As much as we like to envision a future in which car accidents are a relic of an unsafe past, fatal accident and serious injury rates remain high despite safety awareness programs and technological advances. In fact, many aspects of the connectivity that should make us safer have led to increased car and truck accident risks due to driver distraction. The latest regional crash and fatality statistics from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles show some improvement throughout Tampa and St. Petersburg metro counties. Hillsborough County, Pinellas ...

Arizona residents are likely familiar with the Affordable Care Act. One important aspect of the Act that may have been overlooked may now actually help lower income residents avoid huge medical bills and aggressive or harassing debt collection practices. Proposed Debt Collection Rules The IRS has proposed new rules under the Act that require tax exempt, non-profit hospitals to provide more consumer protection for lower income patients who qualify for financial assistance. Currently about six out of 10 hospitals in the United States operate as charitable hospitals. The ...

Federal financial-aid programs inject billions of dollars into American educational institutions every year. With such amounts at stake, the temptation to defraud the U.S. Department of Education may lead administrators to fudge numbers or commit other types of fraud to boost budget margins. Like all other fraud against the government, education fraud is punishable by law. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) requires school personnel to report fraud, waste or abuse by applicants for educational program assistance who commit forgery or make false claims about independent ...

The upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, a federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday in September, signals the coming of the end of summer. If you plan on drinking, beware the Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies throughout Texas, which will have more patrols on the streets looking for people suspected of drunk driving through September 5. Last year at this time law enforcement was on its way to arresting more than 2,000 Texans for drunk driving during the Labor Day holiday enforcement period. This year's enforcement period runs ...

New Yorkers charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) by alcohol or drugs face tough penalties. Those charged with DWI while a child under the age of 16 is in the car face even more serious consequences pursuant to the New York Child Passenger Protection Act, better known as "Leandra's Law." What Is Leandra's Law? Leandra's Law allows the government to seek additional penalties for those who are charged with DWI while transporting children. The law is named after an eleven-year-old girl -- Leandra Rosado -- who was killed when the vehicle she was riding ...

Attorney Benny Agosto, Jr., recently teamed up with his 10-year-old daughter Victoria to publish a children's book titled, "Victoria Goes to Court." The book tells the story of a 9-year-old girl named Victoria who learns about the concept of injustice while in school one day. After inquiring about how someone can fight injustice, she discovers that is where lawyers can help. The book is designed to educate America's youth about justice and the ways that attorneys can help society. It provides information on how someone can become a lawyer, and explores a number ...

A recent draft report from the Women Veterans Task Force (WVTF) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outlines the challenges of addressing disability among women veterans. The need to deal with issues unique to women vets arose because of significant changes in the culture generally and the military specifically. Woman Vets on the Increase One obvious change is the number of women in the military. In 1950, only two percent of all military personnel were women. Today, 14 percent of active duty military and 18 percent of National Guard and Reserves are female. ...

Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro Hotel offers nearby lodging to participants and fans attending 12th Annual Frantic Frog Triathlon. Taking place on September 8, 2012 at Goosepond Colony, the event will include a 400 meter swim, 24K bike race and 5k run. The triathlon is a sanctioned fundraiser for the Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross. All monies raised during the event will remain in Jackson County, AL community. The race is scheduled to begin at 8:00am and participants must register in advance. The Frantic Frog Triathlon is hosted by the Scottsboro ...

The newly renovated Comfort Inn & Conference Center Northeast, a leading north Atlanta hotel, is offering special rates of $69 per night to guests attending the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games this Labor Day weekend. Taking place on August 31 and September 1, 2012 at the Georgia Dome, this annual event starts ESPN's College GameDay for the fifth year in a row. The kickoff games will features Tennessee verse NC State on August 31 and Auburn verse Clemson on September 1. The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games are more than just football game. Fans can take advantage of other great ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) is currently offering extra savings for travelers. AAA Members will receive up to 10% off Best Available Rates for stays when they book this special online now through December 31, 2012. Guests must present a valid and current AAA or CAA card at check-in. Additional restrictions may apply. A leading choice among other Atlanta Airport hotels, The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North provides affordable lodging for business travelers and vacationers alike. Features and amenities at this property include: - ...

Experian, the global information services company, has revealed that the mortgage industry saw a 23 per cent jump in attempted fraud rates between April and June 2012. In the meantime, Experian's latest Fraud Index shows that fraud fell by three per cent year-on-year across financial services products with automotive finance and insurance providers witnessing the biggest decreases during the period. A total of 39 in every 10,000 mortgage applications were identified as fraudulent between April and June 2012, up from 32 in during the same period in 2011. Experian's fraud ...

