Car accidents remain the leading cause of death for individuals 5-35 years of age in the U.S. Leading the list of factors contributing to fatal car accidents is distracted driving. The effects of inattentive driving are far more serious than many people realize. On December 1, in Pembroke, Georgia, three semi-trucks and a passenger car were involved in a serious truck crash on I-16 in Bryan County. The accident occurred when one semi truck hit another, causing a third to jackknife. The passenger car involved in the accident was forced to swerve to avoid the semi ...

Criminal defense attorney Ryan Stump recently represented a client facing up to 47 months in prison on a combination of criminal charges, including driving while impaired (DWI), felony drug possession, misdemeanor drug possession and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Using his knowledge of the law and experience in drug and DWI cases, Stump helped his client avoid an almost four-year-prison sentence and, instead, spend 90 days at an inpatient drug treatment facility. In North Carolina v. J.M., law enforcement claimed that it had observed our client striking ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel (North, I-85) offers nearby lodging to participants and guests attending the 2012 Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WAFTA) Championships titled "Grits and Glory". Hosted by Atlanta Rollergirls, the event will take place November 2-4, 2012 at The Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Advancing from earlier round playoffs, teaming scheduled to compete are Windy City Rollers, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Oly Rollers, and Texas Rolergirls. "Conveniently located only 8 miles from the ...

The newly renovated Comfort Inn & Conference Center Northeast, a leading north Atlanta hotel, offers convenient accommodations to guests attending The Great American Train Show. Taking place October 27-28, 2012 at the North Atlanta Trade Center, it is a national, traveling show that caters to the model railroad enthusiast. The show features: - 200+ tables from train dealers - Free workshops for beginners and experienced modelers - Q&A with model railroading experts - Kid-friendly activities including train play area Admission for adults and children over ...

With hassle-free pricing from 4t Networks, your disaster recovery services have just gotten even simpler. All you have to do is select your number of virtual machines, diskc space, and bandwidth, and your price is generated. It can all be done in less than a minute. Of course, if you have any further questions, 4t Networks' customer service team is on-hand to help. For each disaster recovery and backup solution, 4t Networks will replicate the customer's VMware virtual machine, or machines, over the WAN from your local environment to its cloud servers. From there, these ...

Orlando bankruptcy attorneys Clark & Washington are giving away free copies of Bankruptcies and Money Disasters of the Rich and Famous to help encourage Orlando residents to realize that bankruptcy is an option that can help instead of hinder your future success. Throughout history, many famous and influential people have had to file for bankruptcy because of their financial troubles. Abraham Lincoln had to file after his business partner died and their business failed. J.C. Penny's first store went bankrupt. Even modern mogul Donald Trump has filed several times. ...

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, president of the Volkswagen AG Board of Directors, has participated in the Hispano-German Entrepreneurs Meeting, which took place in the executive headquarters of the government, and which counted on the presence of the President of Government, Mariano Rajoy, and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. "Volkswagen will continue its close link with Spain in the future," assured Dr. Winterkorn during his address before the heads of the principal German and Spanish companies. According to the president of the Volkswagen Group, Spain has played ...

Experian has announced an international partnership with iovation, the Device Reputation Authority, to further enhance Experian's global fraud prevention capabilities. Iovation's advanced device recognition software, dynamic referencing and device reputation checks will increase the reach and effectiveness of Experian's identity verification and fraud prevention services. iovation brings together the world's largest repository of mobile and online devices. It identifies one billion mobile devices globally and currently conducts nine billion device reputation checks a ...

McCart Insurance understands that the Supreme Court ruling about the Affordable Healthcare Act may seem confusing to some. The law and the ruling change the way health insurance in Georgia and around the country is offered and who can buy it. Under the law and ruling, people who have previously been turned down when trying to buy affordable health insurance can no longer be denied because of a pre-existing condition. Policy holders with Coventry of Georgia health insurance can also now keep their children on their health insurance plan until the child is 26 years old. Women ...

SEAT is set to unveil the most important new model in its recent history at the 2012 Mondial de l'Automobile - the all-new Leon. Combining effortless beauty with greater practicality than its two preceding generations, the new Leon is the most advanced car that SEAT has ever produced and a landmark for the Spanish company. The introduction of the new Leon makes the 2012 Paris Motor Show an epoch-defining event for SEAT, during which the first of a new model family is introduced - a family that will extend the Leon's reach further than ever before. And with the official ...

The Tampa bankruptcy attorneys at Clark & Washington like to tell people that the hard part is over once they show up for their initial free consultation about bankruptcy. People are surprised, but the truth is that the mental block against filing bankruptcy often keeps people who could benefit from ever filing. The Tampa bankruptcy law firm hopes that giving away the book Bankruptcies and Money Disasters of the Rich and Famous will reassure clients that bankruptcy does not spell the end, but rather creates a new beginning. Throughout history, many famous and influential ...

Attorneys Clark & Washington understand that difficult financial times lead to difficult decisions. In June, that meant 3,219 households chose to file for bankruptcy protection. The choice is often something people fear or put off, but filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be an important stepping stone toward getting one's life back on track. Atlanta bankruptcy law firm Clark & Washington offer persons undergoing financial hardship a free initial consultation so that they can determine if Atlanta bankruptcy law provides them with the tools they need ...

