PacWest Equities, Inc. Acquires World Eco Source Corp.

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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Oct 9, 2012) - PacWest Equities, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : PWEI ) today announced that it has acquired World Eco Source Corp. of Belize City, Belize. The stock symbol of PWEI will not be changed. World Eco Source Corp. is a technology-based company which has developed the MobileFeed and MobileFood systems helping offset deficient, worldwide food production for both animals and humans.

The World Eco Source MobileFeed and MobileFood units provide turnkey systems for either the production of livestock-based consumables or human-based protein and vegetable consumables. The MobileFeed units are truly a global sustainable, green life cycle farming system. Using both solar power and water conserving growing systems, one trailer can produce 1,500 pounds daily of organically grown grass for year round livestock consumption, thus lowering feed costs by 80% while producing Certified Organic, Grass Fed livestock and increasing profitability of the final product.

The MobileFood units enable the rapid production of certified, organic vegetables and proteins for humans through life cycle harmonic integration of fish farms and hydroponic vegetables, with one half of the system feeding/fertilizing the other half, and vice-verse. Raising Tilapia side-by-side with vegetables and using the same water from the fish to fertilize the greens is not something new, but by combining the hydroponic know-how with World Eco Source patented technologies, the outputs have finally become commercially feasible.

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PacWest Equities, Inc. specializes in working with under performing companies and bringing together the resources needed for them to attain financial stability and growth. Our focus is on companies showing a positive upside while struggling to bring new bio-technologies and unique products to market.

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Red tide fish kill hits South County beaches

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Red tide has been detected at Stump Pass in Englewood. The algae bloom has caused a fish kill on the beach noticeable last week.

More than seven tons of dead fish have been scooped from Sarasota County beaches in just two days, as a persistent bloom of toxic red tide algae plagues the coastline.

The bloom is mostly lingering offshore of Charlotte Harbor, but patches of the algae also have been found as far south as Lee County and as far north as Manatee. Although dead fish have washed ashore as far north as Casey Key, the epicenter of the carnage is Manasota Key, which is shared by Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

The bloom began affecting the region last week and is the first since 2007 to have wide-ranging and lingering impacts. Red tide wreaked havoc in Southwest Florida around this time last year, but reports of dead fish were spotty.

The good news is that winds should begin to blow the bloom and the dead fish offshore in the coming days, said Jason Lenes, research associate at the University of South Florida.

EARLIER: A lingering red tide bloom is continuing to deposit dead fish on the county's southern beaches, making beach days from Nokomis south less than pleasant.

Dead fish were reported on Nokomis Beach, Venice North Jetty Beach and Venice Beach. Several dead fish were reported on Manasota Key beaches. County staff are cleaning up the fish.

The only beach where red tide was strong enough to cause reports of moderate respiratory irritation was the Venice North Jetty Beach.

Sarasota County health officials advised pet owners that red tide can also affect dogs brought to the beach.

Mote Marine Laboratory's beach conditions report is updated at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. Reports can be viewed online at http://www.mote.org/beaches. Residents and visitors can also register to receive email reports about specific beaches. For telephone updates, call 941-BEACHES and press 1 for Sarasota County beaches.

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UK Contributes 24 Robotic Arms in Giant Leap in Near-Infrared Astronomy

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A new high-tech instrument with 24 robotic arms has crossed the Atlantic from Edinburgh to a mountain top in Chile to address in more detail than ever before, some of the key questions surrounding the beginnings of the universe, stars and galaxies. KMOS (K-Band Multi Object Spectrometer) has been provisionally accepted by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) after it completed final assembly and testing at the UK Astronomy Technology Center (UK ATC) in Edinburgh. It will now be fitted to one of the four telescopes which make up the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO-VLT) at Paranal in Chile, providing astronomers with a far quicker solution to uncover details about galaxies and their properties.

What makes KMOS unique is its ability to image many galaxies simultaneously either in a cluster or in isolation but in both cases, still see the individual properties of each single galaxy. Until now, each galaxy has had to be identified individually to obtain that information, a process that takes years. KMOS will be able to see the same amount of detail in just two months.

Each of the 24 cryogenic robotic arms, which have gold plated mirrors on their tips, can be moved into position to pinpoint with extreme accuracy the light coming from distant galaxies.

