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INTRODUCTION Reactive oxygen species (ROS) include superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide and derivative hydroxyl radical and hydroxide, and lipid peroxides and derivatives peroxyl radicals (Nappi and Vass, 1998). Under normal circumstances, abundant antioxidant enzymes (e.g., superoxide dismutases and glutathione peroxidases) metabolize these highly reactive derivatives of normal oxidative metabolism. If ROS were not removed in a timely manner by an antioxidant system, an imbalance between free radical generation and removal would lead to oxidative stress. Mammalian cells may encounter oxidative stresses that cause destruction of macromolecules and abnormal function (Jang et al., 2008). The flux of ROS increasing in the vasculature will lead to the initiation and promotion of various human pathological conditions (Loscalzo, 2004; Yang, 2006). Diquat is a moderately toxic chemical that utilizes molecular oxygen to produce superoxide anion radical and subsequently hydrogen peroxide. Diquat does not bind covalently with biological molecules but stimulates cellular production of ROS by undergoing cyclic reduction-oxidation processes (Spalding et al., 1989). The oral half lethal dose (LD50) for diquat in rats is 120 mg/kg. Studies on wild-type mice found that intraperitoneal injection, at one-tenth of LD50, could induce oxidation stress and couldnt kill the animal (Fu et al., 1999). Liang et al. (2007) used the model of diquat (50 mg/kg BW) to study the effect of glutathione peroxidase 4 on against oxidative stress in mice. Our group has established a model for oxidative stress of weaned pigs via administration of diquat at the dose of 12 mg/kg BW. The activities of antioxidant enzymes were decreased for all the diquat-treated pigs (Yuan et al., 2007). Arginine is a basic amino acid and serves as an essential precursor for the synthesis of biologically important molecules such as protein, ornithine, proline, polyamines, creatinine, nitric oxide and agmatine (Wu and Morris, 1998). Although most mammals synthesize arginine (except for cats and ferrets), it is a nutritionally essential amino acid for young mammals and adults during times of stress and illness (Wu et al., 1997). Many researchers have studied arginine transport and metabolism in a wide variety of catabolic states, including sepsis, burn injury, acidosis, and cancer and these studies have shown that arginine transport activity was increased (Pacitti et al., 1992; Inoue and Souba, 1993; Inoue et al., 1994; Rafferty et al., 1994; Pan et al., 2001; Pan et al., 2004). Arginine levels in plasma were markedly reduced in patients with sepsis and pig model of sepsis (Luiking et al., 2004). Thus regulation of arginine homoeostasis, which depends on dietary arginine intake, whole-body protein turnover, arginine synthesis and catabolism, is of considerable nutritional and physiological significance. It is now know that arginine plays important roles in many diverse processes, including vasodilation, diseases and stresses. However, little is known about the alterations of arginine metabolism during oxidative stress in pigs. A better knowledge of these alterations may help in proposing a new nutritional strategy to alleviate such stress. In the present study, we will evaluate the effect of diquat-induced oxidative stress on arginine metabolism in piglets through examining the transporter, enzymes and metabolites of anabolism and catabolism of arginine.
INTRODUCTION Weaning is the most critical stage in pig production. Pigs at weaning are suddenly removed from the sow into a new environment where they have to change from suckling to eating dry feed from a hopper and drinking water from a drinker. Additionally at the same time they are mixed with pigs from other litters and fighting to establish new hierarchies occurs. As a result piglets go through a period of anorexia that compromises the functionality and integrity of the intestinal mucosa (van Beers-Schreurs et al., 1998). Once this period of starvation is over, the hungry piglet eats more feed than its gastrointestinal tract can cope with. The mucosa has lost its integrity and has not yet adapted to producing enzymes for digesting feed of vegetable origin (Miller et al., 1986). All this may increase the amount of undigested feed in the gut and increase the animals susceptibility to pathological disorders. These problems have been traditionally controlled with the use of antibiotics at subtherapeutical doses as growth promoters. However the use of antimicrobial growth promoters has been banned in the European Union due to concerns about the development of antimicrobial resistance that could be transferred to human pathogenic bacteria. However as observed the Danish antibiotic use monitoring programme (DANMAP, 2004), since their ban antimicrobial growth promoters have increasingly been replaced by prescribed therapeutic antibiotics. Veterinary prescription of antibiotics in Denmark has increased continously from 48 tonnes in 1996 to 112.5 tonnes in 2004. In the case of pigs in particular, it increased by 10% between 2003 and 2004. Thus several products, including spray dried animal plasma (SDAP), have been postulated as alternatives. The effect of SDAP on piglet performance has been previously reviewed (Coffey and Cromwell, 2001; van Dijk et al., 2001a). The objective of this paper is to review the evidence available to support the use of spray dried animal plasma as an alternative to antibiotics in weaning pigs. At weaning, the supply of the beneficial factors provided by sows milk to the piglet is suddenly stopped. Among these epidermal growth factor, polyamines, insulin and insulin like growth factor have been reported to contribute to the development of the intestinal tract (Pluske et al., 1997). Sows milk also contains protective antibodies, the main immunoglobulin in milk being IgA (Husband and Bennell, 1980). After the first days of age, the IgA and other milk immunoglobulins are not absorbed at the intestinal level; they provide continuous defence throughout the intestinal lumen against infectious organisms to which the sow is resistant (Svendsen and Larsen, 1977). This protection is essential while the piglets own IgA production has not completely developed; this does not occur until 6-8 weeks of age (Svendsen and Brown, 1973). Therefore piglets weaned at 3-4 weeks of age lose the protection from maternal antibodies and cannot efficiently fight infections. It has been estimated that by 3 to 4 weeks of age the piglet receives approximately 1.6 g of IgA/d (Svendsen and Brown, 1973). Ideally the piglet should be offered sows milk for the first days post-weaning. Unfortunately this is not possible, but an attempt to use ingredients with similar characteristics is feasible. The sows mammary epithelium transforms precursors from blood or interstitial fluid into milk constituents by different processes. Among these transcytosis is of special interest; by this mechanism, intact proteins, immumoglobulins, hormones and growth factors can cross the mammary epithelium and be secreted intact in the milk (Hunziker and Kraehenbuhl, 1998; Monks and Neville, 2004). Many of the components in sows milk may also be present in SDPP, and therefore SDPP may be a good substitute for sows milk.

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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Epidemiological studies in the United States (US), Europe, Australia, and Africa have documented standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers using data from linked Cancer and AIDS registries (4-13). In a population-based registry linkage in New York State, Gallagher et al. (10) reported significant SIR for KS, NHL, invasive cervical cancer, and several non-AIDS related cancers affecting the tongue, mouth, rectum, anus, trachea, bronchus, and lung. In Italy, Dal Maso, Serraino and Franceschi (7) reported a SIR of 302 (95% CI, 253-357) for NHL in AIDS patients. In a linkage of AIDS and cancer registries from 11 US regions, Engels et al. (4) reported important declines in KS and NHL after the introduction of HAART in people with AIDS, no change in cervical cancer, and increased risk of non-AIDS related cancers, particularly Hodgkin lymphoma, anus, liver, and lung cancer. An AIDS-Cancer linkage was also conducted in Africa, where the incidence of all AIDS related cancers and some non-AIDS related cancers (Hodgkin lymphoma, conjunctiva, kidney, thyroid, and uterus) were found to be higher among people with AIDS (9). In a more recent prospective cohort study, Patel et al. (5) also reported a reduction in AIDS related malignancies except for cervical cancer, and a significant increase risk of non-AIDS related malignancies in a cohort of adults living with HIV compared to the general population in the US. The most important types of non-AIDS related malignancies were: anal, vaginal, Hodgkin lymphoma, liver, lung, melanoma, oropharyngeal, leukemia, colorectal and renal. These results suggest that the incidence of non-AIDS related cancers has increased more than the incidence of AIDS related cancers, and that the influence of HAART in the development and prognosis of various cancers is still not clear. Biological, environmental and behavioral risk factors must also be explored to better define the long-term cancer risk in people living with HIV/AIDS (14). Puerto Rico (PR) is one of the top ten US States and territories with the highest cumulative number of AIDS cases, and Puerto Ricans are the second largest group of Hispanics in the US with higher cancer mortality rates (15-16). However, little information is available regarding AIDS related and non-AIDS related malignancies among Hispanics with HIV/ AIDS in the US or PR. In one retrospective cohort study in Southern California, Levine et al. (17) reported that from 1982 to 1998 the prevalence of AIDS-related lymphoma decreased significantly in whites but increased in Hispanics. In another study, Fordyce et al. (18) conducted a population-based AIDS-Cancer linkage analysis of women from New York City diagnosed with AIDS between 1981 and 1994, and reported that 47% of all cancer cases were among African Americans, 36% among Hispanics, and 16% among non-Hispanic whites. Mayor et al. (19) conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3,576 HIV/AIDS patients attending an outpatient clinic in PR from 1992 to 2005. Of these patients, 171 (4.8%) were diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives: 51.5% AIDS related and 48.5% non-AIDS related cancers. Because no population-based studies have been conducted in PR, the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers in PR compared to the general population is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers among Hispanics with AIDS in PR using the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Puerto Rico AIDS Surveillance Program Registry. Both are population-based registries that receive support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We hypothesized that the risk of all AIDS related cancers and the risk of many non-AIDS related cancers will be higher in the AIDS group compared with the general population in PR. The results of this study will provide the basis for future epidemiological studies to characterize the natural history of specific cancers in HIV infection and other important biological, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.

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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Epidemiological studies in the United States (US), Europe, Australia, and Africa have documented standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers using data from linked Cancer and AIDS registries (4-13). In a population-based registry linkage in New York State, Gallagher et al. (10) reported significant SIR for KS, NHL, invasive cervical cancer, and several non-AIDS related cancers affecting the tongue, mouth, rectum, anus, trachea, bronchus, and lung. In Italy, Dal Maso, Serraino and Franceschi (7) reported a SIR of 302 (95% CI, 253-357) for NHL in AIDS patients. In a linkage of AIDS and cancer registries from 11 US regions, Engels et al. (4) reported important declines in KS and NHL after the introduction of HAART in people with AIDS, no change in cervical cancer, and increased risk of non-AIDS related cancers, particularly Hodgkin lymphoma, anus, liver, and lung cancer. An AIDS-Cancer linkage was also conducted in Africa, where the incidence of all AIDS related cancers and some non-AIDS related cancers (Hodgkin lymphoma, conjunctiva, kidney, thyroid, and uterus) were found to be higher among people with AIDS (9). In a more recent prospective cohort study, Patel et al. (5) also reported a reduction in AIDS related malignancies except for cervical cancer, and a significant increase risk of non-AIDS related malignancies in a cohort of adults living with HIV compared to the general population in the US. The most important types of non-AIDS related malignancies were: anal, vaginal, Hodgkin lymphoma, liver, lung, melanoma, oropharyngeal, leukemia, colorectal and renal. These results suggest that the incidence of non-AIDS related cancers has increased more than the incidence of AIDS related cancers, and that the influence of HAART in the development and prognosis of various cancers is still not clear. Biological, environmental and behavioral risk factors must also be explored to better define the long-term cancer risk in people living with HIV/AIDS (14). Puerto Rico (PR) is one of the top ten US States and territories with the highest cumulative number of AIDS cases, and Puerto Ricans are the second largest group of Hispanics in the US with higher cancer mortality rates (15-16). However, little information is available regarding AIDS related and non-AIDS related malignancies among Hispanics with HIV/ AIDS in the US or PR. In one retrospective cohort study in Southern California, Levine et al. (17) reported that from 1982 to 1998 the prevalence of AIDS-related lymphoma decreased significantly in whites but increased in Hispanics. In another study, Fordyce et al. (18) conducted a population-based AIDS-Cancer linkage analysis of women from New York City diagnosed with AIDS between 1981 and 1994, and reported that 47% of all cancer cases were among African Americans, 36% among Hispanics, and 16% among non-Hispanic whites. Mayor et al. (19) conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3,576 HIV/AIDS patients attending an outpatient clinic in PR from 1992 to 2005. Of these patients, 171 (4.8%) were diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives: 51.5% AIDS related and 48.5% non-AIDS related cancers. Because no population-based studies have been conducted in PR, the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers in PR compared to the general population is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of AIDS related and non-AIDS related cancers among Hispanics with AIDS in PR using the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Puerto Rico AIDS Surveillance Program Registry. Both are population-based registries that receive support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We hypothesized that the risk of all AIDS related cancers and the risk of many non-AIDS related cancers will be higher in the AIDS group compared with the general population in PR. The results of this study will provide the basis for future epidemiological studies to characterize the natural history of specific cancers in HIV infection and other important biological, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.

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INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).

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The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.
The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.

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The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.
The Dickens Societys sixteenth annual symposium, business meeting and dinner will be held at Saint Anselm College on the 21st through 23rd of July, 2011. Delegates will have the choice of on-campus housing or hotel accommodation in downtown Manchester with a shuttle to and from the College. The award, either one stipend of $500 (or two of $300 if warranted), will be made annually to help defray costs of attending the Dickens symposium in order to deliver a paper on any aspect of Dickenss life or work. Candidates should submit proposals via e-mail to the convenor of the symposium; those eligible are students (graduate and undergraduate) and non-tenured faculty, but not individuals connected with the host institution. Registration fees will also be waived.

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Abbreviations The guidelines for application of diagnostic imaging, and MRI in particular, to breast cancer patient evaluation and management continue to evolve, and some are articulated by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN; 1). Currently, the breast cancer patient populations who might benefit most from pre-operative MRI include genetically-defined high-risk patients, those with dense breasts as determined by mammography, those with a lobular invasive cancer, a multi-centric tumor or a previously-diagnosed bilateral tumor, those with significant distinctions in size between mammography and ultrasound (US) findings, or those for whom partial breast irradiation or other breast conserving therapy is being considered (2-5). Despite this extensive experience, considerable controversies exist as to the true benefits of the application of MRI to treatment management. A retrospective review of patients with newly diagnosed breast carcinoma who had MRIs prior to surgery noted 381 lesions in 361 patients with pathologic confirmation of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive carcinoma, or mixed DCIS and invasive carcinoma (6). Of these lesions, 16.8% were DCIS, 26.5% were invasive carcinoma, and 56.7% were mixed. An MRI lesion correctly identified the histopathologically-defined cancer in 85.9% of DCIS cases, and to an even higher extent in invasive (97.0%) or mixed (98.1%) cases. DCIS often appears as non-mass clumped enhancement on MRI, with ductal or segmental distribution (7).
Abbreviations The guidelines for application of diagnostic imaging, and MRI in particular, to breast cancer patient evaluation and management continue to evolve, and some are articulated by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN; 1). Currently, the breast cancer patient populations who might benefit most from pre-operative MRI include genetically-defined high-risk patients, those with dense breasts as determined by mammography, those with a lobular invasive cancer, a multi-centric tumor or a previously-diagnosed bilateral tumor, those with significant distinctions in size between mammography and ultrasound (US) findings, or those for whom partial breast irradiation or other breast conserving therapy is being considered (2-5). Despite this extensive experience, considerable controversies exist as to the true benefits of the application of MRI to treatment management. A retrospective review of patients with newly diagnosed breast carcinoma who had MRIs prior to surgery noted 381 lesions in 361 patients with pathologic confirmation of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive carcinoma, or mixed DCIS and invasive carcinoma (6). Of these lesions, 16.8% were DCIS, 26.5% were invasive carcinoma, and 56.7% were mixed. An MRI lesion correctly identified the histopathologically-defined cancer in 85.9% of DCIS cases, and to an even higher extent in invasive (97.0%) or mixed (98.1%) cases. DCIS often appears as non-mass clumped enhancement on MRI, with ductal or segmental distribution (7).

