This past month's battle over high-speed rail funding has raised multiple questions, the most significant of which is: did Florida Governor Rick Scott overstep his executive authority by refusing federal funds for the Tampa-Orlando rail project? In a unanimous decision on March 4, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court answered: no. The debate began on February 16, when Gov. Scott announced that he was rejecting federal funding from the Obama administration's high-speed rail investment plan. He had concerns that the construction cost would exceed the 2.4 billion dollars of ...

A 78-year-old dementia patient in a nursing home killed a 70-year-old living on the same floor by bashing his head with a door, authorities said, but it's unclear whether he will be charged with homicide. Ray Dunmyer Jr. was charged with aggravated assault and transferred to another facility Two nurse's aides discovered Shaw lying in a pool of his own blood and saw Dunmyer slamming a heavy wooden door against Shaw's head, state police Trooper Kenneth Durbin said. The aides struggled to control Dunmyer, who hit one of the aides in the face and kicked the other in ...

Our firm was recently retained by a 54 year old patient who suffered headaches and back pain following an epidural injection. Several days later when he presented himself to the emergency room he had a temperature of 101 degrees, severe headache and was beginning to lose bladder and bowel control. An emergency room physician gave him one dose of antibiotics. A neurosurgeon discontinued the antibiotics and treated the patient with steroids. During his four day hospital admission he received no additional antibiotic therapy. He was discharged with a diagnosis of arachnoiditis. After ...

A British inventor at the University of Sussex Innovation Centre recently launched a new motorcycle helmet to the market that promises to reduce terminal brain swelling and the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury, both of which commonly occur in motorcycle accidents. The helmet, called the ThermaHelm, contains pockets of ammonium nitrate and water. In the event of a crash, these pockets combine, causing a chemical reaction that cools the interior of the helmet, thus reducing the risk of brain swelling. Protective Clothing and Equipment Is Essential Though ...

For years, the insurance industry has carefully created an image of workers taking advantage of the workers' compensation system by faking their workplace injuries or making them out to be much worse than they really are. They have blamed injured workers for taking taxpayer money and putting a financial strain on employers who must continue to pay ever-increasing workers' comp insurance premiums to cover the fraudulent claims. The truth, however, is that the vast majority of workers' comp claims are filed by honest, hard-working people who sustained legitimate on-the-job ...

Hospitalized patients face many risks in the aftermath of major surgery or during treatment for a severe illness. Medication errors, infection risks, improper charting and failures to respond to patient complaints can lead to immediate complications with tragic consequences. One example of nurse malpractice that has gained recent attention is "alarm fatigue" -- failing to respond to warnings from cardiac monitors, respiratory monitors and other machines that track a patient's vital signs. A recent Boston Globe investigation showed how increased dependence on monitoring ...

In January 2009, 57-year-old Valerijs Belovs was driving a semi-truck with faulty brakes outside of Philadelphia. When rounding a curve on the I-76 expressway, Belovs saw that traffic had halted but was unable to stop his large tractor trailer, which was carrying a load of produce to New Jersey. The truck slammed into stopped traffic, killing 49-year-old David Schreffler. Recently, Belovs pled guilty to vehicular homicide and now faces federal charges due to 15 falsified entries made in his logbook prior to the 2009 truck crash. Federal prosecutors discovered that ...

After an infant endures a complicated labor or a birth injury, the doctor may recommend an X-ray or other scan to assess the harm caused. An X-ray can give the doctor a good picture of the injuries and allow the doctor to quickly determine the appropriate treatment in many cases. Parents often willingly agree to an X-ray without understanding that proper care may not be provided in the X-ray room to protect their infant from excess radiation. At the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, one doctor uncovered that a disturbingly ...

SENTIDO Hotels & Resorts has awarded the Quality Award to its Perissia Hotel on the Turkish Riviera. SENTIDO, the international hotel brand, implemented a Quality Assurance Programme on entering the market in 2009. It assesses different factors so as to obtain extensive results on levels of satisfaction. Firstly, compliance with the SENTIDO standard is regularly examined so that guest in every hotel of the brand experience the same good service. Added to this are regular checks by external quality officers and unannounced visits from anonymous hotel testes. Direct ...

Debenhams launches its innovative new 'Slimsuit' which has been dubbed a 'diet in a swimsuit' for its ability to create the illusion of instant inch-loss. The fashion retailer is expecting record sales of the swimsuit, following customer research revealing that 92% of women dread getting into their swimwear and 55% of those questioned said they slimmed down prior to their holidays. As a result, Debenhams took the measurements of 5,000 British women to help create the perfect figure-sculpting shapewear swimwear. Sasha Nagalingham, swimwear buyer at Debenhams, said: ...

British Airways has opened up its Gatwick gateway with a growing route network that has firmly established it as the airport's leading long haul carrier. The latest addition is the increased frequency of flights to Tampa in Florida. A daily flight will now operate rather than 5 times weekly, allowing customers more choice when it comes to their family holidays in Florida. Tampa is the perfect gateway to holidays in Clearwater, St Petersburg and Sarasota, as well as a host of other holiday hotspots on the Gulf coast. Tampa airport has recently being voted the third ...

Stena Line has announced that the HSS Stena Explorer will recommence service on its Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route on Friday April 1 until Tuesday September 13 to cope with the additional demand over the summer period. The reintroduction of the HSS Stena Explorer will provide Stena Line with the ability to handle higher volumes of foot passengers as Dun Laoghaire Harbour provides passengers with an adjacent Dart connection straight to Dublin City and the surrounding area. The vessel which caters for up to 1500 passengers and 350 cars, boasts the Metropolitan and ...

