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Elekta announces strategic partnership with McLaren Health Care to improve cancer care in Michigan

Agreement secures full Elekta solution across the McLaren enterpriseSTOCKHOLM, December 18, 2013 – The ability to effectively manage data across disparate health systems to help drive quality care will be a cornerstone for health systems of the future. Elekta is proud to announce today that it has joined forces with Michigan-based McLaren Health Care to launch MOSAIQ® oncology information system throughout McLaren’s cancer network. This partnership will enable McLaren to deploy MOSAIQ to centralize patient information across radiation oncology, particle therapy and medical oncology into a

Don’t be Evil? How Google Instant perpetuates stereotypes

Google Instant does more than just help users find the information they’re looking for quickly. It also perpetuates racist, sexist and homophobic stereotypes through its auto-complete function. That’s the conclusion of Lancaster University scholars Paul Baker and Amanda Potts, who reveal their findings in the current issue of Critical Discourse Studies . Google Instant uses complex algorithms to guess what a user is searching for, from the moment he or she begins to type. While Google’s developers claim this innovation

Danforth Plant Science Center Elects New Chairman and Expands Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center elected John F. McDonnell to succeed William H. Danforth, M.D., as chairman, and added three St. Louis leaders as new trusteesST. LOUIS, MO, December 17, 2013 – The Board of Trustees of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center elected John F. McDonnell to succeed William H. Danforth, M.D., as chairman, and added three St. Louis leaders as new trustees. Danforth received the designation of founding chairman. McDonnell has served as a Danforth Plant Science Center trustee since 2000, and as vice chairman of the board since

Teleperformance Canada annonce la nomination d’un nouveau Président du conseil et d’un nouveau Directeur général

Teleperformance, leader mondial de la gestion multicanal de l’expérience client externalisée, annonce la nomination de Jacques St-Laurent et de Terry Rybolt qui rejoignent l’équipe de Teleperformance Canada, respectivement en tant que Président du conseil et Directeur général. Messieurs St-Laurent et Rybolt cumulent plus de 50 années d’expérience de management.M. St-Laurent, originaire du Québec, apporte à la société son expertise en finance internationale, en conseil et en gestion des marques de luxe. Il a commencé sa carrière au Conseil du Trésor du Québec avant de rejoindre une société d’

Baxco Pharmaceutical to Appear in Mini-Series on The Balancing Act® on Lifetime TV to Talk Natural Sugar

Viewers will learn how Sin-Free Sugar by UBB is free of glucose and artificial ingredients(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – December 17, 2013) – Popular morning show The Balancing Act® on Lifetime TV is pleased to announce that Baxco Pharmaceutical, Inc. has joined the show’s “Health Matters” 2014 programming line-up to feature their Sin-Free Sugar by UBB(TM) in a three part mini-series. Sin-Free Sugar by UBB is a proprietary blend of naturally occurring sugars that can be found in fruits, mushrooms, dairy, Aloe Vera, vegetables and even inside the human body. Sin-Free Sugar by UBB contains

Japanese Swordmaster comes to the UK to lead Seminar

The UK’s first ever Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai (KNBK) seminar takes place in April 2014, offering 12 hours’ of traditional Japanese Sword training with world-renowned instructor, Carl Long Hanshi-Ho, Chairman and 22nd So-Shihan of the KNBK.The two day event, held in Margate, Kent, is open to all, whether an experienced practitioner or someone looking to get a taste of this historical Japanese martial art. Jason Hulott, Event Organiser, says: “We are very excited to have Hanshi-Ho Long leading this two day, hands-on practical seminar, which we hope to turn in to an annual event. Hanshi-Ho

Teleperformance Canada Appoints New Chairman and C.E.O.

