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Montgomery College Recognized by Red Cross as Outstanding College of the Year for the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Region

The American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Region recently selected Montgomery College as its 2013 Outstanding College of the Year for blood drive efforts completed by the Rockville Campus Office of Student Life. The College received the recognition for its longstanding tradition of successful blood drives. For over 10 years, the Rockville Office of Student Life has coordinated those programs. In the past year, the Rockville Campus saw an unprecedented 30 percent increase in donations. Those efforts were sparked, in large part, from volunteer support of a team of

Capitalism's Greatest Crash now likely within a Few Years

Energy industry set to follow in footsteps of financial industryThere is a risk blindness being run by Big Energy that, unless action is taken, will lead to an inevitable global crash according to Jeremy Leggett in a new book – The Energy of Nations – published 26th September 2013. On the eve of the long-awaited Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientific assessment of climate-change risk, the man described as "Britain's most respected green energy boss" writes of wider risk-taking in energy- and financial markets, as he has seen it play out – often behind closed doors –

When does prior experience pay?

Conventional wisdom says that repetition leads to efficiency. The firm that produces 1,000 widgets should be more efficient at making widgets than the firm that only makes 100. We’ve seen this paradigm applied to many aspects of business over the last 30 years, including the internationalization of multinational corporations.  Some maintain that the more countries a firm enters, the more efficient it is and the better its chances of success. However, in a recent study 

Rovio Entertainment’s animation channel surpasses 1 billion views, new Angry Birds series slated for 2014

New original series in development;First slate of content partners joining the channel;Premium brand advertisers flocking to new video distribution platformSeptember 25, 2013 -- Advertising Week, New York, NY USA -- Rovio Entertainment announced today its ToonsTV channel, the video entertainment platform for the mobile generation, surpassed more than 1,000,000,000 views in its first seven months. During 2014 Rovio will start airing new Angry Birds series and a range of high-quality 3rd party content. Rovio’s brand new series, currently in development, include Angry Birds Toons Season

Beverly Hills Wealth Management (BHWM) Launches Internal Asset Management Division, BHWM Asset Management, With Addition of McComsey Asset Management

· BHWM addition of emerging asset manager with multiple disciplined strategies brings longtime allies together in formal union. · Registered Asset Manager who claims compliance with GIPS®* will migrate track records and deploy Large Cap, Small Cap, Private Fund for accredited advisors, and Mutual Fund/ETF program for BHWM FAs and external RIAs alike with a client and advisor friendly service model. · Combination puts BHWM AUM north of $500M Asset Under ManagementLos Angeles, CA – Sept. 25th, 2013 –Beverly Hills Wealth Management  (BHWM) welcomed

Ericsson redefines small cell market with Ericsson Radio Dot System

· Minimalist small cell radio will fully integrate with macro mobile networks and leverage existing indoor wiring and outdoor cellular infrastructure ·  Elegant, dot-shaped design is unobtrusive in environment but packs a big punch for coverage and capacity and improves indoor user experience · 14 patents back the innovative solution Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is launching a cellular radio that is small enough to fit a person's hand, but provides enough indoor network coverage for a crowd. The disk-shaped, break-through solution, called Ericsson Radio Dot System, addresses a broad

American Traffic Solutions Finds Driver Behavior Changing at Florida’s Red-Light Safety Camera Intersections

TEMPE, AZ –Driver behavior at Florida red-light safety camera monitored intersections continues to change according to a recent analysis by American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the nation’s leading red-light safety camera provider. ATS found that the number of red-light running violations captured at monitored intersections throughout the state has fallen significantly as drivers have become more accustomed to increased red-light enforcement.  Most importantly, the analysis found that fewer and fewer vehicles are being issued multiple violations.  90 percent of the vehicle owners who

GuideStar and the Foundation Center Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Much-Needed Data, Resources to the Social Sector

Washington, DC—September 25, 2013—GuideStar , the leading source of nonprofit information, and the Foundation Center , the leading authority on philanthropy, today announced a partnership designed to build the capacity and effectiveness of the social sector. This alliance will leverage the organizations’ unique strengths and complementary missions to support the field in new and innovative ways.   GuideStar and the Foundation Center share a commitment to

Unstable chromosomes linked to less favorable response to radiation therapy and surgery in prostate cancer patients

Atlanta, September 25, 2013—Detailed evaluation of a prostate cancer tumor biopsy may predict treatment outcomes for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) or surgery for prostate cancer, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 55th Annual Meeting. The study results indicate that patients who have abnormal levels of breaks at common fragile sites (CFSs), sites within the chromosomes that are sensitive to DNA damage, are more likely to have their cancer to return—treatment failure. These CFS break abnormalities are usually associated

Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center Hosts Alumni Weekend October 18-19

Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center announces their upcoming 20th Anniversary Alumni Weekend Celebration on Friday, October 18 through Saturday, October 19.The upcoming 20th Anniversary Celebration of Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center  has been announced which will take place on the weekend of October 18-19. The festivities kick off on Friday, October 18 with an 11:00 a.m. luncheon at the Black Bear Golf Club in Delhi. The golf tee-off is at 12:00 p.m. with golfing lasting throughout the day. A Meet & Greet will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn &

Invitation to presentation for KappAhl full year 2012/2013

KappAhl will announce its full year result (September 2012 - August 2013) on Wednesday 2 October at 07.30 (CET).A presentation of the report and a teleconference will be held for analysts, the media and investors on the same day at 09.30 (CET) at Operaterrassen in Stockholm. The report will be presented by Johan Åberg, President and CEO and Claes-Göran Starud, acting CFO. Please announce participation for Operaterrassen at www.kappahl.com/presentations and ”2013-10-02 Live webcast Q4 2012/2013”. The presentation will be held in English and will also be live webcasted at www.kappahl.

