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"If My Phone is So Smart, Why Do I Feel So Dumb?" PC SMART BAR Aims to Level Playing Field Between People, Computers and Digital Devices

2010-11-15
With the growing trend towards "smarter," more capable digital devices, increasingly powerful computers, cloud computing and a burgeoning number of Web sites promising to maximize connectivity, organization, sharing and storage, a new offering, PC Smart Bar, promises to remake even the most technically challenged user into a digital diva or gadget guru. The brainchild of tech-savvy local businessmen -- who recognized the underserved market of a time-crunched public becoming more frustrated with every new and upgraded smartphone and computer system to hit the market, and ...

Autobookers.co.uk Hire Care Site Has Been Bought by a Leading Online Conglomerate and Been Relaunched

2010-11-15
The well-known hire car specialist Autobookers.co.uk, after unfortunately heading into administration, has been collected and added to Foxy Leisure Ltd's range of online businesses. While the site had an excellent customer base and top suppliers, the Foxy Leisure group have given it a new lease of life and it joins the other rental sites in the group such as Carhiredirect.co.uk and Comparecarrentals.co.uk. The already well-established car hire sites that come under the Foxy Leisure empire are commited to providing consumers in the UK and around the world great value ...

The Last Visitor - For Blacks Only? Is This A Novel Idea?

The Last Visitor - For Blacks Only? Is This A Novel Idea?
2010-11-15
Elizabeth Abigail James, author of the novel, The Last Visitor, invites readers to take a humorous and dramatic mile walk in the shoes of her not-so-typical fictional characters in a small American town where everything is not as it seems. In The Last Visitor, Luther Rawlings, a mild-mannered barber from a small town, takes a bus ride that could cost him his life. While Luther fights for his life, Hawk Williams, a black man from Luther's hometown, takes us through five decades of Luther's life. Readers see the reflection of their own biases, imperfections, and weaknesses ...

Another "Rebel Without a Cause" - Mark N. Greene, My James Dean

Another Rebel Without a Cause - Mark N. Greene, My James Dean
2010-11-15
Silvia I. Petretti has re-opened the painful wounds of her son's tragic suicide and exposed his years of loneliness, depression, alcohol use, and drug addiction. Mark N. Greene died at the age of 39 on May 14, 2009, almost 46 years after the death of Actor James Dean, a cultural icon and heart throb whose life mirrored that of Greene's, both on-screen and off. James Dean died in a tragic car crash at the age of 24. In an interview with actor Gig Young in 1955 for an episode of Warner Bros. Presents to promote Rebel Without a Cause, instead of saying the popular phrase, ...

Advanced Ergonomic Benefits of Pneumatic Scissors White Paper Available from Bettcher Industries

2010-11-15
Bettcher Industries announce the availability of the Advanced Ergonomic Benefits of Pneumatic Scissors white paper for the poultry industry. The white paper is organized with the following characteristics of Pneumatic Scissors including: Function like manual scissors, Incorporate sound ergonomic principles ( weight, pressure points, and surface contact), Reduce physical demands (Muscle Activity and Peak Grip Strength), Improve efficiency, and Improve psychophysical interaction to the job. The Free White paper can be downloaded from http://bettcher.com/pneumatic-scissors-white-paper While ...

Octava Inc., Specialists in HD Video Distribution Router Switches, Announced the Release of HDCATS-100 HDMI Extender Over Single CAT 5/6 Cable

2010-11-15
Octava Inc., specialists in HD video distribution equipment, announced the release of HDCATS-100. The HDCATS-100 HDMI over CAT5e/6 Extender allows transmission of HDMI, 100baseT Ethernet data and IR over 1 single CAT-5 / 6. The HDCATS-100 HDMI Extender consists of a HDMI Transmitter and a HDMI Receiver and allows transmission of 1080P HD over 300ft over single Ethernet cable (CAT-6 recommended). Infrared Extension allows I.R. signals to be sent from viewing area to the equipment room. The Ethernet data port allows IP based HDTV or PC to have access to ethernet connection. ...

28,000 Deaths in Mexico's Drug War Reveals Immense Pressures Behind Drug Trade, Reports Narconon Director

2010-11-15
Since 2007 Mexicos President Calderon has been waging war on drug traffickers. But the price in human lives has been horrendous. In shootouts between police and traffickers in kidnappings followed by murders in mass slayings in homes at drug rehabs or in the country more than 28000 people have died in less than four years. For comparison 58000 Americans died in the Vietnam War but that took sixteen years not four. Recently the media has reported one massacre after another. Just last weekend seven people were shot outside a home that was hosting a party five people were ...

New Spring-Engaged, Hydraulically Disengaged Caliper Brake from Nexen Delivers Reliable Braking and Holding, Withstanding Cold, Harsh Environments

New Spring-Engaged, Hydraulically Disengaged Caliper Brake from Nexen Delivers Reliable Braking and Holding, Withstanding Cold, Harsh Environments
2010-11-15
Nexen Group Inc. announces spring-engaged, hydraulically-disengaged caliper brakes for dynamic braking and static holding applications. Providing reliable operation at temperatures as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit, these brakes out-perform traditional pneumatically actuated brakes and clutches that offer a minimum operating range of 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Nexen Spring-Engaged, Hydraulically Disengaged Caliper Brakes feature fixed-point pivots, allowing equal braking force applied to both sides of the brake rotor. Various friction materials can be specified for different ...

