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Expert Growers Recommend Epsom Salt for Gardening
As spring draws near, some of the country’s top gardeners recommend using Epsom salt as an inexpensive way to start or improve your garden.
Epsom salt – actually magnesium sulfate – helps seeds germinate, makes plants grow bushier, produces more flowers, increases chlorophyll production and deters pests, such as slugs and voles. It also provides vital nutrients to supplement your regular fertilizer.
Cornell University Assistant Professor Neil Mattson says plants will show visual cues if they are starved for a particular nutrient. If a plant’s leaves turn yellow all over the plant, it can be a sign they need more sulfate. If lower leaves turn yellow between the veins (that is the veins stay green), they may need more magnesium. Some nutrient disorders can look alike so growers can contact their county extension agents either before they plant to test a soil sample…
Grants Available for Children's Medical Expenses
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered by their commercial health insurance plans. Qualifying families could receive up to $5,000 to help pay for medical services and equipment such as physical and occupational therapy, prescriptions, wheelchairs, orthotics, eyeglasses and… continue reading »
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and Office Depot Launch the “Green Office Makeover Contest”
Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, joined with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to launch the Office Depot “Green Office Makeover Contest.” The contest, which is open to Greater Miami Chamber members, kicked off at last week’s Chamber Green Initiatives Task Force Event and will run through Earth Day, April 22, 2010. The winner will be announced on May 12, 2010. To register or learn more about the… continue reading »
Image Metrics Completes Public Listing and $8.0 Million Financing
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTC BB: ICLA), a leading provider of facial animation software and services for the entertainment industry, today announced the closing of an $8.0 million financing that will enable the Company to expand the sales and marketing efforts for its core software and services business, to support the launch of facial animation software such as FACEWARETM to expand its customer and project reach, and to explore opportunities in… continue reading »
Glu Mobile Announces the Availability of Its Fun-Filled “How to Train Your Dragon™: Flight of the Night Fury” App on the App Store
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced the availability of its How to Train Your Dragon™: Flight of the Night Fury app on the App Store. The app, for iPhone and iPod touch, is based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) film, How To Train Your Dragon, which will be released in theaters on March 26, 2010. This marks the third mobile game to be developed and published by Glu… continue reading »
Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (March 3 – March 10, 2010)
The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of March 3 – March 10, 2010. Follow the CSR Circuit newsfeed on www.twitter.com/BWCSRNews ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME RICHMOND, Va. -- MWV’s MWare Food Service Paperboard Receives Biodegradable Products Institute’s Compostable Certification (March 10, 2010 08:22 AM) Source: MeadWestvaco Corp. SUNNYVALE,… continue reading »
EHSI: New High-Level Telemedicine Study Launched
Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EHSI) was pleased on learning the news that Intel, The Mayo Clinic and GE Healthcare have launched a new initiative to study the care and cost benefits of home-based telemedicine for elderly patients with chronic illnesses. Emerging Healthcare Solutions has licensed a cutting-edge mobile telemedicine platform from Telemedicus, Inc., which the Company is currently developing for marketing. The… continue reading »
Pivot3® Enters Asia Markets
Pivot3®, Inc., the leading supplier of IP SANs to the physical security market, announced its plans for entering the Asia markets for physical security servers and storage. Leading the effort for Pivot3 will be Brad Armstrong, the newly appointed Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific. Armstrong is a storage veteran and most recently served as Vice President of Business Development, Asia, for EqualLogic, an IP SAN company purchased by Dell … continue reading »
Sanomedics Signs Multi-Year Distribution Agreement With Watermark Medical
Sanomedics International Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SIMH) has announced that the company has signed a comprehensive distribution agreement with Watermark Medical, LLC. The company will immediately provide Sanomedics access to their expanding global distribution network. Watermark Medical, LLC is a medical products and services company co-founded by Sean Heyniger (CEO) and Charlie Alvarez (President). Watermark Medical’s Board of Directors… continue reading »
Evolution Robotics Assembles Powerhouse Team to Bring Mint™ Automatic Floor Cleaner to Market
INTERNATIONAL HOME & HOUSEWARES – Evolution Robotics, Inc., a leading robotics technology company, today announced that it has partnered with a team of former top executives from Dirt Devil to help bring the recently announced Mint™ automatic floor cleaner to market. These new partnerships, combined with Evolution Robotics’ strong financial backing and the company’s deep technological expertise and prowess, puts the company in an excellent… continue reading »
Designer Narciso Rodriguez Introduces First Ever Capsule Collection for Spring/Summer Season, Available Now Exclusively on eBay
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), the world’s largest online marketplace and leading U.S. destination for clothing, shoes and accessories, and designer Narciso Rodriguez introduce the Narciso Rodriguez for eBay Collection, on sale now at www.ebay.com/narcisorodriguezforebay. The designer’s original capsule collection, designed for the spring/summer season, is available exclusively through the Narciso Rodriguez eBay Store, redefining how and where savvy shoppers… continue reading »
IMVU Teams with Vivox to Bring Voice to Its Online Community
IMVU, an online community where members use 3D avatars to meet new people, chat, create and play, today announced that the company has partnered with Vivox Inc., the market leader in voice services for online games, virtual worlds and the increasingly social Web, to bring voice chat to the IMVU community. “We’re excited to partner with Vivox to offer our growing community the ability to have richer conversations using our new voice… continue reading »
Phillips-Van Heusen Reaffirms Guidance for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 and Full Year 2010
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH), in advance of the attendance by Company management on March 11, 2010 at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Consumer Conference, today announced that it is reaffirming its estimates provided on February 17, 2010 for earnings and revenue for both the fourth quarter and full year 2009 and cash flow for the full year 2009 and its initial guidance for 2010. Details on Accessing Live Webcast and… continue reading »
BioSante Announces Positive Leukemia Vaccine Results
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) today announced positive results of a human clinical study that show that its GVAX Leukemia vaccine may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients taking the drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate). All patients enrolled in the trial used Gleevec for at least one year and still had cancer cells present. The study was conducted by researchers at… continue reading »
lululemon athletica inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call
lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU; TSX: LLL) will be holding its fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 earnings conference call on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EST. If you would like to participate in the call, please dial 1-877-312-8622 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live web cast of the conference call will be available online at: http://investor.lululemon.com/events.cfm. A replay will be made… continue reading »
Burger King Holdings, Inc. to Present at the Morgan Stanley Retail Field Trip
Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that the company will participate in the Morgan Stanley Retail Field Trip on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas, 4150 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX beginning at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Chuck Fallon, president, North America, will present the company's strategic overview. Amy Wagner, senior vice president, investor relations and global communications, will also… continue reading »
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