The League for Innovation announced today that Michael C. Lach, special assistant, STEM Education, U.S. Department of Education, will serve as the closing keynote speaker at the first annual STEMtech conference being held October 31 to November 3, 2010, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Florida. Educators, industry leaders, and others will gather to discuss increasing student access into and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers and to explore the strategic use of information technology to better serve ...

Family and cosmetic dentist in Lone Tree, Dr. Angela Osborn, has taken patient interaction to a new level. This experienced Lone Tree dentist can now be found on leading social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, for improved patient communication. The practice's Facebook and Twitter pages were designed to improve patient-to-practice interaction. Functioning as an extension of the practice's professionally designed website, patients can now join Dr. Osborn's social network to learn about special in-office promotions, dental news and new treatments available from the ...

WinADayCasino's new five-wheel roulette game, Roulette 5, has been so popular since it launched in April that the popular slots and video poker site has added another new Roulette game to its online casino games room. The new La Roulette has a "low bet" option that can give players more bang for 'le buck'. La Roulette is like Roulette 5 but since it is played by European Roulette rules, there is no double-zero like in American Roulette. Having only one zero gives a slight edge to players since each spin has a 1 in 37 chance of landing on any one number rather than 1 ...

Vienna, Austria-based social Yellow Pages startup http://Tupalo.com, has just announced check-ins as a new feature to their location-based services, currently available on the Tupalo iPhone app and online web application. Checking-in is a well-known social interaction most people know from Hotels or Airports. Yet this concept has been taken to the next level by enabling mobile web users to "check in" at any local business, be it at bars in Houston, Texas or at salons in Los Angeles, California. With tight integration to the Tupalo.com online directory, used by 2 ...

In a statement issued today, loans industry expert Gary Miller-Cheevers (and CEO of payday loan company speed-e-loans.com) has responded to the recent furore over payday loans following research from watchdog Consumer Focus. He agrees that while responsible lending is key to stopping people getting in to a debt trap, industry commentators should remember that the so-called "obscene"* APRs quoted by payday loan companies should be taken in context. The Consumer Focus research revealed that the amount of people taking payday loans has quadrupled in four years, with some ...

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If you are one of those people for whom summer is your favorite part of the year, then you will enjoy being at Posh Bingo which has a number of bingo games with a summer theme. The first is the GBP2k Summer Scorcher. This 90 Ball game is happening on Monday August 30 at 9.45pm. Cards for this game cost just 10p and players can't buy more than 96. This is a great competition as it the GBP2,500 Posh Jet Setter Game. This 90 Ball game is happening on Sunday October 24 at 9.45pm. The winner will receive holiday vouchers to spend on a city break to get away from the colder ...

Summer is in full swing at Wink Bingo with a number of promotions and competitions taking place in light of this. The Skools Out 4 Summer game is taking place and this 75 ball game with a GBP2000 guaranteed jackpot will be taking place on the 1st of September at 9.45pm. Winning this would definitely make for a summer to remember. Tickets for this game cost 50p and players can't buy more than 24. This competition is only open to funded Wink Bingo players which is more than enough reason to become one if you haven't already. In the event of there being more than one winner, ...

Summer means it's hot outside and it is hot and exciting at RedBus Bingo. The action is hot as are the potential prizes that payers can win. In keeping with the summer theme, RedBus is running a Bucket & Spade jackpot. It grows by GBP200! Tickets cost 6p and the next game is on Saturday 14th August@ 9:45pm. There is GBP600 cash which if you win would be a massive cause for celebration. The jackpot is growing by GBP200 every week and will culminate in a GBP1,000 competition. That will be on Saturday 28th August and tickets for that game cost just 10p. The competition ...

Figures released from car finance specialist CarLoan4U.co.uk are indicative of stability in the car finance marketplace, with the average car loan decreasing by less than 3%, on a year-on-year comparison basis. The data shows that in: - Jan - July 2010, the average car loan size was GBP6994.30 - Jan - July 2009, the average loan size was GBP7201.87 "And this," says Ryan Dignan, Director from CarLoan4U, "may indicate that there is some stability in the car finance market place with car buyers looking to borrow only slightly less for the first six months of this year, ...

Brothers Luke and Mark Owen have been awarded the title of UK's Tasty-est men in the Shop Worker and Chef profession categories. The two who work at Morrisons and Crossways Brewers Fayre won after a search that spanned the nation. Women voted on the Tasty-est men in various categories and the brothers scooped the pool. Luke was euphoric saying, "I can't believe we both won. We entered the competition as a laugh and didn't expect to win, but the fact that we both won is just brilliant!" Women across the UK nominated their tasty-est man in a range of categories via ...

