Renowned by press and loved by fans for its ability to create "the best Bloody Mary of all time", Bakon Vodka (www.bakonvodka.com) has been selected by The Tasting Panel magazine as a "Publisher's Pick" for their September 2010 issue, scoring 93 points. The review notes, "The smoky bacon nose is not at all contrived; in fact, it's tempting as all get-out. The palate is just as authentic: clean and slightly sweet with a how-did-they-do-it authenticity. No heat at all, merely slightly peppered and delectable." The Tasting Panel magazine is the most widely circulated trade ...

The Empowerment Design Package is an affordable standalone plan designed by the Boston firm of (m) + charles beach INTERIORS for the exclusive purpose of affording the average homeowner world-class Interior Design without the costs and restrictions attached to the project by traditional firms. The foundation of the Empowerment Design Package is the approximately 15 page client-owned publication which serves as their road map - it advances vision, solutions and contains design concepts specific to the clients project. It also includes exquisite color renderings that accurately ...

The sixth annual T3 Technology Tools for Today Conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Bonaventure Hotel in Weston, FL (Fort Lauderdale) February 16-19th, 2011. Conference producers, industry influentials David Drucker and Joel Bruckenstein, have opened registration and announced the preliminary agenda. "As we approach the 2011 conference, we are getting very excited about what we'll all be able to learn in the exhibit hall and conference sessions," said Dave Drucker, co-producer of the conference. "This is our sixth T3 Conference and I have to say the speakers and ...

Independent broker/dealer Securities America is pleased to announce an agreement with Equitas Financial of Grand Rapids, Mich., for Equitas Financial managers and registered representatives to become a branch of Securities America. Equitas Financial is currently affiliated with broker/dealer Equitas America, which has approximately 45 registered representatives with $500 million in client assets. After the reaffiliation with Securities America, Equitas America will no longer operate as a broker/dealer. "We're extremely pleased that Equitas Financial made the decision ...

The three Treehouses, which are exclusive to Sherwood Forest, have been expertly designed to encompass key elements that are core to the Center Parcs experience; accessible luxury, sustainability and most importantly creating memorable short breaks for the whole family. Set among the canopy of 400 acres of Nottinghamshire woodland, the Treehouses have been designed to embrace the forest, which is reflected throughout the interior. A spiral staircase winding round a faux tree turn is central to the layout and details such as floor to ceiling retractable doors, a large ...

Travellers heading to hotels in Paris this autumn could clear some space in their schedule to learn something about nature at La Biodiversite Urbaine. It opened to the public on September 1st 2010 and will be available to view at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle until the end of the year, with attendees needing to head for the Jardin des Plantes to see the items. The exhibition aims to bring people's attention back to animals that can be found in urban areas and pose some vital questions. "Who are the small animals that live alongside us in the cities? ...

Archstone, a leader in apartment investment and operations, will launch public online voting Thursday for its popular "Taste of Archstone" online video cooking contest. Voting will begin at 11 a.m. EDT September 16 and end at 6 p.m. EDT September 25. The video contest entry receiving the most "likes" will win an exclusive luxury Napa Valley getaway package. Dozens of entries have been received from Archstone residents across the nation, all with a creative flair ranging from original rap songs like "The Tilapia Rap," an entry from Washington, D.C., to a real French ...

After a resounding - and entertaining - victory at home to Bolton on Saturday, Arsene Wenger will face an altogether different test when he takes his side up North to the Stadium of Light to face Steve Bruce's Sunderland on Saturday, Live from 4.45pm on ESPN & ESPN HD. Don't miss out on all the football coverage this season on ESPN with live matches each week from the Barclays Premier League, The FA Cup, Clydesdale Bank Premier League, UEFA Europa League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Eredivisie and Euro 2012 International qualifiers. For more information on how to get ...

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Magenta Research, a recognized leader in signal distribution and switching over structured cabling, announces the debut of a new extension product in the Infinea HD-One Series. The HD-ONE LX is an HDMI extension product that utilizes a single Cat5/6 cable, and now sends 1080p up to 328ft/100m. HD-ONE LX is fully HDCP-compliant and capable of extending uncompressed 1080p video, audio, IR and Bi-directional RS 232 to 328ft/100m allowing commands and data to flow in both directions. The distance reach and use of inexpensive, easy to terminate UTP cable makes this product ...

Depuy hip lawsuits are being filed for patients nationwide who are affected by the Depuy hip recall. The DePuy ASR hip replacements have been found to fail at a very high rate and this often results in the patient needing to have the device removed and replaced in a revision surgery. Thousands of patients are expected to be affected by the DePuy hip recall. The DePuy ASR Hip Problems Well Known For years prior to the DePuy hip recall of the ASR hip systems, published articles detailed the design problems with the device. Hundreds of Adverse Event Reports to the FDA ...

Want to reach millions of real live radio listeners with your message? Want to build national expert status and showcase your knowledge and experience via appearing on radio shows? Want to enjoy the fun and excitement of getting your chance at helping others and living your mission in motion? You can do all this with the famous Annie Jennings PR HOT 35 Markets Radio Campaign. This campaign books authors and experts on high powered and high impact radio shows in the Top 35 Cities in the USA as well as on regional and nationally-syndicated radio shows. Annie ...

Noble Bookkeeping has changed its name to 360 Integrated Business Solutions (360i). Ricky and Nancy Gregory started 360i as co-owners in order to provide quality service to today's business owners, both large and small. Nancy opened Noble Bookkeeping five years ago providing bookkeeping services to companies of all sizes. Today, she and her husband Ricky decided they wanted to offer a broader range of services. "My clients began to ask if I offered any administrative services, especially organization. They knew how organized I am and they wanted organization so that ...

