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Social travel site Gogobot is doing a little traveling of its own. Today, it?s announcing the opening of its first European headquarters, in London. The move, says Travis Katz, the CEO and founder of the company, is being done to capitalize on the fact that the site already has nearly as many users in Europe as it does in the rest of the world: some 44 percent of people who have linked into the site to discuss travel itineraries with friends and others are based in Europe.hot chelle rae guile alton brown weather los angeles caleb hanie bcs standings 2011 rhodes scholarship
You've probably heard of both DTS and SRS Labs or seen their logos, but you might not be able to explain exactly what these companies do. To put it simply: both enhance the sound from our electronics, and now, they'll be doing it together. In a cash-and-stock deal worth just under $10 a share DTS will acquire SRS Labs, giving the new company over a thousand audio related patents (what else?) and trademarks. The deal is valued at about $148 million and expected to be accretive to DTS by 2013. It's hard to predict what this might mean for us consumers, but we're sure both hope that when two great companies get together they find new ways to make better products. Of course,, that isn't always how these deals turn out.
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It's a little strange crowning a "winner" when only a single company enters the contest, but that's exactly what happened during the L Prize celebration in August of last year. Philips was the only outfit to take the US Department of Energy up on its offer, earning some $10 million to develop what might go down as the most radically designed, wildly expensive bulb your table lamp has ever seen. That said, the victorious bulb is a big fan of Ma Earth (and her of him), using just 10 watts of energy while outputting light similar to that of a 60 watt incandescent. It'll hit retailers like Home Depot this Sunday (Earth Day) for around $50 a pop, while some utility companies may subsidize 'em in an effort to hit the magical $20 price point. Hey, no one said saving energy would be remotely affordable, right?
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2012) ? Mayo Clinic in Florida will be one of the first health care institutions in the United States to offer a newly approved device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The condition, also known as acid reflux disease, can lead to serious health problems.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the device and treatment procedure on March 22 for patients with GERD who continue to have chronic reflux symptoms despite taking medication.
Mayo Clinic in Florida expects to offer the new treatment immediately, says C. Daniel Smith, M.D., chair of the Surgery Department at Mayo Clinic in Florida, and an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of GERD.
Dr. Smith is experienced in using the system because Mayo Clinic in Florida was one of only 14 centers nationally that participated in a clinical trial that led to the FDA's approval of the device.
"Mayo has been a leader in the treatment of esophageal diseases, especially GERD, and we are pleased to be offering this new treatment to our patients immediately," he says.
GERD is a condition in which liquid, or food, in the stomach flows back up into the esophagus due to the inability of a ring of muscle between the lower esophagus and the top of the stomach to close properly.
If drugs aimed at neutralizing the acid in the stomach fails to prevent GERD, an operation designed to correct the mechanical defect is considered. But between 1.5 million and 2 million patients of those patients could benefit from treatment that is much less complex than current surgical options, Dr. Smith says.
"The new system will offer a long-needed treatment option for a large group of underserved patients," he says.
The results of the clinical study that led to approval of the device have not yet been published. But "the data presented to the FDA revealed striking results when compared to other GERD treatments that have been investigated over the past 20 years," Dr. Smith says. "The system offers effective control of GERD with limited side effects and thus far an excellent safety record."
The implanted device is a ring of tiny magnetic titanium beads that is wrapped around the junction between the stomach and esophagus, serving as a mechanical augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter (the ring of muscle). The magnetic attraction between the beads is strong enough to keep the sphincter closed to refluxing acid, but weak enough so that food can pass through it into the stomach, Dr. Smith says. The device can be implanted using minimally invasive surgery methods.
Dr. Smith performs about 200 GERD-related surgeries a year and has been involved with many new treatments over the past several decades. "I expect this device to be a game changer for the treatment of GERD in select patients who have failed management with drugs," says Dr. Smith.
Ken DeVault, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Florida, also participated in these studies. "I have many patients who are searching for something more than medication for their reflux, but have been hesitant to undergo a traditional reflux surgery," he says. "I think this procedure may well be a very attractive option for that group."
Drs. Smith and DeVault were consultants to the company that developed the device and participated in the research study. Mayo Clinic licensed related technology to the company in exchange for equity.
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LOS GATOS, Calif. ? Peruse Netflix?s catalog of DVDs, and you?ll find just about any movie or TV series you want. Look for many of the same titles in Netflix?s Internet video library, and prepare to be exasperated.
It?s a problem that Netflix is unlikely to solve anytime soon. Despite an expensive expansion, Netflix?s online video selection remains inferior. Netflix offers more than 60,000 titles that can be viewed on Internet-connected devices, while its DVD-by-mail service has more than twice that ? some 140,000.
Competitive tensions and Netflix?s own financial limitations account for the huge disparity.
No matter how much Netflix Inc. is willing to pay for the rights, some online video remains off-limits.
Major movie studios are refusing to license the rights to most of their latest movies at the same time they?re released on DVDs. Premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime also are withholding their most popular series, including ?Game of Thrones? and ?Dexter,? because they are worried about losing subscribers if the content is available on Netflix?s less expensive Internet service.
