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Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment

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NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment

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However, while the hype may have slowed somewhat, there is still some out there. Growing public awareness combined with the complex, diverse nature of the technologies that are commonly grouped together under the heading of nanotechnology virtually invites misunderstanding, if not actual misrepresentation. For example, in 2010, a respected journalist wrote a series of stories for AOL News entitled "The Nanotech Gamble: Bold Science, Big Money, Growing Risks" that faulted the U.S. government's performance in identifying and protecting the public against alleged health hazards posed by nanotechnology. One interviewee asked rhetorically, "How long should the public have to wait before the government takes protective action? Must the bodies stack up first?"

So stinging was the piece to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) that the director of the NNCO felt compelled to issue a formal rebuttal. According to the rebuttal, the author "takes an alarmist perspective," "uses irrelevant examples" and "fails to balance the risks against the benefits of nanotechnology." As some observers have noted, the debate over the AOL News article (which was still simmering when this report was written) is at best a distraction from the research that needs to be done.

Business, academia, the media, all have an incentive to attempt to cash in on nanotechnology. Various manufacturers have tacked "nano" onto their products and processes, whether or not they deal in nano-size elements, in an attempt to boost sales. Companies that have nothing to do with nanotechnology have "nano" in their names to make them sound more technologically advanced than the competition. Some academic researchers worry that the buzzword nano is being misused to bring in research dollars for dubious technologies and applications at the expense of legitimate research.

Hype inevitably carries with it the risk of a backlash because it can create unrealistic expectations for nanotechnology. Then, when expectations are not met, people tend to withdraw, or worse, turn oppositional. A blog entry on The Bespoke Investment Group's website observed that:

"Back in the 'good ol' days' of the mid-2000s, investors were riding a bull market wave and looking for 'the next big thing.' One of those 'next big things' was nanotechnology. Ever since the collapse began in 2007, however, the nanotech craze seems all but forgotten. We can't remember the last time we read or watched something about nanotech. Stocks and ETFs relating to nanotech have also lost investor interest."

As a result, legitimate nanotechnology products and applications are hurt along with the pseudos as funding and markets dry up. The dot.com boom and bust provides a cautionary example of the dangers of hype, but nanotechnology has a more tangible nature because it is a set of technologies. This report takes a realistic look at the nanotechnology field and offers a road map to the technologies and applications that are most likely to be commercialized in the next five years.

These differences reflect not only different analytical methods and assumptions, but also different definitions of the nanotechnology market (e.g., whether to include decades-old technologies such as carbon black rubber reinforcers and photographic silver, or whether to base the market value on nanotechnology inputs alone, as opposed to the total value of products that nanotechnology incorporates).

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NanoGuardian's On-Dose NanoEncryption Brand Protection Technology to Be Presented at AAPS Annual Meeting

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SKOKIE, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, Inc. that delivers on-dose brand protection solutions to the pharmaceutical industry to fight counterfeiting and illegal diversion, announced today that it will give a poster presentation at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which is being held on October 14 - 18, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The abstract, "Can Nanofabrication be used to Combat Counterfeit Medicines by Applying On-dose Authentication Features without Disrupting the Integrity of the Medicine?" will be presented on Monday, October 15, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Hall F by Bjoern Rosner, director of research and development, brand protection for NanoGuardian.

"Counterfeit medicines have become such a problem that pharmaceutical manufacturers are evaluating how to best ensure the integrity of their medicines for patients early in the drug development process," said Dean Hart, chief commercial officer of NanoGuardian. "The AAPS poster presentation will demonstrate that NanoGuardian's NanoEncryption technology can be used to incorporate highly sophisticated nanoscale, authentication, and tracing features directly on film-coated tablets, gelatin capsules, and vial caps without affecting the dissolution or stability of the medication -- important considerations in the development and commercialization of a new medication."

NanoGuardian's NanoEncryption technology is the only on-dose, multi-layered, brand protection solution that enables pharmaceutical manufacturers to authenticate and trace every single dose, from plant to patient. NanoGuardian's Closed-Loop Protection Program combines the on-dose authentication and tracing benefits of NanoEncryption technology with a proactive supply chain auditing program to identify counterfeit or illegally diverted pharmaceuticals entering the global supply chain as early as possible.

NanoGuardian fights both counterfeiting and illegal diversion with a single technology that can be used to protect capsules, tablets, vial caps, and single-use syringes providing a layered security of overt, covert, and forensic features. The overt and covert security features allow dose-level authentication at any point in the supply chain, while the forensic and nano-scale NanoCodes provide comprehensive tracing information on each and every dose. NanoGuardian's technology provides a strong benefit over other on-dose technologies given that NanoGuardian's security features are implemented with no additional material or chemicals being added to the medication.

