Paul Holmes, managing partner for the Raleigh office of New York Life Insurance Company (http://www.raleighnyl.com), has announced that the Raleigh office through the New York Life Foundation has made a $2,500 donation to the United Way of the Greater Triangle, an organization that works to help more than 300,000 people in need across Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties annually. United Way of the Greater Triangle brings together local partner agencies, nonprofits, government volunteers and experts in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties to focus on lasting ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Chris Bowser, is announcing a new webinar for business entrepreneurs. This webinar will take place online on September 8, 2001 from 8:00 to 9:00 pm EST. This event will be filled with information on making money in this economic market. Chris Bowser, the guest speaker, will show attendees how products sitting around their house can be sold on eBay. Attendees will learn: how to create an additional income per month working part time and on their own schedule; how to list eBay auctions that ...

The independent authority on search vendors in Singapore, topseos.sg has named its top 10 SEO service providing companies for the month of August 2011. The SEO companies in Singapore, gaining the top rank have been acknowledged by topseos.sg. The SEO agencies participating in the evaluation are on the process of building an organic optimization campaign for the development of their customer's sites and at the same time doing different kind of changes to bring quality of traffic into their sites. Search Engine Optimization is an organic process in which a website's visibility ...

"We recognize the challenge that many of our clients face in determining sales taxes," said Eric C. Webb, President of Sales & Operations at Kentico Software. "By embedding Avalara's AvaTax with Kentico CMS, the industry leading .NET web content management platform and ecommerce solution, we deliver, in real-time , a complete, cost-effective solution to resolve sales tax compliance needs for businesses that rely on Kentico CMS." Webb added that Kentico Software plans to continue to find new ways to optimize the business potential for customers. "We ...

New York Law Gives Grandparents the Potential Right to Visit Minor Grandchildren A grandparent can feel every bit as loving and protective of their minor relative as the child's parents. Unfortunately, in some cases, that relationship can be cut short through divorce, relocation of a former in-law or the death of one of the child's parents. Grandparents are not completely without options, however. In many states, including New York, grandparents have the right to petition a court to get visitation rights, even if the child's current custodial parent opposes a relationship. The ...

Recent Changes In New York's Family Law Included Needed Alimony Reform A Mathematical Formula Now Determines Temporary Spousal Support In many ways, it can be the most dreaded part of divorce proceedings: the determination of alimony (also known as maintenance or spousal support). Alimony, of course, is a court-ordered monthly payment amount one spouse pays to the other while they are separated, in divorce proceedings or after they are divorced. A whopping $9 billion is spent in alimony annually, IRS data shows. The goal of spousal support is to ensure the lesser-income ...

Options for the Marital Home After Divorce Property division can be a contentious part of divorce proceedings. Center to those negotiations is the marital home. For the vast majority of homeowners, the house is the most significant asset owned. Both spouses likely have title to the home, and both spouses are likely co-borrowers on the mortgage itself. While resolving the status of the home can be tricky, there are options that can make each party to the divorce satisfied with the outcome while protecting the credit of each. Assess the Home Just because the house ...

Teen Driving Accidents on The Rise During Summer More crashes involving teenage drivers occur in the summer months of June, July and August. In the state of Maryland, from 2005 through 2009, more crashes with injury occurred during June than any other month. June also took third place for the number of car wrecks with 16-20 year-old drivers. This doesn't necessarily mean teenagers are more careless drivers during the summer months. With school out and more free time, younger people spend more of their time on the road driving. There are, however, several tips teenage ...

Traumatic Brain Injuries: Closed Head Injury Controlling all bodily functions, memories and thoughts, the human brain is the most complex organ in the human body. While important, the brain is susceptible to trauma and the result can be life altering. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when the brain collides with the inside of the skull; resulting in damage to the brain. While some causes of TBI may be more obvious such as fractures or contusions, another cause, closed head injury, may be less conspicuous. Closed head injuries, also referred to as concussions, are ...

Hospital Error Reporting and Federal Program to Prevent Errors Health care systems in America are considered some of the best in the world; however, the system is not perfect and is in a state of reform because of the increasing number of preventable medical errors. Yet, many more errors go unreported. As a result of this growing problem, the federal government announced a new initiative to combat this public health issue. In April 2011, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) unveiled its Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs (PFP) program. ...

Lost Your Job While Paying Child Support in New York? Here's What to Do If you lose your job, paying child support may become impossible. What you may not know is that if you can no longer pay the full amount of child support indefinitely, you can stop child support enforcement from kicking in if you follow certain legal procedures. The first thing you need to do if you are paying child support and lose your job is notify your local child support office. Not only is this required by law, but it will also help you understand how much you owe and what enforcement actions ...

Ticket to Work Program The Social Security Administration (SSA), which has served the most vulnerable Americans for decades, discovered years ago that some Supplementary Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program participants were likely to receive disability benefits their entire lives. Many of these beneficiaries wanted to work, but were limited by SSA program rules which mandated that benefits recipient were unable to engage in "substantial gainful" employment. As a result, the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement ...

Backlog of SSD Hearings Increases In 2007, the Social Security Administration (SSA) set a plan in motion designed to reduce the backlog of pending disability applications and to eliminate the backlog of hearing requests by 2012. However, a study conducted this year by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) disputes that this goal is being met. In 2007, SSA had several key methods planned to reduce the backlog. This included creating a "National Hearing Center" where "a centralized cadre of Administrative Law Judges" (ALJs) would ...

