According to CPSC data, between November 2007 and December 2011, at least 170 children were injured and 60 killed as a result of becoming trapped in collapsed play yards, under mattress pads or being strangled by straps hanging in the play yard. The final rule defines a ''play yard'' as a ''framed enclosure that includes a floor and has mesh or fabric sided panels primarily intended to provide a play or sleeping environment for children. It may fold for storage or travel.'' The rule is based on the voluntary standard ASTM F406-11 "Standard Consumer Safety Specification ...

Fuel prices are always fluctuating. Crashes are always of concern. Companies are looking for ways of addressing both and the key appears to be in the driver's seat. NAFA Fleet Management Association gets to the root of the problem and the solution -- the role of the driver -- in "Improving Driver Behavior and The Role of Change Management" on Wednesday, July 25 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) as part of the Association's 2012 Webinar Series. Did you know that the fleets with the safest, most efficient drivers spend less on fuel and crash costs and ...

Growing online discount furniture retailer secures spot No. 878 on the Second 500 Guide DefySupply, a leading online furniture supplier, was recently named to the 2012 edition of the Second 500 Guide. A newcomer to the list, DefySupply secured slot No. 878 based on several qualifying factors, including sales figures, Web traffic and estimated conversion rates. In recognition of this achievement, DefySupply is giving back to its biggest assets—their customers—with an 8.78% storewide with coupon. Customers can use coupon code SECOND500 at checkout throughout July to ...

Serenity Caregiver Coaching, a caregiver support and coaching service based in Stowe, Vermont, is pleased to announce the addition of a six week coaching program. Slated to begin on Monday, August 13, 2012, the course aims to provide caregivers with an array of skills and techniques intended to help them better deal with the stresses associated with the job they perform as well as the stresses of their daily lives. The program will take place in the company's Stowe office and is being offered at a price of $120 per 6 week session. Serenity Caregiver Coaching offers a ...

Pacific West Capital Group announced today that the company will host informational seminars on July 17 and 18 at Spin A Yarn Steakhouse in Freemont, California. Pacific West Capital Group representatives will discuss investing in the Life Settlement market. The company has specialized in the sale of beneficiary interests in life settlements to individual investors for the past eight years. The life settlement market is the secondary market for life insurance. Life settlements are an alternative to traditional investments because returns are not tied to stock market ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced the winners of the 2012 Top Teen Talent Scholarship Competition. The competition, hosted at The Chef's Academy's campus in Indianapolis, highlights the culinary and pastry talents of high school students throughout the United States and the District of Columbia. Marcus Stryker and Kevin Wamsley Jr., both rising seniors at Warren County Career Center in Lebanon, ...

Bag Inc, a Hong Kong based online shopping portal has recently hogged the limelight for providing high quality bags and purses at affordable prices. With warehouses in Hong Kong and operating remotely from Paris, the bGlamour Limited owned and operated company, Bag Inc. has been lately acknowledged among the biggies, including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada. Popular for creating highly trendy bags, Bag Inc charges absolutely no shipping costs, no matter whichever part of the world you live in. The company provides a wide range of bags across the whole world through its ...

MONEXgroup is proud to announce that it will be participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's annual Light the Night event to help raise funds for the treatment of blood cancer, a disease that will impact almost 17,000 people across Canada in 2012. MONEXgroup has committed to raise $8000 and these funds will go towards: • Lifesaving blood cancer research; • Free educational materials and events for patients and their families; and • Local support programs. "Light the Night is an inspirational and empowering event that benefits thousands ...

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Tippecanoe, Ind. native Marcus Ryan has won a $5,000 scholarship in the 2012 Top Teen Talent Scholarship Competition. The competition, hosted at The Chef's Academy's campus in Indianapolis, highlights the culinary and pastry talents of high school students throughout the United States and the District of Columbia. The second-place winner, Ryan will study ...

New Jersey Rethinks Marijuana Law as Tides Shift in the War on Drugs After four decades, 46 million arrests and $1.5 trillion in spending, America's "war on drugs" appears to have made little progress, according to a recent news report by The Daily Journal. The rate of drug addiction in the U.S. is holding stead today at 1.3 percent of the population, according to a quote from former New Jersey police lieutenant Jack Cole, which is the same as it was in when the war on drugs began in 1970 -- as well as nearly a century ago in 1914. Lawmakers in New Jersey ...

New Jersey Supreme Court Deliberates on Trying Juveniles as Adults The New Jersey Supreme Court is currently deliberating on a challenge to the law governing when juveniles can be charged with adult crimes in New Jersey. The outcome could affect hundreds of New Jersey teens each year. According to New Jersey law, people under the age of 18 are generally considered juveniles, but suspects ages 16 and 17 can be tried in adult criminal court if they are charged with violent offenses such as homicide or aggravated assault. Currently, the decision whether to charge an ...

Who Is Most at Risk of an Asbestos-Related Illness? Louisiana residents know how dangerous it is to come into contact with asbestos. The reality is that most people, at some point, encounter asbestos even if they do not become ill. Those who do become ill may not experience symptoms until 10 to 40 years after exposure. Direct contact with asbestos on a frequent basis increases the chance for illness. Those who work with the material or in an environment with a substantial amount of the material in the air are most at risk. Millions of Americans have been exposed ...

The Insured Still Have Options for Denied Claims Recently Anthem Blue Cross, one of California's largest health insurers, announced it would seek rate increases for many of its customers in the state. On average, the policyholders will see an increase of 8.2 percent, but some premiums could increase as much as 20 percent. Anthem has said the increased premiums and deductibles are to cover projected increased medical costs. Despite what Anthem says, many policyholders feel that the increase is unjustified. Some will seek a ballot initiative to enact reform to allow the ...

