Child support can be one of the most contentious issues between divorced or unmarried parents. Parents may disagree about who should pay child support and what amount needs to be paid. Parents may also be unsure where to turn if they need to obtain or modify a court order for child support. Which Parent Pays? Both parents are responsible for financially supporting their children. Although it is often clear who a child's parents are, sometimes it is less obvious particularly with regard to a child's father. In Texas, there are several ways a father can be established. ...

Juggling work and home life can be a challenge under normal circumstances. But sometimes, it's downright impossible. When illness, pregnancy, military service or childbirth significantly affect the personal or family life of an employee such that work becomes temporarily impossible or highly unfavorable, federal law may provide for unpaid leave with job and benefit protection. The Family and Medical Leave Act The federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, was enacted in 1993 during the Clinton administration to protect members of the changing work force. Increasingly, ...

The New Jersey Attorney General is tough on underage drinking. With the cooperation of police departments across the country, she implemented the Cops in Shops program, which operated throughout the summer to prevent minors from gaining access to alcohol. Thirty police departments on the Jersey shore took part in the program, which involved police officers going undercover in liquor stores. These officers were on the lookout for customers with fake identification. Some undercover officers hang around outside liquor stores to apprehend adults who break the law by buying ...

Ted Oesau has been a truck driver for more than two decades. After seeing a fellow trucker suing his employer for unpaid overtime, Oesau spoke out to KARK 4 news about trucking companies that force drivers to clock fewer hours than they actually work, putting drivers on the road longer than the law allows. "It's a widespread problem," said Oesau. "60 to 70 percent of the industry is doing it nationwide." Like Oesau, many truck drivers feel that the excess hours are problematic in a number of ways. However, he and many of his colleagues fear that ...

A fiancee visa (also known as a K-1 visa) allows a foreign citizen to travel to the United States and marry his or her U.S. citizen spouse. There are a number of requirements to be satisfied before a K-1 visa is granted. As such, there are a number of pitfalls that can slow a petition's approval. This article will highlight these potential issues and how an attorney can help applicants avoid them. Incomplete information - The most common reason for rejecting K-1 petitions is for incompleteness. Experienced immigration law attorneys understand how the system works, and ...

It may be difficult to think calmly and rationally when your adrenaline is flowing and your heart is pounding following a car crash, especially if you are seriously injured. But, if you are physically able and aware, there are certain actions that should be executed following a Massachusetts car accident. Knowing who to call, how to file a report and how to handle towing and repair issues can help you prepare for and preserve information needed for any insurance claims or lawsuits you may choose to file. What To Do Following Accident If you are physically and mentally ...

Etihad Airways is keen to expand its footprint in South America, said President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan. Mr Hogan said that the airline is currently in discussions with South American-based carriers about potential commercial partnerships. Etihad Airways currently has 38 codeshare partnerships with airlines around the globe, resulting in a combined network of 323 destinations, more than any other Middle Eastern airline. Beyond its own organic growth, codeshare partnerships and equity stakes are a significant and growing part of the airline's ...

Talise Spa, the signature spa concept from the Jumeirah, opens its door for the first time in China at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. At Talise Spa, all treatments are personalised to cater to a guest's individual needs, transforming mind, body and soul on a journey to self-discovery. Talise Spa in Jumeirah's five star hotel in Shanghai is an oasis of Oriental healing combining traditional wellbeing wisdom perfected over centuries in China, Asia and the Middle East with the latest international high-tech products and spa luxuries. Located beside the uniquely ...

SEAT has announced it will replace the current training system in its Apprentices School with a dual one, based on the German system. This will combine theory and practice, and provide students with solid professional experience. The new syllabus will increase the number of hours by 57% (from 2,950 to 4,625) in comparison to the current system, and gives equal importance to training and work in terms of hours.  The new dual training model at SEAT's Apprentices School will be a three-year course of study. Students will sign a training and apprenticeship contract, and ...

The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, one of the world's leading business hospitality management school and a part of the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company, Jumeirah Group, will hold a graduation ceremony for its eighth graduating class at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. The event, taking place on 7 October 2012 at 10:00, will see the largest graduating class to date, a total of 59 students receiving their degrees from The Emirates Academy. Of those graduates, 53 will have completed the undergraduate programme and six will have completed their Masters, the very ...

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) kicked off the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market at the Chicago Merchandise Mart this week. While the Casual Market is a trade show, a special New Product Gallery and near-countless product and style trends on display at the event are a comprehensive tell-tale of how consumers will decorate their outdoor spaces for the year to come. With the Casual Market now open, the New Product Gallery includes a wide range of casual outdoor furniture and accessories from showrooms and exhibitors, including furniture designs, ...

As many residents continue to downsize and look for creative ways to maintain their current lifestyle on a budget, many Americans are being forced to cut back their spending on certain goods and services, including cable television. In fact, more than 35 million households across the U.S. are unable to afford premium television services. Low Income Cable provides an affordable answer. The Federal Government has recognized this issue and has teamed up with major providers of broadband services, to offer affordable cable and other discounted communications services to ...

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, a founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, announces its opening concerts of the 2012-2013 season. The orchestra will perform Haydn / Beethoven on September 30 and October 1. The program features finalist of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, violinist Lorenzo Gatto. The September 30 2:30 p.m. and October 1 7:30 p.m. concerts will be performed in the Kimmel Center's intimate Perelman Theater as part of the 2012-2013 subscription series. Tickets for Chamber Orchestra performances ...

