Expert Witnesses And Causality By William Henry, PhD And Joellen Gill What is Causality and how do Expert Witnesses deal with it? The term refers to the reason something happened – the cause for it. Determining cause is like peeling an onion. For example, in a case were someone trips and falls and is injured there can be many contributors to the equation and different causes for different effects. For instance, who is the person injured and what are his or her characteristics? Old or young? Light or heavy? Good or not-so-good eye sight? Subject to seizures? Subject to losing […]
The Paper Trail – Wallpaper and Your Interior Design By Marcia Norris It’s the luxury home you’ve been waiting for and a clean slate to apply the style that best suits you. Should you hire a professional interior designer to avoid making costly mistakes with the wrong materials and finishes? If you want to stylize, personalize and customize your home, the answer is yes. But more importantly, I’ve found that no matter which style you want to work with, it’s the quality of the materials that count. We all love luxury, and we notice it in a cut crystal chandelier, […]
Stand Up Against Aging With Forever Young BBL + Colorescience! By Gail Coleman Get Back Your Youth! Forever Young BBL is a non-invasive skin treatment procedure that uses infrared and visible light to penetrate the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin to reverse the signs of aging and create a youthful, healthy complexion. The broad range of wavelengths used in the BBL procedure deliver full face rejuvenation, as well as, targets many skin conditions including solar lentigines/liver spots, erythema/redness, skin texture, melasma, acne, rosacea, and more. Deeper Than Skin-The Study Behind Forever Young BBL Dr. Bitter’s study further concludes […]
REAL La Dolce Vita Live The Sweet Life By Kim Burns & Sandra Halliday Photo by Denis Lauzon La Dolce Vita with Kimberly Burns and Sandra Halliday. Kim and Sandra will take readers on a journey through their reviews of restaurants and businesses along with other venues and products in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. In their first venture, the reader will experience unique reviewing of restaurants through conveyance of taste, texture, aroma, and visual presentation of a restaurant’s dishes. Entertaining insight on the ambience and the general impression of the restaurant, as well as on the staff’s knowledge and attention […]
Food is Medicine – Benefits of Ghee By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT “Let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine” A term Hippocrates used to relay his belief that eating nutritious food is the basis for good health. For those of us with food allergies or intolerance, even the diets labeled as healthy or anti-inflammatory can still cause problems. A food allergy triggers the immune system to react to the proteins in a food and causes a histamine reaction. It is usually more severe and immediate reaction with a small amount of the food whereas food intolerance […]
What is Leadership? By Craig M. Steinhoff We’re not all “born” leaders. So how can we identify the skills and qualities to take our organization to the next level? Now that 2017 is upon us, its time to focus on making a fresh start. Develop personal and professional resolutions that you can accomplish. If you’re responsible for a team – either a stay-at-home mom running a household or a Corporate CEO running a multi-billion dollar entity, focusing on your leadership skills is likely a great place to start. Creating good systems for your team or drawing up effective operational guidelines […]
CoolSculpting The “New” CoolAdvantage Petite Applicator By Gail Coleman CoolSculpting, now FDA-cleared to treat upper arm fat with the release of the “new” CoolAdvantage Petite Applicator. Renowned Harvard University scientists, Dieter Manstein, MD and R. Rox Anderson, MD, observed that some children got dimples due to eating popsicles. The idea that cold can selectively affect and eliminate fat cells without damaging the skin or surrounding tissue was the insight behind Cryolipolysis®, the proven science on which the CoolSculpting procedure is based. CoolSculpting is the innovative cooling process developed by scientists at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital […]
Spring Has Sprung Look Fresh And Hopeful For The Spring Season Of 2017 By Becca Z. Towery IT’S officially spring and it is now time for rejuvenation and fresh-starts. I’m not saying that you should completely rehaul your wardrobe, but there is no better time to rejig your style and shed the weight of last year’s faux pas after 2016’s final curtain. All of your chunky knits, parkas, fluffy socks and darkest colours should be stored away to make room for the lighter pieces, both in weight and colour. Down with dull and drab, up with fresh and zesty! Spring […]
Bride Makeup Trial By Sheila Venancia A makeup trial is a session with a potential makeup artist. Trials generally give the bride a sense for how the makeup artist would apply her makeup on her wedding day. Some makeup artists are also hair stylist, allowing them to do a hair trial as well. Makeup trials can range between $85 – $150. You can have as many makeup trials as you want to determine which artists are more suitable to your taste.
Taxing Matters For Non-Residents Who Own U.S. Real Estate By Patricia Tan What season Is it? Some might say “Spring” as temperatures are in the 70s, others may say “Tourist Season” as they sit patiently in heavy traffic, but as I write this article I am working on my annual accounts, so I would say “It’s Tax Season!” It is this time of year when I get questions from some of my overseas customers who are working on their tax returns too, and I thought it might be useful to spend a few minutes looking at how foreign real estate […]
Negligence Per Se In Florida By William Henry, PhD Not all negligence cases are equal. The facts can make a difference as to how a negligence case must be proved. There are four elements to the proof of general negligence found in the common law: 1) Duty — The defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff; 2) A breach — A failure to fulfil the duty; 3) Causation — The breach led to the injuries; and 4) Damages — A monetized value of the injury.
Spinal Alignment By Kimberly Burns, OTR/L, CLT Dr. Roger Sperry, Nobel Prize recipient for brain research, says “90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by the movement of the spine”. Only 10 percent has to do with thinking, metabolism, and healing. When your spine is out of alignment, your brain will take energy from your thinking, metabolism, and immune function to deal with abnormal gravity/posture relationships and processing. With regular exercise and knowledge of how the spine is supposed to be aligned, the body will have a better chance to work and function correctly. Exercise along […]
Thermage – The Non-Surgical Facelift By Gail Coleman Estetika Skin & Laser Specialists is proud to be the leading provider for the Thermage non-surgical facelift and body lift in the Sarasota area! We are a 4x Thermage Black Diamond Award Winner for the exceptional results we have delivered to our Estetika patients. Thermage is a safe, painless, and cost effective FDA-approved non-invasive radiofrequency skin-tightening treatment that allows patients to see immediate results that get even better over time! How does it work? Bring Back Your Youth with Thermage! Radiofrequency energy is delivered to all three layers of the skin to […]
Post-Election Tax Planning By Craig M. Steinhoff Are we in store for monumental changes to the tax code with the new administration? The election of Donald Trump will have a significant impact on my clients – especially their tax planning. It appears very likely the federal gift and estate tax will be repealed. We may be seeing a capital gain tax at death like there is in Canada or no basis step up at death. Additionally, the IRS’ proposed regulations released in August that would eliminate discounts for lack of marketability and lack of control of closely held business interests […]
Bride Hair Trial By Sheila Venancia On your wedding day, it is your day to shine and you want to look and feel more beautiful than you ever have in your life. Here are a few pointers to make sure you have a successful hair trial and that you walk away from your trial appointment with the confidence that your wedding day will run smoothly and that you will be the beautiful bride you have always dreamed. When you’re meeting with your wedding hair stylist for the first time, keep in mind that since he or she doesn’t know your […]
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