When planning a beach vacation, you have the usual check list: sun block, check! Beach towel, check! Scan of the coastal waters for healthy conditions, check -- er, what? Thanks to International Space Station technology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has a new tool that may soon give beach goers the ability to know before they go, using their mobile devices to complete that check list. This ongoing EPA project is much more than just a vacationer's tool. The data collected comes from a space station instrument called the Hyperspectral Imager for the ...

Jose Canseco candidly discusses what things he would do differently in his career and life. In the latest episode of his "Canseco on Steroids" video blog, hosted on Steroid.com, a shirtless Jose Canseco has fun while answering what things he would change from his past if he had the opportunity to go back in time. Speaking about whether or not he would use steroids again, Canseco says: "I don't think so...No. I would not have used steroids... People have to understand that the reason that I did use steroids was because I wanted to become the best player ...

Clarity Services, Inc. and their executive vice president, Brian Ketelsen has been nominated for Tampa Bay Technology Foundation's annual "Emerging Technology Company of the Year", "CIO of the Year", and "Technology Leader of the Year" awards. With the constantly changing credit industry in the U.S., Clarity Services uses innovative technology to remain ahead of the industry to provide ground breaking services to its customers. One of the major factors that led to Clarity's and Ketelsen's nominations is the information technology (IT) team's ...

Preventing Bicycle Accidents: Safer Roads for Seattle Cyclists Biking on the streets of Seattle is no walk in the park. Steep inclines and twisting roads present a challenging and dangerous terrain when sharing the road with automobiles. The city of Seattle; however, is hoping to recruit more cyclists, reduce bicycle accidents, and provide a higher level of safety to riders in the area. The city's plan is to install seven miles of safe boulevards within neighborhoods throughout the city. These boulevards will be greenways where cyclists and walkers will have priority ...

Connecticut Hospital Apologizes to Woman After Operating Table Fall An 81-year-old woman filed suit against Yale-New Haven Hospital after she fell off an operating table and suffered serious injuries following a surgery. The hospital issued a public statement claiming to have apologized to the patient, but the woman's attorneys state that they have tried to resolve the suit with the hospital to no avail. The woman is seeking recovery for her injuries, and the lawsuit demonstrates some of the damages available to personal injury plaintiffs in Connecticut. Hospital ...

Connecticut Woman Causes Two-Car Crash Because of Texting A 21-year-old woman faces distracted driving charges after she allegedly struck another vehicle head-on while driving on the Easton Turnpike on June 18, 2012. While it is fortunate that the there were no fatalities resulting from the crash, the car accident illustrates the dangers of distracted driving. Distracted Driving Accident The driver accused of causing the accident was traveling northbound on Easton Turnpike in a Jeep on the afternoon of the accident. Authorities allege she was sending and receiving ...

Independent Contractor vs. Employee: The Tax Consequences For workers, being classified as an independent contractor rather than an employee can have significant tax consequences as well as other financial repercussions. When a worker is classified as an employee, his or her employer is responsible for withholding a portion of the worker's income for income taxes, as well as other taxes such as Social Security, Medicare and unemployment. At the end of the year, employers are required to provide employees with W-2 forms showing the amounts withheld throughout the year. In ...

UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew (www.HurricaneKatrinaStories.com) by Dallas area author and New Orleans native Lynette Norris Wilkinson, is nominated to receive the prestigious "Henri" Christian Literary Award. The Henri will be presented to authors in nine categories representing faith based books under the genre of Christian literature. UNTOLD captures the riveting true stories of 16 Hurricane Katrina survivors from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, an area devastated by the storm and the community where the author grew up. In telling their ...

Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz is known for her passion to help authors successfully publish and market their books, and that passion was the backbone for Self-Publishing-Coach.com's new online community, "Book Marketing Success: Inside Access to Marketing Your Book on a Shoestring Budget." She has joined forces with Heather Hart, author of "Book Marketing 101", to provide authors with ongoing assistance in effort to help them successfully market their books. When asked about the program, Heather Hart said, "'Book Marketing Success: Inside ...

Fear Overload Haunted Houses creak open their doors on September 29th, 2012 for another heart-pounding Halloween season. Fear Overload, located in the SF Bay Area, was voted the scariest haunted house in California by HauntWorld - the largest online haunted house association. Nathan Polanco, creative director of Fear Overload, explains that this year, their haunted houses will be themed Asylum and Insomnia. Asylum revolves around an abandoned Insane Asylum from the 1960s. "You will journey through this Insane Asylum in the dark with only one flashlight per group," ...

Jet Luxury Resorts, the leading National Third Party Resort Management Company, is proud to announce the addition of their latest premiere property, The Puerta Del Sol to its emergent roster of high-end luxury properties worldwide. Located at the tip of the Baja peninsula along the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo is the premier golf resort community of Cabo Del Sol. Within the gates of this 1,800 acre community, The Puerta Del Sol Resort offers guests world class resort amenities and the finest in oceanfront and golf course living. Puerta Del ...

Geoff Ficke, President of international Consumer Product Development and Branding Consulting firm Duquesa Marketing announced today that his group has appointed Cliff Price & Company to handle sales of Lori Leigh Designs Earring Chalets in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. "Cliff Price & Company has a strong history of success with luxury fashion accessory and jewelry lines", noted Mr. Ficke. "Their Dallas showroom is stunning and their strong retail relationships were crucial to our decision to roll out this stunning ...

Dr. Stan Stahl president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA-LA), presented a check for $1,500 to the ISSA Education Foundation (ISSAEF) to support the E. Eugene Schultz, Jr. PhD Memorial Scholarship. Foundation Board Chair Sandra Lambert and Board member Dr. Dan Manson accepted the donation on behalf of the Foundation. "I'm pleased on behalf of ISSA-LA to make this contribution to the ISSA Educational Foundation in memory of our good friend, Gene Schultz," said Dr. Stahl. "Gene taught us all so much before ...

