With so many publicly disclosed instances of online fraud and identify theft, why don't more people encrypt their email messages? That's the question the software developers at Encrytomatic LLC asked themselves recently while developing PDF Postman, an email encryption add-in for Microsoft Outlook that leverages the PDF format as a secure vessel for email messages and file attachments. In surveying nearly 100 customers and prospective customers, the team zeroed in on the top reasons that that cause people to "take their chances" when sending important documents ...

Carolina Roofing and Gutters LLC of the Rocky Mount, NC area installs roofing and rain guttering systems, gutter guards, cleaning and maintenance for homeowners Greenville, Wilson, Smithfield, Tarboro, Nashville, Zebulon, Wendell. "We take pride in doing high-quality roofing and gutter installations and customer service," said Scooter King, President of Carolina Roofing and Gutters. "Give us a call and we will come to your house to give you a free estimate for roofing and gutter installation, gutter guards and/or maintenance. You will be happy - that ...

Dominion Acquisitions have been in business for just over 1 year and have seen a significant rise in demand for outsourced services. The company who develop direct marketing campaigns for businesses in the Film and Entertainment industry have recently expanded into the security sector. Dominion Acquisition reveals demand has increased by almost a quarter (23%) and predictions for growth in the 3rd quarter for 2012 reflect strong momentum. Outsourcing is reported to cut service costs by over 50%. Cognizant are leaders in the outsourcing sector who have reported sales ...

Craftsman Direct Handyman Home Improvement has been awarded the 2012 CMUS Award for serving their customers and getting high marks from customer reviews. "We always strive to make our customers happy," said Lee Mendel Smoak, President of Craftsman Direct. "Without satisfied customers a small business cannot survive," continued Smoak. "Give us a call and let us show you what 'The Customer Comes First' really means." Celebration Media U.S. (CMUS) is an independent professional research and marketing company that monitors positive and ...

If you are planning to stay in Amsterdam and planning to stay for a while, then you might like to consider renting a short-term let apartment somewhere near the centre of the capital. The 'inner belt' areas of Amsterdam are very popular districts. Many visitors like to stay in these areas because they make ideal bases for exploring this friendly and vibrant city. You can find a good selection of letting agents on the Internet and each has a great choice of holiday and short stay apartments for rent on their websites. Just type in the words 'book apartments in Amsterdam', ...

Dr. Larry Warner, chiropractor in Plano, TX, is happy that his practice is offering a page on his website that is specifically designed to help new patients. He hopes the new patient section of his site will make it easy for his patients to learn about and find his Plano chiropractic practice. "I am very happy that we are able to offer new patient services on our website. I believe that we offer a great level of service here and I am confident that anybody that comes in for an appointment with us will be more than satisfied with their experience. I look forward ...

Yorkshire-based NLP training provider, Peak Performance, has just released dates for their Peak Performance Weekend in September. For two days the company - led by Certified UK NLP Training provider and director of Peak Performance, Julie McGeever - will host a weekend of NLP workshops aimed at people who want to meet their goals and achieve success in their career and personal life. Julie McGeever says: "Join us for an amazing two days to unleash and harness your potential. Break through those barriers for good. Our Peak Performance weekend is designed to ...

The games have drawn in some incredible luxury yachts for charter, impressive tall ships and lavishly equipped cruise liners which are vying for moorings, now priced at over 9000 pounds, on the Thames River in the heart of London. Britain's largest warship, HMS Ocean, is also docked on the banks of the 215 mile long river, adding an extra attraction to the already spectacular event. Helping to turn the Thames into a glitzy and glamorous location, more remnant of Monaco is Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp, his vessel Octopus is on a super yacht charter with ...

Dr. Richard E. Boyd, DMD, MS welcomes an exciting new member to his orthodontic staff: expert orthodontist Dr. Heather Hopkins. Dr. Hopkins recently moved to Columbia, SC after working in Los Angeles with Dr. Bill Dorfman's practice (featured on "Extreme Makeover"). Dr. Hopkins was selected to work with Dr. Dorfman, offering cutting-edge orthodontic treatment for patients in his practice. While working with Dr. Dorfman, Dr. Hopkins experienced unique opportunities specific to Beverly Hills and the Las Angeles area. While in Los Angeles, Dr. Hopkins worked ...

One California lawmaker -- Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) -- has proposed legislation that would, if passed, both fight overcrowding in California state penitentiaries and slash mounting correctional system expenses. His revolutionary idea? Make simple drug possession charges misdemeanor-level crimes instead of felonies. Passionate Supporters and Proponents Alike Anti-drug advocacy organizations fear that the proposal will send the wrong message to the state's youth, giving them an excuse to experiment with street drugs. They caution against passing the measure for fear ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently proposed new rules targeting "reincarnated carriers" -- truck and bus companies that reincorporate as new business entities or re-register with the agency to leave behind a history of safety violations. The new rules would allow the FMCSA to prevent reincarnated tractor-trailer companies from operating. The rule also targets equipment providers, brokers and other companies in the trucking industry with a "history of failing to comply with statutory or regulatory requirements." Reincarnated tractor-trailer ...

In July, a 98-car freight train derailed north of Columbus. Sixteen cars careened off the track, causing an explosion and fire. Several of the derailed tank cars carried highly flammable ethanol. The incident raises questions about who is responsible in the event of a train accident. Investigating Possible Causes Fortunately, no one was hurt or killed in the recent Ohio accident. A preliminary investigation found that the operator was not speeding at the time the cars derailed. The operator was traveling below the recommended top speed as he rounded the curve where ...