As evidence of the rapidly growing problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, a recent report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement noted that the domestic value of counterfeit pharmaceutical seizures in fiscal year 2011 rose by more than $11 million, an increase of almost 200 percent. The implications for victims of counterfeit drugs are extremely serious, often resulting in unexpected side effects, severe allergic reactions and even death.

AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to health. It offers timely scientific programs, ongoing education, opportunities for networking, and professional development. More information is available at: http://www.aaps.org.

About NanoGuardian NanoGuardian, a division of NanoInk, Inc., focuses exclusively on delivering brand protection solutions to fight illegal diversion and counterfeiting. Anchored by NanoInk's novel NanoEncryption technology, NanoGuardian enables manufacturers to authenticate and trace the integrity of their products across the supply chain. More information about NanoGuardian is available at http://www.nanoguardian.net.

NanoInk, NanoGuardian, NanoEncryption and the NanoGuardian logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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Improving nanometer-scale manufacturing with infrared spectroscopy

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 10, 2012) Nanotechnology-based materials identification enables critically needed chemical metrology for nano-manufacturing.

One of the key achievements of the nanotechnology era is the development of manufacturing technologies that can fabricate nanostructures formed from multiple materials. Such nanometer-scale integration of composite materials has enabled innovations in electronic devices, solar cells, and medical diagnostics.

While there have been significant breakthroughs in nano-manufacturing, there has been much less progress on measurement technologies that can provide information about nanostructures made from multiple integrated materials. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Anasys Instruments Inc. now report new diagnostic tools that can support cutting-edge nano-manufacturing.

"We have used atomic force microscope based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) to characterize polymer nanostructures and systems of integrated polymer nanostructures," said William King, the College of Engineering Bliss Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois. "In this research, we have been able to chemically analyze polymer lines as small as 100 nm. We can also clearly distinguish different nanopatterned polymers using their infrared absorption spectra as obtained by the AFM-IR technique."

In AFM-IR, a rapidly pulsed infrared (IR) laser is directed on upon a thin sample which absorbs the IR light and undergoes rapid thermomechanical expansion. An AFM tip in contact with the polymer nanostructure resonates in response to the expansion, and this resonance is measured by the AFM.

"While nanotechnologists have long been interested in the manufacturing of integrated nanostructures, they have been limited by the lack of tools that can identify material composition at the nanometer scale." said Craig Prater, co-author on the study and Chief Technology Officer of Anasys Instruments Inc. "The AFM-IR technique offers the unique capability to simultaneously map the nanoscale morphology and perform chemical analysis at the nanoscale."

The authors are Jonathan Felts and William King of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kevin Kjoller, Michael Lo, and Craig Prater of Anasys Instruments Inc.

The research was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Department of Energy.

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Cal Poly Licenses CubeSat Technology to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

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Cal Poly's Research and Graduate Programs office entered into a license agreement that allows Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC to develop and sell the patent-pending, small-satellite technology called CubeSat System, Method, and Apparatus.

The CubeSat technology represents state-of-the-art miniature low-power electronics.

It is a product of Cal Poly's nationally recognized PolySat program. The technology provides a smaller, less costly, more flexible satellite avionics design that is re-usable and easily adaptable across a wide range of satellite missions.

The Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, PolySat Project was founded in 1999 and includes a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate engineering students working to design, construct, test, launch and operate small satellite systems, otherwise known as CubeSats.

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC is a new company founded by former Boeing employee Charles S. "Scott" MacGillivray, and Cal Poly faculty and students from the Aerospace, Electrical, Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments. MacGillivray led Boeing Phantom Works nano-satellite programs for nine years.

Tyvak provides NanoSat and CubeSat space vehicle products and services that target advanced state-of-the-art capabilities for government and commercial customers to support operationally and scientifically relevant missions.

Tyvak will market the Cal Poly CubeSat avionics as part of its "Intrepid" product line.

The university's current technology transfer activities include 12 issued patents, 11 patents pending, and three licensing agreements.

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Why there may be more to computing than Moores Law

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by Alan Woodward, Chief Technology Officer at the business and information technology consultancy Charteris plc.

Technological progress comes from pushing hard at the limits of what is currently possible, not from merely following trends others have set. In computing a good illustration of this principle is the life and work of the nineteenth-century computer pioneer Charles Babbage (1791-1870), who spent most of his adult life trying to build a digital computer. Babbage first invented such a machine in 1834. He called it the Analytical Engine.

