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Business Wire, Nov 23, 2009
SAN DIEGO — Top 10 reasons you and your kids will love TappyTunes Holiday for
iPhone and iPod touch:
- Share holiday memories with your family through music
- Play like a musician, even if you have no musical skills
- Deepen your kids’ holiday experience by learning new songs
- Spur your child’s imagination and open up a new hobby for them
- Great for caroling with your friends, family and neighbors
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Lyrics in sync with each tap, marquee style across the top of your
iPhone’s screen - Huge variety of instruments and special effects
- Beautiful backgrounds and graphics custom tailored to each song
- Vary the tempo or rhythm to re-invent each tune and foster creativity
- Over 50 great holiday tunes, including several languages
Best of all, it’s simple: If you can tap your screen, you can play your
favorite holiday songs.
UtiliTouch, Inc. announced today the release of their latest application
for iPhone and iPod touch. TappyTunes Holiday enables you to play your
favorite holiday tunes instantly and note-perfect just by tapping.
Select from a list of over 50 holiday tunes
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0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Nov 23, 2009 | by JEREMY ARMSTRONG
VOLUNTEERS helping families stranded by floods yesterday said they are running out of food.
Raging floodwater has washed away six bridges and forced five more to close in Cumbria – leaving hundreds of people unable to reach shops.
The alarm was raised as the torrential rains claimed two more lives. Chris Wheeler, 46, drowned in a kayaking accident on Devon’s River Dart and a woman aged 21 is missing feared dead after she fell into a rain-swollen river in Brecon, Powys.
On Friday, PC Bill Barker was drowned after he was swept away when a bridge collapsed in Workington, Cumbria .
Yesterday a volunteer at one of the town’s emergency centres told how food stocks were running low.
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Mary Ann Lancaster said: “The closure of the bridges has meant people have had to travel miles just to get essentials like milk, bread and baby food. Many people have been left without any money and no means of accessing it.
“Some have power meters and no way of topping up the cards to get heat and electricity.
“We had a pregnant woman who we had to get to hospital and many more who needed heart medication. We have been working with intermittent power and water supplies, feeding hundreds of people.”
The town’s Labour MP Tony Cunningham said he was extremely worried about the plight of elderly, the sick and mothers with young children. He added: “We have concerns about prescriptions, medication. The medical centre is down to its last nappies for babies.
“Residents are distraught, the police station is out of circulation because they have been flooded
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0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Nov 23, 2009 | by Anonymous
Why no locals?
BAY AREA police chiefs are not from the Bay Area: San Francisco, from Arizona; Oakland, from Long Beach; Richmond, from Fargo; and Berkeley, from Seattle.
What is wrong with our own, homegrown police men and women? They work hard, attain degrees, move up the ladder — sergeant, lieutenant, captain — but they can never become chief. Why not?
Welton B. Rollerson
Union City
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I AM writing in regard to the current threat to remove women’s rights
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11.24
PR Newswire, Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
Medical Adhesives and Sealants – A US Market Review
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The use of medical adhesives and sealants is gaining preeminence in medical devices and equipments. Cutting edge medical adhesives are being used not only in surgical and trauma wound application areas but also in over-the-counter consumer products such as first-aid bandages. Against the backdrop of an aging population, and rise in healthcare activity such as dental procedures, disease treatment, control and diagnostics, demand for medical grade adhesives and sealants is poised to garner gain. The amount of time and investment injected by market participants in research and development of new products, and material engineering is finally beginning to pay off, as these products are gaining increasing trust and acceptance among medical practitioners.
These and other market data and trends are presented in “Medical Adhesives and Sealants: A US Market Review” by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.