Teleperformance, the global leader in outsourced multichannel customer experience management, announces the addition of Jacques St. Laurent and Terry Rybolt as Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer respectively, of Teleperformance Canada.  Laurent and Rybolt have more than 50 years combined management experience.Laurent, a Quebec native, brings expertise in international finance, consulting and luxury brand management. Laurent began his career at the Quebec Treasury Board and subsequently joined a Quebec City-based investment firm  Laurent served on the Organizing Committee for

A sound stage for the built environment

Solent Acoustics, the university’s professional consultancy for all areas of sound and noise, is holding a conference for professionals on 'Acoustics in the Built Environment', at Southampton Solent on Friday 4 April 2014.Following on from the success of last year's conference 'Noise in Music and Entertainment', this one-day event will be of interest to professionals in the built environment sector. It will cover acoustic issues faced by building projects, from design to construction.  The event - which will involve presentations from prominent professionals, talks and Q&A sessions with

Reclaimed Barnwood Furniture Maker Launches Updated Website

Old Barn Star’s new website lets customers see their available reclaimed barnwood furniture selection.LANCASTER, PA. December 17, 2013 – Welcome to the new face of Old Barn Star! Old Barn Star’s revamped website has a contemporary design to bridge the gap between the modern public and the classic feel of its reclaimed barnwood furniture. The site has a welcoming feel and makes it easy to navigate to various landing pages providing information on the company’s products. The new blog keeps the public apprised of exciting new offerings from the furniture company and all the quality products

10 Thunderbird Highlights from 2013

(Glendale, ARIZ) Dec. 17, 2013 — Thunderbird School of Global Management operates its main campus near Phoenix, Arizona, but the school’s impact spanned continents in 2013. During the past 12 months, Thunderbird welcomed its most international MBA class in history, earned a No. 1 ranking in international business for the 18th consecutive year, and delivered free training to thousands of women entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Here’s a look at 10 Thunderbird highlights from 2013 as the school gets set to leap into the New Year. Thunderbird’s incoming MBA class sets record for

AmeriHealth Caritas Honored for Supporting Local and Disadvantaged Businesses By PA-NJ-DE Minority Supplier Development Council

National Leader in Health Care Solutions for Those Most In Need Recognized for its Supplier Diversity ProgramAs it has grown into a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies has remained committed to growing and improving the individual communities it serves, including its financial and professional support of local and disadvantaged businesses. AmeriHealth Caritas was recently recognized for this commitment when it received the 2013 Regional Corporation of the Year award from the Pennsylvania-New

Browse Quality Reclaimed Barnwood Furniture on Old Barn Star’s Updated Site

If you’re looking for a new piece of reclaimed barnwood furniture, Old Barn Star’s revamped website now allows customers to browse with ease.PEACH BOTTOM, PA, December 17, 2013 – Welcome to the new face of Old Barn Star! Old Barn Star’s revamped website has a contemporary design to bridge the gap between the modern public and the classic feel of its reclaimed barnwood furniture. The site has a welcoming feel and makes it easy to navigate to various landing pages providing information on the company’s products. The new blog keeps the public apprised of exciting new offerings from the

Parsons Brinckerhoff helps deliver London’s first net-positive biodiversity offset scheme for Network Rail

London, United Kingdom (17 December 2013) – UK Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, launched an innovative biodiversity offset project on Streatham Common in south London today. Such schemes aim to ensure that new natural sites are created or developed when the unavoidable loss of other sites occurs due to development elsewhere. The project is being led by Network Rail's Thameslink Programme in partnership with London Wildlife Trust and the London Borough of Lambeth, with support from Parsons Brinckerhoff. The scheme will see native species of trees, shrubs and other natural habitat

CDC Foundation Receives Three Grants Totaling $13.5 Million For Meningitis and Rotavirus Global Advancements

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grants Will Enable CDC to Improve Health of MillionsThe CDC Foundation has received three grants totaling $13.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the lives of millions worldwide. The grants will enable the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work in collaboration with partners to advance the implementation of meningitis and rotavirus vaccines, ensuring global disease protection.“Meningococcal meningitis and rotavirus gastroenteritis are deadly

NCCN Receives Esteemed Accreditation for CME Activities

NCCN has received Accreditation with Commendation from the ACCME in recognition of relevant, effective, practice-based continuing medical education.FORT WASHINGTON, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network ® (NCCN ®) has been surveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ACCME accreditation seeks to assure the medical community and the public that NCCN provides physicians with

The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime TV Gets Juiced with Aloe, Spices Up Holiday Food with Salame

