Response (DRTV) advertising is still the single most effective way to get a product or service out to the masses quickly, create instant branding, and make money. And Stardust Broadcasting, with 23 years of TV media experience is offering DRTV advertisers a special introductory rate for The SoundTrack Channel to affordably promote their products to almost 6 million households at pennies per city aired. The Soundtrack Channel is the new channel for cable, satellite and IPTV, featuring movie music soundtracks, entertainment news and sneak peaks at all the latest ...

A network more powerful than the Internet, while perhaps inconceivable right now, is just one of many potentially life-changing applications for wireless sensor networks (WSN) highlighted in a special November update issue about Sensor Networks and Applications in Proceedings of the IEEE, the world's most highly-cited general interest journal in electrical engineering and computer science since 1913. Published by the IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, additional topics of this Proceedings issue include a look at forward-thinking healthcare ...

Come listen in at RRRadio's newest show, RFK: Stories for Children as the hosts (VS Grenier, D.M. Cunningham and Tiffany Strelitz Haber) chat with J.D. Holiday about her newest book "The Great Snowball Escapade," and what it has been like doing the World of Ink Author/Book Virtual Tour. J.D. Holiday will also be sharing writing tips, trials and tribulations of the writer's life. The show will be live at 11am MST (10am PST, Noon Central and 1pm EST). You can tune in at the RRRadio's site at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio or you can listen/call in at (646) 595-4478. In ...

Yampu Tours, the specialist travel company to Latin America and abroad, unveiled a special holiday discount today. If booked by December 31, the good cheer offer adds up to a gift of 12.5 percent in travel package savings. A first-class travel company, Yampu offers tours for specialized travel to Latin America and a growing list of other destinations that will be announced in the New Year. Tours are customizable and can include sightseeing, rainforest hiking, adventure excursions, and the unique desires of the customer. All tours are prepared with the best accommodations, ...

On February 12, 2011, The Kennedy Art Initiative (KAI), The Phoenix PR, and Vivant Art Gallery will be hosting a Bachelor's Auction to celebrate a month filled with love. The Glass Slipper: 2011 Bachelor's Auction will be taking place from 7pm until 10 pm at the pristine Vivant Art Gallery on 60 North 2nd Street in the Olde City section of Philadelphia. These will not be your ordinary bachelors. Guests will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with local celebrities, elite singles and bachelors from all backgrounds and professions. There will be someone for every ...

will be collecting unwrapped toys that will go to several local charities for distribution to families in need. As part of the event, both members as well as the general public are invited to visit the DirectBuy of Barrie location from 1:00pm to 5:00pm to donate a toy that will most certainly put a smile on the face of a deserving child this holiday season. "Christmas is a time of giving, and what better way to give than to help a family in need by putting a present under the tree for a child who wouldn't otherwise receive one," said Christine Demarsh, owner of DirectBuy ...

'Tis the season for holiday stress. From last minute shopping, to getting less sleep, to making ends meet financially, to consuming more sweets and drinks at holiday get-togethers. Americans are faced with many more physical and emotional pressures during the holidays. Recent research studies and surveys in the areas of sleep, eating, and finances are shedding some light on actions one can take to lessen the stress load. The market research firm Harris Interactive recently conducted a "Holiday Stress Index" study. The poll was based on a nationwide sample of 2,173 adults ...

In a season when most of the world is thinking about giving back and holiday spirit, one young lady has taken things a step further. Diane Potter, a Virtual Assistant based in Kansas, lost her Mother to pancreatic cancer in August of 2010. Grieving and learning to live without her, Diane is learning to move on and accept the truth. Inspired by clients and a single act of kindness done for a friend, she has now launched the Barbara Gives Back campaign in her Mother's name. The purpose of this campaign is to help launch 4 online businesses each year to deserving entrepreneurs. ...

Internet Business Group (IBG), a Las Vegas based Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and Reputation Management firm, today announced the addition of its newest client, United Service Companies, a leader in the service and security industry. United Service Companies will retain IBG's services to redesign their portfolio of websites and to increase its website traffic. IBG's Executive Vice President Gene Burns said "We are very excited to add United Service Companies to IBG's rapidly growing client roster. Our strategy for them will include incorporating the ...

Undoubtedly December is one of the busiest months of the year, with millions spending both instore and online on gifts for loved ones. Shopping can be quite stressful in times of a recession where money is tight, jobs are scarce and cuts are being made everywhere. However, for the discerning shopper it's not all doom and gloom particularly when there are potentially huge discounts and bargains to be had at your fingertips. Leading money-saving shopping deals website LaughingDeals.com offers exclusive shopping deals, discounts and voucher codes that will make shopping easy ...