MyPokerLab/Facebook Promotion at PokerTime Online Poker Room

MyPokerLab/Facebook Promotion at PokerTime Online Poker Room
2010-11-15
Players at PokerTime online poker room have the chance to not only 'plug their leaks' at the poker tables but also earn while doing so. The MyPokerLab/Facebook poker promotion is giving away $250 every week for players who use the MyPokerLab tool. MyPokerLab is a one-of-a-kind online poker enhancement tool that will assist players in becoming the best poker players that they can be through comprehensive analysis of their game as well as live monitoring by world-class players and experts. MyPokerLab also offers video content of poker fundamentals and report cards that ...

Fast PPT VISION M-Series Smart Cameras Deliver Twice the Speed of Most Smart Cameras

Fast PPT VISION M-Series Smart Cameras Deliver Twice the Speed of Most Smart Cameras
2010-11-15
PPT VISION's newly released IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System delivers increased precision and speed to automated inspection, guidance and identification production processes. Featuring up to four asynchronously triggered cameras that run on a single processor, the M-Series Embedded Vision System allows each M-Series camera to be independently optimized with the appropriate speed, resolution and size. With high-speed camera frame rates--up to 210 frames per second--the IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System provides complete images to the dual-core processor, allowing ...

McCormick Commits Funds to Unique Global Village Residence at Douglass College Capital Campaign Kick-Off; Litt Announces New Academic Initiatives

McCormick Commits Funds to Unique Global Village Residence at Douglass College Capital Campaign Kick-Off; Litt Announces New Academic Initiatives
2010-11-15
At a special event of The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College (AADC - www.douglassdifference.org) to publicly launch its five-year, $35 million capital campaign in late October, Rutgers University President Richard McCormick confirmed a University pledge of $ 5 million in matching funds toward the construction of a state-of-the-art living-learning residence hall for the College's unique Global Village (goal $10 million). The Global Village encompasses ten living-learning communities focused on language, culture, social and business issues. Describing Douglass (http://douglass.rutgers.edu) ...

ixDownload Joins in the Fight Against Wi-Fi-Based Digital Home Invasions

2010-11-15
Your email, Facebook login and password, your images, and not the least your credit card information, are in danger on the Internet. We all know about the dangers posed by phishing scams, Trojan horses, and malware. Unfortunately, these are just some of the ways scammers and hackers can get your personal information and cause you financial misery. Increasingly, hackers are using unsecured private wi-fi and public hot spots to steal sensitive personal and financial information. "The risks are intimidating," notes Oliver Thompson, Corporate Communications consultant for ...

Be Very Careful in Dealing with Insurance Companies

2010-11-15
We can trust insurance companies to do what's right, can't we? An insurance company would never take advantage of a person who didn't have a lawyer,would they? One New York motorist would likely beg to differ after his experience with Progressive after a car accident. Sebastian Frazzetto was a passenger in a car insured by Progressive that was involved in a three vehicle accident on the Cross Bronx Expressway on March 3, 2007. A representative from Progressive contacted Mr. Frazzetto that very same day and presented him with a "Release of all Claims" and a check for ...

Avandia Targeted by FDA for Serious Heart Problems

2010-11-15
The use of the diabetes drug, Avandia, has now been strictly limited by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). European regulators went one step further by entirely suspending the drug's sales. Research has established a potential link between Avandia and increased heart risks including heart attacks and strokes. Avandia used to be the most popular diabetes drug worldwide, with sales of more than three billion in 2006. Concerns began to arise in 2007 after Dr. Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, published a study on the drug's risks to the heart. Dr. ...

Phoenix Industries Names Dr. Serji Amirkhanian as Director of Research and Development

Phoenix Industries Names Dr. Serji Amirkhanian as Director of Research and Development
2010-11-15
U.S.-based Phoenix Industries, a worldwide provider of waste tire recycling plants and asphalt rubber blending equipment and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Serji Amirkhanian as Director of Research and Development. Dr. Amirkhanian was the Mays Professor of Transportation in the Civil Engineering Department of Clemson University and an Alumni Distinguished Professor in addition to being the Director of Asphalt Rubber Technology Service (ARTS). He taught and conducted research in the area of construction materials, specifically hot mix asphalt ...

Paradigm Precision Signs Agreement with The Offshore Group to Continue its Mexico Manufacturing Operations

2010-11-15
Paradigm Precision has recently signed a contract with The Offshore Group to continue its manufacturing in Mexico operations in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico through 2015. The company's operation occupies 32,936 square feet at the Roca Fuerte Industrial Park. Paradigm Precision manufactures precision components for the aerospace industry. According to President and CEO, Jim Levine, "We continue to grow our business and Guaymas with an increasing portfolio of parts that support key aviation and land-based power generation platforms. Our success in Mexico has been driven by ...

