Alabama worker bit by snake, denied workers' compensation ...

Obviously, in order for an injured worker in Alabama to collect workers' compensation benefits, the worker needed to be injured through the course of their employment. However, sometimes the distinction of what is and is not deemed "the course of employment" can be blurred.

For example, an Alabama log truck driver was being transported back to his personal vehicle at a service station by a labor truck at the end of his shift. En route, the occupants of the labor truck spotted a diamond back rattle snake. One worker attempted to capture the deadly snake, but was bit on each hand in the process. Consequently, the worker was hospitalized for 40 days and had to undergo physical therapy. During this time he was unable to work.

The worker filed for workers' compensation benefits, but the company denied his benefits on the grounds that this accident and subsequent injury did not result from the course of the driver's employment. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently ruled that the driver in fact was not entitled to the benefits.

The court found that although the man was being transported through the course of his work, he chose to exit the truck and engage in an activity that was not expected through the course of his employment, therefore he was taking a personal risk for any resulting injury. Unfortunately for this worker, this means that his company will not cover his medical bills or missed wages.

It is not unusual for a company to dispute a workers' right to benefits in accidents where it remains unclear if the injury occurred through the course of employment. For this reason, it is often crucial for injured Alabama workers to consult with experienced legal counsel to ensure they receive their due workers' compensation benefits.

Source: Risk & Insurance, "Catching rattlesnake not part of foreman's duties," Sept. 27, 2012

Source: http://www.huntsvillepersonalinjurylaw.com/2012/09/alabama-worker-bit-by-snake-denied-workers-compensation.shtml

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Kodak dropping out of the consumer inkjet printer business in 2013

More gloomy news from Kodak: the company just announced that it will stop selling consumer inkjet printers in 2013 and instead focus its efforts on commercial printing products. This decision hardly comes as a surprise: Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and attempted to auction off a stockpile of patents valued at up to $2.6 billion. The company stated on Friday that it expects to take a $90 million hit due to its floundering inkjet business. Kodak's garage sale attracted interest from unlikely alliances in the form of Apple and Microsoft versus Google and Samsung, but reportedly only reeled in disappointing offers under the $500 million mark. Hoping to rebound next year as a "lean," mean, successful machine, we'll just have to wait and see what develops for this fallen photography frontrunner.

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Wallace works collected online

27 September 2012 Last updated at 17:11 ET By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News

The great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace now has an online presence to match that of Charles Darwin.

The two men independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection, and announced it in tandem in July 1858

But it is one of those quirks of history that Darwin got all the fame.

His collected works were digitised and posted on the web in 2006. Now, the writings and drawings of Wallace have received the same treatment.

The effort has been completed by the same historian, too - John van Wyhe.

But whereas Dr van Wyhe produced Darwin Online from Cambridge University, UK, he has led the new Wallace Online project from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Wallace was a major scientific figure in South East Asia.

"What this should hopefully do is result in a major upgrade in the quality of writing about Wallace," the historian told BBC News.

"Next year is the centenary of his death. Just like 2009 was the big Darwin year, 2013 will be the big Wallace year. And I hope now that people have access to all of his literature, it will make a big difference to what they say and write about him."

Wallace Online gathers together in one place for the first time all of the naturalist's writings and illustrations.

There are 28,000 pages of searchable documents and 22,000 images. Among the online gems is that first announcement of the theory of evolution delivered to a London scientific meeting 154 years ago.

It remains one of the great coincidences in scientific history that the one person Wallace should choose to approach to share his ideas on natural selection was the only other scientist who separately had come to the same conclusions - Charles Darwin.

Quite why Wallace never achieved a similar level of fame has long been debated, but the lower profile should not be seen as a reflection on the man's talents or achievements, argues Dr van Wyhe.

The Wallace Online collection certainly bears testament to a prolific output. Like Darwin, Wallace was also a great traveller, spending large chunks of time in Brazil (1848-1853) and in South East Asia (1854-1862).

"It's very appropriate that we've done Wallace Online from NUS because Wallace was the pioneering figure in the study of this part of the world," said Dr van Wyhe.

"He spent eight years here, using Singapore as his base. He made major discoveries - he discovered hundreds of new species, going to places no naturalist had ever gone to before. And then, of course, there is The Wallace Line."

The Wallace Line is a term still in use today and refers to the sharp division between the types of animals in Australia and those on the Asian archipelago.

Wallace identified this abrupt transition, but could not satisfactorily explain it. Nor would he have been able to.

It is only with the 20th Century theory of plate tectonics that scientists can now describe how Australia, with its unique flora and fauna, was delivered from another part of the globe and abutted to South East Asia.

Dr van Wyhe said: "Wallace is an amazing example of somebody who had no privilege, no wealth, no connections - and who went out on his own to make his own way in the world; and he discovered so many amazing things, not just evolution.

"That's why for so many people, he remains such an inspiring figure.

"He's the sort of person that you can aspire to be. You can just do it yourself through independent thinking and hard work."