International supply chain provider SBS Worldwide has appointed Tammy Copping to the newly created role of Human Resources Manager. Over the past several years SBS has experienced unprecedented growth, which has stemmed from the quality of staff within the organisation. This appointment continues the company's commitment to developing its most important assets. In her new role, Tammy Copping has been tasked with supporting the senior management team and staff at SBS by looking at ways to further improve human resource best practices in order to meet additional predicted ...

The American Machine Shops Network continues to show its commitment helping small and medium size US-based custom manufacturers and jobbing shops find work on the Web with the launch of its Florida Machine Shops Directory at http://mfgpartners.net/category/florida-shops. The company said 28 machine shops in the Sunshine State are featured on the site specializing in complete custom manufacturing services such as metal fabrication projects, custom fabrication, metalworking, sheet metal fabricating, CNC precision machining, horizontal & vertical turning & milling, ...

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer is designed to audit hardware and software assets over the network and provide its user with detailed and accurate reports on any data gathered by the program. With the extensive reports provided by the program, a system administrator can plan upgrades more accurately and promptly, and significantly decrease upgrade costs. The program enables the administrator to decide what to buy without wasting time and effort on checking everything manually. The license audit feature helps to count installed applications, track serial numbers, and ...

Agoda.com, Asia's global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced a partnership with Air China. As a result of the partnership, PhoenixMiles Frequent Flyer members will earn miles when they book a hotel through a special agoda.com landing page. Air China is one of the world's leading airlines, flying more than 243 routes to 47 international and 91 domestic destinations, and offering more than a million seats per week. The PhoenixMiles program is the longest-running frequent flyer program in China with more than six ...

ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours that 40 years ago, in 1972, was the first North American company to offer European pedal tours with a program in Italy (http://www.experienceplus.com/) announces a bicycle travel photo contest open to all camera and cycle enthusiasts. The grand prize for the best photo that captures the spirit of cycling is a free ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tour (maximum value $3,650) to be enjoyed before Dec. 31, 2012. Professional photographers Gregg Bleakney and Jeff Bartlett along with members of the ExperiencePlus! team will select the winner. "2012 ...

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, announced that Gregory S. Clark has been named president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective upon the commencement of his employment with Blue Coat, by September 15, 2011. Mr. Clark will succeed Michael J. Borman, who has departed as president and CEO and as a director. Mr. Clark most recently was president and CEO of Mincom, an enterprise software company that was acquired in July by the ABB Group, a leader in automation ...

ROTOCONTROL announced the successful machine acceptance from Multiprint Labels, a leading Converter from South Africa, for an RSC Slitter/Rewinder 340mm web width with an added Die Station. On-site for the acceptance was Michael Harrison, Procurement Manager of Multiprint Labels and Patrick Aengenvoort, Director from ROTOTEC, the local Agent for ROTOCONTROL throughout South Africa. Multiprint Labels has agreed to have their RSC Slitter/Rewinder machine showcased at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels 28 September - 1 October 2011 in ROTOCONTROL Stand 7M105. Ralph Beier, ROTOCONTROL ...

Triple Board Certified Tampa plastic surgeon, David E. Halpern, M.D., Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, is pleased to announce the launch of his newly redesigned website, www.DavidHalpernMD.com Dr. David E. Halpern is highly recognized in the Tampa Bay Area as an exceptionally skilled plastic and reconstructive surgeon, as well as an outstanding micro-hand surgeon. Dr. Halpern's new website promises to be an authoritative source of information on plastic surgery, which Tampa Bay residents will find very useful. With certifications for plastic and reconstructive ...

Bangkok visitors will be able to take part in the 14th Charity Midnight Run this October, which is being sponsored by hotel chain Amari and BMW Thailand.   The event is the only midnight race to take place in the Thai capital, with the 2011 edition to be held on the evening of Saturday October 8th.   Participants can choose to compete in a 6 km or 12 km race, with more than 5,000 competitors expected to take part in total, including both locals and foreign entrants.   Winners of each category, including male and female, family team and fancy dress team brackets, will ...

Visitors to Phuket in October will be able to enjoy a performance by some top comedians from the UK at the Phuket Punchline Comedy Club.   On October 19th, the venue will play host to a show that includes performances from comics including Gordon Southern, Ian Coppinger and Andre King.   Experienced stand-up Southern has been in high demand since the 1990s and was the winner of a Time Out Comedy award in 1995, while Irish funnyman Coppinger is the co-founder of the Dublin Comedy Improv.   Meanwhile, New Zealander King is a veteran of the Kiwi comedy circuit and also ...

Phuket will play host to Splash, a leisure and lifestyle show incorporating a range of different events, in October 2011. To be held on October 22nd from 13:00 local time, the show will entertain attendees with a number of cultural performances, interactive events and competitions for the whole family to enjoy. Among them will be a beachwear fashion show, a Muay Thai boxing display, a traditional Thai cultural dance show and a mountain climbing demonstration, as well as live music performances. Elsewhere, visitors can enjoy an exhibition of motorcycles - which ...

Thailand visitors will be able to witness a memorable cultural event at the Phon Lak Phra Festival, which will be held in Phatthalung this October. An annual celebration to mark the Chak Phra Buddhist ritual, which falls on the first day of the waning moon in the eleventh month each year, it is being held to mark the approaching end of Buddhist Lent. The festival will see Buddha images from local temples placed on a gilded open-sided throne called a busbok and carried through the town, with the Provincial Hall and Saensuklampam Beach forming the centre point of ...