DCD, is an Atlanta marketing agency that prides itself on being a complete marketing solutions company. It is already known in the region for producing innovative inbound marketing campaigns. Now DCD has recently stepped it up a notch with the launch of a new responsive website design that recognizes our everyday heroes, offers consumer discounts, and helps area businesses. DCD's multi-faceted approach to marketing has led to the successful launch of Defenders Deals, and its online presence at DefenderDeals.com. The concept of Defender Deals is to let firefighters, police, ...

Following in the footsteps of firm founder Bruce Walkup, partner Michael A. Kelly has been elected to membership in the prestigious Inner Circle of Advocates. Since its inception, the Inner Circle has included the 100 top plaintiff trial attorneys in the nation among its membership. Its mission is to promote the highest standards of courtroom competence and mutual fellowship and exchange of knowledge among outstanding trial lawyers. Membership is limited to attorneys of exceptional qualifications who are respected among their peers and who are experienced and skillful ...

A San Francisco Superior Court judge recently appointed Lawrence J. Gornick and Kenneth M. Seeger as plaintiffs liaison counsel for California's coordinated DePuy Pinnacle hip implant cases. Judge Richard A. Kramer directed Mr. Gornick and Mr. Seeger to act on behalf of all plaintiffs in this product liability action against DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company. Mr. Gornick represents hundreds of plaintiffs who were injured by defectively designed DePuy hip implants. The Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System is a DePuy metal-on-metal hip implant that ...

It doesn't appear to be the tanker driver's fault - which is probably what many Texans assumed was the case, given the heavy commercial trucking activity due to hydraulic fracturing in Texas. What happened was the 16-year-old driver of a SUV ran a stop sign, as Ben Brumfield reports for CNN. All five teens in the SUV lost their lives in the accident. 'Scorched' Earth Brumfield describes the site of the collision in harsh terms: "scorched" earth and "charred debris" at an intersection in Dumas, Texas. Dumas is a relatively small town in Moore ...

Patients tend to treat their physicians with reverence. This sometimes means patients get tongue-tied or forget that their thoughts and opinions are important. When it comes to health issues, patients need to be as informed as possible, which means they have to ask questions to ensure they understand what a physician is suggesting as a course of treatment, whether it's medication, a test or a procedure. Not knowing could lead to dire consequences. Here is a list of 10 tips that will keep a patient informed regarding their treatment, and on the lookout of any possible ...

This article might be about the trouble with polygraphs inside the Chicago police department, but the lessons learned apply to anyone charged with a crime in the U.S. The state in which we defend people charged with crimes (Texas) is one with severe punishment - and if you've been accused of committing a violent crime or any other crime, you better make sure the police are following the rules. Because when they don't, the consequences can mean a wrongful conviction. Beware the 'Pre-test Interview' Coercing a false confession out of a suspect is similar to unlawful ...

If you think that your baby is safer by not wearing a seat belt, think again. According to Kerry Grens's Reuters report, a new study shows that more fetuses die when their mothers aren't wearing seat belts in a car wreck than mothers who are buckled. A 3.5 Percent vs. 25 Percent Difference Of course, everyone needs to decide for themselves whether or not they'll wear a seat belt. Grens quotes the study's senior author, Dr. Haywood Brown, of Duke University Medical Center: "[L]ike all individuals, some choose and some do not choose to wear their seat belt." Authors ...

Peer-to-peer or P2P file-sharing software allows computer users to remotely share files, including images and videos, with other users across the world with the same software installed. It may seem harmless, but it can get you into a lot of trouble - including criminal trouble - if you are not careful about your privacy settings. Whether you were using Limewire, Shareaza, BitTorrent, Kazaa or another file-sharing program, making sure that your security settings are properly set may save you from dealing with the North Carolina or federal authorities. Without properly ...

Over the last few weeks, much has been written and said about MTV's new reality show Buckwild and its negative depiction of West Virginia and the people who live here. Everyone from elected officials to business leaders to people you meet on the street are furious about how they believe the program will mislead the country about life in the Mountain State. I have just one question: Where is this same sustained outrage over the American Tort Reform Association calling our state a "hellhole" for a decade now? Just like this MTV program, ATRA's so-called "Judicial ...

Illinois saw 867 fatal car accidents in 2012, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Specific data is not yet available with regard to how many of those crashes were related to alcohol use. Though holiday accident data for 2012 is also not yet available, historically accidents related to alcohol increase during holiday weekends such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010, more than 10,000 people died in U.S. highway accidents involving a drunk driver. Fatal accidents can result ...

As the world prepares to recognize the first ever International Day of Happiness on March 20, a day established by the United Nations General Assembly, a new poll reveals how travel factors into happiness worldwide. A large majority of respondents (83%) of the 2013 G Adventures Happiness Survey said travel is very important to their happiness. In fact, in terms of making people happy travel was deemed more important than marriage and having a baby. "At G Adventures, Creating Happiness & Community is one of our Core Values. We understand the positive effects ...

Sierra Pacific Mortgage has released their final results for 2012 which showcase a banner year for the national mortgage banking leader. With 312% growth in Retail production in 2012, Sierra Pacific Mortgage has validated its retail banking strategy, capitalizing on its dominance in the wholesale mortgage marketplace. Sierra Pacific set a company record with over 25% of their funding coming from retail originations, and funded over $2 billion in retail production in 2012. Mr. Chuck Iverson, company Vice President states "Our move from 8% retail to over 25% shows ...