Designed to contain tens of thousands of cogwheels, the Analytical Engine was never in fact built, mainly because the precision engineering industry of Babbages day couldnt furnish sufficient numbers of exactly-machined cogwheels at a reasonable cost and within practical time constraints. All the same, by thinking way beyond what was feasible at the time; Babbage certainly designed a machine that was to all intents and purposes a computer. The Analytical Engine had a memory, a processor and even a punched-card data storage and programming system. Computers of today work infinitely faster than even Babbage could have imagined, but ultimately they are all essentially a form of Analytical Engine.

How will computers work in the future - in around 2020, for example - and where is computing going?

According to the famous law formulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel, the number of transistors on individual microprocessors will double every eighteen months.

Experience gained over the past twenty years of building computers suggests that Moores Law holds good. Extrapolating it into the future, to 2020, for example (a year that, like all future dates that once seemed so remote, will come with astonishing haste), suggests that by then well have reached a point where microprocessors will have attained an atomic level. This is another way of saying that microprocessors will have become as small and compact as they are ever likely to do.

On the face of it, when microprocessors reach the atomic stage that will be the end of the evolution of computers. The machine that Charles Babbage first imagined in 1834 will have reached a dead end.

Or will it? Babbages dream of an Analytical Engine only became a reality after its inventors death, when the new technology of electronics provided a way to build a machine that did everything, and more, that Babbage envisaged. Similarly, a growing circle of computer scientists is coming to believe that another new technology may provide a way to build a completely new generation of computers once conventional electronic computing has reached the point of diminishing returns.

The new technology is quantum computing. Quantum computing exploits the curious effects described in the science of quantum mechanics, which studies the behaviour of energy and matter at an atomic level. The effects of quantum mechanics are in fact present in our everyday lives, but they are not observable (or at least obvious) at macroscopic scales. However, when we are dealing with processes that take place at atomic and subatomic levels, the consequences of quantum mechanics are very important and can in fact give rise to opportunities that are important even to people who focus on everyday, macroscopic experiences.

In particular, quantum mechanics gives the opportunity to build quantum computers.

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US pair share chemistry Nobel for cell receptors

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Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka of the United States won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for identifying a class of cell receptor, yielding vital insights into how the body works at the molecular level.

The big beneficiary of this fundamental work is medicine, the Nobel committee declared.

The pair were honoured for discovering a key component of cells called G-protein-coupled receptors and mapping how they work.

The receptors stud the surface of cells, sensitising them to light, flavour, smells and body chemicals such as adrenaline and enabling cells to communicate with each other.

About a thousand of these kinds of receptor are known to exist throughout the body. They are essential not just for physiological processes but also for response to drugs.

"About half of all medications achieve their effect through G-protein-coupled receptors," the Nobel jury said.

Understanding the receptors provides the tools for "better drugs with fewer side effects," Nobel committee member Sven Lidin said.

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to influence everything from sight, smell and taste to blood pressure, pain tolerance and metabolism.

They tell the inside of cells about conditions on the outside of their protective plasma membranes, to which the cells can form a response -- communicating with each other and with the surrounding environment.

This explains how cardiac cells know to raise the heart rate when we are startled, for example.

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Molecular Imaging Agents: Targets, Technology, Markets, and Commercial Opportunities

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NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Molecular Imaging Agents: Targets, Technology, Markets, and Commercial Opportunities

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Driven by advances in molecular probe design and biomarker detection methodologies, new imaging agents that can improve visualization of pathologies and cellular processes are changing the practice of diagnostic medicine. The ability of this new generation of contrast agents to detect metabolic changes at the molecular level has significant potential for improving visualization and quality of care. Targetable and activatable imaging agents are gaining interest for a wide range of diagnostic applications that include cardiology, neurology and soft tissue tumor detection. The number of healthcare conditions that can be effectively imaged noninvasively is expanding as a result of these innovative detection technologies. Targeted and activatable imaging agents offer a unique capability to generate unambiguous images by exploiting specific molecular targets, pathways or cellular processes. This new wave of imaging agents signals a paradigm shift in which the reagents take on new importance.

