A bill just voted down by a Pennsylvania State House of Representatives committee could have granted county sheriffs and their deputies additional authority to apprehend suspected criminals and investigate crimes. The idea had been met with a surprising amount of opposition from a number of law enforcement agencies, unions and some legislators around the state. Sheriffs in rural areas, however, are still seeking an increase in the authority granted to their deputies, especially since a weak economy has prevented the establishment (or continued presence of) local police ...

A recently released survey compiled by reporters at the news site The Daily Beast reveals that Florida has the dubious distinction of having 11 of the 50 cities in America with the highest divorce rates. Panama City, Florida, has the highest per capita divorce rate in the nation, with nearly 16 percent of the population being divorced. How Was the List Compiled? The Daily Beast approached the task of determining the nation's divorce "hot spots" by examining both population demographic data (to figure out what percent of the population was currently divorced) and public ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in favor of a convicted murderer who, upon his restricted release from a high security correctional facility, was required to register as a sex offender and accept the consequences that such registration requires. The suit was brought by appellate attorneys working on behalf of Raul Meza, convicted in 1982 of killing an 8-year-old girl and sentenced to 30 years in a Texas state prison. The laws at the time of his conviction allowed for him to be released in 1993 (after calculating his time served ...

By now most of us have heard the story about the famous iron-man quarterback who was allegedly sending explicit images to a female employee of the team, when they both worked for the team. This is an example of what is known as "sexting." "Sexting" is generally thought of as the act of sending explicit text messages or pictures through one's cell phone. However, the very adult activity of sexting isn't just limited to adults; many teens have admitted to explicit text messages. A 2008 survey conducted by the National Campaign to Support Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy ...

Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter Hotel North, located near Dunwoody, GA, offers convenient accommodations to Atlanta holiday season travelers visiting the area and the Centennial Olympic Park Holiday in Lights and Skating Rink. Located in downtown Atlanta, the 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park holiday events have been an Atlanta tradition for thirteen years. Centennial Olympic Park Holiday in Lights is a festive winter wonderland. The park is open daily to view the lights now through January 3, 2011. Admission is free. The Centennial Olympic Park Skating Rink is Atlanta's only ...

House of Fraser has launched its latest Christmas range online, offering customers an assortment of beautiful Christmas decorations and dinnerware to see them through the festive season in style. Customers can choose a Christmas theme that suits their style, whether its understated elegance, traditional details or bold fashion-led looks. In an array of pale silvers and golds, 'Filigree' offers all the Christmas decorations to create a pretty winter wonderland in the living room. Inspired by the fragile structures of antique lace pattern and thread work, surfaces ...

Tracesmart, one of the UK's leading consumer data specialists, was nominated for the fastest growing company within the Creativeand Knowledge Industry category, and competed for the title of Wales's Fastest Growing Company at the 2010 Welsh Fast Growth 50 awards. Mike Trezise, Tracesmart's managing director and founder, commented: "To see Tracesmart placed within the top twenty fastest growing organisations in Wales is a real highlight in the company's history. Thanks to our investment in innovative technology and our pool of talented people, we have gone from strength ...

As the December approaches, so does the holiday party season. As businesses and individuals prepare for corporate and private holiday parties, The Majestic Photobooth Company, an Atlanta photo booth rental company, is encouraging event planners to take advantage of its special holiday photo booth rental offer. With every photo booth rental in December, The Majestic Photobooth Company is offering a free holiday props package, including Santa hats, reindeer antlers, candy canes, and other holiday themed accessories. Rentals are still available for most dates through ...

The Majestic Photobooth Company, an Atlanta photo booth company, is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website, MajesticPhotobooths.com. The new design incorporates the appearance and interactive qualities of a photo booth into the layout, making it both more informative and more fun for visitors. "This website has been in the works for the past few years," explains Zach Brown, owner of the Majestic Photobooth Company. "It's certainly been a long time coming, but we are so happy with the end result! For the first time in five years, we feel like our ...

Atlanta windows company Maintenance Free Windows is encouraging homeowners to check the insulating value of their windows as winter approaches. Maintenance Free Windows is an Atlanta window replacement company that helps consumers improve their homes' energy efficiency by installing high quality vinyl windows with a variety of frame and energy saving glass options. Homeowners will be turning up the thermostat to try to keep their homes warmer as temperatures drop in the coming months. Windows that are not properly sealed allow warm air to escape, exposing a home to drafts. ...

The National Trust has announced that one of the key sites in the history of the battle to improve access to the countryside, Kinder Scout in the Peak District, is set to get a major GBP2.5 million restoration over five years, starting in the spring of 2011. Work carried out by the National Trust, who have owned Kinder Scout since 1982, will see vast areas of the bare and degraded blanket peat landscape restored by gully-blocking, brash spreading and the planting of cotton grass, heather seed, and dwarf shrubs such as bilberry. To help with the restoration of the ...

Atlanta shredding company Shred-Green held a free shredding event on Saturday, November 6 at the Brightwater subdivision in Snellville, GA, providing free shredding services to the residents of the subdivision. This is one of several shredding events sponsored by Shred-Green in recent months. Representatives from Shred-Green were at the Brightwater subdivision for four hours, and over ten percent of the homeowners took advantage of the shredding service. The event was arranged by a resident who felt that the subdivision could benefit from this service. This turned out ...

Body Solutions, Atlanta Personal Training and Fitness Studio founded by Dan McGrath - voted Atlanta's #1 trainer by Creative Loafing earlier this month - is awarded Atlanta's best personal trainer title again, this time by Citysearch. "I'm honored Atlanta has chosen me as the city's best personal trainer for a second time. Citysearch is an incredible medium for the best of the city and the honor is one I don't take lightly. I went into this business because I enjoy seeing people succeed. When people are healthy they're confident and life is a lot more enjoyable," notes ...

