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• IRS Should Compensate Audited Taxpayers, says Forbes Magazine

  
  The Tax Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 522
  And I thought I’d heard it all.Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff of Forbes Magazine think that that more taxpayers should have their tax returns audited. That’s not so radical, right? Well, I’m not finished.They also think the IRS should pay them for it:Society would probably be better off with double the number ...
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• Victorian Government studying sea level rises

  
  eco media — Authority: 424
  The Victorian State Government has today released maps detailing vulnerable Victorian coastal townships and projected effects of sea level rises to coastal regions. The maps show that some townships could be inundated with sea water from events such as extreme storms over the next century. The study, which Victorian ...
  9 hours ago

• Two-year-olds at risk from gender-bending chemicals, report says

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  Two-year-old children are being exposed to dangerous levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in domestic products such as rubber clogs and sun creams, according to an EU investigation being studied by the government. The 327-page report says that while risks from "anti-androgen" and "oestrogen-like" substances in ...
  23 hours ago

• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
  1 day ago

• Privacy, An Issue of Church Security, Part 2

  
  Onward, Forward, Toward... — Authority: 123
  In part one of this series of privacy policy and it’s relation to the church, I explored a scenario that can very easily happen in the theo-political climate of today. Many years ago before the Internet became the mainstream phenomenon that evolved into a necessary part of life, the average citizen only had to ...
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• Using Assessments for Employee Development: They are The Starting Point not the Destination

  
  THE MBTI BLOG — Authority: 107
  It may be a shock to some of you, but I do not believe that assessments are the answer to all situations. I will wait for a moment while you process that earth-shattering reveal. Now, I clearly believe in the value of assessments, especially the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument. However, an ...
  2 days ago

• Homes, infrastructure, at risk of inundation

  
  eco media — Authority: 424
  The most comprehensive report detailing the risk to Australia’s coastal fringe has been released, and claims that up to 250,000 dwellings are at risk of being inundated by rising sea levels by 2100. The report, ’Climate Change risks to Australia’s Coast’, by the Federal Government, takes into account more ...
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• WWF names Asian cities most at risk from climate change

  
  eco media — Authority: 424
  WWF has released its ranking of the climate vulnerability of 11 major cities in Asia. Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top the list of large cities most at risk and unprepared to handle the impacts of global warming. The group is also highlighting rapid urbanization in Asia as a key battleground in the world’s fight to ...
  3 days ago

• Gwinnett CPA Provides Real Tax Relief Saving Client Over $30,000 for Metro Atlanta Taxpayer

  
  Accounting News and Notes — Authority: 132
  Gwinnett CPA Provides Real Tax Relief Saving Client Over $30,000 for Metro Atlanta Taxpayer  Several weeks  ago His CPA PC was approached by a taxpayer for those the IRS had assessed almost $40,000 and over seven years of un-filed back tax returns to file and pay. Immediately John Dillard CPA sprang into action ...
  4 days ago

• Be careful while visiting Goa, Britain tells its nationals

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Britain has warned its nationals that they should be careful while visiting Goa and the four major Indian metropolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, which could be terror attack targets.“Future attacks may target public places frequented by Westerners and expatriates, including the major ...
  4 days ago

• HR Carnival: Some of the Best in HR Reading

  
  HR Observations — Authority: 411
  Crapola  ( click on the link for a def. )... I missed it again! I just need to get better organized. Ben Eubanks was the host this time around over at Upstart HR . He published 25 Pieces of HR Awesomeness . That is this months HR Carnival, which now has its own logo. ---------> I promise to have a post in ...
  4 days ago

• Judge Orders Four Phase Reassessment

  
  WDUQNews — Authority: 487
  Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick has issued an opinion that Allegheny County shall launch a reassessment of all 540,000 properties beginning next year for use in 2011. The opinion calls for the Allegheny County officials to “…divide the county into four Assessment Districts. An ...
  5 days ago

• A Developing Scandal in Oklahoma

  
  The Quick and the Ed — Authority: 593
  In September a survey of Oklahoma high school students found only 2.8 percent were able to achieve a passing score on the U.S. Citizenship Test. The actual test has a 92.4 percent pass rate, so it would be quite a problem if Oklahoma high schoolers performed so poorly. But, thankfully, the results appear to have ...
  5 days ago

• Invitation to SharpBrains Summit – Technology for Cognitive Health and Performance

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 597
  We are excited to invite you to the first virtual, global SharpBrains Summit (January 18-20th, 2010). The SharpBrains Summit will feature a “dream team” of over 25 speakers who are leaders in industry and research from 7 countries, to discuss emerging research, tools and best practices for cognitive health ...
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• Key Issues in Talent Management

  
  Florondo — Authority: 131
  Succeeding in business depends heavily on the efficient management of staff. With a little effort you may succeed in learning these techniques. Having a intuitive skill for getting along with people is a plus, all the same there are a few skills you can learn to make this procedure easy. Forging relationships: Begin ...
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• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  1 week ago

• Privacy, An Issue of Church Security, Part 1

  
  Onward, Forward, Toward... — Authority: 123
  Once in a long while, you hear a very disturbing news story that involves a church…. A madman has entered a church on Sunday morning brandishing a weapon, injuring and killing innocent victims… A separated parent, desperate to see their children, is manipulated for more support money by the other parent by ...
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• An Assessment of Assessments

  
  Real Estate Q&A — Authority: 118
  The co-op that I live in is planning an electrical upgrade. The cost of the upgrade is to be assessed on a per-share basis. Some people are asking why it is not on a per-unit basis. What is the law for assessments of this kind?
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• Useful Tips To Understand When Choosing Reading Assessment Lesson Plans

  
  Pinchisgringos.com — Authority: 459
  A reading assessment provide many benefits. First, they enable a teacher to identify a kid’s reading level with accuracy. Without reading assessments , it’d be tricky to determine a child’s reading ability and fail to provide instruction that was commensurate to their level. Reading is one of the most ...
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• CASAS ~ Paired Scores & Average Gains are UP!

  
  Adult Education Matters — Authority: 128
  Our pesister rates are up this year.  That’s good news!  Remember, we are pursuing SUCCESS…not just access. To determine and compare our rates of persistence, we identified the percentage of paired scores at the end of Post Test I Week,  2009 and compared it with the percentage of paired scores at the end ...
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