"My father always said don't go into business with your family, it's a bad idea," ad executive Rob Buchner told me over an early breakfast at Hotel St. Giles in Midtown Manhattan.

Growing up in a third-generation baker's family in Aurora, Illinois, Rob watched his dad work in the small confines of a hot kitchen that he ran with his four brothers.

Rob and his older brother Mike, 50 and 52, respectively, paid no heed to their father's warning. In 1989, Rob allowed himself to be wooed away from ad agency Campbell Mithun to work on the Porsche account at local competitor Fallon, which happened to be his brother's workplace of five years.

"I was unsure whether or not we should be working for the same company," Rob said, "but really the idea of working on Porsche was just too seductive for a 25-year-old guy who likes cars."

So the Buchner boys worked side-by-side in the halls of Minnesota-based but internationally renowned Fallon, which has worked on clients including United Airlines and until recently, Cadillac. But two years ago the hierarchy changed and Rob began answering to Mike in his new role as CEO.

Rob, of course, said he "couldn't be happier" when his brother got the job and that it was the "obvious choice" given his five more years at the agency and "very deep, father-son like relationship" with co-founder Pat Fallon, "but I [still] wanted to run a company," Rob said.

So now he is.

For the first time in 24 years, the Buchner brothers are parting ways. Rob is going literally one block away to take on the role of CEO at a different ad agency. He's going back to lead Campbell Mithun.

"From my old office at Fallon, I can look across at my new office at Campbell Mithun, a block away," Rob said. Waking up at 3 in the morning to work in the bakery every weekend since the age of 9 has completely killed his taste for sweet menu items. It also programmed his body to wake up before 5 every day without an alarm.

That latter is going to serve Rob well as he overhauls Campbell Mithun's image from local Midwestern shop to "dominating national force that competes broadly for major, major business."

With his kids already grown, this is the new baby and there's no time for relaxing. No matter, though. Rob has only taken one two week vacation in 28 years.

*The "One Buchner In A Room At A Time" Rule*

When Rob's move was announced earlier this summer, the press angled it as brothers facing off to helm rival agencies.

"I don't know if it's going to be the head-to-head competition that everyone would like to believe that it is," Rob said.

And in spite of their close proximity, Mike noted that he "couldn't remember the last time Campbell Mithun and Fallon were in a pitch together … but we'll be in it to win it if we're in it."

To Rob and Mike, their journey seems a whole lot less dramatic and exciting than the outsider might think it is.

"I'm sorry to disappoint, but Mike and I have never been competitive with one another or else we wouldn't have been able to coexist within the same company for 24 years," Rob said. "I can't think of a single time where we've had major, major conflict."

In fact, it seems as if they barely even saw each other most of the time at the agency.

The two brothers started down a similar account management path, but that meant that they each dealt with their own portfolios individually. They also developed different niches within the industry, Rob continued. Mike became immersed in the operations and finance aspect whereas Rob was a front room, business development guy.

"The truth is there were probably some points there, you know, in the '90's when we didn't see each other for weeks at a time," Rob said.

"Literally for the first 15 years we worked together we didn't really cross paths," Mike said. "We'd see each other at office and agency functions, but we had our own accounts to manage."

And according to Rob, "Fallon is not a lunch culture, never has been."

As the company grew from approximately 75 to 600 employees, gaining offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Sao Paolo, their interactions were limited virtually until the end when Rob began to report to Mike.

And even then, checks were put in place.

"Mike and I were never in the same pitch room together," Rob said. "We always said only one Buchner in a room at a time."

The rule was instated to make sure that the clients never felt awkward or ill at ease regarding their relationship, although Rob added, "It was probably more us than them."

"After working together for so long, we probably take for granted how unusual it is to have two siblings who are CEOs in the same city," Mike said.

*Is There Only Brotherly Love?*

Boring as brotherly love sounds, Mike and Rob insist that among the four Buchner brothers — one is also in the marketing world while the other works in finance — there was no bullying or rivalries. They credit good parenting and a strong foundation in sports, primarily baseball and football, for their functionality and ability to peacefully work as a team.

"I know it's kind of hard to believe," Mike said. "Neither one of us even pursued each others' girls."

Although considering that Rob has been with his wife Leslie since he was 16 and Mike has been with his wife Margie since high school, too, that's pretty credible.

All four brothers studied at the University of Illinois, and even though Rob and Mike were both in the same frat, ATO, at the same time, Mike assured me, "I recused myself from hazing my brother … I wasn't directly involved."

Mike and Rob live close by, have overlapping friends, take joint vacations — they even designed and built a home together in the woods.

*Here's What They Disagree About*

Even after chipping away at their positive Midwestern demeanors, the snarkiest they ever got towards one another was when the issue of lawn maintenance — that's right, lawn maintenance — came up.

Here's how the Buchners think they're different:

Lawn Care:

· *Rob*: "I like the chainsaw, tending to our pool and gardens. Mike hasn't cut his lawn or shoveled snow in 20 years."

· *Mike*: "I have a lawn service and he makes his wife and kids do the lawn. I don't think that he's doing the lawn cutting."

Football:

· *Rob*: "Ask Mike about the NFL — he's a highly technical fan.  He's a rabid Bears fan.  On every Sunday of the season he's in his mancave from 10 until 10 glued to DirectTV Sunday Ticket. Me, I'm on a lake casting for Muskie or cycling."

· *Mike*: "I'm loyal to my NFL team. He might be a Vikings fan if he's in the playoffs, but if not he's less so. I'm a Bears fan through and through."

Parking:

· *Mike*: "He'll take the farthest spot in the parking lot so he doesn't get his door dinged, but I'll take the closest one to the store. He's more particular than I am."

Their approach to problem solving differs, too. "I might be a little more patient and he might be a little more impatient," Mike said. And that will impact how they lead differently.

"Mike is a very contemplative executive," Rob said. "He is a great listener; he’s soft-spoken. And that’s a rare quality in this field. There’s a lot of blustery bullshit which I think we’ve always pushed off against. I may put myself out a little further than Mike. I might embrace a little more personal risk in what I say and how I do things. And that’s ok."

*SEE ALSO: The Incredible Story Of Karen Kaplan's Meteoric Rise From Receptionist To CEO*

Join the conversation about this story »




 
 
 
  Reported by Business Insider 18 hours ago.

HAYWARD, Calif. & GERALDTON, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In collaboration with Durack Institute of Technology, Aurora Algae has completed construction of a new algae cultivation test site in Geraldton, Western Australia, to evaluate the potential of the Mid West region for the production of microalgae. Aurora Algae has operated a pilot-scale algae cultivation facility in Karratha, Western Australia, since May 2011, successfully demonstrating production of up to 15 tonnes of dried algal biomass p Reported by Business Wire 18 hours ago.