Dr. Michele Cirasuolo is the lead instrument scientist for KMOS at UK ATC. He said: "KMOS represents a pivotal step in our quest to scrutinize the distant universe. The ability to observe in the near-infrared 24 galaxies simultaneously is an enormous leap forward compared to any other current instrument. KMOS will allow a much faster survey speed...most of the observations done by similar near-infrared spectrographs over the last 10 years could be done in just two months with KMOS."

This novel capability means astronomers will be able to make a detailed study of the mass assembly and star formation in distant, high red-shift galaxies addressing fundamental questions about when these first formed and how they evolve. This ability to observe multiple galaxies at once enables scientists to build up large statistical samples of galaxies at different cosmic epochs necessary to unveil the physical mechanisms that shape their formation and evolution.

KMOS creates this detailed picture using integral field spectroscopy and obtains spectra over a two-dimensional area, covering the entire galaxy. The light from each segment of galaxy (its core, the bulge, the spiral arms and the outer parts) is analyzed simultaneously and each can be given physical and chemical properties. Not only therefore, can a complete galaxy be measured, but each individual part too, allowing a comprehensive picture to be built.

"For each of the galaxies, KMOS will give an incredible amount of information. It's not just a picture of a galaxy, but 3D spectroscopy providing the spatially resolved physics and the chemistry and the dynamics. This is crucial to understand how galaxies assemble their mass and shape their structure as a function of cosmic time, up to the formation of the very first galaxies, more than 13 billion years ago" explains Michele Cirasuolo.

The specialized mechanisms inside KMOS have been designed to work in cryogenic conditions below minus two hundred degrees centigrade, which has been a major challenge, but which is necessary to observe distant galaxies at near-infrared wavelengths. This is because, unless cooled, the thermal emission from the instrument itself will swamp the faint signal from the astronomical sources.

Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts said: "It's excellent to see the UK playing a leading role in the development of such a sophisticated piece of technology and overcoming some very complex engineering challenges on the way. This instrument will now take its place on a world leading telescope to help improve our knowledge and understanding of the universe around us."

The instrument is a collaboration of six institutions in Germany and the UK, including STFC's UK Astronomy Technology Center (UK ATC), Durham University, Oxford University and RAL Space at STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The team of internationally respected scientists and engineers at UK ATC played a major role in the KMOS project, being responsible, amongst others, for the construction of the cryostat, the 24 robotic pick-off arms, the cable co-rotator and the final assembly and test of the complete instrument. RAL Space applied their cryogenic lens mounting technology in the three camera barrels they provided for spectrographs in KMOS. Durham University has the PI of the entire project and produced the complex system of more than 1000 mirrors in the integral field unit. Oxford University provided the design and assembly of the three spectrographs in KMOS.

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The Sky Is Calling | Bad Astronomy

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So I sit down to go through my email, and its the usual slew of press releases, spam, space enthusiast questions, and marriage proposals. No, wait, I dont get those last ones. Still, its a lot of email.

But one cataches my eye. The subject line is "Space Pop". Just that. Huh. So I click it, and right away I know I was about to be happy.

The opening line is, "Im a fan. Of you. Of space. Of inspiring curiosity about science. "

I love hearing that. The email is from Kim Boekbinder, an independent pop music artist, and she wants to make a space album. Or more accurately an album of music based on and inspired by space and astronomy, and in the email shes asking me to be an advisor on it (along with Matt Everingham). She also links to her first song from the album: "The Sky Is Calling". I listen to it, and Im hooked.

Heres the song:

I know, right? Kims awesome. By the way, she fed an image of the Tarantula nebula through an audio program to create the background for that song. So, yeah.

Kims raising funds to get this album [wait for it, wait for it] off the ground [hahahahahaha! I kill me], so shes got a Kickstarter page for it. As I write this shes already more than 1/3 of the way to her goal of $30k, which is great! Id really like to see this album get made. She and I have been chatting back and forth, and every time I send her some astronomy note, she gets really excited and wants to write music about it.

So if you can, kick in some filthy lucre for her. Ill note that when she got to $5k she wrote a short and quick song based on a post I wrote about the expansion of the Universe. Seriously. And when she got to $10k she wrote a short song about Mars Rovers.

If you want a taste of more of her music, she has some you can listen to on her website. Note: One of them is massively NSFW. Youll know when you get to it.

The past couple of years has seen a lot of artists looking to include more science in their work (see Related Posts below). Maybe thats always been there, but what I know is that recently they started contacting me. I think thats fantastic. After all, isnt a Hubble picture art? Doesnt seeing a photo from Curiosity make your heart beat a little faster? Doesnt something like this pluck at the wires connecting the two halves of your brain?