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Dish Network launches nationwide satellite broadband service with ...

DISH Launches dishNET Broadband, Bringing High-Speed Internet to Rural Americans with Slow or No Access

New high-speed Internet brand offers affordable satellite Internet service nationwide starting at $39.99

Combine with DISH TV service for bundle pricing, convenient payment, installation and customer service options
14.5 million underserved rural residents no longer need to wait for broadband build out

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 27, 2012 ? DISH (NASDAQ: DISH), a leading national provider of satellite TV, is expanding the availability of its broadband service with the launch of dishNET, a high-speed Internet service via satellite nationwide. Available Oct. 1, dishNET offers customers the convenience of one bill, one installation, one customer service number and a $10 monthly discount when bundled with DISH's most popular TV programming packages

Ideal for rural residents underserved, or unserved, by wireline broadband, dishNET offers 4G-level speeds that are about 50 percent faster than the typical residential broadband connections in American homes. The affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service starts at $39.99 per month and is available with next?day installation.

DISH's CEO Joseph Clayton is unveiling dishNET today at the flagship Cowboy Maloney's Electric City retail store in Jackson, Miss., the historic retail launch site of digital satellite TV and satellite radio services.

"Today, we are launching a revolutionary consumer broadband service that delivers high-speed Internet available in metropolitan areas to rural markets nationwide," Clayton said. "With nearly one-in-four rural residents lacking a high-speed connection, reaching these underserved markets is vital. Our mission is to provide broadband at an outstanding value with fast speeds and large data plans."

In Aug. 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported 19 million Americans lack access to high-speed Internet, including 14.5 million who live in rural regions. The FCC highlighted that 23.7 percent of rural residents lack broadband access.

The dishNET satellite service offers rural residents download speeds up to 10 Mbps. These speeds are fast enough for typical Internet applications, including social media, telecommuting, music streaming, online video streaming and even Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.

"Many unserved and underserved markets are years away from a telco or cable broadband build out, but dishNET is available today," said Brian McIntyre, vice president of Broadband at DISH. "These services will have powerful, positive impacts for kids, educators, businesses, farmers and families -- no matter how far out of town they may choose to live."

Living in the Jackson area, the first official dishNET family got a preview of the new service. Jeff Thigpen, father of five and a high school athletic director in Ridgeland, Miss., is now trying dishNET Internet and DISH TV service with the Hopper? Whole-Home HD DVR.

"We no longer have to worry about tethering a cell phone to our home computer to get on the Internet," said Thigpen. "Since my girls are required to do much of their high school homework online, dishNET will help them move much faster when submitting school work. In fact, one of my daughters says it's as fast as working on the computers at school."

The dishNET brand leverages advanced technology and high-powered satellites launched from Hughes and ViaSat to provide broadband coverage nationwide. DISH will tailor its service to suit a customer's needs, location and budget. All services are sold, installed, billed and supported by DISH under the dishNET brand.

Pricing, Packaging and Availability

In rural and outlying suburban regions nationwide, dishNET satellite broadband starts at $39.99 per month (plus equipment fees) for 5 Mbps download/1 Mbps upload speeds and data plans of 10 GB, when bundled with DISH's popular America's Top 120? or higher programming packages and with a two-year agreement. Combining dishNET with DISH TV saves $10 per month. Most satellite customers can upgrade to a 10 Mbps /1 Mbps plan available with 20 GB of data for $49.99 per month.

Satellite broadband service includes five @dishNET.com email accounts, each with 2 GB of storage and an easy-to-configure online mail portal that combines web search, news, entertainment and weather updates.

Installation is free for new and existing DISH TV customers when dishNET is bundled with DISH's television programming and $99 when ordered as a stand-alone service. Existing DISH satellite Internet customers can upgrade to the 5 Mbps or 10 Mbps speeds for $199.99.

In addition to satellite Internet service, DISH's own competitive local exchange carrier will also fold its wireline broadband service into the dishNET brand. Urban and suburban residents living in a 14-state region and access high-speed Internet with 7 Mbps starts at $29.95 per month. Upgrade to 12 Mbps service for an additional $5 per month or 20 Mbps for an additional $10 per month. This service is available in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/27/dish-network-dishnet/

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Yakima County assessments mirror flat real estate market | Yakima ...

Yakima County assessments mirror flat real estate market

By David Lester
Yakima Herald-Republic

YAKIMA, Wash. ? Property value assessment cards mailed to Yakima County?s 102,000 property owners late last week generally reflect a flat real estate market for 2011, according to county Assessor Dave Cook.

Property owners who saw their year-over-year values stay the same or decline shouldn?t expect a drop in their property taxes, however, especially if they live in a city or town.

Cook said the new taxable values are for Jan. 1 of this year and do not take into account a gradual increase in home sale activity and average prices that have occurred since then.

"What is encouraging is we are seeing an appreciation of value," the longtime assessor said. "Maybe we have reached a tipping point and values will start going up again."

