Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 15 people die per day in the United States in car accidents that involve distracted driving? Moreover, another 1,200 people are injured on a daily basis. Distracted driving is a national problem. "Distracted driving" is defined as any activity that diverts a motorist's attention from the task of driving. Unfortunately, far too many people engage in this dangerous habit. Activities that make driving hazardous include the following: - Using a cellphone or smartphone ...

When fired from a position there are many questions regarding what caused the drastic action. Deciphering what prompted the management decision is difficult especially when it is sudden. When the termination coincides with a workplace injury or the filing of a workers' compensation claim it might be retaliatory. Recently, a United States District Court in Illinois confirmed that employees are able to make it past the initial proceedings of a civil lawsuit for retaliatory discharges if they can prove that their terminations were significantly motivated by their workers' ...

Car accidents often happen at unexpected times. Knowing what to do after a motor vehicle accident happens can help you later, if recovering damages becomes an issue. Here are some tips for motorists that have been involved in car accidents. Steps to Take When an accident happens, taking the proper steps can mean the difference between a smooth recovery and an extremely difficult one. The first step to take is to put safety first. Ensure that everyone involved is okay, and, if necessary, seek immediate medical attention for anyone who is injured. After ensuring ...

No one can argue that sometimes people and pests just do not mix safely. Sometimes the dangers of pests require that we somehow prevent them from being in contact with us, our foods, our pets, our homes, our schools and our businesses. While there are less intrusive ways to do so, we often resort to pesticides to do this. Pesticides are chemically based products pervasively used throughout our society to kill or repel harmful or nuisance pests -- from tiny microorganisms to insects to rodents. Not surprisingly, considering that pesticides only exist to harm other ...

McNabola Law Group is pleased to announce Karen McNulty Enright has joined the firm as a partner and Ruth Degnan has joined the firm as an associate. Karen Enright has 20 years of experience representing clients who are injured through medical negligence, premises and products liability, automobile and construction accidents. Karen is a member of the Board of Governors and former treasurer of ISBA and Past President of WBAI. Ruth M. Degnan has dedicated her nearly 20 year professional career to the representation of personal injury victims and to the families and ...

No one wants to have home repairs or remodeling going on during the holidays, so if you have been thinking of upgrading the floors in your home, consider scheduling an installation now for the fall. Fall can be a very busy time for local flooring companies such as Atlanta Hardwood Flooring, and scheduling can fill up quickly. Many people want to have a project they have been planning completed prior to the holidays. In many cases, family and friends will be visiting and making the house look great suddenly becomes a priority. Once holiday decorations are up, it is much ...

Team Pest USA understands that sometimes you might not know exactly what that nasty little critter trying to invade your home is or why it's a threat. Their new blog, http://www.pestusa.com/blog/, is designed to offer home owners insight into the creepy crawlies that we all love to hate. Whether it's identifying the type of spiders in your shed, diagnosing a bed bug infestation or understanding the threat of silverfish, this blog from professional Atlanta exterminators introduces you to the common pests in the area. Team Pest USA experts discuss steps home owners can ...

McCart Insurance understands that no one likes to get shots, but that doesn't mean they aren't necessary. The Georgia health insurance broker wants to remind students that there is a good reason that vaccinations are required for college students. With the proximity of living in a dorm, eating in a cafeteria and attending classes, students can easily be exposed to contagious diseases. Many colleges require students that are intending to live in the dorms to get boosters for measles and whooping cough. Other recommended vaccinations for college students including meningitis ...

Atlanta tree removal company Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts offers tree removal and trimming services to Woodstock, GA and the surrounding area. Whether you need to have branches trimmed or you have a tree that needs to be removed, the Woodstock tree services team at Yellow Ribbon, licensed by the International Society of Arboriculture, can help. "Safety comes first with us, and our professionally trained staff can ensure the safety of your home and family," states Gary Robertson, owner of Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts. "A compromised tree can be a major safety ...

Kate Freer has been appointed Vice President of Marketing for AmeriQuest Business Services, reporting to Doug Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer. Since joining AmeriQuest in 2004, Freer has led the marketing and communications strategies for AmeriQuest Business Services and its subsidiary companies, including the most recent acquisitions of COR360 and CURE Leasing & Maintenance. She has been instrumental in growing AmeriQuest's market presence to maximize sales and brand recognition. She is also leading the brand repositioning of AmeriQuest Business Services. Prior ...

In Smash Vote, the debate isn't over till some one is on the ground. Choose the candidate you want to lead to victory in an all out, no holds barred smash style debate. The game features arcade style fighting and controls, 3D rendered characters and a polling system that keeps track of each candidates wins from all user matches. More Information: http://www.smashthevote.com Download from the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smash-vote/id554283344?ls=1&mt=8Mighty Bits Inc. is a small 2-person mobile development shop in Las Vegas. We create fun and engaging ...

In a recent study released by the Surdna Foundation, most North Americans are aware of the climatic changes brought on by extreme weather conditions now happening across North America. The sad news is, the weather is getting worse according to the study. The proof proof is all around us - the recent tsunami, and Hurricane Sandy, the storm of the century, to name a few. As a result, these climatic changes have produced erratic climate behavior, which not only affects the environment but a person's skin, making it dry. And rain water, although it seems cleansing, carries ...

