Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel offers affordable accommodations to families and friends attending Wingate University's upcoming musical production of 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very bad Day'. The play will take place 7:00pm on February 11 and at 3:00pm on February 12, 2011. Wingate University, which is a private residential liberal arts university, is only 5 miles of this Monroe NC hotel. The musical 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very bad Day' is based on the 1972 children's book. In the story Alexander wakes up with gum in ...

Hampton Inn Gaffney Hotel offers convenient lodging to guests attending Limestone College's theater production of 'Almost, Maine.' The show will be held February 24 through 26, 2011 at Limestone Theatre Center. Limestone College, a four year Christian, non-denominational college, is located only miles from this Gaffney South Carolina hotel. Almost, Maine is an American comedy that tells the story of couples that fall in and out of love. It is comprised of nearly a dozen two-character vignettes that explore the joys and perils of romance. The story takes place on a star-filled ...

ATLANTA, GA, February 02, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Hotel (North) near Dunwoody, GA offers convenient accommodations to guests attending the production of JM Barrie's Peter Pan. The show will take place Pemberton Place. Located adjacent to World of Coca Cola in downtown Atlanta, Pemberton Place is a state-of-the-art circular theatre tent constructed to reach 100 feet high and providing over 1200 tiered seats. Atlanta audiences can enjoy Peter Pan, which is playing now through March 20, 2011. This production tells the classic ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel (North, I-85) is offering 20% savings on Best Available Rates to guests. Now through December 31, 2011 if travelers book any weekend (at any participating Hampton Inn property) they will receive this special savings. As always, guest accommodations include: - Free hot continental breakfast - Complimentary high-speed Internet access - Clean and fresh Hampton bed TM "Perfect for business and leisure travelers, the Hampton Inn & Suites is the ideal place to stay in the area," explain Kelli-Ann Gordon, the Atl Airport hotel's ...

Amusement Management Partners LLC (AMP) announced today that Steve Honeycutt has joined the team as General Manager of Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Hot Springs, AR. A theme park industry veteran with more than 34 years experience, Steve joins the Magic Springs team from Elitch Gardens theme park where he served as General Manager. Previously, Honeycutt worked for industry leading operators, including; Kings Entertainment, Anheuser-Busch, and Hershend Family Entertainment Group. "Steve Honeycutt brings a solid history of management, especially in the area of park ...

Pets Best Insurance's commitment to customer service and satisfaction has landed the company a high rating from satisfied customers on http://www.petinsurancereview.com/petsbest.asp. The site, which allows consumers to post their personal experiences and opinions about pet insurance, provides a public forum for feedback on 12 U.S. pet insurance companies. The website, which is not owned or controlled by any pet insurance company, is updated on a monthly basis with the goal to "assist pet owners who are shopping for pet insurance." "It's no accident that our customers ...

WorlDental.org, an online dental health magazine, reported about more than 1500 free dental events since the last February. More than 1 million readers were able to find affordable and free dental services. Many organizations and dental insurers recognize February as Dental Health Month, the time when dental professionals try to raise awareness about the importance of dental health and offer free dental care to needy. "More than 40% of Americans do not have dental insurance," said Christina Malitowski, editor of WorlDental.org. "According to recent study that prevents ...

Deborah Barnes, author of the upcoming book, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey - A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary, and the companion blog site, today revealed both the stunning cover design for her book and a sample chapter excerpt. The book relates the story of the journey of Zee, a lovable male Maine Coon cat, and Zoey, a high-spirited female Bengal cat and the amazing relationship and bond that formed between the two of them and the subsequent litter of kittens they had together. "The cover is a delightful and brilliant work of art, enchantingly filled with all ...

NARPM is an association of real estate professionals who must have first-hand knowledge of single-family and small residential property management. This organization promotes the highest standards in business ethics, professionalism and fair housing practices. Members must pass a certification process that confirms that they meet these high standards. Dave Poletti is the President of Dave Poletti & Associates the first Seattle based residential management company to be awarded Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) status by the NARPM. In order to attain this ...

Frontline, a world leader in protocol analyzer test tools, has updated its NetDecoder protocol analyzer tool to support a wide array of Smart Grid communication technologies. Diagnosis and troubleshooting support for Saia-Burgess S-Bus, BACnet and IEC-60870-5-102 communication technologies are now included. Frontline's NetDecoder analyzer already supports other Smart Grid related communication technologies such as DNP3 (both Serial and Ethernet) and the IEC-60870 protocol suite. The IEC-60870-5-102 is used along with the 101, 103 & 104 protocols mainly in the electric ...

Guests of the 2011 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show, presented by gridSMART from AEP Ohio, will have an extraordinary opportunity this year to walk through the one-of-a-kind JELD-WEN's Doorway to your Community, a quirky village of Crooked Houses that will connect the Show's two main offerings. For the first time ever, the show will feature the latest kids' playhouse craze, up close and personal. Made popular after their appearance on shows such as TLC's John and Kate Plus 8 and ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Crooked Houses are designed with kids' imagination in ...

As online payday loan provider speed-e-loans celebrates one year in business on February 5th, the company has released data that may dispel some of the assumptions as to who a typical payday loan customer really is. Statistics from the company - who have received over 100,000 applications since launch - reveal that a typical payday loan customer isn't how the media often portrays them (ie as a heavily indebted, lower income earner or unemployed student) but typically a financially established, professional person needing a one-off cash injection. These customers include ...