Sales data gathered by Headwaters-The Source of Selah show for the first eight months of this year the number of home sales increased by 161 over the same period a year ago ? an increase of 14.5 percent, to a total of 1,267. The average selling price increased by $9,500, or about 6 percent, to $169,256.

For all of 2011, the number of residential sales fell and the average sales price was $160,250, a 2.6 percent drop from 2010.

Doug Rich, broker and owner of Prestige Realty of Yakima and a board member of the Multiple Listing Service, described the housing market as a mixed bag with sales increasing in some months and declining in others.

"If I was going to characterize the market, it is real flat but showing some signs of improvement," he said.

One trend the MLS is seeing is an increase in the number of sales that require third-party approval or are a short sale, meaning the seller is offering the property for less than is owed on the loan used to purchase the property.

"It might be Yakima?s time to work those things through the process the rest of the country was seeing six quarters ago," Rich added.

Cook said the total taxable value of land in the county on which property taxes will be collected next year increased slightly more than 1 percent for 2012. Total taxable values are $13.5 billion, compared to $13.3 billion last year. The $167 million increase in taxable values includes $133 million in new construction that came on the tax rolls for this year.

The amount of new construction last year, although higher than 2010, continues to lag behind prior years. New construction in 2007 exceeded $300 million.

Cook said the one area where values increased was in farmland.

"We don?t know if it is consolidation as farmers buy land to expand their operations," he said.

What impact the assessed values have on property taxes collected next year won?t be known until taxing districts submit their operating budgets to Cook by November. It is then that Cook will calculate property tax rates that must be charged to collect those revenues for cities, the county, fire districts and other taxing districts.

A property tax increase is likely for those who live in cities because Yakima County commissioners will shift at least $2.8 million from the county road levy to the county general fund levy next year to pay debt costs on jail construction and remodeling.

City residents pay only the general fund levy, which this year amounted to $1.53 per $1,000 of assessed value. By collecting more money for the general fund levy from a relatively flat value base, property taxes will increase.

County residents will benefit from the shift because the road levy will decline, which will more than offset the increase in the general fund levy.

? David Lester can be reached at 509-577-7674 or dlester@yakimaherald.com.

Source: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/09/24/yakima-county-assessments-mirror-flat-real-estate-market

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Cannabinoid May Treat Brain Cancer | Cancer Kick

Newswise ? Researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center are evaluating the safety and tolerability of a synthetic cannabinoid called dexanabinol (ETS2101). Delivered as a weekly intravenous infusion, the drug is being tested in patients with all forms of brain cancer, both primary and metastatic.

?In this Phase I study, we are examining the safety of multiple doses of dexanabinol, extent of penetration into the brain, and suitability for future trials,? said Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, principal investigator, and director of neuro-oncology, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. ?What we hope to determine is the safe and optimal dose of drug in the brain.?

Dexanabinol is a cannabinoid derivative that causes no psychotropic effects. It was tested previously as a neuroprotective in patients with traumatic brain injury. During these trials the drug was found to cross the blood-brain barrier. More recently, researchers at e-Therapeutics, the trial sponsor, showed that dexanabinol kills cultured cancer cells derived from many tumor types. Additional research in Kesari?s lab demonstrated the drug?s anti-cancer effects in patient-derived brain cancer cell lines.

Dexanabinol?s potential in fighting cancer was identified through a new approach to drug discovery called network pharmacology, a way to analyze the network of proteins underlying a disease process. Network pharmacology enables scientists to seek drugs from among existing compounds, or design new molecules, that act simultaneously on a number of individual proteins to disrupt the cancer-susceptible network.

Kesari added that this trial fits well with a broader national effort to re-purpose existing drugs for the treatment of cancer. He asked, ?Why not use drugs that are currently available and learn how they can be applied in new effective ways for different indications??

Dexanabinol is thought to act on proteins including NF?B, TNF?, COX-2 HAT, FAT and cyclin-dependent kinases. The trial at UCSD Moores Cancer Center is one of two ongoing Phase I studies with dexanabinol, and the first to evaluate the drug in cancer patients.

?In time, we will explore the association between the molecular phenotype of the tumor and the patient?s response, which may allow us to personalize future therapies,? said Kesari, associate professor, Department of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Patients who are eligible for this trial must have failed prior therapy including surgical resection, radiation therapy and systemic therapy.

Questions about this clinical trial may be directed to 858-822-6346.

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Royal Collection buys Warhol portraits of queen

LONDON (AP) ? Britain's Royal Collection Trust is going Pop Art with the purchase of four famous Andy Warhol portraits of Queen Elizabeth II.

The colorful screenprints are based on a formal photograph of the queen wearing a tiara and necklace that was used during her Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977.

They will form part of the Portraits of a Monarch exhibit starting in November at Windsor Castle.

The purchase brings Warhol's distinctive style to a collection of portraits of British rulers that dates back to the 15th Century.

Officials declined Monday to specify how much was paid for the portraits.

The exhibit will be open to people who visit Windsor Castle, which is roughly 20 miles west of London. It will run until June 2013.

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