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    Fortuna's In-Fill Drilling Results Continue to Confirm High-Grade Mineralization at San Jose Project, Mexico  Jan 7, 2009
    Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Following detailed geological and geotechnical logging, drill core samples are split on-site by diamond saw. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Laurentian Goldfields Ltd. Defines High Grade Gold Trend on Van Horne Property, Ontario  Jan 7, 2009
    Quality Assurance / Quality Control. All rock samples were sent to ALS Chemex in Thunder Bay, Ontario for analysis of 48 elements by four acid digest, Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (ME-MS61) with a Fire Assay Atomic Absorption finish for gold (Au-AA23). (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Zippo keeps zipping along, 450 million lighters later  Jan 6, 2009
    Quality assurance is a big deal for the private company, where employees still do a test of each lighter coming off the line to make sure it makes the distinctive Zippo click. I would say the golden age was the 1950s, Grandy said. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    Kaiser brings new brand of medicine New clinic opens Monday in a building behind Mary Washington Hospital.  Jan 3, 2009
    The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private nonprofit organization, calls the plan "excellent," the highest of its five ratings. U.S. News Report in its latest ranking scores Kaiser 86th out of 240 commercial plans reviewed. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Business of the Month interview: LaserLight Skin Clinic  Dec 26, 2008
    I had been working in quality assurance and regulatory compliance in the biotechnology and medical device industry, but always had an affinity for medicine. A laser business seemed the perfect transition: my background in a regulated environment, my enthusiasm to wear a lot of hats in everything I do, and my passion to change people s lives coalesce beautifully in LaserLight. (Norwell Mariner, MA)

    Health Net Hosts 17th Annual Celebration of Children Holiday Event for Disadvantaged Children  Dec 18, 2008
    Its commercial HMO and POS lines of business and itsMedicare line of business have received the Excellent accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and its Medicaid line of business has received the Commendable accreditation status. For more information about Health Net, visit its Web site at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Adds Online Physician Quality Information to Web Site  Dec 16, 2008
    Highmark's online provider directory includes board certification; National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognition; and medical school, internship and residency information. Members can also find more useful data such as electronic prescribing ability and use of electronic medical records. (TechWeb)

    Nevada Copper-Drilling Results Continue to Expand the Open-Pit North Deposit  Dec 16, 2008
    A Quality Assurance and Quality Control Assay Protocol have been implemented whereby blanks and standards are inserted into the assay stream and check samples are sent to Chemex-Reno and Inspectorate-Reno laboratories. Nevada Copper has 40. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Pitchstone Exploration Ltd.: Uranium Exploration Update  Dec 15, 2008
    A partial digestion with fluorimetric analysis is used for initial uranium determinations and all samples containing greater than 100 ppm uranium were re-analyzed with ICP. Pitchstone utilizes internally and externally submitted standard reference materials for quality assurance and quality control of sample preparation and analyses. The contract with JNS Capital Corp. for investor relation services will be terminated at the end of December, 2008. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Silver Quest Resources Ltd.: New Drill Results from the Capoose-Silver Trend Project  Dec 12, 2008
    The Company has implemented a quality assurance and control (QA/QC) program to ensure sampling and analysis of all exploration work is conducted in accordance with the best possible practices. David Pawliuk, P. Geo. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Centenario Copper Announces China Sur Drill Results: Oxide Zone Copper Grades Similar to Nearby China Deposit  Dec 12, 2008
    Quality Control and Quality Assurance. All RC holes were sampled on a 2 meters continuous basis, with samples riffle split on site and one quarter sent to the ALS Chemex laboratory in La Serena. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Testronic Labs Announces Quality Assurance Services for BD-Live  Dec 9, 2008
    --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Testronic Labs, the leader in quality assurance services for Blu-ray discs, announces a new service offering, providing comprehensive testing for BD-Live ... Just as Testronic Labs took the lead in providing complete quality assurance for Blu-ray, we are now supporting the launch of BD-Live, said Testronic Labs Vice President Seth Hallen ... As a world-wide leader in quality assurance for the Home Entertainment and Consumer Electronics industries, Testronic Labs is more... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    STARLIMS Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Forensic Project in Pacific Rim  Dec 8, 2008
    STARLIMS software is used for quality assurance and control, testing and monitoring, and research and development in government, manufacturing and life sciences organizations. With operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel and Hong Kong, the company serves over 500 organizations in 40 countries. (Primezone Releases)

