Grant Stevens, M.D., FACS, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles and founder of Marina Plastic Surgery in Marina del Rey was a featured speaker at the Asian Pacific Association for Laser Medicine & Surgery's recent conference. The group's 14th annual meeting was Nov. 23-25 at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taiwan. Dr. Stevens' presentation was titled "CoolSculpting: Treatment to Transformation" and highlighted his experience with the patented, non-invasive procedure that selectively reduces fat layers in problem areas using a patented ...

iPhonesIntoCash.com recently announced the re-launching of its popular Cash for iPhones Referral Program, its signature program that encourages iPhone consumers to spread the word to their friends and family that unwanted, outdated and broken iPhones may be traded-in for cash. Consumers now have a quick and easy program in which to purge iPhones no longer needed. To learn more, visit http://iphonesintocash.com/referral_program. iPhonesIntoCash.com recently announced the re-launching of its popular Cash for iPhones Referral Program, its signature program that encourages ...

Nick Grasso is a hard nose catcher from New Jersey. "Post just got a gritty guy who leaves it all on the field," says Berg Ohanian, one of Time to Sign Sports' co-founders. Nick worked hard all summer long and impressed the coaches at Post with his toughness. "Nick looks to be a significant contributor to Post as a Freshman. What a great pick up for the school," says Gary Cohn the company's other co-founder. The Wildcats of Albertus Magnus are thrilled to have Aaron Macchia (from upstate New York) commit to bring his game to New Haven. According ...

KidsAdoreGames is a blog dedicated to iPad games developed by AdoreStudio Ltd. The games are educational and intended for the smallest of users just making their first steps to getting to know the world. At present KidsAdoreGames present three iPad games for kids: iLearnPets, Nature In Photos and 4 Seasons. All games have a kid-friendly interface and touch-activated animation. The interface of the games and gameplay are completely optimized for the youngest of iPad-users. The games are available worldwide and support the following languages: American English, French, ...

One of the nation's largest luxury appliance retailers, Elite Appliance, expands its online inventory with the addition of commercial-style ranges and appliances from Five Star, a family-owned manufacturer with a 75-year history in the kitchen appliance arena. Hand-crafted in the United States with unique features unseen in the products of its competitors, Five Star appliances have received widespread recognition for their enduring quality and refined design. For example, Five Star ranges have received Consumers Digest's Best Buy Awards of Excellence and Design Journal's ...

To many Americans, the culture of wine aficionados may lead many to believe that pairing wines with specific food is an art reserved for exquisite meals. However, a recent article from The Palate Press reveals that when it comes to comfort foods, choosing a wine is a fairly simple, and affordable, task. It states, "Wine for comfort food should, like the food itself, make no demands. It should pair effortlessly to avoid dissonance. It should be easygoing and unfussy. It shouldn't take itself too seriously." Having worked in many areas in the wine industry, Edmond ...

Uniwatches unveils its new selection of designer watches from various brands such as Nixon, Casio and Bruno Banani. The various designs of these watches are suitable for the winter season as they come in the appropriate colors. Customers can also choose between single straps or the more modernistic double straps for their timepieces. Blending with the environment this winter is also easy with the all-white Nixon watches (in Danish Nixon ure) suitable for men as well as for women. This and every other watch that is for sale at Uniwatches will be shipped free of charge ...

Just in time for Christmas, Intertops Casino has just launched The Elf Wars, an all new Santa vs. Reindeer slots game. The epic battle for the North Pole continues in this latest installment of the popular series that include Rudolph's Revenge, Santa Strikes Back and Return of the Rudolph. The action intensifies in The Elf Wars as the elf factions splinter off to ally with Santa and his North-Pole guardians, or join the rebellious Rudolph and his thugs who are determined to seize control of the lucrative present-trade. "It's crazy how popular these Christmas ...

Clarke Auction's December 9th, 2012 sale will feature an extensive and gorgeous selection of art, including over 100 paintings, important lithographs, etchings, posters and more from internationally acclaimed artists. While there are many examples of fine art in the sale, a Joan Miro aquatint & carborundum etching takes center stage. The work is entitled "Le Cracheur de Flammes" and is pencil signed and numbered. The work is of extraordinary size and in magnificent condition. Also, this Miro was originally purchased from a San Francisco Gallery in the ...

To celebrate, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City will be hosting a Christmas shopping event with discounts of up to 20% and free parking, from Thursday 29th November to Sunday 2nd December. Both Westfield London and Europe's largest urban shopping centre, Westfield Stratford City, will then remain open until late in the evening throughout December, offering visitors the chance to take a little more time with their shopping. There is also the opportunity to combine purchasing gifts with a meal at one of over 70 restaurants, or even make an evening of it and ...

It was only a few years ago that Casali, Esposito, and Gomez all played together; but that was at Vanderbilt University...and that was then and this is now. And this trio are the younger siblings of Curtis Casali, Jason Esposito, and Anthony Gomez. Time to Sign Sports believes the second edition of this trio will make an immediate impact at UMBC. Gary Cohn, one of Time to Sign Sports' co-founders says, "Andrew, Mark, and Michael stand on their own. No longer do they play in the shadows of their older brothers. With Andrew Casali's commitment, UMBC gets a legit big ...

With just one week until the December 5th World Premiere of the hugely-anticipated film Les Miserables, Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper is embarking on a whistle-stop world tour of press screenings. In just one week, the filmmaker has travelled from New York, where Hitfix.com reports the very first showing of his work triggered several rounds of applause and tears in the audience, to Los Angeles and Japan for further screenings. He'll return to his home city of London for next Wednesday's World Premiere in Leicester Square. The 2012 movie production of the much-loved ...

