Types of Florida alimony awards Even after a marriage ends, the obligation of one ex-spouse to the other may continue for years, or even a lifetime. Florida courts may grant alimony as a part of marriage dissolution proceedings. Alimony, which is support paid from one ex-spouse to the other, comes in several different varieties. Some alimony awards are permanent, while others are intended to last only until the person receiving the alimonycan be self-supporting. Bridge-the-gap alimony To help transition from married to single life, some ex-spouses receive bridge-the-gap ...

Study says your doctor may not always tell you the whole truth The doctor-patient relationship can be a complicated one, as it often occurs at a stressful and busy time for the doctor and the patient. Doctors are human like everyone else and therefore have the same emotions and frailties. Just like in any other human-to-human relationship, there is sometimes a temptation to lie or keep secrets. A recent survey highlighted the fact that not all doctors believe that being honest and forthright with their patients is the best course of action. The survey, published in ...

Is Pennsylvania's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition right for you? Success can be defined a number of ways in criminal defense cases. Sometimes, an accused person might be completely acquitted of the charges. A more common way to achieve success, however, is to evaluate all of the factors in the case and then work to reach an outcome that minimizes the negative consequences to the accused person. One of the benefits of working with an experienced criminal defense lawyer is that a lawyer can help an accused person identify and pursue alternative resolution options. ...

Planning ahead and preparing a prenuptial agreement Prenuptial agreements are often overlooked as useful estate planning and wealth protection documents. The reasons for ignoring these legal needs are not hard to understand, as few people want to contemplate getting a divorce or their own death. Yet rather than being a negative, creating a prenuptial agreement can provide for a family in the event of unexpected life circumstances. A prenuptial agreement can be viewed as a type of insurance policy; much like insurance, a spouse can plan for unforeseen events in the future ...

From Controversial to Party Worthy: The Evolution of Divorce in New York Times are changing. Although shows like Mad Men are a hit, viewers are not likely to return to many of the olden values of the fifties and sixties. In fact, Americans are continuing to evolve on how we view social issues that were once controversial. The latest example: Divorce Parties. According to a recent article in Time Magazine, Divorce Parties are the latest rage trending throughout New York. New York magazine even ran a story discussing how companies throughout the city are specializing ...

A Kansas Doctor's Plea Upheld by Federal Courts Recently, a Kansas doctor pled guilty to a crime and that plea is coming back to haunt him. The doctor is now coming forward to say that that plea was not accurate. A federal judge denied the doctor's claim and upheld the doctor's testimony as proof of his guilt. The Denial The doctor had earlier pled guilty to prescribing painkillers in an unlawful manner to a woman that he did not know according to an article in The Republic. When the doctor pled guilty, he stated that he was unaware of the consequences of doing ...

Rocco Leo Gaglioti Host/Creator of Fashion News Live will be the Host of the Heart and Sole event on December 1, 2012 at Buzz Siler's Gallery in the very hip and fashionable Pearl District of downtown Portland, Oregon. Gaglioti, Fashion Expert and Celebrity personality, has been involved with many philanthropic causes, including the Miss and Mister Deaf International Pageant held this year in Ankara, Turkey and also, through the United Nations, The Clean Water Initiative Conference held in the Ukraine. Soles4Souls collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of ...

Australia Logo Design has launched its New Brand Identity- Logo People. For the last 2 years, Australia Logo Design was carving a niche for itself in the field of logo and graphic design. Numerous custom made logos had been designed for Australian business companies giving them a unique brand identity. But since Australia Logo Design was a generic name. So in spite of prospering logo design work, we need to build a specific identity which is recognizable by media, clients, business collaborators and investors. Hence we decided on the name Logo People which will give ...