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INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — This months new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to
be 1,028,200 units, a 17.7 percent decrease from August 2009 and a 1.4
percent decrease from July 2010, according to Edmunds.com, the premier
online resource for automotive information.

Edmunds.com analysts predict that Augusts Seasonally Adjusted
Annualized Rate (SAAR) will be 11.8 million, up from 11.5 in July 2010.

August 2010 had 25 selling days, one less than last August 2009. When
adjusted for this difference, sales decreased 14.4 percent from August
2009. (The chart below sets forth other unadjusted and adjusted
comparisons.)
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IRVING, Texas — EFG Technologies, a division of EFG Companies and a leading provider of
CRM solutions for retail automotive dealers, announced today it has been
re-certified by GM OneSource to collect, administer and optimally manage
eLeads, keeping the pipeline full for its dealerships that subscribe to
SalesEDGE.

SalesEDGE CRM’s certification ensures a mutually beneficial relationship
between GM and its dealerships by properly handling the disposition of
incoming leads, resulting in increased sales. In addition to sales
leads, SalesEDGE also processes leads for service, parts, accessories,
certified pre-owned vehicles and fleet and commercial vehicles, as well
as leads originating on eBay.

“Our integration with GM dealerships on SalesEDGE allows them to better
manage the sales process by equally distributing eLeads among teams
according to the lead type,” explains Chuck McGraw, president of EFG
Technologies. “Our seamless technology means a faster and more accurate
response from dealers to the potential consumer that, in this extremely
competitive marketplace, can go a long way in building a positive
consumer buying experience.”

Added McGraw, “GM and successful dealers understand that in today’s
business climate, every point of contact with a consumer is crucial to
fostering a positive car-buying experience and ultimately creating a
“customer for life.” SalesEDGE truly enables the dealer to succeed
through every step of the customer lifecycle from the initial online
inquiry to the first oil change with the service department to the next
vehicle purchase three to five years later.”

SalesEDGE is a Web-based performance management tool that provides
dealers with a comprehensive technology solution for managing prospects
and customers through the complete sales and service lifecycle. Key
capabilities include lead management, customer relationship management,
loyalty campaign management and dealer process enhancement.

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By Jan Biles A group of volunteers is helping to restore a historic farmstead in Wabaunsee County. The Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards recently put down gravel and made other improvements to the road leading to Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie, a 50-acre hilltop park about three miles south of Wamego, said Michael Stubbs, a founding member of the Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards. The volunteers also worked with Wabaunsee Township and local construction companies to replace culverts and build up the roadbed. The cost of the project was about $6,500, which will be raised by the volunteers.
FRANK LAMPARD and John Terry are out of Englands Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday night. Boss Fabio Capello could also be without Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora and David Stockdale. Chelsea midfielder Lampard will undergo an operation this week to combat a long-term hernia injury. Lampard missed a penalty as Chelsea beat Stoke 2-0 yesterday and Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti said: “He was in pain last week, but had treatment and felt it was OK to play today. It has not improved, and he has to have surgery. “This is something Frank had an operation on 10 years ago.
INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.

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On March 2 of 2007, with the implementation of Law 66, Puerto Rico became a smoke-free island by completely banning indoor smoking in public places such as bars, pubs, casinos, hotels, work places with more than one employee, and cars with any passenger under the age of 13 . According to the literature, the immediate impact of smoke-free workplace policies has been to dramatically reduce the exposition to SHS for customers and workers (10-17). Many studies have used the level of respirable particulate matter ([PM.sub.2.5]) as the main indicator of exposure to SHS because it has been demonstrated that smoking is one of the main sources of indoor levels of [PM.sub.2.5] (10). For example, bars in the state of New York experienced an average reduction of 84% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after the Clean Indoor Air Act was implemented in July of 2003 (11). In the case of Austin, Texas, bars experienced a reduction from 71% to 99% in their [PM.sub.2.5] levels after a smoking ban was implemented (12). In another study (13), Irish-theme pubs around the globe located in countries or cities with smoke-free legislation were compared with similar pubs in places without smoke-free ordinances. In this case, the results showed an average 91% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels. In March of 2006, a smoking ban was implemented in Scotland, which substantially covered enclosed places including pubs. Evidence shows that, as a result, Scottish pubs experienced an average of 86% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels (14). In Italy, a year after the implementation of an all smoke-free workplace policy in January of 2005, there was an average of 68% reduction in [PM.sub.2.5] levels across bars, restaurants, game rooms, and pubs (15). The main claim of this study is that the smoke-free workplace policy implemented in March of 2007 was effective in reducing the exposure to SHS in restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The specific research objectives of the study were three. First, to measure and compare the restaurants, pubs, and discos in the metropolitan area of San Juan at baseline (before the smoke-free workplace policy was implemented) in terms of the levels of respirable particulate matter (PM), the number of smokers, the number of customers, and establishment area. Second, to measure the change in levels of PM, the number of smokers, and the number of customers before and after March 2007. And third, to measure the effect of the smoke-free workplace policy on the level of PM controlling for the number of customers and establishment area.
In August 2004, the Law #230, approved by the Government of Puerto Rico in a three party resolution, created the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center (UPRCCC), a public corporation affiliated to the University of Puerto Rico. This law established that this Center will be the organism responsible for executing the public policy related to the prevention, education, and research, as well as the clinical and treatment services related to cancer in Puerto Rico. The dual mission of the UPRCCC is: (1) To deliver the best research-driven cancer care through programs that integrate patient care, research, prevention, and education, and (2) To eradicate cancer in Puerto Rico using a multidisciplinary approach of basic, clinical, and population research. Thus, the UPRCCC is fundamental for the development of cancer control, research, and training efforts in Puerto Rico. More recently, in 2008, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Puerto Rico published its first official Cancer Control Plan, a structured guide with measurable outcomes aimed at reducing the cancer burden in our population. All of the previously mentioned initiatives will continue to be key to the progress in cancer control and research in Puerto Rico and thus, to the quality of the preventive and treatment services that we will offer to our patients. The increase in the cancer burden in Puerto Rico has been accompanied by a substantial increase in the volume of published research and federal funds to academic institutions in Puerto Rico for cancer research. Despite this advancement, areas that need our continued support and development in the years to come include: 1) continued surveillance of cancer occurrence in Puerto Rico through the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry, 2) development of transdisciplinary and translational cancer research that encompass all areas of the cancer control continuum (prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship), 3) outreach efforts that bring scientific knowledge to the development of targeted cancer control strategies for the community, 4) development of sound cancer-related public policy, and 5) continued training of the next generation of cancer researchers and health professionals. Our ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary local and international teams will be essential to our success. The forthcoming issue of the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal provides an informative summary of various research studies that are currently being conducted in Puerto Rico. The 17 articles in this issue describe diverse research areas in the cancer field including disease burden, disease prevention, correlates of cancer occurrence, diagnostic technologies and clinical management. In addition, an overview of cancer training efforts in the island is discussed. Our future as a healthy nation will require a concerted effort between government, academia and industry that lead the research, training, and public policy efforts that will ultimately result in improved cancer prevention and control outcomes for the people of Puerto Rico. We hope you find in this edition of the journal a well-rounded overview of cancer research in Puerto Rico.
More than 100 HPV types have been identified with more than 30 being sexually transmitted (7). Anogenital HPV types have been classified into low-risk types (non-oncogenic), which are associated with anogenital warts (condyloma acuminata), oral and conjunctival papillomas, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (in infants and young children), and mild dysplasia (8). High-risk types (oncogenic) are associated with high-grade dysplasia and various cancers. Current estimates of the attributable fraction, the proportion of cancer cases preventable by the elimination of HPV, are very high (9): 100% for cervical, 90% for anal, 40% for vulvar and vaginal, 50% for cancer of the penis, and between 33 and 72% of oropharyngeal cancers (10). Although there has been increasing interest in understanding the burden of HPV infection and related comorbidities in men (11), studies in this group are still quite limited (12), particularly among Hispanics. Research and surveillance data have indicated that Hispanics have been disproportionately affected by HIV/ AIDS (13), Other STIs (14) and may engage disproportionately in high-risk sexual behaviors (15). In addition, a higher incidence of cervical cancer is observed in Puerto Rico and Hispanic women in the US compared with non-Hispanic whites (Figure 1). These factors could reflect a potential higher prevalence of HPV infection in these populations, as well as disparities in screening rates in these groups (16) suggesting that Hispanic and Puerto Rican men might also be at higher risk for HPV infection and related health outcomes. This high incidence might also lead to a significant economic burden. In Puerto Rico for example, it was estimated that the economic impact of HPV related cancers in 2004 was approximately 7.5% (close to 5 million dollars) of the total cancer costs (17). Even though HPV infection is highly prevalent in sexually active men, (18), most research studies have focused only in women. Studies in men are of particular relevance because, as with other STIs, men play a key role in the transmission dynamics to both male and female sexual partners. It is also clear that HPV infection in men is a serious clinical issue, given the association of HPV infection with a variety of cancers in men, including anal cancer and a subset of penile and oral cancers (19). With the world-wide introduction of two new prophylactic vaccines (bivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16 and 18, and the quadrivalent vaccine protecting against HPV 16, 18, 6 and 11) against oncogenic HPVs causing cervical cancer in women (20), and the recent FDA approval of the quadrivalent vaccine to prevent genital warts also in men, there is an urgency to determine the burden of HPV in Hispanic populations before vaccination programs are implemented on a widespread basis. Knowledge of the burden of the disease and its related morbidities prior to implementation of these programs will allow a better assessment and understanding of the short-term and long-term effectiveness of this primary prevention strategy for cervical neoplasia and genital warts. In addition, it will permit exploring the prevalence of type-specific HPVs in these populations, not currently included in the HPV vaccines available in the market.

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TEST cricket never fails to amaze me. When England collapsed to 102-7 just 40 overs into the game it would have taken a brave man to suggest that England would go on to win at Lords. Yet here we are this morning with England on the brink of a quite remarkable victory. Whoever says Test cricket is dull needs to take another look. We have been royally entertained with some outstanding batting and bowling which has been a wonderful advertisement for the game. The world-recordbreaking eighth-wicket partnership of 332 between Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad was not only of the highest class but has enabled England to secure the series win. Pakistan thoroughly deserved their success at the Brit Oval last week and arrived at the home of cricket full of confidence.
Conference Call Scheduled to Update Shareholders on Recent
Achievements and Upcoming Events

WINTER PARK, Fla. — Guard Dog, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GRDO). James Watson, CEO and President of
Guard Dog Inc., will be hosting a conference call at 2:30 p.m. EDT on
September 1, 2010.

This is another in a continuing series of conference calls used to
inform the Investment community on the progress and growth of Guard Dog
Inc. The primary purpose of this call will be to update shareholders on
the progress of Government Contracts, New Product development, Affiliate
Marketing, upcoming Television and Radio advertisement, the next stages
of the Investor Awareness Campaign and the introduction of Guard Dog’s
new Chief Operating Officer.

Detailed ‘listen-in’ directions will be posted on the Guard Dog Inc.
Investor Relations page by 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2010.
Shareholders are encouraged to call Investor Relations before 1:30 p.m.
EDT on September 1, 2010 to register any questions that you may want
answered during the call.

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CODY, Wyo. — If youre planning a vacation in Yellowstone, consider side trips to a trio of unusual destinations in Wyoming on your way to and from the park: Devils Tower, Cody and Thermopolis. Devils Tower: This natural stone formation is a national monument, managed by the National Park Service. Its located in northeast Wyoming, not far from the South Dakota border, about 80 miles from the Black Hills town of Deadwood. Its an awesome sight, rising 867 feet from its base or 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, “upthrust against the gray sky as if in the birth of time the core of the earth had broken through its crust,” as Native American writer N. Scott Momaday put it. The towers top appears flat from a distance, but the National Park Service describes it as being slightly domed, about the size of a football field. But Devils Towers most distinctive features are what appear to be long vertical stripes covering the sides. These are actually parallel columns of rock that fractured as the molten magma that formed the tower cooled eons ago. More than 20 tribes consider the tower a sacred site, and many Native American stories describe the lines in the rock as claw marks from a bear. Its not unusual to see bundles of colored cloth or other religious offerings in the park around the tower.
FARMINGTON — Ever since the Utah Open became more of a real Utah event a decade ago, the annual golf tournament has usually been won by Utah golfers. Last year was an exception when Nathan Lashley of Scottsdale, Ariz., won the tournament by three shots over Doug Garwood, thanks to a final-round 63. Lashleys back to defend his title this year, but hes among the relatively few out-of-state golfers in an event that used to be dominated by non-Utahns. The tournament, sponsored by Siegfried and Jensen, begins this morning at Oakridge Country Club and revamped its format in 2001 to include any club professional in the state who wanted to compete. This year, 126 of the 162 golfers are Utahns, mostly club professionals, along with several top amateurs.
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September 1st, 2010 | | Make me happy!

Chief Investment Officer of Leading Independent Wealth Management
Firm Can Provide Expert Opinion on US/Global Impact of Federal Reserve
Chairman’s Speech

Economist Jason Thomas, PhD and Chief Investment officer of Aspiriant,
the leading independent wealth management firm in the US, is available
to provide expert commentary on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s
speech scheduled for today.

Among the many topics Dr. Thomas can discuss are:

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Niagara Acquisition Inc. (”Niagara”), a corporation owned by KingSett Capital Inc. (”KingSett”) and certain clients managed by Alberta Investment Management Corporation (”AIMCo”), has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in ING Summit Industrial Fund LP (”Summit”) from Realty Holding LP and Realty Holding II LP in a private acquisition. The transaction value is approximately CDN$2 billion, including assumed debt. Niagara has also agreed to acquire ING Real Estate Canada LP, the manager of Summit.

This news release is being issued under the early warning provisions of Canadian provincial securities legislation.

Summit is Canadas largest owner of light industrial property. It owns a portfolio of over 400 properties containing approximately 32 million square feet of gross leasable space and 751 net developable acres of land in major metropolitan areas across Canada.

KingSett is Canadas leading private equity real estate investment business co-investing with pension funds and high net worth individuals.