McCusker & Company, a national leading provider of service program warranty consulting services, today was named the service contract program provider for TD-Tronics, an Illinois-based retailer of consumer home electronics such as plasma and LCD televisions. McCusker & Company will offer TD-Tronics customers a full range of in-home and carry-in television extended warranty service plans ranging from two-years to five-years after the initial manufacturer warranty. The coverage is extended to all types of television sets, including tube, projection, DLP, LCD and even plasma ...

Fraser Yachts are pleased to announce that six of their yachts will feature at the upcoming 2010 Monaco Yacht Show, which will be taking place at the Port Hercules between the 22nd and 25th of September. The show, which will be open between 10.00am and 18.40pm, will feature more than 100 superyachts, of which around 40% will be making their debut at this prestigious event. More than 50% of the yachts on show will have a length of more than 40m including, M/Y Aquarius, M/Y H2OME, S/Y Ohana and S/Y Hetairos, each of which is currently for sale with Fraser Yachts acting as ...

Long established, nationwide, Internet car finance broker Carfinance Netcars.co.uk has relaunched today under the name www.carfinance247.co.uk . It now offers a unique, niche car sourcing service, which enables people to apply for car finance and choose a vehicle, all from the comfort of their own home, without the often high-pressured selling methods employed by car dealership salesmen. The new, fresh looking, easy-to-navigate site - www.carfinance247.co.uk - offers site visitors lots of easy-to-use tools; a new, easy-to-remember name - and a complete virtual car purchase ...

The 21st century has seen advances in technology, science, medicine and more. One thing that traditionally hasn't changed, however, is the perception of the father's role in a child's life. Ask most people what a dad does, they may mention things like playing catch, being the family breadwinner, tackling household maintenance projects or mowing the lawn. When the phrase "primary caretaker" arises, few people equate that with a father. As the Bob Dylan song goes, though, "the times, they are a-changin'." Fathers all around the country are choosing to raise their children ...

Medical professionals often feel they have a reputation to protect, and the best strategy for achieving that goal is adherence to accepted medical standards and treating patients with the respect they deserve. But the recently settled case of a New York bariatric surgeon suggests that sometimes patients' best interests are not the foremost goal, when eliminating a colleague who dissents about medical practices seems more expedient. Dr. Neelu Pal lost her position at New York University's Medical Center in 2006 after she informed several patients scheduled for weight-loss ...

On March 15, 2008, a 22-story crane collapsed on East 51st Street in Manhattan, killing seven people. A little over two months later, a second crane collapsed at an Upper East Side construction site, leaving two dead, including the 30-year-old crane operator. These two crane accidents have been at the center of multiple investigations, civil lawsuits and criminal charges against those believed to be responsible for the catastrophes. Rigging contractor William Rapetti was one of the individuals facing criminal charges for his role in the East 51st Street collapse. ...

A recent Pennsylvania appellate court decision involved a rarely implemented defense in a DUI/DAI case. In Commonwealth v. Clouser, the Pennsylvania Superior Court considered whether a driver was justified in fleeing danger in his vehicle even though he was intoxicated. While the trial court had denied the defendant's request to argue justification, the Superior Court held that he should have been allowed to present this defense. Appellant Michael Allan Clouser was out at a Franklin County tavern in June of 2009 with his girlfriend. Clouser admitted at trial that he ...

In Pennsylvania, an officer often conducts field sobriety testing prior to asking a driver to submit to a roadside breath test and making an arrest, whether the driver is suspected of intoxication during a traffic stop, sobriety checkpoint or saturation patrol. In October 2008, Pennsylvania began the Checkpoint Strikeforce Initiative, which requires each of the 15 regional state police troops to conduct random sobriety tests of drivers on most weekends. The State Police Commissioner noted that the program contributed to a record number of DUI arrests that year. Standardized ...

Any person accused of a crime in the United States has the right "to be confronted with the witnesses against him." It is one of the fundamental protections of the U.S. Constitution, written into the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment and guaranteed since the Bill of Rights took effect in 1791. However, our understanding of this right has evolved with time. Last year in the case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the protections of the Confrontation Clause with regard to the introduction of forensic evidence in a trial. Prior ...

Medical Whistleblowers and the Sovereign Immunity Roadblock The heroic actions of two individuals recently brought the little town of Kermit, Texas, into the limelight. Two nurses at Winkler County Memorial Hospital found themselves in an astonishing situation after reporting suspected ethical violations of a doctor. Not only were they fired but also indicted on felony charges. Both nurses beat the indictments and later settled a civil lawsuit against the hospital, but the unexpected scenario has sparked public debate about laws protecting medical whistleblowers. Anne ...

Worried parents and law enforcement officials are driving an increase in child pornography cases across the U.S. Sentences for viewing child porn range from probation to 20 years in prison, but judges are leaning toward lower sentences. The Wall Street Journal analyzed four years of data and found a significant reduction in jail time. In 2006, about 20 percent of child porn possession and distribution cases brought sentences that fell below federal guidelines. By 2009, more than 40 percent of sentences brought such sentences, according to the Journal. In the same period, ...

When a worker is injured on the job, the workers' compensation system is intended to ensure that the worker receives the medical treatment necessary to recover and financial support for the resulting time away from work. However, this compensation is ultimately provided by an insurance company -- and insurance companies generally seek to avoid paying out claims when possible. Accordingly, these companies rely on a number of common, well-established defenses to avoid paying claims. Workers' compensation claims fall into two categories: accidental-injury claims and occupational-disease ...