MEDICAL ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS BMR-1042CONTENTS
1. METHODOLOGY 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 32. MARKET OVERVIEW 3
Driven by High Penetration Rates 3
Medical Adhesives & Sealants Sitting Pretty 3
Overpowering Challenges 4
Industry Landscape Goes Thinner 4
A Peek into Products with Strong Demand Potential 5
Synthetics Outperforming Market Kinetics 5
Current and Future Analysis 5
Medical Adhesives Adhere to High Growth - An Evolving Outlook 63. MARKET TRENDS AND ISSUES 7
Appeasing the Eye - The New 'Functional' Mantra 7
Denture Adhesives Pining for Innovation 7
Sprucing up the Dental Sealants Market 7
Sealants Chink into the Mechanical Fasteners' Market 9
Fibrin-based Products - A Brick in the Wall 9
Emergence of Topical Hemostats as Threat to Tissue Sealants 9
Tissue Sealants Fall Prey to Consumer Ignorance 9
Cosmetic Surgeries - Going 'Invasive' on Conventional Sealants 10
Cyanoacrylate Tissue Sealants - Arrival of an Enigma 10
Cyanoacrylate Medical Adhesives to Command Increased Market-
Penetration 10
Silicone Face-lifting Adhesive Market 11
Pit and Fissure Sealants Scoring High Grades 11
Growing Dental-Care Consciousness Dents Market 11
Maximizing on the 'Minimal' Market 11
High Resistance to Sterilization Props Growth in Allied Markets 11
Demand for Polyethylene Glycol and Plasma/Protein Sealants to
Surge 12
Adhesives and Sealants to Witness Rapid Gains in
Cardiovascular Procedures 124. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 13
Hemostatic Agents and Tissue Sealants: Applications in Urology 13
Upsurge in Medical Adhesives and Sealants Market 14
US First-Aid Category Sounds Strong with Ample Choices 14
Biggies Drive the Innovation Trend 15
Bandage Market Catches up the Licensing Fetish 15
Private-Labeled Bandages Make their Presence Felt 15
Hemostatic Bandages Breathe an Air of Dynamism 15
Present Market Scenario: Reality 'Bites' 16
Disposable Medical Devices - Key End-Use Application for
Adhesives 17
Merging for Better 17
A Case for Consolidation 17
Stupendous Growth Lures Adhesive Majors 18
Synopsized Review of Growth Drivers 18
Information & Knowledge Dispersion: Key to Increased Consumer
Adoption 19
Healthcare Budget Rationing: An Unlikely Growth Driver 19
FDA Approvals Spur Market Interest 19
Proven Clinical Evidences Boost the Market 19
Utility of Surgical Adhesives Soaring High 20
Regulatory Standards for Surgical Glues 20
A List of Surgical Adhesive and Sealant Products and-
Manufacturers 21
US Scorecard for Surgical Adhesives 21
Tissue Adhesives and Sealants Harness Growth in the US Market 21
Tissue Sealants Bank Upon Growing Number of Approved-
Indications 21
Competitive Landscape 22
Tentative Approvals Leading to a Weary Growth 22
Regulatory Concerns for Medical Adhesives and Sealants 225. PRODUCT FACTS 23
I. Adhesives and Sealants for Dentistry 23
Denture and Orthodontic Bonding Agents 23
Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements 23
Restorative Adhesives & Sealants 24
Tray Adhesives 24
Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents for Dental Reconstruction 24
II. Medical Adhesives & Sealants 25
Adhesives & Sealants for Surgical/ Internal Medical
Applications 25
Adhesives & Sealants for External Medical Applications 256. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS 25
Researchers Discover Novel Bacterial Glue with Potential
Medical Applications 25
Faster Time to Market Needs Shirk the Innovation Lull 26
Visible and Ultraviolet Light Cured Products 26
Under Trials 26
Surgical Sealants to Prevent Fluid & Air Leaches 26
Transparent Hydrogel for Eye Surgeries 277. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 27
Baxter Receives FDA Clearance for ARTISS 27
Covalence Specialty Materials Merges with Berry Plastics 27
Derma Sciences Takes Over First Aid Division of Nutramax Products 28
CryoLife Enters into a Supplying Contract for BioGlueA' Surgical
Adhesive 28
Protein Polymer Technologies Offers Protein Polymer Biomaterials 28
CryoLife Signs Distribution Agreement with MAST Biosurgery 28
HemCon's ChitoFlex Obtains CE Marking 28
Covidien Releases PleuraSeal(TM) Lung Sealant System 29
Tenaxis Medical Unveils ArterX Vascular Sealant 29
Kimberly-Clark Releases InteguSeal Microbial Sealant 29
3M ESPE Upgrades Clicker(TM) Dispenser 30
Kerr Introduces NX3 NexusA' Third Generation 308. MAJOR PLAYERS 30
3M Company 30
Adhesives Research, Inc. 30
Aveva Drug Delivery Systems 31
Baxter International, Inc. 31
Confluent Surgical, Inc. 31
CryoLife, Inc. 31
Den-Mat Corporation 31
DENTSPLY International, Inc. 32
HARTMANN-CONCO, Inc. 32
HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. 32
Johnson & Johnson 32
Ethicon, Inc. 33
CLOSURE Medical Corporation 33
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. 33
Procter & Gamble Company 33
Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. 33
Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc
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0 Comments | Sunday Mirror, Nov 22, 2009 | by Anonymous
FORMER rugby star, Shane Byrne, says Irishmen should show as much passion looking after their health as they do to following their team.
