Twin Pomegranates Wine, a Fresno wine company, is always creating innovative cocktails with their pomegranate wines. One fan favorite is the POMEGRITA, a pomegranate margarita made with Twin Pomegranates 100% pomegranate wine. POMEGRITA: Mix the following in a shaker tin: * 3 Parts Twin Pomegranates Wine * 2 Parts Sweet & Sour * 1 Part Silver Tequila * Ice Strain into salt rimmed margarita glass, then top off with: * A Splash of Grenadine * A Squeeze of Lime Garnish with pomegranates seeds! This is a very easy and Delicious drink for Cinco ...

Visual Defence Inc., a leading provider of integrated security solutions is pleased to announce that it is the first and only organization, to date, to achieve a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SECURE (System Efficacy through Commercialization, Utilization, Relevance and Evaluation) certification, administered by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate. Visual Defence Inc. was one of several participants in the US DHS SECURE Program. SecureEye - a Blast Resistant, Forensic, Surveillance, IP Camera and "black box" memory module underwent rigorous ...

Scottish author and poet, Colin Galbraith, has released his entire back catalogue of published books, for purchase on the Kindle at drastically reduced prices. The assembled works, which includes three chapbooks of poetry and one novella, are now available on Amazon's US & Canadian, UK and German websites for the digital ebook platform, Kindle. Speaking this week, Galbraith illustrated why it was important for him to offer these books so readily: "It's always been important for me to make my books available wherever possible," said Galbraith. "Not ...

National Foster Care Month recognizes the significant contributions and dedicated work of foster parents and draws attention to programs and practices that promote stability for children in foster care. Originating in 1988, National Foster Care Month has inspired people nationwide for more than 20 years to support the more than 500,000 children and youth living in foster care. In California, this represents nearly 60,000 youth who live in foster care. For Sleep Train, the West Coast's largest mattress retailer, the plight of foster children and the tremendous support ...

Hosted by Metropolis Creative, the Extreme Website Makeover event is about rewarding innovation and entrepreneurship. Companies in and around Boston submitted their websites hoping to be chosen for an "extreme" redesign which included a brand refresh, website homepage redesign, and co-branded designs of their social media channels. There were many innovative and worthwhile companies who entered their website, however only one came out on top.  On Tuesday April 26th the winner was unveiled at Red Sky Lounge in the heart of Boston's Faneuil Hall. With a packed ...

The new product, iBird United Kingdom and Ireland (http://bit.ly/ibirduk), features 283 UK bird species, more than any other competitor. iBird is an interactive field guide for birders that was voted "best reference app" by Macworld magazine. This unique product has set the standard for bird apps and remains the best selling birdwatching app ever. The UK version features over five hours of bird songs and improves on the North American release by offering not only vocalizations but also includes the spectrogram and waveforms of each sound. The iBird product ...

Do you just love the warm feeling you get with wood trim accents? Now there is a quick, easy and inexpensive way for you to get that feeling in your home. Since 2008, Habitatter.com has been offering the highest quality in home decorating accessories. In a continuing effort to improve their selection, Habitatter.com announced today the addition Stoney Ridge Cedar Covers. Stoney Ridge Cedar Covers are carefully crafted from Red Cedar harvested from the artists' own property nestled in the Ozark Mountains. The red cedar covers are left natural in color, and sealed with ...

SalesFUSION , the maker of SalesFUSION 360, an integrated sales and marketing demand generation platform, today announced its sales results for First Quarter, 2011. The results for Q1 showed a 100% growth in new customer acquisition over the same period for 2010. SalesFUSION signed nearly 40 new clients in the January-March period for 2011. Said Kevin Miller, EVP Marketing and Sales for SalesFUSION; "This was a strong Q1 for us. We expected to double the amount of clients we brought in during Q1 of 2010 and we hit that mark right on. The results from Q1 show a consistent ...

Underground Elephant's William Huff was honored as a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal's CFO of the Year Award. Huff offers years of experience and plays a critical role in guiding overall financial strategy. He has been with Underground Elephant since it was founded in 2008 and has been a major contributor to the company's success. Since Huff joined the team at Underground Elephant, the company has become one of San Diego's fastest-growing online marketing agencies. Over the last three years, the increase in revenue for the company has totaled over 3,000%. ...

Knauf Insulation and HomeSphere, Inc. announced today they have entered into a joint agreement to offer Knauf Insulation to HomeSphere's network of builders using HomeSphere's technology-driven solutions. Knauf Insulation, a leading manufacturer of thermal and acoustical fiber glass insulations, will join more than 75 manufacturing brands as part of HomeSphere's BRI lead generation and marketing program. The company, whose products and services conserve energy and preserve natural resources for a sustainable future, will use BRI to generate new builder leads and strengthen ...

CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have determined why a certain class of diabetes drugs leads to weight gain and have found that the molecular system involved (PPAR-γ found in the brain) is also triggered by consumption of high-fat foods. The study could lead to the modification of existing diabetes therapies and even dietary recommendations to limit the action of this nuclear receptor in the brain. The research, led by Randy Seeley, PhD, UC professor and Donald C. Harrison Endowed Chair in Medicine, appears as an advanced online publication ...

Pediatricians from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere have discovered a link between low levels of vitamin D and anemia in children. The findings, presented on May 1 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver, Colo., show that vitamin D deficiency may play an important role in anemia. Anemia, which occurs when the body has too few oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is diagnosed and tracked by measuring hemoglobin levels. Symptoms of mild anemia include fatigue, lightheadedness and low energy. Severe and prolonged anemia can damage ...

