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		<title>New Discoveries about the Mathematical and Astronomical Knowledge of Ancient Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 08:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The doctoral thesis of architect Miquel Perez-Sanchez opened new perspectives about mathematics, geometry, astronomy, and geodesy in Ancient Egypt, and, in a special way, in the monumental collection of Giza. After presenting the discoveries in the College of Architects of &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/new-discoveries-about-the-mathematical-and-astronomical-knowledge-of-ancient-egypt-111655" title="New Discoveries about the Mathematical and Astronomical Knowledge of Ancient Egypt">Read more</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/new-discoveries-about-the-mathematical-and-astronomical-knowledge-of-ancient-egypt-111655" data-text="New Discoveries about the Mathematical and Astronomical Knowledge of Ancient Egypt" data-count="vertical" data-via="socializeWP" ><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/new-discoveries-about-the-mathematical-and-astronomical-knowledge-of-ancient-egypt-111655&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=50&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:50px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div></div><p>The doctoral thesis of architect Miquel Perez-Sanchez opened new perspectives about mathematics, geometry, astronomy, and geodesy in Ancient Egypt, and, in a special way, in the monumental collection of Giza.</p>
<p>After presenting the discoveries in the College of Architects of Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain, Miquel Perez-Sanchez will give a series of conferences based on his studies about Giza.</p>
<p>In this series of conferences, some of the questions  that the essay has planted will be disclosed, with the intention of stimulating knowledge in turn of the uses and the scientific achievements that permitted the accomplishment of great works like the Giza collection in ancient times.</p>
<p>The conferences will be celebrated on the 22nd and 31st of May, as well as the 6th and 14th of June, in the ceremony hall of the Delegation of the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) in Catalunya, in Barcelona.</p>
<p>Tuesday, the 22nd of May, the series will start with the conference THE GREAT PYRAMID OF CHEOPS ( KHUFU): RECONSTRUCTION AND CHRONOLOGY.  The presentation will be introduced by Gabriel Ferrate Pascual, Doctor of Engineering, ex-director of the UPC, and Carles Ferrater Lambarri, Doctor of Architecture and department head of the UPC.</p>
<p>Thursday, the 31st of May 2012 will be centered around THE MONUMENTAL COLLECTION OF GIZA AND THE ENIGMA OF THE SPHINX, with an introduction by Ferran Sagarra Trias, Doctor of Architecture and director of the ETSAB (UPC), and Octavi Piulats Riu, Doctor of Philosophy, professor of the UB, and Egyptologist.  Wednesday, the 6th of June, the conference will be about THE BENNU OR PHEONIX: FROM EGYPTIAN MYTH TO ASTRONOMIC REALITY, with an introduction from Carles Miralles Sola, Doctor of Greek Philosophy and department head of the UB, and Emili Elizalde Rius, Doctor of Physics and research professor of the CSIC.</p>
<p>Lastly, on Thursday the 14th of June, the conference ATLANTIS: FROM PLATONIC MYTH TO PROTOHISTORIC REALITY will take place.  The introduction will be by Joan Gomez Pallares, Doctor of Latin Philology and department head of the UAB, and Josep Muntanola Thornberg, Doctor of Architecture and ex-director of the ETSAB (UPC).  All conferences will be opened to the general public.</p>
<p>AGENDA:</p>
<p>Days: May 22nd and 31st, June 6th and 14th, 2012<br />
Time: 6:00 P.M.<br />
PLACE: Delegation of the CSIC in Catalunya<br />
Egipciaques 15, Barcelona.<br />
Tel. 93 443 27 59 | www.residencia-investigadors.es</p>
<p>For information in Spanish: Antiguo Egipto Online</p>
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		<title>A Vision Network Looks At Nasa’s Newly Developed Space Harpoon.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Vision Network, a fresh, new and exciting Marketing company based in Cardiff has reviewed information on Nasa&#8217;s latest project they have unveiled. Nasa is developing a harpoon capable of taking samples from comets. The space agency has already built &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/a-vision-network-looks-at-nasa%e2%80%99s-newly-developed-space-harpoon-97235" title="A Vision Network Looks At Nasa’s Newly Developed Space Harpoon.">Read more</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/a-vision-network-looks-at-nasa%e2%80%99s-newly-developed-space-harpoon-97235" data-text="A Vision Network Looks At Nasa’s Newly Developed Space Harpoon." data-count="vertical" data-via="socializeWP" ><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/a-vision-network-looks-at-nasa%e2%80%99s-newly-developed-space-harpoon-97235&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=50&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:50px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div></div><p>A Vision Network, a fresh, new and exciting Marketing company based in Cardiff has reviewed information on Nasa&#8217;s latest project they have unveiled. Nasa is developing a harpoon capable of taking samples from comets. The space agency has already built a prototype capable of launching test harpoon tips across a distance of a mile (1.6km). The engineers believe it would be safer to collect comet material using the equipment rather than trying to land on the celestial bodies.<br />