    Translating health care  Dec 5, 2008
    This team recently was awarded national recognition for Innovation in Multicultural Health Care by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) which is an honor no other health plan has received for bilingual customer service. We also have several award-winning bilingual Web sites. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    Aceto Corp. Chairman, CEO and President Leonard Schwartz to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell December 4, 2008  Dec 1, 2008
    LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aceto Corporation (NasdaqGS: - ), a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products, today announced that Leonard S. Schwartz, Chairman, CEO and President, will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square at 4:00PM Eastern time on Thursday, December 4,... (Primezone Releases)

    Sherwood Reports Cash Flow From Mining Operations of $29.9 Million in Q3 2008  Nov 24, 2008
    Sherwood Reports Cash Flow From Mining Operations of $29. 9 Million in Q3 2008: Financial News - Yahoo. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Garson Gold Intersects 38.5 Metres of 2.18 g/t Gold Near Surface  Nov 18, 2008
    QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL ... and Vice President - Exploration for Garson Gold, is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 responsible for the verification and quality assurance of the NBM exploration data and analytical results and has reviewed the technical contents of this news release. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.: Drilling Continues to Expand Gold Zones Within the South Mine Complex on the South Claims JV  Nov 18, 2008
    Quality Assurance & Control. KL Gold and Queenston have implemented a quality assurance and control (QA/QC) program to ensure sampling and analysis of all exploration work is conducted in accordance with the best possible practices. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Trintech Announces New Release of AssureNET GL for General Ledger Reconciliation, Review, and Certification  Nov 17, 2008
    Additional enhancements include the ability to auto certify bulk reconciliations with reconciliation thresholds, new quality assurance functionality for tasks, and expanded reports and template related features for reconciliations and balance sheet certification. AssureNET GL 4. (PR Newswire)

    Northern Abitibi Drills High Grade Gold at Viking Including 218.79 Grams Per Tonne Over 0.5 Metres, and 50.05 Grams Per Tonne Over 3.7 Metres  Nov 17, 2008
    Duplicate samples, blanks, and certified standards are included with every sample batch and then checked to ensure proper quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC). Duplicate samples of select veins have been sent to an outside laboratory for independent analyses as part of a check assay procedure. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    A world of freelance talent is offered through oDesk  Nov 13, 2008
    In addition to 23 full-time employees 19 at the corporate headquarters and three working remotely from Tennessee, New York and Athens, Greece oDesk has 43 full-time contractors of its own around the world performing marketing, tech support and quality assurance ... Contractor Dmitry Sokolosky has run quality assurance from his home in New York for two years. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    PDX Resources Advised by Detour Gold of Additional Drill Results From Phase II Program at Detour Lake Project  Nov 12, 2008
    "Detour Gold Reports Additional Drill Results from Phase II Program at its 100% owned Detour Lake Property in Ontario(DG-08-392: 1.45 g/t / 50.0 m, 1.94 g/t / 36.0 m, and 1.52 g/t / 61.0 m in Calcite Zone)Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: - ; "Detour Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results for an additional 35 holes totaling 15,281 metres from its Phase II infill drilling program at the Detour Lake project in northern Ontario. Results continue to indicate additional gold... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Brazilian Diamonds Limited: Quarterly Report for the Nine Month Period Ended 30 September 2008  Nov 12, 2008
    Quality control and quality assurance of this evaluation process is being undertaken at the Company's certified ISO 17025 indicator mineral processing laboratory on Patos de Minas, where concentrates are re-examined for diamonds that may not have been recovered in processing by the on-site plant. As at September 30, 2008, the Company has completed field operations at its pit sample evaluation of the Salvador 1 kimberlite pipe. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Detour Gold Reports Additional Drill Results From Phase II Program at Its 100% Owned Detour Lake Property in Ontario  Nov 12, 2008
    For additional information on Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC"), refer to the press release dated April 11, 2007. Forward-Looking Information. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    International Nickel Ventures Corporation Reports Q3/2008 Results and Provides Exploration Update  Nov 11, 2008
    All drill hole assay data have been gathered under a quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program that conforms to international mining industry best practices. Potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Mass. health plans top list of nation's best insurers  Nov 7, 2008
    For the fourth consecutive year, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is the best commercial health plan in the nation, according to US News & World Report magazine and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a respected nonprofit that ranks health plans. For the second straight year, Tufts Health Plan was ranked number two, with a score just slightly lower than Harvard Pilgrim's. (Boston Globe)

