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Front Porch: Some beaches closed to shellfish harvest

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Published: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 12:01 a.m.

The state has closed some beaches in Snohomish and Island counties and in many other areas in the state to shellfish harvesting because of the presence of a toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning.

The toxin can cause illness and even death in anyone who eats contaminated shellfish. The toxin, often caused by summertime algae blooms, is currently present in shellfish throughout Western Washington waters, according to the state Department of Health. Scattered beaches are closed to harvesting in Snohomish County, including from Picnic Point south to the county line. Beaches on Whidbey Island are closed to harvesting between Admiralty Head and Possession Point. Some or all beaches in Jefferson, Kitsap, King and Pierce counties also are closed. Commercially harvested shellfish have been thoroughly tested and should be safe to eat.

Warning signs are posted at beaches used by recreational shellfish harvesters to warn people not to collect shellfish from the closed areas. The closures include clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, geoduck and other species of molluscan shellfish, but not crab. Crab "butter," the soft membrane material, should not be eaten.

Before harvesting shellfish anywhere in Washington, people should check for updated closure information at http://tinyurl.com/ShellfishSafety or call the state's Biotoxin Hotline at 800-562-5632.

Calling photographers: The Snohomish County Arts Commission is seeking original photos for this year's Snohomish County photography contest.

The contest is open to people of all ages living in the state.

The photo entries that best respond to the theme of "play" will be selected for a group exhibit. A prize will be awarded to one photographer.

The deadline for submissions is Sept. 10. A group exhibit is scheduled for Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 at the Snohomish County Campus, with an artist reception to be held on Oct. 5. There is a $25 entry fee, which allows each artist to submit up to three images.

For more information, or to receive the entire submission criteria, contact Wendy Becker at 425-388-3186 or wendy.becker@snoco.org.

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Manchester closes two beaches

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August 1, 2012 Manchester closes two beaches

By Times Staff Gloucester Daily Times The Gloucester Daily Times Wed Aug 01, 2012, 01:32 PM EDT

MANCHESTER Two local beaches have been closed temporarily closed to swimming, having failed the weekly beach water testing.

The Board of Health has closed White Beach and Tuck's Point Beach. Retests are being taken and should they be satisfactory the two beaches would reopen to swimming for the weekend.

Bacteria counts over 104 is a failure for bathing in beach water. The count at White Beach was 259 while it was 173 at Tuck's Point Beach.

Manchester's other beaches West Manchester, Singing, Black and Grey passed the weekly testing and are open to swimming.

Updates available on the town's website, as well as from the Board of Health office at 978-526-7385.

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Photo Gallery: Best Beaches

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BEACHES-WASAGA Brian Labelle Wasaga is the longest freshwater beach in the world, and a popular destination for Torontonians, as its only 90 minutes from downtown. BEACHES-PORT ELGIN Gem Webb/Explorethebruce.com Located on the beautiful Lake Huron coastline, Port Elgin features long stretches of beaches, beautiful sunsets and local entertainment. BEACHES-CRYSTAL Brian Li Crystal Beach has been a much-loved destination since the late 1880s when its famed amusement park first opened.

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Study shows scale of erosion from Debby at Pinellas beaches

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Three Pinellas County beaches lost a total of 630,900 cubic yards of sand during Tropical Storm Debby, according to a study by the University of South Florida.

Initial estimates put the cost of repairing the erosion caused by the storm at $25 million, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

USF researchers Dr. Ping Wang and Tiffany Roberts collected data about two weeks before the storm at Long Key, where St. Pete Beach is located, Sand Key, just south of Clearwater Beach, and Treasure Island.

They returned about one week after Debby and found the sand loss along various sections of the beach. Most of the sand accumulated on the nearshore bar, which saw a gain of 657,700 cubic yards of sand, researchers said.

The study was presented to Pinellas County, which is applying for emergency funds to restore its beaches.

It was also presented to the Army Corps, which could use it to re-evaluate its preliminary damage assessment.

When the storm hit, the Army Corps was working on nourishing Sand Key, which involved 1.25 million cubic yards of sand at a cost of $31.5 million.