Cyclists looking for the acclaimed protection of Doc's All Natural Chamois Cream will be relieved to find their favorite anti-chafing cream now online at Performance Bicycle. "Performance Bike is the leading specialty cycling seller online," says Joshua Barton, M.D, founder and president of Doc's Skin Care for Athletes. "This is a breakthrough for us and for fans of our chamois cream, which offers the safest, most effective natural defense against saddle sores at the most competitive prices." Performance Bicycle has been selling Doc's popular ...

Dr. Keith Mitchell is an experienced, family friendly dentist in Irving TX. Dr. Mitchell has launched a new website for his practice to help patients find frequently requested information more easily. The new website provides a user friendly interface allowing visitor's access to office information, view testimonials, print patient forms, accepted insurances, pictures of the practice, and make appointments online. Keith Mitchell Irving Dentist offers a variety of dental services including: - Regular Check-ups - Fillings - Teeth Whitening - Porcelain Veneers - ...

Aftermath Inc Cleanup in Illinois has offices located throughout the U.S. and continues to grow. The company was founded out of compassion for a neighbor during a time of tragedy. Because there were no businesses in operation at the time that offered certified crime scene clean up services, founders Chris Wilson and Tim Reifsteck began Aftermath Inc Clean up over 16 years ago and have never looked back. After the CSI, police, first responders, coroners and all others involved in investigating a crime scene have completed their job, what comes next? Crime scene clean ...

Lewis (Atlanta, GA) came to Blue Tax with an IRS balance of over $30,000. The challenge for Blue Tax was to get Lewis to provide the necessary documents so that they could get a resolution on his case. The IRS had issued bank levies and wage garnishments to Lewis because a resolution had not been made. The Blue Tax team made an immediate goal to protect Lewis from any collections and to establish a resolution right away. The Blue Tax team immediately established an agreement with the IRS to have him pay his balance in full. This was to release a bank levy on his account ...

Corcentric, a leading provider of accounts payable automation and electronic invoicing solutions, today announced they will be hosting a free 60-minute educational Webinar for AP professionals titled "AP Automation Checklist: What to Know Before You Buy." This Webinar, hosted by Rob DeVincent, Corcentric's Vice President of Product Marketing, will take place on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT. With so many options out there for AP Automation solutions, how do you know which one will work for you? Get key insights into recognizing the differences ...

Menopause is something all women go through, some make it through it easy while others can suffer traumatic side effects like night sweats, hot flashes, and a plethora of other side effects from this natural transition in women's lives. With the recent news of major pharmaceutical companies being responsible for more deaths than auto accidents in the US, women are in search of more natural solutions for their menopause issues. The demand for natural remedies for menopause has been increasing over the years as side effects from more traditional medicine is on the increase. ...

PaySimple, the leading provider of cloud-based automated payments and receivables solutions for small businesses, announced today the launch of ReceivablesPro, a turnkey, private-label product that allows partner companies in a matter of minutes to offer PaySimple's automated receivables solution to their business customers under the partner's brand. Also announced and launched today, Payliance and Moolah are the first partners to launch the ReceivablesPro product. ReceivablesPro powers a partner-branded system that allows reseller companies to offer a solution for their ...

Researchers from the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) and the Materials Physics Center in Donostia-San Sebastián (CFM) have observed for the first time, with optical methods, the quantum regime in the interaction between nano-sized spheres of gold. This quantum regime has been identified thanks to the change of colour of the gap or empty space between these particles when these are at distances of less than one nanometre. This work, published in Nature journal, enables literally "seeing" a quantum kiss between nanoparticles. The gap generated between two opposing ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every week in his clinic at the University of Michigan, neurologist Joseph Corey, M.D., Ph.D., treats patients whose nerves are dying or shrinking due to disease or injury. He sees the pain, the loss of ability and the other effects that nerve-destroying conditions cause – and wishes he could give patients more effective treatments than what's available, or regenerate their nerves. Then he heads to his research lab at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, where his team is working toward that exact goal. In new research published in several recent ...

There's no question that our ability to remember informs our sense of self. Now research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, provides new evidence that the relationship may also work the other way around: Invoking our sense of self can influence what we are able to remember. Research has shown that self-imagination – imagining something from a personal perspective – can be an effective strategy for helping us to recognize something we've seen before or retrieve specific information on cue. And these beneficial ...

A Vanderbilt study examining the impact of the two most commonly prescribed oral diabetes medications on the risk for heart attack, stroke and death has found the drug metformin has benefits over sulfonylurea drugs. It was important to examine the cardiovascular impact of the more commonly used diabetes drugs after recent controversy surrounded another diabetes medication, rosiglitazone, because it was associated with an increased cardiac risk, said lead author, Christianne L. Roumie, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Smaller studies ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Historically, the media have been particularly harsh to sharks, and it's affecting their survival. The results of a Michigan State University study, appearing in the current issue of the journal Conservation Biology, reviewed worldwide media coverage of sharks – and the majority isn't good. Australian and U.S. news articles were more likely to focus on negative reports featuring sharks and shark attacks rather than conservation efforts. Allowing such articles to dominate the overall news coverage diverts attention from key issues, such as shark ...

When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, scientists usually — and understandably — look to the brain as their first center of attention. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University say that early clues regarding the progression of the disease can be found in the brain's metabolism. In very early stages of the disease, before any symptoms appear, metabolic processes are already beginning to change in the brain, says PhD candidate Shiri Stempler of TAU's Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Working with Profs. Eytan Ruppin and Lior Wolf of TAU's Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Stempler ...