Online guitar studio, Guitar with Dean, announced today their plans for a new online kid's guitar lesson platform. This program is dedicated to providing high quality guitar lessons for kids ages 8-18. With this new platform kids will receive quality, fun guitar instruction, and parents will receive resources and tools to further optimize their child's guitar learning experience. Guitar with Dean Owner and instructor, Dean Tubbs, has relied on his 20+ years of playing experience and 10+ years of teaching kids to play the guitar to develop an entire new curriculum which ...

Major League Baseball is heating up, and the college and pro football seasons have started. Basketball's just around the corner. That's why readers need the "Game-Day Goddess Sports Series," a three-volume paperback book series by author Suzy Beamer Bohnert. Named Best Books for College Students by StudentAdvisor.com, an education resource launched by the "Washington Post" Co., the set consists of "Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo," "Game-Day Goddess: Learning Baseball's Lingo," and "Game-Day Goddess: Learning Basketball's ...

Olive Glen in the West Athens area of Los Angeles presented by Williams Homes has topped the list as the fastest-selling new home neighborhood in Southern California based on average sales per week year to date, according to The Ryness Report, a weekly publication that tracks new home sales activities throughout California and other western states. Averaging 2.6 sales each week, Olive Glen caps the Southern California fastest selling new home communities list, outselling all other Southern California communities in a six-county region by a considerable margin. Since ...

Cobre Valley Superior Clinic, 1134 W. US Highway 60 in Superior, Arizona, is a medical clinic comprised of procedure rooms, exam rooms, a pharmacy and x-ray. Guthrie General partnered with Orcutt Winslow Architects on this ground up project, located on approximately 5.4 acres and included an underground utilities and earthwork phase to build the pad for the clinic along with 3,284 square yards of paving and asphalt improvements. Guthrie General will attend the grand opening and will highlight the evening via photos and social media. Health Care and Commercial ...

Perhaps a good indicator of a rebounding economy, South Florida-based air charter broker Jetset Charter recently announced that 2012 was one of the busiest Labor Day holiday weekends in recent years and is expecting even better numbers for the holiday season. Jetset, which has developed an exemplary reputation in the air charter broker industry, boasts clients on virtually every continent, is reporting an enthusiastic response to recent service option upgrades as well as to the company's website - in the form of repeat business and new clients who are anxious to experience ...

Desiar Eyewear was founded on the belief that eyewear could tell everyone's story. Desiar Eyewear has a mission to be an essential accessory for individuals who desire quality eyewear that represents modern design with vintage style. The use of unique materials throughout the design process is instrumental to any Desiar product. - Shades of Change: "It's Not just about sunglasses" "Shades of Change" is our company's mission to make the world a better place. Each year, Desiar will set a goal and partner with a non-profit organization that is ...

Entrepreneur and pioneer in his field, Dr. Gary O'Brien, dentist in Glendale, CA, is nowadays contributing with techniques and theories of development and engineering in the area of implant dentistry through online dental continuing education: DDS Mentoring. "I have watched the implant industry evolve over the last 30 years, and now I am part of a revolution that is happening in dental implants", said Dr. Gary O'Brien. Throughout the years, he has been able to remain up-to-date with dental implant technology. Since dentistry is constantly changing and advancing, ...

Shredding container manufacturer Big Dog Shred Bins USA has announced the winner of their 'Show Us Your Broken Bins Contest'. Julia Smiley from Pride Disposal Company was the winner with a creative mural made of recycled collection bins. The contest ran throughout the year in an effort to create awareness of old collection containers and the importance of purchasing quality shred bins. Big Dog Shred Bins provides the document destruction industry with high quality shred carts, secure collection bins and shredding consoles which are made in North America. "We ...

Buckfire & Buckfire's team of top rated (http://www.buckfirelaw.com/practice_areas/michigan-nursing-home-abuse-lawyer-neglect-attorney-detroit-flint.cfm) nursing home lawyers have earned the trust of Michigan injury and accident victims to win their case since 1968. They understand that patients living in nursing homes who are abused and neglected need a fair fight, and hiring a top lawyer is the best way to combat and win their case. Winning settlements in over 95% of their cases, the nursing home lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire are willing to handle cases without ...

GORMAN'S HOME FURNISHINGS AND INTERIOR DESIGN today announced the company will host its annual "Fall Warehouse Sale" from noon until 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, September 29-30. The event will be open to the public and take place at the company's warehouse, located at 23231 Industrial Park Drive (between 9 and 10 Mile roads, off of Halstead) in Farmington Hills. Up to 70 percent price reductions on Michigan's best home furnishings will be offered. Items include: one-of-a-kind merchandise, customer cancellations, odds and ends and back-up inventory, and ...

Mindsharp, a SharePoint education company, today announces a strategic partnership with Summit 7 Systems, a team of business and technology experts, which will build upon the history of strong innovation and knowledge transfer between both companies. SharePoint has become the fastest growing and most widely-adopted new software product in the last ten years. Organizations have a need to harness and extend the platform's full capabilities. This new partnership will bring SharePoint business and training experts together to facilitate a cohesive access point for organizations ...

MassMedia Healthcare Marketing, a division of MassMedia Corporate Communications, announced today the addition of its new office in Irvine, Calif., at 2030 Main St., Ste. 1300. To contact the new office by phone, call 949-681-8422. Introduced to serve MassMedia's expanding roster of respected health care clients, the Irvine office is yet another indicator of the company's continued growth and success. Founded in Nevada in 1997, MassMedia is a full-service public relations, marketing and advertising firm serving many of the most prominent corporate and health care clients ...