Littman Bros Lighting has been waiting for Asia’s largest lighting fair to return and this October the Autumn Edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair is coming back in full force, shedding a spotlight on green lighting.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 14, 2013

This year’s 15th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will be held October 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre; it is expected to draw close to 2,300 global exhibitors to showcase their latest designs in lighting.

According to hktdc.com, this event continues to gain popularity with both exhibitors and attendance each year, with “a record-breaking of nearly 2,300 exhibitors from more than 37 countries and regions at the 2012 event.” Last year’s Lighting Fair also attracted more than 36 thousand buyers.

This year at the fair one of the strongest market trends is focused on energy efficient lighting, creating and designing products that not only complies with environmental regulations but also gives consumers the ability to help the environment and be green. According to hktdc.com, a survey conducted at the HKTDC International Lighting Fair 2013 (Spring Edition), “a striking 96% of all respondents identified LED as the primary focus for the lighting industry in the years to come.”

The Hong Kong Fair is spaced out so attendees and buyers can effortlessly find the products from their category choice and source.

At the 2012 Hong Kong Fair, the LED & Green Lighting Zone featured more than 800 exhibitors and this year this section will be there again, which will exhibit a range of LED and eco-friendly lighting products including commercial lighting, residential lighting, advertising lighting and lighting for retail and architectural use.

In another section of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair will be the Hall of Aurora, the fair’s brand section, which focuses on the most innovative and original designs and styles in lighting from premium lighting brands; more than 300 exhibitors from manufacturers such as EVERLIGHT, Neo-Neon, Philips, Fulham, EGLO, EVERLIGHT and Citizen, just to name a few.

According to hktdc.com, one of the prevailing trends seen throughout the years was for “small-sized orders with higher frequency and shorter delivery lead times in order to minimize inventory” – this is why the Small-Order Zone of the fair will return to showcase products solely meant for ordering in small quantities, accommodating, yet again, to the buyers who attend.

Some additional perks at the Autumn Edition in Hong Kong is the selection of seminars that will be offered to attendees on topics covering the latest market developments, technology innovation, regulatory updates and design trends, “which are highly informative and beneficial to industry players for strategic business planning.”

Votes will be taken and tallied to award products in three categories – Architectural/Commercial Lighting, Decorative Household Lighting and Outdoor Lighting. These products are submitted by exhibitors for the My Favorite Lighting Products Award 2013 and exhibitors will display their winning products at the fairground throughout the fair.

With so much to offer in innovation and technology within the lighting industry, it seems the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will be as successful as the last with record-breaking exhibitors and attendance. Reported by PRWeb 10 hours ago.

With Boulder easily leading the way, Colorado cities filled four of the top 10 spots in a national study on what cities have the heaviest tech startup activity. Boulder topped the rankings contained in a sneak peak of a report published Wednesday by New Engine and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Fort Collins-Loveland metro area ranked second. The Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area — not including Boulder County — tied with fourth-place Cambridge, Mass., Seattle and San Francisco in startup… Reported by bizjournals 7 hours ago.

Top Healthcare Talent, Companies and Brands to be Honored September 20th

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 14, 2013

The finalists are in for the fifth-annual PM360 Trailblazer Awards. PM360, a leading health-marketing industry trade magazine, will honor the pharmaceutical industry’s most amazing innovators.

Established in 2009, the Trailblazer Awards are given to outstanding companies, marketers and brand managers representing top talent and brands.

“We have an amazing talent pool this year of industry-wide innovative and creative marketers, companies and campaigns that have had an enormous impact on improving lives and driving healthcare forward,” says Anna Stashower, CEO and Publisher of PM360. “With PM360’s 2013 Trailblazer Awards, we are honored to recognize the industry’s greatest achievements and the people and companies behind them.”

This year more than 800 award applications were submitted. Award finalists, selected by the PM360 editorial board, represent the most forward-thinking leadership of their fields.

To reach the finalist phase, companies must show achievement in innovation, talent development, and social responsibility. Finalists are acknowledged and winners honored during a special reception at Gotham Hall at 1356 Broadway in New York City on September 20th, 2013. Tickets can be purchased by visiting http://www.pm360trailblazerawards.com/tickets/. For more information about tickets, contact Andrew Matthius at 646-300-8113 or andrew.matthius(at)pm360online(dot)com.

You can also follow the awards live on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/pm360online/.

The keynote speaker at this year’s gala is Matthew Zachary, the Founder/CEO of Stupid Cancer, a non-profit organization that empowers young adults affected by cancer through innovative and award-winning programs and services.

PM360 is also proud to announce that Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, the Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Merck and Current Chairman of the Board of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.

“Roy Vagelos has a life-long history of both medical and business innovation, philanthropy and outstanding leadership,” explains Stashower. “Under his watch at Merck, he was responsible for launching the first statin, thereby greatly reducing worldwide cardiovascular incidents. He also brought an end to River Blindness and led Merck to its pinnacle of success, garnering the respect of its peers. Please join us in celebrating Roy Vagelos’ Lifetime of Achievement.”

The Finalists Are:

MARKETER OF THE YEAR
Aurora Archer, Senior Director Marketing Services, AstraZeneca
Robert Greif, Vice President, Commercial Operations, rEVO Biologics
Yolanda Johnson-Moton, Director of External Relations, U.S. Medical Division, Eli Lilly and Company
Jason Menzo, Director of Marketing, Nicox

COMPANY OF THE YEAR: PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOTECH
Biogen Idec
GlaxoSmithKline
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Novo Nordisk

COMPANY OF THE YEAR: MEDICAL DEVICE
Becton, Dickinson & Company
GE Healthcare
Sonosite
Stryker

COMPANY OF THE YEAR: ADVERTISING AGENCY
Greater Than One
Klick Health
McCann Regan Campbell Ward
The Snow Companies

COMPANY OF THE YEAR: SUPPLIER/VENDOR
CMI/Compas
Health Monitor Network
Next IT
PSKW

COMPANY OF THE YEAR: SPECIALTY PHARMA/BIOTECH
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
Noven Pharmaceuticals
Sanofi Renal

PM360’s LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Merck and Current Chairman of the Board of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

PM360’S 2013 TRAILBLAZER BRAND CHAMPION AWARD WINNERS
Autoimmune: Kaye Kugler of Santarus for Uceris
Cardiology: Margaret-Sarah Alexander of Boehringer Ingelheim for Pradaxa
Central Nervous System: Thomas Flaten of Eisai for Banzel and Fycompa    
Dermatology: Carlos Dortrait of Janssen Biotech for Stelara
Diabetes/Metabolic Diseases: Amy West, Associate Director, Patient Relationship Marketing Diabetes Marketing, Novo Nordisk
Gastrointestinal: Ari Wexler of Forest Laboratories for Linzess
Hematology/Oncology: Robert Greif of rEVO Biologics for ATryn
Infectious Diseases: Laura Polin of Pfizer for Prevnar 13
Innovation: Albert Bourla of Pfizer for the Established Products Business Unit
Medical Device: Lothar Krinke, PhD, VP & GM at Medronic for Deep Brain Stimulation
Managed Markets: Mark Miller of Allergan for the HealtheHorizons Program
Ophthalmology: Brittany Cassin of ThromboGenics for Jetrea
Pain/Inflammation: Ali Martin of Genentech for Actemra
Respiratory: Christopher Connolly of Boehringer Ingelheim for Combivent Respimat