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Analyzes and assesses emerging imaging diagnostic candidates, their capabilities, benefits, limitations and potential

Profiles development-stage imaging agents and examines their clinical status and commercial prospects

Analyzes key industry alliances and partnerships by imaging modality, and examines the impact of next-generation imaging candidates on future imaging markets

Profiles market participants, their development activity and business strategies

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Medical Imaging Markets: Molecular Imaging

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NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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Molecular imaging techniques include nuclear medicine imaging positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and combination PET/CT and SPECT/CT techniques as well as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging that are used with molecular imaging agents.

Molecular imaging has evolved into a pillar of molecular medicine. It combines functional imaging with structural imaging so that specific in-vivo molecular processes can be identified and spatially pinpointed, often with the use of imaging contrast agents that bind to specific biological proteins. Molecular imaging is undertaking diagnostic and treatment roles as it enables physicians to pinpoint the locations of disease and track the progress of therapies. The same contrast agents used to highlight disease sites may even be able to carry drugs that can be selectively unleashed precisely where they are needed.

Medical Imaging Markets: Molecular Imaging offers complete market coverage of world markets for molecular imaging products for the following technologies:

For each of these modalities, the report provides current market size based on revenues to manufacturers of imaging systems used for molecular procedures, as well as forecasts of future revenues.

Interest in and use of the technology has exploded in recent years, thanks to advances in cell biology, biochemical agents, and computer analysis, and serious market watchers in medical imaging industries, as well as those serving or investing in medical imaging companies, will want to keep abreast of this new market. As part of its comprehensive coverage,

includes:

Kalorama looks at the technologies currently used in molecular imaging but also examines novel research areas, such as:

Market forecasts are based on an examination of current market conditions and on investigations into the development of new products by key companies. The market data provide multiple year forecasts for different product segments covered in the report. The information presented in this report is the result of data gathered from company product literature and other corporate brochures and documents, as well as information found in the scientific and trade press. In addition, interviews were conducted with company executives, clinicians and researchers.

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Web Video for Business – Tips for Filming Web Video

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In an ideal world wed all be using professional web video producers to create film for our websites, blogs or YouTube channels. Thats not an option for many of us (simply because of budget), but we do have mobile phones and digital cameras at our disposal. Its easy to pull out a camera or smartphone, make a video and upload it, but here are a few tips for filming web video that will save you time and improve your videos.

The first thing toremember is your video is likely to be viewed at a small scale. Most videos are not filmed at a high enough resolution to make them watchable full screen and many of us view films on our mobile devices on small screens anyway. With this in mind,try to think larger than life when you plan your video. Dont include tiny details that are going to be difficult to see. The best videos are those that are simple, straightforward and get their message across without faddy gimmicks. If you need to write or draw, do it on a large white board rather than a small piece of paper, so that it will be decipherable even when viewed on a phone screen.

Ever watched a video and seen it pixellate? Of course you have. The more complex your video, the more bandwidth the viewers device needs to have available to stream it properly. So if you wear that highly patterned shirt you love and stand in front of a stripy background theres an awful lot of detail to be transmitted, even before you start talking. Keep it simple stand in front of a white background if at all possible, and wear plain, preferably dark colours.

For the same reason,keep movement to a minimum in your video. Movement creates more engagement, but be careful how much you put into the video. Movement requires extra bandwidth and if youre pacing around, viewers with slower internet connections are likely to experience issues with bandwidth and pixellation. Keep the camera as still as you can use a tripod!If you need to move around then make your movements fluid and smooth. Jerky movements will look even more jerky on a slow connection!

It is possible to mount your camera on a tripod and film yourself,try and find someone to help you. Many hours have been lost because someone moved outside the frame, or had the top of their head cut off, or the lighting was wrong, and they didnt notice till after theyd completed the filming! Having someone else there to monitor the screen and give you feedback is a very wise decision!

Finally, you also need togive some thought to the lightingin the area where youre filming. Spotlights can cause huge issues as the camera will struggle to set the contrast properly, and youll end up with very bright areas, very dark areas and streaks of light. Film your video outdoors or in a well-lit room natural light is best but if you do need artificial light, try to evenly light a large area.

If you need help and assitance for both filiming and pulling together content that will really sell online, check out my Web Video for Business page.

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Inspirational projects publicly accessible at new web home

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A new website promoting future-focused projects created by sustainable practitioners has been launched by the Centre for Sustainable Practice at Otago Polytechnic: http://www.sustainable-practice.org

The website is designed to create a global community of practice around sustainable development and to encourage people to collaborate on existing or new projects. The first projects loaded have been created by participants in the Centres graduate programmes in Sustainable Practice.

The Centres Director, Steve Henry, says the work of the graduate programme participants is relevant and useful, and should be available to others.

