COSMED today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Life Measurements Inc. (LMI), leading provider of body composition assessment equipment in infants, children and adults. LMI develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices designed to provide the most accurate body composition based on Air Displacement Plethysmography technology, nowadays considered the "Practical Gold Standard" in body composition assessment. LMI's technologies are extensively used in medical research, clinical, athletic, military and health/fitness settings all around the world. With ...

One of the key figures in guiding the growth of Pennsylvania's renewable energy sector will give the closing remarks at the BioEnergy Summit at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Daniel J. Desmond, former Deputy Secretary for the Office of Energy and Technology Deployment at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and now a partner in Peregrine Technology Partners, a Pennsylvania firm started in late 2008 that works on development and commercial deployment of environmentally beneficial technology, is joining the list of speakers at the ...

"Does mom want to live in a nursing home?" "Does dad consider living with Alzheimer's or Dementia to be quality of life?" "Is there legal documentation in place that ensures someone can act financially on mom or dad's behalf if they are unable to?" These are just three of many questions that experts are urging adult children to ask their parents during Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness Week (February 14th- 21st). Without the answers to such questions, families could be left battling over long-term care, struggling financially and not truly honoring their parent's ...

Today the Adecco Group, the global leader in HR services, began its partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee by presenting a career counselling session to the Canadian Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team. Adecco delivered its career workshop during the team's week-long selection camp, providing 20 Paralympic athletes with important information on how to leverage skills developed through sport when transitioning to the workplace. "Being a high performance athlete for so many years, my sporting career has always been my focus. It can be distracting to think about ...

FOX's newest animated series, Bob's Burgers, has recently teamed up with Fatburger Restaurants across the country in a cross-promotional campaign. Custom Packaging & Products provided custom "Bob's Burgers" food wrap and other restaurant marketing items to all restaurants participating in the promotion. The participating Fatburger locations will be providing a special "Thanks a Brunch Burger" as a menu item promoting "Bob's Burgers" through February 28th. Says Ryan Van Horn, President and CEO of Custom Packaging and Products, "It was an honor that Fox Network, Fatburger, ...

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced the company is now building in the residential neighborhood of the Estates at Bella Casa. The new development, which adjoins Apex Nature Park, features estate homes priced from the $490s. The homes in the Estates at Bella Casa boast large home sites, three-car garages, screened porches, craftsman style exteriors with shake and stone accents, and first-floor owner's suites and studies. Additionally, the homes feature gourmet kitchens which include granite countertops, ...

The discounted promotional rate is scheduled to conclude on Monday, January 31st, 2011 for global timeshare and fractional industry expo GNEX 2011. Industry professionals planning to attend the expo can save over $100 off the regular registration fee if they book by the end of January. Beginning February 1st, the regular delegate fee of $860 USD will be in effect for the event. "It's important that we let industry professionals know they can save on the registration cost if they book before Monday. If they are planning to attend but just haven't got around to booking ...

The advanced PTZ cameras from UK based Intelligent CCTV Specialists Viseum have won the endorsement of a London based international law enforcement agency, who stated that just four Viseum cameras did a better job than at least 20 of any other type of advanced PTZ camera. These results were achieved through deploying Viseum cameras in some of the UK's highest crime areas, demonstrating the status of the Viseum Intelligent PTZ Camera Array as the ultimate versatile PTZ camera. In making its endorsement, this agency cited the Viseum camera's ability to move by itself ...

Variations in fruit types, growing areas and processing conditions can have an impact on the flavor of straight juice products. To accommodate for this, David Michael & Co. offers a line of Fresh Flavors - non-characterizing flavors that when added to a product using fruit, build back the freshness for a "just picked" sensation. Fresh Flavors also help to reduce the slightly stale taste that juice products typically develop over the course of their shelf life. David Michael & Co. will work with our customers' specific base ingredients in providing a Fresh Flavor that ...

Committed to serving local organizations, Mellonaid is excited to serve one that has such an expansive impact on the design community.   Mellonaid's Creative Director, Ben Schwabauer, explains, "Design has the power to tell the story of our clients, find solutions to a problem that costs millions, but more importantly to help people. That is why we find it important to be involved with AIGA in a effort to help build a better design community and improve relationships between designer and client."    Throughout 2010, Mellonaid Creative joined with Petrie Creative and ...

MASTERPAK will exhibit at Fruit Logistica 2011 from 9 - 11 February 2011 in Hall 8.2, Booth B-08 in Messe Berlin in Berlin, Germany. The Lebanese polyethylene film manufacturer is a member of INDEVCO Flexible Packaging, a division of INDEVCO Group. MASTERPAK, an ISO-certified manufacturing plant, will showcase agricultural and horticultural films used by fresh fruit and vegetable growers, processors and packers: greenhouse covers, low tunnel film, mulch film, soil disinfection film, silage covers, grapevine cover film, ground cover film, compost bags, protective bags ...

2X software today announced the new 2X Client for Android. Users can now access published applications and desktops on their mobile Android devices. Enterprises can utilize the 2X Client for Android on any mobile Android devices to deploy business-critical applications and desktops seamlessly from their datacenter to any location. Until recently, Android users could only access Windows full desktops via a standard RDP connection on their smart devices. The new 2X Client for Android allows any Windows application or desktop to be published to Android devices through SSL-secured ...

The idea beside was to introduce people to a series of greeting cards characterized by contemporary design and special small illustrated cards conceived to recall unique and important moments in one's life or simply to share a thought, an idea or a feeling with those we love. Kira cards are ideal for a birthday or any other special occasion. They have been created for everyone because we all experience the same feelings. The design is contemporary, characterized by harmony, balance, color and lightness. Kira offers four lines of images: a contemporary look floral ...