Nasa said that the samples could reveal the origins of the planets and how life was created on Earth. A Vision Networks Managing Director commented saying: &#8216;This is big step for the Human race, if Nasa&#8217;s space harpoon can determine what a planet&#8217;s atmosphere and surface contain this could very well be the Human race&#8217;s ticket to the far reaches of the Universe.&#8217;<br />
Particle samples recovered by Nasa&#8217;s Stardust mission in 2002 which a source from A Vision Network reviewed, were found to include an amino acid, glycine, which is used by living organisms to create proteins. The agency said the discovery supported the theory that some of life&#8217;s ingredients had formed in space and had been delivered to Earth by meteorite and comet impacts. To gather more material, the agency is developing a sample-collecting space harpoon which could be projected &#8220;with surgical precision&#8221; from a spacecraft hovering above the target.<br />
Engineers at Nasa&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, have built a trial harpoon that is 6ft (183cm) tall. The bow is made out of a pair of springs used to provide the suspension for trucks. The bow string is made out of steel cable half an inch thick. When A Vision Networks MD was asked his thoughts on the newest project he commented saying: &#8216;It is a very dangerous task the men who are going to be operating the space harpoon are undertaking, I think that this will bring all sorts of new possibilities to today&#8217;s civilisation, for example the possibility of travelling in space for the everyday person!&#8217; In conclusion to A Vision Network findings, the Managing Director described the venture as &#8216;One small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind.&#8217;<br />
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16183378</p>
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		<title>DNA Defense Experts making a difference in criminal justice system!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The development in DNA technology has paved way for improvements in various sectors such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, environmental science, forensic science, etc. Positive changes have been brought about in these sectors due to this technology. DNA Defense experts are using &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/dna-defense-experts-making-a-difference-in-criminal-justice-system-95111" title="DNA Defense Experts making a difference in criminal justice system!">Read more</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/dna-defense-experts-making-a-difference-in-criminal-justice-system-95111" data-text="DNA Defense Experts making a difference in criminal justice system!" data-count="vertical" data-via="socializeWP" ><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/dna-defense-experts-making-a-difference-in-criminal-justice-system-95111&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=50&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:50px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div></div><p>The development in DNA technology has paved way for improvements in various sectors such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, environmental science, forensic science, etc. Positive changes have been brought about in these sectors due to this technology. DNA Defense experts are using this technology these days&#8217;, to solve a wide array of criminal cases. Fingerprint technology is the most important advantage and many DNA Defense experts have caught hard core criminals with the help of this technology. To eliminate criminals the technology also helps the lawyers and police officials. Using skin tissue, saliva, semen, hair, blood, etc, one can find out whether an individual is culprit or not. There has been lot of improvements and advancements in DNA Technology since past decade. The technology has changed the criminal justice system and brought about lots of improvements in this field. Catching culprits have become lot easier. This technology may help them by exonerating them if someone has been wrongfully convicted. Many criminal defense lawyers and DNA Defense experts have benefited from this forensic DNA testing technology. DNA tests provide a unique and infallible identification. To the reliability of the DNA evidence in their cases even former critics of DNA testing are attesting. People generally assume that any past issues with DNA evidence have been solved and that the tests are now impregnable and unquestionable. To DNA Defense experts this DNA technology has offered lot of help in bringing about justice in the society. Using this technology, the society as a whole is going to change. If you would like to know more about dna defence expert and forensic dna analysis please visit the website. Contact us: Cogent Forensic Consultants<br />