If emergency funds are obtained for Pinellas, it could be an opportunity to revise the Army Corps' ongoing work and expand the nourishment project to other beaches in need, said Mary Burrell, spokeswoman for Pinellas County.

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Springer acquires book portfolio from Canopus Academic Publishing

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Contact: Renate Bayaz renate.bayaz@springer.com 49-622-148-78531 Springer

Effective 16 July 2012, Springer Science+Business Media has acquired the works of Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd. (CAP), a UK-based physics and astronomy publisher. CAP is a sister company of Canopus Publishing Ltd. The acquired assets consist of more than 50 published and contracted, or planned, monographs, proceedings, and major reference works such as the recently published Handbook of Visual Display Technology. The titles will become part of Springer's physics portfolio.

CAP covers all aspects of physics and the physical sciences and has particularly strong links with the physics community in the UK. Tom Spicer, one of the two owner directors of Canopus Academic Publishing Ltd., will join Springer in order to ensure a smooth transition and further development of the acquired program. Robin Rees, also owner director, will continue as an astronomy consultant for Springer as well as publish popular science books at Canopus Publishing Ltd.

Liesbeth Mol, Editorial Director Physics at Springer, said, "This acquisition will help us move the physics program ahead, especially within the UK, one of the leading areas in physics research. We are delighted that an experienced physics editor like Tom Spicer will become a member of the Springer team and are looking forward to the continued collaboration with Robin Rees."

Robin Rees said, "CAP has cooperated closely with Springer in the past. They have been the most delightful team to work with in academic physics and astronomy our colleagues are all real researchers, and have a refreshingly cerebral approach to business."

Founded by Robin Rees in 1999, Canopus Publishing Ltd. has built a reputation for producing top-quality books for the science market, with a strong emphasis on titles in astronomy and astrophysics. Its sister company Canopus Academic Publishing (CAP) was established by Robin Rees and Tom Spicer in 2008. CAP's focus is on research level titles aimed at those working in academia and industry. Books published include research monographs, graduate level texts, and major reference works (MRWs) which run to several thousand pages.

Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) is a leading global scientific publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R&D departments with quality content via innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted local-language publisher in Europe especially in Germany and the Netherlands primarily for physicians and professionals working in the automotive, transport and healthcare sectors. Roughly 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books are published by Springer each year, and the group is home to the world's largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. Springer employs nearly 6,200 individuals across the globe and in 2011 generated sales of approximately EUR 875 million.

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These Are the Oldest Stars In Our Galaxy [Astronomy]

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Like NASA says, these stars look like the thousand bright flashes of people taking photos just before a big rock concert. In reality, they are the oldest stars in our very own Milky Way, captured by Hubble.

This beautiful group of stars is the last globular cluster in the Messier Catalogue, discovered by French astronomer Pierre Mchain in 1782. Known as Messier 107, it "is one of more than 150 globular star clusters found around the disc of the Milky Way."

You can find them about 20,900 light-years away, in the in the constellation Ophiuchus. [NASA]

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Distant Suns Astronomy App Now Available for NOOK Tablets and Amazon Kindle

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Distant Suns Astronomy App brings the cosmos onto the NOOK Color & NOOK Tablets and Kindle Fire for the first time.San Jose, CA (PRWEB) August 01, 2012 First Light Design (Distant Suns), today announced release of Distant Suns for NOOK™ and Distant Suns Planetarium for Kindle®. The products are based on the award-winning Distant Suns Astronomy App for IOS. They provide knowledge and features for ...

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Great American Group Plans Website Auction for Aerospace Equipment Aug. 10

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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

A wide range of precision aerospace Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, turning, grinding and sawing facility manufacturing equipment will be available for sale during a live webcast auction beginning at 10 a.m. (MST) Friday, August 10 hosted by Great American Group, LLC (GAMR), a leading provider of asset disposition, valuation and appraisal services.

This auction includes some very desirable (CNC) equipment of very high caliber, including a Super Tec CNC Surface Grinder and other CNC machining centers, along with general plant equipment, said Roy Gamityan, a senior vice president and auctioneer with Great American Group.

