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Science27 Jan 2011

PlayScreen "Rolls Out" BOCCE-BALL at MacWorld 2011

PlayScreen is proud to announce, in cooperation with BocceNation.com and the American Bocce League (ABL), the release of PlayScreen BOCCE-BALL Available in the iPhone App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. PlayScreen BOCCE-BALL is easy to play and hard to master. With a 'flick-forward' interface, loved by millions of iPhone gamers in the most popular games, PlayScreen BOCCE-BALL provides an authentic simulation that allows for extremely responsive and accurate results. There's deep strategy behind this classic game as players can challenge the computer or share their ...

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Medicine27 Jan 2011

Reproductive Medicine Associates of Philadelphia Opens State-of-the-Art Laboratory and Surgery Center in King of Prussia

Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of Philadelphia announces the opening of a new, state of the art, custom designed embryology laboratory and ambulatory surgery center in King of Prussia, located at 625 Clark Avenue, Suite 17B. RMA of Philadelphia has four locations in the Delaware Valley - King of Prussia, Langhorne, Philadelphia, and Willow Grove - and is a highly experienced fertility team that provides comprehensive infertility treatment services, ranging from basic consultations and fertility evaluations to advanced reproductive surgical procedures, and when ...

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Engineering27 Jan 2011

Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center on Centennial Campus Revs Up Bioprocesses and Analytical Services

Nearly two years after jumpstarting an initiative to provide bioprocesses and analytical services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BTEC) on NC State's Centennial Campus continues to see significant growth. "We're taking on more and more projects as the industry learns about the process development, analytical testing and development, and technology development services we can provide," said Gary Gilleskie, BTEC's associate director operations. "We're currently juggling seven active projects." ...

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Medicine27 Jan 2011

Corrective Reading Institute Offers Free Diagnostic Test Battery and Prescription for Reading Success

Corrective Reading Institute is offering a FREE diagnostic test battery and a FREE Prescription for Reading Success in the same simple download. The diagnostic tests include those for auditory discrimination, phonics, sight words, prefixes, suffixes, syllabication skills, reading accuracy and comprehension for Grades 1-5, and reading accuracy and comprehension for grades 6 - 12. The Prescription for Reading Success guides parents and teachers through forty-one steps to either teach a beginning reader or remediate an older reader. Nancy Meacham Cole is the sole proprietor ...

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Science27 Jan 2011

South Carolina Motorcycle Accident Laws

South Carolina has a number of laws that regulate the safe operation of motorcycles. It is important for any rider to know and understand these laws in order to protect their interests in the event of a motorcycle accident. It is important to consult with a South Carolina motorcycle accident attorney who understand how state regulations impact South Carolina motorcycle accident cases. It is important for an attorney to have an in-depth understanding of how motorcycle accident cases are impacted by violations of the law. Insurance companies know that there is a stigma ...

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Science27 Jan 2011

Scottsboro Hotel in Alabama Announces the Hampton Advance Purchase Special

The Hampton Inn & Suites, a premier Scottsboro Alabama hotel, announces a special deal for their hotel guests to enjoy. From now through March 5, 2011 this Scottsboro Hotel is offering the Hampton Advance Purchase special. Guests who book 14 days in advance can save up to 15%. Full payment is required at the time of booking and the reservation is nonrefundable. The price quoted applies to exact dates/nights booked, and no modifications are allowed. The Hampton Advance Purchase special is not valid with any other offers or promotional rates. Among other Scottsboro Hotels, ...

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Technology27 Jan 2011

Atlanta Airport Hotel Announces a Special Deal with Delta Airlines

The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North, I-85) recently announced the "Earning More Just Got Easier. Easy as 1-2-3!" package for their guests. The package allows fixed mileage members to earn up to 2,000 miles with the Delta SkyMiles program when they complete a qualifying stay of one or more nights from now through March 31, 2011. Members must register for the promotion prior to check-in for their first stay. Also, Delta Airlines must be selected as the Preferred Airlines Partner in their Hilton HHonors profile. Delta Airlines, headquartered in Atlanta, ...

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Medicine27 Jan 2011

Body Solutions Atlanta Personal Training and Fitness Studio Sets 1500 Pound Weight Loss Goal for the New Year

Body Solutions, an Atlanta Personal Training and Fitness Studio founded by Dan McGrath, is raising the bar. After helping people lose over 500 pounds last year, Body Solutions has set its sights on helping their members losing 1500 pounds in 2011. In 2010, Body Solutions was voted as the "Best Personal Training Studio in Atlanta" by both Creative Loafing and City Search. "It was so rewarding to be recognized by Atlantans as the best personal training studio in Atlanta. It was beyond all of my expectations that we would be able to make such a large impact in such ...