Byrne, who was capped 41 times for Ireland and helped the country to a Triple Crown in 2004, wants men to meet their health problems, even the embarrassing ones, head-on.
He said: “It is time the men of Ireland made the same commitment to defending their health as they do to their team.
“Many Irish men who experience erectile difficulties or ED do not realise how common it is. The good news is, there is help out there
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0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 21, 2009
Keith Kelly, an attorney with the Salt Lake law firm of Ray Quinney & Nebeker, has been appointed by Gov. Gary Herbert to fill a judicial vacancy created by the retirement of 3rd District Judge Sheila McCleve.
Kelly has worked for the law firm since 1986, served on the Utah Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, and headed the Utah Judicial Council’s oversight committee for the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem.
Kelly has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Brigham Young University and received his law degree from Stanford University.
His appointment is not complete until he is confirmed by the Utah State Senate.
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Business Wire, Nov 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — As providers of health care insurance to more than 35 million
Americans, the members of Business Roundtable have consistently taken a
fact-based approach to advancing and supporting health care reform
proposals. Throughout this discussion, we have remained engaged
participants, contributing both data and ideas to help reduce health
care costs and expand access to coverage for all Americans.
Based on our experience and research, the current health care reform
proposal being considered by the Senate will not effect the needed
changes to measurably improve the American health care system.
Specifically, two of the bills provisions will increase costs for
employers and, in so doing, threaten the coverage of 177 million
Americans who obtain insurance through the workplace: the government-run
plan and the new taxes on devices, drugs and insurance. The employer
costs associated with these items will jeopardize not only millions of
workers coverage, but also the competitiveness of Americas companies
in the global marketplace.
We are also concerned that the current proposals miss several key
opportunities to reduce costs, most notably medical liability reform.
We remain committed to working with Congress and the White House to
enact health care reform legislation that expands access to coverage for
all Americans and achieves real and permanent cost cuts in the system,
said John J. Castellani, President of Business Roundtable.
Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of
leading U.S. companies with nearly $6 trillion in annual revenues and
more than 12 million employees. Member companies comprise nearly a third
of the total value of the U.S
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0 Comments | Manila Bulletin, Nov 19, 2009
To get out of your normal day-to-day operation, both to get a rest and get a different perspective is the main objective of a retreat. This obviates getting lost in the forest because of the trees. With the nose to the grindstone, we may not be aware of the impact of what we normally do or see the possibilities within our reach.
We may lose opportunities. Even within the day, we can set aside a few minutes to relax, breathe deeply, and view our plans and operations from a different perspective
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0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 21, 2009
Tower Group announced that William E. Hitselberger will join Tower on December 8 as Senior Vice President and will become Chief Financial Officer effective March 15, 2010.
He will succeed Francis M. Colalucci, who will retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer effective March 15, 2010 and from Tower’s Board of Directors when his term expires on May 12, 2010.
Michael Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tower, said, “Frank has been a tremendous asset to Tower since 2002, played a key role in our initial public offering in 2004, and has successfully led our financial team over the years. We thank him for his many contributions and wish him well in his upcoming retirement. We are also pleased to welcome Bill Hitselberger to our senior management team. We believe Bill’s excellent qualifications, experience and leadership skills will enable him to make this transition successful and contribute significantly to our company.”
Hitselberger has served as Chief Financial Officer of PMA Capital since June 2002
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Market Wire, November, 2009
Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX: CXX)(NYSE Amex: CXZ) (”Crosshair”) is pleased to announce the closing on November 19, 2009 of a brokered private placement with Byron Securities Limited (the “Agent”) of 5,000,000 units (the “Units”) to Canadian accredited investors at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 (the “Unit Private Placement”). Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of Crosshair (a “Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”) with each Warrant exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.30 per Common Share for 24 months from November 19, 2009.
Crosshair concurrently closed a brokered private placement with the Agent of 5,100,000 flow-through shares (”Flow-Through Shares”) to Canadian accredited investors at a price of $0.25 per Flow-Through Share for gross proceeds of $1,275,000 (the “Flow-Through Private Placement”). Each Flow-Through Share consists of one Common Share which qualifies as a “flow-through share” for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
All securities issued pursuant to the Unit Private Placement and the Flow-Through Private Placement are subject to a four month hold period.
In connection with the Unit Private Placement, Crosshair paid to the Agent a commission equal to 8% of the gross proceeds raised by the Unit Private Placement and issued agent’s warrants exercisable to acquire 500,000 agent’s units (”Agent’s Units”), at an exercise price of $0.255 per Agent’s Unit, for a period of 24 months from November 19, 2009
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