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Announces remaining schedule of phased expansion into the United Kingdom TROY, Mich., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViSalus, the company that has helped millions of people improve their health and fitness through the Body By Vi Challenge((TM)), celebrated on April 15(th) as its subsidiary, Vi (UK) Limited ("Vi UK"), began shipping the first Vi products and systems in the United Kingdom, the third most obese nation in the world. The completion of this first phase of an official...
BEIJING, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grail Research, a division of Integreon, the leading global provider of outsourced legal, document, research and business services, today announced the appointment of Gary Guo to its research business development team in China. The announcement coincides with an international expansion of Integreon's business development team for legal and business services in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. (Logo:...
Vi UK launches in the 3rd heaviest country in the world, after Millions of Pounds Lost with the Body By Vi Challenge in North America. (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 The UK is the 3rd heaviest country in the world costing the National Health System Billions of dollars per year. The prevalence of obesity in the UK is higher than most other parts of north-west Europe.(1) Vi UK (United Kingdom branch of Visalus Sciences in the USA) is about to change that. Vi has responded by launching the Body...
Talk explores the true costs of injury, disease for UK businesses. London, UK (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Intelex is extending an invitation to health, safety and environment (HSE) leaders across the UK to attend an exclusive online event, RIDDOR Compliance Simplified: Your Guide to Painless Reporting. With more than one million work-related illnesses, 100,000 injuries and 27 million lost working days every year, UK organisations must comply with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous...
Diversified Revenue Growth Offsets Industry Seasonality GREENSBORO, N.C., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterly Highlights: Quarterly Revenue Increases Approximately $92.7 Million, Or Approximately 49%, Year-Over-Year To $280.6 Million Quarterly GAAP Gross Margin Expands To 31.4% Versus 30.1% In Fiscal 2012, And Quarterly Non-GAAP Gross Margin Expands To 34.4% Versus 32.4% In Fiscal 2012 Quarterly GAAP Diluted EPS Is $(0.06), And Quarterly Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Is $0.06 RFMD...
Researchers from Scotland progress on key R&D and investment CHICAGO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since January, Scotland has announced significant progress on several major life science discoveries slated to treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer, HIV and leukemia. Scotland offers the UK's fastest R&D approval times and already ranks as the leading UK region for R&D investment, according to data from Ernst & Young. With industry challenges on the rise,...
America's Premier Portrait Artist Mark Balma Showcases His Latest Work DALLAS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Balma, America's premier portrait and fresco artist, will have his most recent work, titled "The Ties that Bind," unveiled today at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The Center is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, and is the 13th Presidential Library. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130423/NY00237...
CAMBRIDGE, England, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the end of March, 48 children from Hong Kong sat the first ever computer-based Cambridge English: Young Learners test which was developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment. The test used the latest computer-based technology to measure the children's English language skills in listening, reading, writing and even speaking where they have to interact with a computer-generated animated character. To celebrate their...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ergo is pleased to announce that Sir Richard Dearlove has joined the firm's Board of Advisors. Sir Richard comes to Ergo after a distinguished 38-year career in the intelligence community, culminating in his tenure as Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130423/NY96534LOGO) "Sir Richard has insights that few others have into the issues that matter to our clients," said RP Eddy,...
Tech Businesses Put Out a Call for Talent in Silicon Valley Bank's Annual Startup Outlook Survey SANTA CLARA, Calif. and LONDON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty seven percent of technology startups plan to hire new employees in 2013, according to an interactive report by Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to technology, life science and cleantech companies and their investors worldwide. In the US, this is up 14% from four years ago when the annual survey began. SVB's...
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Megalaosaurus, meaning “Great Lizard”, from Greek megalo, meaning ‘big’ or ‘tall’ and sauros, meaning “lizard”, is a genus of large and meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period of Europe. It’s significant as the first genus of dinosaur, outside of birds, to be described and named. Megalosaurus might have been the first dinosaur to be described in scientific literature. Part of a bone was recovered from a limestone quarry at Cornwell by Chipping Norton,...
The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), known as the gray seal in the United States is a species that can be found on shores on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Its other common names include the Atlantic grey seal and the horsehead seal, because of its elongated nose. It has a large range on the shores of Ireland and Great Britain, with larger populations residing in areas including the Farne Islands near the Northumberland Coast, North Rona near northern Scotland, and Ramsey Island near...
Anthony Wayne "Tony" England is an American geochemist selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1967. England logged 7 days, 22 hours, and 45 minutes in space as well as numerous support contributions before his retirement. England was born May 15, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended primary school in Indiana but his family relocated and made his new hometown West Fargo, North Dakota. England graduated from high school in North Dakota. England’s academic achievement allowed him to...
Michael Foale is a British-American astrophysicist and a NASA astronaut. He was born, with dual citizenship, Colin Michael Foale on January 6, 1957 in Louth, England to an English father and an American mother. He was brought up in Cambridge and attended The King's School in Canterbury. He then continued his education at Queens' College in Cambridge, where he was a member of the Air Training Corps. In 1980, Foale was involved in a tragic car accident in Yugoslavia that killed his girlfriend...
Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat that can be found from Britain to the Hokkaido region of Japan, as well as Korea. It prefers a habitat within woodlands and will typically roost near water sources such as canals or rivers. Colonies choose to roost in cellars, caves, tunnels, or mines during the summer, and can also be found hibernating in these areas between the months of September to March or April. This species was named after Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, a French...