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		<title>Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Create First Realistic 3D Reconstruction of a Brain Circuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Dennis or Sheila Tartaglia Tartaglia Communications (732) 545-1848 info@tartagliacommunications.com For Immediate Release Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Create First Realistic 3D Reconstruction of a Brain Circuit Six Years of Work by Numerous Scientists Yields Important Milestone Toward 3D Model &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/max-planck-florida-institute-scientists-create-first-realistic-3d-reconstruction-of-a-brain-circuit-94610" title="Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Create First Realistic 3D Reconstruction of a Brain Circuit">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p>Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Create First Realistic 3D Reconstruction of a Brain Circuit</p>
<p>Six Years of Work by Numerous Scientists Yields Important Milestone Toward 3D Model of the Brain</p>
<p>Jupiter, FL, December 8, 2011 &#8211; Researchers from the lab of Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, MD, PhD at the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) are reporting that, using a conceptually new approach and state-of-the-art research tools, they have created the first realistic three-dimensional diagram of a thalamocortical column in the rodent brain. A vertically organized series of connected neurons that form a brain circuit, the cortical column is considered the elementary building block of the cortex, the part of the brain that is responsible for many of its higher functions.</p>
<p>This achievement is the first step toward creating a complete computer model of the brain, and may ultimately lead to an understanding of how the brain computes and how it goes awry in neurological, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. The study is published online in the journal Cerebral Cortex. &#8220;This is the first complete 3D reconstruction of a realistic model of a cortical column,&#8221; said Marcel Oberlaender, PhD, first author on the paper. &#8220;This is the first time that we have been able to relate the structure and function of individual neurons in a live, awake animal, using complete 3D reconstructions of axons and dendrites. By creating this model, we hope to begin understanding how the brain processes sensory information and how this leads to specific behaviors.&#8221; The electrically excitable axon extends from the body of the neuron (brain cell) and often gives rise to many smaller branches before ending at nerve terminals. Dendrites extend from the neuron cell body and receive messages from other neurons. In addition to recreating the structure of the cortical column, the study also sheds significant light on the function of its constituent neurons, and the relationship between their functionality and structure. In looking at neurons&#8217; response to sensory stimulation, the researchers discovered that sensory-evoked activity in some of the cells can be directly correlated with their structure and connectivity, which marks a first step toward understanding basic organizational principles of the brain.</p>
<p>Working with both awake and anesthetized rats, and also examining stained brain slices, the neuroscientists used sophisticated new light microscopy as well as custom designed tools to examine 15,000 neurons of nine identified cell types. Using a painstaking, six-step process, the researchers identified and reconstructed the column&#8217;s constituent parts using sophisticated software and a range of other new state-of-the-art tools and processes. Described in a related paper co-authored by Drs. Sakmann and Oberlaender, these new methods, which were developed in part at the Max Planck Florida Institute, allow researchers, for the first time, to simulate electrical signaling in a computer model at subcellular and millisecond resolution. &#8220;We can now quantify the number of neurons of each cell type, their three-dimensional structure, connectivity within these networks, and response to sensory stimulation, in both an anesthetized and awake animal,&#8221; said Dr. Oberlaender. &#8220;Such a quantitative assessment of cortical structure and function is unprecedented and marks a milestone for future studies on mechanistic principles that may underlie signal flow in the brain, during such functions as decision making.&#8221;</p>
<p>Dr. Oberlaender is part of the Max Planck Florida Institute&#8217;s Digital Neuroanatomy group, led by Dr. Bert Sakmann. The group focuses on the functional anatomy of circuits in the cerebral cortex that form the basis of simple behaviors (e.g. decision making). One of the group&#8217;s most significant efforts is a program dedicated to obtaining a three-dimensional map of the rodent brain. This work will provide insight into the functional architecture of entire cortical areas, and will lay the foundation for future studies on degenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Dr. Oberlaender and Dr. Christiaan de Kock contributed equally to this work. Dr. de Kock is with the Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The research team also included scientists from Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Heidelberg, Germany), Columbia University and Zuse Institute (Berlin). About the Max Planck Florida Institute<br />
