According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, there were 264 fatal falls in the construction industry in 2010. More than a third of all construction deaths are due to falls, making falls the largest single cause of accidental fatalities among construction workers. However, while falls are a serious threat at a worksite, most of them can be prevented. When employers put into place the proper safety measures, construction workers and their families can be saved from having to suffer through a potentially life changing fall. Safety Equipment, Proper ...

After a divorce, a spouse who is receiving child support, spousal support or other payments relies on their former spouse's earning ability to cover those payments. However, merely having the payments order in divorce decree does not ensure their payment. Should your former spouse die, if you have not made the proper arraignments, you could be left without any of the financial benefits you were promised. Life insurance is typically required for the paying spouse to insure that there is an adequate source of funds to satisfy the expenses. Potential Problems with Life ...

Early in August, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a new "Three Strikes" bill into law. The law amends many criminal sentencing provisions. Most importantly, it removes judicial discretion in sentencing in many cases. Certain past crimes will automatically qualify as a "strike," no matter the fact pattern, and could trigger a mandatory, heavy sentence whether the sentencing judge agrees or not. Three Strikes laws have been enacted by many states to punish repeat criminal offenders. After three separate felony convictions, or "strikes," ...

Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, a member of the global luxury hotel group Jumeirah, officially opened Abu Dhabi's and the hotel's latest gourmet venue: Tori No Su, a sleek Japanese destination of style and taste offering traditional Japanese cuisine along with contemporary creations based on classic elements by Chef Ando. Combining an authentic modern Japanese ambience with superb dining and lively urban interaction, Tori No Su features live Teppanyaki and Robatayaki counters, a Sushi bar, a beverage bar as well general seating areas. A native of Japan, Chef Ando applies ...

Choice Hotels Europe, the company behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands in Europe and part of Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, has launched a promotion enabling European members of Choice Privileges, Choice Hotels International's award-winning rewards programme, to earn a free night at over 250 participating hotels in Europe*. After a member completes two separate stays with arrival between 30 August and 14 November 2012, they will receive enough Choice Privileges points to redeem them for a free night ...

Jumeirah Restaurants LLC, the branded restaurant division of Jumeirah Group, has signed two franchise agreements that will see Urbano, its Italian restaurant concept that is at Souk Al Bahar in Dubai, open soon in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey. Jumeirah Restaurants signed a licensing agreement with a key Food & Beverage market leader in Bahrain to open Urbano restaurants in Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. The first Urbano in Bahrain will open in Seef District in late 2012. Meanwhile, in Turkey, Jumeirah Restaurants signed with BCF Group to open the Urbano restaurant ...

Boutique Beverly Hills based personal injury law firm, Solace Law, uses the latest technology to stay one step ahead in order to provide cost effective advocacy for injured clients. Soon to be gone are the days of stacks of banker's boxes, red wells and endless filing cabinets. We have all seen it in such legendary legal movies as Erin Brokovich: the truck backs up to the law firm and box after box filled with paper makes its way into the war room. Yes, paper will always play a part in the legal system, but harnessing the latest technology not only saves the environment, ...

Vienna, Austria: Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research. The study will be presented in a poster discussion this week (Sunday 2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna. PCBs were regularly used between 1930s and 1970s in a range of electrical equipment, lubricants and paint additives. They were eventually phased out due to the harm they were causing to the environment ...

A team of engineers at Stanford has demonstrated the feasibility of a super-small, implantable cardiac device that gets its power not from batteries, but from radio waves transmitted from outside the body. The implanted device is contained in a cube just eight-tenths of a millimeter in radius. It could fit on the head of pin. The findings were published in the journal Applied Physics Letters. In their paper, the researchers demonstrated wireless power transfer to a millimeter-sized device implanted five centimeters inside the chest on the surface of the heart—a depth ...

Obesity rates in North America are a growing concern for legislators. Expanded waistlines mean rising health-care costs for maladies such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. One University of Alberta researcher says that if people do not take measures to get healthy, they may find that governments will throw their weight into administrative measures designed to help us trim the fat. Nola Ries of the Faculty of Law's Health Law and Science Policy Group has recently published several articles exploring potential policy measures that could be used to promote healthier ...

Communities attempting to improve their local food system are increasingly creating food policy councils as an important tool in that effort, but little research has been done into how those councils are functioning. A team of Johns Hopkins researchers recently conducted a nationwide survey of food policy councils to try to fill some of this research gap. Their results were published online August 24 by the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development. "All over the U.S., food policy councils are bringing together stakeholders to examine how the food ...

Prostate cancer in African-American men is associated with specific changes in the IL-16 gene, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The study, published online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, establishes the association of IL-16 with prostate cancer in men of both African and European descent. "This provides us with a new potential biomarker for prostate cancer," says principal investigator Rick Kittles, UIC associate professor of medicine in hematology/oncology. Previously identified changes ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Three of the largest and deadliest earthquakes in recent history occurred where earthquake hazard maps didn't predict massive quakes. A University of Missouri scientist and his colleagues recently studied the reasons for the maps' failure to forecast these quakes. They also explored ways to improve the maps. Developing better hazard maps and alerting people to their limitations could potentially save lives and money in areas such as the New Madrid, Missouri fault zone. "Forecasting earthquakes involves many uncertainties, so we should inform the public ...

