With Fifty One's consumers distributing goods all over the globe, their CEO Michael DeSimone recently told Globes magazine that the economic crash in 2008, actually played to their advantage and that company representatives and investment bankers on Wall Street had been meeting for some time now, in order to examine strategic options and the possibility of the issuance. By providing online commerce solutions around the world and providing brands to Americans in the field of fashion and life style, Fifty One recently accelerated the process and the issuance of bonds to the ...

After publishing 53 books with such well-established giants as Random House and HarperCollins, author Cynthia Baxter is publishing her 54th, a psychological suspense novel entitled The Housesitter, with a new type of publisher: one that markets books solely on the Web. "Amazon and iTunes are in, bookstores are out," says Baxter, who currently writes mysteries and suspense but has also published women's fiction and young adult novels under the name Cynthia Blair. "As the old way of shopping for books goes the way of the dial telephone, it makes more and ...

Brick Marketing, a Boston SEO and full service social media company, is a media partner of the Boston Social Media Strategies Summit which will be held October 23-25, 2012. "I'm excited that Brick Marketing will be a media partner of the Social Media Strategies Summit in Boston. The Boston event provides many networking opportunities and will present strategies that can help attendees that come from a variety of industries take their social media strategy to the next level," said Nick Stamoulis, President and Founder of Brick Marketing. The Social Media ...

Jason St-Fleur & Associates is now servicing Washington, District of Columbia residents with a wide range of different legal services. The well established firm has been offering legal services to clients throughout South Florida for over a decade and has made the decision to expand their client base to the District of Columbia in an effort to help clients take control of their litigation. Jason St-Fleur and his firm have recognized the need for quality legal services in the District of Columbia and have taken the effort to expand very seriously. Not only has the firm ...

More than 570 providers speak out from the cardiology trenches and identify McKesson, Merge, Philips, and Siemens as the top vendors in terms of overall provider satisfaction and adoption. That's according to the recently released KLAS study "Cardiology IT 2012: Fitting the Pieces Together." The research also suggests that while cardiology IT providers have found different levels of success with different vendors, they are still searching for the holy grail of integration, functionality, and comprehensive modules, with an end goal of improving patient care. ...

This Halloween, Jackpot Capital Casino players that can make it through the "Ghosts of Jackpot Capital Past" graveyard will win prizes up to $700. A total of $70,000 will be awarded to players at every budget level. Jackpot Capital Casino players automatically accumulate points when they play slots, Blackjack, Roulette of any other game at the popular online casino. Until November 11, these points advance them through the 'Ghosts of Jackpot Capital past' stations. Those that reach the final level are guaranteed to win a free cash bonus prize. Players can visit ...

According to The Telegraph, surgeons in the United Kingdom have pioneered a "two-in-one" procedure that takes the tissue collected from bags under the eyes and reinserts it into the cheeks, allowing cosmetic patients to undergo two separate procedures at once while recycling, in a sense, the tissue harvested from beneath the eyes. Dr. David Fett, a Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon who specializes in procedures regarding the eyelids, explains that this technique has been used in the United States for two decades. Regardless of which country created the procedure, ...

It is through play that children develop an understanding of the world around them. Play is also integral to the development of their motor skills. An article published on Engineering News described the innovative efforts of new toy manufacturer Tugo Build Company. Experienced toy manufacturer Alicia Negrete commented on their unique new product. The article reports the South African start-up company known just as Tugo was founded by entrepreneur and inventor Abel Chetty. He developed uniquely shaped plastic construction toys comprise of 21 different parts. Just of ...

The circumstances behind a wrongful death based on medical malpractice range from misdiagnosis to medication errors. One related area of injury law is based on claims that defective drugs or medical devices caused a person's death, prolonged an illness or resulted in other harm. A recent opinion from the Supreme Court of South Carolina reveals some of the complexities that can occur when a patient or family members pursue a product liability claim against a medical device manufacturer. In Graves v. CAS Medical Systems, parents who lost their six-month-old premature daughter ...

Limited Liability Companies, or LLCs, can offer many benefits to an entrepreneur. The primary benefit for many business leaders is the protection offered by a LLC. A LLC is a form of business entity that acts as a type of shield, protecting the business owners from personal liability associated with the company. Whether beginning a business or considering switching an existing partnership to a LLC, the following information can help you determine if a LLC is right for your company. Some Pros and Cons of Forming an LLC A LLC offers a balance of flexibility and limited ...

According to a report recently issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), after 10 years of decline, the number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is rising in Minnesota, as well as nationwide. The NHTSA report said that 4,280 pedestrians were killed and about 70,000 were injured by motor vehicle accidents nationwide during 2010. This represents a four percent increase from 2009. Minnesota showed a similar increase--the number of statewide pedestrian deaths increased to 41, 36 and 40 for the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011, after having ...

Virginia parents who have lost a child know it is a devastating experience. The pain often lasts a lifetime. The Virginia Senate recently approved a bill that allows parents to sue for the wrongful death of a fetus. The bill is part of several bills related to abortion rights that were also introduced during the current legislative session. The bill creates a cause of action for death of a fetus caused by a wrongful act or neglect. It creates the greatest expansion of a cause of action for wrongful death in Virginia since it was first recognized in 1871. Many other ...