Radiall Introduces a New HDQX Connector Solution for High-Speed Data Transmission

Radiall Introduces a New HDQX Connector Solution for High-Speed Data Transmission
2010-11-15
Radiall USA, Inc. expands its connector product offering with the new HDQX series for high-speed Ethernet and RF data transmission. The HDQX connector combines a compact size with the ruggedness needed for high reliability and signal integrity in harsh aerospace and military environments. Offering twelve size 8 cavities in a high-density rectangular shell, the space-saving HDQX accepts ARINC 600 Quadrax and size 8 BMA contacts, as well as twinax and triaxial contacts. Typical applications for the HDQX connectors include data networks, in-flight entertainment systems, ...

Saturday news tips: Resuscitation Science Symposium

2010-11-14
Abstract 106 – Care for cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia may be withdrawn too soon Cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia may achieve neurological awakening that's not apparent for a week – several days after physicians routinely make recommendations about whether to withdraw care, researchers said. For more than 25 years, the prognosis for recovery from cardiac arrest and the decision to withdraw care has been based on a neurological exam at 72 hours. So the finding may have profound implications on when withdrawal-of-care decisions will ...

Cilantro ingredient can remove foul odor of 'chitlins'

2010-11-14
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2010 — With chitlins about to make their annual appearance on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day menus, scientists have good news for millions of people who love that delicacy of down-home southern cooking, but hate the smell. They are reporting the first identification of an ingredient in cilantro that quashes the notoriously foul odor of chitlins — a smell known to drive people from the house when chitlins are cooking. Their report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Yasuyoshi Hayata and colleagues note that chitlins ...

Having first-degree relative with atrial fibrillation linked with increased risk

2010-11-14
An examination of the heritability of atrial fibrillation (AF) among more than 4,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study finds the occurrence of AF in first-degree relatives was associated with AF risk after adjustment for established AF risk factors and AF-related genetic variants, according to a study that will appear in the November 24 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because it will be presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting. "A heritable component underlying atrial fibrillation has been well demonstrated, and it ...

Study suggests physicians wait longer for brain recovery after hypothermia Rx in cardiac arrest

2010-11-14
Heart experts at Johns Hopkins say that physicians might be drawing conclusions too soon about irreversible brain damage in patients surviving cardiac arrest whose bodies were for a day initially chilled into a calming coma. The chilling, known as therapeutic hypothermia, is one of the few medical practices known to improve brain recovery after sudden heart stoppages, with brain recovery usually assessed three days after the incident. The therapy, recommended in American Heart Association treatment guidelines since 2005, is thought to work by slowing down the body's ...

Kim Go, Expressive Arts Coach to appear on Open to Hope Radio

2010-11-14
Kim Go is an artist, writer, expressive arts coach, and has trained with Zen Hospice Project. Kim is no stranger to loss. She lost her father in early childhood, had a near-death experience in adolescence, dealt with divorce, fertility challenges, and the death of her soul mate and life partner, Brian. Kim explores our encounters with impermanence as frontier experiences that engage our resourcefulness and creativity. Open to Hope Radio broadcasts every Thursday. To listen to this show, go to http://opentohope.com About Dr. Heidi Horsley Dr. Heidi Horsley, PsyD, ...

Review Of Fire Storm Soccer Guide. The Most Important Facts About Soccer - Part 2

2010-11-14
A 19-month-old Soccer Fitness website, Firestormsoccer.com ( http://www.firestormsoccer.com ), has come out with an eBook on Soccer Fitness. The eBook covers a lot of new details about the different aspects of player fitness levels related to the game of soccer. Injury Studies have shown that players are more susceptible to hamstring injuries during sudden stressful motions during the game. When there are sudden bursts of motion, the hamstring is stressed excessively causing injury to the muscles. In order to prevent, coaches need to get their players adequately warmed ...

Author Provides Valuable Advice to Help Couples Facing Marriage or Divorce in Tough Economic Climate

2010-11-14
The pursuit of love and happiness appears harder to obtain in difficult times. High divorce rates haunt the potential outcomes of "happily-ever-after" for people considering marriage, which only yields a 50% chance of success. Prospective marriage mates and united couples, alike, face the same economic challenges: potential job losses, foreclosure rates and societal pressures of becoming another statistic, on many fronts. So where is the optimistic light at the end of the tunnel? Author Charles Jackson had a "light go off" during his second divorce, which compelled him ...

Junk Trunks is driving contemporary Australian fashion to new heights

2010-11-14
When we are set for a break from our daily hectic schedule a holiday by the beach seems to be lucrative and relaxing. All men or women look for the first thing in the circumstance is the swimwear which is to be worn on the beach. As fashion seems to be taking people in its stride similarly swimwear has also gone through tremendous changes in the recent times. Especially men swimwear has gone through a lot of change and people have loved the new look. When you are spending a day on the beach or a day by the pool a lot needs to be kept in mind regarding the swimwear you ...
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