Pathfinder Partners, LLC - a San Diego-based company specializing in making opportunistic investments in distressed real estate assets and defaulted loans - has embarked on a joint venture with Raintree Residential, LLC, a real estate investment affiliate of one of the leading San Diego property management firms, to acquire single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums from bank real-estate owned (REO) departments and through short sales. The new joint venture - Pathfinder Raintree Residential, LLC - has initially committed more than $5 million of capital to purchase ...

Clydesdale Bank has underlined its commitment to the local business community in Ayr with the appointment of a new business development partner to its Ayrshire Financial Solutions Centre. Stewart Rogerson will further strengthen Clydesdale Bank's Ayrshire business development team, and his appointment will enable the Bank to enhance the service it offers to local businesses. Stewart brings over 25 years of commercial banking experience to the role and moves from the Bank of Scotland where he held the role of Relationship Director. Ayrshire-born Stewart has extensive ...

Bahamas wedding Brides can now have their Bahamas wedding showcased on Bahamas Destination Wedding's website. The company, (http://www.bahamas-destination-wedding.com/) is located in the Bahamas and provide destination wedding couples with Bahamas wedding officiant and wedding in the Bahamas Planning services, said through its spokesperson Glenn S. Ferguson "that with more and more brides choosing to have their wedding at an island destination, we are looking for fabulous Bahamas wedding brides to showcase so that other brides that are planning destination weddings ...

British screenwriter Don Macnab-Stark has been hired to re-write "Rabid", the latest film from Planet Four Productions. Shooting in Michigan, "Rabid" will be directed by indy director Brian Lawrence. "Rabid" tells the story of Vaughn, a soldier returning home from Afghanistan after six years to find his small town dramatically changed - the local factory is on the verge of closure, and immigrants are taking most of the available jobs. While his friends look to him to put things right, Vaughn tries to turn back the clock, with ultimately tragic consequences. "Rabid ...

The introduction of EU legislation specifically for Paediatric Clinical Trials means the drug developers need guidance on study design. Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIP) needs to be submitted prior to a trial in order to guarantee its safety and value. SMi is pleased to pronounce its 5th annual conference on Paediatric Clinical Trials to be held on the 24th & 25th January 2011. The event will explore a range of key issues relating to the involvement of children in pharmaceutical development. There will be a strong focus on preparing paediatric investigation plans ...

Three St. Louis women took on the challenge of developing a flexible planner system to help women make turning their goals and dreams--in any aspect of life--into a natural part of their everyday routines. Lifestyle Inspirations LLC is the creation of Cecilia George, Bobette Kyle, and Laura Thake. Committed to their former Daysteps customers and the need for a truly comprehensive personal planner, the partners began a mission to help women mean it when they say "my life matters." This became a mantra for the partners and resulted in their new company's first product, ...

WebGreek, the leading chapter management platform for fraternities and sororities, is proud to announce the release of a full integration with PollDaddy. The new application will appear on the dashboard for existing members, and chapters using WebGreek will be able to send out unlimited polls and surveys to their members. �EUR�We added polling because we knew from first-hand experience how much time was wasted in meetings,�EUR� says CEO Patrick Allen. �EUR�It made much more sense to gather opinions and feedback online, and come to meetings prepared to take ...

The Ehlers Group, the award-winning strategic marketing and communications company, continues its quest for 365 Senior Love Stories. Co-authors Janis Ehlers and Kerry Green launched their national campaign search earlier this year and are seeking love stories from seniors, age 70+. "Submissions for the book have arrived from all over the country," said Ehlers who attributes the geographic extent to social media and the Internet. "We are amazed each time we check the postmarks on the submissions we receive." The deadline has been extended and according to Ehlers, ...

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This is the fifth year that The Lifespring! Why Christmas Show, a transatlantic Christmas podcast that brings festive fun and information to your MP3 Player and computer. It is hosted by podcasting pioneer and voiceover artist Steve Webb, of the Lifespring! podcasts, and the UK based Christmas expert James Cooper of the Christmas information website www.whychristmas.com. The podcast shares information on a range of Christmas traditions and customs, Christmas music and the history behind the Christmas Story throughout December. You can listen via the show's website or subscribe ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that 16 areas across the country are not meeting the agency's national air quality standards for lead. These areas, located in 11 states, were designated as "nonattainment" because their air quality monitoring data for 2007 to 2009 showed that they did not meet the agency's health-based standards. Areas designated as not meeting the standard will need to develop and implement plans to reduce pollution to meet the lead standards. Nonattainment areas must meet the standards by Dec. 31, 2015. EPA will designate ...

For over 33 years, Superior Lamp Inc has remained vigilant in keeping with their corporate goal of focusing on producing environmentally safe, "green" lighting products. With products that focus on providing customers the benefit of energy savings, and help with the conservation of precious natural resources such as their Enviro Safe LED Xtrabrites, Superior Lamp Inc. is certainly doing their part. Americans know that fossil fuel burning isn't a benefit to the environment; neither is offshore drilling or dumping plastic bags of trash, that's a no brainer. How to ...