Steven Fitzpatrick, the founder of an online gaming community has officially launched their sale on old genre video games. While other game stores are offering sales on SELECT items, Mr. Fitzpatrick knows this is a trick to simply make people look at their store and that is why he is offering discounts on all of his inventory. While GamersRevenue.com was created on April of 2011, Steven has been selling video games for over 6 years. Not only does he sell video games, but he is also an avid gamer, starting when he was 7 years old - gaming is a passion that grew into his ...

Excel Software today announced LicenseCard 1.0 for Mac and Windows developers that create applications, plugins, protected documents or other types of commercial software. A custom image is delivered to the customer by email or web page during the purchase process. That image can be dropped onto the protected application to activate it. LicenseCard provides developers and customers with a very simple, non-intrusive way to instantly activate purchased software. It supports two license types, a Simple License and a Computer Unique License. During the purchase process, ...

Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP (www.bellnunnally.com) was ranked in the categories of Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television and Corporate Law in the 2012-2013 "Best Law Firms" metropolitan Dallas list, published by Best Lawyers and featured in U.S. News & World Report. In addition to these firm rankings, six Bell Nunnally attorneys - representing fully 10 percent of all firm attorneys - were recently selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers' companion publication The Best Lawyers in America 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, ...

An elite group of technical students in Cluj, Romania, the cyber-city of Eastern Europe, have been awarded prizes in the fourth annual software contest sponsored by Imprezzio Inc., a software solution provider out of Spokane, Washington. Imprezzio leaders Russell Page (President), Kelly Birr (CIO) and Neil Taylor (Chief Architect) flew to Cluj from Spokane this November and served on the panel of judges along with Imprezzio Global's General Manager Tudor Ciuleanu and Professor Mircea Dabacan from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Imprezzio Global Solution ...

Construction is underway at Watermark by Pardee Homes, a neighborhood of new luxury homes located in the coveted Pacific Highlands Ranch master-planned community. This distinctive collection of homes is anticipated to open for sale in late February 2013. "This breathtaking enclave of estate-like homes is now under construction and planned to include 87 single-family detached homes in three unique floor plans," said Matt Sauls, director of marketing for Pardee Homes. "Watermark will offer style and sophistication, designed to appeal to the discriminating ...

JEN MURPHY December 7-8-9 Tickets $10-$12 The Comedy Spot Comedy Club 7117 East 3rd Ave Scottsdale, Az 85251 480-945-4422 http://www.THECOMEDYSPOT.net About JEN MURPHY: Jennifer Murphy has been doing stand up comedy Los Angeles after beginning her Stand Up career in New York at a workshop with Colin Quinn. She has also studied Improv and Sketch Comedy with Second City Training Center. Since moving to L.A. she has performed on all the major club stages of the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, and Laugh Factory. She has been seen in a National Febreeze ...

The Malibu Civic Ballet is directed by Diane Linder, Artistic Director. Her performance career includes many years as a principal dancer with the Gene Marinaccio American Concert Ballet Company. After serving as artistic director of her own studio for 16 years, Diane joined the faculty at Pepperdine University and directed their dance department. She has choreographed the premiere of an original ballet, "Elizabeth and The Lieutenant", as well as "The Nutcracker" for the Malibu Civic Ballet. Four Performances Only: Friday, December 7th, 7:30PM Saturday ...

Rabine Group companies exhibited at two local trade shows last week: The Chicagoland Condo, HOA & Co-op Expo and the Schaumburg Business Association (SBA) Expo. Both expositions were important for the Rabine Group to attend in order to network with other business, display our innovations and expertise in paving and roofing, as well as support our respective business communities. Rabine Paving and Roofing Solutions had exhibited at the Chicagoland Condo, HOA & Co-op Expo at Navy Pier in Chicago on November 14th. The Expo focused on associations, homeowners and ...

Quest Workspaces opened its fifth executive office space in New York's historic Time Life building only days before one of the most destructive natural disasters hit the Northeast region. Greeted with power outages and flooded streets due to Hurricane Sandy, Laura Kozelouzek, founder and CEO of Quest Workspaces, and her staff worked around the clock to accommodate businesses displaced by the storm. Penning deals in her pajamas, Kozelouzek fieldeld urgent phone calls from large coporations in search of a place to power up and get back to business. As day broke, Quest ...

