Life Sentence for Repeat DUI Offender
2010-09-29
Bobby Stovall recently was convicted of DUI for the ninth time in Texas. He was spotted weaving across several lanes, and also hitting other vehicles. When officers stopped Stovall, he showed signs of intoxication. His blood alcohol concentration was .32, while the legal limit in Texas is .08. Despite hitting other vehicles, no injuries resulted from this most recent DUI stop. When Stovall was sentenced, he became the first person to receive a life sentence for DUI where no one was injured. The court felt that Stovall was a danger to other drivers, and needed to be removed ...
How to Protect Yourself if Charged with a Crime
2010-09-29
Perhaps this is the first time you have been arrested. Maybe you have been through the system a time or two before, and think you know what will happen. However, many people charged with a crime have no idea what they need to do to protect themselves and their rights in a criminal proceeding. An experienced attorney can help you understand your options, and be an advocate for your best interests.
Police may contact you as part of an ongoing investigation, or they may question you after an arrest. They already know what has happened, and really, they hope you make their ...
Lowe's Drywall Settlement Under Scrutiny
2010-09-29
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received over 3,500 complaints from individuals in 38 states relating to defective drywall. Though a majority of these complaints come from Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the problem has the potential to affect consumers nationwide.
Many of the affected homes were built or repaired in 2006 and 2007 after the previous year's hurricane season increased the demand for drywall. As a result of the domestic shortage, the drywall suspected in many of these cases was imported from China. Consumers have filed numerous lawsuits ...
How Sweet the Sound Atlanta Hotel Offers Convenient Accommodations to the Event at Phillips Arena
2010-09-29
The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel North offers nearby accommodations to choirs and gospel fans attending Verizon's How Sweet the Sound Experience in Atlanta. The show is comprised of gospel choirs dedicated to uplifting and inspiring listeners. How Sweet the Sound Atlanta will take place on Saturday, October 2 at Phillips Arena.
Scheduled appearances at How Sweet the Sound include Donald Lawrence, CeCe Winans, Marvin Sapp, Israel Houghton, and Tamela Mann. Choirs taking the stage at Phillips Arena include:
- Voices of Kingdom Choir from Columbus, GA
- Anointed ...
Newberry Oktoberfest Hotel Offers Convenient Accommodations to Attendees at the Event
2010-09-29
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Newberry SC Hotel offers convenient lodging to guests attending the 2010 Newberry Oktoberfest. This 9th annual celebration will take place in downtown Newberry on October 2, from 10:00am to 5:00pm. The event will feature:
- Live entertainment
- Food court
- Culinary stage featuring authentic German foods
- Liver nips contest
- Kids rides and crafts
- Classic cars
- Vendors lining Main Street
The Newberry Oktoberfest is the perfect outing for the entire family to enjoy. Over 15,000 guests are expected to attend this year's festivities. ...
Spartanburg International Festival Hotel Offers Convenient Accommodations to the Event
2010-09-29
Hampton Inn Spartanburg - North I-85, a premier Spartanburg hotel, offers convenient lodging accommodations to attendees at Spartanburg International Festival. The Festival is being held on Saturday, October 2 in Downtown Spartanburg in Barnet Park from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Over 8,000 people are expected to gather at the annual event to celebrate and explore through food, music, dance, folk art, and more.
The city of Spartanburg, SC has residents that have originated from over 60 countries. In addition, over 100 international businesses call Spartanburg home. The honored ...
Crow Mountain Hill Climb Hotel in Scottsboro Alabama Offers Nearby Accommodations to Racers and Fans
2010-09-29
Hampton Inn Scottsboro Hotel offers nearby lodging to racers and fans attending the 6th running Rich Shafer Memorial Crow Mountain Hill Climb. The event is sanctioned and operated for the county by the Tennessee Valley Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Designed to be a safe and fun amateur motoring event, this year's Hill Climb will take place on October 2-3, 2010 in Jackson County, AL.
Scenic Jackson County is located in northeastern Alabama along the Tennessee River and in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The Crow Mountain Hill Climb is a ...
Atlanta Landscape Lighting Company NightVision Outdoor Lighting Partners with Georgia Classic Pool
2010-09-29
Atlanta landscape lighting company NightVision Outdoor Lighting has chosen to partner with Georgia Classic Pool for landscaping projects throughout metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Georgia Classic Pool specialized in personalized deluxe pools and spas, which NightVision enhances and illuminates with their Atlanta outdoor lighting designs.
The two companies are linked by more than business; Georgia Classic Pool owners Vance Dover and Joe Dover are the sons of Joe Dover, Sr., and brothers-in-law of Lee Davis, the two owners of GA outdoor lighting company NightVision. The ...