"The projects are real rather than theoretical, so theyre useful for others and can be built upon," he explains. "We are looking to develop this site so anyone in the world can log in and upload a project or contribute to the ones already listed."

http://www.sustainable-practice.org was built by social media expert, James Samuel, with this kind of collaboration in mind.

"Theres a real need for transformative change across all aspects of our society and people are responding to that need," says Mr Henry. "Our participants tend to be from business, local government or professional sectors, and most study part-time to apply the principles of sustainable practice to their particular situation. This makes for fascinating projects that have relevance to all sorts of people."

The Centre for Sustainable Practice was established by Otago Polytechnic in 2008 to facilitate transformational change in students, businesses, professions and organisations. Over the past two years, its graduate programmes have grown exponentially with numbers expected to double again for 2013.

Current projects hosted at http://www.sustainable-practice.org include the Hawea Flat Food Forest, Trash Footwear, and Bushland Park, a lodge on the Coromandel Peninsula.

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Fresh New Look for Cardstore by American Greetings

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CLEVELAND, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Cardstore, the popular greeting card website from American Greetings Corporation (AM) has refreshed its site to include more features and more content--just in time for the upcoming holiday season. And for a limited time, Cardstore is offering consumers a fun way to test out the new website and experience the quality of the finished productwith a free card!

The website enhancements are a combination of customer feedback, market research, and Cardstore's goal to provide a creative, easy-to-use experience-- the place people can go to personalize greeting cards for every occasion. Upon entering the site, customers will find a fresh new look, more navigational tools, a card carousel and card shelves that allows the perfect card to be easily selected and personalized. Delivery dates can now be scheduled up to a year in advance with the new "Schedule Ahead" option so customers can personalize a card for upcoming occasions at any time. Cardstore will then print, ship and provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee on every order.

To celebrate the website refresh, Cardstore is offering a free card from October 11 14, 2012 for all visitors who place their card order and enter coupon code CCM2336 during checkout. Cardstore offers consumers unmatched variety as well as the opportunity to personalize their selections through an assortment of interactive options. Users can add personal photos, include unique, heartfelt messages and even upload a signature. In addition to these great options, Cardstore can also stamp and send the cards directly to recipients via the U.S. postal service.

"We're thrilled to bring our customers a fresh new Cardstore that was thoughtfully made over, just for them," said Ann-Marie McGowan, general manager of Cardstore. "We provide customers more ways to create and send the perfect card that expresses exactly what is on his or her mind, whenever the occasion or inspiration strikes. We promise perfectly personalized greetings that customers can create and send in a few quick clicks, printed and shipped to a mailbox in dayswhat a great way to make a meaningful connection!"

Other Cardstore benefits include free standard shipping this holiday season, mail delivery service with the simple click of "mail to the recipient", an array of talented artists and brands to select from, the schedule ahead option, three different ways to include a signature, easier upload for address books, the ability to upload photos from Facebook, a free iPhone app that can be easily downloaded on Cardstore.com or through the iTunes App store, as well as the Cardstyle blog that provides inspiration and suggestions on creating the perfect card.

About American Greetings Corporation

For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love. The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately$1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

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Actifio and Boston University School of Medicine Selected to Present on Consequences of Big Data Sprawl at SNW Fall 2012

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Actifio, the radically simple copy data management company, today announced its presence at SNW Fall 2012, October 16-19th in Santa Clara, CA. The event will be highlighted by a presentation by Dr. John Meyers, assistant professor of medicine and director of technology in Boston University School of Medicines (BUSM) Department of Medicine on how the institution built a research storage and computing platform from the ground up based on Actifios Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) platform.

Dr. Meyers will be joined by Actifios Senior Director Andrew Gilman on Thursday, October 18, 3:10-3:55 pm PDT in the session, Combat the Consequences of Data Sprawl with PAS. Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) is a revolutionary new category of storage that enables a fundamentally new and radically simplified approach to data management. PAS is a provenvirtualized storagesolution transforming the economics of the industry through a purpose-built approach to addressing the root cause of todays data storage explosion:copy data. By focusing on smarter and more efficient copy data management, streamlining the typically 13-120 excess, redundant copies of production data, Actifio provides faster recovery and more reliable data protection for up to 90 percent less cost than traditional backup and recovery point tools.