Machining centers and lathes will be available from name-brand manufacturers such as Okuma & Howa, Matsuura and Okuma. Auction items include a CNC double column type surface grinder, four CNC vertical machining centers, three CNC turning centers, two Amada automatic CNC band saws, and inspection equipment along with tool room equipment, a Toyota forklift, pallet racking, general plant equipment. For a complete list of items up for auction, visit http://www.greatamerican.com/auctions/AuctionEventDetails.aspx?EventID=656.

Auction items can be inspected from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MST) Thursday, August 9 and from 8 to 10 a.m. (MST) Friday, August 10 at the auction site, located at 17801 North Black Canyon Highway in Phoenix, Ariz.

For information on all the items available, contact Roy Gamityan at 818-884-3737 or at email rgamityan@greatamerican.com.

About Great American Group, LLC (GAMR-G)

Great American Group, LLC, is a leading provider of asset disposition solutions and valuation and appraisal services to a wide range of industrial and retail clients, as well as lenders, capital providers, private equity investors, and professional service firms. Great American Group has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, New York, North Carolina, and San Francisco. For more information, contact (818) 884-3737 or visit http://www.greatamerican.com.

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Pall Corp. Names Vince Northfield to Succeed Retiring Aerospace President Jim Western

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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) announced today that seasoned executive Vince Northfield has joined the company as President of Pall Aerospace and Senior Vice President, Pall Corporation. Mr. Northfield will succeed 19-year Pall veteran Jim Western, who has elected to retire, effective this October 31st. Mr. Northfield will be based in New Port Richey, Florida.

Ruby Chandy, President of Pall Industrial, which includes Pall Aerospace, commented, We are excited about the addition of Vince to the Industrial leadership team. He has broad experience in highly regulated industries, including the industrial and aerospace markets, as well as a strong track record of successfully leading complex global organizations. As we welcome Vince, we also thank Jim Western for his significant contributions to our Aerospace business and wish him well.

Mr. Northfield joins Pall from Colfax Corporation, where he most recently served as Vice President, Global Manufacturing of ESAB. Prior to Colfax, he was at Teleflex, serving in varied roles including assignments as Vice President, Strategic Development; President of the Automotive Group; and President of the Commercial Group. He also held the position of Executive Vice President Global Operations for the Teleflex Medical Group. Mr. Northfield began his career in the United Kingdom in the automotive industry and has worked in the U.S. for the last 14 years.

Pall Aerospace provides fluid filtration and separation solutions for military aircraft, ground vehicles, and shipboard platforms as well as a broad range of commercial aircraft. Its filter products are used on all major aerospace platforms worldwide to ensure consistent, reliable equipment performance. Applications include engine inlet air and lubricants; fuel, hydraulic and transmission fluid; mobile military and emergency relief water; cabin air; and avionics electronic equipment cooling. For more information, visit http://www.pall.com/Aerospace.

About Pall Corporation

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry. Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The companys engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation, with total revenues of $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2011, is an S&P 500 company serving customers worldwide. Pall has been named a top green company by Newsweek magazine. To see how Pall is helping enable a greener, safer, more sustainable future, follow us on Twitter @PallCorporation or visit http://www.pall.com/green.

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Applied Nanotech Unveils Low-Cost Micron Copper Ink for Electronic Applications

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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (APNT), a global leader in nanotechnology, is pleased to introduce a new copper ink material based on micron copper particles for low-cost direct printing of electronic circuits for mobile devices, solar cells, display devices, and more.

The new microcopper ink material joins Applied Nanotech's award-winning nanocopper ink, which won an R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine in 2010. The novel copper ink is specially designed to replace expensive silver-based conductors for rapidly developing applications in the printed electronics industry. Applied Nanotech's microcopper ink has an optimal combination of high conductivity and ease of processing that allows for direct replacement of silver inks and pastes at significantly lower cost.