For those suffering the pain and embarrassment of unsightly nail fungus, PinPointe FootLaser is the easy and convenient treatment that helps turn discolored and disfigured nails into clearer, healthier looking nails. Nail infection can cause permanent deformity of the nail which makes it difficult to wear shoes and can interfere with walking, exercise, sports and other physical activities. Women and men with this ailment are reluctant to wear open-toed shoes in summer or on vacation because they are embarrassed by the unsightly discoloration and unhealthy appearance of ...

Psychological Marketing directly targets client's mind making products or services irresistible. There are two main reasons why Psychological Marketing may work wonders for businesses: - It is the one-stop solution for brand's marketing. It covers every possible area and aspect of your products and services that will influence the customers' minds. - Unlike the traditional marketing approach, the number of businesses using true Psychological Marketing effectively is small. When harnessed to its full potential, Psychological Marketing will prove to be the catalyst ...

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If you still think that you don't need to pay a proofreader to check your copy, then consider some of the following typos that made it into print recently: Amercia is with Mitt - Campaign slogan for Mitt Romney. If this one weren't embarrassing enough, less than a week later, the Romney campaign discussed the approval rating of ex-President Ronald Regan! This next one was mortifying for the University of Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Pubic Affairs - printed on University of Texas Commencement 2012 programme The public/pubic error is all too common unfortunately ...

Jose Canseco expresses his views on the Lance Armstrong doping allegations. In his second Blog post with the industry popular, Steroid.com, former baseball all-star, Jose Canseco, candidly offers up his empathetic opinion on the potentially title stripping allegations against 7 time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong. Seasoned with his own media scrutiny surrounding steroid use, Canseco admits that his cynicism stems from distrust for the level of influence that politics have on the elite cyclist's current industry battle. The former Oakland A's and Texas Rangers ...

www.MrsP.com, the popular, award-winning kids' entertainment site, announced today the entry dates and other details of its fourth annual Be-A-Famous-Writer Contest. The list of celebrity judges this year includes Academy Award-winning actress and reading advocate Julia Roberts, who recently played the Evil Queen in Mirror, Mirror. The free contest is open to United States residents. Entries will be accepted through October 15, 2012. "Julia Roberts must know a thing or two about picking good scripts. She's starred in some of the most successful films of the past ...

Marine conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society working with other coral reef experts have identified heat-tolerant coral species living in locations with continuous background temperature variability as those having the best chance of surviving climate change, according to a new simplified method for measuring coral reef resilience. Therefore, coral reefs with these characteristics should receive immediate attention for conserving this highly threatened ecosystem, according to the authors of a study appearing today in the online journal PLOS ONE. The ...

Despite nearly three decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999 and is on track to eliminate the disease entirely by 2014. According to a paper published today in the online, open-access journal PLOS ONE, researchers from Sri Lanka's Anti-Malaria Campaign and the UCSF Global Health Group examined national malaria data and interviewed staff of the country's malaria program to determine the factors behind Sri Lanka's success in controlling malaria, despite a 26-year civil war that ended in 2009. Typically, countries ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic recently marked its first births resulting from in vitro fertilization using a new time-lapse incubator that minimizes disturbances from human handling as embryos develop and helps fertility specialists better identify the healthiest embryos. Mayo experts say it may improve pregnancy outcomes for all patients receiving IVF. The twins born at Mayo and babies delivered at the Fertility Centers of New England mark the first reported births in the United States using the technology. Millions of women in the United States have difficulty becoming ...

Amsterdam, NL, August 29, 2012 – Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common brain disorders, with an estimated 35 million people affected worldwide. In the last decade, research has advanced our understanding of how AD affects the brain. However, diagnosis continues to rely primarily on neuropsychological tests which can only detect the disease after clinical symptoms begin. In a supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, investigators report on the development of imaging-based biomarkers that will have an impact on diagnosis before the disease process ...

New York, NY (August 30, 2012) — Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, conducted in a PTSD mouse model, shows that an experimental drug called S107, one of a new class of small-molecule compounds called Rycals, prevented learning and memory deficits associated with stress-related disorders. The findings were published today in the online edition of Cell. "With the dramatic rise in cases of PTSD ...

Washington, DC (August 27, 2012) Men and women are less likely to experience negative effects to sexual violent media when watching a positive portrayal of a strong female character, even when that character is a victim of sexual violence. Christopher Ferguson, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M International University, surveyed 150 university students in a controlled environment in a recent study published in the Journal of Communication. Each participant screened a variety of TV shows that portrayed women in different lights when it came to sexual violence. The results ...

SEATTLE – African Americans have higher blood levels of a protein associated with increased heart-disease risk than European Americans, despite higher "good" HDL cholesterol and lower "bad" triglyceride levels. This contradictory observation now may be explained, in part, by a genetic variant identified in the first large-scale, genome-wide association study of this protein involving 12,000 African American and Hispanic American women. Lead researcher Alexander Reiner, M.D., an epidemiologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and colleagues describe their findings ...