Yesterday Chrysler group announced that it and NHTSA had supposedly "resolved their differences" regarding NHTSA's demand that Chrysler recall and fix the dangerous fuel tank design defect in Chrysler's 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-07 Jeep Liberty vehicles. "Chrysler's proposed 'agreement' about its bumper tank defect is nonsense," says Atlanta Georgia lawyer James E. ("Jim") Butler, Jr. Jim Butler, Leigh Martin May, and Jeb Butler of the law firm Butler Wooten & Fryhofer represent the parents of Remington Walden, who was ...

A lot of pundits would have Americans believe that the Social Security system should be scrapped because it faces some challenges. These advocates, despite significant publicity given to their point of view, face an uphill battle. Social Security is among the most popular government programs, with the majority of Americans indicating that they support the continuation of the program and many indicating that they would be willing to pay a little more to ensure its long-term existence. Old-Age Pensions A 2011 poll conducted by CNN revealed that eight out of 10 Americans ...

Dr. Stephen Hawking is renowned for his contributions to physics, his best-selling books and his computer-generated voice. Hawking is almost completely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease also known as Lou Gherig's disease. Although paralysis prevents Hawking from using his voice, he is able to speak through an electronic device that allows him to write and use computer-generated speech by twitching his cheek. Called computer-generated speech or augmentative and alternative communication devices, these electronic devices ...

Recognizing his stewardship of the Hispanic community, Benny Agosto, Jr. of the Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, has been chosen to receive the 2013 Peter Torres, Jr. Community Service Award. The recipient of this award is chosen annually from nominations received by the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas and reflect both individuals and organizations with a history of service to the Hispanic community. Mr. Agosto's contributions to the Hispanic community are numerous and growing. He has served as past President ...

The Orlando lawyers at Emeritus Attorneys at Law are pleased to welcome attorney Tiffany Moore Russell to their firm. Ms. Russell specializes in community law, business law, and real estate law. Tiffany Moore Russell graduated from Florida State University's College of Law and has over 14 years of experience with Central Florida law. She has been a member of the Florida Bar Association since 1999 and a member of the Orange County Bar Association since 2005. A native of Orlando, Florida, Ms. Russell has lived in Orange County for much of her life. She is passionate ...

The Tampa bankruptcy attorneys, Clark & Washington, would like to take a moment to discuss the number of bankruptcies the Florida city had in January of this year. According to the bankruptcy lawyers in Tampa, the number of people who filed for bankruptcy reached 1,086 before month's end. While this number may not seem exceedingly high in comparison to other parts of the country and for Tampa itself in recent years, no one doubts the economic impact this amount of bankruptcies has had on families in the city. The Tampa bankruptcy lawyers also want to mention that ...

There has not been much a of decline in bankruptcy filings this spring with 462 Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 filings in the Chattanooga area alone for the month of March. Tennessee continues to lead the nation in filings with single digit declines so far this year. In Tennessee, there are 6.7 filings per 1000 people which put them at number one in the nation followed by Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. Overall, there has been a national decline in bankruptcy filings due to economic improvement. There are several areas of the United States that are seeing a slower recovery ...

Chafing dishes are an essential part of any catering business or buffet restaurant's serving set up, and you obviously want high-quality chafing dishes that can withstand the wear-and-tear customers put them through. Kitchen Inspire, an online retailer of restaurant kitchen supplies, believes that the best chafing dishes for your money come from Newburg. Newburg chafing dishes offer you a classic- mirrored, stainless steel chafing pan that fits in with any decor and food style. Each buffet you serve in Newburg chafing dishes will have a timeless elegance that your clients ...

Premier Surfaces, well-known for its granite countertops in Atlanta, Ga., is proud of the fabrication (surface shaping) of their products. Besides granite and marble, Atlanta-based Premier Surfaces offers quartz, soapstone, Craft-Art wood, and other materials that are not only stylish, but also stand up to the wear and tear of everyday living. Marble Institute of America Accredited The Atlanta countertops manufacturer is accredited by the Marble Institute of America (MIA). They passed a number of rigorous tests to earn this accreditation, and follow MIA's Code of Ethics ...

The faux plantation shutters provider, Eclipse Shutters, would like to remind its customers that blinds are a thing of the past. Shutters are more elegant, more functional and most importantly, more durable. Many homeowners tend to be attracted to blinds due to their low prices, but the faux wood shutters dealer points out that the long-term benefits of a quality set of shutters greatly outweigh these initial cost-savings. Blinds are vulnerable and can be easily damaged. It doesn't take much to bend or break the individual pieces of plastic. It is important to note ...

Chicago startup emerges from stealth mode with launch of mobile service kyntal. Zymbr Labs announced today the launch of kyntal, a social discovery service that redefines how users connect with their like-minded and discover local businesses and deals based on personal interests and preferences. kyntal is about discovery, not search! With kyntal, users discover people, places and deals based on all the things that matter to them - when they least expect it. This real-world discovery principle is part of kyntal core functionality. kyntal can be pictured as a mobile-based ...

TIE's upcoming festival (November 20-24, 2013) seeks to invigorate and connect artist-run film labs while advancing the dialogue on contemporary screen culture and moving-image media. TIE has always been committed to providing exposure and resources to artists working at the fringes of contemporary screen culture, helping to connect and support those whose investigations into the practices of celluloid continue to prove that it is a medium with vital and inexhaustible potential for human expression and social critique. Our upcoming series of activities and associated literature ...