"Microcopper inks fill a need for lower-cost conductive materials used for applications such as smart cards, RFID antennas, touchscreens and sensors in smart phones, just to name a few," said Dr. James Novak, Director of the Nanoelectronics Division. "Furthermore, the microcopper ink retains all key advantages of nanomaterial-based copper ink, such as low-temperature sintering and ease of application."

Applied Nanotech's microcopper ink material is easily applied on various substrates by a number of additive print processes such as screen, flexographic and gravure printing, as well as some advanced dispensing techniques. This eliminates the cost and waste stream compared to other approaches, including lithography, used presently in the manufacturing of printed electronics circuits such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), for example.

The microcopper ink is engineered to be compatible with photosintering curing processes and equipment-enabling printed trace conductors on substrates with maximum temperature limitations. The process has been demonstrated on most preferred substrates used in printed electronic applications including PET, PEN, polycarbonate, ABS, and even epoxy-based FR4 circuit board material, The microcopper ink can also be used as a patterned seed layer for electroplating and metal finishing.

"Mobile and display devices, as well as solar cells, represent very large markets that are constantly seeking to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiencies utilizing higher quality but less expensive materials such as the microcopper and nanocopper inks. Our inks and pastes are joining our growing portfolio of products that will impact our top and bottom line through direct sales," said Doug Baker, CEO of Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc.

ABOUT APPLIED NANOTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. is a global nanotechnology leader, focused on solving problems at the molecular level, and commercializing the results of its research. Its team of PhD-level scientists and engineers work with companies and other organizations to solve technical impasses and create innovations that will create a competitive advantage. The business model is to sell products and license patents and technology to partners that will manufacture and distribute products using the technology. Applied Nanotech has over 300 patents or patents pending. Applied Nanotech's website is http://www.appliednanotech.net.

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2 from county begin medical school

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Two Marion County natives are among 14 students being admitted to the University of Kansas Medical School this year under a program designed to encourage rural students interested in working as physicians in underserved areas.

Benjamin Heyen from Hillsboro and JuliAnne (Chisholm) Rathbun from Durham were formally welcomed into medical school at a white coat ceremony Friday in Kansas City.

Students in the Scholars in Rural Health program learn about the rewards and challenges of rural practice by working alongside a physician mentor during their junior and senior years as undergraduates.

Heyen, a recent graduate of Tabor College, was mentored by Jon Casimir, M.D., of Newton.

Rathbun, a recent graduate of Kansas State University, was mentored by Douglas Hinkin, M.D., of Manhattan.

The program provides a pathway that ensures the students admission to med school.

Heyen attends the Kansas City campus. Rathbun attends the Salina campus. Both will be members of the Class of 2016.

No more than 16 candidates are accepted each year. Candidates must be Kansas residents with significant experience living in rural communities and ACT or SAT scores at or above the 75th percentile.

Students apply while they still have two years of undergraduate education remaining, after they have completed a year that includes both general biology and general inorganic chemistry.

In their application and interviews, students must declare their intention to practice medicine in rural Kansas and show evidence of dedication and compassion necessary to become competent and caring physicians.

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Immortality studies centered at UC Riverside get $5-million gift

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Even a multimillion-dollar donation does not ensure a spot in heaven. Or at least thats what most religions believe.

But a $5-million academic grant, to be centered at UC Riverside, may go a long way toward gaining insights into the possibility of an afterlife and delving into what science and culture say about immortality.

The Pennsylvania-based John Templeton Foundation -- founded by the late Wall Street mutual funds pioneer to help explore spirituality - has announced the award and said it will be paid out over three years.

UC Riverside philosophy professor John Martin Fischer will receive $1 million of that to host conferences on campus about the afterlife, to support post-doctoral students and to run a websitefor research on the topic. Then Fischer will administer competitions to dole out the remaining $4 million to researchers worldwide in the sciences, social sciences, philosophy and theology, he said.

Reports of near-death experiences with visions of an afterlife may be an important subject for psychologists and neuroscientists, Fischer said from Germany, where he has a fellowship until December.

It doesnt mean we are trying to prove anything or the other. We will be trying to be very scientific and rigorous and be very open-minded, he said. Fischer described himself as skeptical about an afterlife but said he believed that endless life without death could be a good thing.

