President Obama's July signing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act brings increased oversight to an industry that many feel recklessly brought about "The Great Recession" and sent the economy into a tailspin. The stated aims of the new law include improving transparency and accountability in the financial system, ending bailouts by American taxpayers, putting an end to the idea that any institution is "too big to fail," and protecting consumers from improper financial services practices. One important strategy is the extension of incentives ...

One little known side effect of the prolonged recession is a rise in the number of applications for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In an average year, the Social Security Administration considers 2.5 million applications for disability benefits. But cases were up by 20 percent over the past year and are likely to increase to well over 3 million in the coming year, according to SSA chief actuary Stephen Goss. One obvious reason is that workers who have endured disabilities may decide to seek benefits after losing a ...

This scene is all too common on North Carolina highways and back roads: on a recent July night near the end of a long drive, a Georgia trucker hauling over 20 tons of a highly combustible chemical overturned on a sharp mountain curve. He had followed GPS commands onto a rural gravel road between Lenoir and Banner Elk, where he planned to sleep for the night before delivering his load the next day. Perhaps the only uncommon thing about this accident is that no other vehicles were involved, and nobody was severely injured or killed. Trucking accidents like this happen ...

Hampton Inn Gaffney Hotel offers convenient lodging to students and parents touring Limestone College or attending their upcoming fall semester orientation session. Orientation is scheduled from Friday, August 20 through Saturday, August 21, 2010. The local school, which is a 4 year liberal arts college, is only a few miles from this Gaffney South Carolina hotel. Limestone College, a Christian, non-denominational college, was established in 1845 as the first women's college in South Carolina. In the late 1960s Limestone became coeducational. Nine of the campus buildings ...

Super 8 Monroe North Carolina Hotel offers convenient and affordable accommodations for drivers and their passengers who will be attending the Downtown Monroe Antique - Muscle Car Cruise-In. The popular event is held from now through October on the second Friday of each month. Located in the historic downtown district on Main St., the next Cruise-In will be August 13, 2010 from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Monroe, NC is a quaint suburb of Charlotte, NC. The town is also close to the South Carolina border. Monroe's downtown area features local restaurants and merchants which will ...

Superbreak, the short break specialist has reported a surge in airport hotel sales so far this summer, through both the trade and direct arms of the business. The tour operator has seen growth of 17% in bed night sales across the 29 UK airport hotels in its portfolio. As budget-minded customers take advantage of the great deals available, its parking and hotel packages that have been particularly successful. A night in a hotel plus parking is often available for less than the price of a car park alone. Superbreak has aimed to be flexible as possible for customers, ...

Bestweddingaway has announced the launch of its new UK website which is designed to assist couples who are looking to have their wedding in Italy. Bestweddingaway is a specialist in organising weddings in Italy and the new site forms part of agency's continuing plans to introduce highly innovative services to the sector, to make it easier for couples to plan their ideal day. According to Mintel, one in six UK weddings now take place abroad. This is a 43% increase since 2003 and is constantly growing. It is no surprise that by 2013 it is predicted that the destination ...

GHI Builder.com has been providing secondary incomes for people in the USA and UK for over a year now and it has just launched the latest GHI Builder home business asset which is a $16,000 website complete with full Content Management System. The new website is being included with all new sign ups and has been specifically built for aiding fast income generation from home and what's more you can keep the website either to use with GHI or for your own business purposes - it's yours. You Get to Own a $16,000 Website Designed and built for GHI Builder at a cost of $16,000 ...

This week a new start-up entered an already crowded field of incorporation and business filing services. This one, called MyUSAcorporation.com, is special, however. After more than a year in development, MyUSAcorporation's site boasts a sleek design, simple and user-friendly forms, extensive content and a unique user account environment. But perhaps the site's biggest draw is its low prices. For example, MyUSAcorporation promises to form your Delaware LLC for over 40% cheaper than LegalZoom.com, the most popular company in the industry. MyUSAcorporation charges only ...

Don't miss this year's premiere amateur bass fishing tournament, the 2010 Lake of the Ozarks Big Bass Bash, which will be held on October 2nd and 3rd. Over 160 guaranteed places will be paid out totaling more than $160,000 in cash, including $50,000 to the heaviest bass of the weekend. The Big Bass Bash is for amateurs only. Its unique format allows the weekend angler a chance to win like the professionals. Unlike most fishing tournaments which have a team arrangement where prizes are based on total weight, the Big Bass Bash format is distinctive in that it only takes ...

Mr. Paul Chehade, from May 3rd, 2010, has been working on the serious problem to do with the pollution in our coasts due to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico this year. Since May, Mr. Chehade has been sending letters to Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States and to all the Governors, District Attorneys and EPA Directors in the states involved. Mr. Chehade believes that we cannot continue waiting for the bureaucratic process as our habitat and economy are destroyed. Consequently, together with a group of American and European entrepreneurs, Mr. Chehade has ...

The App, which was first introduced three weeks ago, could initially be downloaded for free on the iPad. "Mobile access of the Fund Platform via the iPhone furthers deVere's goal to provide highly convenient and accessible services to our clients," said Nigel Green, CEO of the deVere Group. "This is the latest example of continued innovation our company prides itself on." The deVere Platform App offers instant access to over 5,000 funds from some of the world's leading fund houses. It allows users to keep up to date with their investments, current market trends, ...