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Kaman and Kineco Sign Agreement to Form a Joint Venture in India

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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. & GOA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (KAMN), and Kineco Private Limited today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a manufacturing joint venture (JV) in India.The new company will be named Kineco Kaman Composites India Pvt. Ltd. The venture is based in Goa and will manufacture advanced composite structures for aerospace, imaging/medical and other industries.

Gregory L. Steiner, President of Kaman Aerospace Group, commented, This venture comes together with the strength of a mutually shared vision that will drive and focus the JV to provide outstanding composite structures manufacturing solutions for our customers around the world. This strategic step is in keeping with our vision to provide our customers with a complete aerosystem solution. Our customers will benefit with a Kaman One Stop full complement of seamless services including design, tooling, testing, certification, low rate initial production, through steady state high velocity production. In addition, mature processes with high labor content will serve as key potential opportunities to provide our customers with future step down pricing.

Shekhar Sardessai, Chairman and Managing Director of Kineco Private Limited commented, The partnership between Kineco and Kaman is a unique and special one. This JV formation has the potential to become an extraordinary event for Indian business and the global aerospace industry. This relationship will foster and develop opportunities for both companies from uncharted territories.

The joint venture will conduct its operations out of the existing Kineco composites manufacturing facility in Goa, and is expected to initially employ approximately 50 experienced composite manufacturing employees, who are already producing complex composite structures utilizing the latest carbon material and autoclave curing technology. The business will be further enhanced by Kamans proven manufacturing know-how and decades of aerospace composites fabrication experience.

About Kaman Aerospace Group

Kaman Aerospace Group is a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (NYSE-KAMN). The company produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft; aerostructure engineering design analysis and FAA certification services; safe and arm solutions for missile and bomb systems for the U.S. and allied militaries; subcontract helicopter work; and support for the companys SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters and K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopters. Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets. More information is available at http://www.kaman.com.

About Kineco Private Limited

Kineco is a first generation entrepreneurial company founded by Mr. Shekhar Sardessai and was incorporated in 1994 and currently employees more than 150 people. It is one of Indias leading composites manufacturing companies with a strong presence and focus on the aerospace and defense industry. Kineco, as a company, has a legacy of innovation, development and commercialization of composite products. It has two operational facilities with total manufacturing space of 150,000 square feet. The company caters to a wide range of industries such as; railways, aerospace, defense, mass transportation, process, and marine.

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PPG Aerospace Special-Effect Coatings Bring Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Livery to Life

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SHILDON, England, Oct. 8, 2012 Special-effect coatings by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) aerospace coatings group enabled Virgin Atlantic Airways to have the unique reflectivity and bright, vibrant color the airlines design and engineering teams wanted for its new livery.

The airline has taken delivery of the first new aircraft an Airbus A330 painted with DESOTHANE(R) topcoats by PPG Aerospace colored with ANDARO(R) special-effect pigment. The proprietary PPG pigment was used in coatings that create the red tail and engines and the aubergine Virgin Atlantic lettering across the aircraft. The fuselage is painted with Desothane topcoats in high-sparkle silver mica.

Traditional mica aircraft coatings have about 30 percent reflectivity, while coatings with Andaro pigment reflect about 90 percent of visible light, according to Alex Reid, PPG Aerospace account manager at the North Europe application support center in Shildon, England.

Virgin Atlantic likes innovative technology, Reid said. Because using Andaro pigment in aerospace coatings was new, we worked closely with Virgins engineering team to get the products approved to apply to their aircraft. We worked alongside their design team to get the unique colors made with Andaro pigment incorporated into their new company identity.

Virgin Atlantics design team came to PPG with a vision for the coloring. Reid and the PPG Aerospace coatings team sought input from color experts in PPGs automotive OEM coatings business, and they adapted the Andaro pigment technology for aerospace coating applications.

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Aerospace analyst has high expectations for Canadian airlines and Bombardier

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By Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press

MONTREAL - An aerospace analyst has high earnings expectations for Canada's two largest airlines and the prospects of Bombardier to land new orders.

Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets said Tuesday he expects Air Canada (TSX:AC-B.TO - News) and WestJet Airlines (TSX:WJA.TO - News) will report solid operating results next month as higher traffic and fares compensate for volatile fuel prices during the third quarter.