AIMCo is one of Canadas largest institutional investors. It manages about $70 billion of Alberta public sector pension and endowment assets, including a real estate portfolio valued in excess of $5 billion.

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Foreclosure. Reduced hours. Downsizing. Unemployment. In one month, I was given reduced hours at work, my mother lost her benefits, and a former bishop of mine became unemployed. This current economic calamity is taking no prisoners. We all are squeezed by the downturn. When faced by trials, we sometimes ask, “What did I do to deserve this?” In some cases, this may be appropriate. After all, we all need improvement. But sometimes the answer is that we did nothing. Dr. Truman G. Madsen pointed out that when we ask this question we “assume suffering is always a form of Divine punishment. It is not. (We) are convinced by Jobs friends instead of by Job” (see “Eternal Man” by Truman G. Madsen, p. 55).
Foreclosure. Reduced hours. Downsizing. Unemployment. In one month, I was given reduced hours at work, my mother lost her benefits, and a former bishop of mine became unemployed. This current economic calamity is taking no prisoners. We all are squeezed by the downturn. When faced by trials, we sometimes ask, “What did I do to deserve this?” In some cases, this may be appropriate. After all, we all need improvement. But sometimes the answer is that we did nothing. Dr. Truman G. Madsen pointed out that when we ask this question we “assume suffering is always a form of Divine punishment. It is not. (We) are convinced by Jobs friends instead of by Job” (see “Eternal Man” by Truman G. Madsen, p. 55).

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During the second half of the last century, the incidence of cancer in PR increased dramatically; however, rates seem to have begun to stabilize in more recent years (8-9). Previous studies in the 1970s and 1980s showed a lower incidence of total cancer in persons residing in PR as compared with the general population in the United States (US) (8) and to Puerto Ricans (10) living in the continental US. Recent studies show similar patterns for selected cancer types (11-14). However, the incidence from infection related cancers such as stomach, liver and cervical is higher in PR than in the US (12). Also, contrary to the US, these cancer types also rank among the leading cancer sites in incidence and mortality (8, 11, 15-16). The PR Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) is the fourth oldest population based cancer registry in the world (8, 17) and collects information on cancer in PR since 1951. The PRCCR is part of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As with any other surveillance system, the PRCCR is responsible for generating data on cancer burden for the Puerto Rican population, as the collection, analysis and dissemination of health information are important components of public health surveillance systems (18). Given that the last official report of the PRCCR regarding cancer burden in PR was published in 1991 (9), this special article describes the incidence and mortality data for cancer in PR for the period of 1987 to 2004. In addition, we assess differences in cancer incidence and mortality by sex, municipality and health region. This information is important to identify changes in cancer occurrence in PR and to guide the development of future interventions aimed at diminishing the burden of the disease in our population.
The main goal of the Training Program is to increase the number of Hispanic students knowledgeable and committed to careers in cancer research and cancer medicine. The specific objectives are to prepare Hispanic students to pursue careers in cancer research, cancer medicine, and population sciences and to establish a Career Development Program for clinical and basic scientist faculty at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico (UPRCCC). The Training Program includes a series of didactic and research experiences, and enrichment activities that include on-campus cancer research at the UPR campuses during the academic year, and summer research and year-round rotations to MDACC. These experiences are complemented and supported by a structured Mentoring Program for students and junior investigators. The mentors are well recognized senior Faculty, mostly from MDACC. Training Opportunities Various research programs are available in UPR and MDACC, all sponsored by the U54 Training Program. In the UPR there is Research Assistantships Stipends Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Students have the opportunity of working in cancer research projects under the guidance of Faculty in mid to senior stages of their academic careers. Most of these scientists are re-gearing their careers to Cancer Research. The students are also required to attend Seminars and Workshops offered through the academic year, mostly offered by visiting world-renowned scientists.
During the second half of the last century, the incidence of cancer in PR increased dramatically; however, rates seem to have begun to stabilize in more recent years (8-9). Previous studies in the 1970s and 1980s showed a lower incidence of total cancer in persons residing in PR as compared with the general population in the United States (US) (8) and to Puerto Ricans (10) living in the continental US. Recent studies show similar patterns for selected cancer types (11-14). However, the incidence from infection related cancers such as stomach, liver and cervical is higher in PR than in the US (12). Also, contrary to the US, these cancer types also rank among the leading cancer sites in incidence and mortality (8, 11, 15-16). The PR Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) is the fourth oldest population based cancer registry in the world (8, 17) and collects information on cancer in PR since 1951. The PRCCR is part of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As with any other surveillance system, the PRCCR is responsible for generating data on cancer burden for the Puerto Rican population, as the collection, analysis and dissemination of health information are important components of public health surveillance systems (18). Given that the last official report of the PRCCR regarding cancer burden in PR was published in 1991 (9), this special article describes the incidence and mortality data for cancer in PR for the period of 1987 to 2004. In addition, we assess differences in cancer incidence and mortality by sex, municipality and health region. This information is important to identify changes in cancer occurrence in PR and to guide the development of future interventions aimed at diminishing the burden of the disease in our population.

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

WLS, a leading provider of cellular platforms to top tier global phone
makers, will operate as a standalone business serving its existing
customers. WLS will also contribute to Intel’s strategy to make
connected computing ubiquitous from smartphones to laptops to embedded
computing.

“The global demand for wireless solutions continues to grow at an
extraordinary rate,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “The
acquisition of Infineon’s WLS business strengthens the second pillar of
our computing strategy — Internet connectivity — and enables us to
offer a portfolio of products that covers the full range of wireless
options from Wi-Fi and 3G to WiMAX and LTE. As more devices compute and
connect to the Internet, we are committed to positioning Intel to take
advantage of the growth potential in every computing segment, from
laptops to handhelds and beyond.”

“The sale of WLS is a strategic decision to enhance Infineon’s value. We
can now fully concentrate our resources towards strong growth in our
core segments Automotive (ATV), Industrial Multimarket (IMM) and Chip
Card Security (CCS). This creates a great perspective for all Infineon
customers, employees and shareholders,” said Peter Bauer, CEO of
Infineon Technologies AG. “We all stand to benefit enormously from this
deal. Thanks to the outstanding effort of the employees and the
management during the last years, WLS is excellently positioned to grow
further with the new owner who is ideally suited for this business.”

INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).

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ROSELLE, Ill. — Del Medical, Inc. (”Del Medical” or “the Company”) today
announced they were recently awarded a Mexican tender from IMSS
(Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social) for over twenty complete Del
Medical DR radiographic rooms valued in excess of $2 million. Each 50kw,
floor-mounted tube stand system is equipped with Del’s popular EV650
elevating, four-way, float top table and bundled with a DelWorks Medical
DR package. Each package includes a 14” x 17” portable flat panel DR
detector with DelWorks acquisition and processing software.

“Del Medical is honored to have been awarded this tender,” says Toufic
Lorenzo, President and CEO of Del Medical. “We are committed to
upholding and strengthening Del’s reputation as a leading global
supplier of both general radiographic equipment and digital imaging
solutions”.

You know how annoying it is when you get a song stuck in your head and you cant get it out? Well, Pine Creek gymnastics coach Amber Curry has it happen to her “all the time,” but she doesnt mind because it is part of the job, even though she sometimes hears songs from routines in her sleep. Girls who participate in the floor exercise portion of gymnastics must pick music with no lyrics that is 90 seconds long. This means the song is heard repeatedly throughout the season. Palmer Ridge coach Monica Bicknell said that some girls take two songs and cut them together to come up with the sound they want.

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Dayforce’s On-Demand Solution Offers Companies an Immediate
Improvement in Operational Efficiency

“Bridgescale Partners’ investment is further validation of Dayforce’s
position as the industry leader in Workforce Management,” said David
Ossip, CEO and President of Dayforce. “Our solution gives every decision
maker in an organization the insight to understand corporate goals, the
confidence to measurably improve business performance, and the power to
make their company more profitable.”

“Dayforce has the first solution that I have seen that delivers the
potential for full enterprise user adoption – the ‘holy grail’ for
getting value from a SaaS product. With Dayforce, workforce management
moves from something I have to do to something that I want to do – and
this makes the offering truly disruptive,” said Howard Gwin, Partner of
Bridgescale and former EVP, Worldwide Operations at PeopleSoft.
“Additionally, as a three-time repeat successful entrepreneur, David
Ossip’s exceptional track record of building and leading high-growth
companies was a strong factor in our investment decision,” Gwin added.

INTRODUCTION The essentiality of copper for poultry and livestock is well documented (Davis and Mertz, 1987). Cu is an essential mineral which serves as co-factor in many enzyme systems in the body. Cu-sulfate (CuS[O.sub.4]5[H.sub.2]O) is the most commonly used dietary Cu supplement. Copper in the form of Cu-sulfate improves growth rate and feed efficiency in broilers (Choi and Paik, 1989; Baker et al., 1991) and in pigs (Roof and Mahan, 1982; Edmonds et al., 1985; Cromwell et al., 1989) at supernormal level (125 to 250 mg/kg). Growth promoting effect of dietary Cu has been attributed to its antimicrobial action (Fuller at el., 1960; Bunch et al., 1961; Burnell et al., 1988). Improved availability of Cu from organic Cu complexes compared with the commonly used Cu salts recently has been suggested. Chelates, complexes or proteinates are the organic form of Cu and are usually considered for use in animal diet as alternatives to inorganic Cu source. More bioavailability of Cu is probably due to better absorption, which enhances its efficiency (Downs et al., 2000; Yu et al., 2000; Guo et al., 2001). Baker and Ammerman (1995) reported that relative bioavailability estimate of organic Cu sources ranged from 88% to 147% of the response to cupric sulfate in poultry, Swine, sheep and cattle. Improvements in the digestibility of proteins (Braude, 1965; Castell and Bowland, 1968) and retention of nitrogen (Braude, 1965) have been reported in young pigs fed diet containing added Cu. Studies by Dove and Haydon (1992) and Dove (1995) have indicated that addition of 250 mg Cu/kg improved digestibility and utilization of the fat of weaned pigs, but results have limited and inconclusive for chickens when Cu added to the feed fortified with oil. To increase the energy level in the finisher diet and to obtain higher weight of a broiler chicken, oil and fat are used because of its high energy content. Soybean oil which stimulates growth rate, when included in poultry diet (Nitsan et al., 1997) is most commonly used oil source in Indian condition. Unsaturated vegetable fats (like soybean oil) are more energetic than saturated animal fat. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of level of dietary inorganic and organic forms of Cu and energy level on performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicken.

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Ellen Grace Ellen Grace Fellows “Loving Wife and Mother” Passed away July 5, 2010 due to complications from Frontotemporal Dementia. Born December 2, 1937 to Henry and Alice Spilker in Salt Lake City, Utah. Married Richard Steven Fellows January 27, 1955. Later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Ellen loved camping, fishing, and oil painting. She served faithfully in many church callings, including a full time mission in Hayfork California with her husband. She also served in the Jordan River Temple. Her greatest joys came from serving others and spending time with her family. She is proud to be the grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 10 1/ 2 great-grandchildren. She loved all holidays, especially Christmas. Survived by her husband Richard, children Steven (Christine) Fellows, Madeline (Ray) Enniss, Roger (Holley) Fellows, Cindy (Max) Hardman, Russell (Rebecca) Fellows, siblings Elva Caldwell, Melvin (Christa) Spilker, Donald (Rene) Spilker, Raymond (Janet) Spilker and Frank (Kathy) Spilker.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (”Costco” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $7.33 billion for the month of June, the five weeks ended July 4, 2010, an increase of seven percent from $6.87 billion in the same five-week period last year. This years five-week period included 33 days in the U.S. (closed Memorial Day and Independence Day) versus 34 days last year (closed Independence Day; Memorial Day was in the May reporting period). The Memorial Day holiday shift negatively impacted this years total and comparable sales by approximately two percent (two to three percent in the U.S.).

For the forty-four weeks ended July 4, 2010, the Company reported net sales of $64.50 billion, an increase of nine percent from $59.02 billion during the similar period last year.

Comparable sales for the periods ended July 4, 2010, were as follows:

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EAST LANSING, Mich. NAPA, Calif. — American Physicians Capital Inc. (APCapital) (NASDAQ:ACAP), a major
provider of health care liability insurance, and The Doctors Company,
the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability,
today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement
pursuant to which The Doctors Company will acquire APCapital for $41.50
per share in cash, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $386
million. The $41.50 per share in cash purchase price represents a
premium of approximately 31 percent over the $31.76 per share closing
price of ACAP on July 7, 2010, the last trading day prior to today’s
announcement.

R. Kevin Clinton, President and CEO of APCapital said, “This transaction
delivers significant value to our shareholders. Additionally, our
insureds will benefit as they become members of one of the largest and
most respected professional liability companies in the nation. I would
like to recognize our employees, agents, and medical society partners
for their dedication and commitment to APCapital. They are the driving
force behind the success of our company.”

“We are extremely pleased to announce this partnership between two
physician-founded companies and we look forward to delivering enhanced
value to our member insureds through the financial strength of a
combined organization with a relentless commitment to protecting,
defending, and rewarding the practice of good medicine,” said Richard E.
Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company. “Members
will benefit from our partnership and will continue to receive
aggressive claims defense, unmatched legislative and patient safety
advocacy, outstanding service, and industry leading member benefits.”

With this merger, The Doctors Company further expands its position as
the largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability
to nearly 55,000 member insureds.

The Board of Directors of APCapital has approved the proposed
transaction and has resolved to recommend that its shareholders approve
the merger. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter
of 2010 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the
receipt of regulatory approvals, and approval by a majority of
APCapital’s shareholders.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

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Positions Merck to Capitalize on Opportunities for Global Growth

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Merck Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), known outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD,
today provided further detail on integration plans for the companys
research and development, manufacturing and other business operations as
part of a global restructuring program announced following the November
2009 merger of Merck and Schering-Plough. The consolidation plans
support Mercks strategic direction as a customer focused, innovative
and diversified global health care company, and position the company to
invest in key areas for future growth, including emerging markets,
biologics, vaccines and consumer care.

Merck today announced plans to phase out operations at eight research
sites and eight manufacturing sites, as well as to continue to
consolidate office facilities worldwide, as part of the global merger
restructuring program that began last December. The goal of the
restructuring is to create a flexible RD organization that cultivates
scientific innovation, facilitates external collaboration and drives
pipeline progress and a reliable, more fully utilized and cost efficient
worldwide manufacturing supply chain to support Mercks broader product
portfolio.

Merck continues to expect its total workforce to be reduced by
approximately 15 percent across all areas of the combined company
worldwide as part of the initial phases of its merger restructuring
program. The company said it will continue to hire new employees in
strategic growth areas of the business as necessary.