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A private foundation has awarded the University of California at Riverside $5 million to study age-old questions surrounding immortality and life-after-death.

A private foundation has awarded the University of California at Riverside $5 million to study age-old questions surrounding immortality and life-after-death. Theyre calling it the Immortality Project, and its goal is to apply rigorous scientific research to questions surrounding immortality and the afterlife.

The John Templeton Foundation in Philadelphia awarded the grant to UCR philosopher, John Martin Fischer, the projects lead investigator. Fischer, who studies free will and moral responsibility, admits that hes not so sure this whole lifeafter-death thing even exists.

Im kind of a skeptic about an afterlife, Fischer said in a Skype interview from Germany, where hes a research fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Bioethics, University of Muenster. Im inclined not to believe there is one, but I certainly dont know.

Fischer said the research at UCR will last three years and will look into a wide range of immortality issues. Among them: the cultural differences that shape near-death experience, such as why Americans who have a near-death experience usually report a tunnel with a light at the end, while in Japan most who experience the phenomenon report tending to a garden.

Other research will delve into such issues as whether technological and medical advancements could create immortality or at the very least much longer life spans for humans. And if so, how would immortality affect the meaning and value we place on our lives? Or do we need death to give life meaning?

We can chip away at the problem by figuring out what features make life more meaningful and attractive and what features take that away, he said of the project that will solicit research topics from scientists, philosopher, theologians and others worldwide, beginning Sept. 1, 2012 and will announce grants next year.

Fischer said hes allotting $2.5 million to fund up to 10 scientific research projects into various questions of immortality. Another $1.5 million will go to 15 philosophers and theologians to support them in writing articles and books. He said the research topics will also include such questions as:

-- Whether and in what form a person could survive bodily death. -- Whether the information in our brains could be uploaded into a computer to allow one to exist there in perpetuity. -- How a persons beliefs about immortality influence their behavior, attitudes, and character.

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Whatever happened to kids' chemistry sets?

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1 August 2012 Last updated at 07:27 ET By Alex Hudson BBC News

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Royal Institution's Dave Porter tries experiments from sets past and present

The first chemistry sets for children included dangerous substances like uranium dust and sodium cyanide, but all that has changed.

Talk to people of a certain age about chemistry sets and a nostalgic glaze comes over their eyes.

Stories of creating explosions in garden sheds and burning holes in tables are told and childhood is remembered as a mischievous adventure.

Portable chemistry sets were first used in the 18th Century but it took more than 100 years before they became popular with children, partly prompted by a desire to recreate the coloured puffs of smoke used by conjurors.

"It was part of a craze for what we call stage magic," says Salim Al-Gailani, historian of science at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Kat Amey asks what happened to the chemistry set, Wednesday 1 August, 2100 BST on Radio 4

The early chemistry sets for children played on the idea of impressing school friends with a magic performance.

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BIO Issues Call for Sessions for 2013 BIO International Convention

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites biotechnology, health care, energy, business, government policy and food agriculture experts to submit proposals for breakout sessions at the 2013 BIO International Convention, the global event for biotechnology, to be held April 22-25, 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

The BIO International Convention will highlight the latest trends and newest opportunities for executives, investors, scientists, policy leaders, and media from around the world. Session speakers will share breakthroughs in medicine, diagnostics, the environment, energy production, business operations, financing, partnerships, policy issues and food and agriculture.

Industry experts looking to advance a field of thought, gain wide media exposure plus lasting visibility and establish a dialogue amongst their peers should consider submitting a breakout session proposal. Proposals will be accepted starting August 23 until September 27, 2012, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) and are open to all industry experts. For information on how to submit a session proposal, please visit here.

All submissions received are peer-reviewed by the Convention Program Committee which includes both domestic and international industry professionals, editors from major publications and BIO staff. Applicants will be notified of the status of their session proposal by mid-December.