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Science27 Jan 2011

Littlewoods Europe Launches New Denim Collection Featuring Levis Jeans

Littlewoods Europe has launched its new season collection, which sees more big brands being brought to customers in France, Spain, Germany and Portugal. As part of the new season collection, Littlewoods Europe will now be stocking two new denim ranges; Levi Curve ID and Not Your Daughter's Jeans (NYDJ). The Levi Curve ID range features jeans which are more about fit rather than size. Levi Curve ID jeans are available in sizes 8 to 16 with a choice of short, regular and long and 3 different fits. The range aims to offer a better fit for all women whatever their shape. ...

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Medicine27 Jan 2011

British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament 2011 Launched

The British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament 2011 has been officially launched by the Barbados Tourism Authority. This will excite Brits and Bajans in the run up to a spectacular clash of the Titans. The six-a-side tournament will be held at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, on 10-11 June 2011. Teams representing England's top clubs will battle for top honours in the inaugural British Airways Football Legends Invitational Tournament, raising money for local charities involved in the development of football in the Caribbean. Chelsea legends such as Roberto ...

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Science27 Jan 2011

Ushering in a New Era of Coaching - the 2011 ActionCOACH Draft

ActionCOACH Canada is taking their team in a new direction by offering Canadian entrepreneurs the chance to pick someone for one of 3 coveted spots on their business coaching team. "Since we love hockey, and business coaching is very similar to sports coaching, we thought we would set up a draft that all interested Canadians could take part in so they could have the opportunity to make a difference in their life and the lives of business owners across the country," says business expert Greg Kopchuk, who heads up ActionCOACH Canada. In keeping with the sports theme ...

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Engineering27 Jan 2011

The Eatery Restaurant's 'Big Game Day Party in a Bag' Perfect Party Plan for Packers-Steelers Showdown

The Eatery restaurant co-owners Cindy and Don Gifford were catering pros before they moved their Fort Worth family restaurant to 3257 North Beach Street. Years of catering experience gives them the know how to make any Big Game party a success. "We're excited to have the big game in town and glad to deliver super food to anyone who wants a fresh, homemade feast for their big game party," said Cindy Gifford. The Eatery's "Big Game in a Bag" ($145) feeds 12 hearty All-Pro appetites and includes 25 sliders done patty melt style, a large chili dog pizza, fresh potato ...

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Social Science27 Jan 2011

"In Pursuit of My Success for Teens" is Approved by School District

In Pursuit of My Success(tm) for Teens: Developing a College, Career, and Money Plan for Life, by Katherine Berntzen, has been approved for use by the Baldwin Union Free School District in New York. Berntzen says, "I designed the book to help teens get a good start in life and become economically self-sufficient professionals in adulthood. I'm so excited each time a school, and now, a school district, approves my book, because it means I can help more people through my work." In Pursuit of My Success(tm) for Teens identifies what teens can do for themselves in high ...

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Technology27 Jan 2011

Digital Marketing Agency, Minds On, Launches Mobile Website for Leading Homebuilder, Dominion Homes

Minds On, a digital marketing agency, announced today the launch of a new Dominion Homes website specifically for mobile phones and portable devices, enabling easy access to home models, locations, sales information and social media connections. The new mobile site, located at m.dominionhomes.com, was designed to make navigation on portable devices simple and direct, while still containing all of the most important features of the full site. Minds On has created a simplified navigation for the site that makes it easy for home shoppers to locate homes and developments ...

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Science27 Jan 2011

Phoenix Viewer Partners with SpotON3D

The Phoenix Viewer team will be providing phoenix viewer builds to the folks at Spoton3d with the addition of Spoton3D specific features for use on the SpotON3D grid. SpotON3D has enabled the following capabilities: SaaS Elastic Cloud Server Scalability, Universal Grid System, Universal Registration, Avatar & Inventory System, Private Label Grid System, PayPal Economy System, Integrated SpotOn3D EZPrezTools and more. Both the Phoenix Viewer Team and the SpotON3D Team are looking forward to working in close collaboration. This will provide users with a clear voice ...

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Medicine26 Jan 2011

Unrealistic optimism appears common in early cancer trials

(Garrison, NY) Can optimism be ethically problematic? Yes, according to a new study, which found unrealistic optimism prevalent among participants in early-phase cancer trials and suggested that it may compromise informed consent. Many cancer researchers and ethicists assume that hope and optimism in the research context are "always ethically benign, without considering the possibility that they reflect a bias," write the authors of the study, which appears in IRB: Ethics & Human Research. "Others have claimed that unrealistic expectations for benefit are a result of ...