“Today’s announcement is another important step as we successfully
integrate our global operations on schedule and move forward with
Mercks strategic priorities,” said Richard T. Clark, chairman and chief
executive officer of Merck. “These changes are crucial to drive future
growth and realize the promise of being a global health care leader for
the long term. While we believe these actions are necessary to support
Mercks competitive advantage, they required difficult decisions that
will impact some of our colleagues, their families and local
communities. We will implement our restructuring plans with the utmost
care and respect for the hard-working and talented employees of Merck,”
he said.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

Funds Earmarked to “.Encourage Cutting Edge and Innovative
Biomedical Exploration”

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) today
announced a collaboration with the Johnson Johnson Corporate Office of
Science and Technology (COSAT). Under the terms of this collaboration,
COSAT will provide a $250,000 grant towards the funding of IMHROs
Rising Star Awards. COSATs grant will be matched by IMHRO to establish
the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program, which, in 2010, will fund
two Rising Star Awards.

The objective of the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is to
advance the understanding of underlying disease mechanisms in bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with the great potential to
benefit patients and the healthcare system. The IMHRO Rising Star Awards
support cutting edge research programs throughout the world on the study
of psychiatric brain disorders, and are distributed annually at the
Staglin Family Music Festival For Mental Health, held this year in
September in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

“Our approach at IMHRO is to fund the best science as determined by our
independent scientific advisory board,” stated Garen Staglin, co-founder
of IMHRO, and proprietor of Staglin Family Vineyard. “This collaboration
will fund research of key scientists and will bring us closer than ever
to helping find the causes and cures for mental illness.”

The COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is intended to advance the
translation of discoveries from basic science research into therapies
for major psychiatric diseases. Understanding the mechanism of action
and the role in the brain of genes that are altered in psychiatric
disease supplies the first clue as to how these disorders arise. This
grant program fosters the next steps toward discovering therapies
through research into approaches that re-normalize or compensate for the
alterations that have already been discovered.

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Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

To streamline the management of complex legislative policy rules, Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management which combines the benefits of Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management and Oracle Policy Automation.
Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management can:

Help public sector authorities reduce the time and cost to modify systems when legislative policies change.
Provide detailed analysis of proposed policy changes and potential revenue impact.
Enhance the ability to navigate risk-scoring rules to assess tax declarations for further investigation to help improve audit selection capabilities and target success rates.
Provide authorized business users with access to amend policy rules in the core administration system directly without lengthy IT development cycles.

“Capgemini applauds Oracle for enhancing Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management with the capabilities of Oracle Policy Automation. Several of Capgeminis clients have saved significant costs and time and recognized new business benefits using Oracle Policy Automation. The combination allows public sector authorities to capture, maintain and embed new tax rules into core processing with a simple tool that helps reduce the costs of programming or scripting,” said Ian Pretty, vice president, tax and welfare lead, Global Public Sector, Capgemini.
“In an ever-evolving industry, public sector authorities require great flexibility to help manage the impact of policy changes. Oracle Enterprise Taxation and Policy Management can help our customers save time and costs associated with incorporating new legislative rules into their administrative systems,” said Stephan Scholl, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Tax and Utilities Global Business Unit.

CINCINNATI — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) today reported total sales of $2.229 billion for
the five weeks ended July 3, 2010, an increase of 9.0 percent compared
with total sales of $2.044 billion in the five weeks ended July 4, 2009.
On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were up 6.5 percent in June.

“We are pleased with our sales in June. They reflect continued progress
in implementation of our strategies, particularly My Macy’s localization
and the increased effectiveness and efficiency of our unified national
organization. We remain on track in our drive for sales and market share
growth, improved earnings and strong cash flow,” said Terry J. Lundgren,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc. “While
various calendar shifts complicate month-by-month sales comparisons, it
is important to note that Macy’s, Inc.’s same-store sales in May/June
combined, plus the Sunday and Monday of Independence Day weekend, were
up approximately 5 percent over the prior year. This is consistent with
our year-to-date trend. We are optimistic as we look ahead to our fall
merchandise offerings, including the early August introduction of the
new Material Girl juniors brand exclusively at Macy’s.”

For the year to date, Macy’s, Inc.’s sales totaled $9.589 billion, up
6.7 percent from total sales of $8.987 billion in the first 22 weeks of
2009. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc.’s year-to-date sales were up
4.9 percent.

Online sales (macys.com and bloomingdales.com combined) were up 37.6
percent in June 2010 and 32.5 percent for the year to date. Online sales
are included in the same-store sales calculation for Macys, Inc.

Macy’s, Inc. expects same-store sales for the second quarter of 2010 to
be approximately 4.5% ahead of last year. The company also continues to
expect same-store sales in the full-year 2010 to be up by 3 percent to
3.5 percent.

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Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that Chanda Davidson has joined its Portland, Ore., operation as senior account executive. In that role, she will be responsible for developing and maintaining key relationships with customers and third-party carriers, as well as request for proposal (RFP) responses.

“Chanda Davidson has the ideal blend of skills and experience to help drive our significant growth plan for 2010,” said Tyler Ellison, president, Con-way Multimodal. “She has the ability to create innovative transportation solutions for customers, maximize lead generation to expand our customer base and provide outstanding customer service.”

Davidson joins Con-way Multimodal after eight years with C.H. Robinson in roles that included account executive, strategic account manager and business development manager. A graduate of Bradley University with a bachelors in political science, Davidson currently lives in Portland with her husband and daughter.

Con-way Multimodal arranges third-party carrier services for over-the-road, intermodal, flatbed, heavy haul and specialized transportation for freight shipments.

Pacific Sands, Inc. (OTCBB: PFSD), a manufacturer of a broad range of environmentally friendly cleaning products, announced the development of the Critter Cleaner™ product for cleaning domestic and wildlife animals that have been contaminated with gooey oil such as generated by the recent Gulf Oil Spill or future transportation related oil spills that could occur on the nearby Great Lakes.

Pacific Sands president Michael Wynhoff commented, “Critter Cleaner™ was specifically developed by PFSD research chemist Dr. Jack Hagarty for use on pets and for contaminated wildlife. We are excited to provide pet owners and victims of the Gulf Oil Spill with environmentally friendly products like Critter Cleaner™ and our Natural Choices™ product line.”

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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

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Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MCTH), a national provider of
medical recruitment and staffing services, reported today on the growth
in revenue that the Company has experienced during the second quarter of
this year.

The Company reported that total revenue has increased 34% sequentially
from the first quarter of 2010. The sequential improvement reflected
staffing volume gains in both contract travel and permanent placement
staffing.

Anthony Nicolosi, Company President, stated, “While the overall economy
still faces challenges, it appears that healthcare staffing has seen the
worst of its share of the down-turn. We are pleased that 2010 is shaping
up to be a better year. On the acquisition front, we have located
several attractive healthcare staffing companies and are in preliminary
acquisition discussions with them.”

Medical Connections, Inc. is a national provider of medical
recruitment and staffing services. The Company’s business is to
identify, select and place the industry’s most talented healthcare
specialists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and hospital management
executives. The Company provides recruiting and staffing services for
permanent and contract positions, leaving options for both clients and
candidates to decide the optimal formula for working together.

With headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, Medical Connections is ideally
positioned to increase its presence in the U.S. healthcare market.
Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. is a fully reporting company trading
on the OTC B/B under the ticker: MCTH.

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Funds Earmarked to “.Encourage Cutting Edge and Innovative
Biomedical Exploration”

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) today
announced a collaboration with the Johnson Johnson Corporate Office of
Science and Technology (COSAT). Under the terms of this collaboration,
COSAT will provide a $250,000 grant towards the funding of IMHROs
Rising Star Awards. COSATs grant will be matched by IMHRO to establish
the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program, which, in 2010, will fund
two Rising Star Awards.

The objective of the COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is to
advance the understanding of underlying disease mechanisms in bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with the great potential to
benefit patients and the healthcare system. The IMHRO Rising Star Awards
support cutting edge research programs throughout the world on the study
of psychiatric brain disorders, and are distributed annually at the
Staglin Family Music Festival For Mental Health, held this year in
September in Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

“Our approach at IMHRO is to fund the best science as determined by our
independent scientific advisory board,” stated Garen Staglin, co-founder
of IMHRO, and proprietor of Staglin Family Vineyard. “This collaboration
will fund research of key scientists and will bring us closer than ever
to helping find the causes and cures for mental illness.”

The COSAT-IMHRO Rising Star Awards Program is intended to advance the
translation of discoveries from basic science research into therapies
for major psychiatric diseases. Understanding the mechanism of action
and the role in the brain of genes that are altered in psychiatric
disease supplies the first clue as to how these disorders arise. This
grant program fosters the next steps toward discovering therapies
through research into approaches that re-normalize or compensate for the
alterations that have already been discovered.

Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

PORTLAND, Ore. — Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: BJCT), a leading developer of
needle-free injection therapy systems, today announced that Bioject’s
needle-free injection delivery technology was used to successfully
demonstrate that intradermal administration of fractional doses of
inactivated poliovirus vaccine given to infants is safe and effective
(using seroconversion as an indication of effectiveness), and is
preferred by both health care administrators and parents over typical
full-dose needle and syringe. The study results, published in the June
24, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM
Vol. 362 No. 25), also demonstrated a significant cost savings
in use of the fractional-dose intradermal injection as compared with a
full-dose vaccination course of treatment using an auto-disable needle
and syringe.

The study was conducted in Oman and supported by the Ministry of Health
of Oman, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) as part of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI). The randomized clinical trial of over 400 infants, of
whom 373 fulfilled the entry criteria, were selected to receive either
fractional-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccine (one-fifth of the full
dose) or a full-dose of the same vaccine over a three course treatment
during the first six months of age. The intradermal fractional-dose was
given with Bioject’s Biojector®2000 (B2000) needle-free injection
delivery device and the full-dose was delivered with an auto-disable
syringe and needle. The study was designed to assess the safety and
efficacy of, and preference for, the needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose and the potential to use a needle-free intradermal
fractional-dose vaccine option with infants in order to prevent polio
infection. The results of the study demonstrate that needle-free
intradermal administration of fractional doses of the polio vaccine was
safe, effective and lower cost than a similar course treatment with full
dose needle-syringe option. In addition, both health caregivers and
parents expressed a preference for the needle-free option because “the
baby does not cry.”

The study was one of the research and development initiatives stemming
from the GPEI’s goal to develop affordable injectable polio vaccine
options for the post-eradication era. GPEI is spearheaded by national
governments, WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF.

“We are pleased to have participated in this significant clinical trial
and to learn about the positive results with intradermal fractional-dose
injection of inactivated polio vaccine using Bioject’s intradermal
delivery technology,” said Dr. Richard Stout, Bioject’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Stout added, “Based on the
findings, as reported in the NEJM, we now have evidence that
demonstrates potential cost savings when using intradermal needle-free
injection delivery technology as compared with typical full-dose
injections. In addition, we along with the parents of the treated
infants are delighted to hear that the babies did not cry, leading to a
significant preference for Bioject’s needle-free injection devices. We
look forward to working with other organizations around the world who
are interested in leveraging the benefits of our needle-free intradermal
injection delivery technology for their vaccine portfolios,” commented
Dr. Stout.

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, is
an innovative developer and manufacturer of needle-free injection
therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS provide an empowering technology and work
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against
the skin. This creates a fine stream of high-pressure fluid penetrating
the skin and depositing medication in the tissue beneath. The Company is
focused on developing mutually beneficial agreements with leading
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and veterinary companies.

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Readership Climbs 20% and Revenue Jumps 40% as New Projects
Attract Readers and Advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO — New partnerships, applications, important investigative reporting,
thought leadership and awards are attracting more readers and
advertisers to Salon.com,
the trusted news and culture site known for quality journalism. Salon
today announced that unique visits to the site are up by 20% for the
second quarter of 2010 over the same time period last year, while
revenue increased 40% over the same period.

While all referral traffic is up 120% year over year, Salon social media
traffic is up by a whopping 720%. Experts say referral traffic (from
search engines, social media sites, and third-party sites) is the key to
overall audience growth, but that it can be tricky to attract because it
is directly dependent on site content. If the content is meaningful and
well written, others will link to it.

The results come on the heels of steady growth in the previous quarter,
where the company also saw substantial growth in unique visitors and
referrals.

“As the cacophony of Internet-driven media grows ever louder, the
compelling perspective and crisp personality of Salon becomes ever more
attractive,” explained Salon Media Group CEO Richard Gingras. “We are
pleased that our efforts to evolve and expand Salon are bearing
excellent results.”

Philip Lieberman and Other IT Security Experts Provide Timely
Analysis at IdentityWeek.com

LOS ANGELES — Philip Lieberman, an outspoken and highly regarded expert on
cybersecurity issues, today announced the launch of IdentityWeek.com,
a blog focused on the latest IT security news and threats.

“As an IT veteran with more than 30 years of industry experience, I’ve
seen firsthand the damage caused by outside attacks and insider
threats,” Lieberman said. “I’ve repeatedly witnessed IT groups that
neglect to roll out new security patches and operating systems, even
when faced with immediate threats; companies that go years without
changing built-in or shared privileged account passwords; and numerous
other risky practices. By leveraging my knowledge and the contacts I’ve
built in private industry, government agencies and the military over my
career, we offer unique insights and expertise to bring these issues to
the public.”

Lieberman is a recognized IT security expert who is frequently quoted by
national, business and trade press on cybersecurity topics and has met
with U.S. House and Senate leaders on issues of the nation’s
cybersecurity policy. A highly accomplished software engineer by
training, Lieberman is able to perceive shortcomings in existing
products on the market, and to fill those gaps with innovative
solutions. He has published numerous books in the field of computer
science, has taught at UCLA, and is the author of many computer science
courses. Lieberman serves as editor-in-chief of IdentityWeek.com.

IdentityWeek.com features fresh and frequently updated commentary
on IT security topics ranging from complex Congressional cybersecurity
bills like Lieberman-Collins Bill S 3480 to little-known security and
compliance challenges in the emerging cloud computing market. Lieberman
developed the new blog, with the tagline “Iron-to-Application Security
News,” as a go-to resource for IT executives and members of the media
looking for candid analysis of current cyber security trends from a
reputable expert.

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THE new Sintra Skeleton Automatic is the first in the Rado collection to feature this special movement; the COSC certificated skeleton movement in black.
When 40,000 Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years of scouting at this year’s
Jamboree, pre-funded Smart Bracelets from FreedomPay mean Scouts and
their parents will leave the cash at home

RADNOR, Pa. — When 70,000 attendees comprised of 40,000 Boy Scouts and 30,000 visitors
and volunteers convene this July in rural Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia for
the 2010
National Scout Jamboree, they will be sporting a high tech bracelet
that allows them to purchase snacks and souvenirs with the simple swipe
of their wrists, all thanks to Radnor, Pennsylvania based FreedomPay,
and the company’s highly flexible transaction gateway, FreeWayTM.

As planning began for this year’s Jamboree, which will celebrate 100
years of Scouting, The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) identified the need
for a safe, secure and convenient payment solution in its discussions
with Scouts and parents. The challenge was to find a solution that could
be deployed in a rural, remote location that lacks the infrastructure
needed for most payment and transaction providers.

