Construction Digital, the top digital media source for global construction news and information reveals the benefits of green hospitals and details of the San Francisco Transbay Transit Center in the redesigned October issue. For the October cover story, we speak with Jeffrey Rich of Gundersen Lutheran to learn the benefits of sustainable health care facilities. "We have a duty to be good stewards of how we use energy, and try to produce or use clean energy," he says in the article. We also speak with Phil Williams, vice president of sustainability and technical systems ...

Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, discusses Ford Motor Company's business strategies, the benefits of estate planning for the future, the rise of Promojam, and the latest edition of Apple TV compared to its competitors. The October cover story discusses how Ford Motor Company stands behind their motto, "Built to Last." Group Vice President Bennie Fowler discusses their forward facing plans and the integration of lean manufacturing within the business. Estate planning is also becoming a concern for many baby boomers who are ...

The industry known as corporate trade, or corporate barter, has existed for decades, yet it continues to perplex many at the highest levels of corporate America. For those corporations who engage corporate trade firms, they are able to sell their excess inventories at values far above what the cash market will bear, surplus real estate at above asking price and reduce their cash outlay for advertising, freight, printing and a host of other goods and services. In their new book entitled, "The 9 Insider Secrets to Winning at Corporate Trade", Evergreen-Partners identify ...

FineQualityWatches.Com (FineQualityWatches) announces a 6-month buyer promotion event using WatchTime Magazine to promote Bulova, Citizen, Movado, and Sartego watches. FineQualityWatches.Com today announced a buyer promotion program where each month a select number of watch purchasers from the site will receive annual subscriptions to WatchTime Magazine, the country's preeminent watch magazine--the most respected by connoisseurs and trusted by those who enjoy and value watches for their beauty and functionality. Foster & Associates Holding Company, owner of FineQualityWatches.Com, ...

Maggie's Organics, located in Ypsilanti, MI, is launching a new holiday promotion that highlights some eco-friendly gift ideas at very affordable prices. NEW patterned footie socks that include snowflake, stars, and moose designs. All made with over 75% certified organic cotton. All available for an MSRP of $4.99! They are comfortable and great looking. How about a beautiful, all organic cotton scarf to help keep warm over the winter for only $9.99? Made with 100% certified organic cotton, available in a Fire Lily or Peace design, as well as plain colors. Over 86 inches ...

Park West Gallery recently made a significant donation of brand new clothing to Calvary's Chapel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as part of its ongoing Park West Gallery CARES philanthropic initiative. More than half of U.S. states saw their unemployment rates rise in August; two of those states most significantly affected have been Michigan and Florida. Through Park West Gallery CARES, Park West Gallery is dedicated to improving the lives of those in need in Michigan, Florida and in many other communities both domestic and international. "Park West Gallery answered Calvary ...

The research found that, with an average download speed of 7.72 Mbps, Liverpool topped the chart as the postcode area with the fastest broadband speeds; compared to Dumfries, which receives an average speed of just 2.89 Mbps (further results are presented in the table below). The speed data was collated between the months of March and August of this year and a total of 48,408 test results were taken into consideration. Rob Webber, commercial director of Broadband Expert, says: "Our results show that there are vast disparities between broadband speeds across the ...

Responding to demand from SEO agencies growing faster than their staffs can manage; SEO-Peace.com officially announces its white label SEO reseller plans offering discounts up to 35% off normal prices. Discounts on reseller plans vary based on the amount of business, but the plans allow customers to resell all advanced SEO services and full-service SEO campaigns under their name at no additional charge. Many business proprietors do not require full reselling plans, instead preferring to rely upon SEO bulk discounts to meet their own, as well as their customers', needs. ...

On Thursday, online casino Golden Riviera announced that it will be releasing details on a brand-new competition in its French Riviera-themed casino lobby. For now all that is known is that the competition will be running for 4 weeks and that the starting date will be Monday 11th May 2010. The casino was reluctant to share further information on the details of the competition. We were however successful in contacting a representative from the casino, who disclosed to us that the competition will be based on the casino's newest video slot, and that due to legalities, the ...

- Approximately a third of consumers will check credit card interest rates (35%) and bank rates (31%) - 78% of consumers do not use money off coupons - 10% would not haggling with prices - Faulty items were not returned by 40% - New shoes or clothes were not worn by 67% of women - Nearly 1 in 3 will still eat in a restaurant when food or service is not great 29 September 2010 - Due to UK consumers over-tipping, not using money off vouchers and even throwing them away and accepting charges from their bank or credit card that are high, they are throwing millions of ...

Deborah Barnes, author of the upcoming book, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey - A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary, announced today the launch of her new website and blog www.zeezoey.com. Deborah's blog will engage readers and subscribers in discussions that build upon the upcoming book. "Zee, our lovable Maine Coon, and Zoey, our high-spirited Bengal cat have taken it upon themselves, with a little help from some human friends, to write a book," said author Deborah Barnes. "They are so thrilled about this project that they want to share all the behind the scenes ...

Black swans, green coal and a blueprint to reduce uncertainty were just a few of the topics discussed during the second annual Leaders in Business Summit Sept. 28 hosted by Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis and Deloitte & Touche. Over 100 executives participated in the daylong dialogue at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center on the campus of Washington University with CEOs and top officials from industry leaders such as Ameren, AT&T, Edward Jones, Energizer Holdings, Monsanto, Peabody Energy and the Federal Reserve Bank ...

