Trusts Are Not Just Tools For the Wealthy It is true that trusts are invaluable tools for those with a large amount of assets. Trusts can help to avoid estate and gift taxes; they can put conditions on the money in the trust fund to prevent large amounts of money being available to someone too young to manage it wisely. Trusts can also be a great tool for charitable donations. However, trusts are no longer just the overly complicated tools of the wealthy. From taking care of assets that are difficult to liquidate, such as real estate or a business, to providing for a ...

Texas May Join 30 Other States to Ban Texting While Driving At a recent press conference promoting House Bill 243, the Alex Brown Memorial Act, Jeanne and Johnny Mac Brown told the tragic story of their 17 year-old daughter, Alex Brown, who was killed in a rollover accident while texting on her way to school. As a reminder of the damage texting while driving can do, her ruined pickup truck was displayed prominently at the Texas Capital throughout the day. The message apparently worked, as on April 8, 2011 the House passed the bill by a 124--16 vote. It was one of ...

Benefits of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy With the economy still reeling with uncertainty and unemployment still hovering close to double-digits, many people are still having trouble digging out from under debt. As a result, more and more people are turning to bankruptcy to help get their financial lives back on track. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, bankruptcy levels rose 9 percent in 2010, with over 1.5 million people filing for personal bankruptcy. But for those thinking about bankruptcy, there are different types to consider. In some cases, one Chapter ...

Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (http://www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm, has announced that the firm will partner with Lenovo to host an executive briefing for business owners and managers with 10 to 100 desktops on Wednesday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lenovo Briefing Center, located at 1009 Think Place in Morrisville. Featuring a Lenovo product showcase tour, the event allows attendees to acquire new product information on the Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop and ThinkPad Notebook solutions, as well ...

The continued growth of Florida law firm Lydecker Diaz is resulting in positive absorption for Miami's class A office market, with the firm expanding into a 23,000 square foot space at the 1221 Brickell Avenue office tower. The newly-completed transaction, one of the largest signed in the Downtown Miami/Brickell submarket so far this year, adds roughly 5,000 square feet of space to the law firm's Miami headquarters. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The relocation from the 1201 Brickell Avenue Tower reflects Lydecker Diaz's dramatic growth over the ...

The Rome Luxury Sweepstakes prize included 4 nights at Rose Garden Palace with breakfast, private roundtrip transfers and a half-day Day Private Walking Classical Tour (Coliseum, The Rome Forum. Capital Hill & more) with a Licensed Guide The drawing took place May 12th and included 4,246 entries who participated through the Travelive Facebook Sweepstakes page. The Rome Luxury Sweepstakes ran from April 11th through May 11th and it was advertised through various social media outlets including Facebook and Twitter. Sheri Chymy will have the opportunity to spend ...

The creator and webmaster behind http://www.marriageretreatstips.com has announced the release of a new website, created for married couples who wishes to improve their marriage by going to a retreat. These days when people have a problem or wish, they often search for information online to help them find what they need. Tina Hanson, which is the owner, said she noticed when doing some research that many married couples were looking for marriage retreats tips and recommendations. "Many couples are experiencing problems in their marriage. Going on a retreat together ...

As the UK's largest IT graduate recruiter, FDM Group, is offering those with an interest in the IT industry the chance to benefit from a series of free taster sessions. FDM aids graduates in overcoming the Catch-22 hurdle of qualifications without experience by providing the valuable combination of industry centred training and real commercial experience. The rapidly expanding company has launched over 2,500 graduate careers to date and aims to recruit 1,000 candidates this year alone. To celebrate its achievements FDM will be running complimentary training sessions ...

GTECH G2, the operators of the International Poker Network (IPN) have announced a EUR2 million investment into the IPN. The investment will deliver players on the IPN with bigger and better promotions and tournaments. Creating the ultimate poker experience for any player is something GTECH G2 are 110% committed too. This investment is an important part of continually rewarding existing new players and attracting new players to the network. In conjunction, with the EUR2 million investment into the IPN, GTECH G2 is investing significantly in its poker software by doubling ...

Shirtlab, a leading personalised T-shirt design website, has collaborated with Volunteering England to offer a T-shirt design competition and also raise awareness of charitable causes which depend on volunteers. As part of the Volunteers Week celebrations, Nick Sharratt, illustrator of the Tracy Beaker books written by Jacqueline Wilson has designed a special Volunteers' Week t-shirt featuring the famous character. The t-shirt is available to buy from the Shirtlab website, with GBP2 donation from the sale of each benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. For more information, ...

Fashion Circle USA and its parent company, FY Global Inc., offer managerial and executive outsourcing services to start-ups, small and mid size apparel companies. Supervises, control and directs all aspects of operations such as Back Office Management & Logistics, Bookkeeping & Collections, Brokerage & Customs Clearance, Credit Card Setup and maintenance, Customer Credit Check & Factoring, E-commerce & IT Services, EDI Management, Inbound/Outbound Insurance, Ocean & Air Freight Forwarding, Operations Management, Retail Merchandising, Sales & ...

Teleskill Italia and RH Interactivo will co-operate in the e-learning sector, thanks to an agreement aimed at launching the Live Videoconference into the Latin American market. Teleskill Italia has chosen RH Interactivo as its official partner for the commercialization of the platform Teleskill Live Videoconference in the Latin American markets, where the Puertorican company has extensive experience and a wide range of partners to which it offers several solutions to optimize business processes optimization, online training and e-learning. The present situation of the ...