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a defendant in a criminal case the right "to be confronted with the witnesses against him." This means that anyone facing criminal charges should be able to meet their accusers in court and test the evidence being offered against them through the purifying fire of cross-examination. In a limited array of circumstances, testimonial statements may be admitted into evidence, but generally only when the person who made the statement is unavailable to appear in court, and when the defendant had some prior opportunity ...

Many states have passed laws setting minimum blood alcohol content requirements for those who get behind the wheel of a car. For most states, including Arizona, anyone driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 or higher is over the legal limit. So, not surprisingly, many believe that a BAC lower than 0.08 in Arizona cannot lead to arrest. Unfortunately, as some drivers throughout the state are finding out, this is not true. In Arizona, an officer has the ability to arrest drivers and charge them with a DUI in Arizona for any BAC as long as they have Probable ...

Orlando criminal defense attorney Zahra Umansky of the Umansky Law Firm was successfully able to get the charges against her client dropped in an Aggravated Assault with a Firearm Case. The client was charged with firing a weapon towards the alleged victim, which according to Florida's "10/20/Life" sentencing, would have easily resulted in a minimum mandatory sentencing of 20 years in prison. Because Zahra Umansky was able to get these charges dropped, the client will not be facing any criminal consequences. Aggravated Assault with a Firearm is a serious matter ...

Victims that suffer injuries in Los Angeles County, are typically unacquainted with the steps that should take place from the moment they are injured that will provide protection of their health and finances. Los Angeles is the second largest city, within the largest county (Los Angeles), in the USA. Tourists come here in droves, and are often seriously hurt in car accidents or motorcycle accident cases, requiring medical treatment, caused by the negligence of another party (bike accidents, for example). Tourists and local beach-goers alike, often rent motor vehicles like ...

King Ice, an online retailer of hip hop bling, is holding a contest where hip hop artists compete to be included on the company's cypher. In hip hop a cypher is when multiple artists recite pre-written verses or freestyle over a continuous beat. The King Ice cypher features artists from Team King Ice, a group of emerging hip hop artists sponsored by the company. The first King Ice cypher includes verses from Ex-Cell, Yung Rob, Reeves, Syko Solja, & L. Rucus. Participants are required to follow a few rules to enter the contest. King Ice has provided an informational ...

King Jackpot is a popular choice for real money Internet bingo games. Within just a few years the site has managed to make a place for itself in the online gambling industry thanks to its high quality standards and prompt payouts. King Jackpot is one of the fastest growing online bingo rooms in the UK. The site offers a number of bingo variations, casino games, slots games and video poker. Mega Bingo and 5 Reel Slots of Bingo are the most popular games at the site. Mega Bingo is a networked game of online bingo. This means that it is played across all the sites powered ...

Daily aspirin usage is associated with lower overall cancer mortality, but the association may be smaller than what was previously believed, according to a study published August 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A recent pooled analysis of randomized trials looking at the effects of daily aspirin use as a preventive measure for vascular events found a significant decrease in overall cancer mortality, of 37%, during a 5-year follow-up analysis, and 15% during a ten-year follow-up. Despite this finding, the effects of long-term daily aspirin use on cancer ...

ATLANTA – August 10, 2012–A large new observational study finds more evidence of an association between daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality, but suggests any reduction may be smaller than that observed in a recent analysis. The study, appearing early online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), provides additional support for a potential benefit of daily aspirin use for cancer mortality, but the authors say important questions remain about the size of the potential benefit. A recent analysis pooling results from existing randomized ...

Scientists affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have discovered how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The research offers a potential target for drugs to treat the condition. Earlier research already has shown that the gene is defective in children with autism, but its effect on neurons in the brain was not known. The new studies in mice show that abnormal action of just this one gene disrupted energy use in neurons. The harmful changes were coupled with antisocial and prolonged repetitive ...

VIDEO: This video features an interview with Tim Karr, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. Click here for more information. The propagation of every animal on the planet is the result of sexual activity between males and females of a given species. But how did things get this way? Why two sexes instead of one? Why are sperm necessary for reproduction and how did they evolve? These as-yet-unresolved issues fascinate Timothy Karr, a developmental ...

ZURICH – Animatronics aims at creating physical robots that move and look like real humans. Many impressive characters have been created in this spirit, like those in the Hall of Presidents attraction at Walt Disney World. Until now, creating animatronic copies of real human individuals is a difficult and labor-intensive process requiring the manual work of skilled animators, material designers and mechanical engineers. Researchers at Disney Research, Zürich, ETH Zürich, and Walt Disney Imagineering R&D have developed a new computational design process for cloning human ...

ZURICH – Researchers at Disney Research, Zürich, ETH Zürich, and Cornell University have invented a system to digitize facial hair and skin. Capturing facial skin and geometry is a fundamental technology for a variety of computer-based special effects for movies. Conventional face capturing is well established and widely utilized in the entertainment industry to capture a three-dimensional model of an actor's face. However, up to now, no method was capable of reconstructing facial hair or even handling it appropriately. This omission is surprising as facial hair is an important ...

Four tropical systems are marching across the Atlantic Ocean basin on August 10, 2012. NASA's GOES Project, located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has been busy creating images and animations of the four tropical cyclones, Ernesto, the remnants of Florence, Tropical Depression 7, and System 93L. NASA's GOES Project uses data from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), and the GOES-13 satellite covers the Atlantic Ocean basin and the eastern U.S. from a fixed orbit. GOES-13 provides continuous data that NASA makes into ...