The first institute established by Germany&#8217;s prestigious Max Planck Society outside of Europe, the Max Planck Florida Institute is also the first research institute of its kind in North America. MPFI seeks to provide new insight into understanding the functional organization of the nervous system, its capacity to produce perception, thought, language, memory, emotion, and action. Neural circuits, the complex synaptic networks of the brain, hold the key to understanding who we are, why we behave the way we do, and how the debilitating effects of neurological and psychiatric disorders can be ameliorated. MPFI meets this challenge by forging links between different levels of analysis&#8211;genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit, and behavioral&#8211;and developing new technologies that make cutting edge scientific discoveries possible. For more information, visit www.maxplanckflorida.org.</p>
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		<title>Surgical Tech Discussing the Exact Benefits of Becoming a Surgical Technicain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[California, December 05: Surgical Tech. a site for career and training information on how to become a surgical technician is offering a great service to all those interested in the health care field. Surgical technicians work with those in need &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/surgical-tech-discussing-the-exact-benefits-of-becoming-a-surgical-technicain-94088" title="Surgical Tech Discussing the Exact Benefits of Becoming a Surgical Technicain">Read more</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/surgical-tech-discussing-the-exact-benefits-of-becoming-a-surgical-technicain-94088" data-text="Surgical Tech Discussing the Exact Benefits of Becoming a Surgical Technicain" data-count="vertical" data-via="socializeWP" ><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/surgical-tech-discussing-the-exact-benefits-of-becoming-a-surgical-technicain-94088&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=50&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:50px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div></div><p>California, December 05: Surgical Tech. a site for career and training information on how to become a surgical technician is offering a great service to all those interested in the health care field. Surgical technicians work with those in need of healing and compassion of the trained and skilled professional, and the rewards are great, including, the human touch, that often helps to heal the patient.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech is much more than just a site. It is a portal for information, and one that is connecting those interested in the field with the information they need. Becoming a surgical technician is for all those that have a knack for caring for the ill, which includes the nurturing of placing bandages on the patient, and holding the hand. The profession goes much deeper than this, but it is a profession of compassion for your fellow individual.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech discusses the many different facilities that are in need of surgical technicians, such as the many operating rooms. The opportunities in hospitals are tremendous, and there definitely is a calling for qualified surgical technicians. In fact, it is one of the fastest growing careers today.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech discusses much more than just the hospitals as places of employment it also discusses the many different training institutions such as technical schools and community colleges which offer the training so that those interested are able to start their career. Those that are interested will also be interested in the fact that the training takes 12 to 18 months in classroom study and honing in on your skills through hands on experience.</p>
<p>The Surgical Tech Salary, as discussed on Surgical Tech, is often times more than a registered nurse. That is not even mentioning the benefits that are associated with the career. This is not to mention the difference in hours.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech is a site that provides all those interested in a career as a surgical technician with the information that they require to enter the field. Surgical technicians are at the fore front of the scene. They will find themselves standing at the operating table, and caring for their patients.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech offers all the information that those that are interested in the field need to know and provides specific information such as salary, hours, places of employment and more. The surgical technician is crucial in the health care filed and one that truly is a wonderful choice in a career for those that have the compassion to care for others. It is a career, that as the site outlines, is respected, and one that definitely has the advantage of entering the profession with less hours of study in comparison to that say of a registered nurse. It is also one that has less hours that must be performed on a weekly basis and a profession that pay generously and the benefits are as great as the salary and hours themselves.</p>
<p>Surgical Tech is bringing the information to all those interested in the field, the information they need to know.</p>