Arizona law prohibits drivers from operating motor vehicles while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The legislature has designated a number of criminal offenses based on the level of impairment, the driver's blood alcohol level, as well as whether an accident occurred (e.g. misdemeanor DUI, felony DUI, extreme DUI). If blood, urine or breath tests show a blood alcohol level of .08 or above, a driver is presumed to have committed a crime While a correlation can be drawn between BAC and impairment, this parallel does not necessarily exist when considering marijuana ...

The severe forces experienced in a car or truck accident or other violent event can lead to devastating injuries and tragic fatalities. Among the worst harm that accident victims can suffer are brain and spinal cord injuries that leave a person with a lifetime of medical and financial challenges. While the forces that harm head and back injury victims need not be severe to cause lasting harm, one of the most apparent and difficult outcomes of a serious accident injury is paralysis. A Florida group, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, recently announced FDA approval ...

Federal law enforcement officials have arrested a Texas doctor and charged him with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. A second doctor has also been named, but has yet to be apprehended and is presumed to be on the run from the law. The doctors are charged with defrauding the federal Medicare program that provides medical care to seniors and other individuals who meet certain conditions. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Office ...

A separate justice system for juveniles is not some sentimental Victorian notion that has no place in today's tough-minded criminal justice system. Cutting-edge research increasingly shows that the parts of the brain regulating risk taking and rational control are still not fully formed in teenagers. Holding juveniles to adult standards, then, is a very problematic policy. Fortunately, Connecticut has finally passed "Raise the Age" legislation to require young offenders under the age of 18 to have their cases heard in juvenile court and be segregated from adult ...

In August 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that workers' compensation carriers that refuse to pay out on valid claims cannot be sued by injured workers to whom they owe money. In 1995, Wade Stancil was injured while working at Orient Originals, a carpet warehouse, and received workers' compensation benefits from compensation carrier ACE USA (ACE) for his injuries. After a 2006 trial, the compensation court found Stancil was completely disabled and in 2007, Stancil filed a motion to compel ACE to pay his outstanding medical bills. The compensation court ordered ...

When discount bus carriers cut too many corners on safety, they put people's lives at risk. Double-decked Megabuses, in particular, have been involved in at least five fatal accidents in the last two years. This article will discuss the safety issues posed by curbside bus companies, particularly the operator of Megabuses. More needs to be done to prevent bus accidents caused by these companies. Such accidents do not only injure bus passengers; they put pedestrians and other motorists at risk as well. Megabus Crashes in Illinois Megabuses are double-deck buses manufactured ...

In the first reward of its kind under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded money to an unnamed whistleblower who helped the SEC bring an enforcement action resulting in over $1 million in sanctions. The informant received 30 percent of the $150,000 in sanctions collected so far, which is the maximum percentage allowed under the Dodd-Frank Act. Robert Khuzami, head of the SEC's enforcement division said that "[h]ad this whistleblower not helped to uncover the full ...

Divorce can be an intense and taxing process for the spouses involved and their families. Not only will a family be divided, but so too will all of their assets. While the emotion of the situation can overcome logic, there are a few things those getting divorced should focus on doing to ensure their emotions do not jeopardize their financial stake in the separation. The sometimes lengthy period between the time a divorce petition is filed and the divorce is finalized is the time when everyone should be on their best behavior. The opposing spouse is almost always watching ...

In August 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officially published detailed public notice of the standards by which it decides whether to allow a commercial trucker or bus company to operate, or whether to restrict or take away that permission. The FMCSA, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is the federal agency with the mission to prevent injury and death related to large commercial vehicle travel. This mission includes the establishment and enforcement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, in large part to prevent dangerous semi-truck ...

Nearly all kids like riding bikes. However, a lot of them don't like wearing helmets. This is especially true for older children, many of whom see helmets as "nerdy" or "uncool." Parents, though, are right to consider wearing a bike helmet as a non-negotiable rule. There are few things that can protect a child in a bicycle accident as much as a helmet does. This common-sense principle was recently proven in a scientific test. According to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, bicycle helmets can reduce skull acceleration ...

After a workplace injury or fatality, many legal issues can arise, including eligibility for workers' compensation benefits and whether a contractor or other third party is also liable for a worker's injury. The key issue in the aftermath of a recent Missouri wrongful death case had nothing to do with issues of liability, but instead addressed whether an employee's death was covered under a business owner's insurance policy. The Missouri Supreme Court recently resolved this issue in Mendenhall v. Hartford Insurance by holding that business insurance coverage applied ...

If you have not yet begun a plan to protect your organization's data, now is time to start; 4t Networks is reminding New Yorkers to prepare for hurricane season with a backup and disaster recovery plan. To make it more affordable than ever to finally start with a disaster recovery service, 4t Networks is offering a half-off coupon for your setup costs until the end of hurricane season, November 30th (all you need is the coupon code, HURRICANE2012). Once you are all set up, you will have a store of replications of your data, securely transferred to 4t Networks' cloud. ...

4t Networks wishes to encourage businesses in Mississippi to be prepared with a viable backup and disaster recovery plan. Though your data may not be the first asset that your mind jumps to in the event of a hurricane, a disaster recovery service can mean the difference between your business surviving a natural disaster, or not. That may sound extreme, but 90 percent of business owners without any disaster recovery solutions have to declare bankruptcy within three years of their first reported disaster. Even for those who are not the most tech savvy, disaster recovery ...