No sooner did cell phones become a widely used technology, than cell phone use while driving began to cause accidents and injuries on the highway. Connecticut was one of the first states to put restrictions on cell phone use while driving, passing a law in 2005 which limited use and imposed criminal penalties. However, many drivers in Connecticut still use their phones improperly while driving, even though it is illegal and dangerous. Many still distracted while driving Despite the well-publicized dangers of distracted driving, many on the road in Connecticut still ...

According to Massachusetts State Police, sobriety checkpoints are extremely effective at combating drunk driving. Sobriety checkpoints are set up by law enforcement in public places. Officers create roadblocks to detain motorists in order to determine whether the drivers are intoxicated. Approximately 70 to 80 sobriety checkpoints are set up each year in the state, according to Massachusetts State Police. The checkpoints are used in combination with other patrolling techniques. Authorities analyze drunk driving data to determine where enhanced enforcement should be ...

No matter what your level of culinary skill is, or where you live in the U.S., Kitchen Inspire offers the commercial-grade supplies every kitchen and catering company needs. Below are some suggestions for kitchen supply tools to stock up on, or gift to someone special, this holiday season: Newburg 8 Quart Chafing Dish Winco makes an eight-quart, full-sized, stainless steel chafing dish with a full food pan (2.5 inches deep), dripless water pan, dome cover and two fuel holders. This chafing dish will be of particular handiness during catering events, keeping your food ...

It's the height of the holiday season, and throughout the nation, seasonal workers are growing aware that they will either still be employed at the end of the season or they won't. Many seasonal workers genuinely enjoy their work and would like to transition from being a seasonal employee to having a more permanent position. If you are a seasonal worker who wants to stay on after the season has ended, TRC Staffing Solutions, an Atlanta staffing agency, recommends that you take two steps to encourage your employers to keep you on if they can: work hard and make your enthusiasm ...

Cold and flu season is now in full swing, bringing with it a host of health concerns and related preventative care. This period of increased infectious disease occurs during the cold half of the year. In the U.S., it typically runs from October through May and presents a challenging period for hospitals in particular. While colds are a painful nuisance no matter what, they can complicate or completely halt recovery and treatment for children, the elderly and otherwise healthy individuals experiencing a temporary immunodeficiency. For patients with compromised immune ...

Although the warm, breezy days of late spring and early summer may seem far away as winter's chill still lingers, wedding season will be upon us sooner than you think. Because the days pass so quickly, Atlanta caterer A Legendary Event recommends considering booking your late spring through early summer wedding now. In Atlanta, wedding season typically begins as the weather begins to truly warm up in late May and tends to run through late September. If you are planning on having your wedding during the 2013 season, you may feel that planning now is pre-emptive, but many ...

You will find that a dumpster rental in Atlanta, one that is delivered to your home or business will be a great way to quickly get your home or office cleaned up and ready for the New Year. Easy Cleanup After the Dust Settles After all the activity from the holidays subsides, including having relatives in town and throwing parties, you will be left with trash that most certainly needs to be thrown away. It can be very time consuming to have to haul everything off on your own. When using Atlanta dumpster rentals you will be able to simply bag up the trash and carry ...

The Atlanta video production company Optimum Productions is encouraging professionals to use video channels to promote your business. Video marketing through a video channel is one of the best ways to reach out to potential clients because it allows you to create a visual representation of your business; all while linking viewers to your company website. To run a video channel that looks polished and professional it helps if videos are professionally produced. By hiring the Atlanta video production team at Optimum Productions, you can put together a collection of ...

The Grass Is Not Always Greener Debt is often believed to be a poor person's problem. It is often said that the rich and famous know nothing about the trials and tribulations of their money-strapped counterparts, but this is not true. While famous celebrities do tend to live glamorous lifestyles that the rest of us can only dream of, this does not mean the waters are always smoother in their lives, as the Chattanooga bankruptcy attorneys at Clark & Washington discuss. High Notes and Low Points Braxton, a singer well known for her ability to belt out high notes ...

Tony Conway and A Legendary Event, an Atlanta caterer and special event design company, are pleased to announce that the much anticipated event space, 3109 Piedmont Estate and Gardens, is now open and available for your Atlanta special event! 3109 Piedmont Estate and Gardens is a stunning three-acre landmark located in the heart of Atlanta's Buckhead district. Built in 1797, this antebellum home has been restored to its original glory by Tony Conway and the team at A Legendary Event. The Estate has been beautifully decorated by some of Atlanta's most premier design ...

Bankruptcy lawyers in Orlando, FL, Clark & Washington, closely examine Charles Ponzi's case to see how he ended up in dire straits. Was Charles Ponzi Really an Evil Man? To this day, Charles Ponzi remains a polarizing and controversial figure. Many people still speculate over whether or not he had intended to cause so much misery and financial ruin for others. His actions may very well have just been the desperate ones of a man facing bankruptcy, which is something that could happen to all of us. His initial arrival in the country was very much the American dream. ...

Atlanta orthopedic surgeons OrthoAtlanta would like to recommend that those with knee issues fix your knees for this winter, so that you can enjoy the season rather than suffer through it. Anyone who suffers from joint problems knows the cold can make your already aching joints so much more painful. Rather than putting yourself through another year of this discomfort and suffering, consider the benefits of knee replacement surgery. Depending on the specific causes of your knee pain, you may be candidate for either full or partial knee replacement. In either case, ...