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		<title>Dumpster Rental Jacksonville FL Website Published an Online Guide for Each Roll Off Container</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dumpster Rental Jacksonville FL website published an online guide. There are several roll off container sizes, but the company recommends different canister sizes depending upon the dumpster renting person&#8217;s goal. There are many dumpster sizes, but only a few &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/dumpster-rental-jacksonville-fl-website-published-an-online-guide-for-each-roll-off-container-93731" title="Dumpster Rental Jacksonville FL Website Published an Online Guide for Each Roll Off Container">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p>There are many dumpster sizes, but only a few of these are used for major construction projects.</p>
<p>The smaller, less-used containers sizes are 3, 4, 6, or 8 cubic yards. These are most often used outside of restaurants and other businesses to collect daily garbage. These smaller canisters are not designed to handle heavy weight or uneven ground. They are meant to hold onto garbage for a short time period until a truck comes to empty the container at the site.</p>
<p>So the website focuses on the larger, more commonly used dumpster sizes for greater scale projects. The most common sizes are 10, 20, 30, and 40 cubic yard containers. A truck comes to deliver these dumpsters to the renter, rolls it off the truck, and later returns to pick up the container to empty it into landfills and other proper locations, depending upon the trash materials being discarded. The trash is not emptied onsite.</p>
<p>Here is a little more information about each of these more commonly used roll off containers for construction or other major projects:</p>
<p>10 Cubic Yard Dumpster: The dimensions of this 10 cubic yard container are 12 feet x 8 feet x 4 feet (Length x Width x Height). The company tends to recommend that these roll off containers are used for handling &#8220;the debris from 1500 sq. ft. of single layer roof shingles, small yard or garage debris cleanup, or a small interior remodeling job or small deck removal job.&#8221;</p>
<p>20 Cubic Yard Dumpster: The dimensions of this 20 cubic yard container are 22 feet x 8 feet x 4.5 feet (Length x Width x Height). The company tends to recommend that these roll off containers are used for handling &#8220;the debris from 2500 sq. ft. of single layer roof shingles, large yard or garage debris cleanup, or a large interior remodeling job or carpet removal, or waste from a 300 square foot of deck remodeling job.&#8221;</p>
<p>30 Cubic Yard Dumpster: The dimensions of this 30 cubic yard container are 30 feet x 8 feet x 6 feet (Length x Width x Height). The company tends to recommend that these roll off containers are used for handling &#8220;the debris from 4000 sq. ft. of single layer roof shingles, large yard or garage debris cleanup, or a large interior remodeling or exterior siding job or window replacements or construction of a new home, removal of an addition or garage.&#8221;</p>
<p>40 Cubic Yard Dumpster: The dimensions of this 40 cubic yard container are 22 feet x 8 feet x 8 feet (Length x Width x Height). The company tends to recommend that these roll off containers are used for handling &#8220;the debris from 5000 sq. ft. of single layer roof shingles, very large yard or garage debris cleanup, or a very large interior remodeling or exterior siding job or window replacements or construction of a new home, removal of an edition or garage or a commercial building construction or remodeling job.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you are in the Jacksonville Area and would like to rent a dumpster from<br />
http://www.dumpsterrentaljacksonvillefl.us (also known as Dumpster Man), you can call (904) 361-9189. They serve the entire area, including Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Yulee, Callahan, Orange Park, and many other surrounding cities.</p>
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		<title>TARTAGLIA COMMS. TAPPED BY MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE (MPFI) Part of Germany’s Prestigious Max Planck Society, MPFI is First And Only Institute of Its Kind in North America; Research Focus is on Brain Circuitry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Dennis or Sheila Tartaglia (732) 545-1848 info@TartagliaCommunications.com For Immediate Release TARTAGLIA COMMS. TAPPED BY MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE (MPFI) Part of Germany&#8217;s Prestigious Max Planck Society, MPFI is First And Only Institute of Its Kind in North America; Research &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/tartaglia-comms-tapped-by-max-planck-florida-institute-mpfi-part-of-germany%e2%80%99s-prestigious-max-planck-society-mpfi-is-first-and-only-institute-of-its-kind-in-north-america-research-focus-i-93256" title="TARTAGLIA COMMS. TAPPED BY MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE (MPFI) Part of Germany’s Prestigious Max Planck Society, MPFI is First And Only Institute of Its Kind in North America; Research Focus is on Brain Circuitry">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p>TARTAGLIA COMMS. TAPPED BY MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE (MPFI)<br />
Part of Germany&#8217;s Prestigious Max Planck Society, MPFI is First And Only Institute of Its Kind in North America; Research Focus is on Brain Circuitry</p>