The BIO Business Forum company presentations provide yet another chance to gain unrivaled exposure. This program allows presenters to spotlight and pitch their companies to powerful business development executives, investors, analysts, policy makers and the press. Open to all attendees, participating companies can take advantage of exclusive resources, including added visibility in the One-on-One Partnering System, webinars, onsite consultations to enhance their presentation skills and video and media opportunities through the BIO Buzz Center. In addition, presenting companies typically schedule more meetings in the Partnering System than non-presenting companies, adding more value to their participation in the Business Forum. Applications for the BIO Business Forum company presentations will be accepted beginning January 14th, 2013. For more information, please visit the BIO Business Forum company presentation homepage.

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, offering networking and partnering opportunities. The 2012 BIO International Convention attracted over 16,500 attendees from 50 states and 65 countries. The program included keynote luncheons, Super Sessions, special programs and breakout sessions. For additional attendee and exhibitor information, please visit here.

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BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the worlds largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling innovations transforming our world. Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.

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Biotechnology Business Consultants Becomes BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting

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ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire -08/01/12)- Biotechnology Business Consultants, based in Ann Arbor, MI, has changed its name to BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting LLC (BBCetc). The company was founded in 1990 to assist entrepreneurs in building new life science companies. Today, it provides commercialization services, including SBIR/STTR training and one-on-one proposal preparation assistance to technology entrepreneurs and early-stage companies across many sectors.

"We've grown a lot since 1990, and we needed a name that more accurately reflected what we do now in the areas of technology assessment and commercialization, SBIR/STTR and other research grant assistance, training and grant management," said Lisa Kurek, managing partner, BBCetc. "In addition to the Michigan Assistance Program we manage for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, BBC provided services to companies and tech-based economic development organizations in 18 other states last year."

As part of the change, BBCetc has introduced a new logo, newsletter, and website, which features an array of tools for entrepreneurs, including an SBIR/STTR FAQ, important solicitation dates and deadlines, timely updates, the BBCetc training schedule and resource links.

"We will be keeping the site current on a regular basis and adding even more tools and information in coming months," said Kurek.

BBCetc has also announced the addition of Rebecca Aistrup to its staff as a principal consultant. Prior to joining BBCetc, Aistrup was the SBIR/STTR program director for the Minnesota Science and Technology Authority.

"Becky is a rare find and well able to hit the ground running," Kurek noted. "She is thoroughly versed in SBIR/STTR, with particular expertise in the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Energy and USDA programs, and she also offers extensive experience in commercialization and marketing. All of this will be a great benefit for our clients."

Aistrup's professional background includes over 20 years of experience working within the medical, biotech, advanced materials and electronics industries, and consulting with technology companies on SBIR/STTR funding. In the 1990s, she served as vice president, Business Development & Licensing, for a successful SBIR firm, helping them strategically target proposals and develop Phase II commercialization plans. Aistrup holds a B.A. degree in chemistry from the University of Kansas, an M.B.A. in marketing management from the University of Minnesota, and a Master's Certification in interactive marketing from the University of San Francisco.

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honors outstanding Scientists

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01.08.2012 - (idw) Goethe-Universitt Frankfurt am Main

Ivan Dikic will receive the William C. Rose Award 2013 FRANKFURT. Prof. Ivan Dikic, Head of the Institute of Biochemistry II and Director of the Buchmann Institute of Molecular Life Sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt, was awarded with the William C. Rose Award 2013, as announced today by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

With this Award, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recognizes outstanding contributions of Ivan Dikic to biochemical and molecular biological research and in particular his pioneering work in understanding the Ubiquitin Code that regulates multiple biological processes. The Award consists of a plaque and 3.000 US$ and will the awarded at the Annual Meeting in Spring, 2013, where Prof. DIkic will be invited to present his research.

Ivan Dikic has been working at the Medical Faculty of the Goethe University in Frankfurt since 2002. More then 10 years ago, he started to concentrate his work on the Ubiquitin Research. Prof. Dikic showed that Ubiquitin acts as a multivalent cellular signal recognized by an expanding number of binding proteins that in turn translate this molecular signal into appropriate cellular phenotypes. His group have identified several novel Ubiquitin binding domains and used structural and functional studies to demonstrate their roles in the regulation of DNA repair, inflammation, receptor endocytosis, and proteasomal degradation. Despite their biological relevance, modern-day tools to study Ub chains in their physiological environment remain rudimentary and mainly focus on the biochemical characterization of chains, substrates or ubiquitin-binding domains (UBDs). Lately, Ivan Dikics group described the development and in vivo application of highly versatile chain-specific Ub sensors.