The Aloe Source, Columbus Foods Take Center Stage on December 23rd Show(Pompano Beach, FL – CISION – December 17, 2013) Popular morning show The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime® TV welcomes two of the hottest names in Aloe Vera and Italian deli meats on the show on Monday, December 23rd at 7:00 a.m. (ET/PT). Make sure to tune in as The Balancing Act hosts help jump start the day with animated conversation, food and beauty ideas, and trusted information to empower a woman’s life. Don’t miss these featured segments taking center stage on The Balancing Act: -          Get Juiced with

17th December 2013

                                          PROTECT THE ELDERLY FROM THE COLD THIS WINTER – TURN UP THE GAS FIRE With Christmas fast approaching and another cold snap on its way, more and more households will be reluctant to turn up the heating for fear of excessive fuel bills. Recent measures announced by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary to limit increases in household energy bills will provide few crumbs of comfort for the estimated 2.5 million people across the UK people who are already looking to take out a loan of some sort just to make sure they can

BESTIC SINGLE – Merengue with a spoon

One button - One press - One bite A year and a half ago, we launched our eating assistive device Bestic. Since then, we have kept on developing Bestic, making it even simpler and better accessible for more people who want to eat independently. It was important for us to keep it simple without losing focus on our key values: Independence, integrity, dignity and self-confidence.After a lot of hard work, we are now proud to present BESTIC SINGLE – a new and unique software that will further increase the effortlessness of controlling Bestic. The only move required by the user, is to push one

Walton Family Foundation Invests to Double the Number of Students Enrolled in Private School with Public Scholarships by 2017

Bipartisan support fuels private school choice expansion; former Republican Governor and Democratic U.S. Senator validate effortsDecember 17, 2013 – Today the Walton Family Foundation announced plans to invest $6 million in the Alliance for School Choice in support of an effort to double the number of students nationwide who attend private schools with the support of publicly funded scholarships. There are now nearly 300,000 students attending private schools with the support of public funding. The Alliance for School Choice is a leading national organization promoting, defending and

Datacard Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Entrust Inc. to Strengthen Trusted Identities and Transaction Security

Combination to reduce complexity for users across digital, physical, mobile and cloud domains - anytime, anywhere in an increasingly connected worldDatacard Group, the industry’s best-selling brand of secure identification and card personalization solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Entrust, Inc., a leader in securing digital identities and information and a Thoma Bravo LLC portfolio company. The acquisition builds on the strengths of each company to enable its customers and partners to deliver better services in highly connected environments. The acquisition is expected to

Pricer Installs its 100 Millionth Electronic Shelf Label

17 December, 2013: Pricer, the retail industry’s leading provider of Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) solutions today announced it would be installing its 100 millionth ESL. Pricer will be marking this unique event by offering a “golden” ESL to the E. Leclerc store in La Colle sur Loup, France. With 100 million labels installed, Pricer has cemented its position as the market leader in the electronic shelf labels industry. In its competitive set, Pricer is the only company to have achieved this exceptional figure. The La Colle sur Loup store is renewing its experience with the Pricer ESL

Ceramic insert delivers productivity boost in cast iron milling

2-3 times greater productivity against cemented carbide insert gradesCC6190, a new ceramic insert grade for CoroMill 490, promises increased productivity in cast iron and hardened steel due to the potential for higher cutting speeds. Automotive parts Any manufacturer involved in automotive part machining or general engineering will benefit from the use of CoroMill 490 with CC6190 ceramic inserts. A superior performance and enhanced precision are assured in applications that include the milling of engine components such as valve bodies, crankshafts and gearbox housings. Designed and

Peerless-AV Announces Industry’s First Universal Mosaic Video Wall Mount, Redefines Video Wall Design

The DS-VWM770 universal wall mount offers an impactful solution to users looking to position displays of varying sizes in a multitude of shapes, positions and anglesPeerless-AV, a leader in digital signage video wall mounts, is excited to introduce the audiovisual industry’s first universal mosaic video wall mount, the DS-VWM770. Designed for endless possibilities, the DS-VWM770 allows for video displays between 46’’ to 70’’ to be positioned at virtually every angle. Displays securely attach to the mount in 15° increments ranging from 0° to 360°, providing repeatability and adjustability

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