British Airways has announced that it will commence non-stop daily flights to San Diego from London Heathrow as a first benefit of the official launch of the new joint business agreement with American Airlines and Iberia. The new transatlantic service to London is scheduled to begin in June 2011 and will be operated with the carrier's popular three-class Boeing 777 aircraft. Kevin Burns, British Airways regional director, Western USA and Western Canada, said: "Inaugurating non-stop flights between San Diego and London is one of the first tangible benefits of the joint ...

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing, part of the UK's largest healthcare charity is attempting to change the way people look at their health. Through its approach to keep their members motivated and educated their aim is to improve their members' overall health for the long term and in doing so help to get Britain healthier. As a result of Nuffield Health's innovative approach they are already seeing real results in member engagement and motivation. 70 per cent of customers who have had a health MOT have retained membership, versus 53 per cent of those who have not ...

Hotter Shoes has launched its biggest ever range of comfortable slippers, as part of its mission to deliver day-long comfort to today's active men and women. Designers at UK-based Hotter Comfort Concept are passionate about comfortable footwear and have created a collection of slippers with a number of comfort features including lightweight polyurethane soles, smooth internal seams and soft suede, sheepskin and leather uppers. Producing comfortable footwear for over 50 years, Hotter Comfort Concept is now the UK's biggest shoe manufacturer making 1.3 million pairs per ...

Black Friday deals are not just for retail shops anymore and the travel industry has jumped on board to offer travelers exceptional deals the day after Thanksgiving. Hacienda Tres Rios Resort has recently reveled a Black Friday Special Offer for travelers planning their 2011 vacation. The Black Friday Special Offer includes a 50% off the resort's best available rate under the Endless Luxury, all-inclusive plan. The one-of-a-kind, Endless Luxury, all-inclusive package includes unlimited food and drinks (including alcohol), taxes and tips, various recreational ...

Founded in 2003, oDesk rapidly secured its position as one of the market leaders. Total billings since launch have exceeded $196m. In the third quarter of 2010 the company reported more than 1m hours worked by its global freelance workforce in a single month (August 2010). These findings and more were reported today (22nd November 2010) in the Freelance Marketplace Review, published by WhichLance.com, the outsourcing marketplace comparison site. The report found that oDesk had secured almost 40% share of all spend across the top ten online outsourcing sites during ...

CMC Markets have launched their new charting package which is available to all demo and live users of their next generation spread betting platform. The new, powerful proprietary charting and drawing tool package has been designed to give traders access to advanced tools and powerful functionality, yet remain simple and intuitive to use. Executive Chairman of CMC Markets, Peter Cruddas, commented: "We understand that professional real-time charts are extremely important to our clients and we think that the new spread betting charts package is so powerful that traders ...

The MBNA Ireland Platinum credit card introduced earlier this year continues to provide a market leading deal to Irish card-holders despite financial uncertainty. The Platinum card comes with 10 months interest free borrowing on balance and money transfers followed by a well below average 14.9% rate (variable). Considering the rarity of 0% deals in the current market and the interest rate average of 18.6%, the offer made by the MBNA card is a seriously big deal. Speaking about the Platinum card, a Bank of America representative, of which MBNA is a subsidiary, said: "The ...

From the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide series comes a new title teaching runners how to run more naturally by running barefoot. Co-authored by barefoot running pioneer Dr. Craig Richards and running coach Thomas Hollowell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Barefoot Running reveals the stages to successfully transition to barefoot and minimal footwear running. "This barefoot running book does much more than tell runners they should run without shoes," says Thomas Hollowell. "Dr. Richards and I go to great lengths to outline where running shoes went wrong, why barefoot ...

The independent consumer organization, toyportfolio.com, announces the launch of their free mobile app. "Toy shopping just got a lot simpler with our easy-to-use mobile app," notes co-founder Stephanie Oppenheim. "Shoppers can take us along to the toy store or shop online. If you're shopping for kids, this takes the guesswork out of finding expert and kid-tested toys that will surely be a hit. Everyone wants to deliver that wow-wee gift and shoppers have been using us as their secret resource for years. The app now makes it that much easier to access our reviews and ...

Cruise.com, one of the Internet's largest cruise sellers, jumped into the "Black Friday" promotions with its first-ever Black Friday Cruise Sale. The sale is scheduled to begin at 8AM on Friday, November 26th. Cruise.com is offering exclusive opportunities on many cruise lines to destinations worldwide. Be among the first 35 callers and receive a 7-night Caribbean cruise for just $249. Other exclusive offers include dollars off, free air, on-board credits, 2 for 1 cruises and more. "These are by far the best deals of the year! If you are planning a cruise, this is the ...

Working out how to make the best possible use of material stocks and minimize waste has always been a time-consuming, everyday problem for industrial companies, professional contractors and hobbyists who need to cut parts according to a project's specification. Now, Optimalon Software's new and innovative 1DCutX add-in for Microsoft Excel makes it easy to optimize the cutting of linear material (such as bars, beams and pipes). Traditionally, the most obvious and widely-used cutting procedure is known as the "greedy" cutting approach and involves cutting the biggest parts ...

Frequent hemodialysis improved left ventricular mass (heart size) and self-reported physical health compared to conventional hemodialysis for kidney failure, according to the Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Daily Trial funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Results were published online Nov. 20, 2010, in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with a presentation at the American Society of Nephrology meeting in Denver. Six hemodialysis treatments per week improved left ventricular mass and physical health ...