Mild Brain Injury and Repeated Hits to the Head May Lead to Brain Damage Brain injury has been in the news a lot lately in Utah and elsewhere around the country. Recently, the results of a new study that looked at mild traumatic brain injuries resulting from sports injuries and accidents was released, and the death of former NFL football player, Junior Seau, has again brought up the issue of repetitive concussions and mental health. Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries According to a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, mild traumatic injuries resulting ...

The State of Lifetime Alimony in New Jersey Is Questioned Going through divorce is the closing of one chapter in life and the opening of another. But, some family law advocates say the alimony law in New Jersey frustrates the ability of divorced individuals to build a new life. Reform advocates say the alimony law in New Jersey needs to be updated because the law is too unwieldy when circumstances in the lives of the paying ex-spouse change, especially regarding permanent alimony. Those who would like to see an update to the law want judges to have less discretion ...

Proposed Law in Missouri Could Permit Adoption Without Father's Consent Under a bill currently being considered by Missouri lawmakers, babies born to unmarried parents in Missouri could be placed for adoption without their fathers' consent. If passed, the proposed law would make an unmarried father's consent to a child's adoption unnecessary if he does not provide sufficient financial support to the child's mother during pregnancy, delivery or after the child's birth, despite having reason to believe he is the biological father of the child. An exception would be ...

Fewer Americans Behind on Credit Card Debt, but Average Balance Is High The number of credit card holders who have not paid their bills in the last 90 days has decreased in 2012. For Q1, the total number of delinquent cardholders dropped to 0.73 percent, from 0.78 percent for the last quarter of 2011. In addition, The Wall Street Journal reported that consumers continued to pay throughout May, despite worries from some experts that delinquency would increase in part because of continued high unemployment. However, while delinquency has decreased, nearly half of cardholders ...

Texas Seeks to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse with New Law Nearly nine of every 100,000 Texans died from prescription drug overdoses last year, most caused by abuse of illegally obtained prescription medications. The Drug Policy Alliance reports a 150 percent increase in accidental overdoses over an eight-year period in Texas. Emergency room doctors report that of the drug abuse cases they see, more are due to prescription drugs than illegal street drugs and many people do not believe they are abusing drugs because they received them from their doctor. Trafficking ...

Testifying at One's Own Trial May Lead to Self-Incrimination Defense lawyers agree it can be a game-changer when a client, who has been charged with a crime, testifies at his or her own trial. Allen Stanford, on trial in Texas for an alleged Ponzi scheme involving $7-8 billion in certificates of deposits, plans to testify on his own behalf and many believe that is a bad idea The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives a person charged with a crime the right to refuse to answer questions or make statements that may be used to help convict that person of a crime ...

Pennsylvania Law May Put Family on the Hook for Long-Term Care Costs Caring for an elderly loved one comes with a lot of responsibilities and, at times, a lot of associated stress. One of the most important considerations an adult child may face regarding long-term care is cost, and if those responsible for caring for elderly loved ones do not create plans to handle the cost of long-term care, the situation can quickly become stressful. Many folks in Pennsylvania may not be aware of a law that may put them on the hook for the cost of long-term care for senior family ...

The Means to Live: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Debt Reaffirmation Even though going through Chapter 7 bankruptcy offers the prospect of financial relief, individuals who file may wish to reaffirm the debt on certain property to be discharged in order to retain it. For instance, it is common for filers to reaffirm the debt of a vehicle because many people depend on their cars to get to work. If a filer decides to reaffirm a debt, he or she should be sure of the ability to repay the loan in order to keep the property. In a personal bankruptcy case, the filer may decide ...

Illinois Eavesdropping Law Facing Developments in Court and Legislature Illinois differs from many other U.S. states in that it is a "two-party consent" state. Under this law, you cannot make an audio recording unless both you and the other parties that are involved in the recording agree that you can do so. Audio and video recording, especially of police officers, is a hot button topic in Illinois due to a police-eavesdropping case that was recently decided by a federal appeals court. State Felony to Record Police Under an Illinois law enacted in 1961, ...

CDM Media announced today that Corbus, LLC, a global solutions provider of Information Technology (IT), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Project Management (PMO) services, will join the following 2012 CDM Media summits: • CFO Summit, Aug. 19-21, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz. • CIO Retail Summit, Aug. 28-29, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The CFO Summit offers chief financial officers and finance executives the opportunity to discuss the challenges and issues facing their organizations. Delegates will make new business contacts and exchange best practices, confronting challenges ...

The results are in! The distinguished panel of judges has announced the prize winners at The 2nd Annual New York World Wine and Spirits Competition, as well as Best in Show. The judges made their selections from well over 400 entries. The Tasting Panel's Anthony Dias Blue, director of The San Francisco International Wine Competition and the San Francisco World Spirits and International Wine Competitions, led the panel. Best in Show and Gold Medal Spirits: • Blackwater Distilling Inc., Sloop Betty Vodka USA, Gold, Best Vodka in Show • Louis Royer , Louis Royer ...

Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most improvement when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in conjunction with a "transdiagnostic" approach - a model that allows therapists to apply one set of principles across anxiety disorders. The combination was more effective than CBT combined with other types of anxiety disorder treatments, like relaxation training according to Peter Norton, ...

In an effort to help fast-track the commercialization of early-stage Canadian companies and grow the tech ecosystem in Western Canada, Boast Capital recently announced a partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley to launch Plug and Play Accelerator Canada. The first initiative of this partnership is Startup Camp Canada, where technology startups are offered US$25,000 in funding plus access to world-class mentors and investors in both Silicon Valley and Calgary. As a soft launch for the program, which starts late fall in Calgary, Alberta, Boast Capital ...