Boston University School of Medicines Department of Medicine is the medical campus largest department, conducting extensive clinical and basic science research. The faculty collectively exceeds $80 million per year in research grant funding and actively researches pressing medical issues from autoimmunity to nearly all types of cancer. Historically there were no research-specific computing resources available to faculty, and irreplaceable data was stored on a patchwork of consumer NAS devices, workstations-turned-servers, portable media and other devices. Legacy enterprise-class data backup and recovery solutions in place at the time werent able to scale across their diverse and increasingly complex infrastructure. BUSM needed a radically new storage solution to address their copy data challenge.

Click here to view a short video of how Dr. Meyers uses PAS.

In our unique environment, not all data is the same, said Dr. Meyers. Actifio PAS supports the concept of an SLA that defines how often an object is snapped, deduped, replicated and retained. These SLAs can be applied to individual VMs, file systems and even types of NAS data regardless of underlying storage design. Im excited to share how Actifio PAS has saved us well over $1 million, which allows us to fund pilot grants and support novel research. Ill also share our vision for copy data management -- for example, how it allows us to parse scientific metadata and apply a PAS SLA based on that information.

In addition to being selected to present, Actifio will be exhibiting at SNW Fall 2012 at kiosk #P4 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. It is also participating in hands-on-lab sessions throughout the event, where end users will be able to setup, build application SLAs and manage data on the new Actifio PAS 20T solution. For more details about attending the hands-on-lab, please contact Andrew Gilman at Andrew@actifio.com.

Were very gratified to see the Actifio customer base climbing past the 200 mark, and grateful that industry organizations like SNIA are empowering our user community to share their stories and experiences with their industry peers, said Ash Ashutosh, Actifio CEO.

About Actifio

Actifio is radically simple copy data management. Our Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) lets businesses recover anything instantly, for up to 90 percent less. PAS eliminates siloed data protection applications, virtualizing data management to deliver an application-centric, SLA-driven solution that decouples the management of data from storage, network and server infrastructure. Actifio has helped liberate IT organizations and service providers of all sizes from vendor lock-in and the management challenges associated with exploding data growth. Actifio is headquartered in Waltham, Mass., with offices around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.actifio.com or email info@actifio.com.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation and School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University, NY, Partner On …

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NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Longtime partners Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation (www.tcmworld.org) and the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University, New York, will offer a one-day training workshop on Wu Ming Qigong movements for breast health at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia, the location of the Foundation's 11th annual conference, Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine (www.tcmconference.org). The training session, which supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month, costs $99 and takes place Thursday, October 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The workshop is open to all healthcare practitioners and health-seekers interested in learning ancient Qigong forms that can then be taught to individuals, families, patients, clients and community groups. Participants receive three complimentary DVDs on "Wu Ming Qigong for Breast Health" featuring a real-time instructional session of these energy forms that support breast health.

"Wu Ming Qigong for Breast Health" is based on the work of Nan Lu, OMD, Qigong master, longtime TCM practitioner and best-selling author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Woman's Guide to Healing from Breast Cancer (HarperCollins) Dr. Lu is also an associate clinical professor at the School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University, NY. Dr. Frances Brisbane, the School's dean, remarked, "This is the kind of innovative event our School is eager to support. It empowers women and can make a real difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities."

TCM World Foundation's Program Director Elaine Katen commented, "We are passionate in our belief that breast cancer prevention goes beyond early detection. Learning these powerful Qigong forms takes serious practice so this vital prevention technique can be properly demonstrated to others for maximum results. This gratifying effort has helped women nationwide understand how to care for their own bodies."

To learn more or to register, call TCM World Foundation at 212.274.1079, or visit http://www.tcmconference.org.

CONTACT: Ellen Schaplowsky. VP TCM World Foundation 212.274.1079 or 212.593.6316

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Research and Markets: Oral Medicine – A Color Handbook, 2nd Edition

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wwk4qh/oral_medicine_a) has announced the addition of the "Oral Medicine - A Color Handbook, 2nd Edition" book to their offering.

This is a revised edition of a bestselling handbook. The authors have fully updated the text to include the most up to date treatment options, have added a section on head and neck imaging (CT/MRI), a series of self-test clinical cases, and 100 new photographs.

The book uses a symptom-based approach to assist the clinician in the diagnosis and management of those conditions that fall into the speciality of oral medicine. Dealing first with normal anatomy, physical examination and investigation - particularly lesional biopsy, haematological assessment and microbiological sampling - the authors cover all areas of those diseases, local and systemic, that manifest themselves in the lips and mouth. Conditions are grouped under their principal presenting sign - blistering, white patches, red patches, swelling, pigmentation, pain, dry mouth, altered tasted and halitosis.

This comprehensive handbook is of value to professionals and trainees in medicine, dentistry and pathology.

