With car-sharing pools growing in popularity for economic and environmental reasons, California is poised to take the concept to a new level. In June, the California General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would enable owners to share their cars within car-sharing pools and be reimbursed for gas, maintenance and depreciation without losing their personal car insurance coverage. If and when the legislation passes in the State Senate, the effect is likely to stimulate many more car-sharing programs across the country, including Florida. The economic and environmental ...

Dividing property will always be one of the most challenging aspects of a divorce. New Jersey law calls for the equitable distribution of property, but separating spouses can rarely agree on the proper definition of equitable at the beginning of divorce proceedings. The division of property becomes even more challenging when the marital estate includes assets that have accumulated during marriage but have not yet fully matured. For example, consider the division of stock options. When stock options are granted during a marriage but will not vest until after the divorce, ...

Money matters often are among the most controversial aspects of a divorce. While other aspects of the divorce may be open to compromise based on the particular interests of the respective spouses, money is ultimately a zero-sum endeavor; every dollar assigned to one spouse is a dollar the other does not have. Accordingly, issues such as the equitable distribution of property and alimony are at the heart of many disputes. Although these are clearly related issues, they must be considered independently. When a family-owned business has provided a significant source of ...

Drivers in Pennsylvania are required to carry automobile insurance. Unquestionably, this is important to protect the interests of drivers and passengers on the roads. Insurance coverage ensures that that when an individual is responsible for a car accident, those harmed by the accident are not forced to deal with the financial consequences alone. However, a recent proposal by Gov. Ed Rendell has many questioning how far the state should go to enforce this law. In an effort to combat budget shortfalls, Gov. Rendell has suggested using cameras to catch those who are ...

As patients, we trust medical professionals to act as, well, professionals. With lives quite literally on the line, we assume that doctors will take their obligations seriously and adhere to the highest standards of professional responsibility. Unfortunately, as a new report by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA) indicates, this trust is sometimes misplaced. In far too many cases, doctors put patient health and safety at risk through unprofessional behavior. According to the report, the PPSA found 177 incidents of "disruptive behavior" in the state over ...

Truckers have to comply with the rules of the road of every state in which they operate. In addition, the federal government, under the auspices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has its own rules for truckers at 49 C.F.R. Part 392. FMCSA Regulations on Operation of Large Commercial Vehicles According to FMCSA rules, drivers may not operate their vehicles when their attention is impaired by fatigue, illness or any other cause that makes operation of a vehicle unsafe. More detailed regulations regarding the number of hours that may be logged ...

The Harley Medical Group has reported thousands of enquiries for liposuction over the last month as a wave of what is termed 'beach envy' - jealousy of other women's bodies - hit holidaymakers. The rise has been driven largely by 30-plus women, with clinic staff reporting patient feedback that suggests Victoria Beckham has the most coveted star stomach. Abdominoplasty surgery enquiries are also up 32% over the last two months with some patients even taking their summer holidays as 'surgery breaks', using the time off to recover before returning to work rejuvenated. Liz ...

On the back of the recent affiliate wins, Fiona Robertson (nee MacPherson) has been hired by bigmouthmedia to head up the Affiliates and Performance service. As well as running the team that works on the affiliate campaigns, Robertson will be responsible for the overall growth strategy of bigmouthmedia's affiliate and performance offering. Bigmouthmedia's current affiliate clients include Best Western, Habitat, Macdonald Hotels and Kwik Fit Insurance, amongst many others. Fiona, who sits on the IAB's Affiliate Marketing Council, has over 6 years experience in affiliate ...

Chamonixinfo.com, a leading resort information portal, has linked up with local delicatessen Papillon, in an exclusive deal to offer visitors to Chamonixinfo.com a free coffee when they make a purchase at the Papillon shop in Chamonix town centre. Open since the beginning of 2010, Papillon has gained a fleet of fans looking for a good mug of coffee, a tasty lunch, a sweet or savory snack and even full meals all to take away. Food is freshly cooked on the premises, using quality ingredients and with a varying daily menu. The offer is open to travellers visiting Chamonix ...

MyDubaiInfo, leading travel and information website, has announced the launch of its new booking engine, which will allow visitors to the website to book hotels, flights, and rent a car, all with instant confirmation. Among the numerous new features offered by MyDubaiInfo to travellers to Dubai, there is an innovative reservation system, which gives visitors the opportunity to book from more than 350 Dubai hotels and resorts, whether it is for hotel only, hotel and flight, and/ or car rental. The new booking engine provides information on the availability and prices ...

BMGI (http://www.bmgi.com) a market leader in building problem solving solutions will be hosting a one-day "How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event" in Chicago, IL on September 29, 2010. During this event learn how to apply the different Lean tools, choose team members, motivate and manage team activity during the event and how to maximize the financial results; thus ensuring greater ROI for your organization. Additionally you will learn the SCORE methodology, a highly-successful approach to planning, executing and evaluating Kaizen events developed by BMGI. Practitioners ...

Florida divorce attorney Leonard Ross has been practicing law in Florida for over 20 years. His clients are proud of his accomplishments and Florida is proud of his pro bono work in community involvement. Mr. Ross' Bar and personal activity include: - Member of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar - Volusia County Bar Association - Flagler County Bar Association - Member of the U.S. District for the Middle District of Florida - Chairman of the Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Committee for Central Florida - Adjunct Professor of Law at Daytona State College Leonard ...