    Arian Silver Reports Phase-2 Assays on Initial 19 Holes at San Jose  Nov 6, 2008
    All technical information for the San Jose Project is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) programme. The core is logged and photographed by Arian Silver staff and then split using a diamond saw. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Discovery Labs Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results  Nov 4, 2008
    7 million associated with (a) manufacturing development, including quality assurance and analytical activities, to support the production of clinical and potential commercial drug requirements for Surfaxin and the Company's Surfactant Replacement Therapy (SRT) pipeline, (b) activities to obtain data and other information to support the Company's Complete Response to the May 2008 Approvable Letter, (c) development of the Company's capillary aerosolization technology for the delivery of... (Primezone Releases)

    Drilling Returns 106m at 2.3g/t Gold (Including 21m at 9.7g/t Gold) at Lydian's Amulsar Discovery in Armenia  Nov 3, 2008
    Lydian employees are instructed to follow standard operating and quality assurance procedures intended to ensure that all sampling techniques and sample results meet international reporting standards. All assay work for the released results was carried out by ALS Chemex analytical laboratory in Rosia Montana, Romania, in Perth Australia, or in Vancouver, BC. Please see Lydian's web site for more information. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Northrop Grumman Technical Services Sector Continues Aggressive Pursuit of Performance Optimization Through Achievement of Sector-Wide ISO 9001:2000 Certification  Nov 3, 2008
    Northrop Grumman received the certification after a third-party audit by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a leading quality management systems registrar ... Northrop Grumman's Technical Services sector also contains sites that are third-party certified by LRQA to the AS 9001 Aerospace standard, endorsed by U.S. aerospace regulators including the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Defense and NASA. The standard contains all the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 along with... (Primezone Releases)

    Study urges more validation of infection data  Oct 28, 2008
    Stacy Mitchell, the state health department s deputy secretary for quality assurance, said she did not want to disclose what measures the state will use to validate submissions for fear of tipping off hospitals. This year, she said, the department s thrust has been helping hospitals learn a new infection reporting system and reviewing submitted data early on to detect any reporting anomalies. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    GETTING AHEAD  Oct 27, 2008
    Katrina Everhart has been promoted to quality assurance adviser in the Missoula DirecTV call center. Recognition. (Missoulian, MT)

    North Penn Life Obituaries Oct. 22  Oct 23, 2008
    " Over his 20 years in EMS Mr. Garvin worked for or volunteered with several local ambulance services including Bryn Athyn and Plymouth. During his 16-year association with Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad, he was honored as the Employee of the Year in 2005 and with numerous life saving citations. He served in various roles in addition to being a paramedic, including sergeant, quality assurance coordinator, webmaster, communications officer, training officer and bloodhound team leader. He also... (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Romios Intersects 2.06% Copper, 1.05 GPT Gold and 26.01 GPT Silver Over 32.0 Metres (105 ft.) in Discovery Hole at its Trek Property  Oct 22, 2008
    In addition to the laboratory's quality control program, a rigorous on-site quality assurance and quality control program was implemented involving the insertion of blanks, standards and splits. The technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Thomas Skimming, P. Eng. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Riverstone Residential Group Names Wanich Division President of Internal Resources  Oct 21, 2008
    She directs the activities of company's National Internal Resources Group, and has oversight of education, quality assurance, compliance, brokerage operations, business integrations and program implementations. (Photo: ) "MarySusan brings a wealth of expertise to her role as President of Riverstone's Internal Resources Division," said Christy Freeland, CEO of Riverstone Residential Group. (PR Newswire)

    Garson Gold Announces Drill Results From the Boundary and Kim Zones, New Britannia Mine Property, Snow Lake, Manitoba  Oct 20, 2008
    QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL ... P.Geo and Vice President Exploration for Garson Gold, is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 responsible for the verification and quality assurance of the NBM exploration data and analytical results and has reviewed the technical contents of this news release. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Nigeria:Yar'Adua Cracks Down by Ordering E-Payments  Oct 19, 2008
    He also directed that: "Henceforth, procurement of equipments should be from manufacturers certified by the Due Process Office to cut off middle men, especially where this would guarantee performance backed by quality assurance and cost saving.". In the 2009 budget, according to the source, the President also announced that provisions for insurance for group life, buildings and vehicles in the chart of MDAs have all been removed in line with the proposal to set up a central insurance agency for... (allAfrica.com)