Samantha Sarcinella, future wife of NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch, has announced today that she will be pursuing her modeling and acting career full time. Samantha began her career as a teenager earning impressive credits as: a promotional model for Sprint, Allstate, Miller Lite, Jim Beam, and Kellogg; a runway model for Harley Davidson; and a swimsuit model in the hit movie, Batman Begins. Samantha has always believed that an education lasts longer than good looks. This mentality helped her earn a B.S. in psychology from Purdue University and she is now pursuing her master's ...

Ciel Bleu is a team of two professional and experienced fashion wedding photographers ( http://www.cielbleuphoto.com ) who pride in their ingrained talent for capturing the most breathtaking moments of human emotions into fashion wedding photography. One of them is an experienced journalistic and travel photographer while the other has been shooting fashion, beauty and lifestyle photography for many years. With a fine blend of both these talents they bring to you an exceptional company of well-trained photographic eyes that gives you unforgettable moments of your wedding ...

Goodwill Industries executive, Kim Zimmer will appear on BlogTalkRadio's My Crew Magazine's (http://blogtalkradio.com/My-Crew-Magazine) 2nd Annual Back To School Radio Show with host Kim Kelly, Editor-In-Chief of My Crew Magazine on Thursday, August 12, 2010, at 7 pm, Pacific, and 10 pm Eastern. The exclusive interview will feature Goodwill Industries back to school ideas, programs, and online shopping that fits the budget conscious parent. In addition, Zimmer will talk about projects and other services that Goodwill Industries provides for our communities. The show ...

Urbanedge - leading Melbourne home builders that continue to deliver affordable and stylish alternatives to standard housing, has offered a complete house and land package loan solution in 3 simple steps. At Urbanedge, getting a loan for purchasing new home and land packages has been simplified into 3 simple steps. The steps include completing the application with an Urbanedge Home Finance Manager, signing the lender contracts and other Mortgage documents and receiving authority for building a home or buying a house and land package. For ordinary house and land packages ...

Smart Levels Media was launched to offer high quality printing and express online service to businesses of all sizes and types. Smart Levels uses an innovative automated web ordering system that allows customers to upload files, download templates for a variety of items and track orders 24 hour a day, 7 days a week. In addition, they provide expert assistance with design, print production and tips to save money and time on distribution and mailing services. State of the art equipment is used to produce large and small format printing for banner sign printing and poster ...

Within 20 years, the number of elderly Americans will double from what it was in the year 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Administration on Aging. As the senior population grows and the economy softens, the difficulties of day to day living for seniors are magnified. The traditional resources that keep seniors connected to their families and communities such as reliable transportation and support services are less available. To meet these unprecedented challenges, the Deaconess Associations Foundation is dedicated to finding, supporting ...

Pass Christian University has a new program that makes it simple and easy to take high quality, non-credit course online. Pass Christian University has partnered with ed2go, a well know online educational center, to offer hundreds of online, instructor facilitated courses and is pleased to announce the latest launch of "Help for the Helpdesk." Participants in this course will learn powerful customer helpdesk skills that will enable them to resolve issues quickly and effectively. They will master a wide range of problem-solving techniques and skills, discover strategies ...

Westfield Southgate is proud to announce that it has partnered with SuncoastJobs.com and will host the SuncoastJobs.com Career Fair on August 31, 2010, from 8:00am-12:00noon at Westfield Southgate (in the food court area). Hundreds of job seekers will have the opportunity to connect with over 40 employers that currently have open positions. The employers represent a wide variety of industries (such as healthcare, technology, finance, sales, and retail) and include The City of Sarasota, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Comcast Cable, Northwestern Mutual, Prudential ...

Securus Inc., a provider of GPS-based products and technology, today announced the general availability of the SpotLight GPS Pet Locator mobile application for the BlackBerry. SpotLight GPS Pet Locator is the only product that combines GPS tracking technology with the 24/7 American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR) services, providing a proactive approach to reconnect lost pets with their owners. "The SpotLight application for the BlackBerry is another way of lowering consumers' anxieties when they have to be away from their pets," said Chris Newton, CEO ...

Officials with the 2010 Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships announced that 23 companies have signed on as silver level sponsor for the match which will take place August 19 through 22 in Piru, Calif. "The industry's commitment to the Steel Challenge continues to grow as we add more than 20 companies, including top shooting sports brands, to the 2010 Steel Challenge sponsors list," said Tammy Mowry, Steel Challenge sponsor coordinator. The latest companies to back the Steel Challenge as silver level sponsors are Action Target, Atlanta Arms & Ammo, Bar-Sto ...

Friday September 10, 4pm EST— Solade Rowe 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 serious topic long-term unemployment in the African American community and strategies for the African American worker. 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. An archive will be ...

Today, Sunset editors released the free Sunset Travel Guide, Best of San Francisco: Dining, Hotels, and Attractions 2010. In this resourceful new guide, Sunset gives the true local's take on California's scenic city with information on the best lodging, dining, attractions, and activities. Download the Sunset Travel Guide, Best of San Francisco: Dining, Hotels, and Attractions 2010, to get Sunset's travel tips, including: • San Francisco dining: Sunset's top 40 places to eat, including 10 pizzerias that elevate pies to haute cuisine, the hottest new restaurant splurges, ...

Paramount Equity has been recognized by BERC as a certified sustainable business. The Sacramento Sustainable Business Program promotes businesses that take voluntary actions to prevent pollution and conserve resources. To become certified sustainable, a business must implement measures and practices in at least one of the following categories: energy conservation, water conservation, pollution prevention, solid waste reduction, and/or green building. While only one category is necessary to become certified, Paramount Equity has fulfilled the requirements in all of the ...