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Research and Markets: Regenerative Biology and Medicine. Edition No. 2

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tkzlzh/regenerative_biolo) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report "Regenerative Biology and Medicine. Edition No. 2" to their offering.

Since the publication of the first edition of Regenerative Biology and Medicine in 2006, steady advances have been made in understanding the origin and characteristics of stem cells in epithelia, skeletal muscle, and bone, and in the niche signals that regulate the activities of these cells. Simultaneously, breakthroughs including the creation of iPSCs and transdifferentiation have created a momentum for regenerative biology with implications in regenerative biology that are far-reaching. This book highlights these advances in the field to embrace a vast audience of investigators in chemistry, computer science, informatics, physics and mathematics as well as graduate students, clinical physicians, and biologists who are realizing the importance of the fields of regenerative biology and medicine in practice. Organized in three parts - biology of regeneration, regenerative medicine, and perspectives - this second edition creates a framework for integrating old and new data in this progressive field.

- Includes coverage od skin, hair, teeth, cornea, and central neural tissues

- Provides description of regenetive medicine in digestive, respiratory, urogenital, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems

- Includes amphibians as powerful research models with discussion of appendage regeneration in amphibians and mammals

Key Topics Covered:

Preface

Part I: REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY

1. An Overview of Regenerative Biology

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Medical school in Phoenix has its largest class

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

PHOENIX (AP) - Eighty students will arrive this week for classes at the University of Arizona's medical school in Phoenix.

Those students represent the largest class since the university's College of Medicine established a downtown Phoenix campus five years ago.

The students soon will share the newly opened health sciences education building with Northern Arizona University students studying to become physical therapists and physician assistants.

The campus is scheduled to expand later this year with the groundbreakings of a 250,000-square-foot University of Arizona Cancer Center and a privately funded biotech lab next to the building anchored by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and International Genomics Consortium.

The Arizona Cancer Center is slated to become the campus' first clinical presence with a scheduled groundbreaking later this year.

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Liberty Foundations WWII B-17 Bomber Flight

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

The Liberty Foundations 2012 Salute to Veterans tour gave media flights on Monday July 23, 2012 on the Memphis Belle, a restored WWII B-17 bomber at Landmark Aviation in Syracuse. The plane will be available for public flights and tours on Sunday July 29, 2012. The flying fortress bomber will fly at about two thousand feet during the media and public flights. They flew at between 25 and 35-thousand feet during combat missions. The four-propeller plane has a wingspan of 103 feet. This plane was built in 1945 and used to carry cargo and troops but flew a combat mission. It was then restored in the 1980s to reflect the original Memphis Belle.

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Liberty University to Participate in Virginia Private College Week

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Liberty University will be taking part in Virginia Private College Week from Monday, July 30, through Saturday, Aug. 4.Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) July 23, 2012 Liberty University will be taking part in Virginia Private College Week, a program sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia. From Monday, July 30, through Saturday, Aug. 4, rising high school juniors and seniors and ...

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Earnings Preview: Liberty Property – Analyst Blog

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Referenced Stocks: DRE, LRY

Liberty Property Trust ( LRY ) , a real estate investment trust (REIT), is scheduled to report second quarter 2012 earnings results on July 24. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents for the quarter represents a year-over-year decline of 3.22%.

First Quarter Recap

Liberty Property reported first quarter 2012 FFO (funds from operations) of 68 cents per share compared with 65 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Reported FFO beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.05. Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, are obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.

Total revenue for first quarter 2012 stood at $169.9 million compared with $166.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Total revenue in the reported quarter fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $173 million.

Agreement of Analysts

In the last 7 days, none of the analysts have revised their earningsestimate for 2012 and 2013. This signifies that the analysts are cautious about both the short- and long-term earnings prospect of the company.

Magnitude of Estimate Revisions

For full-year 2012, the company expects adjusted FFO in the range of $2.45 to $2.60 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimates for 2012 have remained constant over the last 7 days at $2.59 per share, which is at the higher end of the company's guidance. For 2013, the Zacks Consensus Estimates have also remained flat over the last 7 days at $2.68 per share.

Our Recommendation

Earnings Preview: Liberty Property

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Liberty Property Trust (LRY), a real estate investment trust (:REIT), is scheduled to report second quarter 2012 earnings results on July 24. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents for the quarter represents a year-over-year decline of 3.22%.

