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Fatty acids circulating through feeding python bloodstreams promotes healthy heart growth in the constricting snakes A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications for treating human heart disease. CU-Boulder Professor Leslie Leinwand and her research team found the amount of triglycerides -- the main constituent of natural...
BROAD CHANNEL, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles W. Howard, President and CEO of CALLAHEAD Corporation continues his relentless pursuit of his company's motto, "To Develop and Evolve a Human Necessity" with the introduction of the HEADMASTER portable toilet. The HEADMASTER porta potty is the first ever gravity-fed portable toilet to be released in the United States. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111026/NY93926 ) "The eventual goal is to eliminate all portable...
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphax Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:DLPX.PK), a pioneer in the development of high-speed digital printing equipment, turns 30 this year--and its pioneering days have just begun! After three decades of building black-and-white digital presses based on an innovation in high-speed imaging technology, the company is tooling up to offer color presses based on another first-in-the industry idea. The company was launched in 1981 as Check Technology...
CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In the October issue of Themes on the Economy®, Chief Economist Diane Swonk takes a look at whether the U.S. has fallen into a liquidity trap, much as Japan did during the 1990s. Historically, the only way to combat a liquidity trap was to expand government spending, to compensate for reluctant private investment. Given new research and the reality that Washington is not in a spending mood, Swonk explains what tools the Federal Reserve could use...
Green tea may slow down weight gain and serve as another tool in the fight against obesity, according to Penn State food scientists. Obese mice that were fed a compound found in green tea along with a high-fat diet gained weight significantly more slowly than a control group of mice that did not receive the green tea supplement, said Joshua Lambert, assistant professor of food science in agricultural sciences. "In this experiment, we see the rate of body weight gain slows down," said...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard delivered remarks titled "U.S. Monetary Policy at Another Crossroads" at the 2011 "Dealmakers of the Year" Business Breakfast, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University's Fermanian Business & Economic Institute. Bullard talked about the weaker-than-expected recovery, noting that U.S. economic growth is sluggish and that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has warned about...
New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that rats fed homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, produced an anabolic effect, and increased appetite and muscle mass, as well as the number and size of muscle fibers New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that rats fed homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, produced an anabolic effect, and increased appetite and muscle mass, as well as the number and size of muscle fibers. Bethesda, MD—If you are looking to lean out, add...
BALTIMORE, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the National Aquarium can make even more of their experience thanks to the opening of the Harbor Market Kitchen, a newly renovated dining experience offering fresh, local and delicious fare that is in perfect harmony with the Aquarium's green business practices and conservation education mission. Using sustainable and local products including seasonal produce, artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, humanely raised chicken,...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Border Resources, Inc. (OTCQX: XBOR), ("Cross Border" or "the Company") today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, which is the second full quarter of operations for the Company. Cross Border is an oil and gas exploration and production company resulting from the business combination of Doral Energy Corp. and Pure Energy Group, which was effective January 3, 2011. The merger impacts all...
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Border Resources, Inc. (OTCQX: XBOR), ("Cross Border" or "the Company") today provided an update on its current Permian Basin operations. The Company continues an active second-half drilling program with 21 wells scheduled in the second half of this year, accelerating its first-half pace. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110523/AQ07208LOGO) Current Well Activity Well County Operator Formation...
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A Fantail goldfish is a standard "fancy" type of goldfish. It has a dual-lobed tail, unlike its cousin the common or comet. Its fins can be different sizes, ranging from 1-3 in or more in length. A typical fantail has paired fins, including anal fins, a single dorsal fin, and a round, pointed body shape. It can range in color, from bronze (known as chocolate), orange, red, calico, and mixes of the colors. It is the third hardiest of the fancy goldfish with Comet first and Shubunkin second,...
Common goldfish are a type of goldfish with no other modifications from their ancestors other than their color. Most varieties of fancy goldfish were derived from this simple breed. Common goldfish come in a variety of colors including red, orange/gold, white, black and yellow or 'lemon' goldfish. As pets The Common goldfish has become a popular pet around the world. They are hardier than fancier fish, able to live in a variety of conditions ranging from aquariums to outdoor ponds, and...
Apocrita is a suborder of insects in the order Hymenoptera. The Apocrita include wasps, bees and ants, and are comprised of many families. They include the most advanced Hymenoptera and are distinguished from the Symphyta by the narrow waist joining two segments of the abdomen. The ovipositor of the female either extends freely or is retracted, and is converted into a sting for both for defense and for paralyzing prey. Larvae are legless, and may feed either inside a host or in a nest....
Rodrigues day gecko (Phelsuma edwardnewtoni) is a now extinct diurnal species of geckos. It lived on the island of Rodrigues and typically inhabited forests and dwelt in trees. The Rodrigues day gecko fed on insects and nectar. Scientific synonyms Phelsuma edwardnewtoni VINSON & VINSON 1969 Phelsuma newtoni BOULENGER 1884 Phelsuma edwardnewtoni - KLUGE 1993 Phelsuma edwardnewtoni - RÖSLER 2000: 101 Description This day gecko is now extinct. It was described also as P....