Indiana Fiber Network (IFN) today announced that it has joined the Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) program. IFN will deliver solutions and services around Brocade storage networking product portfolio and IP networking product portfolio. Brocade selected IFN for their ability to efficiently deliver networking solutions to customers, as well as their extensive knowledge, skills, and expertise in the networking industry. "Brocade is pleased to welcome IFN into the APN program," said Regan McGrath, vice president of Global Channel Sales and Marketing at ...

Golden Shovel Agency is gearing up to pack their bags and head to Chicago for the 2012 Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) Competitiveness Conference. This is their 4th year attending and they are looking forward to it more than ever. It proves to be the best conference yet. There is a great lineup of presenters that will be providing valuable information and exciting opportunities to network with other development professionals. Golden Shovel Agency's very own Vice President of Business Development will be one of the presenters. He will be speaking on "Advanced ...

The law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has been recognized as a "Go-To Law Firm" by American Lawyer Media. Warner Norcross was nominated by medical device manufacturer Stryker Corp. as a Go-To Law Firm for patent prosecution. Recognition on the list was based on independent research of several factors. Data was gathered from Fortune 500 Companies' general counsel and through research in key databases to determine which law firms Fortune 500 companies rely upon for outside counsel in a number of key practice areas. "We are very pleased to be ...

International Metaphysical University (IMU), an online metaphysical university, announces two personnel changes to their staff. Allison Sandblom Takes on the Role of Registrar The International Metaphysical University has announced that Allison Sandblom will be taking on the role of Registrar. In this capacity she will be responsible for all of the record-keeping at IMU including student transcripts among other responsibilities. "This is a very important role at IMU," says IMU President Deborah Lindsey. "As we work toward accreditation, record-keeping ...

LED Lighting Services, LLC (LLS); an Illinois Corporation, and an affiliate of LED Lighting Inc., Northbrook, Illinois, founded in 2004 by William Hood announces their LED retrofit tube meets the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) Lamp-style Retrofit Kit for Linear Panels (2x4 Troffer) category. DLC Qualified Products List, "QPL", supports only high quality, high performing, and commercial LED products. In addition to meeting the DLC requirements, LLS has put their products through extensive testing that has made them a leader in the commercial and industrial LED ...

HV Shred, Hudson Valley's family owned and operated On-Site shredding service, works to protect businesses affected by Hurricanes by providing disposal of water damaged documents. Even though the documents are water damaged, confidential information can still be salvaged and used for Identity theft, fraud, or similar harms. HV Shred knows the importance of proper document disposal and is here to help. "Water damaged paper is more challenging for our equipment", says Judith Papo, President and Co-Owner of HV Shred, "but we are committed to doing what we ...

Some solo entrepreneurs are not in the business of teaching, coaching and writing about time management only for profit. Solo-E Certified Experts, like Paula Eder who owns Finding Time, is also helping out by donating to Canine Companions for Independence. This is Eder's effort to show substantial support for the organization's continued efforts to help people who are challenged by disabilities be able to live as independently as possible and achieve their goals and dreams. "Giving back is important as a solo professional. It not only helps the community, but it ...

Clark Solutions introduces Model MID Air Operated Miniature Diaphragm Pumps. Providing exceptional performance, power, and strength, MID pumps are ideal for pumping liquids with viscosities up to 50,000 cps (at 20°C), even if containing suspended solids. Specifically designed for demanding applications with high humidity or in potentially explosive atmospheres, these pumps are rated for liquid flow rates up to 5 LPM (1.32 GPM) and pressures to 70 M (99.7 PSI). Model MID Air Operated Pumps are available with a wide choice of component materials, ensuring compatibility ...