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Social Science26 Jan 2011

Study: Faculty on Facebook will not ask students to be friends

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a recent survey of pharmacy professors, 100 percent of the respondents who had Facebook profiles said they would not send friend requests to their current students. Just fewer than half of the responding faculty members had a Facebook profile, and of those, most said they also ignored friend requests from students – especially current students. It was a small study, with 95 faculty members from colleges of pharmacy at four Ohio institutions participating. But it is among the first studies to examine college professors' use of the social network, ...

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Social Science26 Jan 2011

Research finds practicing retrieval is best tool for learning

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The time students invest in rereading or reviewing their notes would be better spent practicing retrieval to ensure better learning, according to new research from Purdue University. "We continue to show that practicing retrieval, or testing yourself, is a powerful, robust tool for learning," said Jeffrey D. Karpicke (pronounced CAR-picky), an assistant professor of psychological sciences who studies learning and memory. "Our new research shows that practicing retrieval is an even more effective strategy than engaging in elaborative studying. "Educators, ...

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Social Science26 Jan 2011

Tufts University calls for moderate approach to teaching personalized genomic testing

BOSTON (January 24, 2011) — Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach to teaching personalized genomic testing in medical school curricula. For 16 months, a multi-disciplinary group of Tufts University faculty examined ways to improve education regarding personalized genomic testing at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM). The genesis of the debate centered on whether medical students should use their own genome for ...

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Medicine26 Jan 2011

Genome of blue stain fungus evolved to bypass tree defense in mountain pine beetle epidemic: UBC

The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it leaves in the wood of infected trees, Grosmannia clavigera is carried to the host trees by pine beetles and weakens the trees' natural defense system, allowing pine beetles to feed and reproduce in the tree bark. A successful beetle-fungus attack ultimately causes tree death. Now, researchers from UBC and the BC Cancer Agency's Genome Sciences Centre have conducted a detailed ...

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Social Science26 Jan 2011

Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps

MADISON — Future queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker. While feeding their colony's larvae, a paper wasp queen and other dominant females periodically beat their antennae in a rhythmic pattern against the nest chambers, a behavior known as antennal drumming. The drumming behavior is clearly audible even to human listeners and has been observed for decades, prompting numerous hypotheses about its purpose, says Robert Jeanne, a professor emeritus of entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Many have ...

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Environment26 Jan 2011

Scientists find that debris on certain Himalayan glaciers may prevent melting

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A new scientific study shows that debris coverage –– pebbles, rocks, and debris from surrounding mountains –– may be a missing link in the understanding of the decline of glaciers. Debris is distinct from soot and dust, according to the scientists. Melting of glaciers in the Himalayan Mountains affects water supplies for hundreds of millions of people living in South and Central Asia. Experts have stated that global warming is a key element in the melting of glaciers worldwide. Bodo Bookhagen, assistant professor in the Department of Geography ...

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Earth Science26 Jan 2011

Dating sheds new light on dawn of the dinosaurs

Careful dating of new dinosaur fossils and volcanic ash around them by researchers from UC Davis and UC Berkeley casts doubt on the idea that dinosaurs appeared and opportunistically replaced other animals. Instead -- at least in one South American valley -- they seem to have existed side by side and gone through similar periods of extinction. Geologists from Argentina and the United States announced earlier this month the discovery of a new dinosaur that roamed what is now South America 230 million years ago, at the beginning of the age of the dinosaurs. The newly discovered ...

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Medicine26 Jan 2011

Cell death pathway linked to mitochondrial fusion

New research led by UC Davis scientists provides insight into why some body organs are more susceptible to cell death than others and could eventually lead to advances in treating or preventing heart attack or stroke. In a paper published Jan. 21 in the journal Molecular Cell, the UC Davis team and their collaborators at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University report that Bax, a factor known to promote cell death, is also involved in regulating the behavior of mitochondria, the structures that provide energy inside living cells. Mitochondria constantly ...

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Science26 Jan 2011

Wheat resistance genes failing, new approach needed to stop flies

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Many of the genes that allow wheat to ward off Hessian flies are no longer effective in the southeastern United States, and care should be taken to ensure that resistance genes that so far haven't been utilized in commercial wheat lines are used prudently, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University scientists. An analysis of wheat lines carrying resistance genes from dozens of locations throughout the Southeast showed that some give little or no resistance to the Hessian fly, a major pest of wheat that can cause millions of ...

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