Purple Parking figures show people are fleeing the UK rain and winds and flying away to better climes this Christmas. Overall bookings over the festive period are already up by 28% and booking values have increased by 30%. Of all the booking trends the most notable increases in bookings are at Stansted, Manchester and Gatwick. More people are parking at Stansted with booking figures exceeding last year's Christmas bookings by 127% with still a month to go. The airport parking industry has seen an increase in the use of Meet and Greet services; an off-airport service ...

Daub Alderney Limited team who is behind the creation of www.Kittybingo.com and www.Spinandwin.com has pleasantly surprised the online gaming world with a brand new exclusive slot machine based on the movie 'Grease'. This is a caricature based slot machine featuring the characters of the 1978 American musical film produced by Paramount Pictures which was a great success both as a movie but also with the songs that it featured. The slot machine actually is accompanied by the song 'You're the One I Want', performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The slot itself ...

Your nose is one of your most noticeable facial features. If you are unhappy with the appearance of your nose, for any reason, rhinoplasty may be the ideal solution. Rhinoplasty, commonly known as a nose job, is the surgical procedure in which your nose is brought into proper alignment with your other features. This procedure can be used to address: - Size and shape - Position - Bumps, humps, and dips - Upward or downward pointed tip - Nostril size and symmetry If you feel that your nose detracts from your appearance, your plastic surgeon can help you determine ...

The wrongful death of a loved one can have wide-reaching impacts on surviving family members, including leaving them without income or the ability to pay for funeral expenses. The Columbus, Ohio, wrongful death attorneys at Robert W. Kerpsack Co., L.P.A., have years of experience helping the families of wrongful death victims recover the financial compensation they need and peace of mind they deserve when a loved one dies as the result of another's negligence. Ohio wrongful death law allows surviving family members to pursue damages including financial compensation for: - ...

Are you considering divorce? Maybe you are not sure, and you are contemplating legal separation. Some couples live separately for a specific period before divorce. The process is often intended as a trial period. However, did you know that in modern times, couples are choosing to stay separated? These individuals are not interested in divorce at all. This is true even after a couple has mutually agreed that the marriage is unsalvageable. The decision to stay separated is frequently linked to financial benefits; however, there are other reasons why you might prefer separation ...

Recent news has covered an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. A former community affairs staffer for the Detroit Lions is suing the company, alleging that she was passed up for a promotion and terminated for illegal reasons related to age and gender. The employee is a 49-year-old resident of Dearborn, Michigan. The woman's suit alleges age and gender discrimination under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. This anti-discrimination law was written and passed in 1976. It prohibits employers from discriminating ...

Did you know that divorce law used to be very different in the United States? While states now primarily follow "no-fault" divorce law, in the past, divorces could be granted only for specific grounds such as adulterous conduct or desertion for a specified time period (typically a year or more). However, this approach to divorce resulted in one spouse filing the divorce, in an uncontested case, and then testifying as to all of the bad behavior of the other spouse - even in cases where the behavior was not actually all that bad nor was it the real reason for the ...

It can be disconcerting when an older person divorces. Family and friends may have concern for his or her well being -- emotionally, physically and financially. And if the marriage was decades long, there may be surprise at the unexpected split during the supposedly "golden years" of a couple that kept their personal problems private. But new findings show that the chance of divorce for married seniors has and will continue to grow. Two sociologists at Bowling Green State University, Susan L. Brown and I-Fen Lin, have performed significant analysis of recent ...

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to impose mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile criminal defendants, even in cases where juveniles are convicted of homicide. The Supreme Court's ruling was based, in large part, on scientific research that demonstrated that teenagers' brains are not as fully developed as adults'. As such, the court thought it would be "cruel and unusual punishment" to impose life sentences for juvenile crimes committed by people who did not have fully-functioning ...

People with intellectual disabilities have a right to fulfilling, meaningful work in their communities, free from discrimination and safe in their persons. Unfortunately for one Akron, Ohio, Wal-Mart employee, her workplace was both unsafe and illegal, alleges her employment discrimination lawsuit. According to Courthouse News Service, the parent and guardian of a Wal-Mart associate with developmental disabilities has filed a lawsuit with multiple legal claims against the company and three of its other employees, including disability discrimination, gender discrimination, ...

Recent proposals by city lawmakers (in conjunction with Transportation Alternatives, a well-known pedestrian, bicyclist and public transit advocacy organization) would revamp the way in which the New York Police Department investigates auto accidents. The proposed legislation, the Crash Investigation Reform Act (CIRA), would begin with an assessment of what current NYPD accident investigation policies are, after which a determination would be made regarding what (if any) changes need to be made to better meet the needs of the city's roughly 8,200,000 residents. The ...

The Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will oversee the daily operations of the nation's largest debt collection agencies starting in January 2013. It will be the first time that the burgeoning debt collection industry will be regulated by the federal government. The bureau hopes that overseeing the operations of debt collection agencies will protect consumers from harassment and predatory collection tactics. Consumer protection group will target the nation's largest collectors Only debt collection agencies that handle more than $10 million in annual receipts ...

A recent Maryland Court of Special Appeals opinion narrows the scope of recovery for subsequent injuries in workers' compensation cases. In Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Williams, the appellate court held that for a worker to recover under Maryland workers' compensation law from a second, subsequent injury, the second injury has to be directly related to the first injury. The Facts of the Case In April 2008, a mechanic for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, injured his back and left knee while working on the job. The mechanic ...