Social media websites like Facebook are increasingly part of everyday life. Unfortunately, marriage experts are seeing a huge spike in the influence of Facebook on failing relationships and divorce. A British legal service company reports that Facebook played a role in one out of every three divorce filings in 2011. This represents a huge increase from just two years ago in 2009, when one in five cases mentioned Facebook. According to the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers, a large majority of U.S. divorce attorneys -- over 80 percent -- say social media is ...

People seeking to have their inventions patented in countries outside the U.S. can do so in one of two ways. The first approach is to the individual countries and pursue patents through each country's patent application process. The second approach is to use the Paris Convention Treaty process (administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization) which allows an inventor to use one organization to pursue patents simultaneously in over 140 countries that are signatories to the treaty. Filing an Application The first step of the process is to complete an application ...

Americans are innovative people, coming up with new and better products and processes all of the time. In 2011 alone, the government received over 535,000 patent applications. People should understand the U.S. patent application process, referred to as "patent prosecution" by patent attorneys and others in the field, or risk losing the value of their inventions, or potentially worse, infringing on another person's patent. Patent Searches Before patenting or selling their creations, inventors must ensure that no one else has a patent for the same invention. ...

Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration presents the Safety Enforcement Improvement Award to the state police force showing the most improvement in cost efficiency and traffic enforcement in its truck safety enforcement program. Pennsylvania state police won the 2012 award for the strides they have made in keeping unsafe commercial vehicles off state roads and preventing commercial vehicle accidents through the Pennsylvania Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. Inspection Program The goal of the Pennsylvania ...

A Connecticut woman was charged with driving under the influence recently after crashing her vehicle into an East Haven liquor store, MSNBC reported. The driver maintains that she had not been drinking alcohol, but instead attributes the crash to a combination of cold medicine and a slippery brake pedal. According to MSNBC, the woman stated that she was suffering from a cold and had taken Nyquil. She also told a reporter that her foot had slipped off the brake pedal, which had recently been cleaned with Armor All. The driver was uninjured in the crash, and one store ...

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world's largest provider of state-of-the-art, early intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, will host a CARD Virginia School open house for families of children with autism spectrum disorders, educators, therapists, and school administrators on August 15th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and August 16th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at 5400 Shawnee Road, Ste. 208, in Alexandria. Families will have the opportunity to tour the school, meet with staff and teachers, and register their children ...

Clark Solutions introduces two new lines of drill driven impeller pumps for corrosive and non-corrosive fluid transfer applications. ZUWA U2001 Drill Driven Impeller Pumps feature an aluminum pump body. and are a great choice for transferring clean or contaminated non-corrosive fluids. ZUWA N2001 Series Drill Driven Impeller Pumps feature 316L stainless steel housings and are best suited for transferring corrosive fluids. Both U2001 and N2001 pump lines are driven with a standard electric or cordless drill. The pump shaft is fixed to the chuck of a regular electric ...

Blue Water Area Transit has started washing their buses with a new earth-friendly system that recycles most of the water used in the process. The agency installed the new state-of-the-art system last month, replacing the method they have used for more than 25 years. "We are constantly seeking ways to be more efficient and earth-friendly and this new bus-washing system will help us do both," explains Jim Wilson, BWAT general manager. "The capability to wash our buses this way was built into the design of our current building." Purchasing the new ...

The Rabine Group is proud to announce that its 100,000 square foot facility in Schaumburg has earned its LEED certification for Existing Buildings. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) notified the Rabine Group of their certification late last month, just in time for the Rabine Group Grand Opening. The Rabine Group building is one of the first LEED certified buildings in Schaumburg. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED certification provides a third party verification that the building uses strategies aimed at achieving environmental ...

The following continuing legal education programs hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will take place via telephone from 12 to 1 p.m. (CST) as follows: - Tuesday, August 7, Ethics in Employment Law and Practice - Thursday, August 9, Structuring Tax Free Mergers and Acquisitions - Tuesday, August 14, Understanding Fiduciary Income Taxation for Estate Planners, Part 1 - Wednesday, August 15, Understanding Fiduciary Income Taxation for Estate Planners, Part 2 - Tuesday, August 21, Innocent Spouse Defense - Tuesday, August 28, Essential Due ...

Money Mailer, a leader in the U.S. direct marketing industry, has recently launched a newly redesigned website at http://www.MoneyMailer.com. This new site allows visitors to create a personalized experience that puts thousands of local deals at their fingertips and lets them quickly find the savings they need. The new website includes an easier to use coupon search, and lets visitors personalize the site by entering in their name and their location to quickly access local coupons. There are 10 different categories of coupons available and consumers are able to view ...

When Mr. Hero Restaurants, a network of specialty sandwich quick service restaurants in Northeast Ohio, needed a fresh new look in their 89 chain stores, they turned to the Internet to see who could help. "When we found East Coast Chair & Barstool online and saw that they had started very humbly as a husband and wife duo from the basement of their home and have grown into a company generating multi-million sales dollars, we knew they would be a great fit for our own locally started business," says Sharon Merico, Director of Operations at Restaurant Developers ...

This summer, the Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport is the perfect getaway without needing to leave city. The Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport's indoor pool features a 120 foot Super Water Slide and is perfect for thrill-seekers of all ages! Whether you are on vacation or just taking a much needed break, water sliding is a great recreational activity for all. Book now and take advantage, high speed wireless internet and parking, everything you and your family needs to feel like they at a resort property! Your stay also includes use of the Holiday Inn Montreal Airport's outdoor ...

