Two artificial big toes – one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy – may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested replicas on volunteers. University of Manchester researcher, Dr Jacky Finch, has shown that a three-part wood and leather artefact housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, along with a second one, the Greville Chester artificial toe on display in the British Museum, not only looked the part but also helped their toeless owners walk like Egyptians. The toes date from before 600BC, predating ...

CHICAGO --- If a human cell and a bacterial cell met at a speed-dating event, they would never be expected to exchange phone numbers, much less genetic material. In more scientific terms, a direct transfer of DNA has never been recorded from humans to bacteria. Until now. Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered the first evidence of a human DNA fragment in a bacterial genome – in this case, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. Further research showed the gene transfer appears to be a recent evolutionary event. The discovery offers insight ...

More than 14 million visits were made to physicians' offices in 2008 by patients with knee problems. Five new studies presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) look at the effect that obesity has on knee arthritis and a patient's ability to recover from knee surgery. Does Obesity Cause Irreparable Damage To Knees Despite Weight Loss? (Embargo: February 15) One new study found that while weight loss via bariatric surgery may improve knee pain in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis, there may be permanent damage ...

Art Knowledge News now can be read and understood by anyone around the world as it can be translated automatically into 55 different languages. Including your language ... such as Spanish, French and German, and other languages spoken around the world like, Hindi, Chinese and Arabic. The information presented in our international art magazine is available for public use free, and is obviously of great value to art lovers, collectors, art historians, art critics, students and artists seeking inspiration. Our art news magazine is updated DAILY with new articles, and is ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – One of North America's most famous Revolutionary-era buildings – a lone-surviving testament to an Enlightenment ideal – has a hidden West African face, University of Maryland archaeologists have discovered. Their excavation at the 1785 Wye “Orangery” on Maryland's Eastern Shore – the only 18th century greenhouse left in North America – reveals that African American slaves played a sophisticated, technical role in its construction and operation. They left behind tangible cultural evidence of their involvement and spiritual traditions. Frederick ...

G Data Software, one of the world's first antivirus providers, reports a massive increase in spam related to Valentine's Day, with online criminals directing unsuspecting users to fraudulent websites offering promotions on flowers, forged jewelry, perfume, and other Valentine's Day gifts. The cyber criminals then trick users into disclosing their credit card information. G Data Security Labs also predicts a barrage of Valentine's Day greetings cards that contain infected files or links to infected websites to flood inboxes on Monday. G Data Security Labs advise extreme ...

Sleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee received more than a million dollars from the U.S. National Science Foundation to discover why real vines are overtaking the American tropics. Data from eight sites show that vines are overgrowing trees in all cases. "We are witnessing a fundamental structural change in the physical make-up of forests that will have a profound impact on the animals, human communities and businesses that depend on them for ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has approved a land concession to United Khmer Group, a private mining company. The prime minister's approval came ahead of a meeting on Friday, February 11 at the Council for the Development of Cambodia that was meant to discuss the proposed mining project. United Khmer Group had exploration rights to search for titanium in 20,400 hectares of densely forested land in the Southern Cardamom Mountains. The decision to approve the mine threatens to devastate one of the last remaining elephant corridors on the continent, put more than 70 endangered ...

Virtosoftware expands its SharePoint product line presenting Virto jQuery Charts ( http://www.virtosoftware.com/Product/detail/jquery-charts-graphs-for-sharepoint ) - a new web part for designing and customizing a variety of graphical data representing tools including plots, graphs, bar and pie charts in Microsoft SharePoint. The jQuery-based component could use the whole variety of data sources available in SharePoint to build a graph: SharePoint lists, SQL tables, XML files and many others. The web part is fully compatible with both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. In ...

Ron Thomas will share with the listening audience of Altruistic Leadership his career journey, successes, trials, triumphs, and tripping points. During this 45-minute segment, we will discuss the importance of managing your brand in social media on Wednesday, March 9, 9am PST/Noon EST. Callers are welcome to join the conversation during the show by calling (917) 889-3394. The LIVE, Internet talk-radio show will stream from the host page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/altruisticleadership. An archive will be available at the same link immediately following the show or ...

A recently launched website, The Gay-Friendly Source, gives new meaning to the words "all-inclusive." The site was created for the LGBT community and beyond, and is unique in that it is designed to appeal to people of all sexual orientations. Not only was it created for those who are gay, but it was designed to be used by everyone - whether friends, family, neighbors and coworkers of those who are gay or lesbian or by those who would simply like to gain greater insight and understanding about what it is like to be gay. One of the mantras used while creating the site ...

Brady (www.bradyservices.com), a company that provides energy systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, announces today David Parks has joined the Greensboro office. Parks is serving as a staff accountant for the financial department. "We are happy to have David join our team," says Jim Brady, president. "He brings knowledge to our team that will add value in supporting our clients." Parks graduated from East Carolina University with a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Managerial ...

The Adonis Effect is a new program on building the perfect body that will appeal to women and be pleasing to the senses of everyone. It is based on the Golden Ratio Rule of 1.618 in build according to nature and how it is viewed in design. Since every man wants to look good and feel good, the Adonis Effect is designed to perfect your body according to your own size and build. Since each man is different, certain measurements are used as a guideline for shoulders and waist to height and weight when utilizing the Adonis index. You can order the Adonis Effect workout ( ...