Procrastination is on the rise. Recent studies show the percentage of college students who admit they procrastinate is as high as 95%, up from 25 percent in the 1970's. For some people it is a minor annoyance, but for others, procrastination can take a costly toll. A survey by H & R Block estimated that procrastination costs a person an average of $400 on his or her taxes, resulting in more than $473 million in overpayments each year. Economists cite budgetary crises from delayed action by corporations and governments; and medical professionals note the growing number ...

Having won the Design of the Year award in 2012 for the London 2012 Olympic Torch, it's time for Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby to hand the title over to another deserving designer. Spread across seven categories - Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport - the awards are regarded as 'the Oscars of the design world' and showcase some of the most innovative and creative works from London and around the world. The Designs of the Year 2013 exhibition opens to the public on 20th March 2013 at London's Design Museum and the category winners ...

AgilQuest Corporation announced a support service for OnBoard, their hoteling and conference room management technology, and its use in clusters and similar high availability configurations in large organizations. Automatic failover of servers within a cluster allows IT departments to keep mission-critical applications running and available for their employees with little or no interruption. This new service offering supports IT departments in configuring and testing OnBoard and its components within their existing HA environment. "With a single installation of ...

According to a report from the Daily Mail on February 1st 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge's baby news had encouraged a huge surge in home fertility testing sales, which soared by 60% as women rushed to share the experience of a princess. The craze coincides with the tradition of many conceptions talking place between the months of February and March - spring signalling the distant sound of tiny baby feet by autumn. As pregnancy planning takes hold, many expectant parents think of saving for cots, prams and nappies; for new nurseries and university funds. However, ...

On March 1, a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon capsule lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on the second Commercial Resupply Services flight (CRS-2) to the International Space Station. Two investigations, Biological Research In Canisters (BRIC)-17-1 and BRIC-17-2 were aboard. The BRIC series canisters consist of a compact storage system for housing experiments first used in studies during the U.S. Microgravity Payload mission aboard space shuttle Columbia's STS-87 mission in November 1997. BRIC ...

Diana Clemente, President of Big Apple Car, Inc., received the nation's premier award for excellence among women's business enterprises (WBEs) bestowed by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) at its Salute to Women's Business Enterprises today. The annual event took place before 1,000 corporate and government executives, WBEs and members of WBENC's Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) at the Baltimore Hilton, Baltimore, MD. Big Apple Car, Inc. is an industry leader in the provision of black car and luxury chauffeured services in the New York metropolitan ...

Touted as the 'world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event', the Game Developers Conference (GDC) is a market defining conference that attracts over 22,500 attendees - and this year, Hey Snails Inc. is one of the exhibitors. Happening on March 25-29 in San Francisco, GDC 2013 will have 400+ conference sessions covering wide range of topics such as game design, monetization, free to play and mobile engagement. This year's Advisory Board includes experts from Microsoft Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, Media Molecule, Signia Ventures and ...

Tickets are on sale for the 24th annual America's Family Pet Expo (AFPE) returning April 19-21, 2013 to the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa. Always a "petstravanagza", the America's Family Pet Expo boasts all creatures great and small - from rabbits, cats, dogs, to miniature horses and exotic lizards, all on display, allowing show guests to get up close in a variety of interactive exhibits, educational shows and displays, as well as shop the latest in pet trends and products. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.PetExpoOC.com . AFPE kindly reminds guests ...

BALAM Dance Theatre (BALAM), a nonprofit dance theatre company, will present a new educational program, Commedia dell'Arte: The Silly Truth, at the Leonia Public Library, located at 227 Fort Lee Road in Leonia, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 13 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. This family friendly entertainment event is free and open to the public. Limited seating is available. For further information, contact the Leonia Public Library at (201) 592-5770. BALAM, a New York City-based company, offers a new vision of contemporary dance by fusing and diverse cultural dance styles and ...

Oink Ink Radio, the country's only bicoastal creative radio agency, has announced freelance copywriter Joe O'Neill as this year's Dead Radio Contest winner. O'Neill's script, "Rock & Roll Casualty" was selected as the winning script out of hundreds of entries from agency copywriters all vying for that top spot. O'Neill's radio script promotes the Canadian Hearing Society, as over 3 million Canadians are affected by noise-induced hearing loss. The spot features a rock star who literally can not hear his cheering crowd. "Hello Cleveland, are you ...

While part of the population is taking advantage of 'going green' in March, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Lily Farm Fresh Skin Care all natural skin care takes that phrase a little differently. Lily Farm Fresh Skin Care full line of chemical free skin care is made from ingredients grown on its USDA Certified Organic farm in Colorado. After grown, those ingredients are walked over to its FDA inspected lab, on the same property, where they are formulated into organic skin cleansers, toners and moisturizers for all skin types. The formulations are then placed into glass bottles ...

Cherub Improv, the Manhattan- based non-profit organization that provides free improvised comedy performances and educational workshops to people in the greater New York City area most in need of laughter, announces that culinary author and award-wining dietician, Gina Keatley, has joined its team as its newest board member. No stranger to charity work, Keatley was named a 2011 CNN Hero and L'Oreal Woman of Worth for her philanthropic work. Founder of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy, Keatley is an American Diabetes Ambassador known for her food-focused appearances ...

The count of 43 completed business for sale deals in Sacramento County last month is well ahead of the total of 29 small and mid-sized county businesses sold in February last year, it was announced by the BizBen Index. The company also said last month's total sales volume for the state reached 1,241, a 25% increase from the 992 business transactions closed during February 2012. "While it's encouraging to see improvement in the business for sale marketplace in much of California and in Sacramento County, we need a growth trend that shows every month recording more ...