Wealth Masters International March's Consultant of the Month: Bob Chappell of Home Based Company, LLC On the first of March, the phone rings and I hear "Bob, it's Karl Bessey here. I just wanted to let you know that you have been chosen 'WMI Consultant of the Month.'" My initial thought was "Wow... me? But there are so many more deserving people!" Let me say that I am completely humbled and honored to receive this call from Karl. I am so grateful that I found Wealth Masters International (Kip and Karl's Dream) through the three points of Wealth, Health and Wisdom ...

BIGLERVILLE, PA—Blossom or fruitlet thinning is a labor-intensive part of commercial peach and nectarine production. The use of mechanical string blossom thinners has been shown to reduce labor requirements and improve fruit size in peach crops, but stone fruit producers have needed more information about the range of thinning times. New research from Tara Auxt Baugher and colleagues from The Pennsylvania State University and Penn State Cooperative Extension gives producers sought-after data about optimum thinning times. Baugher said that, prior to this study on bloom ...

American Professional Services (APS) recently announced that it is offering a commercial hood installation training program in the Los Vegas, Nevada area. The training will include how to install HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) and fire suppression systems for businesses currently involved in restaurant construction, and for businesses running commercial kitchens needing an upgrade. With headquarters in Denver, Colorado, APS specializes in commercial hood sales and professional cleaning services for commercial exhaust hood systems throughout the country. When ...

NEW YORK—March 3, 2011 — In an article to be published in the forthcoming issue of International Finance, Dr. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, issues a major analysis of the U.S. government's economic recovery and reform efforts since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Greenspan calculates that long-term fixed corporate investment "is now at levels, relative to cash flow, that we have not experienced since 1940." This shortfall, he explains, accounts for much of the tepid recovery and current abnormally high levels of unemployment. ...

University of British Columbia researchers have identified a small virus that attacks another virus more than 100 times its own size, rescuing the infected zooplankton from certain death. The discovery provides clues to the evolutionary origin of some jumping genes found in other organisms. The study, by UBC marine microbiologist Curtis Suttle and PhD student Matthias Fischer, is published online today in Science Express. It describes the marine virus Mavirus and its interaction with marine zooplankton Cafeteria roenbergenesis and CroV, the world's largest marine virus. "It's ...

Following a week of intense bidding, the auction for Justin Bieber's hair closed today with a final winning bid from GoldenPalace.com. The popular online casino spent $40,668.00 to lock down the teen singing phenom's famous locks with all proceeds going to support The Gentle Barn Foundation. The idea for the auction began when The Biebs paid a surprise visit to Ellen DeGeneres during the taping of her show in February. The 53-year-old talk show host had recently tweeted that she wanted a lock of Bieber's hair for her birthday. Never one to disappoint a belieber, Justin ...

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS—Recent movements aimed at managing environmental impacts of agriculture have spurred interest in the development and use of organic and natural fertilizers for commercial applications. Many organic fertilizers are byproducts of livestock, fish, food, and other processing industries. In Mississippi, where the poultry industry produces more than 730 million broiler chickens each year, and annual chicken litter production is estimated at more than 730,000 tons, there is a naturally abundant supply of chicken litter available for fertilizer. New research ...

SOUTH VERONA, MS—When essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for these unused by-products could benefit essential oil crop growers and processors as well as the environment. A team of researchers has found that the residual distillation water of some aromatic plant species has a beneficial effect on yields and can increase essential oil content of peppermint and spearmint crops. Peppermint and spearmint are commercially produced for their ...

Athens, Ga. – New University of Georgia research has identified a protein that can be modified to improve the effectiveness of one of the most common drugs used to treat pancreatic cancer. The research, published in the March edition of the journal Cancer Research, found that a cell-surface protein called CNT1, which transports cancer-killing drugs into tumor cells, was reduced in function in two thirds of pancreatic tumors. By improving the function of CNT1, the researchers increased the effectiveness of the cancer-killing drugs in pancreatic tumor cells derived from ...

The burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional as they complete the long journey to these areas, Johns Hopkins scientists suggest in a new study. The finding may eventually lead to new ways to fight neuropathy, a condition that often accompanies other diseases including HIV/AIDS, diabetes and circulatory disorders. Neuropathies tend to hit the feet first, then travel up the legs. As they reach the knees, they often start affecting ...

March 3, 2011 — (BRONX, NY) — Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs — despite the potential for abuse, addiction and overdose, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in the March 2 online edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found lax monitoring even of patients at high risk for opioid misuse, such as those with a history of drug abuse or dependence. The findings are especially concerning considering that prescription ...

The long-time practice of using police facial sketches to nab criminals has been, at best, an inexact art. But the process may soon be a little more exact thanks to the work of some Michigan State University researchers. A team led by MSU University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Anil Jain and doctoral student Brendan Klare has developed a set of algorithms and created software that will automatically match hand-drawn facial sketches to mug shots that are stored in law enforcement databases. Once in use, Klare said, the implications are ...