The BSA enlisted the help of FreedomPay to provide a BSA branded Smart
Bracelet. The Smart Bracelet provides a virtual wallet that can be
funded by parents on-line prior to and during the Jamboree. To enable
wireless transactions in the woods of Virginia, FreedomPay worked in
concert with a leading mobile infrastructure provider to develop a 3G
wireless network that ensures that the Smart Bracelet works, even in the
remote environs of rural Virginia.

The result is a customized, easily deployed payment and transaction
processing solution that allows Scouts full access to concessions,
activities, and memorabilia without the hassle of cash or credit cards.
What’s more, the bracelet can also be used as a credit or debit card by
BSA staff, Scout leaders and other onsite adults, allowing them the same
freedom to securely and conveniently buy concessions at the Jamboree’s
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LOS ANGELES — Wal-Mart said Wednesday it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for The Associated Press found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. In a statement issued three hours after APs initial report of its findings, Wal-Mart said it would remove the jewelry, made exclusively for the worlds largest retailer, while it investigates. The statement was issued along with Cyrus and Max Azria, the designer who developed the jewelry for the 17-year-old “Hannah Montana” star. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had learned of cadmium in the Miley Cyrus jewelry, as well as in an unrelated line of bracelet charms, back in February, based on an earlier round of testing conducted at APs request, but had continued selling the items. It said as recently as last month that it would be too difficult to test products already on its shelves. In its statement, Wal-Mart did not say whether it would also remove the bracelet charms. Exactly how many of the items have been sold was unclear. The charms — also available exclusively at Walmart stores — were sold under the name “Fashion Accessories,” though Wal-Mart has not said when they began appearing on shelves. The Miley Cyrus jewelry hit stores in December.

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I reread the Declaration of Independence this Fourth of July. I have to say I was impressed by Thomas Jeffersons candor. From the very first sentence, theres no way King George could have misunderstood that things were over. You know the story. The American Colonies relationship with Great Britain had been pretty serious over the past 150 years, but they were growing apart. It was complicated. Britain had been an oppressive cad for far too long, and the Colonies wanted a fresh start. The couple was always fighting, but in 1776, despite a year of all-out war, King George still thought they could make it work. Finally, in 1776, the fed up Colonies decided it was time to DTR (define the relationship), and they tasked Thomas Jefferson with writing the Declaration of Independence.
New Dimension Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: NDR) (the “Company” or “New Dimension) announces that after a strategic review of the data from the 2009 two stage drill program completed at the Reese River property in Nevada, the Company and its partner International Minerals Corp. has elected to terminate the majority of its underlying agreements and return the claims to the vendors. New Dimension will solely retain an option on a number of claims in the Amador Canyon portion of the project which cover an area where two surface rock chip samples each measuring one metre in length and taken from separate outcrops 40 metres apart have reported assays of 9.8 g/t gold and 4.8 g/t gold. The claims will also cover drill-hole RR#14, which intersected noteworthy silver mineralization within a wide favourable alteration zone; highlighted by a value of 125 g/t silver over 1.5 metres. The zone remains open in all directions and represents an exploration target that warrants further evaluation for gold and silver.

The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed by Fred Hewett the Companys President CEO, a director and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.

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Food Ingredients business reports record sales and operating
profits for the quarter.

Consolidated gross margin improved and operating loss declined.

Debt was reduced $35 million during first 9 months of FY’10.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Penford Corporation (Nasdaq:PENX), a leader in renewable, natural-based
ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported
that consolidated sales for the quarter ended May 31, 2010 were $61.9
million compared with $61.3 million a year ago. Diluted loss per share,
including discontinued operations, was $0.51. Net loss from continuing
operations was $5.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to a
net loss of $4.3 million, or $0.39 per diluted share last year. A table
summarizing third quarter results from continuing operations is shown
below:

Premier BPO, Inc. today has announced that they have entered into an agreement with JT Healthcare Services, LLC for the purposes of establishing a Chinese based Joint Venture to provide back office billing and data management services. This Joint Venture is expected to support JT Healthcare Services, LLCs planned revenue cycle management business in service to U.S. Hospitals.

Premier BPO, Inc. is a leading provider of BPO and KPO services to North American and European Companies. From its headquarters in Clarksville, Tennessee, Premier BPO delivers its services to the worlds best companies from multiple geographies including China, The Philippines and Pakistan. Premier lowers the cost and improves the quality of a clients back office operations. Premier was founded in 2003 by an industry savvy team of Senior executives, with over 125 years direct combined experience in the outsourcing and off shoring industry who have implemented hundreds of programs, covering thousands of highly educated, deeply skilled agents, in multiple countries across the globe.

Premier has created a strategic relationship with the Chinese government to provide training and facility cost deferrals, building a “center of excellence” specifically dedicated to Medical Billing in Kunshan, China, approximately 45 kilometers from Shanghai, and has access to an extremely large, highly educated work force in the Jiangsu Province which has 115 Colleges and Universities supplying hundreds of thousands of English literate graduates.

JT Healthcare Services, LLC is positioned to be a leading provider of full revenue cycle outsourcing (RCO) services to healthcare providers through aggressive organic and acquisitive growth. Their founding management team consists of seasoned executives that pioneered the industry and built successful RCO businesses with integrated technology offerings. Through this joint venture with Premier BPO, JT Healthcare will leverage a BPO model using scale and automation to elevate service levels while lowering costs and increasing profit margins for hospitals and physician groups in this $50B revenue cycle processing market with huge untapped scale opportunities. Most revenue cycle processing is still performed in-house at hospitals with inefficient and sub-scale back-office operations suffering from economic and governmental pressure to reduce costs and focus on clinical operations.

The partnership created by Premier and JT Healthcare Services will provide end-to-end RCO services which will provide the perfect solution for this crippling drain on health care providers.

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El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) today announced that it has published its third annual corporate sustainability report (CSR), which provides a comprehensive overview of the companys sustainability efforts, programs, and initiatives.

“As weve done in past years, we took additional steps to enhance the disclosures in our 2009 CSR, including additional information on El Pasos hydraulic fracturing operations, cumulative recycled land, and recycling activities associated with our downtown Houston headquarters renovation,” said Bob Baker, executive vice president and General Counsel for El Paso Corporation. “Beyond telling our sustainability story, El Pasos CSR provides a platform for us to engage in an ongoing conversation with our neighbors, investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders on issues that are important to all of us — the companys social, environmental, and economic impact.”

In its CSR, El Paso reports on more than 30 Global Reporting Initiative G3 profile disclosures and 13 performance indicators in support of its vision to be the Place to Work, the Neighbor to Have, and the Company to Own. Key sustainability highlights in each area include the following:

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El Paso continued to execute on opportunities to improve its workplace in 2009, delivering:

A year-over-year increase in total tuition reimbursements to employees in support of a degree or certification program related to their work responsibilities;
A year-over-year increase in total annual employee transportation subsidies in support of workforce mobility and flexibility; and
A three-year trend of reductions in energy consumption related to the remodeling of the companys downtown Houston headquarters.

Win a $15,000 Room Makeover and be on DIY Network’s “Sweat Equity” With
the ScotchBlueTM YOU Renovation Rescue Crew Contest

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With the warmth of summer, extra daylight and holiday weekends, there’s
no time like the present to spruce up a space. To gear up for painting
season, ScotchBlueTM Painter’s Tape and DIY Network star and
master of renovation, Amy Matthews, are helping home improvement
enthusiasts jump into painting season with tips to get started and a
contest to inspire.

“Painting continues to be the most popular DIY project because it makes
such a big impact on a small budget,” says Amy Matthews, host of DIY
Network’s Sweat Equity and ScotchBlue spokesperson. “A gallon of
paint to create a unique design treatment can do wonders for a tired
space with just $100 or less, a little planning and some know-how.”

The key to professional-looking results is being prepared with the
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”) announced today that it has
been selected by the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) for a contract award for the housing of female
inmates at GEO’s 200-bed McFarland Community Correctional Facility (the
“Facility”) located in McFarland, California.

The contract will have a term of approximately five years with one
additional five-year renewal option period. GEO expects to begin the
intake of female inmates in third quarter 2010 following minor
renovations at the Facility. At full occupancy, the Facility is expected
to generate approximately $4.75 million in annualized revenues.

George C. Zoley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GEO, said, “We
appreciate the confidence placed in our company by the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. We look forward to
furthering our long-standing partnership with CDCR and helping the State
of California meet its ongoing correctional bed needs with the
reactivation of our company-owned McFarland Community Correctional
Facility.”

The GEO Group, Inc. (”GEO”) is a world leader in the delivery of
correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to federal,
state, and local government agencies around the globe. GEO offers a
turnkey approach that includes design, construction, financing, and
operations. GEO represents government clients in the United States,
Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s worldwide
operations include the management and/or ownership of 62 correctional
and residential treatment facilities with a total design capacity of
approximately 60,000 beds, including projects under development.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
future events and future performance of GEO that involve risks and
uncertainties that could materially affect actual results, including
statements regarding estimated earnings, revenues and costs and our
ability to maintain growth and strengthen contract relationships.
Factors that could cause actual results to vary from current
expectations and forward-looking statements contained in this press
release include, but are not limited to: (1) GEO’s ability to
successfully pursue further growth and continue to enhance shareholder
value; (2) GEO’s ability to access the capital markets in the future on
satisfactory terms or at all; (3) risks associated with GEO’s
ability to control operating costs associated with contract start-ups;
(4) GEO’s ability to timely open facilities as planned, profitably
manage such facilities and successfully integrate such facilities into
GEO’s operations without substantial costs; (5) GEO’s ability to win
management contracts for which it has submitted proposals and to retain
existing management contracts; (6) GEO’s ability to obtain future
financing on acceptable terms; (7) GEO’s ability to sustain company-wide
occupancy rates at its facilities; and (8) other factors contained in
GEO’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports.

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ThreatMetrix™, a fast growing provider of fraud prevention solutions that do not require personally identifiable information (PII), today announced that Adknowledge, the largest privately-owned ad network, has selected ThreatMetrix to help control online fraud and abuse on its Super Rewards platform for online games and social networks.

Super Rewards is a leading provider of monetization solutions for online games and social networks. The Super Rewards “offer wall” delivers highly targeted advertising offers to millions of global web site and social network users. Super Rewards allows online publishers to incorporate its monetization platform as a seamless and integral component to their online games. Online gamers can earn in-game points by completing offers, such as filling out surveys, watching videos, or subscribing to online services that are of value to them.

“We work with thousands of publishers with hundreds of millions of users around the world,” said Adam Caplan, vice president virtual currency, Adknowledge. “Some users are so passionate about the games they play that they will go to extraordinary lengths to acquire excess virtual currency, including abusing advertising offers that we make available on our platform. In other cases, fraudsters will use stolen credit cards or other abusive payment mechanisms to accumulate virtual currency to sell to others in the game for profit. Its critical for us to separate the abusers from the vast majority of users who are interested in the brands and the products they sign up for, or validly pay for the virtual currency they use.”

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Attract Readers and Advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO — New partnerships, applications, important investigative reporting,
thought leadership and awards are attracting more readers and
advertisers to Salon.com,
the trusted news and culture site known for quality journalism. Salon
today announced that unique visits to the site are up by 20% for the
second quarter of 2010 over the same time period last year, while
revenue increased 40% over the same period.

While all referral traffic is up 120% year over year, Salon social media
traffic is up by a whopping 720%. Experts say referral traffic (from
search engines, social media sites, and third-party sites) is the key to
overall audience growth, but that it can be tricky to attract because it
is directly dependent on site content. If the content is meaningful and
well written, others will link to it.

The results come on the heels of steady growth in the previous quarter,
where the company also saw substantial growth in unique visitors and
referrals.

“As the cacophony of Internet-driven media grows ever louder, the
compelling perspective and crisp personality of Salon becomes ever more
attractive,” explained Salon Media Group CEO Richard Gingras. “We are
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LOS ANGELES — Wal-Mart said Wednesday it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for The Associated Press found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. In a statement issued three hours after APs initial report of its findings, Wal-Mart said it would remove the jewelry, made exclusively for the worlds largest retailer, while it investigates. The statement was issued along with Cyrus and Max Azria, the designer who developed the jewelry for the 17-year-old “Hannah Montana” star. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had learned of cadmium in the Miley Cyrus jewelry, as well as in an unrelated line of bracelet charms, back in February, based on an earlier round of testing conducted at APs request, but had continued selling the items. It said as recently as last month that it would be too difficult to test products already on its shelves. In its statement, Wal-Mart did not say whether it would also remove the bracelet charms. Exactly how many of the items have been sold was unclear. The charms — also available exclusively at Walmart stores — were sold under the name “Fashion Accessories,” though Wal-Mart has not said when they began appearing on shelves. The Miley Cyrus jewelry hit stores in December.
THE new Sintra Skeleton Automatic is the first in the Rado collection to feature this special movement; the COSC certificated skeleton movement in black.

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Wyndham Rewards® , the worlds largest loyalty program based upon its more than 6,500 participating hotels, and Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, today introduced the new Wyndham Rewards Visa® card , which offers cardholders accelerated reward-earning power and a suite of new benefits.

The card comes in two versions, offering program members their choice of either no annual fee with generous rewards or a low annual fee card with even greater earning potential.

“Customers want to earn rewards quickly and they want to earn points even when they arent traveling,” said Robin Korman, Wyndham Hotel Group senior vice president of loyalty marketing and strategic partnerships. “This new credit card gives them a chance to do just that!”

The no-fee card offers cardholders the opportunity to earn three points for every $1 spent on stays at Wyndham Rewards participating hotels and two points for every $1 spent everywhere else. Cardholders will receive 12,000 bonus points upon first usage — enough for up to two free nights at select participating hotels.

The premium card offers cardholders five points for every $1 spent on stays at Wyndham Rewards participating hotels and two points for every $1 spent everywhere else. Cardholders will receive 18,000 bonus points upon first usage — enough for up to three free nights at select participating hotels. This card program carries a $39 annual fee.

Despite Rising Airfares, Travelers Can Still Keep Budgets in Check by
Looking to Hotel Bargains Like Free-Night Stays and Pricing Discounts

“Coming to terms with the fact that the cheap summer airfares of last
year are a thing of the past, we want to show travelers it’s absolutely
still possible to keep travel costs within reason,” said Lesley Harris,
vice president of hotels and vacation packaging for Travelocity. “Hotels
and vacation packages are without a doubt where the biggest savings can
be found, and with the launch of the ‘Free Summer Nights’ sale, this
season’s dream travel experiences are back within reach.”