Every year, smokers vow to kick the habit while listing their New Year's Resolutions. This year is no different as thousands will try to kick the habit for good and turn to nicotine replacement products to curb the withdrawals. Electronic cigarettes have become a viable option for many people who want to continue the act of smoking while eliminating the dangers of tobacco and smoke. As more curious smokers look to electronic cigarettes as a possibility, CocktailNerd.com is rising to the occasion and offering amazing savings for the New Year. While electronic cigarettes ...

Each year in the United States, over 4000 women die from cervical cancer and another 10,000+ are diagnosed with the disease. In Indiana, there are approximately 250 new cases of cervical cancer every year. Every three days, a Hoosier woman dies from cervical cancer. The Cervical Cancer-Free America Initiative, including the Kristen Forbes EVE Foundation and University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health, is working hard to save lives. Cervical cancer affects the cervix, the part of the body that connects the uterus to the vagina. Virtually all cervical ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A new way to use MRI scans may help determine whether dementia is Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, according to new research published in the December 26, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) often have similar symptoms, even though the underlying disease process is much different. "Diagnosis can be challenging," said study author Corey McMillan, PhD, of the Perelman School of Medicine and Frontotemporal Degeneration ...

How can a square meter of meadow contain tens of species of plants? And what factors determine the number of species that live in an ecosystem? Science journal has defined this as one of the 25 most important unresolved questions in science, both for its importance in understanding nature and due to the value of natural ecosystems for mankind. The value of goods and services provided by natural ecosystems is estimated to exceed the GDP of our planet. For over 50 years, conventional ecological theories have predicted that the number of species that can coexist in a given ...

Using two successive pairs of specialized CT scans, a team of Johns Hopkins and Dutch radiologists has produced real-time images of liver tumors dying from direct injection of anticancer drugs into the tumors and their surrounding blood vessels. Within a minute, the images showed whether the targeted chemotherapy did or did not choke off the tumors' blood supply and saved patients a month of worry about whether the treatment, known as chemoembolization, was working or not, and whether repeat or more powerful treatments were needed. The Johns Hopkins team's report about ...

Infection control experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have found that a combination of robot-like devices that disperse a bleaching agent into the air and then detoxify the disinfecting chemical are highly effective at killing and preventing the spread of multiple-drug-resistant bacteria, or so-called hospital superbugs. A study report on the use of hydrogen peroxide vaporizers -- first deployed in several Singapore hospitals during the 2002 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and later stocked by several U.S. government agencies in case of an anthrax ...

Tropical Cyclone Freda intensified over the last couple of days in the warm waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean, and NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites measured the rainfall within the storm, and noticed the eye grew larger. When NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Cyclone Freda on Dec. 30 at 1004 UTC (5:04 a.m. EST) data indicated that the heaviest rainfall was occurring southeast of the center. Rainfall in that area was falling at a rate of 2 inches/50 mm per hour (red). TRMM data showed a 10 nautical-mile (11.5 mile/18.5 km) wide eye ...

A recent study used bird watching records to build up the first bird watching database in China, which found a batch of new records of national level and a trend of of species moving to higher latitude and higher elevation regions. The study named "Bird Watching in China Reveals Bird Distribution Changes", published in 2012 (31) issue of Chinese Science Bulletin, was senior-authored by LI Xueyan and led by Professor GONG Peng from Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University. In recent years, bird ...

Improvements are being seen in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) following their Stem Cells Treatment at the World Stem Cells Clinic. Autism is a serious developmental problem appearing in early childhood. Before a child turns three-years-old, ASD/Autism can usually be detected. Symptoms seen and the severity of a child's Autism will vary. Autism affects the ability of a child to interact and communicate with others. Sadly, there is not a cure for Autism, but intensive Autism treatment early on can make an enormous difference in the lives of children ...

Seen on the Trinity Broadcast Network's Praise The Lord, BET's Bobby Jones Gospel and featured on Jawn Murray's compilation CD, Untapped, Gospel singer Madelyn Berry has been making noise in the Gospel music industry for a while now. She's known for her energetic and pulse-pounding praise and worship song, "You Deserve All Praise. Now she's making her voice even louder with her upcoming CD called Release The Sound, a live project including guest appearances by Martha Munizzi, Darwin Hobbs, LaRue Howard and Trent Cory. Recognized as a vibrant and dynamic praise and ...

As more than 70 million Americans will reach age 65 in the next two decades, the need for in-home senior care continues to soar. Local entrepreneur James Anderson is lending a helping hand by launching a local home care agency to meet the needs of residents in Albany, NY and the surrounding areas. As part of the nation's leading franchise specializing in comprehensive home care for seniors, new mothers and other individuals needing recuperative and continuing care, Home Helpers & Direct Link of Albany, NY began serving the local community on December 14th. Anderson ...

In this second book of The Jumper Chronicles, twelve-year-old Charlie and his mates discover an ancient compass that stubbornly refuses to point north. Instead, it steers them down a treacherous tunnel, each step taking them deeper into a world of dog-eating trolls, cross-dressing gods, and motorcycle-riding dwarves. As a cloak of darkness threatens to envelop the fellowship, Charlie loses his best friend, discovers true love, and is embraced by unexpected allies who guide him to a long-forgotten treasure that will change the world forever. W. C. Peever lives with his ...

OMICS Group Urology conference would be held from June 10-12, 2013 at Hilton Chicago, in the US. Eminent speakers with track record of over 200 papers are to be invited at the conference to deliver poster presentations and conduct panel discussions. OMICS Group schedules annual events to bring professionals in Urology and Gasteroenterology to share knowledge and updates in the concerned practice from a global perspective, to international attendants. Gastroenterology is the discipline associated with the stomach and the digestion processes. It also studies various ...