- 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 ...

Salmonella attorneys from food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen have inspected the Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg facilities, which were at the center of a nationwide Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak late this summer and early fall. The two Iowa egg producers were linked to the August recall of more than 500 million eggs and 1,600 illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pritzker Olsen represents dozens of clients throughout the United States sickened in this outbreak. The firm filed the first egg lawsuit in Minnesota on behalf ...

For some students, balancing a healthy lifestyle with their college schedule can seem like a major hurdle, but author and full-time student Nduka J. Anyanwu's new book FitTionary equips students with the tools to succeed at both. "My purpose for putting this book together is to help change your notion of how hard and boring exercising and proper eating habits are to implement," writes Anyanwu. The author draws on his experience as a certified personal trainer with the National Federation of Professional Trainers and full-time engineering and management student at Clarkson ...

Envision Realty Services, Inc. announced they received notification from the U.S. Green Building Council that their 50th Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance project has become LEED Certified, solidifying their status as the largest full-service LEED Consulting company in the nation. Envision Realty Services, Inc. is in its third year of operation and has experienced incredible growth in the Green Building industry since its inception. Envision Realty Services, Inc. is a progressive full-service real estate company determined to bring sustainability to all aspects ...

The media has discovered what his patients already knew. Dr. Michael Weinberg was one of the first Toronto plastic surgery experts to introduce combination procedures to give post-partum moms back the bodies they once had. He was chosen to be featured in an article on Mommy makeovers for Lifestyles magazine this fall. He has perfected the combination of tummy tuck, liposuction and breast implants. Toronto audiences will also be able to view his surgical results in an upcoming television segment on the hit television show Plastic Makes Perfect. Dr. Weinberg sites several ...

Recently celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the owners of Serta Mattress in Lockhart, Texas are extremely proud of their family business that was started during the depression. Founded in Austin by Milton T. Smith as a custom upholstery shop, Economy Furniture Industries (EFI) expanded their product line to include institutional furniture and later, became a Serta Licensee in 1959. Crucial to this expansion was Milton's wife, Helen, who ran the business and made EFI the largest independent furniture manufacturer west of the Mississippi River for a many years. During ...

The event which took place on October 2nd in Geneva helped raise over CHF22,000 for Children in Need, the Clair Bois Foundation, Association Paidos and Deworm the World. The ball took place at the Mandarin Hotel in Geneva and was attended by 136 people. Paul Dodds, deVere Group's Managing Partner in Switzerland, said, "We are delighted with the outcome of this event. We had over 50 of our clients attend the ball and were pleased to see so many of them donate generously for a good cause. The event seems to get bigger and better each year and we look forward to sponsoring ...

The recent cold weather has prompted some to turn on their furnace and boilers only to find them needing repairs, according to the CEO of a local environmental abatement company, Abatepro, Inc. Nicholas Feco has been performing asbestos inspections since 2004 and has seen a steady influx of HVAC systems needing repairs as fall weather approaches. "When it gets cold, equipment will fail," says Mr. Feco, "and the reputable HVAC guys won't touch asbestos pipes, boilers or duct wrap." This year the number of inspections has dropped. Mr. Feco believes this trend will ...

October 6, 2010 — (BRONX, NY) — The osteoporosis drug raloxifene may be useful in treating kidney disease in women, suggests a new study led by Michal Melamed, M.D., M.H.S., assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology & population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. According to government statistics, an estimated 23 million American adults over age 20 suffers from chronic kidney disease―more than one out of 10. More than a half-million patients are under treatment for end-stage renal disease. New treatments are urgently ...

Internationally renowned geophysicist Dr Wouter Schellart has developed the first dynamic model to explain the mystery of the largest and most fascinating volcano in Europe, Mount Etna. Dr Schellart's results from fluid dynamic models provide an alternative explanation for the existence of Mount Etna, its geological environment and evolution, as well as volcanism in the surrounding region. His theory suggests that Mount Etna is not directly the result of tectonic plate boundary activity, but that it resulted from decompression melting of upper mantle material flowing ...