In third, fourth, and multiple offense DUI cases, a defendant is often looking at a lengthy mandatory jail term or prison sentence. This can be true even where one's most recent prior offense is eight or nine years old, no one was hurt, and the defendant is currently holding a great job, with a young family to provide for. Traditionally, in many such situations, the main recognized alternative to jail has been Work Furlough. Work Furlough can be compared to a very tightly run motel, where people are released during their working hours - such that they can keep their ...

PITTSBURGH—The flu shot, typically the first line of defense against seasonal influenza, could better treat the U.S. population, thanks to University of Pittsburgh researchers. New research that focuses on the composition and timing of the shot design was published in the September-October issue of Operations Research by Pitt Swanson School of Engineering faculty members Oleg Prokopyev, an assistant professor, and Professor Andrew Schaefer, both in the Department of Industrial Engineering, and coauthors Osman Ozaltin and Mark Roberts, professor and chair in Pitt's Department ...

The following highlights summarize research papers that have been recently published in Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres (JGR-D), Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), Journal of Geophysical Research- Planets (JGR-E), Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface (JGR-F), and Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 1. When will Antarctic ozone begin to recover? Emissions of ozone-depleting substances have declined over recent decades, but it takes time for the ozone layer to recover. Regular measurements of ozone levels above the South Pole ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 1.7 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries in the U.S. every year. Unfortunately, many of these injuries are misdiagnosed, diagnosed late or not diagnosed at all. When a patient suffers negative health consequences because of misdiagnosis of or failure to diagnose traumatic brain injury, he or she may be able to make a claim against the mistaken doctor in a Rhode Island medical-malpractice lawsuit. Traumatic Brain Injury The Mayo Clinic reports that traumatic brain injury ...

December 22, 2011 -- The dire physical and mental health effects of injecting methamphetamine are well known, but there's been little research about suicidal behavior and injecting meth. In a recent study, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the University of British Columbia found that drug users who inject methamphetamine had an 80% greater risk of attempting suicide than drug users who inject other substances. Although the causal pathway between injecting methamphetamine and suicidal behavior requires further investigation, study ...

The finding of a team of researchers — including several members from Johns Hopkins — that HIV treatment with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) can actually prevent transmission of the virus from an infected person to his or her uninfected partner has been named "Breakthrough of the Year" for 2011 by the journal Science. The clinical trial, known as HPTN 052, demonstrated that early initiation of ARV therapy in people infected with HIV reduces transmission of the virus to their partners by 96 percent. The findings end a longstanding debate over whether ARV treatment of HIV-infected ...

An article to be published Friday (Dec. 23) in the December 2011 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology argues that multiple sclerosis, long viewed as primarily an autoimmune disease, is not actually a disease of the immune system. Dr. Angelique Corthals, a forensic anthropologist and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, suggests instead that MS is caused by faulty lipid metabolism, in many ways more similar to coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) than to other autoimmune diseases. Framing MS as a metabolic disorder helps ...

HOUSTON – (Dec. 22, 2011) – Radiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects an area of the brain that controls cognitive, sensory and motor functioning apart from the disabling damage caused by the disease's visible lesions. The thalamus of the brain was selected as the benchmark for the study conducted by faculty at the UTHealth Medical School. Lead researchers include Khader M. Hasan, Ph.D., associate professor, and Ponnada A. Narayana, Ph.D., professor and director of Magnetic ...

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a bill into law restricting teen drivers and requiring more training in hopes of saving teens' lives. The new law limits the number of passengers a teen driver may have and increases the number of hours teens must be trained behind the wheel. In a press release, Governor Corbett says that while the state has made significant improvements in reducing teen driving deaths, this new law is the next step needed to keep teenage drivers and teenage passengers safe on Pennsylvania's roads. The new law, named Lacey's Law, was spurred ...

Birth trauma occurs when an infant is injured during the birth process usually due to mechanical forces. Although birth trauma only accounts for less than two percent of neonatal or stillbirth deaths in the United States, it tends to occur at an average of 6-8 injuries for every 1,000 live births. Between 1970 and 1985 the number of birth injuries from trauma fell by 88 percent. These significant decreases were due to advances in technology that allowed obstetricians to recognized birth trauma risk factors sooner. The use of instruments and methods that could potentially ...

The New York City Department of Buildings is investigating the cause of an NYC elevator accident that killed a 41-year-old advertising executive on December 14, 2011. The woman was stepping onto the elevator when it suddenly moved upward, trapping her legs outside and crushing her body. Elevators, for the most part, are a safe mode of transportation. Therefore, when accidents like the one in New York occur, it is important to figure out what happened and why in order to prevent future accidents. It is also important so that the victim's family can have answers and, with ...

Spinal cord injury. Those three words can strike dread in even the toughest of individuals. Fearing the worst, those diagnosed with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their loved ones often make assumptions as to the future opportunities and quality of life the injured person will experience. However, with proper diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, many individuals with spinal cord injuries lead independent and productive lives. In short, a spinal cord injury consists of damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or disks of the spinal column or to the nerves and spinal cord ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties of $1,042,500 against Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., for operating aircraft that did not comply with federal regulations. Specific allegations include allowing flight crews to perform maintenance tasks as well as failure to complete inspections to monitor a crack in a turbine assembly. Pinnacle provides 740 daily connecting flights to 120 airports in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Belize. The airline serves various Delta Airlines hubs using two models of Canadair Regional Jets manufactured by ...

