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NEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Correlix, a leader in inter-party latency management for trade execution and market data in real-time, today announced that it has been selected to the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 List. The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets. Correlix was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and...

 Going out like a brilliant flame is one way to get attention. If physicians could watch tumor cells committing a form of programmed suicide called apoptosis, a desired effect of workhorse cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, they could more quickly pick the most effective treatment. Now scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to do just that, by lighting up cells as they die.Apoptosis is a carefully orchestrated sequence of...

The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa."It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, which is to be published July 3 in PLoS ONE, finds that not only are these ruminants low-maintenance and parasite-resistant, they're also perfect blood donors for the microbiology tests necessary to diagnose infectious disease in the developing...

The Serious Fraud Office in Britain said it had frozen the assets of accused Texas billionaire Allen Stanford at the request of U.S. authorities.Stanford, charged with a $7 billion investment scam in the United States, pleaded not guilty at a court appearance in Houston last week. Authorities say Stanford cheated investors by promising extravagant returns on certificates of deposit sold through his bank in Antigua.The SFO said the frozen assets amounted to more than $100 million believed to...

Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in Houston Thursday in a case defined by a potential loss of $7 billion. The one-time billionaire arrived for his packed courthouse appearance before Federal Magistrate Frances Stacy in handcuffs and shackles, wearing a short-sleeved, prison-issue orange jump suit. The judge could rule Thursday on a bond agreement that would set Stanford free until his trial, The New York Times reported. Stanford is accused of running a...

Drum Corps International Western Championship - Stanford Stadium - June 27 STANFORD, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pounding percussion and bold brass will rock the house in Stanford Stadium, Saturday evening, June 27 when "Marching Music's Major League" - the 2009 Drum Corps International summer tour - presents the DCI West Championship, featuring two California favorites, the twelve-time World Champion Blue Devils of Concord, CA and six-time World Champion Santa Clara...

Advertising Stanford Financial Group as the source of furniture in a Florida liquidation sale gave the sale added appeal, business owner Micheal Grimme said. Grimme, who runs AMC Liquidators, generally keeps quiet about the source of the company's sale items, The Miami Herald reported Wednesday. But the firm's ads for 24 truckloads of tapestries, original paintings, cherry desks, and marble-topped tables that once belonged to the collapsed international bank touted the source proudly. It has...

BOTH HAVE STUDENTS THAT JUST WON $5000 SCHOLARSHIPS FROM IFLY'S CAL-STUDENT-FLIER PROGRAM UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Congratulations are in order for Stanford Student Rick Ramon, and UCLA student team Grace Lee and Jeremiah Choi, as they have been awarded $5000 Scholarships and internships from both iFLY San Francisco Bay, and iFLY Hollywood respectively. iFLY California, which includes both iFLY San Francisco Bay and iFLY Hollywood at Universal CityWalk(R), were...

Pediatric dermatologist-researcher Alfred Lane, MD, offers sunscreen safety tips 'Sunburns are a sign of ultraviolet radiation damage,' warns Lane STANFORD, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfred Lane, MD, knows that kids love summer and kids love sun. However, Dr. Lane cautions, parents must remember that "there's no such thing as a good tan." View video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acZo-UPcx (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090526/SF21827) In this new video, Lane...

Dynamic Duo helps thousands of Bay Area newborns go home safely Prior to hospital fitting, '90% of car seats are not installed properly' STANFORD, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- When Community Services Manager Nancy Sanchez heard that Benjamin Arias and Salvador Vargas had recently installed their record-setting 10,000th car seat, she had a very simple response: "That's why they're called the dynamic duo." (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090518/SF17850) Sort of like...