With similar value-adding hotel promotions, and the addition of new
money-saving tools like Top
Secret Hotels, where customers can shop hotels and find unpublished
rates that are up to 45 percent off three- and four-star hotels,
Travelocity is giving price-conscious consumers an extra boost of
confidence to take a well-deserved vacation. Travelocity customers who
book a hotel or vacation package during the “Free Summer Nights” sale,
between June 18 and August 31, 2010, for stays through September 30,
2010, will receive the 2nd, 3rd or 4th
night stay for free at popular participating hotels in many of this
summer’s top destinations, from San Diego to Vancouver to Cabo San
Lucas, including:

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Taxi Cab

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Byline: ROB KENNEDY A TAXI driver today told of the terrifying moment he had a gun held to his head in a robbery by thugs calling themselves the Walker bomber boys. Thomas Grimes and Mark Clews targeted two cabbies who had picked them up, trying to throttle one of them with rope and threatening him with a gun. Taxi drivers Mark Vainola and David Vincent have been left scared to pick up passengers after their ordeals on the same night. Grimes and Clews put rope round the neck of former Royal Navy weapons engineer Mr Vainola from the back seat and pressed a gun against his head before subjecting him to a brutal beating and stealing from him.
DDS Wireless International Inc. (TSX: DD) announces today that its Taxi business unit, Digital Dispatch Systems, has signed a contract with Taxi Stockholm featuring the sale of the Companys iMax 9000™ mobile data terminals (MDTs) to replace a previous generation DDS system. The contract has a value of $3.8 million.

Taxi Stockholm has been utilizing DDS technologies to build its business for more than 10 years. One of the largest taxi operators in Sweden, Taxi Stockholm belongs to an elite group of large European taxi companies that rely on the DDS fleet management technologies. This group of customers includes Taxi G7 of Paris, Helsinki Taxi, SKT taxi group of Copenhagen and Taxi Dusseldorf.

“With this contract, Taxi Stockholm reaffirms the value of our offer for large taxi fleet operators,” stated Patrick Nangle, President of Digital Dispatch Systems. “Use of industry-leading technology like the iMax9000™ improves the efficiency of taxi fleet management, navigation, and onboard electronic payments. With many of our customers and prospective customers reaching the end of their technology lifecycles, we are very excited about the market prospects of our latest generation technologies such as the iMax9000™.”

The latest generation iMax9000™ will provide Taxi Stockholm with advanced features and functionality such as 3D mapping, turn-by-turn navigation, leading edge graphics and touch screen technology. In addition, the greater processing power, expanded memory, and 3G wireless capabilities offered by the iMax9000™ will enable Taxi Stockholm to further extend their system capabilities in the future.

The contract provides for the continuation of various support and maintenance agreements to cover the newly purchased MDTs and related equipment and software. The contract also provides for completion in several phases; the first phase calls for the development of a functional specification which, once completed and accepted, will be followed by several deployment phases. The Company expects to deliver the first phase requirements early in the third quarter of 2010.

Prague-Ruzyne Airport has become the worlds first airport to support development of a new technology enabling aircraft to use on-board electric motors to taxi between terminal gates and runways. The new WheelTug® system is expected to reduce aircraft emissions, fuel consumption, and noise at airports, and to improve safety, airlines schedule reliability, and both airline and customer convenience at airports.

Prague-Ruzyne International Airport, named the Best Airport in Central and Eastern Europe will become WheelTugs Flagship Airport in Europe and will be a world leader in encouraging cleaner air, less noise, and greater fuel efficiency, safety and operating efficiency within airports. The WheelTug system is projected to reduce aircraft taxi-mode fuel consumption and CO2 emissions both by 66%, and to reduce hydrocarbon emissions by 75% per flight cycle.

An agreement between Letiste Praha, a. s., operator of the Prague Airport, and WheelTug plc, developer of the WheelTug system, states that Prague Airport will actively assist WheelTug with development support during testing and certification. “This support includes necessary airport assistance, as well as facilitation of smooth co-operation between WheelTug and other organizations at the airport including airport handling services and air navigation service provider,” stated Jiri Pos, Member of the Board and Executive Director of Aviation, Operations and Property Management at Prague Airport and he added: “The team of Prague Airport Consulting will also be working with WheelTug to adapt existing operating procedures, checklists, and operating regulations to achieve maximum benefit from WheelTug systems at Prague and at other airports.”

“Prague Airport is a wonderful addition to the WheelTug team,” said Isaiah Cox, WheelTugs CEO. “As we move development from initial tests through to certification and product launch, we need to work closely with an airport to ensure that the WheelTug system is compatible with, and optimized for, airport operations. We are gratified to be working with such a forward-thinking and environmentally responsible airport as Prague.”

WheelTug is a unique concept in aircraft ground operations. This patented electric drive system incorporates high performance electric motors installed in the nosewheels of aircraft, providing full mobility on the ground without the use of the aircraft engines or tugs for gate pushback and taxi operations. WheelTug enables aircraft to be driven without using their engines from the terminal gate to the runway, and from runway exit to the gate, upon landing. The resulting improvements in efficiency, flexibility, fuel savings, reduced engine damage and CO2 emissions yield projected savings of more than $500,000 per aircraft per year.

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Winners presented awards at ceremony in the Military Healthcare
Convention Expo Hall June 23

NEW YORK — The Continuum of Care Awards were presented at the Military Healthcare
Convention and Conference June 22-25, 2010 at the Henry B Gonzalez
Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Presented by the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
(IDGA), the Continuum of Care Awards recognize military and civilian
healthcare providers and technologies throughout the Military Healthcare
Community. With awards given in five categories, the Continuum of Care
Awards honor and promote the most significant technologies and medical
solutions having positive impacts on military personnel and their
families.

Outstanding Healthcare Provider/ Military or DoDLtCol David
Dickey, Mental Health Flight Commander, 779th Medical Group, USAF

Session Will Discuss How Health Plans Can Begin Planning for Mandated
Changes in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Regulations

WAYNE, Pa. — MEDecision,
Inc., a leading provider of collaborative
healthcare management solutions, will present a complimentary
webinar discussing member-centric behavioral health utilization
management and what health plans need to begin considering today to
prepare for the changes coming tomorrow, including related workflow
requirements. The session will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 12:30
p.m. Eastern time (9:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Hosted by MEDecision’s Vice President of Product Marketing Brian Nagle,
Director of Clinical Programs Suzanne Kunze and Clinical Product Manager
Dawn Kramer, the webinar will examine the societal, economic and
regulatory factors that are driving insurers to increase access, improve
outcomes, and control costs for mental health and substance abuse care.
Its primary topics will include:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ranir,
LLC, a leading oral care consumer products company, announced
today that it has acquired Synpart
Limited and Synpart AG from HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
Synpart is a leading manufacturer and marketer of store brand oral care
products in the European Community and a contract manufacturer for
global branded oral care companies.

Along with Ranir, LLC, Synpart will become a division of Ranir Global
Holdings, LLC. The combined company is now the largest store brand oral
care company in the world and a significant contract supplier to global
branded oral care companies. The acquisition of Synpart will allow Ranir
to build a global oral care footprint, increase its product offerings,
expand its expertise in oral care and enhance its supply chain
partnership network.

“Teaming with Synpart will not only allow us to accelerate our growth
through international expansion in important U.K. and European markets
but it will also expand our oral care product line and enable us to
increase our commitment to innovation to exceed the expectations of our
customer partners,” said Christine Henisee, CEO of Ranir, who joined the
company in 2003 and has more than 30 years of consumer products
experience.

Henisee added, “We expect to see oral care category growth fueled by the
growing awareness of the connection between oral health and overall
wellness in developed countries worldwide.”

Helmut Schlieper joins the Ranir senior management team as President of
Synpart, a division of Ranir Global Holdings, LLC. Mr. Schlieper founded
Synpart AG in 2004. Mike Levenstein, currently Chief Operating Officer
of Synpart Limited, will lead Synpart’s contract business and direct its
Asian operations.

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Recruitment for facilities management

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Free Event to Include Career Tip Seminars, Resume Review and Local
Employers Recruiting On-Site

SEATTLE — The University of Phoenix Western Washington Campus invites job seekers
to attend a free Career Expo at its Tukwila location on July 9th and
10th. The two-day event will offer a series of job hunting and career
strategies seminars, individual advisement and resume review, as well as
several local companies recruiting on site.

“Even with the economy showing signs of recovery, the unemployment rate
continues to hover around nine percent and many Washingtonians are
seeking the tools and resources to land a job,” said Alexis Lim, campus
direct of University of Phoenix Western Washington campus. “This event
is designed to educate job-seekers on how to market themselves
effectively and take their career search to the next level. The campus
is thrilled to have the participation of career expert Tony Vianna – and
with a number of hiring companies in attendance, it promises to be a
successful and engaging event.”

Virgin Mobile:

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INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
INTRODUCTION Fat deposition of pigs is of economic importance because of market incentives for lean pork production and decreased feeding costs. It is crucial to investigate and characterize new candidate genes and QTL relevant to pig fat deposit traits. To date, several quantitative trait loci (QTL) significantly affecting 10th-rib, average backfat thickness and other production traits have been mapped on SSC7 (Wang et al., 1998; Nagamine et al., 2003). Peroxisomal [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (PECI) was located near the boundary of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) region. [[DELTA].sup.3],[[DELTA].sup.2]-enoyl-CoA isomerase (Ecilp) is unique because its activity is necessary for [beta]-oxidation of all unsaturated fatty acids (Geisbrecht et al., 1999). The series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions required for degradation of fatty acids are evolutionarily conserved and accomplished primarily through the p-oxidation pathway. In peroxisomes, ECI was predicted to be a dominant enzyme for 3-cis 3[right arrow]2-trans and 3-trans 3[right arrow]2-trans isomerizations of long-chain intermediates (Zhang et al., 2002). Fatty acid [beta]-oxidation in mammals is considerably more complicated, primarily due to the existence of overlapping but distinct fatty acid poxidation pathways. Mammalian peroxisomes contain at least three fatty acyl-CoA oxidases, both L-specific and D-specific 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase multifunctional proteins, and at least two thiolases, all of which are encoded by different genes (Palosaari et al., 1990a, 1991; Geisbrecht et al., 1998; Gurvitz et al., 1998; Geisbrecht et al., 1999; Partanen et al., 2004). When the ECI was completely excised in the mouse, it extensively perturbed the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids, especially for short interval starvation and the fatty acid pattern of complex phospholipids was strongly altered (Palosaari et al., 1990b; Janssen et al., 2002). The PECI gene can be encoded by ECI1 and it is required for growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on unsaturated fatty acids (Gurvitz et al., 1998). It can be concluded that the PECI gene may play an important role during the metabolic processing of unsaturated fatty acids. Deposition of fat by animals in their bodies is associated with the metabolism of fatty acids, and more research would contribute to understanding of porcine fat deposition. Genomic DNA was isolated from blood of mature Tongcheng pigs (Hubei province, China) by phenol/chloroform extraction. RNA was extracted from muscle tissue of adult Tongcheng pigs and adult Swedish Landrace with TRIzol reagent kit (Life Technologies, Grand Island, NE, USA). RACE (the rapid amplification of cDNA ends) was performed according to the instructions of the SMARTTM RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech Inc, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The PCR products of RACE were purified with the Wizard PCR Preps DNA Purification System (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). ORF were found by the program SeqMan (DNA star, Madison, WI, USA) and the amino acid sequences were deduced with Primer5.0 (Primer Premier5.0, Premier, Canada). Using the pGEM T-easy vector, DNase I (RNase-free) and M-MLV reverse transcriptase from TaKaRa Dalian (Dalian, China), primers were synthesized (Table 1) and PCR products were sequenced by AuGCT Biotechnology (Bejing, China).
INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).

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Women in Kenya remain disadvantaged, with opportunities for educational, social, and economic advancement inferior to those of men. Women are underrepresented in modern sector wage employment, political and judicial decision making, and all major public service appointments. Numerous social, economic, and cultural barriers limit womens participation in these areas. But womens underrepresentation in education is a primary factor. The benefits of womens education to women and to society in general are immense. In the workplace, education increases skills needed for job entry, improves chances of vertical mobility, and enhances overall labor market productivity. It also has positive consequences at home, including improved health, increased child survival rates, reduced fertility rates, lower infant mortality rates, and better protection against HIV and AIDS (Tembon and Fort 2008). Education of women and girls is therefore not only a moral and human rights issue, but also an economic and development issue. Given the significant benefits of womens education, equity in education is essential to improving circumstances for all Kenyans. As the leading provider of education, the government should acknowledge that compensatory mechanisms may be required to level the playing field for disadvantaged girls, and it should adopt an approach that uses these mechanisms. Making education equitable means adopting policies and initiatives that support equal provisions across genders. Female Education in Kenya Education in Kenya has four basic levels: preschool (ages 4-6), primary (ages 7-14), secondary (ages 15-18), and tertiary. Since attaining political independence from Great Britain in 1963, the Kenyan government has emphasized educations importance to economic development. It has also increased the number of schools at all levels, from about six thousand primary and 150 secondary schools in 1963 to almost twenty thousand primary and four thousand secondary schools in 2004. As a result, the student population has increased substantially, with over 700 percent growth at the primary level and almost 3,000 percent growth at the secondary level (Ministry of Education 2007). But this total expansion in education hides disparities by gender and region.
Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace
Safety

NEW YORK — Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their
organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help
workers cope, a recent survey by Buck
Consultants, A Xerox Company, indicates.

The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies the areas most
affected by stress and the strategies employed by organizations to
reduce stress for their workers. The research was conducted at the
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference in May 2010. The study analyzes
responses from more than 250 conference attendees, representing more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and industries.

“Most employers realize that a stressed-out workforce drives up health
care costs,” said Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. “Employers
are responding by introducing numerous methods to combat the impact of
work-related stress.”

Hall noted that workplace issues highly affected by stress are:

Session Will Discuss How Health Plans Can Begin Planning for Mandated
Changes in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Regulations

WAYNE, Pa. — MEDecision,
Inc., a leading provider of collaborative
healthcare management solutions, will present a complimentary
webinar discussing member-centric behavioral health utilization
management and what health plans need to begin considering today to
prepare for the changes coming tomorrow, including related workflow
requirements. The session will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 12:30
p.m. Eastern time (9:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Hosted by MEDecision’s Vice President of Product Marketing Brian Nagle,
Director of Clinical Programs Suzanne Kunze and Clinical Product Manager
Dawn Kramer, the webinar will examine the societal, economic and
regulatory factors that are driving insurers to increase access, improve
outcomes, and control costs for mental health and substance abuse care.
Its primary topics will include:

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New SVP COO Strengthens Outcomes’ Executive Leadership Team

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Outcomes Health Information Solutions, LLC, a leading healthcare data
abstraction and analytics company, today named Hassan Rifaat, M.D., as
the new Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are
excited to have Dr. Rifaat join our organization. As a physician with
over 20 years of senior level experience with leading national
healthcare organizations, Dr. Rifaat will bring additional experience,
ideas and knowledge to our operations and clinical team,” says Outcomes’
CEO, Gary Velasquez. “Having a physician as our SVP COO demonstrates
Outcomes’ commitment to superior clinical abstraction quality and
business operations, strengthening our platform for continued growth.”