Car Technology Automatically Breathalyzes, Lets Offenders Keep Licenses Car Technology Automatically Breathalyzes, Lets Offenders Keep Licenses California requires some drivers convicted of DUI offenses to install a new technology designed to prevent drunk driving. The devices are intended to reduce the incidence of repeat drunk driving offenses. One study finds that drivers who use the device and complete a monitoring and service program are as much as 40 percent less likely to become repeat offenders. Ignition Interlock Devices Ignition interlock devices prevent ...

The travel community tripwolf celebrates its fourth birthday with a new feature in their mobile travel app for iPhone and Android: the trip planner. The trip planner is the perfect tool for travelers who can't be bothered with heavy or outdated travel books, and who want to carry their itinerary with them right in their smartphones. Alongside Offline Maps, the Augmented Reality Viewer, and continuously updated travel tips, the tripwolf travel app now also offers the option to create and save your own itinerary within the app. Download iPhone app: http://bit.ly/w0Mk7F ...

Operation: Coming Home (http://operationcominghome.com), a joint volunteer project by the Triangle Veterans Association, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA), and Royal Oaks Building Group, among others, has announced that U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Richie Chavez will be the recipient of the nonprofit organization's fourth Hero Home, to be built in Lexington Plantation in Cameron, N.C. Chavez and his family were surprised with the announcement on Tuesday, July 3 at the Home Builders Association of Wake County, where representatives from the United States ...

Metro Health will once again hold its annual Metro Way 5K to benefit its amputation prevention program. The race will be held on Sunday, July 15 at Metro Health, 5900 Byron Center Ave, at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $25. Registration will be accepted through the morning of the race. To register ahead of time, visit, http://www.snapregistration.com/110098. In addition to the adult race, the family-friendly event will feature four races for kids: a stroller heat, 50-yard dash, ages 3-5; 100-yard dash, ages 6-9; and a quarter-mile run, ages 10-14. The race will benefit ...

After months of software and hardware development, Dexter Industries releases its much anticipated iPad and iPhone control of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system. By using the first-ever WiFi Sensor and software created by Dexter Industries, robots can now be dynamically controlled by a webpage from a browser on a laptop, computer, smart-phone, or tablet device. This week Dexter Industries releases software for the NXT that allows it to be directly controlled by Apple devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and Macbook. Previously, these devices were not able to control the LEGO ...

Despite its importance to business, mail remains an under-managed activity. At a time of major structural change in the industry and more options to automate the mailroom, too many businesses are failing to make the most of opportunities to cut postage costs, improve productivity and manage the mail process. April's stamp price hike raised concerns about the cost of postal communications, but just as significant are the huge discounts of almost 50% now available to businesses customers. What's more, these just cover one aspect of the mailing process. Businesses can make ...

As a recruiter at a Fortune 100 company, Scott conducted over 5,000 interviews and knows what recruiters really want to see on a resume. Scott tells those secrets in this humorous and highly effective book and now everyone can benefit in this job market. For a free preview of the book visit http://www.ScottVedder.com . "I realized most people hate writing resumes. Lots of job seekers struggle to write a resume that showcases how their experience has prepared them for a great new job," said Scott. In the book, readers learn how to highlight the best parts of ...

The developers from Stand By Soft are pleased to announce the release of a major version for the project management suite RationalPlan. Version 4.0 comes with a new design, a modern look and a more pleasant color scheme for the eye. This is a major turn around as the company decided to focus on three different areas or more exactly on three important needs for different types of project managers. These needs are covered by the main three products: Single, Multi and Server. Although different, in the essence the entire suite has something in common. Our moto Manage ...

Budget Windows VPS Hosting plans are now a part of Cyberls Hosting product portfolio. The new product has been designed to provide world class reliability, speed and flexibility to todays demanding VPS clients. The platform to provide these characteristics are powered by none other than Microsofts Hyper-V. More Detail of VPS Package Detail available at: https://members.cyberls.com/cart.php?gid=16 Speaking about the launch of the new Budget Windows VPS hosting Plan, Ken D Souza, CTO, Cyberls, stated, Although Cyberls Share of Linux VPS (Linux VPS plan start with US $9.99/ ...

The new Sunday Times league table ranks Britain's private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. Total sales had to be at least GBP25m and international sales at least GBP1m in the latest financial year. Thomsons was ranked 158th, alongside other well-known brands like Cath Kidston, Wiggle and LK Bennett, following a compound annual growth rate in international sales over two years of 27.87% per annum. This latest ranking is Thomsons 9th in the Sunday Times league tables, following six previous listings in Tech Track 100, plus listings in Profit Track ...

Talent director Keith Arem, known for his work on the record-breaking video games "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," "Saints Row the Third" and "The Amazing Spider-Man," will release a next-gen graphic novel exclusively for the Apple iPad. The action-thriller "INFEX" is a breakthrough revolutionary interactive graphic novel, featuring animated artwork, an exclusive new orchestrated sound track, and celebrity voice-overs provided by seasoned actors Lance Henriksen ("Aliens" and "Terminator"), Michael Wincott ...

Through it's official website, the Softunlockiphone.com team releases its new SoftRa1n software that can Jailbreak/Unlock iPhone 4S, 4, 3Gs, iPad 2, iPad 3, iOS 5.1.1 version and any baseband. This also allows the iPhone to have Flash and Cydia applications installed. Cydia is a third-party, independent installer application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Cydia is developed by Jay Freeman (Saurik) and it's actually much similar to Apple's app store. Cydia allows you to download tons of tweaks & utilities that you'll need to make the best out of your iOS device. Cydia ...