Atlanta exterminators Team Pest USA encourage Atlanta homeowners to treat their yards for fire ants before using them this spring. Fire ants present a major pest control Atlanta nuisance for families, and it can be a terrifying and painful experience to accidentally trip across a fire ant bed while enjoying your outdoor space. "Fire ants are a huge Georgia pest control issue" says Brandon Pelfrey, owner of Team Pest USA. "We want to enjoy our yards, but fire ants can turn our backyards into metaphorical minefields. Before you start to use your yard this ...

J. Martinez & Company, importers and roasters of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Hawaiian Kona Coffee, and other estate and specialty coffees, are doing their part to get the word out to consumers about recalled Tassimo single-cup coffee makers. This particular brand of coffee maker is not sold by J. Martinez & Co., though in the interest of public safety, they are spreading the news of this recall to other gourmet coffee lovers in order to prevent further injury. The recall includes Tassimo specialty coffee makers with the Bosch brand name and some of the Tassimo ...

Choice Hotels Europe, the company behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands in Europe and part of Choice Hotels International, one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world, has launched a promotion enabling members of Choice Privileges, its award-winning rewards programme, to earn double points every time they stay in a participating Choice-brand property. Between 17 May and 15 August, 2012 Choice Privileges members enrolled in Europe can now earn double bonus points for every qualifying stay at any hotel worldwide that participates in ...

Hotel du Vin has announced the launch of a new lunch menu and a revised a la carte menu. The new lunch menu offers one, two or three courses, as well as a selection of salads, sandwiches and tartines, giving diners the flexibility to enjoy Hotel du Vin's delicious cuisine even when time is short. The new a la carte menu retains its great grill section with delicious dry aged steaks that have been matured for at least 28 days, but returns to the classics of French bistro dining in its choices for all courses. On the reverse of the a la carte menu Hotel du Vin's Wine ...

Kuoni and John Lewis have announced a new partnership which will see the travel company open exciting new travel concessions in four of the retailer's shops. The Kuoni concessions will open in Autumn 2012 at John Lewis shops in Oxford Street, Reading, Southampton and Cardiff, and will offer the full range of holidays available from Kuoni shops. The move will create 19 new full time jobs. The concessions will range from 444 sq ft - 821 sq ft and combine the look and feel of the two brands, with John Lewis furniture and Kuoni fittings. They will be situated in the ...

Atlanta plumbers Plumb Xpress Plumbing and Drain feel strongly that it's important to give back to the senior citizens in Atlanta. That's why they offer senior citizens a 10% discount on all plumbing services, up to $50. Plumb Xpress, an Atlanta plumbing company, makes it easy for senior citizens to receive 10% off of any plumbing repairs and services. Simply visit the Plumb Xpress website and print the coupon for senior citizen discounts prior to your service call. The discount is good for 10% off of your service call up to a value of $50. Family owned and operated, ...

Atlanta air conditioning maintenance company Triad Mechanical recommends that homeowners use ceiling fans when they use their air conditioning to save on energy expenses. It may seem counter-intuitive, but using ceiling fans while you use your air conditioning unit can, in fact, help to save you money by both reducing your energy costs and reducing the load on your AC unit. The repair experts at Triad Mechanical know that air conditioning in Atlanta can be tough on AC units, so they understand that any load reduction can help lengthen the life of your HVAC system. More ...

As spring storms approach, Atlanta tree removal service Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts wishes to remind Atlanta homeowners to be on the lookout for signs that their trees may be damaged. "Potential tree damage should be taken seriously," cautions Gary Robertson, owner of Atlanta tree trimming company Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts. "By knowing the signs that your tree could be in danger, you will know when you need to call an Atlanta tree removal service like Yellow Ribbon." Atlanta arborists recognize several different signs that a tree may be in peril. ...

Atlanta painting experts The Painting Company encourage homeowners to consider adding accent walls to their Atlanta home painting designs. "Accent walls are a creative design solution to the monotony of single colored walls," notes Chris Camp, owner of The Painting Company. "They can play up a room's features and bring attention to a piece of art or an architectural feature. Adding an accent wall to an Atlanta interior painting project is one of my personal favorite aesthetic choices." There are many different ways to implement painting Atlanta ...

Cameleon Software, the global leader in multichannel, multi-device product configurator, quote, proposal (CPQ) and eCommerce software, today announced that OSEO, the state owned company dedicated to providing assistance and financial support to French SMEs and VSEs in the most decisive phases of their life cycle, chose to financially support the development of the new version of Cameleon's CPQ mobile solution. Cameleon Software is the leader in mobile configuration and provides, since 2010, the first native mobile CPQ application for iPad/iPhone. Today, as the market ...

Brookfield Dental Care, a cosmetic and general dentistry practice for the Milwaukee area, is pleased to announce the addition of their newest member- Dr. Hala Badawi. Dr. Badawi is the third dentist in the Brookfield Dental Care team and will help provide Brookfield WI patients with an even more extensive range of dental experience and knowledge. Dr. Hala Badawi was born and raised in Syria. She has attended dental school twice, once in Syria before emigrating to the United States and again at Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated ...