Jumping right into 2011 with both feet, Skid-e-Kids Networks (http://www.skid-e-kids.com) has emerged as the Facebook and MySpace social networking alternative for kids, ages 7 to 14. Skid-e-Kids kicked off 2011 with their newly redesigned website, flourishing with added features, like the Movie night, Toys Swap, Skid-e-Tube, and fully operated educational page. The new website is designed similar to Facebook, so kids can have the same experience of Facebook, without actually being on Facebook. Skid-e-Kids founder, Mickel Godwin, hit upon the idea that most parents, ...

Paula Reed, managing director of alphafinancialjob.com, the international job board talking about the UK job market, said in Loughborough yesterday: 'Over the last fifteen years the financial services sector has outpaced other industries in terms of contribution to the UK's GDP. It currently generates approximately 40% of total GDP and usually, at the start of any New Year, we have come to expect a surge in the number of job vacancies. This year, no one knew for sure what would happen, but we're pleased to say that everyone, including the doom and gloom merchants have ...

Steelhenge, one of the UK's leading providers of business continuity and crisis management consultancy, has reported that exhibiting at the BCM World Conference and Exhibition was a great success. 800 delegates and visitors attended the event in London on 3rd and 4th November 2010, representing over 30 countries and 18 sectors. In addition to having a stand in the exhibition, Dominic Cockram, Steelhenge's MD, gave a presentation on "Leadership in Crisis" on the opening day of the conference. For more information, visit http://www.steelhenge.co.uk or call 0845 094 2117. "We ...

Isotope 244 is proud to announce a new real time strategy game Land Air Sea Warfare v2.1 has been released for Windows and Mac. The update brings many new features such as: * New tactical map, see and command the whole battlefield at once! * New anti-air defensive unit * New elite units gain XP levels & medals * New Newts can convert enemy units * New Unit Index to research units * New orders menu & commands * New French, German, & Italian translations * Smarter AI * Massive performance increases * Easier to use interface Command a force of thousands ...

Devart is glad to announce the release of Entity Developer for SQL Server 3.20, a powerful modeling and code generation tool for ADO.NET Entity Framework, and LINQ to SQL. To better meet the needs of developers the new version of Entity Developer for SQL Server delivers greatly improved working with large models with ability to create several diagrams per model. In case of large models containing many entities, the diagram may become too complex to understand and edit. To make model better understandable for developer, new Entity Developer allows splitting the model ...

Artensoft today introduces Artensoft Photo Mosaic Wizard 1.3, a unique software tool specifically designed to let anyone create a mosaic picture from hundreds of smaller tile images. The new software incorporates Artensoft's breakthrough technology which automatically arranges all elements of a photo mosaic by color, shape and orientation in exact accordance with an original picture. Photo mosaic maker "Artensoft Photo Mosaic Wizard" is built on the advanced mosaic building algorithm that allows the user to create a clear and natural mosaic. Unlike most other photo mosaic ...

Pentura, a leading IT security consultancy, has today announced that it has achieved Symantec Specialisation in the area of Data Loss Prevention. The Symantec Data Loss Prevention Specialisation recognises Pentura's proven expertise in Symantec DLP solutions and further validates that it has the skills and expertise required to deliver differentiated services to customers. Pentura is the first UK security consultancy to achieve the DLP Specialisation since it formally launched as a part of the EMEA enhanced Symantec Partner Programme in November 2010. The accreditation ...

Recently, a new process of the fatty acid ester production using Novozym 435 as a catalyst in a highly viscous solvent free environment was developed and tested on pilot scale2. Despite of good process characteristics there is still room for optimization of the operation parameters and process control analytics. One promising improvement is the implementation of FTIR based online analytics due to its robustness, cost efficiency and rapidity3. To confirm the applicability of FTIR technique to the chosen reaction system, the synthesis of myristyl myristate was monitored ...

Jonell PR Presents " Women on the Move" 2nd Annual Event (Fundraiser) " Feel Love, Show Love and Honor Love " An Evening of Honoree Celebrations Women on the Move 501(c) (3), is more than just another new non-profit organization filled with promises and lengthy speeches, providing hope to several different causes. The organization "Women On The Move" represents a movement targeted towards Empowering women nationwide who are dedicated to making a Change. On February 12, 2011 at the Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery 199 Armour Dr., at 7:00pm we will spend an evening in ...

Dr. Theresa Jarmuz of Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery (www.buckheadfacial.com) welcomes Dr. Anita Sethna to her practice. Dr. Sethna specializes in facial plastic surgery and brings a high degree of education and training to the treatment center. A skilled Atlanta BOTOX provider, Dr. Sethna's special interest in non-surgical facial treatments makes her an especially welcome addition to the team. "It is an honor to have Dr. Sethna onboard," says Dr. Jarmuz, a leading Atlanta face lift surgeon. "Her experience and skill in less-invasive facial procedures is the perfect ...

Dr. Grant Stevens and Dr. David Stoker of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates (www.theperfectbreast.com) recently added several new Web pages to their main website to help women considering breast augmentation in Los Angeles learn more about this popular procedure. "Each year, I see hundreds of women who are thinking about breast augmentation, and I field a wide range of questions during each consultation," says Dr. Stevens, who performs other breast enhancement procedures including breast reduction and breast lift in Los Angeles as well. "We decided to batch together ...

Credit Canada is a not-for-profit organization for anyone in Canada who needs advice about how to handle money and reduce or eliminate debt. Potential clients are eligible regardless of age, sex, race, creed or income level. Services, counselling and everything done is kept in complete confidence. Once Credit Canada understands the client's situation, they will help the client develop a low cost debt management plan that is suited to their finances and needs. In some cases, depending on the client's specific circumstances, they will be asked to make a small contribution ...