Prior to joining Outcomes, Dr. Rifaat served as Senior Vice President at
Coventry Health Care where he managed seven health plans with over 1,500
employees in 11 states. Coventry Health Care is a national managed
healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland operating health plans,
insurance companies, network rental/managed care and workers
compensation services companies. In addition, Dr. Rifaat has held
several senior executive positions at Humana, Inc.; a $12 billion
managed care company, where he served as Regional CEO over Illinois
the Southeast, Market President for Louisiana, and Director, Clinical
Innovation. He also was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for
HealthMarket and held executive level positions at Alignis, Oxford
Health Plans, and Texas Health Innovators.

Dr. Rifaat graduated Cum Laude from Harvard University with an AB in
Biochemistry and obtained his Medical Doctor degree from the University
of Virginia School of Medicine.

As Outcomes’ SVP COO, Dr. Rifaat will manage the day-to-day
operational and clinical activities on a company-wide basis. He will
administer, direct, and coordinate all operational activities of the
company including planning, design and process improvement.

WASHINGTON — HHS will host a press conference to announce significant modifications
to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Privacy, Security and Enforcement rules, as well as resources and
activities to strengthen the privacy of health information and to help
Americans understand their rights and resources available to safeguard
their personal health information. The press briefing will be held on Thursday,
July 8, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. ET.�Remarks will be followed by a brief
question and answer segment.

Medicare Beneficiaries Whose High Prescription Drug Costs Have Put
Them in the Medicare Part D Donut Hole to Receive $250 Rebate Checks as
a Result of the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON — The next round of more than 300,000 eligible seniors who have entered
the Medicare Part D “donut hole” this year have been mailed their
tax-free, one time rebate check for $250, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today .
These one-time rebate checks are the first step in closing
the prescription drug coverage gap under the Affordable Care Act. The
first round of checks were distributed in the middle of June. As
qualifying Medicare recipients “fall into the donut hole,” they will be
sent a rebate check by Medicare.

“Seniors and other Medicare recipients in the Medicare donut hole are
struggling to afford the medications they need and their basic living
expenses. Seventy percent of our first round of these $250 rebate checks
were cashed within a week of eligible Medicare recipients receiving
them; so, we know that folks really need some help,” said Secretary
Sebelius. “The Affordable Care Act starts to close the donut hole this
year, giving much-needed relief to millions of seniors. In 2011, the
Affordable Care Act takes an additional step for Medicare beneficiaries
in the donut hole by providing them with a 50 percent discount on their
brand name medications. Every year from 2012 until 2020, the Affordable
Care Act will take progressive steps to close the donut hole.”

On Thursday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will
join local officials in Manchester, N.H., for a forum with senior
citizens to discuss the rebate checks and other benefits of the
Affordable Care Act as well as efforts to fight Medicare fraud.

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The world’s smallest and most affordable 16 x 16 3 Gb/s SDI router with
re-clocking!

MILPITAS, Calif. — Blackmagic Design today announced Micro Videohub, the world’s smallest
16 x 16 SDI router with 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI
formats, full SDI re-clocking, USB, ethernet and serial router control
for only $1995, is now shipping.

Micro Videohub is only 1 rack unit and less than an inch deep. It
includes advanced features such as 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and
3 Gb/s SDI, as well as full SDI re-clocking at an affordable price.
Micro Videohub is perfect for customers who need an incredibly tiny
router that also meets tough broadcast technical requirements for
performance as well as reliability.

Micro Videohub includes more control interfaces such as easy to use USB,
as well as direct ethernet and RS-422 serial interfaces. Direct ethernet
router control allows direct connection to a computer network for
control. Ethernet control is fully compatible with Blackmagic Design’s
wide range of software control panels and the new Videohub Smart Control
hardware control panel.

Micro Videohub, like all Blackmagic Design Videohub routers, allows for
a range of flexible control options. These include the free Videohub
software control panels for easy to use icon-based push button control
from any computer. Software control is ideal for video editors and
designers who are already working on computers and prefer control from
their desktops. Videohub routers also support the new Videohub Smart
Control hardware control panels, for routing with a push of a button.
Videohub Smart Control can be installed under each monitor or deck, so
routing is incredibly fast.

Topaz Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: TOPZ), an independent oil and gas company (”Topaz” or the “Company”), today reported Reliance Industries, the Indian conglomerate, agreed to buy 45% of Pioneer Natural Resources acreage in the Eagle Ford natural-gas shale in South Texas for $1.35 billion.

In recent years, North American independent gas producers have learned how to crack the tight rock formations known as shale using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology. The development has fuelled an unprecedented boom in U.S. shale gas production, and lured significant investment from major international companies such as Reliance, ExxonMobil and Total.

In one of the biggest deals relating to shale gas, last December, ExxonMobil Corp. agreed to pay $41 billion to buy XTO Energy, the Texas shale gas specialist. In January 2010, Chesapeake Energy Corp made a $2.25 billion joint venture deal with French energy giant, Total.

“We are very pleased to see ongoing major investments in the Texas shale plays, which we view as a validation of our shale gas development strategy,” commented Ted Munden, President and CEO of Topaz Resources.

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Gaming enthusiasts are invited to Pizza House on Tuesday nights, beginning at 10 p.m. on July 13, 2010, to enjoy unlimited play and an unlimited pizza buffet. Mythlogic and Digital Ops are sponsors of “Game Night” at Pizza House, which is located at 618 Church Street in Ann Arbor.

The first event will be free for all who attend and include all the best console games along with unlimited XBox 360, PS3 Nintendo Wii gaming. Pizza House will provide a free buffet of pizza, bread stix and pop. Drink specials are extra.

If desired, patrons are invited to bring their own cards, board games, role playing and other games.

“Weve had a lot of requests to start a game night, and our second floor dining area, which has multiple LCD flat screen TVs, provides the ideal place for gaming enthusiasts,” said Chris Bortz, Pizza House general manager. “More than a year ago we introduced Trivia nights on Wednesdays and its become very popular.”

Following the first free event on July 13, the cost will be $15 each for unlimited gaming and an unlimited buffet. Reservations to play are not required.

Merida Meridian, expanding beyond natural area rugs for the first time, has launched an exclusive and innovative recycled leather-flooring product called Veledo. Committed to sustainability for over 30 years, Merida has traditionally been a large area rug manufacturer focused on natural fiber rugs. This recent development marks a significant expansion into hard flooring for the Boston based company.

Coming on the heels of their Spring 2010 Sweater Wool Rugs launch, Merida continues to break new ground with sustainable flooring products that are durable, responsibly manufactured and fashionable. “Veledo is unique to the market because of its construction, quality and pricing,” says Paul Rizzo, Vice President of Merida Sales. “Recycled, bonded leather is actually more durable than traditional leather flooring and has a better sustainability story as well.”

Veledo is a 96% natural bonded leather plank (4% pigment), made from postindustrial waste collected from European mill scrap leather. Unlike traditional leather tiles, which are easily scratched and marred, Veledo offers a hard, durable and easily maintained surface while providing the look, feel and smell of real leather.

Veledo is manufactured in partnership with Salamander Bonded Leather whose German plant is dedicated to conserving the environment and protecting resources. Salamander meets and exceeds strict German environmental laws in terms of air, water and soil at all times. The facility has its own water and air purification plants and generates much of its own electricity through hydropower.

Veledo is designed with an attached subfloor and a proprietary interlocking channel system. This enables it to be installed over almost any surface, without adhesives and with only a few simple tools. Tiles can be easily replaced if damaged which is not the case for hardwood or traditional leather tiles requiring adhesives.

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“The product enhancement will allow Local Splash to dramatically improve our offerings for businesses without websites, and those with websites that want their search results boosted,” said David Rodecker, Founder and CTO of Relevant Ads. “Its an important next step in our continued product leadership in the local, organic search field,” added Rodecker.

Because the product/service offering and geographic area are included in the domain name, CWA listings will see significant improvements in their search engine rankings, including the all-important Google Ranking. “Many search engines, including Google, like to see a URL or domain name that exactly matches certain terms in the search query. Thats the main idea behind the Custom Web Address,” Rodecker says. “And the domain name will also be a good marketing tool.”

Each CWA includes a 4-page website filled with unique, keyword-dense content and professional graphics. Critical information such as company description, product and service information, and a contact page are included, along with integration into sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yelp, and Merchant Circle.

By combining a traditional website with newer, Web 2.0 platforms, the CWA provides businesses with a sure-fire method to improve their search engine ranking and their visibility on the Internet. The CWA is included free in all Local Splash products, which start at $159 per month.

In an apparent attempt to reduce health risks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule requiring the use of lead-safe work practices during renovation activities at residential homes, schools and daycare centers. The Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, 40 CFR Part 745, was issued under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 and applies to any contractor, including renovators, electricians, HVAC contractors, plumbers, painters and maintenance staff who disrupt more than six square feet of lead paint in pre-1978 homes, schools and daycare centers, as well as other areas where children gather. The new rule — which became effective April 22 — is aimed at eliminating instances of childhood lead poisoning. In practice, at least to date, the rule is catching many contractors by surprise and creating a great deal of concern about traditional renovation and remodeling projects. Some contractors even have decided to avoid working on structures covered by the rule due to the regulatory headache and enforcement risk. As an overview, the RRP rule requires contractors performing renovation activities in subject structures to first submit an application and pay a fee to the EPA for certification. Contractors also are required to attend a one-day class to have renovators certified. Both the certification application and training are valid for five years.

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eli Balim meticulously works her way through an enormous heap of garbage. Her hands–scarred from years of handling broken shards quickly open each bag, toss the glass bottles into a waste-high dumpster, and pull out everything thats useless, dangerous, or cant be recycled. Her powerful body heaves the bag over the wall into a heap that will soon be sorted into piles of plastic, tin, and paper by one of the other members of the 20-person Vila dos Papeleiros Recycling Association. When her shift ends at 5 p.m., Balim braves the evening city traffic, pulling her six-foot-long metal cart through the streets of the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre to collect another 100 kilos of recycling as the sun sets. En route, she passes dozens of collectors picking through the days trash. The scavengers cluster around piles of garbage on roadsides and street corners, hauling their recycling booties over their shoulders in thick plastic bags, on the backs of horse-drawn buggies, or in waste-high carts like Balim. Like hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, Balim is a catador (collector) an integral component of a complex web of individual recyclers, collecting cooperatives, middlemen, and packaging producers that consistently makes Brazil one of the top recycling countries in the world, with a tin can recycling rate of as high as 96.5 percent. But this achievement is not just about saving the environment. Its about economics. Recycling provides a living to families across Brazil who otherwise would have few ways of making ends meet.
Westchester plumbing contractor Peter Grotto Jr. is launching a new sales business aimed at homeowners. Instead of fixing their leaky pipes, Grotto aims to serve customers with a product that douses fires in enclosed spaces with an explosive burst of nontoxic powder. “Grottos On Fire,” the Yonkers-based businessman has branded his trademarked product. Setting Christmas trees and tinder-fueled wood pallets ablaze in a large dumpster outside his companys Sleepy Hollow warehouse, he recently demonstrated its use for a small audience. A two-man crew from RDP Productions Inc., a multimedia services company in Nanuet, filmed the action, by turns fiery and smoke-enveloped, to include in a two-minute infomercial for the launch. About the size of a candlepin bowling ball, Grottos on Fire is a Styrofoam globe containing the same dry chemical powder used in fire extinguishers. At its core is black gun powder, which noisily explodes like a rude wake-up call for fire victims when the room temperature reaches 158 degrees Fahrenheit or as flames lick at the ball. The explosion scatters bits of Styrofoam and a dense, slow-settling mist of fire-snuffing powder. Grotto said the balls contents will effectively extinguish startup fires within a range of 10 cubic feet. Grotto, owner of Peter Grotto Plumbing and Heating Inc., is not his products inventor; rather, he discovered it online while shopping for business ideas. The balls are manufactured in China. The entrepreneur said he has imported 1,000 units, which he plans to sell online and eventually in retail stores. Priced at $39.95, the ball is designed for confined spaces where fire might break out, such as kitchen stoves, boiler rooms and crawl spaces. Homeowners might sleep more easily in the holiday season while Grottos On Fire hangs on the Christmas tree with the ornaments and potentially hazardous lights. The portable ball, which comes with a hanging wire cradle, also can be used in autos, boats and recreational vehicles.
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Avaya Expands Network of Companies to Create Innovative, IP-Enabled
Unified Communications Applications That Extend the Value of Multivendor
Networks

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Talari Networks, Inc. – the company bringing WAN virtualization and
cloud economics to Enterprise networking – today announced it has been
selected by Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of business
communications applications, systems and services, for membership in the
Avaya DevConnect program.

Talari
Networks is the developer of a new, innovative technology – Adaptive
Private Networking (APN). Talari’s Mercury family of APN appliances
combines diverse, abundant, affordable IP bandwidth sources, creating
broadband links with business-class reliability at consumer prices. As a
result, APN delivers a network with 30 to 100 times the bits per dollar,
ongoing WAN costs reduced by 40% to 90% and greater reliability than
single-provider Frame Relay or MPLS services.

The Avaya
DevConnect program promotes the development, compliance-testing and
co-marketing of innovative third-party products that are compatible with
standards-based Avaya solutions. Member organizations have expertise in
a broad range of technologies – including IP telephony, contact centers
and mobility applications – helping companies extend the value of
multivendor networks and transform voice into an intelligent business
application that delivers true value to the bottom line.

“WAN Virtualization using APN technology allows unified communications
applications to run reliably on a less expensive WAN infrastructure,”
said Andy Gottlieb, CEO of Talari Networks. “Rather than paying more for
their WAN in the move to unified communications, enterprises can
actually pay less, without sacrificing reliability or performance
predictability. As a member of Avaya’s developer community, we will join
other technology leaders to help our customers apply their precious
resources even more efficiently and effectively.”

Proving once again that some of the best things in life are free, Carrows Restaurant will serve up kids favorite foods — for free! — all summer long. Designed to give busy families quality time together without breaking the bank, Carrows “Kids Eat Free” dinner promotion runs nightly from 4pm until close beginning July 8 at all participating restaurants.

“Families are first at Carrows,” says Kazumasa Ogawa, president of Carrows. “We are proud to offer caring parents the opportunity to spend quality, affordable time with their children while enjoying our freshly prepared, wholesome food. Great food and great savings means happy parents and kids alike.”

As numerous studies have shown, eating dinner together is a simple yet effective way to raise healthier, happier children. Not only do family meals help keep the doors of communication open, they are also an ideal way for parents to show their kids that they are their top priority.

An added bonus: busy parents now have an easy and cost-effective answer to the popular “Whats for dinner?” question. Carrows Snoopy-themed kids menu offers everything from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, grilled chicken and burgers to spaghetti, chicken tenders and grilled cheese sandwiches. Plus, every kids entrée includes a choice of a side dish, including healthy options such as salad, cinnamon apples, fruits or veggies, as well as a drink. A special Snoopy Sundae served in a “dog bowl” will be available this summer, and all kids will enjoy Peanuts-themed giveaways.