INITIATIVE FINALISTS

APP
ePatCare (Boehringer Ingelheim, infill Kommunikation)
Letairis Resources Branded iPad App (Gilead Sciences, Intouch Solutions)
Stelara Healthier Living eBook (Janssen Biotech, Draftfcb)
Stryker GetAroundKnee (Stryker, GSW)
Velcade iPatient App (Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Klick Health)

CONSUMER WEBSITE/ONLINE INITIATIVE
Diabetes Treatment and Management Patient Education Center (Novo Nordisk, Everyday Health)
Diabetic Connect (Alliance Health Networks)
Divigel (Upsher-Smith, MC|K Healthcare)
Lantus.com (Sanofi, Havas Lynx)
Turn to Help Website (Reckitt Benckiser, Klick Health)

DIRECT MAIL
Fortesta Gel Underwear Mailer (Endo, GSW)
MedTera Slide Pop Mailer with Webkey (Medtera)
Omontys 13 to 1 Direct Mail (Affymax Takeda, Navicor Group)

DTC CAMPAIGN
Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial Recruitment Campaign (Theravance, CAHG)
iBGStar Product Launch Campaign (Sanofi U.S. Diabetes, Intouch Solutions)
Intermezzo Campaign (Purdue, AbelsonTaylor)
Stryker GetAroundKnee Campaign (Stryker, GSW)
Vimpat Go Beyond Okay (UCB, Digitas Health)

DTP CAMPAIGN
JETREACARE.com (ThromboGenics, Carling Communications)
Novo Nordisk FlexPen (CultHealth)
Perjeta Patient Campaign (Genentech, Sudler & Hennessey)
Vimpat Go Beyond Okay (UCB, Digitas Health)

INTERACTIVE MARKETING
Intuniv inTUNE Support Program (Shire, Evoke Health)
iRep Interactive Sales Program (Wockhardt USA, Strategic Edge Communications, a Division of MD On-Line. Inc.)
Famprya Global Digital Congress Solution (Biogen Idec, Inhance)
Uloric Join Forces Game (Takeda, GSW)
Vimpat Go Beyond Okay (UCB, Digitas Health)

PERSISTENCE PROGRAM
AstraZeneca Copay Program (AstraZeneca)
Genentech BioOncology Co-Pay Card (McKesson)
My Tears, My Rewards (Allergan, Beacon Healthcare)

PR CAMPAIGN
2Million2Many (National Bone Health Alliance, GSW)
“Escape the Stall Campaign” (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America/DraftFCB Healthcare)
Merck Blood Sugar Basics (GCI Health)
Straight Talk: MAGEC for Early-Onset Scoliosis (Ellipse Technologies, Paul Werth)
USAGE Survey: Taking on America's Number One Killer (Kowa Pharmaceuticals
America, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company with Makovsky)

PRODUCT LAUNCH
Adcetris “Bringing Response to Life” Campaign (Seattle Genetics, Navicor Group)
Iclusig Launch (Ariad Pharmaceuticals, LehmanMillet)
Nicox AdenoPlus (Nicox, Dudnyk)
Oncotype DX Prostate Cancer Assay (Genomic Health, LehmanMillet)
Tecfidera Interactive Satellite Broadcast (Biogen Idec, ESSRX)

PROFESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Forteo Journal Ad (Eli Lilly, Abelson Taylor)
Lucentis “Precision and Performance” Campaign (Genentech, Giant Creative Strategy)
Perjeta Professional Launch Campaign (Genentech, Sudler & Hennessey)
Roche Cervical Cancer Portfolio Initiative (Roche, Dudnyk)
“Why Wait” Campaign (Boehringer Ingelheim, Draftfcb)

PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE/ONLINE INITIATIVE
Ampyra-HCP Site (Acorda Therapeutics, Klick Health)
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Global Digital Strategy for Oncology (infill Kommunikation)
themedicalbag.com (Group DCA)
Vectra DA Case Histories Interactive Touch Screen Display (Crescendo Bioscience, Flashpoint Medica)
“Zero Room for Error” Initiative (SonoSite, eHealthcare Solutions)

SELF-PROMOTION
ConvergentTimes (The CementBloc)
Future 15 (Klick Health)
LifeChanger Awards (Health Monitor Network)
Nothing Is Out of Reach (Dudnyk)
TRUE Health + Wellness Agency Launch

SOCIAL MEDIA
Cetaphil Virtual Office Hours (Galderma, Intouch Solutions)
Epilepsy Advocate Facebook Page (UCB, Digitas Health)
: ) Fuel [pronounced happy fuel] (Happy Fuel LLC, The Cement Bloc)
QN2A.org (Stand Up to Cancer and Cancer Treatment Centers of America, GSW)
Stelara Psoriasis Matters YouTube Channel (Janssen Biotech, Draftfcb)

UNBRANDED CAMPAIGN
15 Every Hour (Boehringer Ingelheim, Grey Group)
Hepatitis B Unbranded Campaign (Gilead, Artcraft Health Education)
Moments Missed Campaign (ViroPharma, Dudnyk)
My Multiple Myeloma (Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Klick Health)
Xiaflex “Ask About the Curve” Campaign (Auxilium, LehmanMillet)

VIDEO COMMERCIAL Arthritis Health Monitor TV (Health Monitor Network)
Beyond the Moment Video Series (Lilly Oncology, GSW)
Essure Permanent Birth Control (Bayer, LehmanMillet)
Enhanced KOL Video in Oncology for Dendreon (created by Viscira)
Fight for the Fighters (Celgene, The CementBloc)

About PM360
PM360 is the premier source for information that product managers and pharma marketing professionals need to succeed in the complex, ever-changing healthcare environment. PM360 offers invaluable perspective on important industry issues through a full-circle combination of how-to information and thoughtful career insights. The PM360 Trailblazer Awards span five categories, including Company of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Marketer of the Year, Brand Champion Awards and Initiative Awards. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.

BEIJING — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful typhoon thundered into southern China on Wednesday after shutting down the bustling Asian financial center of Hong Kong and sinking a cargo ship.

Packing high winds and torrential rain, Typhoon Utor forced the closure of schools, offices, shopping centers and construction sites in cities along its path northwest across Guangdong province.

More than 60,000 people were evacuated in the city of Maoming alone, while another 98,000 were moved to safety to the south on the island province of Hainan, where 26,000 fishing boats were also ordered to shelter in harbors. Flights and ferry services were suspended on the island, stranding thousands of travelers.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries on the mainland due to the storm, which was packing sustained gale force winds of 145 kilometers (90 miles) per hour.