Founded by young Chicago entrepreneurs with vision, a proven product, and the support of the Chicago community, Position-Tech has successfully penetrated the hyper competitive sporting goods industry. The efforts have yielded great results-nine salaried positions have been created, three vacant store fronts in the city's Northwest side will no longer be empty, and over a dozen aspiring Northwestern interns have received a first hand look at what it takes to be entrepreneur. The product is a new style of detachable football cleat that has been proven to provide 20% better ...

The winner receives a free class from the new Mindsharp SharePoint for Business Series. Mindsharp, a global SharePoint education company specializing in computer-based and instructor-led training, is pleased to announce that Maree Percival is the winner of the "SharePoint Video Clip Summer Sampler" contest. The contest was held to celebrate the launch of Mindsharp's new SharePoint for Business Series. The new SharePoint for Business Series includes the following online and live seminar SharePoint classes: Organizing Information Using SharePoint 2010 SharePoint ...

The Third Annual Carolina Classics at the Capital Car Show in Downtown Raleigh will feature a new format and new attractions, including appearances by the stars of truTV's "Lizard Lick Towing" and assembly demonstrations of a Model T Ford. From Aug. 17 through Aug. 19, attendees will be able to see hundreds of classic cars and vendors inside the Raleigh Convention Center and outside in a special cordoned-off area on the street. On Saturday, Aug. 18, the Lizard Lick Krew will be signing autographs, taking pictures with fans, and offering a wide array of branded ...

TOA Technologies, the leader in cloud-based mobile workforce management solutions, has hired Brian Cook as its new chief financial officer. Since the company was founded in 2003, it has grown from a start-up to a high-growth company, with 2012 marking seven consecutive years of high double-digit growth. A former CFO and investment banker with global technology, telecommunications and media companies, Cook will help to position TOA for continued financial growth. "TOA Technologies is at a milestone point as a company. With a leadership position in implementing social, ...

Brentano's Gallery collection was a long time in the making. Design Director Iris Wang and her team had been contemplating an artwork-inspired collection for over a decade and knew that fall of 2012 would be the right time to introduce it. Each of Gallery's 14 textiles are influenced directly by the construction of a piece of art—the form—or the feeling behind it—the content. Every fabric has been considered down to the last detail: fiber content, weave, and how it is colored all speak to the best way to interpret the technical composition or the feeling evoked by a specific ...

Providence Perfume Co. will debut their new all natural perfume DIVINE NOIR on August 7th. The fragrance Divine Noir is a darker foil to the natural perfumery's popular orange blossom scent Divine. Divine eau de parfum, composed by perfumer Charna Ethier is an ode to a glamorous friend who is never without her red lipstick. Divine Noir is a deeper, richer interpretation of the original Divine fragrance. Divine Noir is the little black dress worn after dark. "My Grandmother's dressing table, with its ever present bottle of Youth Dew perfume captivated me as a ...

According to Brendan Carman, MPT, ATC, who is the orthopedic outpatient physical therapy practice's founder - summer is their busiest time. "In the summertime, people want to enjoy the great outdoors and they take on projects and activities that put a stress on muscles and tendons that may not have been used the rest of the year. Even summer footwear can cause a strain," Carman explained. Golfing, playing tennis, doing strenuous yard work and other "weekend warrior" activities can cause neck, shoulder and back problems. Although it sounds like ...

Finding the Perfect Adjustable Basketball System: When the idea to create an adjustable basketball system came about the method of choice was to use a cable, pulley, and wench. The original Sport Court goals were made this way back in the 70's. The design was to attach a cable to the lower extension arm over the main pole via a pulley and onto a wench located on the back side of the pole. Turning the handle on the wench would then raise or lower the backboard. The drawback to this method is that the teeth on the wench wear out over time and eventually lead to system failure. ...

Qualitest's Ozone Tester / Ozone Chamber QT-0500 The QT-0500 Ozone tester / chamber by Qualitest is an accelerated test method used primarily for evaluating the resistance of rubber products to cracking during service life. Samples are set in a fixture so that the surface is in tension and placed in the exposure chamber for some time period specified by either the ASTM method or the user. (ASTM D 470, ASTM D 1171, ASTM D 3395, ASTM D 4575, ASTM D 1149) The Ozone tester QT-5000 tester is designed to provide an automatically controlled ozone concentration environment ...

Hughes Environmental, a commercial duct cleaning and combustible dust remediation company based in Louisville, Kentucky, has been selected for the 2012 Louisville Awards in the Heating & Air Conditioning System Duct Cleaning Services category by the Louisville Award Program committee. Selection for this award reflects the hard work of all of those who have supported and contributed to the success of Hughes Environmental. The Louisville Awards Program recognizes outstanding local Louisville businesses whom they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in ...

Volubill have been cited as an innovative policy control and charging solution provider in the TM Forum's new Policy Everywhere Insights Research report. The report describes policy technologies as a critical factor for enabling service innovation and highlights converged policy and online charging solutions like Volubill's as key for enhancing communications service providers' (CSPs) customer experience management abilities. TM Forum members interested in a free copy of the report can download it here: http://www.tmforum.org/ResearchPublications/7097/home.html?q=Insights_Research_Reports#TRCPublications/Link49478 Non-members ...

OnApp has announced that CloudTO, a subsidiary of Cirrus Tech Ltd, has chosen the OnApp Cloud platform to power a new range of public cloud hosting services. With OnApp Cloud, CloudTO can deliver extremely resilient, scalable and easy-to-use cloud services to its enterprise customers, quickly and cost-effectively. The company has already launched two new services built on the OnApp Cloud platform: an elastic public cloud service with utility billing, and a configurable cloud VM service with monthly pricing. CloudTO spent two years trialling cloud platforms from five ...