<p>SOMERSET, NJ &#8211; November 28, 2011 &#8211; Tartaglia Communications has been named to manage national public relations, marketing and scientific writing for the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI), a leader in research on the structure, function and development of the brain&#8217;s circuits (neural circuits). MPFI is the first U.S. institute established by the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, a German-based non-profit research organization founded in 1948. One of the most prestigious scientific organizations worldwide, the Max Planck Society has 80 institutes. Seventeen Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its scientists. &#8220;It is very exciting and a great honor for us to be a part of this unique new scientific endeavor at its inauguration,&#8221; says Dennis Tartaglia, president, Tartaglia Communications. &#8220;We look forward to building the Max Planck Florida Institute brand in the U.S., and to communicating the many significant discoveries to come.&#8221; &#8220;We chose Tartaglia Communications because of their experience in communicating about neuroscience and their ability to interpret and publicize basic research on a national level,&#8221; says Claudia Hillinger, PhD, president, Max Planck Florida Foundation and vice president for institute development, Max Planck Florida Institute.</p>
<p>The O&#8217;Donnell Agency, headquartered in West Palm Beach, handles Florida media relations for MPFI, as well as community relations and related activities.</p>
<p>Tartaglia Communications&#8217; principals have designed high-impact neuroscience research communications campaigns for Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University Medical Center, among others. They have worked extensively in clinical neuroscience, representing Neurological Surgery, P.C., a leading neurosurgical private practice, and professional associations and nonprofits including the American Board of Addiction Medicine and two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national substance abuse programs. MPFI seeks to provide new insight into understanding the functional organization of the nervous system, its capacity to produce perception, thought, language, memory, emotion, and action. MPFI meets this challenge by forging links between different levels of analysis&#8211;genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit, and behavioral&#8211;and developing new technologies that make cutting edge scientific discoveries possible. Neural circuits, the complex synaptic networks of the brain, hold the key to understanding who we are, why we behave the way we do, and how the debilitating effects of neurological and psychiatric disorders can be ameliorated. With plans for expansion in the coming months, MPFI currently has six research groups, each of which looks at neural circuits from a different perspective. Based in temporary quarters on the MacArthur Campus (Jupiter) of Florida Atlantic University, MPFI is building a state-of-the-art research facility that will foster collaboration and help speed scientific discovery. The new research building will be completed in Summer 2012. Although research at MPFI only began at the end of 2009, MPFI scientists contributed to 13 symposia, lectures and posters at the recent Society for Neuroscience 2011 Annual Meeting. For information on the Max Planck Florida Institute or the Max Planck Florida Foundation, visit www.MaxPlanckFlorida.org.</p>
<p>Tartaglia Communications develops high-impact, strategic communications programs for health and science-focused organizations. The firm&#8217;s principals, Dennis and Sheila Tartaglia, draw on 30 years of combined experience and their network of contacts to deliver customized programs that help clients reach business, policy and educational objectives. They have designed award-winning campaigns for research and public policy organizations, as well as for biopharmaceutical startup companies, academic medical centers and hospitals, and nonprofit organizations working in health and science. They have earned more than two dozen awards, including the Public Relations Society of America&#8217;s Silver Anvil and Bronze Anvil, and PRWeek&#8217;s Healthcare Campaign of the Year. Please visit www.TartagliaCommunications.com, or contact the firm at info@TartagliaCommunications.com or 732-545-1848. Follow Tartaglia Communications on Facebook and on Twitter, @TartagliaComm.</p>
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		<title>Gaining advantage from DNA technology!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For improvements in various sectors such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, environmental science, forensic science, etc the development in DNA technology has paved way. Due to this technology positive changes have been brought about in these sectors. These days&#8217;, to solve a &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/gaining-advantage-from-dna-technology-92181" title="Gaining advantage from DNA technology!">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Present Leading Edge Research at Society for Neuroscience Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Present Leading Edge Research at Society for Neuroscience Conference Thirteen Presentations To Discuss Findings on Brain&#8217;s Circuitry Jupiter, FL, November 16, 2011 &#8211; Researchers from the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) are &#8230; <a href="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/max-planck-florida-institute-scientists-present-leading-edge-research-at-society-for-neuroscience-conference-91815" title="Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Present Leading Edge Research at Society for Neuroscience Conference">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p>Max Planck Florida Institute Scientists Present Leading Edge Research at Society for Neuroscience Conference</p>