In Hong Kong, offices, schools and courts were shut and the stock market halted trading, bringing an eerie calm to the normally busy southern Chinese commercial hub. More than 350 flights were canceled or delayed and bus and commuter ferry services were curtailed.

Helicopter search and rescue teams from Hong Kong and Guangdong province rescued 21 crew members from the "Trans Summer," a bulk carrier, after it started listing in waters southwest of Hong Kong, local broadcaster RTHK said.

Six people in Hong Kong were reported injured. Strong winds blew down 21 trees, but otherwise the city emerged largely unscathed.

Utor was the world's strongest typhoon of the year before it crossed the Philippines earlier this week, leaving at least seven people dead and four missing. One woman in northeastern Isabela province was seen on camera being swept away by a raging river. Her body was found later.

Dozens of fishermen were missing after the storm, but most have since returned home, officials said.

Rescuers were still struggling to reach at least three isolated towns in the hardest-hit Aurora province, where the typhoon slammed ashore.

"As of now, we don't have communication (with the three towns) and the roads are not passable, even to motorcycles, due to landslides, rockslides and uprooted trees," said Rey Balido, spokesman for the national disaster agency. He said authorities were taking alternate routes and that the Philippine air force would deliver relief goods.

___

Associated Press writers Kelvin Chan in Hong Kong and Hrvoje Hranjski in Manila, Philippines, contributed to this report. Reported by Huffington Post 4 hours ago.

Patch Batavia, IL --

Aurora man has an agreement with some local car dealers who allow him to take old or used tires before the dealership opens. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.

Firefox 25 is now available to all Aurora channel users, bringing a rather short list of new features and changes. The changes that interest developers aren't that many or that great either, but there are a few things to look out for. One interesting new feature that should help with debugging quite a lot is "black boxing." Very few websites use purely native code at this point, most rely on any number of libraries. jQuery is so ubiquitous that it's basically just an extension of... Reported by Softpedia 2 hours ago.

The new chief of police in Aurora rose from the ranks. Reported by Miami Herald 3 hours ago.

We'd be lying if we didn't admit that we wanted to dress like a Disney princess at some point in our lives -- OK, at every point in our lives. Now we can!

Remember those Disney princess-inspired gowns Harrods featured in its windows for the 2012 holiday season? Well, those designer babies are now available for purchase. Disney and Harrods have partnered with Christie's to auction off the 10 stunning dresses to raise money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

Paying tribute to some of our favorite animated leading ladies, top fashion houses collaborated with Disney to create the bespoke confections back in 2012. Here's the designer-princess breakdown:

*1.* Ariel (from "The Little Mermaid") – Marchesa
*2.* Aurora (from "Sleeping Beauty") – Elie Saab
*3.* Belle (from "Beauty and the Beast") – Valentino
*4.* Cinderella – by Versace
*5. *Jasmine (from "Aladdin") – Escada
*6.* Mulan – Missoni
*7.* Pocahontas – Roberto Cavalli
*8.* Rapunzel (from "Tangled") – Jenny Packham
*9. *Snow White – Oscar de la Renta
*10.* Tiana (from "The Princess and the Frog") – Ralph & Russo

Basically, it's a fashion and Disney lover's dream. If you've got the budget and the childhood imagination, we suggest you register for the auction in advance by emailing princess.dresses@disney.co.uk. Hey, your closet could actually become the happiest place on Earth.

See a selection of the Disney princess dresses up for auction below.

*PHOTOS:*

*See how real life princesses dress!*

Want more? Be sure to check out HuffPost Style on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram at @HuffPostStyle. Reported by Huffington Post 2 hours ago.

Two people were seriously injured Tuesday night when the car they were in hit a concrete wall head-on, Aurora police said in a news release. Reported by Denver Post 2 hours ago.

GARFIELD COUNTY — A 42-year-old Aurora man died Monday night after he drove off a steep cliff on Coffee Pot Road. Reported by Denver Post 3 days ago.

Sea levels could rise by up to 23 feet by 2100 if we don't drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

This would have devastating effects on coastal settlements around the world and in the United States too, where 1,429 towns and cities would be at least half-wiped out, according to analysis by Benjamin Strauss of Climate Central.

"The current trend in carbon emissions likely implies the eventual crippling or loss of most coastal cities in the world," Strauss wrote in his commentary. The only way to avoid this future is not only to reduce global greenhouse emissions greatly, but to also begin removing greenhouse gasses, like carbon dioxide, from the air.

We looked at the data that Strauss used to get his figure, provided by Climate Central. Here are the stats:

· If things don't change by 2020, there will be an unavoidable rise in sea level by 5 feet and 2 inches. That will push more than 50% of the population out of 381 municipalities, resulting in 4,187,262 people losing their hometowns.
· If greenhouse gasses continue to rise until 2050, there will be an unavoidable rise in sea level by 10 feet and 1 inch. That will push more than 50% of the population out of 715 municipalities, resulting in 8,121,973 people losing their hometowns.
· If we wait until 2100 to mend our polluting ways, sea level will rise by 23 feet and 1 inch, displacing more than 50% of the population of 1,429 cities and towns, and 18,074,940 people.

Here are the cities and towns that could see more than 50% of their population displaced by rising sea levels by 2100:

A few notes about the data: The researchers used population data from the 2010 census, assuming coastal populations would remain the same. They also didn't make any adjustments for local engineering solutions, like seawalls.

And now here's the full list of towns that could be at least half wiped out by 2100 by rising sea levels:

*Alabama* — Bayou La Batre, Belle Fontaine, Creola, Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Beach, Satsuma

*California* — Alameda, August, Bethel Island, Castroville, Channel Islands Beach, Clarksburg, Coronado, Country Club, Courtland, Discovery Bay, East Palo Alto, Emeryville, Fields Landing, Foster City, Franklin, Freeport, French Camp, Hood, Huntington Beach, Imperial Beach, Isleton, Kennedy, Knightsen, Lathrop, Lemon Hill, Lincoln Village, Los Alamitos, Manila, Marina del Rey, Moss Landing, Newark, North Fair Oaks, North Richmond, Pajaro Dunes, Parkway, Port Hueneme, Redwood City, Robbins, Rossmoor, Sacramento, Samoa, San Lorenzo, San Mateo, Seal Beach, Stockton, Suisun City, Sunset Beach, Taft Mosswood, Terminous, Thornton, Union City, Walnut Grove, West Sacramento

*Connecticut* — Clinton, Fenwick, Groton Long Point, Poquonock Bridge, Stonington, Westbrook Center, Woodmont