Driving under the influence in South Carolina is illegal no matter who you are, but everybody gets their day in court. A magistrate judge from Horry County was cited back in April by a Myrtle Beach patrolman after he performed a U-turn on a two-lane road. He was later released after posting $997 bond for the drunk driving charge and $133 for driving left of the center line. At a late June court date, the judge forfeited his bond on the basic traffic offense, but the DUI charge was later dismissed by prosecutors in the 12th Circuit Solicitor's office, who did not comment ...

According to a new study, states such as Texas, Nevada and Arizona have far greater numbers of mentally ill persons housed in state prisons than in hospitals. The study, "More Mentally Ill Persons are in Jails and Prisons Than Hospitals: A Survey of the States," was released in May by the Treatment Advocacy Center and the National Sheriffs' Association. The study used data from 2004 and 2005 gleaned from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to compare the number of inmates with mental health issues in state jails and prisons ...

Recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that muscle strain is one of the most common on-the-job injuries and medical problems in America. Some 80 percent of all Americans will experience some level of severe back pain in their lives and, as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons suggests, work-related injury is the leading cause. The CDC found that improper lifting of heavy objects and protracted sitting are among the leading causes of work-related back pain. Exerting too much force, repetition and stress on your back, in conjunction ...

Many people incorrectly believe that they cannot discharge unpaid tax debt in bankruptcy. While this is a very complicated area of bankruptcy law, it is possible to obtain a bankruptcy discharge of many tax debts, including the penalties and interest owed thereon. In fact, bankruptcy can be the best available option for individuals with unpaid tax debt to relieve some or all of the financial and personal hardship caused by owing money to the IRS. Five Criteria for Discharging Tax Debt Dischargeability of tax debts depends on many factors. The most common tax debt ...

In 2007, Governor Martin O'Malley in conjunction with the Department of Probation and Parole (DPP) introduced the Violence Prevention Initiative to identify and supervise the most violent offenders in Maryland. The ultimate goal of the program is to stop the revolving door for serious offenders in the criminal justice system by better monitoring their behavior through strict supervision requirements. The Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) turns three years old this summer and will receive an award for innovation from the National Criminal Justice Association in August. ...

Medical schools in the United States are considered to be some of the best in the world. As a result, there is a tendency to believe that doctors trained outside of the United States will somehow offer care that is inferior to physicians educated in the U.S. However, a recent study in the journal Health Affairs seems to contradict this assumption. According to the American Medical Association, graduates of international medical schools have been an integral part of the medical community since the 1940s. Today, of the roughly 950,000 doctors practicing in the U.S., there ...

Rackspace Hosting, the world's leading specialist in hosting and cloud computing, has announced the general availability of its Cloud Servers for Windows offering. The new service delivers a highly scalable environment ideal for Windows-based hosting, testing and developing applications and supporting the high levels of traffic required for launching online gaming platforms or the next social networking phenomenon. Designed for small to medium businesses, .NET developers, system administrators, IT Pros, and current Rackspace customers, Cloud Servers for Windows features ...

The Harley Medical Group has reported that, with the wedding season at its peak, there has also been a corresponding significant rise in breast augmentation surgery. Determined to look perfect on their big day, brides are taking the plunge and booking in for a boob job for additional confidence on their big day. As a result, breast enlargement is top of the ops this summer across the Group's 30 clinics in the UK and Ireland. Liz Dale, Director, The Harley Medical Group, commented, "The big wedding is certainly in vogue in 2010, so pre-wedding procedures are right ...

The National Trust is opening Wimpole Home Farm for its tenth Tomato Festival on the 21st and 22nd August, allowing tomato enthusiasts to see, smell and taste over 50 different varieties of one of Britain's best loved fruits. Varieties which are available for sampling will include 'orange strawberry', a heart-shaped, deep orange tomato with a strong and sweet taste, and 'black zebra', a deep burgundy tomato, with a sweet, juicy taste. Tomato experts will also be on hand to offer advice and encouragement to visitors interested in growing and enjoying home-grown tomatoes, ...

Bruegger's loyal Facebook fans will be dancing to a new beat starting this week. Through a partnership with social media marketing group, SocialGrub, Bruegger's current and new fans can download up to six free songs by indie-rock favorites such as The Almost and Seabird. To access the free downloads, Facebook users can click on one of Bruegger's Facebook ads promoting the offer, or on the tab dedicated to the "Music Showcase" on Bruegger's Facebook page. Users need only to "like" Bruegger's first, then gain access to a music samples and downloads from some of American's ...