Key Features:

- Combines the advantages of a colour atlas with those of a short text/reference.

- Symptoms-based approach.

- New section on head and neck imaging (CT/MRI).

- New self-test clinical cases.

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Cook Medical’s Zilver® PTX® Trial Shows Sustained Patency after Three Years

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Three-year data from the Zilver PTX Randomized Controlled Trial of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Femoropopliteal Disease from Cook Medical demonstrate 70.7 percent primary patency in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) at 36 months for patients treated with the paclitaxel-eluting stent. This compares to 49.1 percent patency for patients with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and provisional bare metal stent placement in the 479-patient study.

In addition, the paclitaxel coating was shown to reduce the restenosis rate by 53 percent in a head-to-head comparison of provisional paclitaxel-eluting versus bare metal stent placement.

Michael Dake, M.D., professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University Medical School and medical director of the Cath/Angio Laboratories at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, presented the study findings yesterday at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2012 conference in Las Vegas, Nev.

These data, from the largest clinical study ever conducted on peripheral stenting, clearly show a sustained drug effect for paclitaxel-eluting stents versus bare metal stents after three years, said Rob Lyles, vice president and global leader of Cook Medicals Peripheral Intervention clinical division. We are proud to have pioneered this important technology.

Zilver PTX is neither approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration nor available for sale in the United States. Dr. Dake, the global principal investigator for the Zilver PTX trial, is a paid consultant to Cook Medical regarding the research and development of medical devices.

About Cook Medical

A global pioneer in medical breakthroughs, Cook Medical is committed to creating effective solutions that benefit millions of patients worldwide. Today, we combine medical devices, drugs, biologic grafts and cell therapies across more than 16,000 products serving more than 40 medical specialties. Founded in 1963 by a visionary who put patient needs and ethical business practices first, Cook is a family-owned company that has created more than 10,000 jobs worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.cookmedical.com. Follow Cook Medical on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Liberty's Miller excels in tennis after starting in other sports

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October 11, 2012 12:18 AM

Nate Miller arrived at Liberty with thoughts that basketball, or perhaps the gridiron to follow in the footsteps of his two brothers, would highlight his prep career.

Hell leave the northern Colorado Springs high school with quite the athletic legacy all right. But in neither of the aforementioned sports.

Basketball was actually my sport growing up, but I wasnt big enough for football, Miller said. I took up tennis instead. I just loved it. As time progressed, I focused on tennis and started taking it seriously. This year, I was able to take it to another level. This will be one of my last chances to play, so I want to go out as well as I can.

Miller, a senior, became quite possibly Libertys first boys singles regional champion Oct.5 when he recorded a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Lakewoods Ram Vuppaladadiyam in the Region 6 championship match in No. 2 singles at Denver East. Lancers coach Joe Frasca didnt witness the feat during his seven years there, and he doubts anyone previously made it to the top at the school known instead for its high-caliber cross country and soccer programs.

Now, its onto the state tournament, where 373 athletes in 5A and 4A head for Denvers Gates Tennis Center and Pueblo City Park, respectively, to compete in the three-day tournament starting Thursday.

Miller, along with Pine Creek junior Zack Inman, represents the only Pikes Peak-area 5A singles players to make it through regional play and into state play.

For these guys to even make it to state is quite an accomplishment, Frasca said. But I know what kind of competitor Nate is. Hes not just happy getting there. Nate wants to be there on Saturday.

Millers breakthrough at Liberty marked another momentous step for the program, which just last year saw its girls team post a school-best seven victories in dual matches and qualified five players to the state tournament.

This is the best season we have ever had, Frasca said. Like Nate, most of my players didnt start tennis until they were in high school and they have improved tremendously the past four years. There is a renaissance happening at Liberty with our tennis programs.

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First Liberty Power – Website Launch

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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --First Liberty Power Corp. (FLPC) is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website for First Liberty which reflects our growing scope of business. The new site, http://www.firstlibertystrategic.com, enhances the discussion on our lithium property exploration and development and introduces our expanded emphasis on the exploration, development, mining and refining of strategic industrial metals in the USA.

With this announcement, First Liberty is formally launching another one of its new initiatives that more effectively updates investors and shareholders on the Company's progress in a timely manner. The new site not only lays out the Company's strategic vision moving forward, but also incorporates multiple methods for interaction with the company. The delivery of information, including relevant industry and corporate news, has been greatly enhanced and the site also acts as a medium for access to key social media channels - allowing for the facilitation and broadening of communication. You will now be able to follow the company on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/FirstLibertyOTC and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/firstlibertypower. Both social media platforms can be accessed directly from First Liberty's website.