*Delaware* — Bethany Beach, Bethel, Blades, Bowers, Delaware City, Dewey Beach, Dover Base Housing, Fenwick Island, Frederica, Henlopen Acres, Leipsic, Lewes, Little Creek, Long Neck, Magnolia, Millsboro, Millville, New Castle, Ocean View, Rehoboth Beach, Slaughter Beach, South Bethany

*Florida* — Acacia Villas, Alva, Anna Maria, Apalachicola, Apollo Beach, Aripeka, Astor, Atlantic Beach, Atlantis, Avalon, Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bardmoor, Bay Harbor Islands, Bayonet Point, Bay Pines, Bayport, Bayshore Gardens, Beacon Square, Bear Creek, Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Belle Glade, Beverly Beach, Big Coppitt Key, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Park, Black Hammock, Boca Raton, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Boulevard Gardens, Boynton Beach, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Briny Breezes, Broadview Park, Brownsville, Buckhead Ridge, Buckingham, Bunnell, Burnt Store Marina, Butler Beach, Cabana Colony, Callahan, Callaway, Canal Point, Cape Canaveral, Cape Coral, Captiva, Carrabelle, Cedar Key, Charleston Park, Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte Park, Chokoloskee, Cinco Bayou, Cleveland, Clewiston, Cloud Lake, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa West, Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Coral Terrace, Cortez, Country Club, Country Walk, Crawfordville, Crescent Beach, Crystal River, Cudjoe Key, Cutler Bay, Cypress Lake, Cypress Quarters, Dania Beach, Davie, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Destin, Dickerson City, Doral, Duck Key, East Lake, East Palatka, Eastpoint, Edgewater, Eglin AFB, Elfers, Ellenton, El Portal, Englewood, Estero, Everglades, Feather Sound, Fellsmere, Fernandina Beach, Fisher Island, Flagler Beach, Flagler Estates, Fleming Island, Florida City, Florida Ridge, Floridatown, Fort Denaud, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers Shores, Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce North, Fort Pierce South, Fort Walton Beach, Fountainebleau, Franklin Park, Fruit Cove, Garcon Point, Gateway, Gibsonton, Gifford, Gladeview, Glencoe, Glen Ridge, Glenvar Heights, Golden Beach, Golden Gate, Golden Glades, Golf, Goodland, Goulds, Grant-Valkaria, Greenacres, Grove City, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Gate Estates, Gulfport, Gulf Stream, Gun Club Estates, Hallandale Beach, Harbor Bluffs, Harbour Heights, Harlem, Harlem Heights, Hastings, Haverhill, Hernando Beach, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Highland Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hillsboro Pines, Hobe Sound, Holiday, Holley, Holly Hill, Hollywood, Holmes Beach, Homestead, Homestead Base, Homosassa, Homosassa Springs, Horseshoe Beach, Hudson, Hutchinson Island South, Hypoluxo, Indialantic, Indian Creek, Indian Harbour Beach, Indian River Estates, Indian River Shores, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Inglis, Iona, Islamorada, Islandia, Island Walk, Ives Estates, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Jasmine Estates, Jensen Beach, Juno Beach, Juno Ridge, Jupiter, Jupiter Farms, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Jupiter Island, Kendale Lakes, Kendall, Kendall West, Kenneth City, Kenwood Estates, Key Biscayne, Key Colony Beach, Key Largo, Key Vista, Key West, LaBelle, Lake Belvedere Estates, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Harbor, Lake Lorraine, Lake Park, Lakewood Gardens, Lakewood Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Largo, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Laurel, Layton, Lazy Lake, Lehigh Acres, Leisure City, Lely, Lely Resort, Lighthouse Point, Limestone Creek, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Longboat Key, Lower Grand Lagoon, Loxahatchee Groves, Lynn Haven, McGregor, Madeira Beach, Malabar, Manalapan, Manasota Key, Mangonia Park, Marathon, Marco Island, Margate, Marineland, Mary Esther, Matlacha, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Medley, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Memphis, Merritt Island, Mexico Beach, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Shores, Miami Springs, Micco, Midway, Miramar, Miramar Beach, Montura, Moore Haven, Mulat, Naples, Naples Manor, Naples Park, Naranja, Nassau Village-Ratliff, Navarre Beach, Neptune Beach, New Port Richey, New Port Richey East, New Smyrna Beach, Nokomis, North Bay Village, North Fort Myers, North Key Largo, North Lauderdale, North Miami, North Miami Beach, North Palm Beach, North Port, North Redington Beach, North River Shores, Oak Hill, Oakland Park, Ocean Breeze Park, Ocean City, Ocean Ridge, Ojus, Oldsmar, Olga, Olympia Heights, Opa-locka, Orange Park, Orangetree, Orchid, Oriole Beach, Ormond Beach, Ormond-by-the-Sea, Osprey, Otter Creek, Page Park, Pahokee, Palm Bay, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm City, Palmetto, Palmetto Bay, Palmetto Estates, Palmona Park, Palm River-Clair Mel, Palm Shores, Palm Springs, Palm Springs North, Palm Valley, Panacea, Panama City, Parker, Parkland, Patrick AFB, Pelican Bay, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, Pine Air, Pinecrest, Pine Island, Pine Island Center, Pineland, Pinellas Park, Pine Manor, Pine Ridge, Pinewood, Pioneer, Plantation, Plantation, Plantation Island, Plantation Mobile Home Park, Pompano Beach, Ponce Inlet, Port Charlotte, Port LaBelle, Port Orange, Port Richey, Port St. Joe, Port St. Lucie, Port Salerno, Pretty Bayou, Princeton, Progress Village, Punta Gorda, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Richmond Heights, Richmond West, Ridge Wood Heights, Rio, River Park, Riviera Beach, Rockledge, Roosevelt Gardens, Roseland, Rotonda, Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Estates, Ruskin, Safety Harbor, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, St. Augustine Shores, St. Augustine South, St. James City, St. Lucie Village, St. Marks, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg, Samsula-Spruce Creek, San Carlos Park, San Castle, Sanibel, Sarasota, Sarasota Springs, Satellite Beach, Sawgrass, Schall Circle, Sea Ranch Lakes, Sebastian, Seminole Manor, Sewall's Point, Shalimar, Siesta Key, Solana, Sopchoppy, South Bay, South Beach, South Bradenton, South Daytona, Southgate, South Highpoint, South Miami, South Miami Heights, South Palm Beach, South Pasadena, South Patrick Shores, South Sarasota, South Venice, Southwest Ranches, Stacey Street, Steinhatchee, Stock Island, Stuart, Suncoast Estates, Sunny Isles Beach, Sunrise, Sunset, Surfside, Sweetwater, Tamarac, Tamiami, Tarpon Springs, Tavernier, Taylor Creek, Tequesta, The Acreage, The Crossings, The Hammocks, Three Lakes, Three Oaks, Tice, Tierra Verde, Tiger Point, Titusville, Town 'n' Country, Treasure Island, Tyndall AFB, University Park, Upper Grand Lagoon, Vamo, Venice, Venice Gardens, Vero Beach, Vero Beach South, Verona Walk, Viera East, Viera West, Villano Beach, Villas, Vineyards, Virginia Gardens, Wabasso, Wabasso Beach, Warm Mineral Springs, Warrington, Washington Park, Watergate, Weeki Wachee, Weeki Wachee Gardens, Welaka, Wellington, West Bradenton, Westchase, Westchester, Westgate, West Lealman, West Little River, West Miami, West Palm Beach, West Park, West Perrine, West Vero Corridor, Westview, Westwood Lakes, Whiskey Creek, White City, Whitfield, Wilton Manors, Windsor, Winter Beach, World Golf Village, Yankeetown, Yulee