In the online poker industry, most players are drawn in to a new poker room by the site's promotional advertisements. But one question has been revolving around the poker community most prominently regarding referral codes. Premier poker portal TOPS (Top Online Poker Sites) finally demystifies the UB referral code "MORECASHUB". Players can start using the code now at UB. TOPS is a prominent source of information in the online poker industry, supplying its visitors with a wealth of data and statistics. The purpose is to give players a more educated and informed view ...

CMC Markets, one of the leading providers of spread betting and CFD trading in the UK, has announced the launch of its spread betting app for the iPhone. The spread betting app allows iPhone users access to live prices and the ability to trade on price movements of thousands of global financial instruments including shares, indices, currencies and commodities. Executive Chairman and founder of CMC Markets, Peter Cruddas, said: "We are not the first company in the industry to launch an iPhone app but without [a] doubt, I believe ours has the highest level of functionality ...

Healthcare costs continue to escalate further with health insurance becoming an indispensable option for every individual. The objective of health insurance is to ensure that individuals do not suffer the financial burden of medical expenses that can run into thousands of dollars. Insure4USA.com, a leading independent online insurance service, recently released an exclusive article entitled, 'Understanding Health Insurance Plans', to help consumers get the best possible health insurance plan that suits their needs. David, Manager of Insure4USA.com says, "Medical emergencies ...

Renowned Iranian composer and musician, Kourosh Zolani, composed a memorial piece called "Peaceful Planet" for victims and families of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. The musical piece's 11 minutes, 9 seconds chronicles the time before, during and after the attack. According to Zolani, the first part of the musical piece portrays the world before the attack; the second part describes the tragedy and horrible feelings during the attack followed by the third part that shows the sadness and confusion after the attack. Finally, the piece ends with ...

MiniTool Solution Ltd. today announced Partition Wizard worldwide downloads has reached 1 million since its first release in year 2009. This number is continuing to grow at about 100,000 a month. With Partition Wizard, users can easily perform following disk partition operation without data loss nor re-install system. It is FREE for home user and cost effective for Windows Server. - Merge Partition: Merge adjacent partitions without data loss - Hot Extending: Extend NTFS Windows system partition without reboot - Windows and Linux file system: Support FAT12/FAT16/FAT32, ...

Chas Spence, a director of AlixPartners LLP's Dallas, Texas office will be a featured speaker at The Offshore Group's 16th Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit. The event will take place from October 14th - 16th at the Quinta Real Hotel in the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. Mr. Spence will present the results of a study recently completed by the globally recognized consulting firm, "Manufacturing - Outsourcing Cost Index: Overview and Highlights". A sampling of additional program topics which will be addressed at the Mexico Summit will include an accurate assessment and ...

Sadler's Smokehouse, Ltd., North America's leader in premium, pit-smoked meats, announces the launch of the new Tailgate Ready Beef Brisket featuring, a specially sized package and easy instructions for heating on the grill. Nearly 40 percent of tailgaters like to either prepare their food at home or pick it up already prepared and take it to the game, according to Tailgater Monthly. Sadler's newly sized, easy open package offers a quick and convenient option for sports enthusiasts who want authentic barbecue hot off the grill, but don't want to spend all day cooking. ...

Mexican-American stroke survivors with a heart rhythm disorder have more than twice the risk for another stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Mexican-Americans' recurrent strokes are also more likely to be severe, though they don't have a greater risk of death after stroke, researchers said. Researchers compared 88 Mexican-American and 148 non-Hispanic white stroke survivors who had atrial fibrillation, a disorder in which the heart's upper chambers (called the atria) beat irregularly ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a dreaded contagious disease of the lungs and other organs. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or M. tuberculosis), infects roughly a third of the world's population and one-in-ten to one-in-twenty of the infected population becomes sick or infectious at some point during their lifetime. The mycobacteria survive, and even thrive, inside host macrophages – cells that are part of the human immune system and that usually engulf and destroy bacteria in structures called phagosomes. M. tuberculosis is taken into phagosomes but it somehow ...

An analysis of wind farm applications in England shows that rejection of wind energy projects is connected to areas with high political engagement and high life expectancy. The current trend shows that many technically suitable locations may remain unused because of the threat of effective local resistance by people who are relatively privileged. Planning delays and rejections encourage commercial developers to instead focus on remote or deprived communities as sites for new power plants. In areas of economic fragility, commercial plants are more easily established without ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Drug companies may be more willing to develop treatments for neglected diseases including malaria, tuberculosis and leishmanaiasis if the European Union would adopt a "priority review voucher" reward system. The vouchers would give a company accelerated regulatory review of one of its other drugs as a reward for developing a treatment for a neglected disease. Although these diseases affect more than 1 billion people, they occur most frequently in developing nations, providing little financial incentive for pharmaceutical companies to create and test new ...

People who are better at simple physical acts such as gripping, walking, rising from a chair and balancing on one leg are more likely to live longer, according to a new study published on bmj.com today. Measures of physical capability, such as grip strength, walking speed, chair rising time and standing balance ability, can predict mortality in older people living in the community, UK researchers found. These measures are related to a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. There is growing interest in using such measures as simple screening tools to identify ...

Diagnostic errors are the most important causes of avoidable harm to patients in hospitals, warns a senior doctor on bmj.com today. Dr Gordon Caldwell, a consultant physician at Worthing Hospital in Western Sussex argues that doctors need better facilities and sufficient time to make a correct diagnosis. When a patient is admitted to hospital, the team of doctors formulate a "working diagnosis," he explains. At this point, the diagnosis is uncertain but the patient is treated as if the working diagnosis is correct. "If over the next few days the patient gets better, ...