"We see top-line revenue as being lifted in the Canadian airline segment and we are adjusting our forecasts accordingly," he wrote in a report.

Spracklin increased his price target for WestJet by $1 to $21 after the Calgary-based airline's domestic traffic increased by 7.9 per cent during the quarter. He expects it will report 49 cents per share in adjusted profits, up 18.6 per cent from his earlier forecast of 41 cents per share, when the company releases its results on Nov. 7. Pre-tax operating earnings (EBITDAR) should be $194 million, compared to the $181 million consensus among analysts.

Air Canada's traffic and yield data were relatively in line with his higher expectations. He expects the Montreal-based airline with report 81 cents per share in adjusted profits in the quarter, or $541 million in EBITDAR. That compares to the consensus of $524 million.

"With robust operating metrics and new growth opportunities, WestJet remains well-positioned for further valuation upside," he wrote.

"At the same time, we believe Air Canada shares present a compelling trading opportunity and a cyclical/sector play should macro conditions improve."

Spracklin added that Air Canada will be helped by its operational flexibility and transformation strategy.

He also raised Chorus Aviation's (TSX:CHR-B.TO - News) EBITDA by 9.2 per cent to $40 million, from $37 million as a result of better cost controls.

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Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Appointment of Jim Krone as Vice President of Aerospace Engineering

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MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Park Electrochemical Corp. (PKE) announced the appointment of James R. Krone as Vice President of Aerospace Engineering of the Company. In this new position, Mr. Krone will be responsible for the Companys global aerospace engineering activities. Mr. Krone will report to Steve Pittari, Vice President-Aerospace of the Company, and will be based at the Companys Park Aerospace Technologies Corp. aerospace advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies manufacturing and design business unit located in Newton, Kansas.

Prior to joining Park, Mr. Krone held several positions with Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. He had been Director, Structural Integrity of Cessna since 2008, Senior Manager, Material and Process Engineering from 2005 to 2008, Manager, Non-Metallic Materials Group, Material and Process Engineering from 2000 to 2005 and Engineering Specialist, Non-Metallic Materials Group, Material and Process Engineering from 1995 to 2000. From 1992 to 1995, he was a Program Manager with Quadrax Corporation, Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., a supplier of advanced polymer based composite raw materials and finished parts to the aerospace, defense and recreational markets, in Providence, Rhode Island; and from 1980 to 1992 he held several positions with Phillips Petroleum Company, a global petrochemical company, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Mr. Krone is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Innovation and Enterprise Engagement, Wichita State University, an Advisory Board Member of the National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University, and Vice Chairman of the Wichita Chapter of The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering. Mr. Krone received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University.

Brian Shore, Parks President and CEO, said, I have known Jim Krone for a number of years and have very high regard for him. I am very pleased that Jim has chosen to join Park.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Parks core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Companys manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R & D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.

Additional corporate information is available on the Companys web site at http://www.parkelectro.com.

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Aerospace Product Liability Litigation: Are You Ready?

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Jack Harrington, Of Counsel, SmithAmundsen LLC, a legal firm attending the marcus evans Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Summit 2012, on being ready for product liability litigation.

New York, NY, Oct 9, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - The aerospace industry works so hard to build good products, but it needs to work just as hard to protect them for when litigation occurs, says Jack Harrington, Of Counsel, SmithAmundsen LLC.

A masterclass presenter from a legal firm attending the upcoming marcus evans Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Summit 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 25-26, Harrington turns the spotlight on product liability litigation and what role electronic discovery (eDiscovery) can play in the aerospace product manufacturing industry.

- How can the aerospace industry better handle product liability litigation?

In the past, defense lawyers used to deal with product liability litigation by bringing in experts, who would argue that the accident or incident was not caused by the product, while the plaintiff would bring specialists suggesting otherwise. With eDiscovery, there is now an entirely new element to product liability litigation.

Most communication and correspondence today is through emails, and eDiscovery is making available a tremendous amount of information, including poorly written emails between colleagues, when no one thought that years later they would be in a witness stand trying to explain to the jury what they actually meant to say.

- What is the way around this issue?

Many aircraft companies that want to protect the integrity of products are providing product integrity training, telling employees to be careful with emails as they can potentially come up in court decades later.