First Quarter Recap

Agreement of Analysts

Magnitude of Estimate Revisions

Our Recommendation

Based in Pennsylvania, Liberty Property provides leasing, property management, development, construction management, design management, and related services for a portfolio of industrial and office properties.

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Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson May End Up Appearing In Presidential Debates

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Youre all thinking it, so Im just going to say it: a presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is going to be incredibly dull. However, a third person may be joining them on the stage, because the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates told U.S. News Washington Whispers that Libertarian party nominee Gary Johnson might end up debating the two leading candidates, because he is close to meeting the full criteria that allow certain candidates to appear in debates.

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This news comes a week after Johnson supporters launched a Blackout CNN movement to protest the network from not giving Johnson enough airtime. The commissions executive director, Janet Brown, said that the decisions for which candidates will appear on stage have not been finalized yet.

Whispers runs through the list of qualifying factors needed to get in the debates, showing that so far, Johnson is two for three.

Johnson, of course, fulfills an age and nationality requirement, and he has recently met the second criterion as well: That a candidates name must appear on enough state ballots to have at least a mathematical chance of securing an Electoral College majority in the 2012 general election.

But the third requirement could lead to Johnsons exclusion. The commission requires a candidate to secure at least 15 percent in selected polls, which Johnson has not yet done. (Gary Johnson polled at 5.3 percent in a poll earlier this month by JZ Analytics; an April Public Policy Polling poll showed him at 6 percent.)

Johnson campaign spokesman Joe Hunter told Whispers of the 15 center benchmark: Were certainly working towards that and hoping to achieve it.

h/t U.S. News

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Healthy Coffee(R) Opens Solomon Islands

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

YORBA LINDA, Calif., July 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (HCEI.PK) announced that it opened the Solomon Islands and participated in the National Trade Show of the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in Honiara, where delegations from 27 Pacific Island countries and territories come together on July 1-14, 2012.

Nathaniel Lix daWheya, Country Manager of Healthy Coffee Solomon Islands, said: "We expect to meet many prospective distributors who can help us open the market in 27 islands countries and territories in the Pacific, including Australia, Guam, Hawaii, New Zealand and Samoa."

Abel Joe Kotali, Founding Member, added: "We have Healthy Coffee(R) free tasting in our booth, and our team is ready to explain to potential distributors the unique business opportunity available to them."

Rick Aguiluz, architect of the Healthy Coffee(R) concept and the FRM Business Model(R) and CEO of Healthy Coffee International, said: "We expect to open more Pacific Island countries after this event, and our base in the Solomon Islands will enable us to tap these new markets."

ABOUT HEALTHY COFFEE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

HEALTHY COFFEE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (HCEI.PK) (website: http://www.HCEI.biz), category creator of Healthy Coffee, is focused on bringing health to the world's largest and most popular drink, coffee. The company's proprietary formulas combine the health benefits of Ginseng, Reishi Mushroom, and other top quality ingredients with the world's finest coffee beans to create a line of deliciously healthy instant gourmet coffee drinks.

Healthy Coffee(R) is the first company to successfully merge the traditional retail business with direct sales, and is revolutionizing the direct sales industry. Healthy Coffee(R) is the first to market the exclusive Healthy Coffee(R) automatic vending machines to mom and pop stores and businesses as well as the big retail chain stores.

Healthy Coffee's products are sold exclusively through its marketing subsidiary, Healthy Coffee USA, Inc., (http://www.HealthyCoffee.com) which uses a simple and unique Internet-driven international business model that allows the average person to own and operate a local, national, or international coffee distribution or coffee house business with very little capital investment or overhead. Healthy Coffee(R) is well positioned in the market place at the intersection of three mega-billion dollar industries: coffee, wellness and energy drinks, and has quickly moved into international markets by establishing offices in 22 countries, and distributors in 30 other countries.

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Twisting Health Care Taxes

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Republicans are twisting the facts on taxes in the Affordable Care Act, grossly overstating the impact on families or lower-income earners. In what has become a Republican talking point, several GOP lawmakers have wrongly claimed that a Congressional Budget Office report said that 75 percent of the federal health care … More >>

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AUXILIO’s Surge in New Managed Print Services Contracts with U.S. Hospitals Results in Rapid Expansion of Job Creation …

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

AUXILIO, Inc. (AUXO.OB), the health care industrys leader in Managed Print Services (MPS), is aggressively seeking more qualified candidates to apply for positions due to the companys expanding reach into the U.S. health care market. In just over two years, AUXILIO has more than doubled its workforce and expects growth to continue as it accelerates its strategy and contracts with more hospitals and health care systems.