Congratulations to Automatic Specialties, Inc. of Marlborough, Massachusetts on its 43rd year in business. The company was established in early 1968 by Hubert J. Moineau and his sons Joe and Bill. The Moineau family has been in wire goods and products for more than 50 years. Many of its employees have been with the family business spanning all or part of those decades. Automatic Specialties produces small diameter wire forms and springs quickly with little or no tooling cost. The new multi-axis CNC forming machine is the latest in wire forming and coiling technology ...

Ken Kaufman and CFOwise today announced the release of Ken's new book, Impact Your Business: An Allegory of An Entrepreneur's Journey To Clarity, Cash, Profit, Family and Success. Impact Your Business offers business leaders an easy read of key concepts related to running a financially viable venture. "This book shares the collective concerns of dozens of real business leaders I have served over the years," stated Ken Kaufman. "Offering insights through the eyes of a fictional company's CEO felt like a natural way to deal with tough issues in an easily consumable format." Author ...

Change the nature of learning and work in your organization with games, simulations, and virtual worlds at the 2011 Learning and Entertainment Evolution Forum (LEEF) at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in PA. Set for June 16-17, LEEF 2011 is an interactive professional development event that explores the use of games, simulations and virtual worlds for learning. The program showcases how learning and entertainment technologies have converged and continue to evolve to produce solutions that are redefining the learning experience. Keynote presentations ...

There finally exists a "true to specification" range of pavement marking stencils for highways, routes and streets that meet MUTCD specifications (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). MUTCD stencils were designed specifically to meet the DOT specifications and will help your organization meet current federal regulations. The stencilease.com MUTCD stencils are laser-cut on durable 1/16" thick ABS plastic that lays flat and guarantee professional painting results. These stencils can be used with any painting equipment or spray application available. All stencils ...

Anticipation of the March 10, 2011 C-Level @ A Mile High event has heightened as CSIA continues to announce the event "celebrities" over the last couple of weeks. C-Level @ A Mile High is Colorado's biggest technology networking event that also spans a number of industries represented by the diverse array of C-Level participants. More than 50 "Celebrity" C-Level technology executives of Colorado will participate from dozens of different industries. Industries represented by the C-Level "Celebrities" include Health Care, Real Estate, Mining, Software Development, Sports, ...

When National Agents Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Albright found out the city of Raleigh and the Carolina Hurricanes had landed the opportunity to host the NHL All-Star game, he was fired up. Then, he found out the date of the weekend-long event and was faced with a huge decision that involved his company, the NHL and his son Spencer, a hockey-crazy teenager. The scheduled weekend coincided with National Agents Alliance's National Convention at the Raleigh Convention Center, which is going to be a hub of hockey activity when the NHL All-Star ...

Movimento Group — A Gothenburg, Sweden-based company, known as the "Go-To" company for control system Diagnostic Products and Services — today announced that it has named Benjamin Hoffman CEO, and that the Company's operational headquarters will move to Plymouth, Mich., USA. Hoffman brings a strong technological and business development leadership to his new position and believes the Company is well positioned for growth in the global light vehicle, off-highway and heavy-duty truck markets. Prior to his new position, Hoffman served as founder and President of Movimento's ...

Gateway Gallery Auction is offering free appraisal days to be held the third Wednesday of each month at the Auctions gallery facility, located at 643 Kriner Road, Chambersburg. Appraisers will be available to review coins, currency, toys, trains, sports collectibles, militaria, firearms, fine & decorative arts, as well as general antiques and collectibles. There is a limit of 3 items per person. On hand will be John F. Kohler, Jr. owner & head auctioneer of Gateway Gallery Auction, an expert in downsizing and estate liquidations with over 40 years' hands-on experience ...

Analytics, the online magazine aimed at business analysts, recently launched a new website (http://analytics-magazine.com) that will greatly expand and enhance Analytics magazine's goal of promoting the analytics profession around the world. Analytics, published bimonthly by INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences) and its partner Lionheart Publishing, Inc., provides an inside look at how data and mathematical analysis help drive better business decisions. INFORMS is the largest membership society in the world dedicated to the analytics profession. Analytics ...

Bosses anxious about the capital outlay on new telecoms systems and rising inflation can take some comfort from an initiative by Crown Telecom Solutions. The company has launched all-in fixed price telecom packages with the entry level starting at under GBP200 per month. The starter bundle includes system supply and installation, maintenance, four phones, three lines, land and mobile call charges, fast broadband and two dedicated telemarketing (0800/0844) numbers. Crown has seen a lot of interest in the entry level bundle from small businesses, re-locators and business ...

Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia spent the evening of Jan. 25 at an Education Policy Forum at the Auraria Campus leading students and constituents in a discussion about state economic and education concerns. The forum was sponsored by The House District 5 Democrats and organized by House District 5 Finance Chairman Reeves Whalen, an attorney at Burg Simpson, and State Representative Crisanta Duran. "Hopefully the discussion provided some much needed insight into how the new administration plans to approach the financial crisis in Colorado, the need for new jobs, and the direction ...

Intelestream, Inc., a leading provider of CRM consulting and CRM Software as a Service today announced the company has added additional features to the recently unveiled intelecrm version 3.5. The new features include commission tracking, time tracking, and an events management module. As a result of over two hundred CRM implementations every year, Intelestream has created these enhancements to address use cases that consistently required each feature. With a unique collaborative roadmap model, Intelestream allows customer demand to drive development for future functionality. Events ...