<p>Thirteen Presentations To Discuss Findings on Brain&#8217;s Circuitry</p>
<p>Jupiter, FL, November 16, 2011 &#8211; Researchers from the Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) are contributing to 13 symposia, lectures and poster sessions at the Society for Neuroscience 41st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, November 12-16, 2011. The first U.S. institute of the German-based Max Planck Society, the Institute brings together leading scientists representing a diversity of scientific disciplines and approaches in order to seek fundamental answers about brain function and neural circuits. These circuits form the complex synaptic networks of the brain, which determine who we are, how we think, and how we behave. Understanding of these circuits is still in its infancy.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of the ultimate challenges in biology and in deciphering the human brain is in understanding neural circuits,&#8221; says David Fitzpatrick, CEO, scientific director of the Institute and leader of its Functional Architecture and Development of Visual Cortex research group. &#8220;By focusing on the structure, function and development of neural circuits, we hope to increase understanding of the devastating neurological and psychiatric disorders that affect humanity.&#8221;</p>
<p>On November 16 at 11:30 a.m., Dr. Fitzpatrick will deliver a special lecture entitled, &#8220;Building Cortical Representations with Experience: Insights from Visual Cortex.&#8221; The lecture will discuss research on development of the visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes visual information and serves as a model system for understanding the role of experience in the development of brain circuits. The visual cortex continues to develop in the weeks after birth, and visual experience is critical for the proper maturation of the circuits that mediate visual perception. New research has shown that experience can quickly alter these circuits, and that moving visual stimuli are critical for the construction of circuits that process motion direction. His lecture will provide an overview of the state of knowledge in this area, including recent findings from his lab and others, and discuss this research&#8217;s implications for understanding neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Fitzpatrick will also participate in a nanosymposium on experimental techniques in visual cortex circuit research. Additionally, members of Dr. Fitzpatrick&#8217;s research group will present a new approach to dissecting the contribution of neural circuits to the response properties of cortical neurons during the conference.</p>
<p>Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, MD, PhD, inaugural MPFI scientific director and leader of the Institute&#8217;s Digital Neuroanatomy research group, co-chairs &#8220;Large-Scale Automated Histology in the Pursuit of Connectomes,&#8221; a mini-symposium November 14, 8:30 a.m. The mini-symposium features discussion by Dr. Sakmann and other leading scientists of their work in developing neuronal wiring diagrams, which are needed to understand how the brain computes. Presentations focus on state-of-the-art research on the reconstruction of circuits that link brain anatomy and function. These new models provide unprecedented levels of detail on diagrams of the connections between different brain cell types and blood vessels that service these cells.</p>
<p>A number of researchers from Dr. Sakmann&#8217;s group will also present posters on brain anatomy research, including three-dimensional rodent cortex models and studies that use mechanistic models of brain circuitry in order to study decision-making behavior.</p>
<p>Representing a different approach to studying neural circuits, Monica Montesinos, PhD, from Dr. Samuel Young, Jr.&#8217;s Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function group, presented a poster (November 12, 2:00 p.m.) on studies of GIT1, a gene-encoded brain enzyme that helps balance excitability and inhibition. Dr. Montesinos&#8217; research looks at the role of GIT1 in the formation of synapses, the contact points in the brain in which neurons pass electrical and chemical signals to one another. Dr. Young&#8217;s group studies the mechanisms regulating synapse structure, as disruptions of synapse structure are a major factor in brain diseases. Dr. Young and members of his team will present two additional posters on the role of genes in the Munc13 family in synaptic signal transmission. &#8220;It is a testament to our scientists&#8217; creativity and productivity that we are presenting so much research so early in the Institute&#8217;s existence,&#8221; says Dr. Fitzpatrick. &#8220;We look forward to a busy schedule of scientific publications and presentations in the years ahead.