AUXILIOs business model includes placing full-time, on-site employees in the care organizations it contracts with to execute its MPS solutions. Since December 2011, the company added 44 new hospitals with hundreds of affiliated clinical, medical and administrative support facilities, growing its national portfolio by over 100%. This surge in new MPS contracts is resulting in rapid job creation for qualified candidates with skills in customer relations, management and print and networking technology.

Presently, AUXILIO is advertising employment opportunities, with competitive compensation packages, in the states of New York, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Virginia. With new business development opportunities in the pipeline and growth expected to continue, the company anticipates filling several more positions before the end of the year.

Our companys MPS business model and methodology are all inclusive for expenses related to the production of a documents including services, supplies, equipment, finance charges and labor saving hospitals and hospital systems millions of dollars over the term of our contracts, which are typically three to five years, said Joseph J. Flynn, President and CEO of AUXILIO. As a result, when we earn a new contract, we become an economic engine for job creation to satisfy the customers needs. Our model is a win-win partnership for the company, the hospital and for our employees.

In addition to a robust on-boarding job training program and competitive compensation packages, AUXILIO offers its employees a healthy lifestyle incentive program, tuition reimbursement for coursework related to their position and an employee referral program that offers bonuses for referring qualified candidates to work for the company.

Our number one priority is to provide the highest standard of excellence in the execution of our print services programs and world class service for our customers, said Paul Anthony, CFO of AUXILIO. Seventy-five percent of our employees work as members of a full-time, on-site Resident Team in the hospitals we serve across the country. Our goal is to provide our employees with the tools and knowledge to be successful at their jobs.

Individuals interested in applying for a job with AUXILIO, are encouraged to visit the companys career web pages at http://www.auxilioinc.com/careers for a full description of job opportunities currently available or to submit a resume online.

AUXILIOs strong foothold in the U.S. health care market has been earned by implementing customized MPS solutions for hospitals across the nation by executing its expert approach for cutting costs by improving operational efficiencies in the process of document production and e- information sharing in modern hospitals. As the only vendor neutral, health care exclusive MPS company in the U.S., it is at the forefront of providing hospitals with specialized knowledge of urgent care print environments that ensures cost reduction, assistance with e-records execution and on-site planning as a strategy partner to reduce volume substantially. The company was recently recognized by its peers as a true pioneer in the MPS industry for its work in hospitals, and recognized by the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) with a 2012 Leadership Award for the second year in a row. In March, the company was cited as a best-of-breed independent document management service provider by an unbiased global research company, Quocirca, for its risk-free model, with no upfront costs and advanced skill and knowledge of EMR readiness strategies for health care organizations seeking best practices to control costs and manage existing hardware and software investments.

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Health care set to dominate talk at premiers’ summit

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

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Canada's premiers will discuss two new reports to be presented to them at the meeting from a joint probe that examined ways to improve patient care, find better value in the $130-billion health care system, and determine the impacts of a new federal health funding plan.

OTTAWA Canadas 13 provincial and territorial leaders gather in Halifax this week for what could be one of the most important premiers meetings in years, with the controversial new federal health funding deal, efforts to trim medical costs and a pan-Canadian energy strategy expected to dominate discussion.

Hosted by Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter, the Council of the Federation meeting comes at a critical time for federal-provincial relations. The new federal health accord which was dropped in the provinces laps last winter natural resource development and equalization are all thorny issues facing Canadas premiers.

The leaders are concerned also that new federal tough-on-crime legislation could download additional costs to the provinces, while looming international trade deals could see provincial drug costs soar.

Several premiers also insist Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a constitutional responsibility to consult more regularly with the provinces and should hold a long-overdue first ministers meeting.

But health care is expected to top the agenda. Premiers will discuss two new reports to be presented to them at the meeting from a joint probe that examined ways to improve patient care, find better value in the $130-billion health care system, and determine the impacts of a new federal health funding plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz co-chaired a health-care innovation working group of health ministers that will report back on how the provinces can deliver better care and save dollars at the same time.

We have some real specifics to present to the premiers, Wall said in an interview with Postmedia News, adding premiers are tired of broad road maps and want real solutions.

Youre going to see in our recommendations that theyre not driven by costs. In fact, theyre driven by better value and better care, and the two things can live together with greater fiscal efficiency in the health-care system. Thats what were finding.

