Monday, January 31, 2011

Mirabilis companies face $400M fine - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The companies listed in the indictmentf are doing business asMirabilis HR, , , and doingb business as Inc. They are charged with conspiracy and wire and could face fines of upto $400 The professional employee organization companies, along with chievf executive Frank Amodeo, would divert payroll taxes collectedd from clients to the PEO accountsw instead to the , said U.S. Attorney A. Briajn Albritton. Taxes totaling $200 million were never paid tothe IRS, including $157.8 million in FICA and withholdingb taxes, prosecutors said. Despite proclaiming his innocence Amodeo pleaded guilty to charges of conspiringt to commit wire fraud and obstructionh of an agencyproceeding Sept. 23.
He faces 25 years in prisonh anda $1.25 million fine. Amodeo’s sentencingf is set for Jan. 16.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

HS council not to conduct Class XI examination - Times of India

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HS council not to conduct Class XI examination

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GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has decided that from this session onwards, the Class XI final examination would not be ...


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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Brewer signs retail theft measure - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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years in prison. Sponsored by state Sen. Lindqa Gray, R-Glendale, the measure modifies existing lawsfor Previously, Arizona had no penalties for thoswe stealing merchandise for the purpose of resellinf or trading the goods. penalties for shoplifting varie from misdemeanorsto felonies, typically dependent on the valu e of the merchandise taken. This measures creates a separate category of organized retail theft that includews groups of people working togetherf for the purpose of stealing merchandise and then tradin g orreselling it, regardless of how much the item cost. “This was a deeply bipartisan consensus that was developedeby Sen.
Gray and the governort shared a deep concern overthis issue,” said Paul Senseman, spokesmanj for Gov. Brewer. Theft rings have becomse of increasing concern to law enforcement and as criminals can steal thousands of dollars in merchandiseat once. Stole n goods often are resold onlinwe or atflea markets, providing cash to pay for other types of criminal activities, polic say. Baby formula is commonly stoleb and is often used as an ingredienyt tocut drugs. The measure passed by a 55 to 0 vote in the Housse and a 27 to 0 vote in the Senatde and will take effect in90 days.

Monday, January 24, 2011

SpectraSensors blasts off with funding - Houston Business Journal:

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The latest round of financing brings the total amounyt raisedby SpectraSensors, a Houston-baser supplier of optical sensors for industrial and environmentapl gas sensing applications, to $29.6 millionj since its inception a decade ago. Investors participating in the latesft roundinclude , Nth Power, Americaj River Ventures, Nomura Private Equity Investment and Chevron Technology Venture Investments. SpectraSensors relocated to Houstoh fromRancho Cucamonga, Calif., in late in an effort to be closetr to its major customers — primaril oil and gas and petrochemical companies. The companhy still maintains a manufacturing site near its formefr headquarters inSouthern California.
SpectraSensors CEO Georg Balogh says the new cash infusion will be used to continu expansion into overseas markets such as Russiqa and Saudi Arabia but will also go towardd addressingnew markets. Although 95 percent of SpectraSensors’ businessd comes from the oil and gas andpetrochemicaol industries, the company is starting to spreaed its wings in a new SpectraSensors is on the vergd of installing atmospheric monitoring systems on a fleef as part of a joing program with the Dallas-based airline carrier and , amonh others. The goal of the program, Balogyh says, is to “vastly improve the weather prediction ability for theentire nation, in particulat for Houston.
” “What we’re doinh is using an airplane as a weather instrument for monitoring the moisturs concentration of the atmosphere,” he says. With traditional satellitew methods ofweather prediction, Balogh says, it’s difficult to detectt moisture from zero to 40,000 feet, wherre most of the cloud cover “That’s why, here in Houstobn especially, meteorologists might see a fronr over the city but don’t know whether it will be a lighy downfall or buckets of water,” he By improving weather Balogh says the program should resul in safer and more fuel-efficient flights and transportationn in general.
Rick Curtis, chief meteorologist at Southwest says the carrier is awaiting the green ligh from the to install the sensor in 31 of its 737 Curtis says the data compiled by the sensord will go intothe ’s forecast modulezs and “improve the accuract and supplement the balloon data put in there now.” The locakl weather services will also have access to the information. For Southwesrt in particular, Curtis says the sensors will help the airlin get better forecasts infoggy “We run into a lot of marines layer fog along the West Coast,” he says. “Folks don’ft usually know how thick that marinelayer is.
But we’ll be able to send the pland in and out to measure thewater vapor.” While the aviation side of the businesws starts to take off, SpectraSensors is also staying active in the energy In the past year, the company has launched 34 new procesa applications for refineries and gas processing and petrochemicalk plants. Products include moisture analyzers, or and gas analyzers that measure moisture, carbon dioxider and hydrogen sulfide, among othetr things. Companies use the products to help make refineries more efficient and to improve the safety of gas accordingto Balogh.

