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BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Stacey Nottingham from Life Extension, an organization dedicated to the extension of the healthy human lifespan, will appear on The SUZANNE Show this week to discuss the effects of menopause on the female libido. Her appearance is one in a series of segments devoted to sexuality and desire, which airs on Lifetime Television. Most women experience a considerable decrease in their desire for sex after menopause, but according to...
NOTTINGHAM, England, September 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avi Lasarow, Honorary Consul for South Africa for the Midlands region, congratulated two South African groups on their outstanding contribution to the arts on Friday after acapella group Medu and traditional South African dance troop Usuthu delivered performances at the World Event for Young Artists (WEYA) festival in Nottingham. A representative of the Honorary Consul's office, Sarah Nash, was also in attendance...
Taking a fall in older life can not only result in injury, but also a potentially debilitating loss of confidence. But new guidelines for physiotherapists, co-compiled by a leading academic in the field from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, aim to refresh out-dated guidelines and introduce better direction for physiotherapists who work with elderly people at risk of falling. As we get older our risk of falling increases, regardless of...
SKOKIE, Ill., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally announced that Fleetwood Transportation Services, Inc. has selected the TND(TM) 760 fleet management solution for its 120-truck fleet. Fleetwood, based in Diboll, Texas, is a multi-faceted company comprising a forest products division, a flatbed division, an energy division, a dry van division, and a port operation in Houston, Texas. After a short testing period, Fleetwood chose the TND(TM) 760 for its ease of installation,...
SWINDON, England, August 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Trust has commissioned writer and philosopher Julian Baggini to spend a week at the White Cliffs of Dover, much of which is cared for by the Trust, exploring through verse what this much loved stretch of the Kent coast says about the UK. Based at the world famous and iconic South Foreland Lighthouse, he will be delving into why the White Cliffs have become so wrapped up with our national identity and the...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Crowd funding and crowdsourcing are two relatively recent phenomena being leveraged by an archeological group in the United Kingdom to uncover the mysteries of a slightly older phenomenon, Flag Fen. The not-for-profit Digventures team not only raised over $42,000 from members of the public via online donations, they also recruited some of them to excavate parts of Bronze Age causeway located 90 miles north of London. “We will...
SWINDON, England, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Trust has launched a GBP1.2 million fundraising appeal in a bid to secure the long-term future of the world famous White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The appeal is the charity's biggest ever coastal fundraiser and will help ensure that public access to the White Cliffs can be improved for future generations to enjoy. It will also mean that this much-loved stretch of Kent coastline can be cared for in a way...
PRESTON, England, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Plant Impact plc and Rothamsted Research - ("Plant Impact" or the "Company", "Rothamsted Research" or the "Institute") Rothamsted Research and Plant Impact today announce their intent to cooperate on agricultural technology and arable crop projects related to plant nutrition and the amelioration of the effects of environmental stress on crop quality and yield. In addition, on 1 September 2012, Plant Impact will relocate...
Becoming an Avon cosmetics Sales Representative is helping some poor South African women escape poverty as well as inspiring many with self-confidence and hope. South Africa’s growing band of 'Avon Ladies' are benefiting from economic empowerment, a sustainable income, raised social status and greater personal confidence, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The research team conducted two large surveys - one with 300 black Avon...
Training sessions for Team GB's swimmers have been getting a helping hand from a new system incorporating cutting-edge movement tracking and sensor technologies. From starting dives to tumble turns the state-of-the-art coaching aid is the first of its kind to be able to track movement wirelessly through water. The system has been developed at Loughborough University's Sports Technology Institute in conjunction with British Swimming, with funding from the Engineering and Physical...