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Max Planck Florida Institute currently has six research groups, each focusing on a different aspect and approach to neural circuit research. In addition to those mentioned above, they include the following groups: Disorders of Neural Circuit Function, directed by McLean Bolton, PhD; Mechanisms of Synaptic Signaling and Computation, directed by Jason Christie, PhD; and Cellular Organization of Cortical Circuit Function, directed by James Schummers, PhD. Currently located in temporary quarters on the campus of Florida Atlantic University (Jupiter), the Institute is building a state-of-the-art research facility, slated to open mid-2012. Research at MPFI began at the end of 2009. To read abstracts of all MPFI presentations at the Society for Neuroscience conference, go to: http://www.sfn.org/AM2011/</p>
<p>About the Max Planck Florida Institute<br />
The first institute established by Germany&#8217;s prestigious Max Planck Society outside of Europe, the Max Planck Florida Institute is also the first research institute of its kind in North America. MPFI seeks to provide new insight into understanding the functional organization of the nervous system, its capacity to produce perception, thought, language, memory, emotion, and action. Neural circuits, the complex synaptic networks of the brain, hold the key to understanding who we are, why we behave the way we do, and how the debilitating effects of neurological and psychiatric disorders can be ameliorated. MPFI meets this challenge by forging links between different levels of analysis&#8211;genetic, molecular, cellular, circuit, and behavioral&#8211;and developing new technologies that make cutting edge scientific discoveries possible. For more information, visit www.maxplanckflorida.org.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/brorsoft-blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate-makes-you-spin-sony-tablet-s-90217" data-text="Brorsoft Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate Makes You Spin Sony Tablet S" data-count="vertical" data-via="socializeWP" ><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.prfire.co.uk/science/brorsoft-blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate-makes-you-spin-sony-tablet-s-90217&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=50&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:50px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div></div><p>Sony Tablet S, with its comfortable design that fits easily in your hand, and a vibrant TruBlack™, universal remote control, fast web browsing, has been hotly received by the tablet lovers. With your amazing Sony Tablet S, you can enjoy your pictures, music and holiday videos on your network enabled HDTV and other entertainment devices. Just a slight throw on the screen of 1280 x 800 resolution, and you can share everything, of which codec and formats are MPEG-4, H.264 and WMV, with your friends and family members. However, you will find merits and demerits are good friends all the time. Due to the limitation of the resolution and codec, you can not enjoy &#8220;everything&#8221; actually until you get versatile software which can wish you a hand. Brorsoft Video Converter Ultimate, the high-end three-in-one software which combines all the features of Brorsoft Video Converter, Brorsoft DVD Ripper and Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper, is the key to your problem. Applying it, you can easily spin your Sony Tablet S and makes it the mighty tablet which can play everything for you.</p>
<p>As the best Video Converter, Brorsoft Blu-ray Video Converter Ultimate is capable of converting videos of various formats, including MKV, VOB, WMV, AVI, FLV, F4V and TiVo recordings, to H.264 HD Video, MPEG-4 HD Video and WMV HD for Sony Tablet S. As the greatest DVD and Blu-ray Ripper, it is able to rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies for you to Sony Tablet S. With Sony Tablet S and Brorsoft Blu-ray Video Ultimate, you just need to lie on your sofa or sit on the leather seats comfortably and your previous boring time will become more colorful. System Requirements:<br />
1. Operating System: Windows XP/2003/Vista, Windows 7<br />
2. Windows Home Server.<br />
3. DirectX Version: 9.0 or above.<br />
4. Memory: 64MB at least<br />
5. Processor: Intel Pentium 3 processor at 500 MHz.<br />
6. Hard Disc Space: 512MB or above.</p>
<p>About Brorsoft: As a professional multimedia software provider for personal and public entertainment, Brorsoft Studio is committed to developing the best, the most easy-to-use and brilliant rippers and converters. Now, Brorsoft soft wares can help both Windows and Mac users convert Blu-ray, DVDs and Videos to numerous video and audio formats for most popular portable devices such as iPad/iPad2, Sony Tablet S, iPhone 4S, Apple TV, PS3, Xbox 360, WD TV, Android Phones including Motorola Droid X2, Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC EVO 4G, etc. and other video and audio players. Brorsoft Studio is always seeking for great and creative ideas and technologies to meet the changing requirements of all the users whose satisfaction is our consistent pursuit.</p>
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