One of the many projects and activities that the park was part of lately was the internationally known traditional charity project - The Great Gorilla Run. Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park has become the general partner of The Great Gorilla Run 2011 in Prague. The event, which took place on Saturday May 28th 2011, received its main prize from the Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park - it was a one of a kind vacation in Mozambique for two. The Great Gorilla Run is a special event of its own kind, one that tries to help to save the western lowland gorillas, which are in threat of ...

Most furniture is typically stained multiple times by hand to produce the rich layered colors buyers of such furniture have come to expect. In contrast, hardwood flooring products are usually stained just once by a roller which produces a more uniform look and more superficial wood coloring. In a revolutionary innovation never before applied to the manufacture of hardwood flooring, Bella Cera leverages the techniques of fine furniture craftsman, hand-applying two coats of stain to its Amalfi Coast planks. "Our dual-coat Valspar stain is custom formulated to heighten ...

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel booking site and part of the Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN), today launched special deals to celebrate this year's Bali Arts Festival. Bali has long been the place to go for those seeking a quintessential island holiday. Surrounded by coral reefs, edged with white sand beaches, and draped in stunning scenery, it's a dream destination for many. For decades, tourists have travelled to this famous Indonesian island to savor its beauty and immerse themselves in the friendliness of its people. Since 1979, travelers have also ...

The Internet marketing Experts at OnPage 1 Media Ltd, have announced that they are offering free optimization reviews of client's websites. The reviews help identify aspects of website design and web copy that can be adjusted to help improve the client's website rankings on search engines. A website review can make a big difference in helping a business website generate leads and gain business. Online marketing is an integral part of any business marketing plan—for both online businesses and brick and mortar establishments. That's because these days most purchase decisions ...

Enolsoft Corporation, a professional developer of multimedia applications, today announces the release of discounted iPhone 4 Converter Suite for Mac which makes it much convenient for all the Mac users to convert both videos and DVDs for iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G S. People may save $20 with this discounted iPhone 4 Converter Suite for Mac. The discounted iPhone 4 Converter Suite for Mac, combined Video to iPhone 4 Converter for Mac with DVD to iPhone 4 Converter for Mac, offers full integrated solutions for Mac users to convert any videos and DVDs for enjoy ...

Reserving accommodations at Gertes Resort is now a quick and easy process, thanks to the recent addition of a booking engine to the Laoag resort�EUR s website. The new online service, found at http://www.gertesresort.com/, empowers guests to view and compare room rates, amenities, and availability before making a selection. Upon indicating room choice and duration of visit, a 10% deposit is all that is required to seal the transaction and trigger the instant confirmation of the reservation via email. The process only takes minutes, significantly simplifying and speeding ...

Colasoft, the leading provider of innovativenetwork analysis solutions, today announces the launch of nChronosretrospective network analysis software, providing customers with great capabilities to troubleshoot high performance networks and pinpoint critical performance &application issues. As a brand new retrospective product, nChronos¡¦ release has poured fresh and great power to Colasoft Network Analysis Technology. It performsmassive packet capturing and recording, efficient data mining and in-depth network traffic analysis to empower customers the capability ...

Rickie Byars Beckwith, a gifted composer and singer who has healed the hearts and lifted the spirit of countless fans and friends, announces the June 21st release of her debut book, "Let My Soul Surrender: Grace Notes of a Journey," with a companion CD by the same name. Rickie BB, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina with early musical roots traced to Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and the music of Motown, Liverpool and Stax Records, started singing at the age of three and over time evolved her unique style, talent and flair to become lead singer with ...

DiscountVouchers.co.uk, the leading online voucher codes website, has reported significant rises in demand for fashion and cosmetics deals through its site. The retail deals specialist, which offers savings at over 800 stores, has seen demand for fashion codes go up by 26% and beauty deals demand rise by 36% in the past 5 months. Doug Scott, managing director of DiscountVouchers.co.uk, said: "While consumers throughout the country continue to monitor their spending habits, that doesn't mean that people do not want to treat themselves to some new clothing and cosmetics ...

At times life feels traumatic with deaths of beloved people, the suffering of abuse at the hands of a trusted adult or stranger, and or other painful life occurrences influencing a person's mental perceptions. Even on calm days a person can experience flashbacks from trauma in his or her past, anxiety, panic or depression. Worse a malfunction in the brain can cause stress or other symptoms for no apparent reason. Any and all of these can hurt and hinder a healthy well balanced life, but fortunately this is a time of treatment, psychological care and healing. Depression ...

Read about the debate between the use of Design/Build methods and traditional architecture firms in the June issue of Construction Digital Magazine. In recent years a new trend has emerged in the construction industry called design/build. This technique is a method of project delivery in which a single organization is contracted to both design a project and carry out all construction services. By comparison, traditional projects used to involve contracting an architect to handle the design and a separate company to handle the construction. To help sort through the ...

First there were glasses and contact lenses. Then, there was laser eye surgery; an innovative treatment for correcting short and long sightedness. But none of these compare to a revolutionary new treatment called 'No Specs' eye surgery. An all-in-one operation for poor sightedness, age-related spectacle dependency and cataracts; it enables you to ditch glasses and contact lenses forever. We've spoken to Brendan Moriarty, a leading eye surgeon who carries out the No Specs Operation to find out exactly what it is. A 20-30 minute operation, No Specs corrects the three ...

This month, Exec Digital takes an inside look into the Chinese cuisine that earned Michael Chow, better known as Mr. Chow here in the States, his famous name. From his first restaurant in London to the celebrity grazed Beverly Hills, are the noodles and Peking duck really all they're cracked up to be? For decades, Mr. Chow has become synonymous with celebrity and fame - and for anything less than his food. The visionary stepped out on the red carpet from the moment he brought his eastern fusion dining to the UK, and hasn't looked back since. "I knew my vision was ...