    Interim Report for AudioDev AB  Oct 18, 2008
    The group's products for quality assurance and production efficiency are marketed under the brands ETA, CATS and GO. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan 'Infuriates Me'...  Oct 17, 2008
    Require hospitals to collect and report health care cost and quality data Quality Assurance Programs are now used in most hospitals ... -- Quality Assurance Programs are now used in most hospitals. (The Drudge Report)

    BioExx Receives Project Funding Totalling $635,500  Oct 16, 2008
    The role of Quality Assurance Supervisor has been filled by an individual with over 5 years experience in Quality Control for one of Canada's largest food processing companies. Both individuals are bright, highly motivated individuals who join BioExx from existing roles at top tier companies in the industry. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Northern Gold Mining Inc. Initial Kirana Results and Polymetallic Grabs  Oct 11, 2008
    Northern Gold Mining Inc. has implemented a quality assurance and control (QA/QC) program to ensure sampling and analysis of all exploration work is conducted in accordance with the best possible practices. The rock samples collected were sent to either the accredited Polymet Laboratories in Cobalt, Ontario or Swastika Laboratories in Swastika, Ontario, and analyzed using the appropriate gold fire assaying technique. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    THQ Announces Product Development Management Reorganization  Oct 7, 2008
    Prior to joining THQ, Tessler held various project management, studio systems and quality assurance roles for leading entertainment and technology companies. Danny Bilson brings more than 20 years of writing, directing and creative development experience for all major entertainment mediums, including video games, film, television and comic books to his new role. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Bear Lake Gold Adds Another Drill Rig at Larder Lake: Additional Exploration Targets Will be Drilled  Oct 3, 2008
    9 g/t gold (see September 4, 2008 press release for complete results and information about the quality assurance and control program). Drill holes are now targeting mineralization at depths of more than 1,000 meters below surface and therefore drilling must proceed carefully to avoid excessive deviation and other technical difficulties. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Media Sciences Reports Annual Financial Results, Cost Reduction Plan, Litigation Settlement and Debt Financing  Sep 25, 2008
    Some notable areas of increased costs include: (1) raw materials; packaging and freight; (2) labor and supplies associated with custom labeling for certain new private label customers; (3) additional quality assurance labor associated with the growth of our toner-based product volumes; and (4) domestic personnel to fill and package toner-based products for sale to the U.S. government ... Other elements of the plan include a reduction in minimum order quantities through our providing vendors with... (PR Newswire)

    U3O8 Corp. Cuts 5.6 Metres Grading 1.01% (20.3 Pounds Per Short Ton) U3O8 at Aricheng North  Sep 24, 2008
    Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Diamond drilling at Aricheng North produced NQ (47. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    New Dragon Asia Corporation Reaffirms Product Safety  Sep 24, 2008
    As previously announced, the Company has HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) certification from CCIC Conformity Assessment Services Co. Ltd., a Chinese quality assurance examination authority. HACCP is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating hazards (microbiological, chemical or physical) in order to produce the highest quality food products. (Primezone Releases)

    Romios Gold's Metallurgical Test Hole at Its Galore Creek Area Newmont Lake Property Cuts Bonanza Grade Mineralization Grading 753.00 g/t(21.96 oz) Gold, 462 g/t(13.47 oz) Silver and 0.69% Copper  Sep 22, 2008
    In addition to the laboratory's quality control program, a rigorous on-site quality assurance and quality control program was implemented by Romios involving the insertion of blanks, standards and splits. Romios has drilled a total of seventeen holes during its 2008 exploration program. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Sherwood Reports Further High Grade Intercepts From Its Kutcho Copper Project  Sep 22, 2008
    Blanks and standard reference materials are used for quality assurance and quality control. If more than two check samples assay outside the expected ranges, the entire work order is re-assayed. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Aura Minerals Releases First Drill Results From the Caboclo Target at the Arapiraca Project in Brazil  Sep 22, 2008
    Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QA/QC") Procedures. The Company's diamond drilling program is being conducted by Geosol-Geologia e Sondagens Ltda. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Genzyme buys building in Framingham for $16m  Sep 19, 2008
    Last year, it was named the number two health plan in the country for HMO plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, which rates healthcare plans. (Jeffrey Krasner). (Boston Globe)