VERNON – Texas AgriLife Research scientists are trying to bring more beauty to the colder regions of the state by breeding winter-hardiness into a tropical ornamental plant, the angel's trumpet flower. Dr. Dariusz Malinowski, AgriLife Research plant physiologist and forage agronomist in Vernon, along with Dr. Bill Pinchak and Shane Martin, both with AgriLife Research, and Steve Brown, program director for Texas Foundation Seed Service, began the project three years ago. The goal of the project is to develop new cultivars with a range of flower colors, shapes and size, ...

AMARILLO – Biofuel feedstock production in the Texas High Plains could significantly change the crop mix, which could affect regional income and groundwater consumption, according to Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists. Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist in Amarillo, and Dr. Seong Park, AgriLife Research economist in Vernon, are joining other economists to model the socio-economic effects of climate change on the Ogallala Aquifer. The project, Economics and Groundwater-Use Implications of Bioenergy Feedstocks Production ...

JUPITER, FL, March 3, 2011 – Borrowing a page from modern manufacturing, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have built a microscopic assembly line that mass produces synthetic cell-like compartments. The new computer-controlled system represents a technological leap forward in the race to create the complex membrane structures of biological cells from simple chemical starting materials. "Biology is full of synthetic targets that have inspired chemists for more than a century," said Brian Paegel, Scripps Research assistant professor ...

St. Louis, MO, March 4, 2011 – The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. In a study scheduled for publication in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, asked post-menopausal breast cancer survivors whether they had fallen in the past year and then tracked their falls over a six-month study period. They found evidence that women who have survived breast cancer may ...

Let's face it, if you want your self storage facility to just appear amongst a long list of facilities in your area, you have plenty of website directories to choose from, then maybe USSelfStorageLocator.com is not for you. But if you want your facility promoted to millions of consumers looking and willing to rent online, then, maybe you should log-in to USSelfStorageLocator.com, find your facility from its extensive data base and claim it as yours After a brief verification process (for security reasons) activate it. If your facility is not listed, just add it using their ...

CHICAGO --- Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that dies early in Alzheimer's disease and is a major cause of memory loss. This new ability to reprogram stem cells and grow a limitless supply of the human neurons will enable a rapid wave of drug testing for Alzheimer's disease, allow researchers to study why the neurons die and could potentially lead to transplanting the new neurons into people with Alzheimer's. The paper will be published March 4 in the journal Stem Cells. ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — March 4, 2011 — Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Researchers said patients' willingness to undergo tests bodes well for the future of personalized medicine, in which specific treatments are prescribed depending on the DNA genetic makeup of patients' tumors. "This is the first study of its kind where patients themselves were asked what tests and medical ...

DURHAM, N.C.— A Duke University team has seen for the first time how soft polymers, such as wire insulation, can break down under exposure to electrical current. Researchers have known for decades that polymers, such those insulating wires, may break down due to deformation of the polymers. But the process had never been seen. In a series of experiments, Duke University engineers have documented at the microscopic level how plastic deforms to breakdown as it is subjected to ever-increasing electric voltage. Polymers can be found almost everywhere, most commonly as an ...

For over 10 years, Swinglifestyle has offered Colorado swingers an option for an alternative dating website for people in the lifestyle. In an effort to expand more couples in the state of Colorado, Swinglifestyle will be offering for a limited time, a free 1-year membership. Current free members in Colorado will receive this benefit by uploading a picture. By upgrading to a free 1-year membership, the added benefits include unlimited email and messages followed with viewing adult pictures and many more perks. The offer is for a limited time so it is recommended that ...

Alex hopes to realise more than GBP1 million in vital funding towards finding a cure for Parkinson's disease. deVere South Africa is presenting a fundraising golf tournament for British golfers at The Country Club Rocklands Course in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 24th of March 2011. The British Golf Invitational Series is a full-day event designed to be both competitive and entertaining, where UK expats can gather together. deVere is also pleased to announce that a special guest has been invited to the charity event. Legendary former F1 race car driver Sir ...

iFunia, a professional developer of Mac multimedia software today is pleased to announce the flagship product iFunia MKV Converter is currently available on Mac App Store. iFunia MKV Converter for Mac is a stable and simple-to-use Mac MKV video converter which helps you convert MKV to most popular video/audio formats for use on Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod, or Apple TV. "We're thrilled to have our third app on the Mac App Store", remarked Amy Lu, iFunia's Marketing Director. "The Mac App Store makes it easier than ever for consumers to access all the innovative converting ...

Atlanta's Calloway Portable Shelters likes to make its customers happy. For that reason, it has recently added a series of new upgrades to its Internet store, to increase the convenience and cheapness of the shopping experience. The site has implemented a new header which shows the company's phone number, current sale items, a link to the most-recent post on the company's blog and, most conveniently, a link to the shopping cart. As a further upgrade, the shopping cart is now secured by PayPal's anti-fraud Buyer Protection service. The service offers buyers a recourse in ...

The world's oldest bottled single malt whisky, Mortlach 70 Year Old / 1938 - which is also the first ever 70-year-old Single Malt Scotch whisky bottled for retail sale, is now available in Singapore. There are only fifty-four (54) 70cl bottles in the world but only one (1) has been brought to Southeast Asia. A bottle was presented to the Queen of England, and was later transferred to the National Museum of Scotland as part of a display to celebrate Scotland's culture and heritage. Released under Gordon & MacPhail's 'Generations' brand and bottled at cask strength ...