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  • 27
    Feb

Cal/OSHA Issues Alert on Confined Spaces Hazards

Cal/OSHA recently launched a statewide Confined Space Special Emphasis Initiative to focus attention on the hazards posed by confined spaces in worksites. Cal/OSHA also... Read the original post: Cal/OSHA Issues Alert on Confined Spaces Hazards

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  • 27
    Feb

Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Tax Lawyer

As a small business owner, should you hire a tax lawyer? You may feel like the answer depends on the complexity of your tax filing, or the size of your business. And with the economy still sluggish, affordability may also be a big factor. But because the IRS makes almost no room for errors, the benefits of hiring...

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  • 27
    Feb

Using Social Media for Hiring Can Get you Sued

Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. I recently overheard two job seekers speaking about their plans to ensure that their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles are "employer appropriate." It is not surprising that there has been an increase in the number of employers, particularly small business owners, who screen candidates' social medial profiles. Small business owners want to...

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  • 27
    Feb

Establishing thick cover to enhance your property

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  • 27
    Feb

White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance (Associated Press)

The NYPD used grants from the White House High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program (HIDTA) to fund its secretive surveillance operations targeting Muslim communities throughout the northeastern United States.

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  • 27
    Feb

Guv’s Tax Initiative Finds Support of CSAC Board of Directors; Funding for Realignment – California County News

For full story see California County News at this link: http://defender411.us/AjfAYl Read more: Guv’s Tax Initiative Finds Support of CSAC Board of Directors; Funding for Realignment – California County News

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  • 27
    Feb

Indigenous peoples at forefront of climate change offer lessons on plant biodiversity

Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the precious resources around them. Read the original here: Indigenous peoples at forefront of climate change offer lessons on plant biodiversity

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  • 27
    Feb

WV Senate Passes Apprentice Hunting Bill

WV Senate Passes Apprentice Hunting Bill Read the rest here: WV Senate Passes Apprentice Hunting Bill

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  • 25
    Feb

Three-strikes law costly and ineffective, study says

The Los Angeles Times – February 24, 2012 California’s controversial and costly three-strikes law has done nothing to deter crime despite expanding the state’s prison population, according to a new study. In fact, violent crime began falling ... Continue reading here: Three-strikes law costly and ineffective, study says

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  • 25
    Feb

Has Franz Kafka set up shop in the US Office of Government Ethics?

By Bob Sullivan – MSNBC News When the expression “red tape” was invented, they had phrases like this in mind: “Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278/OGE Form 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial ... Read more: Has Franz Kafka set up shop in the US Office of Government Ethics?

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