    Niblack Underground Drilling Intersects 7.71 Metres (25.30 Feet) of 4.23 g/t Gold, 9 g/t Silver, 1.65% Copper and 30.55% Zinc  Sep 17, 2008
    A rigorous quality control and quality assurance protocol is utilized on the project including blank, duplicate and reference samples with each batch of assays. All samples were analyzed by fire assay and ICP at ALS Chemex Labs in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    MetalCORP Contracts SGS Lakefield to Process Mini-bulk Sample for Metallurgical Testing and Hires AMEC to Prepare a Resource Calculation on Playter Molybdenum-Rhenium Deposit  Sep 17, 2008
    Among other activities, AMEC staff will be required to visit the Playter site and review MetalCORP data to verify quality assurance / quality control protocol. A report from AMEC is also expected within the next 3-4 weeks. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Apoquindo Minerals Adds Significant Resources to Its Copper Oxide Project in Northern Chile  Sep 17, 2008
    Quality Control and Quality Assurance. All RC holes were sampled on a 1 meter interval in a continuous basis, with sample riffle split on site and one quarter sent to the ALS Chemex laboratory in Antofagasta and La Serena. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Competition fierce in Arizona to provide medical background checks  Sep 17, 2008
    Under the National Committee on Quality Assurance guidelines, credentialing organizations have 120 days to complete background checks on a specific doctor ... Scott Simpson, president of First Credentialing Quality Assurance in Phoenix, said his CVO can do it in 60 days ... "To date, FCQA has met this goal for 75 percent of all files," said Patricia Nelson, general manager of First Credentialing Quality Assurance. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    Romios Gold's Metallurgical Test Holes at Galore Creek Area Newmont Lake Property Intersects 23.80 g/t Gold, 59.0 g/t Silver and 0.03% Copper  Sep 16, 2008
    In addition to the laboratory's quality control program, a rigorous on-site quality assurance and quality control program was implemented by Romios involving the insertion of blanks, standards and splits. Based on the information from drill logs, a recently completed computer modeling program related to the North West Zone and an examination of drill core, the widths of the intersections are assumed to be true widths. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    World warned it must do better as 20m face threat of famine in Africa  Sep 16, 2008
    limited term staff position for a senior facilities officer, construction management / quality assurance and control (qaqc). under the general supervision of. (Yahoo News -- Ethiopia)

    CyberSports Kicks Off Online Games E-Commerce with Javien  Sep 16, 2008
    Game Center Group provides game companies advice and resources on a range of issues; from technical and in-game support to helping streamline processes for quality assurance and agent/community management ... Additionally, its quality assurance program offers customers compatibility, game and platform testing ... Game Center Group also offers industry innovating quality assurance, CRM platform/hosting and consulting services. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Registration statement including financial report  Sep 16, 2008
    cGMP regulations require among other things, quality control, and quality assurance as well as the corresponding maintenance of records and documentation. The manufacturing facilities for our products must meet cGMP requirements to the satisfaction of the FDA pursuant to a pre-approval inspection before we can use them to manufacture our products. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    SoBran Team Delivers Five Educational Sessions At 34th NCAB / AALAS Seminar  Sep 12, 2008
    Efficient Cagewash Operations in the Animal Facility: Javier Chavez, program manager and quality assurance specialist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. This presentation will address the most common issues and concerns for cagewash operational management including training, equipment failure, maintenance and safety. Mr. Chavez has more than 15 years of experience in the field and is responsible for the training and oversight of over 100 research technicians and several... (Primezone Releases)