The mere $8 per month that Netflix charges for unlimited online viewing is one of the main reasons the service has attracted more than 23 million streaming subscribers, out of a total of 26 million. The expanding audience, in turn, is causing studios to demand higher fees for video that they are willing to license to the company.
Studios know Netflix is getting a bargain, says Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. Netflix?s streaming subscribers watch an average of 30 hours of Internet video each month, which works out to just 27 cents per hour.
The Internet video library already is far more appealing than it was five years ago, when it opened with just 2,000 titles ? mostly obscure TV series and movies that many subscribers had seen years ago.
The streaming catalog now features recent seasons of many acclaimed TV shows, including ?Mad Men? and ?The Office,? and exclusive series such as ?Lilyhammer.? Coming attractions include ?The Artist,? winner of this year?s Oscar for best picture, and another original series called ?House of Cards? starring Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey. Netflix also has struck a deal to revive the critically acclaimed TV series, ?Arrested Development,? which last aired in 2006.
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Based on preliminary direct commercial property transaction volume figures released this week by Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets Research, it was a subdued first quarter of 2012 with recorded volumes down compared to the same period in 2011.
All major commercial property markets globally recorded a quieter start to the year after a very active 2011, particularly in the final quarter. Also, substantial one-off transactions in established markets, such as the sale of the Trafford Centre Shopping Centre in the United Kingdom for US$2.6 billion that enhanced volumes in Q1 2011 were not repeated in Q1 2012, leading to a fall in total volumes recorded???????????????..Full Article: Source
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This support group is for patients and families coping with lung cancer, head and neck cancers, or sarcoma. Meetings are held every Thursday.
Parking vouchers will be available to group participants.
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Hopkins Nursing Starts Fitness Program
by Jon Eichberger
Between promises made at New Year?s and with beach season around the corner, many people have resolved to lead a healthier, more active life. To help turn those resolutions into results, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing P30 Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health has a fitness program in place.
The ?SON Fit? program, which includes yoga, Zumba, a ?Biggest Loser? competition, and a stair-climbing club called ?Step it Up!,? was launched by the Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health in fall 2011 in response to a school-wide survey of School of Nursing faculty, staff, and students. Respondents (n=304) reported that their workload as a student, faculty, or staff ?definitely? affected their level of stress (78%) and health (47%). Furthermore, 60% of respondents reported gaining some weight over the past year, with about half of those respondents gaining more than five pounds.
These results duplicate much of the evidence shown in the longitudinal Nurses? Health Study, which suggests that nurses tend to put their own health and well-being second to the care of others and/or professional development. Over time, this makes them increasingly vulnerable to cardiovascular disease.
?People are well aware of the risks of cardiovascular disease, but a large percentage still don?t take active steps to reduce that risk,? notes doctoral student Tam Nguyen. ?The idea of SON Fit was to give people with busy schedules a chance to engage in physical activities that were both fun and healthy. It?s been a tremendous success.?
The SON Fit program serves as a catalyst toward improving not only the culture of wellness in the SON, but also creating lifelong commitment toward becoming living ambassadors of health and well-being. Through support from the University and the School, all the activities are free of charge for all participants.
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The S&P 500, down four sessions running, hit a more than three-week low but was expected to hold above its 50-day average, now near 1,371. The Dow industrials dipped below its 50-day average for the first time since December 20.
Technical indicators in major indexes were softening last week and the jobs report was an excuse to take the S&P near support levels, according to Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM Financial in Westport, Connecticut.
"One percent down is not grim," he said. "It's a very orderly correction."
U.S. non-farm payrolls grew by 120,000 last month, far below the forecast gain of 203,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, down from 8.3 percent in February.
The report casts doubt over the ability of the United States to help boost the global economy as Europe's debt crisis resurfaces and worries remain whether China's economy will avoid a hard landing.
Surprisingly soft producer prices data in China sparked concerns of waning demand, reinforcing expectations that a cooling economy has eclipsed inflation as the Chinese government's biggest near-term worry.
A lack of major U.S. economic data on Monday will keep investors focused on Friday's payrolls report, which came in on an equity market holiday.
Bank shares led declines on the S&P 500, alongside the industrials sector. The S&P financial sector index fell 2 percent while industrials lost 1.6 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 138.46 points, or 1.06 percent, to 12,921.68. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 17.77 points, or 1.27 percent, to 1,380.31. The Nasdaq Composite lost 43.42 points, or 1.41 percent, to 3,037.08.
The S&P and Dow fell for a fourth straight session, while the Nasdaq was down for the third day in four.
U.S. equities have rallied sharply in recent months, gaining nearly 30 percent since early October to push the S&P 500 near four-year highs. The market has stalled in the last few weeks as investors question the swiftness of the gains and whether economic data is strong enough to warrant higher stock prices.
Earnings will come to the fore this week, with bellwethers Google Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co expected to report results. Alcoa will on Tuesday be the first Dow component to report.
AOL shares jumped 43.5 percent to $26.44 after the Internet company said it would sell over 800 of its patents and related applications to Microsoft , and grant Microsoft a non-exclusive license to patents it retains for slightly over $1 billion in cash.
Molina Healthcare Inc shares plunged 24.5 percent to $24.43 after the health insurer said its Medicaid contract in Ohio will not be renewed.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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