Furniture Choice Extends Its Bed Range
2010-09-29
Furniture Choice has extended its bed range which is now available to view in its West Yorkshire showroom, with the range also on its website.
Furniture Choice is already an established and successful Internet retailer in the upholstery and dining sectors, and has decided to include beds in its furniture range to extend its retail offer.
Tom Obbard, Managing Director, said: "This is an exciting time for Furniture Choice. Beds are a natural progression for us and an area that we have been looking at for some time. We have been very selective about our range and suppliers ...
Hotels.com Reveals Casablanca as the Hottest Destination for Irish Travellers in June
2010-09-29
Hotels.com has revealed in its latest poll of the fastest rising destinations that Casablanca has come out top of the new league table for Irish travellers.
The Hotels.com 'hot list' has revealed a 496% increase in searches for the Moroccan city on the Irish Hotels.com site in June 2010 compared with June 2009. The monthly league table shows the destinations which are experiencing the biggest growth in searches compared to the same period the year before.
New Dehli was a surprise second on June's list with searches increasing for the Indian capital by 477% while ...
IdeasByNet Supports Launch of ALRA North
2010-09-29
IdeasByNet has pledged its support for London-based drama school ALRA (The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts), which has recently opened its northern campus in Wigan, with a new cohort of students starting term on Monday 27th September.
ALRA has worked alongside IdeasByNet previously and the Sheffield-based promotional gifts company offered to support the launch of the northern site by providing the students with a range of ALRA branded stationery including promotional pens and notebooks.
The products were warmly received by ALRA co-director, Adrian Hall, who said: ...
Topshop Make Up launches Heavy Duty - a Trend-Led Collection for Autumn/Winter
2010-09-29
On 28th September Topshop will be launching its second limited-edition make up collection, Heavy Duty. Following the earlier festival inspired summer collection; Heavy Duty is an unapologetic homage to LA's bohemian grunge aesthetic and pulls in Topshop's key looks for the season.
Heavy Duty promises deep tones in never before seen formulas that will mix wet and dry textures while keeping the unique quirky packaging design as seen previously.
Top of the wish list for many is Heavy Duty's Kohl Dust. This is designed to crumble beautifully into the eye to create that ...
GameLine360.com Launches Highly Predictive, Real-Time Interactive NFL / NCAA Probabilities, Picks and Power Ratings
2010-09-29
GameLine360 has officially launched GameLine360.com, offering highly predictive, real-time game probabilities, picks and power ratings, with emphasis on the NFL and NCAA Basketball Tournament. Multiple real-time models predict games at all angles and feed into consensus picks rated on a 1 to 5 scale. Based on historical data, NFL games with 3+ stars are 73% accurate straight-up and 60% likely versus the spread while weeks 11 through 14 have the best rates of 76% accuracy straight-up and 69% likely versus the spread. As for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the 2010 GameLine360 ...
Hire Patriots Florida Looking for a Few Good Businesses
2010-09-29
HirePatriotsFL.com provides a unique job assistance portal which helps military members, veterans and their families find job opportunities. With their new website up and running, the sponsors are now focused on encouraging Florida businesses to post jobs to the site. Posted jobs help veterans and their families.
"Our new website provides a place for local citizens to post one-day jobs and it provides a place for businesses to post employment positions for veterans and their families," said Brian Butler, President of Vistra Communications, local sponsor of Hire Patriots ...
Celebrity Psychic Accepting Donations
2010-09-29
Nadia Foster has been casting love spells, conducting Tarot readings and helping people for over 20 years. Over the years Nadia has helped reunite lovers with these love spells, as well as giving advice and readings. Nadia also features talent in other spells and assisting celebrities and politicians.
Recently Nadia has been working on some cases in which she is seeking material for some cases she is working on. Some cases are extremely easy; some cases she will tell you if she can accept them. Some cases require a lot of work and materials; when casting a spell, these ...
New Book on the History of Soda Fountains
2010-09-29
When chemist and bartender Darcy S. O'Neil was asked a question about an old soda fountain ingredient called Acid Phosphate, by New Orleans bartender Chris McMillian, he didn't realize that it would lead to a book on the rediscovery of a forgotten category of drinks and the fascinating history behind the creation of soda-pop.
Darcy O'Neil explains why the history of soda fountains is so interesting. "The golden era of the soda fountain was as colourful as any period in American history. Most people don't realize that many soda fountains were as bad as saloons during ...
Whataburger Debuts New Chocolate Brownie Pie
2010-09-29
Whataburger announces the introduction of its newest limited time menu item, the Chocolate Brownie Pie featuring warm chocolate brownie filling surrounded by a hot flaky crust for just 99 cents.