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Gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency close to approval in Europe

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the use of gene therapy for a rare genetic disease which leaves people unable to properly digest fats, BBC News reported. Before doctors can start treating the disease with gene therapy they must wait for it to be approved byThe European Commission.

According to the BBC, lipoprotein lipase deficiency affects one in a million people. People suffering from lipoprotein lipase deficiencyhave damaged copies of a gene which is essential for breaking down fat. It leads to fat building up in the blood, abdominal pain and life-threatening pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). So much fat can accumulate that the blood looks white rather than red.

Dr. Daniel Gaudet, a professor of medicine at the University of Montreal, told The New York Times,Its the equivalent of having a 10 percent cream in your bloodstream."

With gene therapy, patients are provided with correct copies of defective genes that cause genetic disorders, according to the New York Times.

UniQure, a Dutch company, developed a new gene therapy called Glybera. According to the LA Times, the treatment is injected into the patient's legs in a series of shots at one sitting. Gaudet tested the gene therapy on 27 people in clinical trials. The trails showed that the injections are long-lasting and provide at least partial control of lipoprotein lipase deficiency with no apparent adverse effects.

The European Commission has rejected Glybera three times before due to insufficient evidence of its effectiveness.

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Nieuwe Heren's Aegis Parka lights up in bad air

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

The fertile minds of the futurist-designers at Nieuwe Heren (they of " Beauty and the Geek " keyboard-pants infamy) have been in touch to tell us about their latest design: a jacket named the Aegis Parka that both senses and offers protection from airborne pollutants common to inner cities. The worse the air quality, the more integrated LEDs on the jacket's front light up. .. Continue Reading ...

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Four ways futurists see the world changing, from food to technology

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

What is a futurist? Not a fortune teller, oracle or prophet. Futurists are simply people who take foresight seriously, applying past and emerging trends to envision how our lifestyles and industries will develop in the years ahead.

But the future isnt what it used to be: What was once a field dominated by experts such as Future Shock author Alvin Toffler or artificial-intelligence guru Ray Kurzweil is now becoming one that involves more amateurs, as large-scale information and the processing power to analyze it become more accessible. And thats a welcome development to most of the pros.

Really, anybody who has a prefrontal cortex is a futurist, says Patrick Tucker, communications director of the World Future Society. We spend the vast majority of our time thinking about the future. This is where we plan, where we create actions we are going to commit ourselves to.

Next weekend, Toronto will host the World Future Conference, bringing together people from disparate fields to discuss how the world is changing and how it ought to.

Next in food: Mass-produced fish and sub-Saharan flavours

Taking saltwater fish and raising them in a warehouse 500 kilometres away from the sea may not sound appetizing at first.

But putting [fish] indoors in higher-density areas, as unromantic as it sounds, has a lot of benefits, says Josh Schonwald, journalist and author of The Taste of Tomorrow. It eliminates a lot of the problems that have been associated with traditional aquaculture fish escaping and breeding with native populations, as well as unsightly coastlines and a general negative impact on marine ecosystems.

That may be how well get our protein, but what about the flavours of the future what global cuisine will be the next Thai? Mr. Schonwald says our hunger for ethnic exploration will lead us to the one area that has been off the radar for most North Americans: the foods of sub-Saharan Africa, such as chicken yassa, egusi soup, shrimp piri piri, jollof rice and baobab juice.

African fusion [is] already happening in the UK there's a small company called Bim's Kitchen that is introducing African-influenced condiments, like African ketchup spiced with distinctively African peppers, a curried egusi sauce and smoky baobab barbecue sauce.

Exposure to new cuisines can also alter our attractions or aversions to certain tastes, Mr. Schonwald says such as bitterness. In his book, he profiles a man who is trying to introduce radicchio, a bitter salad green enjoyed in Italy, to Americans.

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Freedom award call for Wiggins

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

23 July 2012 Last updated at 10:29 ET

There are calls for Bradley Wiggins to be given the Freedom of the City of Westminster after his historic Tour de France win.

The 32-year-old cyclist sealed Britain's first Tour victory on Sunday and now councillors want to honour him.

He grew up in Maida Vale and used places such as Hyde Park and Paddington Recreation Ground to train in.

A Westminster City Council spokesman said giving Wiggins the award "is something we are keenly looking at".

Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, leader of Westminster Council's Labour group, said: "Bradley Wiggins is the most fantastic sportsman and it all started in Maida Vale.