(Washington) The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the House Ways and Means Committee to report legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and transition to better payment models, building on the extensive work being done in the public and private sectors by physicians, government, consumers and other stakeholders to develop new models aligned with high-value patient care. The 16-page letter from David L. Bronson, MD, FACP, president of ACP, responded to an April 27 request from the Ways and Means Committee for information on "physician-led ...

Astor & Black Custom Clothiers announces the recruitment of another vital contributor to their ever-growing company: Alan Levine has joined the company as the new Senior Vice President of Merchandising. Having served most recently as the Vice President of Sales at Gladson Ltd., a leader in the luxury fabrics and accessories industry, Levine provides an unparalleled understanding of the fashion industry and brings over 30 years of experience to the Astor & Black team. Levine is one of many high-level fashion industry veterans that have recently joined Astor & ...

After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended consequence: Doctors who rarely meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives — or who do not meet with them — are much slower to drop medicines with the Food and Drug Administration's "black box" warnings and to adopt first-in-class therapies. According to a study published May 21 in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, doctors whose access to pharmaceutical sales representatives is limited can take more than four times longer to change prescriptions based ...

Tropical Storm Bud is dropping heavy rainfall, and appears to be intensifying. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been monitoring rainfall within the storm, and has watched it become heavier over the last day - a sign the storm is intensifying. The TRMM satellite had an excellent view of tropical storm Bud on May 22, 2012 at 2243 UTC 6:43 p.m. EDT/2:43 p.m. PDT). TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) data shows that Bud contained bands of very heavy rainfall near the center of circulation. TRMM revealed that some of these ...

Two NASA satellites have provided infrared and rainfall data that has shown Tropical Storm Sanvu continues to intensify as it heads toward Iwo To, Japan. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has scanned rainfall rates, and NASA's Aqua satellite has provided a look at cloud temperatures which indicates where the strongest thunderstorms and heaviest rainfall is occurring. The TRMM satellite saw the intensifying storm on May 22, 2012 at 1535 UTC when wind speeds had reached to over 45 knots (~52 mph). Data from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation ...

This week has seen some of the hottest weather of the year all over Scotland and it is expected to get even warmer as the weekend approaches. Temperatures are expected to reach at least 25C (77F). The other good news is that the weather is expected to last for at least the next 7 days. This has already lead to parts of Scotland being hotter than places such as Morocco and Egypt. After a rather wet and miserable start to the year this is a welcome change for most residents and for tourists. This begs the question of what you should do to make the most of the record ...

VIDEO: This movie was created using GOES-15 satellite imagery gathered from May 21-23 at 1745 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT). In the animation, Alberto is first seen off the coast of South... Click here for more information. On May 23, 2012, the remnants of post-tropical storm Alberto were chasing a frontal system over the Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles east of the U.S. East coast. A new NASA animation of imagery from NOAA's GOES-15 satellite shows the progression of Alberto's ...

Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Journal of Pediatrics. In a cross-sectional, population-based study of 900,000 children ages 2-19 years old, researchers found 78 cases of pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The condition occurred most frequently in overweight or obese, non-Hispanic white teenage girls—85 ...

Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. The team's findings, published in Conservation Biology, reveal how a species can be inadvertently carried by submersibles to new areas, with potentially damaging effects on marine ecosystems. After using the manned submersible Alvin to collect samples of species from the Juan de Fuca Ridge under the northeastern Pacific Ocean, the team discovered 38 deep-sea limpets ( Lepetodrilus ...

Charlotte divorce lawyer Angela McIlveen of the McIlveen Family Law Firm has noticed a recent increase in the number of same sex couple child custody cases. When asked about the reason for the increase and the complexities of same sex couple child custody she says "The increase is due to the fact that more same sex couples are choosing to either adopt or conceive a child through in vitro fertilization and hence this leads to child custody issues if the relationship does not work out". She adds "Determining child custody for same sex couples is more ...

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food. The results of their experiments, detailed in this week's issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology, have implications for what pesticides should be applied to bee-pollinated crops and shed light on one of the main culprits suspected to be behind the recent declines in honey bee colonies. Since 2006, beekeepers in North America and Europe have lost ...

A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse. Researchers at Queen's University Belfast pioneered the intervention in conjunction with the international NGO, World Vision as part of a wider programme to treat psychological distress in child victims of war and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eastern Congo has the world's highest rate of sexual violence. Known as 'the rape capital of the world', it is estimated that girls and women in the eastern DRC are ...

This July, the CW will put a spotlight on technology by featuring gadget close-ups from The Laptop Guy and the 2012 CW Star, Kaitlin. Weekend movie presentations will feature more than great flicks by showcasing the newest gadgets and helpful tech tips on topics such as online security, Facebook privacy, and how to best protect iPhones and iPads from accidental damage. Developing and broadcasting a series of content rich branded segments is a first for both companies and demonstrates a growing trend of creating synergy between traditional advertising and social marketing. ...

Fridley, Minnesota-based INCERTEC has completed its occupancy of a 27,000 square foot building in The Offshore Group's Bellavista Industrial Park in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. The company is currently installing over 90 processing tanks that will enable it to provide metal plating services that utilize nickel, tin, copper, cadium and all pretreatment for aluminum and steel as well as a titanium etch process by the end of July, 2012. INCERTEC's Empalme, Sonora facility has just passed the NADCAP audit for non destructive testing, and will undergo a similar examination for ...