Financing your business begins with understanding your business design. Are you providing a service or do you require materials and equipment? Are you paying employees or is it a one-man-show? Are you economically invested in your business? How much can you afford to spend in the event you don't make profits right away? Manufacturing products require materials, equipment, production fees, which increase overall costs. Service businesses are the product in themselves; the cost of the product offered is bundled within the business and therefore incurs fewer expenditures. ...

Join Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a social media training company, for their newest training program: Mobile Marketing 101, on July 10th, 2012 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM in Cincinnati, Ohio. Boot Camp Digital's popular educational social media training programs educate the Cincinnati marketing community on the latest updates in social media and Internet marketing. This session will cover an overview of one of fastest-growing aspects of marketing today: mobile marketing. Experts in the marketing industry are saying that mobile marketing is going to be ...

Filled with Antoine's trademark humor and her other children's books; this book has an educational theme delivered with in a fun, rhythmic format. "Staying Safe is a very timely and informative book for kids, with beautiful illustrations by Frankniell Concepcion together with the Antoine's interpretation of the scenes presented in the illustrations, Staying Safe is an all-around winner," said Bernard Logan of Yale School of Education. Staying Safe is available for sale at Amazon, ENVISION and wherever books are sold. Or meet the author at: juliaeantoine.com About ...

Outfielder and MLB All-Star Vernon Wells and his wife, Charlene, will host a VIP soiree at a private mansion in Shady Canyon in Irvine to raise funds for two local nonprofits, Caterina's Club and his own Perfect 10 Charity. Players from the Anaheim Angels roster will be in attendance at the cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception, which will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. The event is being catered by the Anaheim White House, whose owner, Bruno Serato, founded Caterina's Club to feed children in his own backyard - the so called "motel" children - whose ...

Chris Newton, President and CEO of Securus, Inc., which is the leading provider of mobile safety and security products, will appear as a guest on The Peggy Smedley Show on July 3, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. CT. The Peggy Smedley Show, the voice of M2M and connected devices, is a weekly Internet radio show that helps listeners make connected devices a part of their everyday lives. "We protect our homes and our cars with M2M-enabled systems, and now we can use M2M-connected devices to protect the ones we love when they're on the go," said Peggy Smedley. "Securus, ...

The newest book from productivity expert Laura Stack hits bookstores nationwide on June 26, 2012. The greatly anticipated missive from one of the most highly regarded authorities in time management and productivity, Stack's fifth book, "What To Do When There's Too Much To Do," (Berrett-Koehler; $15.95) addresses economy-fueled changes in the workplace that put the focus on a results-driven strategy that actually boils down to doing less work and reducing hours. By doing less, not more, workers can do better, more focused, strategic work, and shave 90 minutes ...

Wednesday, September 19 and October 10, 2012 at 9am PST—John Boone will share with the listening audience of Altruistic Leadership his career journey, successes, trials, triumphs, and tripping points. During this 45-minute segment, we will discuss the importance of career ownership, STEM, and working with Venture Capitalist when we continue the conversation during our second session. Callers are welcome to join the conversation during the show by calling (917) 889-3394. The LIVE, Internet talk-radio show will stream from the host page at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/altruisticleadership. ...

First Valuation, an industry leading collateral valuation services provider, is expanding its Sales and Marketing team in response to robust growth through the first half of the year. Industry veteran, Mark Noonan, has joined First Valuation as a National Sales Executive and will lead the management of several of First Valuation's strategic accounts. In addition, Noonan will work to continue the growth of the national account base for the company. "The success and experience Mark brings from his time at Citigroup will be a huge asset to both our company and our ...

Following the launch of its Japan office in May, Maxifier, the global leader in inventory revenue management technology, has announced details of its inaugural event in Tokyo: Chaos Clear. This event will unite the industry's leading innovators to give Japanese businesses a comprehensive overview of today's ad tech developments, latest technologies, and how they are relevant to the local market. The half-day seminar will be hosted by Maxifier in Tokyo on the 25th of July, bringing together founders and leaders of businesses that have helped shape the global ad tech ecosystem, ...

On July 4, the United States of America will honor its 236th birthday. On that day, families across the country will celebrate freedom with food, fun, and fireworks. In addition to Independence Day, July is designated as National Family Reunion Month. GiftWorksPlus, a Midwest personalized frame company, is offering suggestions on its blog for making the most of family times in July. From creating care packages for service members to hosting a neighborhood block party to designing custom picture frames, families can find the ideas they need to make the month special. To ...

Lackuna, http://www.lackuna.com, the language and tech related entertainment blog has recently undergone some makeovers as the popularity increases. Started by the creators of Ackuna, http://www.ackuna.com, Lackuna's content is focused around language/translation, tech, and pop-culture news from around the world. The popular blog site was created initially to fill the void of language and translation related blogs on the web. "Working for a translation-tech company, I was naturally interested in reading about language news," Matt Bramowicz, associate editor ...

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is proud to announce a series of exciting fundraising events taking place over the next year, with limited sponsorship categories available. The scheduled events include the final installments of the Songwriters Music Series for 2012 occurring in September in Napa, CA at the exquisite William Hill Estate and Songwriters: New York in the "Big Apple" this October. Additionally, the Foundation is eager to announce 2013 plans, which include: the VH1 "DIVAS" Screening and Dance Party celebrating Whitney Houston in Los Angeles ...