The second part of the training must focus on document retention, and keeping only the pieces of communication that may be required by the government or for the running of the business. Saving every email just opens up the company to enquiries that could lead to inaccurate theories in a lawsuit. People who are injured by faulty products should be protected and compensated, but at the same time the business should not have to worry that if a crash occurs counsel will present and convince a different case to the jury.

We encourage companies to build the best products they can, make sure everyone realizes they are the best that they can be, but to address product issues that arise.

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UTC Aerospace Achieves Milestone

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UTC Aerospace Systems, part of the United Technologies Corp. (UTX) has achieved a milestone by delivering its 100th Cabin Air Conditioning and Temperature Control System (:CACTCS) pack for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The CACTCS pack is a part of the Environmental Control System, which primarily facilitates entire airplane thermal management. Its primary functions include control of cabin temperature, free flow of fresh air, pressure control within the cabin, basic heating and cooling, galley cooling along with the management of temperature control of cargo and crew rest compartments.

Based on the achievement of this milestone, management at UTC Aerospace systems said that it is well positioned to fully support Boeings organized and efficient ramp-up rate.

Apart from the Environmental Control Systems, UTC Aerospace Systems also provides multiple critical systems for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The solutions delivered by UTC include; nitrogen generation, electrical power generation and starting, remote power distribution; primary power distribution; ram air turbine; electric motor pumps; fire detection and suppression; electro-mechanical brakes; thrust reversers; proximity sensing; cargo handling; exterior and flight deck lighting; fuel quantity indicators and fuel management software.

UTC Aerospace Systems primarily designs and manufactures integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. Its primarily competes with Precision Castparts Inc. (PCP), which is also one of the primarily suppliers for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Precision is the primary supplier of engines for the jet that are more fuel efficient, provide more power while at the same times less noisy compared to the previous engines. In addition to engines, Precision also supplies engine hot section, fasteners and landing gear parts.

Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, United Technologies Corp is a high-end technology products and services provider to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. United Technologies currently has a Zacks #4 Rank implying a short-term Sell rating on the stock.

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Belize’s Las Terrazas Resort Wins Prestigious 2012 World Travel Award and Is Named “Belize’s Leading Resort” for the …

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The Ambergris Caye hotel and resort wins the countrys top award, as voted on by more than 213,000 professionals worldwide.

San Pedro, Belize (PRWEB) October 09, 2012

We are so honored to receive this momentous award from our peers, says David Hesse, General Manager of Las Terrazas Resort. We are grateful to our colleagues that they have again honored us for our hard work and effort in making Las Terrazas Belizes top resort destination.

The World Travel Awards were started in 1994 to encourage the international travel and tourism community to embrace the pursuit of excellence in everything it does from customer relations to creativity, product innovation and business acumen. The awards and judging are strictly controlled to ensure total fairness.

An awards ceremony took place September 14 at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages and Spa where World Travel Awards founder Graham E. Cooke underlined the depth and quality of the travel and tourism sector across the Caribbean and the Americas. He said Our winners are also drawn from the breadth of the Caribbean and the Americas, reflecting the strength and depth of the travel and lodging sector in the region.

Belize, the only English speaking country in Central America, has quickly become one of the premiere tropical vacation destinations for North American vacationers. Each year, tens of thousands of vacationers head south to the popular island of Ambergris Caye in Belize to scuba dive, honeymoon, hike, or just get away for a little while. The nation's warm water oceans, tropical inland forests and ancient Mayan ruins are enough to keep even the most adventurous travelers occupied.

Las Terrazas Resort in Belize prides itself on its alluring combination of luxurious oceanside accommodations and natural tropical adventure. Located on the beaches of the island of Ambergris Caye in Belize, Las Terrazas has its own onsite PADI certified dive shop and dive team. Having a luxury resort less than a mile from the northern hemisphere's largest underwater barrier reef, some of the best scuba diving in the world, and an underwater explosion of color including almost 400 species of fish and coral could make most resorts comfortably rest on this advantage alone. However, Las Terrazas continues to strive to improve and offers its guests opportunities to take excursions to ancient Mayan ruins and provides its guests complimentary use of on-site kayaks and Hobie cats. Vacationing at Las Terrazas truly is a natural way of life, says Hesse.

Since spring of 2008, when Las Terrazas first wowed guests with its modern designs, clean architectural lines, and beautiful signature infinity pool, guests have been giving rave reviews to the newest of the Belize resorts on the island of Ambergris Caye. Guests to Las Terrazas continue to enjoy luxurious yet laid-back island living with town home style suites of one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. These vacation suites have been fully furnished and handsomely appointed with Egyptian linens, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, flat-panel televisions and everything necessary for guests to enjoy their tropical vacation in style.