    Golden Share Defines Gold Target 320 M Long by 50 M Wide With Grades of up to 178 g/t Au on Malartic Lakeshore Property  Sep 10, 2008
    Quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC). The Malartic Lakeshore exploration program is supervised by Mr. Alain Carrier, M.Sc. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Athabasca Potash Inc. 2008 Summer Drilling Program Update  Sep 10, 2008
    The Burr Project drilling programs utilize an extensive QAQC (quality assurance and quality control) protocol for assaying and core sample handling. Samples from the main potash zones have been kept for further study at the Saskatchewan Research Council laboratory (SRC) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    More High-Grade from New Discovery at Selwyn Project  Sep 9, 2008
    All assay data has been through internal validation of quality assurance and quality control. Selwyn has established a sampling and assay control program with blind insertion of assay blanks, standards and duplicates for the Selwyn Project; however, it should be noted that there is also a quality control and quality assurance program in place at ACME Analytical Laboratories Ltd. ("ACME") that includes blanks, duplicates and standards. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Leica Absolute Tracker Yields Groundbreaking Accuracy and More  Sep 9, 2008
    The company's name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown & Sharpe, Cognitens, Leica Geosystems, ROMER, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz and TESA. Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1. 5 million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 30,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software. (Primezone Releases)

    Pitchstone Exploration Ltd.: Radioactivity Drilled at Gumboot  Sep 8, 2008
    A partial digestion with fluorimetric analysis is used for initial uranium determinations and all samples containing greater than 100 ppm uranium are re-analyzed with ICP. Pitchstone utilizes internally and externally submitted standard reference materials for quality assurance and quality control of the sample preparation and analyses. About Pitchstone. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Aceto Announces Record Yearly and Quarterly Results  Sep 5, 2008
    LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aceto Corporation (Nasdaq:ACET), a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products, today announced results of operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 ... Aceto Corporation, incorporated in 1947, is a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance,... (Primezone Releases)

    IBC 2008 Exhibitor Profiles  Sep 5, 2008
    Pixelmetrix suite of quality assurance solutions are featured as the Emmy Award winning DVStation, DVStation-Mini, DVStation-Remote, DVStation-Pod, DVStation-IP3, DVStor, IPGen, DVShift, DVProbe-C, DPI Auditor, EndGame, Electronic Couch Potato, ECP Consolidator, VISUALmpeg and VISUALmpeg Qualify. These are trademarks of Pixelmetrix Corporation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Mazorro and Oro Gold Drill 0.9 g/t Gold Over 90 Metres at Cimarron, Mexico  Sep 4, 2008
    A thorough quality assurance and quality control program (QA/QC) protocol was utilized on the project including blank and standard samples with each batch of assays. RC chip samples were submitted directly to Inspectorate de Mexico, S.A de C.V., for preparation in Durango, Mexico, and analysis in Reno, Nevada. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Maximus and NFX Report More High-Grade Results From the Bear Lake Gold Zone at Larder Lake  Sep 4, 2008
    Quality Assurance and Control. As part of its QA/QC program, Maximus carried out check assays on the high-grade intersections with no discrepancies found in the assay results. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Public Health Emergency Declared In Alabama  Sep 2, 2008
    CMS will work with affected State Survey Agencies and providers to temporarily adjust quality assurance enforcement actions where the immediacy of direct patient care needs due to Hurricane Gustav is appropriate. End Stage Renal Disease Networks in the Gulf States have already initiated arrangements to ensure the continuation of dialysis and health services for end stage renal disease patients. (WSJA.com, AL)

    Husband faked death in life insurance scam  Sep 2, 2008
    design and tsql plus 5 years experience in successful managing rdbms environment, data analysis, mining, and quality assurance. familiarity with iso9001 for lab. (guardian.co.uk)

    Meez Announces the Promotions of Two Executives to CTO and VP  Sep 2, 2008
    As CTO, reporting to John Cahill, Neal is responsible for the stewardship and management of the diversely talented software development and quality assurance teams at Meez. With prior roles at Pulse Entertainment and Freestyle Interactive, Neal has 10 years experience at the forefront of games, multimedia, and 3D software development on the web. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research  Aug 29, 2008
    The contamination was due to its nickel and diming of its quality assurance and sanitation departments. This recall, and the ensuing lawsuits could result in the destruction of the company. (Slashdot)

    Aceto Corporation Schedules Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Financial Results News Release and Conference Call  Aug 22, 2008
    LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aceto Corporation (NasdaqGS: - ), a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products, today announced that it will issue its financial results of operations for its 2008 fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2008 before the stock market opens on Friday, September 5, 2008 ... Aceto... (Primezone Releases)