*Georgia* — Bloomingdale, Brunswick, Country Club Estates, Darien, Dock Junction, Dutch Island, Flemington, Garden City, Georgetown, Henderson, Isle of Hope, Kings Bay Base, Kingsland, Midway, Montgomery, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Riceboro, Richmond Hill, St. Marys, St. Simons, Savannah, Skidaway Island, Talahi Island, Thunderbolt, Tybee Island, Vernonburg, Whitemarsh Island, Wilmington Island, Woodbine

*Louisiana* — Abbeville, Addis, Ama, Amelia, Arabi, Avondale, Baldwin, Barataria, Bayou Blue, Bayou Cane, Bayou Country Club, Bayou Gauche, Bayou Goula, Bayou L'Ourse, Bayou Vista, Belle Chasse, Belle Rose, Berwick, Boothville, Bourg, Boutte, Breaux Bridge, Bridge City, Brusly, Buras, Cameron, Carlyss, Catahoula, Cecilia, Chackbay, Chalmette, Charenton, Chauvin, Choctaw, Convent, Covington, Crescent, Crowley, Cut Off, Delcambre, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Donaldsonville, Dulac, Eden Isle, Edgard, Egan, Elmwood, Empire, Erath, Erwinville, Estelle, Estherwood, Franklin, French Settlement, Galliano, Gardere, Garyville, Glencoe, Golden Meadow, Gonzales, Gramercy, Grand Isle, Grand Point, Gray, Gretna, Grosse Tete, Gueydan, Hackberry, Hahnville, Harahan, Harvey, Hayes, Henderson, Hester, Houma, Iowa, Jeanerette, Jean Lafitte, Jefferson, Jennings, Kaplan, Kenner, Killian, Killona, Kraemer, Krotz Springs, Labadieville, Lacassine, Lacombe, Lafitte, Lafourche Crossing, Lake Arthur, Lake Charles, Laplace, Larose, Lemannville, Livonia, Lockport, Lockport Heights, Loreauville, Luling, Lutcher, Lydia, Madisonville, Mandeville, Maringouin, Marrero, Mathews, Maurice, Meraux, Mermentau, Metairie, Milton, Montegut, Montz, Moonshine, Morgan City, Morse, Napoleonville, New Iberia, New Orleans, New Sarpy, Norco, North Vacherie, Paincourtville, Paradis, Parks, Patterson, Paulina, Pierre Part, Plaquemine, Pleasure Bend, Pointe a la Hache, Ponchatoula, Port Allen, Port Sulphur, Port Vincent, Poydras, Prairieville, Presquille, Prien, Raceland, Reserve, River Ridge, Romeville, Rosedale, St. Gabriel, St. James, St. Martinville, St. Rose, Schriever, Siracusaville, Slidell, Sorrel, Sorrento, South Vacherie, Springfield, Sulphur, Supreme, Taft, Terrytown, Thibodaux, Timberlane, Triumph, Union, Venice, Ventress, Vinton, Violet, Waggaman, Wallace, Welcome, Welsh, Westlake, Westwego, White Castle, Woodmere

*Maryland* —Algonquin, Allen, Annapolis Neck, Benedict, Bivalve, Bowleys Quarters, Brentwood, Brookview, Broomes Island, Cambridge, Chance, Chesapeake City, Chester, Choptank, Church Creek, Cobb Island, Colmar Manor, Crisfield, Dames Quarter, Deale, Deal Island, Eagle Harbor, Edesville, Edgemere, Edmonston, Eldorado, Elliott, Essex, Fairmount, Fishing Creek, Frenchtown-Rumbly, Galestown, Galesville, Grasonville, Highland Beach, Jesterville, Kent Narrows, Kingstown, Madison, Mardela Springs, Mayo, Mount Vernon, Nanticoke, Nanticoke Acres, Naval Academy, North Beach, North, Brentwood, Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Oxford, Piney Point, Pocomoke City, Port Tobacco Village, Princess Anne, Quantico, Queenstown, Rock Hall, Rock Point, St. George Island, St. Michaels, Secretary, Shady Side, Sharptown, Smith Island, Snow Hill, Solomons, Stevensville, Tall Timbers, Taylors Island, Tilghman Island, Tyaskin, Vienna, Waterview, West Denton, West Ocean City, West Pocomoke, Whitehaven, Williston

*Massachusetts* — Bourne, Buzzards Bay, Cambridge, Chelsea, Dennis Port, Duxbury, Falmouth, Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, Harwich Port, Hull, Madaket, Marshfield, Mattapoisett Center, Medford, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Ocean Grove, Onset, Popponesset, Popponesset Island, Provincetown, Quincy, Revere, Salisbury, Seabrook, Seconsett Island, South Yarmouth, Teaticket, Wareham Center, West Dennis, West Yarmouth, Weweantic, Winthrop Town

*Mississippi *— Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, D'Iberville, Escatawpa, Gautier, Gulf Hills, Gulf Park Estates, Helena, Henderson Point, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Pass Christian, Pearlington, St. Martin, Waveland

*New Hampshire* — Hampton Beach, Seabrook Beach

*New Jersey* — Absecon, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Audubon Park, Avalon, Avon-by-the-Sea, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Beach Haven, Beach Haven West, Belford, Belmar, Beverly, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Brigantine, Brooklawn, Burleigh, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cape May Court House, Cape May Point, Carneys Point, Carteret, Cedarville, Collingswood, Corbin City, Deal, Diamond Beach, Dover Beaches North, Dover Beaches South, East Newark, Edgewater, Erma, Forked River, Gibbstown, Gloucester City, Hancocks Bridge, Harrison, Harvey Cedars, Highlands, Hoboken, Interlaken, Island Heights, Keansburg, Keyport, Lake Como, Lavallette, Leonardo, Linwood, Little Ferry, Little Silver, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Longport, Manasquan, Mantoloking, Margate City, Mays Landing, Monmouth Beach, Moonachie, Mount Ephraim, Mystic Island, National Park, Neptune City, North Beach Haven, North Cape May, Northfield, North Middletown, North Wildwood, Oaklyn, Ocean City, Ocean Gate, Ocean Grove, Oceanport, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Pedricktown, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pine Beach, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Port Monmouth, Port Norris, Port Reading, Port Republic, Quinton, Rahway, Rio Grande, Riverton, Rumson, Salem, Sea Bright, Sea Girt, Sea Isle City, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Secaucus, Sewaren, Ship Bottom, Silver Ridge, Somers Point, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Stone Harbor, Strathmere, Surf City, Teterboro, Tuckerton, Union Beach, Ventnor City, Villas, Wallington, Waretown, West Cape May, Westville, West Wildwood, Whitesboro, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodlynne

