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  • 11
    Jan

Lizards may be made smarter by warming world

When the heat is on, lizards become smarter - potentially giving them a competitive edge as the world warms. Read this article: Lizards may be made smarter by warming world

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  • 11
    Jan

Elections no threat to global climate deal: U.N.

(Reuters) - Leadership changes this year among some of the world's heaviest polluting countries should not undermine progress towards setting up a new global legally binding climate deal by 2015, the United Nations' climate chief said on Wednesday. Go here to read the rest: Elections no threat to global climate deal: U.N.

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  • 10
    Jan

Three new webinars providing IMMIGRATION LAW ESSENTIALS for defense lawyers

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS – in collaboration with DEFENDING IMMIGRANTS PARTNERSHIP continue their: PADILLA IN PRACTICE Series January 31 and February 1, 2012 *FREE* Live Online Video Training Program Three new webinars providing IMMIGRATION LAW ESSENTIALS for ... Excerpt from: Three new webinars providing IMMIGRATION LAW ESSENTIALS for defense lawyers

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  • 10
    Jan

HR 201 Seminar Report

Hello from Costa Mesa. We were pleased to see great attendance at our HR 201: California Labor Law Update Seminar. Attendees also asked many... Read more: HR 201 Seminar Report

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  • 10
    Jan

Interesting lecture about the Internet – Invisible Internet Information Bubbles

http://www.wimp.com/filterbubbles/ Originally posted here: Interesting lecture about the Internet – Invisible Internet Information Bubbles

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  • 10
    Jan

California Governor Brown announces more appointments – January 9, 2012

1-9-2012 SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Denise Brown, 60, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed director of the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Brown was an advisor to the executive ... Read more from the original source: California Governor Brown announces more appointments – January 9, 2012

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  • 10
    Jan

Solano County on track to avoid jail overcrowding

BY CATHERINE BOWEN / THE REPORTER – Posted: 01/10/2012 As inmates nabbed in the early days of the state’s new realignment plan reach the end of their sentences, Solano County Jail is preparing to open its ... Continued here: Solano County on track to avoid jail overcrowding

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  • 10
    Jan

2011 1099 Forms, Plus New Form 1099-K, Due This Month

It's January, and time to get your 2011 1099 forms and instructions in order. This year, though, there's a new player in town: The new Form 1099-K. The new form may increase confusion about 1099 forms and instructions. So here are some Frequently Asked Questions to help clarify what's required: What are 1099 forms? The IRS provides 1099...

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  • 10
    Jan

HuffPo’s ‘Parentlode’ Blog Settles with NY Times

The New York Times has settled its "Parentlode" lawsuit against the Huffington Post. The Times originally filed suit against AOL's HuffPo when ex-columnist Lisa Belkin switched teams. Belkin penned the "Motherlode" blog when she worked at the Times. When she started at the HuffPo, she still wrote about parenting issues. Just under a new name: "Parentlode." The Times...

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  • 10
    Jan

New York Times Editorial – The Random Horror of the Death Penalty

By LINCOLN CAPLAN – Published: January 7, 2012 The Supreme Court has not banned capital punishment, as it should, but it has long held that the death penalty is unconstitutional if randomly imposed on a handful ... Go here to read the rest: New York Times Editorial – The Random Horror of the Death Penalty

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