Everyone hates a long commute, but that long commute just got shorter with ARGYLEtv.com. A long commute means that you have a lot of time to kill before you arrive at the place where you "look busy" for 8 or so hours a day. ARGYLEtv.com provides a convenient way of killing that time by allowing you to watch live TV online for free. ARGYLEtv.com has an extremely large database of online internet tv channels. At ARGYLEtv.com you will find live sports, live news, music television, and religious programming. A wise man or woman, which presumably is you, would take advantage ...

InsuranceAgents.com has launched a new e-mail feature that is totally automated and integrates with the company's online insurance leads program. Agents can experiment with its functionality with a no-charge trial for one month. "Email marketing studies have indicated that using automated email follow-ups can increase average insurance agent close rates with insurance leads by 10%. Timely follow-ups can significantly improve sales results, and our email management system is the most efficient way to achieve it," reports Lev Barinskiy, Co-Founder and President of InsuranceAgents.com. ...

A large-scale UC Davis experiment with ants, lizards and seaweed on a dozen Caribbean islands shows that predicting the effects of environmental change on complex natural ecosystems requires a large laboratory. The study, which was led by UC Davis ecologist Jonah Piovia-Scott, is described in today's issue of the journal Science. Piovia-Scott said previous studies have found that environmental changes (such as shifts in temperature, precipitation or storm severity) can affect ecosystems by adding or taking away plant and animal species, as well as by shifting the seasonal ...

LA JOLLA, CA – Scripps Research Institute scientists have converted adult skin cells directly into beating heart cells efficiently without having to first go through the laborious process of generating embryonic-like stem cells. The powerful general technology platform could lead to new treatments for a range of diseases and injuries involving cell loss or damage, such as heart disease, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease. The work was published January 30, 2011, in an advance, online issue of Nature Cell Biology. "This work represents a new paradigm in stem cell reprogramming," ...

Cheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient broadband devices on communications satellites may be possible using metamaterials to modify horn antennas, according to engineers from Penn State and Lockheed Martin Corp. "Existing horn antennas have adequate performance, but have undergone little change over several decades except for advances in more accurate modeling techniques," said Erik Lier, technical Fellow, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. "Modifications enabled by metamaterials can either enhance performance, or they can lower the mass and thus lower the cost of ...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy shows major benefit in reducing mortality in people with heart failure when combined with optimal medical therapy or implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj101685.pdf. Cardiac resynchronization therapy involves pacing from both the left and right ventricles of the heart at the same time to improve efficiency. Congestive heart failure is a major health issue in Canada, with more 500,000 Canadians affected ...

Poor work ability in midlife may be associated with an accelerated deterioration of health and functioning in old age, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj100713.pdf. In a 28-year follow-up population-based study, Finnish researchers studied middle-aged white-collar and blue-collar employees to see if a person's work ability in midlife might predict their risk of death or disability. In 1981, a total of 5971 employees aged 44-58 reported on their perceived work ability as part ...

Sex in pregnancy is generally safe, with few complications, states a new primer for physicians to counsel patients wondering about sex in pregnancy, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091580.pdf. The primer is based on current evidence. Potential, although uncommon, risks of sex in pregnancy include premature labour, pelvic inflammatory disease, hemorrhage in placenta previa (when the placenta covers part of the cervix) and blood clots. While restriction of intercourse is recommended for women ...

The issues of assisted death and palliative care in Canada should be discussed in the context of human rights, states a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091845.pdf. While the topic of assisted death has been a recent discussion in Canada, we cannot address until the issue of equal access to palliative care has been resolved. In Canada, at least 70% of residents lack access to palliative care and for those who do have access, it is inequitable. "The equalization of palliative care ...

Health charities and health organizations must tread carefully when partnering with the food industry as it may risk compromise health promotion goals, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj110085.pdf. Partnerships with major food companies are attractive for health charities and organizations because they bring additional funding and support. For the food industry, these relationships can help burnish their brands, support marketing efforts and help with lobbying but they may obscure ...

Scientists have deciphered the genome of a persistent household pest -- the Argentine ant, an invasive species that is threatening native insects across the world. The newly sequenced genomes of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and the red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) could provide new insights on how embryos with the same genetic code develop into either queens or worker ants and may advance our understanding of invasion biology and pest control. An international collaboration of scientists reported the results today as part of a series of three decoded ...

CHICAGO --- You know the probiotics in your peach yogurt are healthful, but now it appears they may also be a powerful treatment for disease. A genetically tweaked version of a common probiotic found in yogurt and cheese appears to be an effective therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It may also prove to be useful in colon cancer, another disease triggered by inflammation. Northwestern Medicine researchers deleted a gene in the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and fed the new form to mice with two different models ...

Studies have shown that regions spending more on medical care, such as Miami, do not have better health outcomes than regions that spend relatively less, such as Minneapolis. However, less is known about how medical spending affects health at certain critical times, such as in the immediate period after a patient is admitted to the hospital with a life-threatening condition. When hospitalized for a major acute medical condition — including heart attack, stroke and pneumonia — patients were less likely to die in high-spending hospitals, according to a new study appearing ...