Napa Technology, developer of the WineStation Intelligent Preservation and Dispensing System, today released the results of its Second Annual Wines By The Glass Survey. The questionnaire asked wine merchants, restaurateurs, and hospitality professionals to shed light on the pace in which wines by the glass sales and programs are evolving and the impact that consumers and the economy are having on this valuable piece of their business. The survey reveals that wines by the glass programs are being pressured by consumer demand for wider assortments of varietals and ...

Cliches have no place in business communications - for many reasons. Apart from anything else, cliches generally do not equal quality writing; additionally, the meaning of some cliches, familiar as they may seem to the writer, will not necessarily be clear to every reader, particularly if the reader is from a different country or culture. I think we're both on the same page here; I can let you have a ballpark figure of the approximate cost by tomorrow. I don't mean to look a gift horse in the mouth but we would need some verification before we could proceed. Drop ...

McCusker & Company, a leading worldwide provider of extended warranty services for the consumer electronics industry, is creating a key partnership with cloud technology firm IceWEB. IceWEB recently named former McCusker & Company President Rob Howe their new Chief Executive Officer. "We are very excited to be creating this partnership with a cutting-edge cloud computing firm," said McCusker & Company Chief Executive Officer Will L. McCusker. "They have a great leader in Rob Howe, and we are looking forward to working together to grow our businesses." IceWEB ...

ATHENS, Ohio (Sept. 19, 2012)—An Ohio University anthropologist reports the first observation of dominance relationships among adolescent male chimpanzees, which he attributes to the composition of their community. Hogan Sherrow spent eight years studying the Ngogo community of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park in western Uganda. Ngogo is the biggest chimpanzee community on record, with more than 150 members and about twice as many males as found in other chimp communities across Africa. Unlike their adult male counterparts, which have a well-documented dominance ...

Boulder, Colo., USA – New Geosphere papers in themed issues include a study showing, for the first time, that a major fault runs under central Reno, Nevada, USA ("Origin and Evolution of the Sierra Nevada and Walker Lane"). Detailed field mapping adds new information to the study of "Neogene Tectonics and Climate-Tectonic Interactions in the Southern Alaskan Orogen," and isochron cosmic burial data adds to the understanding of "CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II." Abstracts for these and other Geosphere papers are available at http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/. ...

A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Niger Countdown Case Study Working Group found that child mortality in Niger—one of the world's poorest countries—declined nearly 50 percent over the last decade. According to the authors, the advances in survival made in Niger far outpaced other nations in the West Africa region. The study appears in a special issue of The Lancet examining the United Nations Millennium Challenge Goals for 2015. For the study, researchers analyzed changes in child mortality and child health in Niger ...

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have tracked bumblebees for the first time to see how they select the optimal route to collect nectar from multiple flowers and return to their nest. In a paper published September 18 in the open access journal PLOS Biology, the scientists, working with the Harmonic Radar Group at Rothamsted Research, were able to use radar tracking to show how bumblebees discover flowers, learn their location and use trial and error to find the most efficient route between flowers over large distances. Professor Lars Chittka and Dr Mathieu ...

HOUSTON -- (Sept. 21, 2012) – The androgen receptor in human cells inhibits fat accumulation, but its activity can be sabotaged by glucocorticoids, steroids that regulate fat deposition and are known drivers of obesity and insulin resistance, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) in a report in the journal Chemistry & Biology (https://www.cell.com/chemistry-biology/home). "The project started with a straightforward search for genes or signals specific to human fat cells," said Dr. Michael A. Mancini (http://www.bcm.edu/mcb/index.cfm?pmid=9330), ...

Researchers have new evidence in rats to explain how it is that chocolate candies can be so completely irresistible. The urge to overeat such deliciously sweet and fatty treats traces to an unexpected part of the brain and its production of a natural, opium-like chemical, according to a report published online on September 20th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. "This means that the brain has more extensive systems to make individuals want to overconsume rewards than previously thought," said Alexandra DiFeliceantonio of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. ...

Scientists have been trying to explain the causes of diabetes for many years. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk A/S have now shown that the increased activity of one particular iron-transport protein destroys insulin-producing beta cells. In addition, the new research shows that mice without this iron transporter are protected against developing diabetes. These results have just been published in the prestigious journal Cell Metabolism. Almost 300,000 Danes have diabetes – 80 per cent have type-2 diabetes, a so-called lifestyle disease. The ...

In any living organism, all cells have the same DNA, but each cell's identity is defined by the combination of genes that are turned on or off, any given moment in time. In animals, this cellular memory is erased between generations, so that the new egg has no memory and, as such, has the potential to become any type of cell. In flowering plants, on the contrary, cellular memory passes from generation to generation, with potentially harmful implications for the development of new plants. In the latest issue of the journal Cell*, scientists from Instituto Gulbenkian de ...

In the body's ongoing effort to maintain a healthy weight, an arsenal of cellular proteins called androgen receptors is critical for blocking fat accumulation. Now researchers reporting in the September issue of the Cell Press Journal Chemistry & Biology have discovered that naturally occurring steroids called glucocorticoids can thwart the receptors' activity, ultimately encouraging fat buildup. "This has implications in this era of an obesity epidemic," says senior author Dr. Michael Mancini, from Baylor College of Medicine. "If you can reduce glucocorticoids, you might ...