"Westminster City Council should honour this most dedicated sportsman for his achievement as the first Briton to win the Tour de France, as well as his magnificent Olympic medals.

"Bradley Wiggins is a great role model for young people and the council should award this honour in Olympic year 2012."

One of the Maida Vale councillors, Alastair Moss, Conservative, said: "Bradley Wiggins has scored a historic sporting victory and inspired huge pride across the country - no more so than in his home turf of Westminster and Maida Vale.

"Recognising Bradley's outstanding achievement through the Freedom of Westminster award is something we are keenly looking at."

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Delta Receives Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

ATLANTA, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Defense named Delta Air Lines (DAL) a 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient. With more than 3,000 nominations submitted, Delta is one of 15 employers awarded the Department of Defense's highest recognition given to employers for exceptional support of Guard and Reserve employees.

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"The Freedom Award is a great honor and even more special because Delta was nominated by a co-worker and Air Force Reservist," said Delta CEO Richard Anderson. "Supporting the 3,000 Delta people who serve our nation has long been part of our culture and is one of many ways we strive to make Delta a great place to work. Our commitment extends to the millions of servicemen and women who fly with us throughout the year, and to our veterans. Delta will always be there to support you."

Delta supports its people serving in the Guard and Reserve by offering health and welfare benefits, and travel privileges during and upon return from military service.

Delta employees often recognize military service members in uniform by providing First Class/Business Elite upgrades when seats are available, allowing priority boarding, providing complimentary access to the more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs nationwide, and by publicly thanking members of the military onboard. Delta flight attendants have been recognized for sending journals filled with customer messages to men and women stationed overseas, and for sending care baskets. And at more than a dozen U.S. airports, Delta employees administer volunteer honor guards when transporting the remains of military service personnel, complete with flag ceremonies and specially themed patriotic ground equipment.

Delta has pledged to hire more veterans by 2020 as part of its participation in the 100,000 Jobs Mission. As part of this commitment, Delta sponsored the 2011 the Gracie Mansion Veterans Day Breakfast hosted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the Veterans Day Parade, both held in New York City.

In addition, Delta is a longstanding supporter of military support organizations such as the Fisher House Foundation and United Service Organization, and has donated millions of SkyMiles through the SkyWish program to provide airline travel for families of men and women in uniform.

Since 1996, only 160 employers have received the Freedom Award. Delta is the first airline to receive the Freedom Award in a decade.

The 2012 honorees will be recognized at the 17th annual Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20, 2012.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology and won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 350 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.

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Beaches reopen after fuel cleanup

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

All Lake Huron beaches are now open following the cleanup of spilled diesel fuel from the Thursday sinking of the 110-foot dredge barge Arthur J and the 38-foot tug Madison.

The vessels sank off the Michigan shoreline of Lakeport State Beach on Lake Huron.

Cleanup efforts began immediately, which involved Marine Pollution Control and Coast Guard personnel walking the beaches and cleaning up debris that washed ashore from the sunken vessels.

When a 150-ton crane barge arrived from Sault Ste. Marie Saturday morning, salvage efforts began. Due to the weight of the Arthur J, first attempts at bringing up the barge failed. When the Madison was lifted out of the water, a large hole was located near the stern of the vessel. In order to have the tug refloated, salvage crew welded a steel plate over the hole.

As salvage efforts continued, an uncontained oil sheen from the sunken barge was discovered by aircrews in coast guard and Canadian aircraft Saturday.

It is believed that a pocket of oil product escaped the containment during salvage operations of the Arthur J, according to a release by the coast guard. While the Madison tug has been removed from the scene, all remaining oil and fuel aboard the Arthur J was successfully removed Sunday and salvage crews began raising the dredge from its grounded position.

The majority of the recoverable oil has been captured, said the release. Salvage crews removed approximately 3,400 gallons of oily water mixture and 625 gallons of diesel fuel from the sunken dredge.

The cause of the accident is yet to be determined.

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ATK: Boosting Competitiveness in the Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Sector

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

Charles Precourt, Vice President and General Manager, Space Launch Systems, ATK, a speaker at the marcus evans Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Summit 2012, on becoming more competitive in the sector.

New York, NY, July 23, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - The aerospace and defense manufacturing sector is an extremely narrow market that is becoming much more competitive, says Charles Precourt, Vice President and General Manager, Space Launch Systems, ATK. In the current economy, this leaves little roomfor error. Nevertheless, products that do not address a market demand have little chance of being successful.