Personal vaporizers offer the tobacco user an alternative that meets or exceeds the experience that smoking provides. This exciting development has given thousands of smokers a path to freedom from tobacco without giving up the enjoyment of their pastime. Most personal vaporizer (or e-cigarette) devices use the same basic principle. A fluid is vaporized using a battery and a heating element. The user inhales this vapor just like cigarette smoke. The vapor contains some sort of vapor producing base, flavoring and a small amount of nicotine unlike tobacco smoke which ...

As part of City Bingo's promise to provide a special instant game every week in which members can battle for bundles of cash as high as GBP100, the first winners have been revealed. The free bingo site have been running a special instant by the name of Makeover Magic and the game caused quite a stir at http://www.citybingo.com. City Bingo fan 'Quirkster' won the top prize of GBP100 whereas 'Louisep31' and 'Jackiewebb' got cash prizes of GBP50 and GBP25 respectively. The players will no doubt be ecstatic at their bingo bonus wins and will be eagerly anticipating the start ...

In a society where immoral behavior is often praised through a plethora of media outlets, there becomes a desperate need for people to stand up and fight against the flow of the current culture. Dan and Nicole Leitz, authors of "Waiting for the One", have seen this need and have been proclaiming the message of purity to thousands of young people across the nation. Now, they seek to spark a passion for purity by bringing their message to Calvary Chapel Old Bridge, for FREE! The church invites all students from middle school to college to join them on Saturday, April 9th, ...

Over a 7-year period, Unipak Tissue Mill, a division of Unipak in Halat, Lebanon, has invested approximately $10 million US dollars to improve its environmental qualifications. In a press conference, held on 31 March 2011 at the Lebanese Ministry of Environment in downtown Beirut, the tissue mill agreed to part of the launch of a scientific approach to eco-friendly industry in Lebanon. The conference identified proactive steps Unipak Tissue Mill has taken, prior to an environmental audit, which will take place over the next three months. Working toward continued ...

Healthy Choice Naturals, a leading provider of natural supplements and health formulas, announces the introduction of Maximum Moringa 500 mg., 100% pure Moringa capsules. Hailed by nutritionists as the "nutritional dynamite of the century," the leaves of the Moringa Oleifera tree are said to contain over 90 nutrients and 46 antioxidants needed by the human body. Maximum Moringa capsules provide the benefits of maximum-strength pure Moringa Oleifera leaf, which until now, has been a highly publicized but hard-to-find supplement. Ounce for ounce, the Moringa Oleifera ...

Watt Plaza has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. This signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency. Commercial buildings that earn the ENERGY STAR use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Watt Plaza improved its energy performance by managing energy strategically across the ...

Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Renee Hand's latest children's book, "The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case #2 Mineral Mischief" all month long in April 2011. Renee Hand is an award-winning author, educator, tennis coach and various other things. Hand has been writing for over twenty-five years and has eight publications. She also writes for various chronicles and newsletters, as well as reviews for the New York Journal of Books, for various publishers and authors of children´s books on her blog, http://thecryptocapersseries.blogspot.com. ...

The world's only surgery-based soap opera podcast "As the Scalpel Slices" heats up as the new site Funny Surgery Stories attracts a huge fan base of medical workers. FunnySurgeryStories.com just launched in mid-March and has already become the premier place for fun, laughs and drama from the operating room. With the slogan "Love and Laughs, Life and Death in the OR," the website's three-minute medical soap opera podcast "As the Scalpel Slices" is an original weekly podcast written by a top movie and television comedy writer. Funny Surgery Stories visitors vote every ...

Celebrated photographer and marketing guru Sandy Puc', along with special guest, internationally acclaimed wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis, aim to educate novice and professional photographers during the Power of Passion Tour coming to Detroit on April 8. The Motor City is one of over 30 stops in the US during the Power of Passion Tour, Puc's fourth national tour that promotes fundamental and insider knowledge of both photography and marketing. Puc and Ghionis have captivated audiences from Miami and Houston to Los Angeles and Seattle with their positive energy. For ...

Rhino Marketing Inc. is proud to have been part of another extremely successful Vancouver Canucks Dice & Ice Benefit. Vancouver, B.C. - Rhino Marketing Inc., one of North America's leading marketing agencies, is proud to have been part of another extremely successful Vancouver Canucks Dice & Ice Benefit. This year marked Rhino's third time as a Friends of the Canucks For Kids Fund sponsor of the event. The exclusive gala, which raises funds for the Canucks For Kids Fund in support of Canuck Place Children's Hospice and Canucks Autism Network, is a rare opportunity ...

Jennifer Dunphy began her career as part of the Yellow Book USA team that launched the Atlanta market. Yellow page advertising sales are simply tough and if you can make it there you can make it anywhere. She realized it and when she noticed the consumer shift from traditional media to internet based marketing was in full swing. She took the plunge and launched her internet marketing company Vayu Media. The toughest economy in decades didn't deter her because she was betting on the tremendous growth of online advertising. Within 6 months her company was profitable and accelerated ...

Are Doctors Becoming Too Reliant on Technology? Stanford Medical Professor Argues for Renewed Doctor-Patient Interaction No one can argue modern medical technology can help to save lives. However, it is possible that doctors can become too dependent on technological devices and lose practice at physically diagnosing a patient. That was a point recently made in The New York Times by Doctor Abraham Verghese, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Doctor Verghese points to a growing reliance on technology like CT Scans and computer records of ...

Missouri Fails to Pass Full Ban on Texting While Driving Missouri is among the many states that recently passed legislation attempting to limit drivers' use of handheld devices. In 2009 Missouri legislators enacted a ban of texting while driving for anyone under 21. For the 2011 Legislative session, Missouri considered legislation that would extend the law to ban texting while driving for all motorists on the road. While initially an extension of the law appeared to have a good chance of passing, the Missouri House Crime Committee was ultimately unable to recommend any ...