"The warm, sweet and flaky Chocolate Brownie Pie is a great addition to our dessert menu," said Rich Scheffler, Whataburger Restaurants, LP Group Director of Marketing. "Our customers have grown up on our fried pies, and our newest pie offers a rich, delicious chocolate option."
The fried pie was first introduced to the Whataburger menu in the late 1950s. Other limited-run ...
Michaels Hosts Halloween Hocus Pocus
2010-09-29
More people celebrate Halloween big when it falls on a weekend, and since the holiday is on Sunday this year, Michaels, North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, will offer a month of spooktacular events, creative costumes and devilish DIY decor ideas, all without a scary price tag.
To get in the Halloween spirit, all 1,030+ Michaels stores in the U.S. and Canada will host free in-store workshops beginning October 2 where customers can learn to make everything from quick costumes to not-so-tricky party treats, all for less than $7. On October 30, stores ...
Collegiate Sports Just Got Sweeter with My Idolpops Collegiate Lollipops
2010-09-29
If you like college football, basketball and baseball, and have a sweet tooth, a special treat is now available. My Idolpops LLC, a leading, premium confectionery manufacturer, is using the "fun power of the lollipop" to place the limelight on US college sports with lollipops available at campus bookstores and major national retailers. With more than 70 flavors, from Root Beer and Mocha Cappuccino to Cotton Candy, My Idolpops' sports lollipops are in the detailed shape of a football helmet, basketball, football, and baseball.
The sweet Collegiate Sports line will be ...
University of Hawaii at Manoa Pan-STARRS discovers first potentially hazardous asteroid
2010-09-28
The University of Hawaii' at Mānoa's Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala has discovered an asteroid that will come within 4 million miles of Earth in mid-October. The object is about 150 feet in diameter and was discovered in images acquired on September 16, when it was about 20 million miles away.
It is the first "potentially hazardous object" (PHO) to be discovered by the Pan-STARRS survey and has been given the designation "2010 ST3."
"Although this particular object won't hit Earth in the immediate future, its discovery shows that Pan-STARRS is now the most ...
New oil detection technique
2010-09-28
CSIRO scientists have developed a revolutionary technique for the rapid on-site detection and quantification of petroleum hydrocarbons (commonly derived from crude oil) in soil, silt, sediment, or rock.
Developed in collaboration with waste technology specialist, Ziltek Pty Ltd, the technique means that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons can now be quantified simply by using a hand-held infrared spectrometer to take readings at the site of interest, without the need to take samples or perform any kind of processing.
The technique could be used for oil exploration ...
Climate change hits southeast Australia fish species
2010-09-28
Scientists are reporting significant changes in the distribution of coastal fish species in south-east Australia which they say are partly due to climate change.
CSIRO's Climate Adaptation and Wealth from Oceans Flagships have identified 43 species, representing about 30 per cent of the inshore fish families occurring in the region, that exhibited shifts thought to be climate-related.
These include warm temperate surf-zone species such as Silver Drummer and Rock Blackfish that are breeding and have become more abundant, and range increases in Snapper and Rock Flathead. ...
Solar cells thinner than wavelengths of light hold huge power potential
2010-09-28
In the smooth, white, bunny-suited clean-room world of silicon wafers and solar cells, it turns out that a little roughness may go a long way, perhaps all the way to making solar power an affordable energy source, say Stanford engineers.
Their research shows that light ricocheting around inside the polymer film of a solar cell behaves differently when the film is ultra thin. A film that's nanoscale-thin and has been roughed up a bit can absorb more than 10 times the energy predicted by conventional theory.
The key to overcoming the theoretical limit lies in keeping ...
A revolutionary new way of reversing certain cancers
2010-09-28
Australian and American scientists have found a way of shrinking tumours in certain cancers – a finding that provides hope for new treatments.
The cancers in question are those caused by a new class of genes known as 'microRNAs', produced by parts of the genome that, until recently, were dismissed as 'junk DNA'. While much is still unknown about microRNAs, it is clear that they can interfere with how our genes are 'read'.
The current finding identifies one particular microRNA (microRNA 380) that appears to disable the king of tumour suppressors, the P53 gene. So important ...
2010 AAO-HNSF miniseminars: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
2010-09-28
Boston, MA – The 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest meeting of ear, nose, and throat doctors in the world, will convene September 26-29, 2010, in Boston, MA.
Featuring more than 305 scientific research sessions, 594 posters, and several hundred instruction course hours for attendees, the annual meeting is a unique opportunity for journalists from around the world to cover breaking science and medical news. Reporters will have access to the latest research and clinical advances ...
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