Foreclosure Rates Hold Steady, Despite Economic Improvements Elsewhere One in every 495 Ohio homes received a foreclosure filing in May 2012, which was well above the national average of 1 in 639, according to RealtyTrac.com. Despite modest improvements in the mortgage default rate over the past few months, a recent report from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows foreclosures across the U.S. are holding steady. In the first quarter of 2012, about 4.4 percent of U.S. homes were in some stage of foreclosure, the same as the previous quarter and only a slight improvement ...

IRS Audits: Facts and Tips It begins with receipt of an IRS "review" notice. Many taxpayers fret over the dreaded IRS audit. According to popular knowledge, audits are common, arbitrary and always result in huge penalties. In fact, only a tiny percentage of tax returns are audited each year, and most involve only a modest possible penalty tied directly to a taxpayer's mistake in the most recent tax return. Knowing what to expect can help taxpayers prepare for a smooth audit process if caught in an IRS audit. Who Gets Audited? Less than one percent of ...

Debunking Concussion Myths: Know the Signs and Get Proper Treatment Recent attempts by professional and amateur athletic associations to reduce head trauma, along with increased focus by the media regarding concussions, has sparked much discussion on helmet use, concussion treatment and the long-term effects of concussions. However, many myths and misconceptions still surround traumatic brain injuries. TBIs, including concussions, are dangerous injuries that can produce lingering damage. Worse, it can be difficult to tell whether a person is concussed or gauge the severity ...

Widows of Motorcyclists Suing Bar for Over-Serving Drunk Driver Two motorcyclists from New Jersey were killed and four other were injured in a drunk driving accidentlast summer in Bangor. Newspaper reports indicate the driver of a pick-up truck was speeding on Route 512 when he crossed the center lane and struck a group of motorcyclists. Along with the driver of the pick-up, three taverns have been named in a lawsuit filed by the widows of the motorcyclists and the other motorcyclists injured in the crash. The complaint alleges that the taverns over-served the drunk ...

Another Distracted Driving Danger: Pets in the Car To most people, the term "distracted driving" means texting, eating or talking on a cellphone while driving. A nationwide crisis of car accidents caused by texting drivers in particular has led many states to pass laws banning the practice, and federal safety agencies are pushing for a nationwide ban. However, driving distractions come in all shapes and sizes -- including pets. Recent Survey: Dogs Distract Drivers A recent survey by the American Automobile Association and Kurgo, a pet travel product company, ...

Cybernetics has announced the immediate availability of 4 TB disk drives in all SAN Storage Virtual Disk solutions. Cybernetics' SAN Storage solutions are now available with 4 TB hard disk drives, providing a greater range of capacity, options and flexibility. Whether the popular miSAN D series or our powerhouse iSAN D series, harness the increased speed and capacity of the new 4 TB disk drives and maximize your performance at a minimal price. The miSAN D Series and iSAN D Series are scalable SAN storage solutions with up to 96 TB of raw capacity, per unit, expandable ...

According to Brooke Schoene, the General Manager of national electrical franchisor Mister Sparky , "While summertime activities can afford people the time to relax and offer new places to play, consumers still need to be diligent about safety hazards that can crop up in their surroundings, whether they are just hanging outside with friends and family, or while away from home on vacation." Mister Sparky - America's On-Time Electrician - recommends that consumers and families follow these Summer Electrical Safety Tips: - Ensure that your pools and hot tubs ...

Blues Island Records is set to release Wayne Baker Brooks highly anticipated EP "Tricks Up My Sleeves" on July 31st, 2012. After his acclaimed debut CD Mystery, Brooks once again surprises audiences with his modern approach to the traditional blues genre. Brooks pays homage to the Chicago Blues Masters by incorporating samples of their work into his work. Brooks utilized groundbreaking techniques and collaborated with a selection of today's hottest multi-platinum selling artists. Thus, created a modern edge to the traditional blues sound. Besides intensively ...

Former Grass Valley, California, resident Jennifer Walker will travel to Nevada County on July 27, 2012 to speak at a literary luncheon for the middle- and high school members of The Friendship Club, an after-school prevention program designed to reach at-risk girls before they engage in unhealthy behaviors. The club encourages reading and teaches life skills and personal responsibility. During the luncheon, Walker will speak about her work as an author and sign copies of her novel BUBBA TO THE RESCUE. Each member of the club will receive a complimentary copy courtesy ...

The WineStation is the world's first automated temperature-controlled, wine dispensing and preservation system, providing a serving solution and unique try before you buy opportunity for both the discerning to novice wine consumers. For the first time, guests are able to experience, using the WineStation, a broad range of featured wines in taste, half or full glass options invoking a memorable exploration and experience. The Thermo-Electric cooling system and 60 day preservation capabilities of the WineStation assure that each wine is pristine in taste with every pour. ...

Hammerhouse LLC, an expanding national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial service industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, has announced the hiring of Sheri Ellen Schwartz as VP, Senior Strategic Growth Partner. Sheri Ellen will help support Hammerhouse's client growth and expand the company's national mortgage recruiting infrastructure. Sheri Ellen will report directly to Drew Waterhouse, managing director and CEO of Hammerhouse and will be based in our Orange County, CA office. Sheri Ellen's sales, recruiting and management ...

Vivant Skin Care recently added 8% Mandelic Acid 3-in-1 Serum to its already expansive range of skin care products. The multi-purpose product is now available through skin care wholesalers throughout the upper 48, Hawaii and internationally, plus on the company's retail website. "This new release represents the latest Vivant initiative to introduce user-friendly, multi-use products geared to those looking for an introduction to clinical skin care products," says CEO Kelly Kendrick. "We feel strongly about making Vivant products accessible to a broad range ...