Gunthers Transport, LLC, a Maryland-based trucking company, was shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) due to multiple safety violations over a number of years. One of the company's trucks was involved in a fatal trucking accident in August. An FMCSA investigation found the company to be an imminent danger to public safety -- and it's not the first time. In 1995, the owner of the company (operating under the name Gunther Leasing Transport) was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud, four counts of making false statements to investigators ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is continually examining ways to improve the safety of our nation's highways. It works to prevent trucking accidents with specialized trucking safety regulations, with company safety ratings, with vehicle inspections and with driver fitness requirements. Most commercial truck drivers are required to meet certain medical fitness requirements and must be examined by a doctor at least every two years. Drivers who fail the medical exam are not supposed to get the required medical certificate needed to be a commercial ...

Bupa, the leading healthcare group, has teamed up with the Ramblers to help people live healthier lives through walking. The Ramblers is Britain's Walking charity, working to help everyone realise the pleasures and benefits of walking, and to enhance and protect the places where people walk, whether rural or urban. Walking can help people to reach the recommended healthy level of physical activity of 150 minutes of moderate exercise over a week in bouts of 10 minutes or more. The many benefits of regular walking include stress reduction, protecting against a number ...

Bupa is introducing a consumer dental insurance product for the first time, in response to high demand from customers. Dental Cover 10 and 20 from Bupa allow customers to choose whichever dentist they want to visit. Dental Cover 10 offers customers a full refund for NHS treatment* and market-leading oral cancer cover up to GBP15,000 per person per year**. Dental Cover 20 allows customers with a privately registered dentist to claim up to GBP150 a year of dental insurance for routine treatment such as check-ups, dental x-rays and scale and polish. For more expensive, ...

Since Manpower Movers, a San Diego based moving company, introduced its free, "Eco-Crates" program to help customers save money on cardboard boxes, business has been sprouting. According to Manpower Movers' owner, Joe Giuntini, "potential customers respond very enthusiastically when they learn that that our free Eco-Crates service will save them between $100 and $200 in cardboard box purchases on their next move. Manpower's new Eco-Crates program has helped the company increase business in an economic climate that has so many small businesses struggling. Eco-Crates ...

The new Applied Comfort 16 is a basic PTAC unit, with minimal options. Currently the 16 is offered only in a cooling/electric heat and hydronic configuration. A heat pump version may be offered later in 2012. "The term 'basic' in no way reflects on the quality", states Greg McNary. McNary also added, "Applied Comfort Products adhere to strict quality standards, and all units are thoroughly tested at each stage of development and manufacturing. By keeping the unit basic, we are able to keep design costs down and bring the product line to market faster. What ...

In an effort to relieve the angst cold-weather state residents experience as they await relief from winter's chill, the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls is launching a new package designed to mark Groundhog Day. The inn invites guests to visit Feb. 1-2, and enjoy an evening of friends, food and fun in warm celebration of this obscure holiday -- regardless of whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. Inn reservations and additional information are available online at www.innatcedarfalls.com or (800) 653-2557 (1-800-65-FALLS). Starting at $159, the Groundhog Day Special ...

Epic Systems Inc. announces the release of a custom turnkey Medical Device assembly machine for a top biotechnology company. The company uses human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize medicines that are used to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. The biotech company looked to EPIC Systems, Inc. to design, fabricate, and automate a turnkey assembly machine that would manufacture medication. Auto injectors are manufactured to deliver a measured dose of a medication. EPIC's team of project engineers ...

The University of San Diego's School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES), The Grauer School in Encinitas, and The Children's School in La Jolla are co-hosting, "An Evening with Alfie Kohn" on Thursday, January 12, 2012 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Shiley Theatre on the campus of the University of San Diego. An optional reception and book signing precedes the lecture at 5:30 p.m. Kohn's visit to San Diego is the result of a collaboration among these three area schools. In his January 12, 2012 lecture titled, "The Schools Our Children Deserve", ...

On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Horvitz & Levy partner David Axelrad will argue unresolved standing and political question issues raised by public nuisance litigation seeking redress for the alleged consequences of global warming. In a mock U.S. Supreme Court oral argument to be presented at the University of Houston Law Center for Environment, Energy & Natural Resources program in Houston, Texas, Mr. Axelrad, who will advocate the plaintiffs' position, will oppose Richard Faulk, Chair of the Litigation Department and an experienced appellate advocate at Gardere ...

San Francisco Bay Area based electronic musician Rich Brodsky, aka Atomic Skunk, will release a new extended single entitled Wintermuse on the Winter Solstice, December 22, 2011. Wintermuse is an extended ambient excursion into the depths of the Winter season. This 38 minute odyssey will be made available as a digital download only on iTunes, Amazon and directly from atomicskunk.bandcamp.com. Atomic Skunk made a splash on the ambient electronic scene in 2009 with the release of Binary Scenes, garnering high praise from electronic music fans, bloggers and ambient music ...

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