*New York* — Amityville, Aquebogue, Asharoken, Atlantic Beach, Babylon, Baldwin Harbor, Barnum Island, Bay Park, Bayport, Bayville, Bellmore, Blue Point, Brightwaters, Brookhaven, Cedarhurst, Center Moriches, Copiague, Dering Harbor, East Atlantic Beach, East Islip, East Massapequa, East Quogue, East Rockaway, Fire Island, Fishers Island, Flanders, Freeport, Gilgo, Great River, Greenport, Greenport West, Harbor Isle, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Inwood, Island Park, Islip, Jamesport, Laurel, Lawrence, Lido Beach, Lindenhurst, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Manorhaven, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Merrick, Moriches, Napeague, New Suffolk, North Haven, Oak Beach-Captree, Oakdale, Ocean Beach, Oceanside, Orient, Patchogue, Peconic, Point Lookout, Quogue, Riverside, Saddle Rock Estates, Saltaire, Seaford, Southold, South Valley Stream, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Bay Shore, Westhampton Beach, West Hampton Dunes, West Islip, West Sayville, Woodmere, Woodsburgh

*North Carolina* — Alliance, Atlantic, Atlantic Beach, Aurora, Avon, Bald Head Island, Bath, Bayboro, Bayshore, Bayview, Beaufort, Belhaven, Belville, Bogue, Brices Creek, Bridgeton, Broad Creek, Buxton, Camden, Cape Carteret, Carolina Beach, Castle Hayne, Caswell Beach, Cedar Point, Coinjock, Columbia, Creswell, Davis, Duck, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Emerald Isle, Engelhard, Fairfield, Fairfield Harbour, Frisco, Gatesville, Gloucester, Harkers Island, Hatteras, Havelock, Hertford, Hightsville, Hobucken, Holden Beach, Indian Beach, Jacksonville, James City, Kelly, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Kure Beach, Leland, Manns Harbor, Manteo, Marshallberg, Mesic, Morehead City, Moyock, Myrtle Grove, Nags Head, Navassa, New Bern, Newport, North Topsail Beach, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Ocracoke, Ogden, Oriental, Pantego, Pine Knoll Shores, Plymouth, Pollocksville, Porters Neck, River Bend, River Road, Rodanthe, Roper, Salvo, Sea Breeze, Silver Lake, Skippers Corner, Sneads Ferry, Southern Shores, South Mills, Southport, Stonewall, Surf City, Swan Quarter, Topsail Beach, Trent Woods, Vanceboro, Vandemere, Varnamtown, Wanchese, Washington, Washington Park, Waves, Winfall, Wrightsville Beach

*Oregon* — Gearhart, Jeffers Gardens, Neskowin, Pacific City, Seaside, Tillamook, Warrenton, Westport

*Pennsylvania* — Bristol, Croydon, Eddystone, Marcus Hook, Tullytown

*Rhode Island* — Misquamicut, Quonochontaug, Watch Hill, Weekapaug

*South Carolina* — Awendaw, Beaufort, Bluffton, Briarcliffe Acres, Bucksport, Burton, Charleston, Edisto Beach, Folly Beach, Forestbrook, Garden City, Georgetown, Hardeeville, Hilton Head Island, Isle of Palms, Jacksonboro, Kiawah Island, McClellanville, Meggett, Mount Pleasant, Murrells Inlet, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island, Port Royal, Seabrook Island, Shell Point, Socastee, Sullivan's Island, Surfside Beach

*Texas* — Anahuac, Aransas Pass, Arroyo Gardens, Austwell, Bacliff, Bayou Vista, Bayside, Baytown, Beaumont, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria, Bridge City, Cameron Park, Central Gardens, Chula Vista, Clear Lake Shores, Clute, Country Acres, Danbury, Del Mar Heights, Deweyville, Dickinson, El Lago, Falman, Fannett, Freeport, Fulton, Galena Park, Galveston, Green Valley Farms, Groves, Hitchcock, Holiday Beach, Ingleside, Ingleside on the Bay, Jamaica Beach, Jones Creek, Kemah, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, Lake Jackson, Lamar, La Marque, La Porte, La Tina Ranch, Laureles, League City, Liverpool, Los Fresnos, Matagorda, Morgan's Point, Nassau Bay, Nederland, Oak Island, Orange, Orason, Oyster Creek, Palacios, Pine Forest, Pinehurst, Point Comfort, Port Aransas, Port Arthur, Port Isabel, Port Lavaca, Port Mansfield, Port Neches, Port O'Connor, Quintana, Reid Hope King, Richwood, Rockport, Rose City, Rose Hill Acres, San Leon, San Perlita, Santa Fe, Santa Monica, Seabrook, Seadrift, Shoreacres, South Padre Island, South Point, Stowell, Surfside Beach, Taylor Lake Village, Taylor Landing, Texas City, Tiki Island, Tradewinds, Vidor, Villa Pancho, Webster, West Orange, Wild Peach Village

*Virginia* – Bayside, Bethel Manor, Bloxom, Bobtown, Cape Charles, Captains Cove, Carrollton, Cats Bridge, Cheriton, Chesapeake, Chincoteague, Colonial Beach, Dahlgren, Dahlgren Center, Deep Creek, Deltaville, Greenbackville, Gwynn, Hallwood, Hampton, Harborton, Horntown, Lee Mont, Makemie Park, Mathews, New Church, Norfolk, Onancock, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Quinby, Sanford, Saxis, Southampton Meadows, Southside Chesconessex, Suffolk, Tangier, Tappahannock, Urbanna, Virginia Beach, Wachapreague, West Point

*Washington* — Aberdeen, Bay Center, Chinook, Cohassett Beach, Conway, Copalis Beach, Edison, Fife, Grayland, Hoquiam, Jamestown, Kelso, La Conner, Long Beach, Longview, Neah Bay, Ocean City, Ocean Park, Ocean Shores, Oyehut, Puget Island, Silvana, Skokomish, South Bend, Taholah, Tokeland, Westport, Whidbey Island Station, Willapa, Woodland

*SEE ALSO: Shocking Before And After Pictures Of How Climate Change Is Destroying The Earth*

Join the conversation about this story »

 
 
 
  Reported by Business Insider 3 days ago.

Patch Batavia, IL --

This is the first rabies-positive bat the Health Department has seen this year. One was discovered last year in St. Charles, and one in 2011 in an Aurora school yard. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.

