HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – In weather prediction size apparently does matter, as in the size of your computer. For many years the United States forecasting system has been dominated by Europe’s system but that’s about to change Continue reading
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Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story
WASHINGTON (AP) In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new “Star Trek” movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. “Star Trek into Darkness” opened in the United States on Thursday; it opened in some other countries earlier in May Continue reading
China not Challenging United States Primacy in Pacific Islands, Says New Lowy Institute Analysis
SYDNEY, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –In a new Lowy Institute for International Policy Analysis, Jenny Hayward-Jones, Director of The Myer Foundation Melanesia Program, provides a sober assessment of China’s growing engagement in the Pacific Islands region. She argues that it is inaccurate and potentially counter-productive to view China’s activities in the region in geo-strategic terms. China’s activities in the Pacific Islands are being viewed akin to its growing geo-strategic role in Asia Continue reading
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. to Present at the California Association of Health Facilities CEO Conference
IRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) announced today that Rick Matros, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at the California Association of Health Facilities’ CEO Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 from 8:30 to 10:00 am Pacific Time. The conference will be held at the St Continue reading
Quake in Northern Mariana Islands
A deep 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific but no tsunami warning has been issued. The quake hit 42km west of Agrihan and 395km north of the main island Saipan on Tuesday, but it was at a depth of 603km and seismologists said it was too deep to cause any impact. ‘Obviously people may get a small shake but there’s hardly any population around there,’ Geoscience Australia seismologist David Jepson told AFP. Continue reading
NASA – Live stream HD Test – Video
NASA – Live stream HD Test The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space pr… Continue reading
UT Southwestern Medical School and United to Serve 2013: Carnaval de Salud – Video
UT Southwestern Medical School and United to Serve 2013: Carnaval de Salud United to Serve is a nationwide volunteer initiative sponsored in conjunction with National Volunteer Week. It was adopted by the UT System in 2004 to challe.. Continue reading
One Liberty Properties, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
GREAT NECK, NY–(Marketwired – May 8, 2013) – - One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE: OLP) One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE: OLP), an owner of a geographically diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, health and fitness, office, flex and other properties primarily under long term net leases in the United States, today announced operating results for thequarter ended March 31, 2013. Continue reading
Shoreline Aerospace Moving to Strategic Airside Location at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 7, 2013 – Shoreline Aerospace, a global provider of supplies and MRO support services for commercial and military jets, announced today that it will be moving its expanding business to a strategic airside location at Ft. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce aerospace head quits as bribery fears mount
Britain’s biggest manufacturer is at the centre of a potentially explosive corruption scandal. Last September, Mark King, the head of civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce , was hosting some very special guests at the jet engine maker’s new state-of-the-art facility in Singapore. King was showing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (SES: E1:J91U.SI – news) around the giant Seletar campus, which makes Trent (BSE: TRENT.BO – news) engines for the Airbus A380 and the new Boeing (NYSE: BA – news) 787 Dreamliner. Continue reading
"Privileged World Travel Club, Inc." Announces the Planning to Implement Specially Designed Travel Packages to Receive …
Tiburon – California (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Privileged World Travel Club, Inc. (PVCL- OTC BB), announced today that pursuant to a Travel Agreement, signed by Privileged World Travel Club, Inc. and a local Chinese prominent travel Company agreed to build and develop a travel-related website (the Privileged Website), using proprietary reservation software, that will permit the preparation of consolidated itineraries for travel within China, through a link to an external Chinese GDS. Continue reading
Liberty Mutual earnings drop more than 30 percent
Liberty Mutual Insurances first-quarter earnings sank 30.7 percent, due largely to a $130 million loss tied to Venezuelas recent devaluation of its currency in an effort to shore up its own finances. The Boston-based insurers net income fell by $141 million to $318 million for the three months that ended March 31 Continue reading
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. — Confirmation of Earnings Call Conference Dial in Number — Call of May 2, 2013 at 10am …
IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) will be holding its 2013 first quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2 at 10 am Pacific Time Continue reading
Health: Gene therapy
London, United Kingdom (Reuters) – British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people with advanced heart failure pump blood more efficiently. Researchers said on Tuesday they planned to enroll patients into two new clinical trials using Mydicar, a gene therapy treatment made by privately held US biotech company Celladon. Continue reading
Texas Students to Speak Live With Space Station NASA Astronaut
NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy aboard the International Space Station will conduct a live air-to-ground talk with students of Fredricksburg High School in Texas at 12:40 p.m. EDT (11:40 a.m Continue reading
NASA, NSBRI Select 23 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Missions
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) of Houston will fund 23 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future deep space exploration missions. The selected proposals are from 18 institutions in 14 states and will receive about $17 million during a one- to three-year period. HRP and NSBRI research provides knowledge and technologies to improve human health and performance during space exploration and develops possible countermeasures for problems experienced during space travel Continue reading
New gene therapy trials aim to mend broken hearts
British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people with advanced heart failure pump blood more efficiently. Researchers said on Tuesday they planned to enroll patients into two new clinical trials using Mydicar, a gene therapy treatment made by privately held U.S. biotech company Celladon. Continue reading
Michael T. Jamison: Our health care future
Photo by Igor Kopelnitsky/inxart.com I do not have a crystal ball, just educated speculation. The Affordable Health care Act, Obamacare, will redefine health care delivery in the United States. The intent was to provide high quality health care for all Americans, but the unintended consequences may lower quality of care, increase costs and simultaneously bankrupt the system. Continue reading
Liberty Power Supports the Children's Miracle Network in Charity Event
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Liberty Power, the nation’s largest independent retail electric supplier, today announced their sponsorship in the 2013 Children’s Miracle Network 17th Annual Sporting Clays Charity Event which took place on April 6 in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Continue reading
Research and Markets: Analyzing United States' Aerospace & Defense Industry Report: 2013 Edition
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing United States’ Aerospace & Defense Industry” report to their offering. Continue reading