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Animal Science, meat scientists report that a method called blast chilling could affect pork tenderness. Researchers at the USDA-ARS, Roman L. Hruska US Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) recently conducted a study that compares pork longissimus muscle (LM) tenderness and other meat quality traits between different stunning methods and carcass chilling rates at slaughter facilities. The pigs used in this study came from one barn on a commercial finishing operation. Pigs were taken to one of three slaughter facilities. Plant ...

Flying high, or down in the dumps - individuals suffering from bipolar disorder alternate between depressive and manic episodes. Researchers from the University of Bonn and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim have now discovered, based on patient data and animal models, how the NCAN gene results in the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder. The results have been published in the current issue of "The American Journal of Psychiatry." Individuals with bipolar disorder are on an emotional rollercoaster. During depressive phases, they suffer from depression, diminished ...

Men and women who undergo joint replacement procedures, as well as those who have significant fractures, tend to be at an increased risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE), blood clots that travel to the lungs where they may cause serious complications and even death. Patients are often aggressively treated with anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to help prevent the clots from forming, but a study published in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons indicates that some blood clots being identified by today's sensitive testing ...

No other company has delivered excellent barcoding solutions for the packaging industry in Australia more than Stratix. With the launching of their new and improved web site, http://www.stratix.com.au, Stratix makes it possible for clients to conveniently browse through their products online and learn about their services in just a mouse click. Their website features detailed descriptions of their products and allows customers to easily make an enquiry. With 20 years of experience in the field, Stratix has achieved great milestones to become Australia's EUR s leading ...

CPA Site Solutions releases four new Smart Design styles that automatically optimize websites for CPA and accounting firms when viewed on a variety of devices, including desktop computers, HDTVs, laptop and netbook computers, tablet computers and smartphones--both iOS and Android. Also known as responsive web designs, Smart Designs eliminate the need for multiple website designs for CPA practices because they adapt to the media they are viewed on. When using a smartphone for example, a website using the Smart Design feature adapts to a mobile format with easy to navigate ...

Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MOSIS, a provider of low-cost prototyping and small volume production services for custom ICs, to offer its multiple-project wafer (MPW) service to MOSIS' customers. The aim of this collaboration is to reduce the cost obstacles in the path to promote a widespread adoption of silicon photonics devices for the industry. 2. This partnership facilitates the sharing of costs for the fabrication, the reticles or masks, the set­up and use of the design environment in MPW, to reduce the access ...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) announces its new initiative to make opera available to more people. "We recognize these are difficult economic times for families, seniors and many others. Our goal is to make opera performances and productions accessible and affordable to more people through our new discount ticket initiative," said Lucine Amara, Artistic Director, Verismo Opera. Special discount ticket offers are available on specific dates in September to see the company's production of Giacomo Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly, ...

Mama Means Business and its founder Tara Powers today announced an exclusive California retreat for women entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their revenue more than 20% in 2013. The all inclusive I RETREAT takes place from October 25rd-28th at the top rated Dalton Vineyards in San Andreas California where women will immerse themselves in addressing the 10 Critical Steps for Small Business Success. The "I Retreat" is a strategic planning retreat for 15 special businesswomen looking to clearly plan their success strategies for 2013 and back it up with ...

Davidson Communities is selling an average of one home per week at Arista at The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe. Since it opened on March 24, the Del Mar-based homebuilder has sold 21 of 43 homes in five months, a sign that San Diego's move-up housing market is gaining strength. "Arista has connected with buyers because of location, design and value," said Petra Eigl, Arista sales manager. "We even have one family that has bought two homes here." All three plans at Arista were designed with a downstairs master living suite and the option for multiple ...

Registration is open for the Kansas Jubilee eBay to Ecommerce Conference at Fort Hays State University Memorial Union Conference Center in Hays, KS, October 26-27, 2012. The annual two-day grassroots event features seminars and workshops focusing on ecommerce education, networking, and community. Emphasis will be on how to find a niche, build a brand, source marketable products, understand the diversity of the marketplaces, and use this knowledge to start and grow a business. Nationally known ecommerce experts and successful professional sellers who will be featured ...

Data Specialties Inc. (DSI) has been providing nationwide datacenter design-build services for over 20 years from its headquarters in Orange County, California. Due to the strong growth of company demand and the increase in data center activity in the eastern half of the country, DSI sought an anchored presence in the midland region to better serve its clients and existing projects in middle America. Having existing office locations in Phoenix, Arizona, Sacramento and Orange County, California, St. Louis was an attractive central location due to DSI's targeted expansion ...

A black bear named "Sugar Bear" is the most recent addition to the Lions, Tigers and Bears sanctuary (LTB) located in Alpine, Calif. The rescue bear joined three other black bears, two of whom, "Delilah" and "Blossom," were recently rescued by the non-profit's founder, Bobbi Brink, when she drove to Oklahoma to save them from being placed into a game ranch. Sugar Bear came to the sanctuary by way of an unaccredited sanctuary in Ohio that closed down due to a lack of funding. "I would have loved to bring home more bears from Ohio, but ...