New Ragnar Trail Atlanta presented by Salomon to benefit Atlanta Track Club

Two day, overnight team relay will be held on April 4-5 at the Georgia International Horse ParkRagnar Trail Relays presented by Salomon, the latest overnight team relay running experience from Ragnar Events, announced today their first event in the state of Georgia with the new Ragnar Trail Atlanta, April 4-5, 2014. The two-day, overnight team relay experience will begin at midday on Friday with teams finishing Saturday afternoon.  It will be hosted at the Georgia International Horse Park, just 45 minutes outside of Atlanta. Participants will take turns running along three different

Company Announcement No. 93, 2013 - Fixing of coupons with effect as from 1 October 2013

The coupons for the ARMs listed below will be changed taking effect 1 October 2013. The new coupons will be in force from 1 October 2013 – 31 March 2014. ARMs with a 5 per cent interest rate cap, CFDK0002015106, maturity 2038, new coupon as per 1 October 2013:   1.38% p.a. ARMs with a 5 per cent interest rate cap, CF OADK0002015296, maturity 2038, new coupon as per 1 October 2013: 1.38% p.a. ARMs with a 6 per cent interest rate cap, CFDK0002021427, maturity 2041, new coupon as per 1 October 2013:   1.03% p.a. ARMs with a 6 per cent interest rate cap, CF OADK0002021500,

Fine dining on the move with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Silver service Pullman places available through November and DecemberTop restaurateurs often select stunning venues so that the views match the fantastic food, but how many can boast stunning panoramas that change by the second?  That’s the treat that diners on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pullman services will enjoy this autumn and winter, with fine dining on the rails. “For many people, dining on a railway has almost become a ‘distress’ purchase, but those boarding our Pullman cart enjoy a carriage-based dining experience that has far more in common with the Orient Express than

NATIONAL EXPRESS VOLUNTEERS DOUBLE THE SUCCESS OF TRAINING SCHEME TRIP TO TANZANIA

25 September 2013Two National Express West Midlands engineers who visited Tanzania to train local engineers on a two-week charity placement, also managed to fix a bus which had been broken for more than two years. Volunteers Ges Poole and Ian Baker successfully fulfilled the primary objective of their trip, organised by the transport industry’s charity Transaid, by training 10 members of the National Institute of Transport (NIT) engineering department in Dar es Salaam in a variety of subjects from vehicle inspection to repair and maintenance. But when their training moved from the

IAR Systems updates leading development tools for the ultra-low-power MSP430 core from Texas Instruments

Uppsala, Sweden—September 25, 2013—Today, IAR Systems® introduces a new version of its world-leading development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® for the ultra-low power 16-bit MSP430 microcontrollers. In addition to new libraries and integrations, support for numerous new devices has been added. For the new version, 5.60, the TI Math Library for MSP430 has been integrated into IAR Embedded Workbench. The included floating-point routines can be used in computationally intensive real-time applications where optimal execution speed is critical. By using these routines instead of the

IAR Systems updates leading development tools for the ultra-low-power MSP430 core from Texas Instruments

Uppsala, Sweden—September 25, 2013—Today, IAR Systems® introduces a new version of its world-leading development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench® for the ultra-low power 16-bit MSP430 microcontrollers. In addition to new libraries and integrations, support for numerous new devices has been added. For the new version, 5.60, the TI Math Library for MSP430 has been integrated into IAR Embedded Workbench. The included floating-point routines can be used in computationally intensive real-time applications where optimal execution speed is critical. By using these routines instead of the

Fortum's Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant brings annual refuelling and maintenance outages to a successful conclusion

PRESS RELEASE 24 September 2013Both Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant units in Loviisa, Finland, are back in production after the annual maintenance outage. Unit 1 was out of production for almost 19 days, until 6 September, and maintenance work on Unit 2 was finished in 16 days, on 23 September.Both units underwent a so-called refuelling outage, with no major alterations or repairs carried out. About one fourth of the fuel was replaced on both units."In addition to normal periodical maintenance and refuelling at Loviisa 1, an engine of the emergency diesel generator was replaced with a

LynuxWorks contributes to European MILS security research program

LynxSecure separation kernel chosen to underpin Europe’s Distributed MILS project Paris, France—25 September 2013 — LynuxWorks™, Inc, a world leader in the embedded safety and security software market, today announced that it is contributing development resources from LynuxWorks™ SARL, and its key LynxSecure technology to the Distributed MILS for Dependable Information and Communication Infrastructures (D-MILS) project, a European initiative funded by the European Commission that is being managed by The Open Group. David Lounsbury, Chief Technical Officer, The Open Group, commented, “

Skyping Classes are the Future

News release 25th September 2013Budding chefs at Boston College have had their first taste of the world of professional cooking with a Gordon Ramsay-style cook-along using the internet. Trainee students at Boston College’s Hospitality and Catering Department were given a private cookery lesson by top head chefs from Reform at The Castle Hotel in Lincoln and The Electric Bar and Restaurant at DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln. Lincolnshire County Council’s onlincolnshire  project set up a two-way Skype video feed on Monday (23rd September) for the cookery

York Minster's former Master of Music returns for book signing

Saturday 28 September 2013, 6.00pmInternationally renowned organ recitalist, composer and former Master of Music at York Minster, Dr Francis Jackson, will be signing copies of his autobiography this Saturday (28 September). Dr Jackson, Organist Emeritus of the Minster and one of York's best-loved musical figures, will sign copies of the new book, Music for a Long While, from 6.00pm in the South Aisle of York Minster, following Evensong. Dr Jackson, who is 96 in October, first became involved in York Minster’s music in 1929, as a schoolboy chorister under Edward Bairstow.  He returned

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