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (5/1/2011) – High-performance nanotech materials arrayed on a flat panel platform demonstrated seven to eight times higher efficiency than previous solar thermoelectric generators, opening up solar-thermal electric power conversion to a broad range of residential and industrial uses, a team of researchers from Boston College and MIT report in the journal Nature Materials. Two technologies have dominated efforts to harness the power of the sun's energy. Photovoltaics convert sunlight into electric current, while solar-thermal power generation uses sunlight ...

George "The Iceman" Gervin Basketball camp is scheduled for May 21st & May 22nd at Salem High School, Canton, MI. This is a highly skilled player development camp for boys and girls, grades 2nd through 9th. Our staff and players will teach proper basketball skill development and focus on proper technique in all areas. Campers will be organized into groups and teams according to their age and ability. With several locations and dates nationwide, George ICEMAN Gervin's Basketball Camp has set out to educate participants in the game of basketball. His primary ...

The biggest 3-D map of the distant universe ever made, using light from 14,000 quasars – supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies billions of light years away – has been constructed by scientists with the third Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III). The map is the first major result from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), SDSS-III's largest survey, whose principal investigator is David Schlegel of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The huge new map was presented at the April meeting of the American ...

Rittgers & Rittgers announced its annual high school essay contest winners for 2011. Rittgers & Rittgers awarded four scholarships totaling $10,000 to the following students: First Place ($5,000) - Anthony Ramicone; Springboro High School Second Place ($3,000) - Colton Conover; Lebanon High School Runner Up: ($1,000) - Kyle Mentser; Kings High School Runner Up: ($1,000) - Tyler Duvelius; Lebanon High School Awards will be handed out at a luncheon at the Rittgers & Rittgers law office. The winning essays will be posted within the next few days at www.rittgersinjurylaw.com. ...

The structures of many protein molecules remain unsolved even after experts apply an extensive array of approaches. An international collaboration has led to a new, high-performance method that rapidly determined the structure of protein molecules in several cases where previous methods had failed. The usefulness of the new method is reported May 1 in Nature advanced online publication. The lead authors are Dr. Frank DiMaio of the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle and Dr. Thomas C. Terwilliger of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The senior author ...

HighPoints Learning (HPL) a leader in the online math tutoring field, recently named John A. Proctor, III their new National Sales Director for AchieveMath. AchieveMath is an affordable, guaranteed math tutoring platform available to help students nationwide improve their math performance. The company's team of online math tutors and other staff members are pleased to welcome Mr. Proctor to AchieveMath's executive team. Proctor is an experienced professional who has worked in the sales and promotions industry for the past 18 years. Prior to that, Proctor worked in securities ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered two mutations responsible for a devastating neurological condition they first identified 15 years ago. The researchers say their study -- appearing in Nature Genetics -- has revealed a new neural pathway that may help understand a variety of similar conditions. "We were able to do this now because of Next Generation genomic sequencing technology," says Christopher Klein, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and lead author of the study. "We also had the invaluable help of our international collaborators who helped ...

PALM BEACH, FL (May 1, 2011)––Some studies have shown that blood-thinning medications, such as aspirin, can reduce biochemical failure––cancer recurrence that is detected by a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level––the risk of metastasis and even death in localized prostate cancer. These studies, although very telling, have all emphasized the need for more data. Now, with researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center having concluded the largest study on this topic, and there is substantial data suggesting that aspirin improves outcomes in prostate cancer patients who ...

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the Pediatric Academic Society meeting in Denver. The children also had longer hospital stays. "We know secondhand smoke contributes to chronic illnesses like asthma, but we haven't quantified the extent of what it can do to children with the flu," said Karen Wilson, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of Pediatrics at URMC and author of the abstract, ...

DALLAS – May 2, 2011 – Taking two medications for depression does not hasten recovery from the condition that affects 19 million Americans each year, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a national study. "Clinicians should not rush to prescribe combinations of antidepressant medications as first-line treatment for patients with major depressive disorder," said Dr. Madhukar H. Trivedi, professor of psychiatry and chief of the division of mood disorders at UT Southwestern and principal investigator of the study, which is available online today and ...

Bar Harbor, Maine -- Jackson Laboratory researchers and their collaborators have reported their discovery of a gene implicated in an acute and severe form of glaucoma known as angle-closure glaucoma (ACG). The gene's activity points to previously unsuspected mechanisms involved in both ACG and infant eye development. Glaucoma is one of the most common eye diseases and a leading cause of blindness. An increase in fluid pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure or IOP) leads to damage to the optic nerve, causing loss of vision. Most people with the more familiar chronic ...

Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter Hotel North, located near Dunwoody, GA, offers convenient accommodations to parents and guests attending Oglethorpe University's spring 2011 Commencement Ceremony. The event will be held at 9:00am on Saturday, May 7 in the Academic Quadrangle. Oglethorpe University is a private liberal arts institution located in the Brookhaven area of northeast Atlanta and enrolls just over 1,100 students. The university confers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in Teaching- Early Childhood Education. Their ...

Alexandria, VA —Though there have been significant improvements in the treatment of head and neck cancer, there is still a lack of data on the experience of end of life care for head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study published in the May 2011 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. As discussed in this study, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs group has developed the Family Assessment of Treatment at the End of life (FATE) survey, which is administered to families of deceased veterans. The purpose of the survey is to assess the quality ...