CEO Don Nicholson in a released statement commented that, "As the Company continues to evolve, this revamped website is the next logical step in our communication strategy and it reinforces our commitment to providing our shareholders with the information and transparency they require. The new website will be a more up-to-date, easily accessible source of information that will provide timely data for shareholders and others having an interest in our development. This is another significant step forward in disseminating details on our Lithium brine properties, our new Antimony property, and our ongoing efforts to establish holdings in other strategic metals." Mr. Nicholson further stated, "The website is an essential step forward to fully reflect our company's vision and assist our shareholders and investors in understanding the critical issues of the domestic supply of those strategic mineral elements for current and emerging technologies."

About UsFirst Liberty is a Nevada based mineral exploration company with a focus on the exploration, development, mining and refining of strategic industrial metals in the USA. With a foundation in lithium exploration and a recent addition of antimony mining and development, it is our vision to significantly contribute towards ensuring a domestic supply of those strategic mineral elements that are critical to current and emerging technologies. We will continue assembling a portfolio of properties and interests in several key areas, ranging in developmental to advanced stage exploration, to those being production ready.

ContactFirst Liberty Power Corp. http://www.firstlibertystrategic.com ir@firstlibertystrategic.com Investor Relations Telephone: (800) 709-1196

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis current report contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to, the final outcome Lida Valley and Smokey Valley exploration / work programs, the specific nature and extent of the next phase of our exploration program, our ability to raise the necessary capital to complete our exploration program, and any mineralization, exploration and development of our mineral properties, specifically in regards to Lithium.

Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with mineral exploration and difficulties associated with obtaining financing on acceptable terms. We are not in control of metals prices and these could vary to make development uneconomic. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our most recent annual report for our last fiscal year, our quarterly reports, and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Liberty Coal Energy Corp. Announces Completion of Financing

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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - Liberty Coal Energy ( OTCQB : LBTG ) (the "Company," or "Liberty Coal") is pleased to announce that it has closed an equity placement of $9,196,500.00 (Nine million, One Hundred Ninety Six Thousand, Five Hundred dollars) with 10 institutional accredited investors, through its equity advisor Catwalk Capital, LLC.Ed Morrow, CEO of Liberty Coal Energy had this to say, "This funding provides Liberty Coal the financial capability to complete its plan on the Owsley County, Kentucky coal property and to make additional acquisitions to grow its business plan. We are grateful to Catwalk Capital for their diligence and aid in the acquisition of this capital facility."

The Owsley property comprises approx. 1000 acres of fee surface and coal rights, and has a mine plan in place and a phase 1 permit technically approved by the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources. The permit may be activated by posting the required reclamation bonds and liability insurance. The coal quality is excellent thermal coal, used primarily for generation of electricity.

The recoverable thermal coal resource on the Owsley project is in excess of 5.7 million tons.3.5 million tons are recoverable with surface and highwall mining, and an additional 2.2 million tons are recoverable by underground deep mining. Owsley resources have a sales value in excess of $300 million over 10 years of planned production.

About Liberty Coal Energy Corp.

Liberty Coal Energy is a resource development and production company with coal property in eastern Kentucky. Liberty Coal's plan is that the Owsley production will be followed by a series of similar sized projects in the Appalachian coal fields over the next three plus years. The Company is building the foundation for success in the United States' most active coal mining regions. Liberty Coal Energy is dedicated to the acquisition, development and production of coal in North America. The Company is committed to creating value for its shareholders by maintaining the highest environmental standards to produce clean coal for the nation's energy needs. Please visit the Company's website http://www.libertycoal.com for additional information.

About Catwalk Capital, LLC:

Catwalk Capital is the equity funding advisor to Ferme Group, http://www.fermegroup.com. Ferme assists private and public companies, investment banks and institutional investors in their drive to create value. Ferme's advisors are versatile and have worked extensively in many industries and transaction types. Ferme's worldwide network of channel partners provides a large geographic capability.

For further information onLiberty Coal, contact Samantha White at 888-399-3989 or info@libertycoal.com

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Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "may," "could," "should," "anticipates," "likely," "believes" and words of similar import also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current facts and analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determined and assumptions of management. The statements by our officers, and other statements regarding optimism related to the business, expanding exploration and development activities and other statements in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein due to many risk factors that affect the industry the Company operates in and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings under "risk factors" and elsewhere. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

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