Friday, January 21, 2011

In the wake of shootings, LA mayor demands look at campus procedures - SecurityInfoWatch

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In the wake of shootings, LA mayor demands look at campus procedures

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By The Daily News of Los Angeles Three shootings in two days on or near Los Angeles schools triggered new worries about student safety Wednesday and a ...



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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Hawaii flu cases close to 300 - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The Hawaii Department of Health, which now updatesx its online H1N1 counrteach Wednesday, said there are now 298 confirmed cases in Hawaii. There were 98 new casesx confirmed on Oahu this week for a total of288 cases. Kauai and Maui added a case eachthis week. They each have a totapl of three cases. The Big which has four cases, did not report any new casesthis week. Most have recovered or are recovering from the The Centers for Disease Control and Preventio n said thatmost U.S. casez have not been severe and are comparablwe in severity toseasonal influenza. Hawaii residenta with questions about H1N1 flu cancall 767-5044 ext. 3 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Monday throug h Friday and on weekends from9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Or visitt www.hawaii.gov/health or the Centers for Diseasre Control and Preventionat www.cdc.gov/swineflu.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Honda taps new chief - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The Japanese automaker, which has major assembly and researcjh operations inCentral Ohio, said Seniorr Managing Director Takanobu Ito will step in as president and CEO in Takeo Fukui, a 40-year veteram of the company who’s served as CEO since 2003, will stay on the company’ss board and become an adviser, the automaker said. Ito has been with Hondaq since 1978, when he startede in the company’s research and development He moved up the ranks to headHonda R&xD Co. Ltd. and in 2007 was named chief operatingy officer of automobile operationd and seniormanaging director.
Honda said Ito also will take on the titles of president and director ofHonda R&sD when he’s named chief at a June meeting. He steps in as the compang continues to adapt to a drasticv slowdown in the auto industryu byslashing production, cutting temporary workers and sideliningg development plans. Honda in January told investorxs it expects its profit to tumble 87 percentf for the year ending Marcu 31 while vehicle sales should fall10 percent. That declind is driven by tanking NorthAmerican sales, which fell 8 percent in 2008 after double-digitg percentage declines in the last few monthsd of the year.
With a series of four production cuts in the courswe ofthree months, Honda lowererd its North American production plan by more than 200,000 vehiclexs for the fiscal year ending next employs more than 12,000 workers at assembly and engine plantsz in and around Central Ohio, where they produce Hondaq Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acuraq TLs and RDXs. It recently opened an assembly plantin Greensburg, Ind.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Jurors hear more questioning of officer, recordings of Birmingham police radio ... - al.com (blog)

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Report: Occupancy at Houston-area hotels down 10 percent in April - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Hotels experienced a 62 percent occupancy rate in Apripl 2009 comparedto 71.9 percenft in April 2008, according to Trends in the Hoteol Industry, a monthly report from . The Bay Area faresd better thanmost submarkets, dropping from 75.6 percenyt to 69 percent occupancy from 2008 to 2009, a decreas of only 6.6 percent. The Bush Intercontinental Airport area posted the largesft decline during the same The area wentfrom 80.6 percenrt occupancy a year ago to 64.8 percent this a 15.8 percent drop, accordingg to the report. Houston-area hotels watchex the average daily room ratedrop 5.9 percent to $115.923 in April from $123.223 in April 2008. The revenue per availabler room tookan 18.
9 percentg hit year over year. RevPAR was $71.85 in April compared to $88.61 in April according to PKF. Hotels statewide experienced a 9.4 percent decrease in occupancy yearover year, fallinf from 71 percent to 61.6 percent. Also on the state the average daily rate wentdown 7.9 from $117.80 last year to $108.53 this and RevPAR took a falling 20.1 percent, from $83.65 to

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Martin hopes her impressive filly can rock Apple Isle - Sydney Morning Herald

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Martin hopes her impressive filly can rock Apple Isle

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PROUD Tasmanian Denise Martin is looking forward to taking Teardrop Rock back to her home state after the Fastnet Rock filly scored another easy win in the ...


Teardrop Rock on her way to Tasmania

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Gai's Teardrop has Oaks in her sights

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Classy Double For Fastnet Rock

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

NINE INCH NAILS - PRETTY HATE MACHINE (2010 Remaster) Review - Kik Axe Music

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NINE INCH NAILS - PRETTY HATE MACHINE (2010 Remaster) Review

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... the landmark debut from NINE INCH NAILS has been remastered from the original tapes and the result is a Reznor-approved revamping of the record, ...



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Monday, January 3, 2011

Hungary Faces Criticism Over Corporate Tax - New York Times

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Hungary Faces Criticism Over Corporate Tax

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LONDON รข€" Already under attack over controversial new media laws, Hungary faced new criticism on the first working day of its presidency of ...


"Language!" Hungary Media Council Scandalized by Ice-T

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Former Tarrant resident left his mark on Rose Bowl - Fort Worth Star Telegram

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Former Tarrant resident left his mark on Rose Bowl

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1922: Rose Bowl is built in a ravine of parkland and natural vegetation on the west side of Pasadena, Calif. 1929: Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels of the University ...



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