For more information or to make a reservation, please visit the luxury Belize hotels website at http://www.lasterrazasresort.com or call toll free at 1-800-447-1553.

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Tauck Named “World’s Best River Cruise Line for Families” by Travel + Leisure

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Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have named Tauck the Worlds Best River Cruise Line for Families. This honor comes just as Tauck begins to announce its exciting 2013 portfolio of Tauck Bridges family travel itineraries. This portfolio of tours includes a new 10-day river cruise itinerary Bon Voyage: France Family River Cruise which is packed with fun and engaging activities for families.

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) October 09, 2012

This latest Travel + Leisure honor comes just as Tauck is announcing its 2013 portfolio of Tauck Bridges family travel itineraries. Launched in 2004, the Tauck Bridges collection is comprised entirely of land journeys and cruises designed specifically for families traveling with children. Rather than dividing families with age-specific activities or facilities, Tauck Bridges trips are crafted to deliver shared enrichment through common experiences that allow family members to build strong, intergenerational bonds (or bridges).

New Tauck Bridges River Cruise

Featured prominently in Taucks 2013 Bridges collection is its new river cruise itinerary, Bon Voyage: France Family River Cruise. The 10-day itinerary (from $4,690 per person, plus air) begins with an included two-night hotel stay with guided sightseeing in Paris that highlights the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and a special dinner at Fouquets. Guests and families then travel on the high-speed TGV train to Lyon, where theyll board Taucks MS Swiss Emerald for a seven-night cruise on the Rhone.

Tauck is including a number of fun and engaging activities for families throughout the itinerary, including a scavenger hunt in Paris Louvre, a lesson in petanque (a ball game similar to bocce) in Viviers, a hayride in the Camargue, bicycling in Avignon, and a hands-on French culinary experience in Tournon. Three departures of Bon Voyage: France Family River Cruise, will be offered in 2013, on July 11, July 25 and August 1.

In all, for 2013 Tauck will operate departures of 17 Bridges itineraries highlighting destinations in Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. Each Bridges trip is fully inclusive, with all accommodations, ground transportation, entertainment, sightseeing, gratuities, most meals, airport transfers, luggage handling and much more built into the price.

Complimentary Hotel Night for Returning Tauck Bridges Travelers

Returning Tauck Bridges travelers can also benefit from the companys Gift of Time offer, which allows them to extend their 2013 journey with a complimentary hotel night. Guests can choose to redeem their free night at either the beginning or end of their Tauck journey, at the hotel normally featured on the first or last night of their itinerary. To qualify for the Gift of Time, returning guests must book their 2013 Tauck Bridges trip and secure it with a deposit no later than December 28, 2012. Other restrictions may apply.

Information on Taucks full 2013 family travel line-up is contained in the companys new 76-page Tauck Bridges brochure, which is currently mailing to travel agents and consumers. Those interested in more information can visit their local travel professional, call Tauck at 1 800 468 2825, or visit Tauck online at http://www.tauck.com

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Strong Response to Lesbian and Gay Tourism Market

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New display space for LGBT market close to selling out at London World Travel Market. Only three display booths remain. Latest exhibitors announced. One month to go.

LONDON, UK (PRWEB) October 09, 2012

London World Travel Market is the world's leading event for the global travel industry and in 2012 they are hosting their first dedicated trade show space for businesses wanting to tap into the highly sought after LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) tourism market.

'Out Now Business Class at WTM' combines the power of the world's most innovative travel trade show with the market leadership of Out Now Global - the world's most important global LGBT marketing specialists.

This exhibitor space includes 12 months Executive Membership in the global networking membership association Out Now Business Class http://www.OutNowBusinessClass.com for each exhibitor - delivering a powerful suite of ongoing LGBT marketing benefits including research, global online networking and staff training.

The latest exhibitors have just been announced for 'Out Now Business Class at WTM'. These include World Outgames and Antwerp Tourism & Convention.

LGBT Confex http://www.lgbtconfex.com - Latin America's leading producer of events and conferences targeting the LGBT market - is the newest exhibitor and joins other market-leaders including THE OUT NYC, Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau, Pride Tours (Israel), Berlin Tourismus & Kongress and Out Now Global.