    On The Driving Record  Aug 21, 2008
    " For video of Tom Vanderbilt's Authors@Google lecture, go to . For more information, go to Vanderbilt's "Traffic" blog at .Traffic facts -- "Children at Play" signs don't reduce accidents. -- Drivers honk less on weekends. Men honk more than women, and both men and women honk more at women than at men. -- New cars crash more frequently than older cars. -- Half of all fatalities occur at a speed of less than 35 mph. -- 1 in 5 urban crashes occur when one of the drivers is searching for parking.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Arian Silver Upgrades San Jose Resource Estimate  Aug 21, 2008
    Arian Silver's Chief Executive Officer, Jim Williams, stated, "We are very pleased with this updated resource estimate for our San Jose project. Not only have we significantly increased our tonnage by 59% from our previous resource estimate in March this year, we have also significantly increased the contained metals of silver, lead and zinc and at the same time upgraded approximately 16% of the resources into the 'indicated' category. Even with this current resource estimate we still have... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Fortuna Announces Drill Results From Soledad and Silvia Veins at the Caylloma Mine, Peru  Aug 19, 2008
    Quality Assurance & Quality Control. Following detailed geological and geotechnical logging, drill core samples are split on-site by diamond saw. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Companies get disabled back in driver's seat  Aug 18, 2008
    Those who are inspected by and meet the standards of the group receive a Quality Assurance Program designation. Adaptive Driving Solutions of Augusta recently earned the designation. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Journey Resources Announces Completion of Sampling Program on Silveria Property  Aug 18, 2008
    Journey has implemented a rigorous quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") program, which includes the insertion of field blanks, certified standards and staged duplicates into the sample stream. Samples are submitted in discrete batches and laboratory performance is monitored on a batch by batch basis with pre-defined tolerance limits. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    NioGold Mining Corporation: Marban West Extension Drilling Returns Up to 78.90 g/t Gold Over 3.0 Metres  Aug 12, 2008
    Quality Assurance / Quality Control and Qualified Persons ... A quality assurance and quality control program (QA/QC) was implemented by NioGold and the laboratory to insure the precision and reproducibility of the analytical method and results. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    No defense for this  Aug 11, 2008
    Day after day, quality assurance officer Carmelo Kercado was surrounded by the immigrant workers, and the supervisors who exploited them. And yet, amazingly, he was ignorant of all of it, according to a spokesman at the Defense Contract Management Agency. (Boston Globe)

    Helio Reports Excellent Metallurgical Testwork Results From the SMP Gold Project, Tanzania  Aug 11, 2008
    Helio's COO and a Qualified Person as designated by NI 43-101, supervises the sampling and quality assurance / quality control programmes at the SMP Programme, and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release. Helio is a dynamic, technically-driven mineral exploration company, focused on high-quality project generation in southern Africa. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Ascot Resources Ltd.: Dilworth 2008 Exploration Program  Aug 9, 2008
    Quality Assurance/Quality Control. Analytical work is being carried out by Assayers Canada in Vancouver, BC. Quality assurance and quality control programs include the use of analytical blanks and standards in addition to the labs own internal quality assurance program. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Lizard reportedly found in salad at Applebee's  Aug 8, 2008
    He said Applebees quality assurance department is working with the franchisee of the Bloomington restaurant, 502 N. Veterans Parkway. Were in the middle of conducting that investigation right now, said McMillin, adding, the local restaurant is just as motivated to find out what happened here. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Prize Mining Corporation: Update on Yellowjacket Zone Bulk Sample Processing, Atlin Gold Property, BC  Aug 6, 2008
    Crushing to the larger 2" minus size works well with the crushing unit and with Mr. Mihoc's modifications also process well through the entire milling system. When the semi-autogenous grinding mill arrives on site, processing will continue at an increased rate which is estimated to double the current production rate.Weekly updates will be provided by news release during the course of the Yellowjacket Zone bulk sample (trial mining) program.Additional details and information regarding past work... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Southern Arc Releases Drill Results from Drill Holes SDL024 to SLD028 at the Selodong Porphyry Cu-Au Prospect  Aug 6, 2008
    In addition to the laboratory's quality assurance program, the Company employs its own comprehensive quality assurance/control program including blanks and standards, along with reassays of selective drill pulps by independent industry-accredited laboratories. On behalf of the Board of Southern Arc Minerals Inc.. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

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