Plumb Xpress Plumbing and Drain understands that waiting all day for an Atlanta plumber to show up is frustrating, especially when you need an emergency repair. Whether it's a water heater or sewer line repair or something in between, this Atlanta plumbing company will call one of their network experts and get help to you within 90 minutes. Even big repairs can usually be completed within three days. On holidays or the weekend, Plumb Xpress serves the metro Atlanta area's plumbing needs without raising prices or charging more for an emergency call. Their Atlanta plumbers ...

Bogun Realty and Luxury Homes is pleased to announce that Bandele Oguntomilade, the firm's CEO, has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification from the National Association of REALTORS. The National Association of REALTORS offers the SFR certification to REALTORS who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions, as demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows. According to a recent NAR survey, nearly one-third of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures. ...

For the first time, federal workers in the Washington area can help get young people "Ready by 21" by contributing to the Forum for Youth Investment through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The Forum today announced its inclusion as a charity in the 2012 CFC of the National Capital Area. The Forum - listed on page 50 in the 2012 Catalog of Caring (CFC #67790) - provides a range of services and tools to help communities and states improve the odds that all youth will be Ready by 21 for college, work and life. "This workplace-giving program gives ...

Flat Rate Carpet, a local New York professional cleaning service provider, proudly invites both new and existing customers to shop for high quality fine area rugs at discounted prices. This new rug sales endeavor highlights the company's expertise in luxury items and accessible prices. Fine area rugs come from various locations all over the world. They feature intricate details and design, as well as, premium textiles and dyes indicative of their origin, make, and time period. For these reasons, and according to condition, appraisers set high values to these items. The ...

Experienced and respected New York chiropractor, Dr. Nick Baiata, has officially opened Surfside Chiropractic in Atlantic Beach, Florida, after having successfully run his Manhattan based chiropractic office for the past seven years. The grand opening is scheduled for November 3rd from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. Surfside Chiropractic is a fully equipped office that includes an x-ray facility and curated art space. Dr. Baiata admits the culture and style of New York rubbed off on him. Dr. Baiata says, "If one thing hit me about the city, it was the incredible art. At Surfside ...

In The Drunkard's Son, award-winning author Dennis Foley shares his moving story about life in 1960s and '70s Chicago with his alcoholic father. Foley intertwines humorous and sad stories about his misadventures with his father Jack, who eventually succumbed to alcoholism in a tuberculosis sanitarium at the age of 43. The insight Foley gives into life with an alcoholic parent is one that only an insider can offer. "I was 12 when my father died," Foley said. "He was a good man, a man with faults like any other, but he just couldn't shake loose of the booze. ...

Why not put together a brand-new wardrobe for yourself using Snazzclothing, the online clothing superstore which lists the best in new clothes from the best retailers on the web. If you are looking to do a bit of clothes shopping it can be frustrating to have to visit hundreds of different sites looking for the right outfits for you, but with Snazzclothing you don't have to do that anymore. We have listed clothes from a huge number of websites so you can find everything in one place. If you are looking for just one item or even a whole new wardrobe, you'll get the best ...

Robert Egby's second Canadian novel, an adventure thriller entitled: "Cataclysm '79: The Day the River Stopped" has been published with global distribution. It is Canada Day weekend in1979 and war-injured international news correspondent Paul Rowan, reduced to writing travel columns, is assigned a task in British Columbia's spectacular and historic Fraser Canyon. At the super-luxury Wagomaster Resort, he collides with his past in the shape of a long lost love, beautiful Natalie D'Andrea who secretly aborted his child. Rowan is shocked to find Natalie is ...

The Container Store, the nation's leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announced the addition of three new Vice Presidents. Brooke Minteer has been promoted to Vice President of Buying Logistics and Operations. In her new role as Vice President, Minteer will continue to develop strategies and processes to help streamline tasks and procedures in the Buying Department. Additionally, Minteer will help lead the Online merchandising team for the company's ever-important Web site (www.containerstore.com) - truly taking it to the next level to enhance ...

Bruegger's Bagels kicks off its annual fundraising for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals today with a coffee-flavored campaign that benefits children's hospitals across the U.S. The bagel chain, known for its authentic, award-winning New York style bagels, will donate a portion of proceeds from sales of its popular Bottomless Mugs through the end of the year. Bruegger's Bottomless Mug Club started more than 10 years ago, and has been helping out local children's hospitals since 2010. Guests who purchase the Bottomless Mug receive free coffee, tea and soda for the ...

Detroit - A Wayne State University researcher's take on the current state of brain chemical analysis is the cover story in a recent professional journal, accompanied by a podcast. In "Ultrafast Detection and Quantification of Brain Signaling Molecules with Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes," published in the Oct. 2 issue of Analytical Chemistry, Parastoo Hashemi, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, examines the use of carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFM) in neurochemical measurements, with an emphasis on the most recent findings ...

Both male and female scientists view gender discrimination as a major reason women choose to pursue careers in biology rather than physics, according to new research from Rice University. "Gender Segregation in Elite Academic Science," which appears in the October issue of Gender and Society, reveals differences in the way male and female scientists view disparities in the proportion of women in some science disciplines. The study surveyed 2,500 biologists and physicists at 30 elite institutions of higher education in the United States. Researchers also interviewed a ...

DURHAM -- Duke Medicine researchers studying the interaction of blood stem cells and the niche where they reside have identified a protein that may be a long-sought growth factor for blood stem cells. The protein is called pleiotrophin, and is produced by cells that line the blood vessels in bone marrow. In mouse studies conducted by the Duke researchers, the protein helps transplanted blood stem cells locate to the bone marrow, where they produce mature red and white blood cells in the body. The finding, reported in the Oct. 18, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Reports, ...