Ruben Sandoval, CEO of LGBT Confex, said that his company's business decision to exhibit at WTM was a strategic one.

"This is the premier event for the global travel industry and as a business interested in building relationships to help our clients connect with LGBT people, we simply could not afford to miss this opportunity," Sandoval said. "Just having a presence on a mainstream exhibitor stand at WTM would not work anywhere near as effectively. The 'Out Now Business Class at WTM' exhibition space is quite simply going to be the place for businesses to connect and develop LGBT market opportunities at WTM. Not exhibiting in that dedicated trade environment would mean us losing valuable business connections. LGBT Confex is delighted to be exhibiting with 'Out Now Business Class at WTM' in London this November."

Darren Cooper, Out Now Senior Consultant based in London said he is very pleased with the response to exhibiting at this year's LGBT space at WTM.

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Fingers crossed at AIIMS after stem cell transplant for MS, first in country

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Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have conducted a stem cell transplant on a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient. They believe this is the first recorded case of an autologous stem cell therapy where the donor and recipient are the same person for MS in the country.

Six months after the transplant, doctors say the spread of MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, appears to have been contained but the therapy cannot be declared a success until the patient is monitored for at least a year.

International trials have demonstrated that this transplant can restrict the spread of the disease in advanced patients, and may even reverse symptoms in early stages in some patients.

Thirty-two-year-old Rohit Yadav, a commerce graduate from Delhi University, was diagnosed with the neurological disorder in 2010. In March this year, after trying all possible conventional treatment options, doctors at AIIMS finally decided on stem cell therapy.

Dr Kameshwar Prasad, professor of neurology who has been monitoring Yadav, said: The primary purpose of autologous stem cell transplant is to control the spread of lesions. We extract the patients own stem cells, treat and inject the stem cells back. Ever since the procedure, the patient has been completely stable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of stem cell therapy for MS.

In MS, the bodys own immune system attacks the myelin sheath that coats nerves, slowly destroying the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and weakness in the limbs to sudden loss of balance and coordination, blurred vision and paralysis and, at the most advanced stage, disability.

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Workshops set for West Virginia Institute for Spirituality

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Monday October 8, 2012

Workshops set for West Virginia Institute for Spirituality

West Virginia Institute for Spirituality has scheduled two workshops for October.

"The Enneagram for Professional Helpers" with the Rev. Vernon McNear is set for 2:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Registration is at 2 p.m. Continuing education credits are available for social workers, registered nurses and licensed professional counselors.

Dinner will be provided. The program will be at WVIS, 1601 Virginia St. E., in Charleston.

"The Spirituality of Story" with the Rev. Christina St. Clair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Blessed John XXIII Pastoral Center, 100 Hodges Road in Charleston.

Continuing education credits are available for social workers, registered nurses and licensed professional counselors. Lunch will be provided.

Suggested offering for each program is $50 for CEU applicants and $40 for others.

West Virginia Institute for Spirituality has scheduled two workshops for October.

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SpaceX hurtles toward space station as NASA dreams big

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SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft was successfully launched Sunday, and by Wednesday morning the International Space Station crew should be greeting it with open arms.

NASA's Sunita Williams, ISS commander, and Japanese colleague Aki Hoshide will stretch out the station's robotic arm to install the Dragon on Wednesday at 4:22 a.m. (7:22 a.m. Eastern), according to NASA. The Dragon will be attached to the station for 18 days before heading back to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific off Southern California.

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SpaceX's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, said: "We still have a lot of work to do... as we guide Dragon's approach to the space station. But the launch was an unqualified success."

Meanwhile, NASA is gearing up for another space-station first -- a yearlong mission by two astronauts that will give researchers a chance to better study the effects of extended time in space on the human body.

Earlier this month, the space agency and its international partners agreed to send one U.S. astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut on the yearlong expedition. The pair will travel in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in a voyage to begin spring 2015.

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There have been people aboard the space station for 12 years now, which has given researchers "valuable, often surprising" insight on how microgravity affects human bones and muscles, eyesight, strength and other physical factors, NASA says.

Now scientists want to know more, with the long-term goal of going farther and deeper into space.

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Liftoff! SpaceX Dragon Launches 1st Private Space Station Cargo Mission

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A privately built rocket lit up the night sky over Florida Sunday (Oct. 7) to kick off the first-ever cargo delivery trip to the International Space Station by a robotic, American-made spacecraft.