Available for a limited time, the Kids Eat Free summertime promotion runs nightly from July 8 through August 31. Families who dine-in at participating Carrows restaurants beginning at 4pm will receive one free kids meal with each adult entrée purchase. The free meal is valid for kids age 10 and under on any Carrows “kids menu” item. The offer is not valid with any other discounts, coupons or specials.

Panasonic, the leading manufacturer of cordless home telephones worldwide,* today announced that all of its 2010 cordless home telephone systems, available at retailers nationwide, feature proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS ™ performance for optimal sound quality and extended range. Additionally, the phones offer extended battery life and a variety of time-saving and convenience features designed for the way todays multi-tasking families use their cordless phones.

Panasonics 2010 cordless phones are designed with feedback from extensive consumer research and raise the bar on performance in three key ways:

Improved Voice Quality
In response to consumer demand, Panasonics proprietary DECT 6.0 PLUS technology provides better quality reception by increasing the error-correction rate by 80 times compared with Panasonics prior DECT 6.0 models.

Extended Battery Life
2010 Panasonic cordless phones feature Intelligent Eco Mode, which automatically lowers the handsets power consumption when used near the base station. The result is up to 13 hours of continuous talk time on average, compared to 11 hours of continuous talk time when not using Intelligent Eco Mode.

Double the Transmission Distance with Range Extender Module
The new Range Extender module, included with the KX-TG4053B and sold separately as an accessory for all other 2010 models (SRP $29.95), doubles the effective transmission distance between the base unit and handsets when compared with previous models.

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ST. LOUIS — CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. (Other OTC: CLTH), an early stage
provider of cellulosic biomass feedstock derived from municipal solid
waste (MSW) for renewable energy and bio-based chemical production, is
pleased to announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office
recently issued US patent number 7,745,208 to its process and apparatus
for converting MSW into cellulosic biomass feedstock, known collectively
as the Biomass Recovery Process.

The Biomass Recovery Process is carried out by the angled reaction
vessel, which uses steam and pressure to clean and separate MSW into
recyclables and lignocellulosic biomass feedstock.

CleanTech has exclusive rights to the Biomass Recovery Process in the
United States and Canada. Such technology rights are subject to
CleanTech’s exclusive licensing agreement with Biomass North America LLC.

“The issuance of this patent strengthens our intellectual property
portfolio and puts our Company in a strong position to become a leading
feedstock supplier to the renewable energy and bio-based chemical
industries,” said Ed Hennessey, CEO of CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. “The
consolidation of our intellectual property combined with the recently
announced pilot project at Fiberight’s cellulosic ethanol plant, which
we believe will further validate our Biomass Recovery Process, are
significant milestones as we move to bring combined waste-to-energy
systems to municipalities, solid waste haulers, and operators of solid
waste landfills and transfer stations.”

IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that it has successfully
completed commissioning of the second and final unit of Luminants new
Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County, Texas, and has turned over
daily operations of the power plant to Luminant.

“The completion of the second Oak Grove unit is a fitting milestone to
mark our 25-year relationship of building and maintaining power
generation facilities for Luminant in Texas,” said Dave Dunning,
president of Fluor’s Power Group. “The successful construction
completion of this two-unit supercritical plant sets a new benchmark for
clean coal electric generation in the U.S.”

“The successful commissioning and turnover of Oak Grove Units 1 and 2 is
a direct result of the tightly integrated team of Luminant, Fluor and
subcontractors and reconfirms Fluors leadership in the design,
construction and commissioning of large, complex power plants,” said
James Mackey, Fluor’s Solid Fuel business line vice president. “The
nearly 11 million safe work hours on this project is indicative not only
of our world-class safety program, but exemplifies our passion to meet
and exceed client expectations on schedule and budget.”

“Combined, Oak Grove Units 1 2 are capable of powering nearly 850,000
average Texas homes and were proud to welcome the plant to our
operational fleet, an achievement due solely to the teamwork and
dedication of our employees, Fluor and other subcontractors,” said Mike
Williams, Luminants chief fossil officer.

The completed units are designed to have lower emission rates than any
existing lignite plant in the state and at least 70 percent lower than
the national coal plant average. The plants’ environmental controls are
designed to substantially reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, sulfur
dioxide and particulate matter. Oak Grove is also the nations first
pulverized coal plant fueled by lignite to use new activated carbon
sorbent injection technology to remove mercury.

Additions to Propels senior management team include:

Andy Wynne, Chief Financial Officer — Prior to joining Propel, Mr. Wynne served as CFO and Executive Vice President of Tullys Coffee Corporation, a leading specialty coffee retailer and wholesaler with retail penetration of more than 600 branded global locations.
Jim Iacoponi, Vice President of Operations — Mr. Iacoponi brings nearly three decades of downstream, commercial, and retail fuel management experience to Propel, most recently serving as Vice President of Strategy and Planning for Arco and BP ampm convenience stores.
Jim Cannon, Vice President of Construction and Development — Prior to joining Propel, Mr. Cannon served as Vice President of Design, Construction, and Facilities at Jack-In-The-Box, and has overseen development for numerous retail brands including 24 Hour Fitness, BRIAZZ, Boston Chicken, and Stride-Rite.
Michael Sarwari, Director of Technology Development — Mr. Sarwari has 15 years of experience in full range of IT operations for diverse organizations within the Internet, Entertainment, Education, Human Resources and Real Estate industries.

“The only way our nation can break the addiction to petroleum fuel is to make domestically-produced, renewable fuel convenient and affordable for the mainstream consumer,” said Matt Horton, CEO of Propel. “With the capital we have raised, our unique customer experience, and these key additions to our team, we are making renewable fuels a part of our customers everyday experience.”

Propel is embarking on a rigorous expansion to dramatically increase the availability and convenience of renewable fuels to consumers, businesses and public agencies. The new executives each bring the experience needed to achieve the planned growth. Earlier this year, Propel Fuels raised $20 million in venture and debt funding to enable rapid expansion across the state of California.

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Premier BPO, Inc. today has announced that they have entered into an agreement with JT Healthcare Services, LLC for the purposes of establishing a Chinese based Joint Venture to provide back office billing and data management services. This Joint Venture is expected to support JT Healthcare Services, LLCs planned revenue cycle management business in service to U.S. Hospitals.

Premier BPO, Inc. is a leading provider of BPO and KPO services to North American and European Companies. From its headquarters in Clarksville, Tennessee, Premier BPO delivers its services to the worlds best companies from multiple geographies including China, The Philippines and Pakistan. Premier lowers the cost and improves the quality of a clients back office operations. Premier was founded in 2003 by an industry savvy team of Senior executives, with over 125 years direct combined experience in the outsourcing and off shoring industry who have implemented hundreds of programs, covering thousands of highly educated, deeply skilled agents, in multiple countries across the globe.

Premier has created a strategic relationship with the Chinese government to provide training and facility cost deferrals, building a “center of excellence” specifically dedicated to Medical Billing in Kunshan, China, approximately 45 kilometers from Shanghai, and has access to an extremely large, highly educated work force in the Jiangsu Province which has 115 Colleges and Universities supplying hundreds of thousands of English literate graduates.

JT Healthcare Services, LLC is positioned to be a leading provider of full revenue cycle outsourcing (RCO) services to healthcare providers through aggressive organic and acquisitive growth. Their founding management team consists of seasoned executives that pioneered the industry and built successful RCO businesses with integrated technology offerings. Through this joint venture with Premier BPO, JT Healthcare will leverage a BPO model using scale and automation to elevate service levels while lowering costs and increasing profit margins for hospitals and physician groups in this $50B revenue cycle processing market with huge untapped scale opportunities. Most revenue cycle processing is still performed in-house at hospitals with inefficient and sub-scale back-office operations suffering from economic and governmental pressure to reduce costs and focus on clinical operations.

The partnership created by Premier and JT Healthcare Services will provide end-to-end RCO services which will provide the perfect solution for this crippling drain on health care providers.

Daxor Corporation (NYSE Amex: DXR), a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Rush University Medical Center of Chicago, Illinois. This will provide Rush University with a Blood Volume Analyzer-100 (BVA-100), an instrument which enables semi-automated measurement of a patients total blood volume, red blood cell volume and plasma volume. Blood volume abnormalities are observed in a variety of cardiac conditions and have been associated with poor prognosis.

Rush University Medical Center is a non-profit medical, educational and research center which includes a 676-bed hospital. Rush has been developing life-saving innovations and treatments for over 170 years. Its combination of research and patient care earned Rush national rankings in 9 of 16 specialty areas in U.S. News and World Reports 2009 “Americas Best Hospitals” issue. Rush is home to the Heart Center for Women, the first heart program in Chicago devoted exclusively to women. In addition, the Rush Outpatient Chest Pain Center is the only center of its kind in Chicago to provide patients with a cardiac chest pain evaluation and heart attack risk assessment in a single visit.

The treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a major medical expense for patients over 65 years of age, who are frequently readmitted to the hospital to receive treatment for their symptoms. Medicare is currently evaluating whether or not to withhold reimbursement for any CHF hospital readmissions which occur within 30 days of the previous hospital discharge. This will provide a strong economic incentive for hospitals to provide CHF treatments which are effective over the long-term.

Heart failure (HF) patients with expanded blood volumes have been shown to have significantly reduced survival relative to patients with normal volume status. A 2004 study from the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center showed a significant survival advantage for those heart failure patients who were normal or minimally hypovolemic compared to those who were hypervolemic (Am J Cardiol. 2004; 93:1254-9). These findings are important not only for their potential to improve patient outcomes, but also for their potential to reduce the financial burden of heart failure.

Rush University Medical Center will be participating in a clinical trial (TEAM-HF) which is a follow-up to the Columbia Presbyterian study described above. Dr. Stuart Katz, who is now the Director of the Heart Failure Program at New York University, will serve as the National Principal Investigator for this multi-center study. The objective of TEAM-HF is to determine whether incorporation of blood volume results into the diagnosis and treatment of HF patients leads to decreased hospitalization and mortality, and an improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life. This trial will enroll 300 heart failure patients from 11 medical centers. If it can be demonstrated in a large-scale study that blood volume analysis leads to better patient outcomes, the BVA-100 may become a standard of care in heart failure.

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— Iteris to lead program management for implementation of over
$900 million transportation infrastructure projects –

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market
that focuses on the application and development of advanced
technologies, today announced that the company has been awarded a major
contract to assist the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG)
located in Los Angeles County to develop an Implementation Plan and
provide Program/Project Management for the South Bay Measure R Highway
Program. Building on previous transportation study recommendations and
needed gap closures, this work will help move transportation projects
forward rapidly in partnership with Caltrans. Iteris will also assist
South Bay cities in facilitating document completion and streamlining
the construction process. This project will employ a monitoring system
to track progress and provide early identification of implementation
obstacles. The three-year contract, with funding provided from South Bay
Measure R Highway funds through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro), has a total value of $2.0 million.

Measure R is a one-half cent sales tax approved by Los Angeles County
voters in November 2008 to meet the transportation needs of Los Angeles
County. Metro oversees the distribution of the funds. The South Bay sub
region is expected to receive approximately $906 million over the
30-year life of Measure R. Although Measure R is expected to provide a
significant amount of funding to the South Bay, the intent of this
program is also to leverage the Measure R funds with other available and
possible new revenue sources.

“Iteris has a long history of assisting the South Bay Cities on
transportation projects,” said Abbas Mohaddes, president and chief
executive officer of Iteris. “We are delighted to provide our services
with this significant assignment to help implement such a significant
program to improve mobility in this important region of Los Angeles
County.” Mr. Mohaddes continued, “Additionally, this contract award is
an excellent example of how local transportation projects continue to
receive funding in these challenging economic times.”

INTRODUCTION Pork is a popular meat consumed by non-muslim Singaporeans with about 87,000 tonnes being consumed per year (Kanagalingam, 2005). Currently, Singapore imports its pork from several countries, but Australian and Indonesian pork is consumed most widely due to its ready availability at supermarkets and wet markets. Fresh pork is obtained from pigs raised in Indonesia but slaughtered at Singapore abattoirs, while chilled pork is mainly imported from Australia and is widely known as “Air Pork”. Singaporean consumers are aware of the origin of pork from packaging labels. Results of a recent survey showed that Singapore consumers associate non-Indonesian pork with the presence of an unpleasant mutton-like off-flavour (Leong et al., 2008). One possible cause of off-flavours in pork is by the oxidation of lipids, leading to the formation of aldehydes and short-chain fatty acids (Reindl and Stan, 1982; Devol, et al., 1988). The rate and extent of lipid oxidation depends on a number of factors, the most important being the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in muscle (Allen and Foegeding, 1981). Pork contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids relative to ruminant meat (Enser et al., 1996) and is more susceptible to oxidative deterioration of lipids and myoglobin. Feeding of PUFAs to pigs can improve the nutritional quality of pork, but may also increase the susceptibility to oxidation (Sheard et al., 2000; Kouba et al., 2003; Morel et al., 2006). There have been many reports of PUFA-rich feeds leading to increased lipid oxidation and thus off-flavour in pork (Houben and Krol, 1980; Warnants et al., 1998; Roman et al., 1995; Overland et al., 1996; Leskanich et al., 1997; Wood et al., 2003). There have also been examples of off-flavours in pork arising from the direct transfer of aroma components from feed to meat, including several reports on how feeding of fish oil and high fat fish meal to finisher pigs has caused “fishy” and other off-flavours in pork products (Kjos et al., 1999; Lauridsen et al., 1999; Maw et al., 2001; Jaturasitha et al., 2002). The current paper compares sensory assessments of the flavour of pork from the legs of pigs finished in New Zealand on three diets (Morel et al., 2008) using Singaporean panelists. The objective was to determine the extent to which dietary feed treatments received by the New Zealand pigs influenced the sensory properties of pork using trained and untrained Singaporean panels. Results of sensory analyses of pork from the loins of the same New Zealand pigs using New Zealand panelists were reported by Janz et al. (2008).
Partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group provides Bloomberg clients
with new service

NEW YORK — BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® Service and Gerson Lehrman Group
executives today announced that Bloomberg clients will get access to
more than 50,000 leading business experts globally through an exclusive
partnership with Gerson Lehrman Group.

The agreement offers clients of the Bloomberg Professional Service
access to members of the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils — networks of
consultants, physicians, scientists, engineers, attorneys, market
researchers and other professionals from around the world, who are
referred to as GLG Council Members.

Through this new partnership, Bloomberg clients will be able to view
profiles of select GLG Council Members; request consultations directly
with those Council Members; and access news commentary, video, webcasts
and teleconferences led by GLG Council Members globally. In addition,
Bloomberg and Gerson Lehrman Group will jointly produce seminars and
surveys that will be available exclusively to Bloomberg Professional
Service users.

This partnership also provides trial access to Gerson Lehrman Group for
Bloomberg clients who are not yet Gerson Lehrman Group clients. All
clients who engage Gerson Lehrman Group’s services through Bloomberg
will be supported by more than 300 industry-specific research
professionals, who help users identify the experts who best meet their
research needs.

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