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SEP. 3-5 VENDEXPO Krarsnodar Krasnodar, "Krasnodarexpo" Fairgrounds, Krasnodar, Russia Website: www.vendingexpor.ru SEP. 5-6 Colorado Vendors Council Annual Meeting Beaver Run Resort in Brenkenridge, Colo. Contact: 719-499-8414 E-mail: RHarvey@arservicec.com SEP. 11-12 ...

Calendar of events.
SEPTEMBER Sept. 15-16: Third International Conference on Applied Hair Science, Princeton, NJ. More info: www.triprinceton.org/hair2008 Sept. 16: Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Forum with E. Scott Beattie, president of Elizabeth Arden. More info: http://cew.org/events/special/ Sept. 17-18: In-Cosmetics India, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India. More...

300 Attend TomoTherapy's Advanced Clinical Solutions Symposium.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-23 September 2008-300 Attend TomoTherapy's Advanced Clinical Solutions Symposium(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com More than 300 members of Europe's radiation oncology community attended a TomoTherapy focused symposium on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Gothenburg, Sweden. In a release, the company noted: ...

track field.
Byline: The Register-Guard MEN'S 10,000 METERS (9:30 a.m.) Competitors: Reigning 10,000 meters world record-holder Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, 25, is attempting a world record in his first U.S. appearance. His current standard is 26:17.53, set at Brussels, Belgium, three years ago. In addition to his...

PPD Rolls Out Web-based Technology to Analyze Near Real-time Lab Data.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-25 June 2008-PPD Rolls Out Web-based Technology to Analyze Near Real-time Lab Data(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com PPD announced it has launched PPD Clicks, a secure Web site to provide clients with near real-time lab data from its global central lab facilities in Highland...

Dinner in the Sky Launches in the U.S.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-5 August 2008-Dinner in the Sky Launches in the U.S.(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Dinner in The Sky announced its official launch in the United States. Creators of Dinner in The Sky said that it is a one-of-a-kind event for anyone who...

Improving basalt fibre properties by batch blending.
Belgium-based company, Isomatex SA, has developed an optimized solution that significantly enhances the specific properties of basalt fibre. The fibres feature good strength and durability, and operate over a wide temperature range. Due to their cheapness the Filava volcanic fibres have the potential to replace R and...

Jeanne Marie Porrazzo Tousignant, 53.
FALLS CHURCH, VA Jeanne Marie Porrazzo Tousignant, 53, wife of Alan R. Tousignant, died on April 26, 2008 in Sturbridge, MA following a long illness. She and Alan were married on November 10, 1984 at St. Annes Church in Fiskdale, MA with Reverend John A. Franck, A.A., officiating. Jeanne...

New route to insulin-making cells.
The pancreas has a second way to make cells that produce the hormone insulin, new research on mice confirms. The discovery could eventually lead to new therapies for diabetics. Scientists have known that insulin-producing cells, called beta cells, create copies of themselves by dividing. But whether beta...

UCB FILES NDA FOR LACOSAMIDE FOR DIABETIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN.
UCB has announced that the FDA has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for the use of lacosamide in the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain. The application relates to the tablet formulation of lacosamide, whose proposed trade name is Vimpat(tm). "The fact that a high...