Olympus Futures INC is pleased to announce the Sierra Chart trading platform as one of its platform partners. Sierra Chart is a professional Trading platform for the financial markets. Sierra Chart supports manual, automated and simulated trading. Sierra Chart is solid professional quality software. It has an uncomplicated interface that can handle the most demanding applications. It is developed by an experienced and competent development team that stays on top of development. It has been proven and trusted by investors/traders/clearing firms for more than a decade. To ...

Teseq Inc., a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, now offers a 200 A, 3-phase burst pulse coupling/decoupling network (CDN) for electrical fast transient (EFT) and burst testing. The new CDN 3083-B200 easily handles high inrush currents and pulse-shaped peak currents, making it ideal for testing high current and high power equipment such as large machines, appliances and smart grid applications. This new CDN injects EFT pulses simultaneously into all supply lines of the equipment under test (EUT), up to ...

NextComputing, manufacturer of high-performance and small form-factor computing systems, announces a new platform for high-throughput data recording applications. Based on the company's Nucleus RM family of compact and customizable rackmount computers, the Nucleus RM Capture 16X3 provides very high sustained write-to-disk rates for solutions such as network forensics, application performance optimization, and deep packet analysis. The need to capture and analyze high-bandwidth network traffic has been increasing as service providers and large enterprises struggle to ...

The Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation (LGEDC) (www.lgedc.com), a not-for-profit corporation based in Lake Geneva, Wis., has embarked on a new two-fold campaign to promote their available parcels in the Lake Geneva Business Park, and the many advantages of making Lake Geneva a home for both business and personal reasons. LGEDC has contracted with Signalfire, (www.signalfire.us) a full service digital advertising and branding agency based in Delavan, Wis., to develop a new website and related marketing materials to promote the campaign. The website is scheduled ...

Finding a good apartment in New York City is already incredibly difficult, but did you know that the Fair Housing Act prohibits brokers from releasing neighborhood information, such as crime rates and schooling districts? In a survey of homeowners and renters, 75% of respondents reported finding hidden problems about their building or neighborhood within three months of moving in. (I) ProperData, http://www.properdata.com, is responding to this issue with the introduction of its new building reports. By crawling multiple information databases, this first-of-its-kind ...

Enigma Games announces the release of their latest game, Whiz Racer. It is not your usual car racing game - this one is brain powered. Players must solve math problems to power their cars. The more correct answers, the more power to their car and the greater the car's speed. Whiz Racer players face 8 unique challengers, including math genius Professor E, who test their math skills and speed in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Those who master each of the 10 levels and defeat Professor E become the ultimate Whiz Racer. "Our goal was to build ...

Vacation rentals can be a great way to save money when traveling on a tight budget and many travelers are foregoing the "mint-on-the-pillow" experience for more reasonable accommodations. When planning a vacation, a rental is one way to save if you are willing to forgo some of the luxuries that come with staying at a hotel. On average, the price per square foot for a U.S. hotel is more than twice the price per square foot of a vacation rental, according to a report by HomeAway. "Renting a house or condo instead of paying for a hotel may save travelers ...

A recent study of over 1,000 senior-level business, human resources and management professionals found that only 31% of organizations have implemented some form of formal global leadership development programs. This represents no movement whatsoever since the 2010 edition of this study, even though 16.5% of organizations reported that they planned to implement such a program in 2011. The study was conducted by American Management Association (AMA) Enterprise Government Solutions, in partnership with the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) and Training magazine. ...

Stonefield Software is pleased to announce the latest version of Visual FoxPro Stonefield Query Database Tool Kit (SDT) SDT 6.2 is now available as a free upgrade to all current SDT subscribers. What is Stonefield Database Tool Kit? Visual FoxPro provides something FoxPro developers have needed for years -- a built-in data dictionary. Visual FoxPro's data dictionary provides table and field validation, field captions, triggers, even table and field comments. Unfortunately, many things are missing from the data dictionary, such as structural information necessary ...

MetroList is reporting that statistics compiled by Trendgraphix, Inc. based on MetroList's MLS database show that new pending sales in Sacramento County for the months of March, April, May and June 2012 have exceeded total active inventory in each month for the first time ever. Thus, there is less than one month of available inventory (a market is traditionally considered balanced between buyers and sellers when there is six months available inventory). Additionally, statistics for the month of June 2012 show pending sales have exceeded active inventory for the entire ...

Charles Allen, a managing consultant with BKD Technologies, has received Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the seventh consecutive year. The award recognizes exceptional technology community leaders worldwide who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with users and Microsoft. MVPs share a passion for technology, willingness to help others and commitment to community. These are the qualities that make MVPs exceptional community leaders whose efforts enhance people's lives and contribute to the industry's success in many ways. By ...

Second Chance, a San Diego-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to getting people off the streets and into the workforce through job readiness training programs, is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members to its development department. As the organization enters a new fiscal year, Trisha Gooch and Maureen Polimadei will drive the fundraising needs of the organization to continue helping at-risk youth, adults, veterans, former substance abusers and formerly incarcerated persons find employment. Trisha Gooch, CFRE, Director of Development & ...

William Johaunes Verdult, a Dutch Master, a philanthropist, and most of all a renowned master of fine art who has dazzled some of the most famous celebrities for decades, is now making a surprise comeback appearance to display his most spectacular collection ever. Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Tom Jones, Jack Lord, Farah Fawcett, John Wayne, Kim Novak, Telly Savalis, Robert Redford, Zsa Gabor, Lee Majors, Alfred Hitchcock, Red Skeleton, Connie Francis, The Lennon Sisters, Gene Autry, Bob Vila, Georgia Gov. George Busbee, Red Skeleton along with ...