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The Los Angeles Times – April 25, 2012 California is on the verge of a justice revolution. Realignment, as it is known, is a set of changes thrust upon the state by our collective inertia: Prisons ... Continue reading here: LA Times Editorial: [Realignment] and California’s justice revolution

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Guest post by Jennifer K. Halford, Esq. I recently had a conversation with a very disgruntled employee. She was upset that her employer had reprimanded her for violating a company policy. The problem was that the "policy" did not officially exist...at least not in written form. It is important that business owners create certain business policies and practices....

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Valley News – April 24, 2012 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted today to support a bill aimed at preserving local jail space by requiring that inmates sentenced to more than three years ... Visit link: Riverside County Supervisors vote to support state legislation aimed at preventing jail overcrowding by amending the 2011 Realignment legislation...

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By Lisa Vorderbrueggen – Contra Costa Times – 04/24/2012 Contra Costa’s deputy district attorneys have rejected the county’s latest contract offer, a move that could push the dispute into a formal fact-finding process legislators adopted last ... The rest is here: California Contra Costa, deputy district attorneys at contract impasse

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Contra Costa Times – Neil Nisperos, Staff Writer – 04/24/2012 San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos was among fellow top prosecutors at the steps of the state Capitol on Tuesday voicing their opposition to a ... See the original post: California – District attorneys protest measure that would end death penalty

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At least 2,000 police officers and men in plain clothes overwhelmed villagers in the Van Giang district who had tried to block them from taking control of a disputed plot of land on Tuesday. Go here to read the rest: Vietnam: Land Dispute Sets Off Clash

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Some 30 islands, out of the 15,000 or so in the Mediterranean, have been selected to monitor changes affecting this huge area, one of 34 global biodiversity hotspots. See the rest here: Islands in Mediterranean to help scientists monitor climate change

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NEW YORK, April 24 (UPI) -- Urban "heat islands," chronically elevated city heat levels, are driving some city trees to grow far better than their country cousins, U.S. researchers say. Read more: City heat could be beneficial for trees

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MONTREAL - A unique, all-season study of the effects of global warming in the Arctic Ocean shows that climate change is reducing biodiversity and posing "significant challenges to the survival of some of the Arctic's unique marine species." See the article here: Climate change is reducing Arctic Ocean biodiversity: $40-M study

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2012) - Palms can do much more than sway on beaches of pure white sand. According to new research from Aarhus University, they can predict the future by telling the story of how flora and fauna have been affected by climate change for millions of years. See the original post: Palms Reveal the Significance of...