The unmanned Dragon space capsule, built by the commercial spaceflight firm SpaceX, roared into space atop the company's Falcon 9 rocket from a launch pad here at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, beginning a three-day flight to the space station. Liftoff occurred at 8:35 p.m. EDT (0035 Monday GMT).

The mission is the first of a dozen SpaceX cargo flights under a $1.6 billion deal with NASA for its Commercial Resupply Services program. This flight, being the first mission, is dubbed SpaceX CRS-1 and is expected to arrive at the orbiting lab on Wednesday morning (Oct. 7).

NASA space station program manager Mike Suffredini said Dragon's ability to launch supplies to the station and return cargo back to Earth is a cornerstone of boosting scientific research on the orbiting laboratory, as well as its day-to-day maintenance.

"Not to be overdramatic, but it's critical to the International Space Station,"Suffredini said during the countdown to launch. [Photos: Dragon Launches on 1st Space Station Cargo Trip]

Sunday night's launch was nearly flawless. One of the Falcon 9 rocket nine engines apparently shut down unexpectedly during the ascent, but the booster's eight other engines compensated for the glitch and delivered the Dragon spacecraft into its intended orbit, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said after the flight. The rocket is designed to do exactly that in the event of an engine anomaly, she added.

An American spaceship rises

When NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011, it marked the first time in 30 years that the United States did not have an American spacecraft capable of flying missions to and from low-Earth orbit. NASA is relying on the availability of new private space taxis to deliver U.S. supplies, and ultimately astronauts, to the International Space Station.

Currently, the U.S. space agency depends on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to ferry crews to the station, and sends cargo on various robotic spacecraft operated by space agencies in Russia, Japan and Europe. But those unmanned space freighters are not designed to return science experiments and other station gear back to Earth. Instead, the spacecraft are disposed of in Earth's atmosphere by burning up during re-entry.

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Red Wings' Drew Miller looking forward to seeing Scotland, playing hockey again

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TROY When hockey players travel to Scotland, it's usually to play golf in the summer.

But Detroit Red Wings forward Drew Miller will leave his clubs behind, taking his skates instead, when he heads overseas on Tuesday. He has signed with the Braehead Clan of the Rapid Solicitors Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom.

It's just an opportunity to play,'' Miller said. It's kind of getting repetitive here, skating with half a team. It gives me an opportunity to play in game situations.''

He'll be playing in a 10-team league consisting of clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The league, in its 10th season, has been compared to the ECHL.

I'm not sure exactly where it ranks, but I think they play more of a North American style than most of the European leagues, I'm told,'' Miller said. The biggest thing is playing games and mentally preparing for a game and being in that kind of atmosphere. That's what I'm going to try to get out of it.''

The Clan plays in 4,000-seat Braehead Arena in Renfrew, about two miles outside of Glasgow.

More than 100 NHL players have gone to Europe during the lockout and openings in many leagues are scarce, particularly for grinders like Miller, who has never been to Scotland or England.

It's an area of the world I'd like to be able to see,'' he said. Gives me an opportunity to play during the lockout.''

Miller said he's not pessimistic about the NHL and NHL Players Association reaching a new labor deal in time to salvage part of the season.

It's just that I wanted to be ready when the season kicks off, and hopefully it does,'' Miller said. The AHL is playing; a lot of those guys are going to come back into the quick (NHL) camp we would have (after a settlement). I don't want to be behind those guys who've (played games). That's one of the reasons I want to go over there and stay sharp.''

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Beauty how to: bold lips, bare eyes

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If one wants to make a statement, the colour of choice would be red. This bright and bold colour represents a lot of things like love, passion and even anger. It is known as a colour that can invoke very strong feelings or emotions. Red makes heads turn, it makes people stand out and it is a colour that you will surely notice (ever wonder why most road signs are in red?) Because of what this colour represents, it is only fitting that it becomes a signature of the eighties. Vibrant and full of life, this decade is one that a lot of designers look to for inspiration this fall 2012 and one such designer is Marc Jacobs.

For his Marc by Marc Jacobs collection, Marc Jacobs went for a sophisticated 80s inspiration. To get the overall look, he teamed up with Dick Page, the Artistic Director for Shiseido cosmetics. This collaboration between the two artists resulted to a beauty look that features a strong and bold red lip colour with natural looking or bare eyes. This beauty look reminded me of a childhood cartoon, nevertheless, it is gorgeous and great for creating an impact. Check out the how-to right after the break.

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