One of the many headaches associated with Medicare may soon be coming to an end. This past March, a bill was proposed in the House of Representatives that would make the process of reimbursing Medicare for health care expenses paid by a secondary source more efficient. This means that victims of personal injury would no longer have to wait for Medicare to send its reimbursement claim before they can be compensated after a judgment or settlement. Currently, if a person is injured in an accident and Medicare pays for his or her medical expenses, the individual will be ...

In Florida, the property and debt distribution issues raised during a divorce are often settled between the parties in a marital settlement agreement. When parties are unable to reach an agreement, however, a Florida court must step in to divide a couple's assets and liabilities. Even though many property settlements are hammered out outside the courtroom, the factors judges use in dividing property affect the relative strength of each side's bargaining position. Accordingly, understanding how a court allocates property upon the dissolution of a marriage is essential for ...

According to truckinjuries.com, one out of every eight traffic-related deaths involves large commercial trucks. The number of fatal crashes rose by ten percent in a recent ten-year period. Since trucks are both larger and heavier than other vehicles on the road, drivers and passengers of smaller vehicles such as cars, SUVs and motorcycles account for 77 percent of those injured and 86 percent of those killed in collisions involving large trucks. Large-Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier ...

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website, Act 24 was signed in September 2003, lowering the state's legal limit of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for a DUI from .10 to .08. As reported on padui.org, in-state alcohol related crashes and fatalities decreased from 2007 to 2008, and were the second lowest totals in the prior consecutive five years. Thus, it is apparent that Pennsylvania continues to take an aggressive posture toward the prevention of drinking and driving, including the widespread use of sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. ...

While Congress considers amendments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) proposed by U.S. Representative Tom Udall earlier this year, which would specifically allow compensation to workers exposed after 1971, make qualification for benefits easier to obtain, incorporate additional exposure testing and apply to those exposed to fallout from nuclear testing in more geographical areas, additional RECA coverage efforts are in the works. One movement seeks to expand RECA to cover members of the Navajo Nation who were workers or children of workers in the uranium ...

A measure recently passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has criminalized the practice commonly known as "sexting" by teens: sending sexually suggestive photos of themselves or others using mobile devices. The bill, sponsored by Representative Seth Grove of York, passed by a wide margin with bipartisan support, and will soon go before the State Senate. The approved bill creates a second-degree misdemeanor for minors who intentionally or knowingly record, view, possess or transmit images of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor above age 13. If passed ...

Truck Driver's Negligent Homicide Case Set for Trial A Wisconsin judge has set the trial date for Jeremy M. Pearce, a 39-year-old truck driver from North Carolina who allegedly hit and killed a motorcycle rider in Ixonia, Wisconsin this past August. Pearce faces charges of homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle after he made an illegal u-turn on Highway 16 in front of motorcyclist Craig R. Conway. Conway was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. A witness said that Pearce told her he did not see Conway when he made the turn. In initial interviews ...

Steve May, a Republican legislative candidate, recently withdrew from the race to claim a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives following revelations that he had been convicted of drunk driving. May was arrested last year and charged with the most severe DUI offense possible. He was picked up north of Phoenix driving 83 mph in a 55 mph speed zone with a blood-alcohol level above 0.20 percent (in Arizona, like in Florida, a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher is considered legally drunk). May was sentenced to 10 days in jail and three years of probation (he was ...

Thistle Hotels is inviting guests to join them for long, leisurely lie-ins with the launch of Lazy Sundays, a brand new package available across its hotels nationwide that allows guests to truly maximise their weekend break away. From just GBP70.50 per person*, guests can check with Thistle on a Saturday and stay right through until Sunday evening with an extra-late check-out of 6pm at no extra charge, helping to avoid the usual Sunday morning rush. Guests will receive a free newspaper to read in bed and can enjoy breakfast as late as 12 noon or choose a full Sunday ...

Villa Plus has announced that at a time when other villa operators are increasing their terms, it will be reducing its booking deposit requirement to 10% for villa only bookings or GBP100 per person for package holiday bookings*. In a fragile economy, where big ticket items like holidays can seem expensive, Villa Plus wanted to make it easier for customers to book their holiday early, yet still get value for money. So, in contrast to other villa operators, the company has decided to decrease the amount customers are required to pay when they book their holiday. "We ...

Premier Inn has announced it will be introducing an innovative Twitter-based 'virtual' concierge service for its guests, shaking up the traditional hotel concierge. Not only is this revolutionary take on the concierge concept a UK first, but Premier Inn is also becoming the first budget hotel chain to offer a concierge style service to its guests. To access Premier Inn's weekend Twitter concierge service, guests must tweet @PremierInn concierge and simply ask for recommendations on anything from local activities for the kids, karaoke bars in the area, directions ...

Hotter Comfort Concept, the leading women's comfort shoe specialist, has launched a new EEE width fitting as part of its mission to bring comfort to the nation's feet. Following research amongst its online, mail order and high street store customers, the UK shoemaker discovered an increased demand for wider-fitting shoes mirroring longstanding trends that show that UK women's feet are getting wider and longer. To cater for this growing market the company has introduced its best selling Dew and Leap styles in EEE fit for the first time and will be monitoring sales to ...

Thistle Hotels has announced the appointment of Steven Devine as General Manager of the County Hotel in Newcastle, the very same hotel he worked at just a couple of years into his career. Devine makes the move back up north after three years overseeing Thistle's Kensington Gardens hotel and Thistle Bloomsbury Park in central London. He started his new role at the County Hotel in September 2010. Born and bred in County Durham and having studied in Newcastle, Devine brings with him a wealth of experience, built up over his 17 years of working for Thistle. After starting ...