Informations: Prof. Ivan Dikic, Institut fr Biochemie II and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Lifesciences, Campus Niederrad, Tel.: (069) 6301-5652; ivan.dikic@biochem2.de function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://static.ak.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif?6:26981) no-repeat top left; } Share on Facebook Weitere Informationen: http://www2.uni-frankfurt.de/42409151/038

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Cooking, veggie display contests highlight end of Nutrition Month in Basilan

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by Rene V. Carbayas

ISABELA CITY, Basilan Without cooking and vegetable booth display contests, the Nutrition Month observance is meaningless, said Maria Jennesa S. Tubongbanua, Isabela City nutrition action officer .

The city highlights veggie cooking and vegetable booth display contests at the end of celebration of the 38th National Nutrition Month.

Twenty of the 45 barangays in the city participated in the vegetable display contest. The veggie booth of Aguada Barangay got the nod of the judges and was awarded best booth.

This year, the different city department heads, including units of the Philippine National Police, will compete in the veggie cooking contest.

Government employees displayed their cooking abilities in preparing nutrition-rich meal that is cost-efficient and palatable, most especially for kids.

The entry from the Provincial Police Office won first place with their vegetable barbeque (stir-fry mix vegetables with barbeque sauce).

The recipe of ginataang kalabasa at sitaw with bulad, and kalderay won second and third places, respectively.

In her message, Isabela City Mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar urged the public to plant vegetables in their backyards, as she anchored her message to this years theme, Pagkain ng Gulay Ugaliin, Araw-araw itong ihain.

She reiterated the benefits of eating vegetables and encouraged parents to make it a daily habit to serve kids with vegetables.

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Global Nutrition Event, 12 August 2012

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01 August 2012

Almost one in three of the worlds poorest children cannot reach their full potential due to malnutrition. As the Olympics close, Prime Minister David Cameron, will call on the world to take the action needed to transform the life chances of millions of children before the next Olympic Games in 2016.

A central part of Londons successful bid for the Games has been the legacy it will create for Britain reinvigorating one of the poorest parts of the country and inspiring a whole generation of young people. We hope that this event on the closing day of the Games will mean that London 2012 also has a lasting legacy for millions more children around the world by improving their nutrition and giving them the opportunity to fulfil their potential too.

The spirit of the Olympics is about athletes from all over the word striving to achieve their potential. But for around 170 million children today, their potential will already be limited by the time they are two years old. Stunting, the result of a prolonged poor dietor infection in early childhood, affects growth and physical ability. Stunted children may do less well at school and go on to earn less. Intervening in the first 1,000 days from the start of pregnancy can stop poor nutrition leading to permanent damage.

A range of highly cost-effective direct actions can help ensure that children get the right nutrients their bodies need to develop (such as preventing and treating vitamin deficiency). Ensuring people get enough food, clean water, better sanitation and education for mothers and children are vital too.

Generating the political will and leadership to address malnutrition is an even greater challenge. Countries which have taken concerted action to reduce under-nutrition have shown remarkably fast rates of reduction. Brazil, Peru, Thailand and China are among these.

The UN Secretary General recently challenged us all to create a world free from stunting. A new global target to reduce the number of stunted children by 40% by 2025 has been agreed by the World Health Assembly. The Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, to which 28 countries have now signed up, is developing the framework for monitoring progress against stunting targets. The G8 New Alliance on Food and Nutrition Security is committed to supporting SUN in the scale-up.

On 12 August, Prime Minister David Cameron will challenge global leaders to step up efforts to improve nutrition and reduce the rate of stunting among the worlds poorest children between now and the next Olympics in 2016.

The Global Nutrition Event will help to strengthen these commitments by identifying pioneering new ways of working to tackle malnutrition and bringing in new champions to support the global movement.

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