How to Deal with Hearing Loss in Children – epictureperfect.net
There is good news for parents who have children born with hearing loss. Technological advances make it possible to treat profound deafness in children as young as 12 months of age. Approximately one in 1000 newborns in the United States, approximately 33 babies are born deaf days. See the rest of the article at epictureperfect.net
Credit card issuers boost rates ahead of tougher rules – latimes.com
By Don Lee and W.J. Hennigan The Los Angeles Times New federal regulations include giving customers at least 45 days’ notice when making a significant change to accounts. Banks have been bracing for restrictions by raising fees and penalties. New federal protections for credit card users go into force today, but in advance of the [...]
Short URL Soap Opera Continues as tr.im announces open source plans- LA Times
By David Sarno latimes.com After a prolonged micro-drama about the fate of URL-shortening service tr.im (Will it die? Will it get sold?), founder Eric Woodward announced today that the service would go in a third direction: open source. Woodward will donate the tr.im domain name and the service’s source code to the public. See the rest [...]
Classified Information Comes in all Languages
Language Line Services adds Security Clearance Certification to Portfolio of Interpreter Qualifications Monterey, CA – Language Line Services, the leading provider of over-the-phone and video interpretation services, now offers an extra layer of confidence – Security Clearance Certification. Read more at LanguageLine.com
USC Viterbi School Announces M.S. Degree Program and Short Courses in Health Systems Engineering
Will Teach Proven Applications of Engineering Principles to Healthcare Delivery Beginning this fall, the Viterbi School will offer a Master of Science program in Health Systems Engineering, along with short courses in special topics this summer. “Healthcare is becoming an ever increasingly important sector of the US economy, and health care applications are expanding rapidly [...]
nFinanSe to Offer Visa Prepaid Cards
Fall Launch of Visa Prepaid Reloadable Cards Scheduled TAMPA, FL – nFinanSe Inc. (OTCBB: NFSE) today announced that the Company will begin offering as part of the nFinanSe suite of managed card products a Visa branded general purpose reloadable prepaid cards in the Fall of 2009. The Visa Prepaid cards will be distributed to retail [...]
nFinanSe and Coinstar Sign Distribution Agreement
TAMPA, FL – nFinanSe Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NFSE) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Coinstar E-Payment Services Inc., a subsidiary of Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), to distribute nFinanSe’s Reloadable Prepaid and Gift Cards to Coinstar’s Pay as You Go Solution found at retailers nationwide. “Coinstar is a leader in the prepaid industry [...]
Ear implant helps SoCal boy hear for first time — KCBS 2 Los Angeles
Team at Advanced Bionics develops ear implants that are giving the gift of hearing to people like this boy from Sylmar, Calif. Lisa Sigell from KCBS 2 in Los Angeles reports. See the video at CBS2.com
Cochlear Implants Give Child Gift Of Hearing — KCBS 2 Los Angeles
By Lisa Sigell KCBS 2 Los Angeles See the full article with additional photos at CBS2.com Tyler de Lara seems like a typical three-year-old, extremely outgoing and playful. But this is a change for Tyler, whose world was silent, until 10 months ago – not able to hear. His parents say he was so quiet, [...]
Idealab rebounds with recent focus on clean technology – Los Angeles Times
Read the full story at latimes.com It (Idealab) is jumping into the environmental market as venture capital is flowing more into clean-tech companies. Investment in such firms shot up 73% in the second quarter from the previous quarter, according to Ernst & Young, and is expected to continue growing. The percentage of clean-tech investments to total [...]