The celebration of Men's Health Month continues throughout the nation and across the globe, with health activities, such as educational workshops and screenings, symposia and webinars, wear-blue days, and races like the Fathers Day 8K in Washington, DC organized by the Georgetown Running Club. "We are pleased that so many organizations and healthcare providers are taking this opportunity to raise awareness of men's health issues and the need for prevention," said Ana Fadich, Men's Health Network Vice President. "Men's Health Month continues, and this ...

Robotic trading is an ever larger portion of all trades: 50 - 70% according to the New York Times. However, prevalent as robotic trading has become it is still primarily the domain of big banks and trading houses. AutoDayTrade.com is trying to change that; they are using crowd-funding through Indiegogo.com to raise funds for their campaign titled, "Bringing Robotic Trading to the People." Indiegogo is a crowd-funding solution where projects are posted for the public to examine and fund in return for rewards. Each project has a duration in which to raise funds, ...

Yes, punctuation really does matter - consider the following: "Let's eat, Grandma!" as opposed to "Let's eat Grandma!" (Oh, those adorable little cannibals!) Commas, semicolons and periods give us natural pauses and are there for a very good reason. Used correctly, they make sentences more readable - used incorrectly, they make for frustrating reading and possible misunderstandings. Commas can serve different purposes but they frequently separate lists and clauses: In front of her was an array of precious jewels that would dazzle the ...

The collaborative study, led by Durham University and the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, is published today in The Lancet and unusually brings together the health and development communities. Half the world's population is at risk from malaria. A review of studies from different locations across the world with risk factors for the disease showed clearly that in these impoverished communities, the risk of malaria was doubled in the poorest children compared with the least poor. The team considered how aspects of development, such as improved house construction, ...

Every year, more than 16,000 Americans die as a result of what's known as an "aortic dissection" — a catastrophic rupture of the aorta, the body's largest artery. Once thought to be a simple structural failure, aortic dissection is now understood to be caused by an inflammatory process that weakens the artery's walls. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have been at the forefront of understanding this process. In earlier studies they linked the blood-pressure-regulating molecule, angiotensin II, to the immune signaling protein IL6, which they ...

Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels reduces the density of coral skeletons, making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion. The results are from a study of corals growing where underwater springs naturally lower the pH of seawater. (The lower the pH, the more acidic.) The findings are published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and are the first to show that corals are not able to fully acclimate to low pH conditions in nature. "People have seen similar effects in laboratory experiments," said paper ...

Crop yields worldwide are not increasing quickly enough to support estimated global needs in 2050, according to a study published June 19 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by research associate Deepak Ray and colleagues from the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of Minnesota. Previous studies estimate that global agricultural production may need to increase 60 percent to meet increasing demands and provide food security. In the current study, researchers assessed agricultural statistics from across the world and found that yields of four key crops ...

Food is the basis of human survival and development, and its safety is an important issue for people's livelihood, and also an important indicator to measure the quality of people's lives in a country. The statistics showed that the main factor of Chinese food poisoning remained to be microbial pathogens, ranking before the chemical toxin. In food contamination, some common and highly pathogenic pathogens include Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Norwalk and Rotavirus, which are the culprit cause of food poisoning. In the hot and humid southern China, the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Millions of times on a spring day there is a dramatic biomolecular tango where the flower, rather than adorning a dancer's teeth, is the performer. In this dance, the female pistil leads, the male pollen tubes follow, and at the finish, the tubes explode and die. A new paper in Current Biology describes the genetically prescribed dance steps of the pollen tube and how their expression destines the tube for self-sacrifice, allowing flowering plants to reproduce. High school biology leaves off with this: In normal pollination, sperm-carrying ...

The fruits and vegetables we buy in the grocery store are actually still alive, and it matters to them what time of day it is. The discovery, reported on June 20 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, suggests that the way we store our produce could have real consequences for its nutritional value and for our health. "Vegetables and fruits, even after harvest, can respond to light signals and consequently change their biology in ways that may affect health value and insect resistance," says Janet Braam of Rice University. "Perhaps we should be storing our vegetables ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke Medicine researchers have identified a receptor in the nervous system that may be key to preventing epilepsy following a prolonged period of seizures. Their findings from studies in mice, published online in the journal Neuron on June 20, 2013, provide a molecular target for developing drugs to prevent the onset of epilepsy, not just manage the disease's symptoms. "Unfortunately, there are no preventive therapies for any common disorder of the human nervous system – Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia, epilepsy – with the exception of blood ...

Scientists have come closer to untangling a unique and intricate relationship between animals and bacteria, providing potential insights into the complex association between humans and the microbes we rely on for our health. Mealybugs, scaly insects that feed on plant juices, have a rare tag-team relationship with bacteria that help the bugs turn plant sap into usable nutrients. Similar to Russian nesting dolls, the bugs house two kinds of bacteria, with one bacterium called Moranella endobia living inside another called Tremblaya princeps. This three-tiered system has ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, the most common form of epilepsy, is characterized by recurrent seizures throughout life and often behavioral abnormalities, with devastating impacts on patients and their families. Unfortunately, the condition is often not responsive to anticonvulsants. Now scientists report online June 20 in the Cell Press journal Neuron that targeting a particular signaling pathway in mice can prevent the development of temporal lobe epilepsy with just two weeks of treatment, offering hope that researchers will be able to develop effective drugs to mitigate recurrent ...