Patch Geneva, IL --

This is the first rabies-positive bat the Kane County Health Department has seen this year. One was discovered last year in St. Charles, and one in 2011 in an Aurora school yard. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.

Student-athletes at University of Colorado Boulder are honing their athletic performance with help from the experts at CU’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center (AHWC). Athletes from CU’s football team and men’s and women’s basketball teams are participating in leading-edge testing and monitoring allowing them to get the most of their training and perform to their best ability while avoiding injury.

AURORA, Colo. (PRWEB) August 14, 2013

Student-athletes at University of Colorado Boulder are honing their athletic performance with help from the experts at CU’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center (AHWC). Athletes from CU’s football team and men’s and women’s basketball teams are participating in leading-edge testing and monitoring allowing them to get the most of their training and perform to their best ability while avoiding injury.

All it takes is a combination of blood tests proven effective in improving the performance of top athletes from around the world. Interpreting the blood panels and formulating training plans is an evidence based process developed by scientists at the AHWC.

“We will monitor approximately 140 athletes, creating performance programs that work for each individual,” said Iñigo San Millán, PhD, director of the sports performance program at AHWC. “We can look at the cells in a blood sample and assess whether an athlete is fatigued or overtraining. The sample also tells us if there is muscle damage that may make an athlete more prone to injury.”

Exercise experts from AHWC are in Boulder twice a week to monitor progress as the athletes work with dietitians to make sure they are fueling and hydrating their bodies in ways that promote performance success.

“We as an athletic department and football team feel this is a great opportunity to better the health of our student-athletes,” CU head football coach Mike MacIntyre said. “No one person is the same. Our coaches will have a better understanding of recovery times and the ability to train these young people correctly to better enhance their performances. The other side of this is preventive; it should help limit muscle injuries and allow the proper time to recover.”

San Millán, a professor in family medicine at CU’s School of Medicine, says athletes also need to give themselves time to recover. “We need to start considering the recovery period part of the workout. That represents a shift in thinking but if an athlete doesn’t have the proper food and time to give their bodies a chance to recover, these grueling workouts can do more harm than good. “

San Millán is one of the world’s foremost exercise physiologists. He applies the latest scientific methodologies to help athletes, weekend warriors and people who want to improve their health and get more out of their exercise time. San Millán also has worked with professional teams and elite athletes in hockey, soccer, baseball, running, cycling, and rowing. His successes include six Pro Tour Cycling Teams and a Tour de France winner.

“Our ability to offer the latest science in optimizing human performance has been verified by elite athletes around the world,” said Jim Ellis, director of operations at AHWC. “Our experts, like Inigo, combine physiology, nutrition, psychology and coaching to ensure athletes at every level have a program that helps them excel in their desired sport. “

About the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
The Anschutz Health and Wellness Center is an innovative, state-of-the art research, education and consumer care facility located on the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The Center's mission is to transform the lives of individuals and communities through science-based wellness strategies. Our research is translated into customized programs and offerings, delivered through our Wellness Clinic and Fitness Center. We provide programs, in partnership with schools, worksites and community organizations throughout Colorado. Our vision is a world where wellness is the norm. Learn more at http://www.anschutzwellness.com. Reported by PRWeb 3 days ago.

The swim beach at Aurora Reservoir has been temporarily closed after routine tests indicated elevated bacterial levels in the water. Reported by Denver Post 3 days ago.

The Department of Veterans Affairs blames the builder of its troubled Aurora hospital for failing to oversee design and estimate costs, saying Kiewit-Turner "owes it to veterans" to prove the Reported by Denver Post 3 days ago.

InventHelp®, America’s Leading Inventor Service Company, attempts to submit an invention, Atrade's Wallet Organizer, to companies for review.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) August 15, 2013

An inventor from Aurora, Colo., has developed a prototype of an accessory that helps the user organize and access the cards in their wallet. The ATRADE'S WALLET ORGANIZER makes it easier to remove cards from tight wallet slots while also providing easier identification of cards in a wallet. The design is ideal for individuals who are disabled, have arthritis or have long fingernails, but it also is great for individuals who carry several different cards in their wallet.

Additionally, the invention is easy and convenient to use, making it a great addition to any wallet.

When asked about the invention, the inventor explained, "I was inspired to develop my prototype because I rock long, pretty fingernails and find it difficult at times to remove my ID card from my tight wallet. My invention provides convenience and makes it easier to access and identify cards in the user's wallet."

The original design was submitted to the Denver office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 12-DVR-509, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com/. Reported by PRWeb 3 days ago.

Leading Market Research agency continues focus on quality and standards.

New York, NY; Oslo, Norway; London, UK (PRWEB) August 15, 2013

Confirmit is pleased to announce that Kantar Operations, the internal provider of data collection services to the Kantar Group, the insight and consultancy arm of WPP Group plc, has signed a new three-year agreement to use the Confirmit solution. This extends the existing 13-year relationship with Confirmit, the leading global solutions provider for Customer Experience, Employee Engagement and Market Research.

Confirmit is one of the key solutions used by Kantar Operations to support core Market Research processes and to maintain the quality and standard of deliverables that are expected by Kantar’s research businesses. Kantar will continue to use Confirmit’s leading Market Research solutions for their online data collection, CATI, CAPI and panel activities which enable them to provide a consistent and high quality source of data to each of the Kantar businesses.

Michelle Clifford, Head of Kantar Operations’ Technical Solutions Centre, explained: “We are committed to driving and developing best practices and global standards in order to optimize operational performance and as a result are pleased to maintain our long-standing relationship with Confirmit. We’ve worked with Confirmit for well over a decade and the solution helps us meet our diverse business needs in a challenging market.”

Wale Omiyale, SVP, Market Research, Confirmit added: “Confirmit shares Kantar’s commitment to excellence. The ability to develop innovative and engaging Market Research programs that provide real insight is the driving force behind the continued development of the Confirmit solution. We look forward to continuing to support Kantar with new and extended capabilities in the future.”

About Confirmit
Confirmit is the world’s leading SaaS vendor for multichannel Voice of the Customer, Employee Feedback, and Market Research applications. The company has offices in Oslo (headquarters), Cologne, Guildford, London, Moscow, New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Yaroslavl. Confirmit's software is also distributed through partner resellers in Madrid, Milan, Salvador, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Confirmit targets Global 5000 companies and Market Research agencies worldwide with a wide range of software products for feedback / data collection, panel management, data processing, analysis, and reporting. Customers include A&N Media, Aurora, British Airways, Cross-Tab, Dow Chemical, Farmers Insurance, GfK, GlaxoSmithKline, GMO Research, JTN Research, Keep Factor, Morehead Associates, Nielsen, Research Now, Swapit, Swisscom, Symantec and The Wellcome Trust. Visit http://www.confirmit.com for more information. Reported by PRWeb 2 days ago.