Ahead of the marcus evans Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Summit 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 25-26, Precourt, a speaker at the event, shares his thoughts on the aerospace and defense marketplace, innovation and green manufacturing.

- What is your outlook on the aerospace and defense marketplace?

This is an extremely narrow market that is becoming much more competitive. It mostly answers to government defense contracts and programs and at the same time, to purely commercial markets, such as satellites and aircraft for commercial use.

The US government wants to achieve more cost savings and exploit the efficiencies that the commercial market has benefited from, but that requires a more commercial approach that it is not accustomed to. A lot of the products for the government customer base are unique and require special contractual mechanisms, so are not commoditized. The industry needs to help the government exploit these opportunities.

- How could the commercial market achieve more cost savings?

In this economic environment, most companies, including those in the aerospace and defense productmanufacturing sector, have taken similar initiatives: consolidation, becoming more lean, positioning for future growth in the economy and in market demand, reducing quality errors and addressing their ability to deliver higher yields.

We have reduced both our staffing and footprint infrastructure by nearly 50 per cent over the last few years. However, we have been very careful to maintain critical skills and capabilities, so that production can be more cost effective when the market stabilizes and demand returns. It has not been easy, but we have had significant positive results and are much better off business-wise.

- Should the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulations be revised?

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FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX.V:FLY) Announces First Certification for AFIRS 228 Deployment in China

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2012) - FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (FLY.V) (the "Company" or "FLYHT") is pleased to announce it has received a Verified Supplemental Type Certification ("VSTC") which will allow for the operation of the Automated Flight Information Reporting System ("AFIRS") 228B in China on CRJ-900 aircraft.

The VSTC is an approval granted by the Civil Aviation Authority of China ("CAAC") and is equivalent to an STC issued by Transport Canada. The full activation VSTC, gives any CRJ-900 customer the ability to install and operate the AFIRS 228 in China. The AFIRS 228 is also certified to operate under the license issued to SKYBLUE Technology Development Ltd. ("SKYBLUE") for use of specific bandwidth for aviation in China. This certification is the culmination of our efforts with our partner and customer to make the FLYHT solution fully compliant with the new satellite communication requirements announced in a SKYBLUE in a press release dated October 9, 2011.

"FLYHT has invested in the China market for more than eight years," comments President & CEO Bill Tempany. "This certification, in addition to the approval for bandwidth in China, gives a total solution to CRJ-900 operators desiring a method of compliance with the satcom mandate in China. It is an important milestone in FLYHT's long term strategy to be the leader in satcom connectivity in China."

Additionally, the CRJ-900 is the first new aircraft to have AFIRS 228 installed prior to delivery to the customer.

About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.

FLYHT provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The Company has patented and commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, AFIRS(TM) UpTime(TM), allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream(TM), automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to designated sites on the ground in real-time. The Company has been publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since 2003 and recently changed its trading symbol from AMA to FLY. Shareholders approved a Company name change from AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. in May 2012.

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Ball Aerospace Salutes NASA and the USGS on 40 Years of Landsat Observations

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Danzig

BOULDER, Colo., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. congratulates NASA and the United States Geological Survey on the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program and its unparalleled global land surface observation record.

The first Earth-observing Landsat satellite launched on July 23, 1972. Since then, Landsat satellites have continuously collected Earth images to create an historical archive unmatched in quality, detail, coverage and length.

Ball Aerospace will provide its first instruments to help maintain Landsat's legacy when the Operational Land Imager and cryocooler for the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) are flown on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) mission scheduled to launch in early 2013.

OLI represents a great advancement in Landsat sensor technology by employing a more reliable design to improve performance. OLI's 14-module detector array enables it to scan with a pushbroom method rather than the older sweeping method. The OLI instrument provides 15-meter (49ft.) panchromatic and 30-meter (98 ft) multi-spectral spatial resolutions along a 185km (115 miles) wide swath allowing the entire globe to be imaged every 16 days. Radiometric performance from OLI and the TIRS instrument will be substantially better than any previous Landsat sensor flown.

"The improved key sensor technology will help scientists achieve a greater understanding of the impact of land use change into a fourth decade," said Ball Aerospace president and CEO David L. Taylor. "OLI's sensitivity ultimately provides improved land surface information with fewer moving parts."

The demand for Landsat data continues to rise, with nearly three million scenes downloaded in 2011.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information visit http://www.ballaerospace.com.

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