DIR verifies Michael Jackson�s payment to employees for back-wages

DIR verifies Michael Jackson's payment to employees for back-wages: "San Francisco -The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) today confirmed directly with employees of Neverland Valley Ranch that they were paid wages owed them by Michael Jackson. DIR will now begin the process of auditing payroll records to verify that proper wage payments were made. Verification will not be completed until sometime next week. "

Exercise and Dietary Counseling To Improve Weight Loss and Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors

Exercise and Dietary Counseling To Improve Weight Loss and Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors: "This randomized clinical trial is studying how exercise works together with dietary counseling to improve weight loss and quality of life in overweight long-term survivors of colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or female breast cancer."

Westly Warns of Predatory Tax Preparers

Westly Warns of Predatory Tax Preparers: "State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Steve Westly today warned Californians to beware of predatory tax preparers, who use their access to personal information for identity theft, or incorrectly complete tax returns and leave taxpayers stuck with the penalties.A dishonest tax preparer can manipulate tax return figures in many ways. Often that manipulation leads to fraudulent refunds, with the proceeds going to the tax preparer who skims money from the taxpayer's refund check. To add insult to injury, the taxpayer is also liable for any penalties that result from the improper tax return."

Free Tax Help Online, By Phone or In Person as April 17 Approaches

Free Tax Help Online, By Phone or In Person as April 17 Approaches: "With one month to go before the April 17th tax deadline, State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Steve Westly today reminded Californians that free tax help is available online, over the phone and in person at 1,800 locations statewide. He also urged Californians to take advantage of the e-file programs available at www.ftb.ca.gov. "

Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia With Vitamin Therapy

Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia With Vitamin Therapy: "The Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia With High Dose Niacinmide Plus Ascorbate Plus Pyridoxine Plus Centrum Forte Vs. Centrum Forte Only as an Add-On to Risperidone and Dietary Counseling "

Dietary Interventions in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Soluble, Insoluble or No Fibre?

Dietary Interventions in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Soluble, Insoluble or No Fibre?: "The purpose of this study is to assess the role of dietary fibre in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) treatment, in particular the role of increasing the content of soluble or insoluble fibres in the daily diet. The primary objective is to compare soluble (psyllium) and insoluble (bran) to placebo, administered over 12 weeks in patients with "probable" or "definite" Irritable Bowel Syndrome. "

Marketing Services Provider Contract Opportunity - Bid Deadline 3/22/2006 2:00 PM

Marketing Services Provider Contract Opportunity - Bid Deadline 3/22/2006 2:00 PM: "The California Public Utilities Commission is issuing this Request for Proposals to obtain responses from firms qualified to provide Marketing Services to the CPUC, on behalf of the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP). The purpose of the Marketing Services contract is to grow DDTP use and impact, through marketing and outreach activities."

Consumers Prime for Launch Day Madness as Xbox 360 Arrives in Asia

Consumers Prime for Launch Day Madness as Xbox 360 Arrives in Asia: "Palpable excitement throbs in the streets across Asia as Xbox 360 hits retail stores amidst a frenzy of launch day extravaganza heralding the new era of digital entertainment"

Keeping Your Telephone Number When You Change Your Service Provider

Keeping Your Telephone Number When You Change Your Service Provider: "Under the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) 'local number portability' (LNP) rules, you can switch telephone service providers within the same geographic area and keep your existing phone number. However, if you are moving from one geographic area to another, you may not be able to take your number with you. In addition to switching from one wireless company to another, in most cases, you will be able to switch from a wireline company to a wireless company, or from a wireless company to a wireline company, and still keep your phone number."

Adobe Macromedia Flash Products Contain Vulnerabilities

Adobe Macromedia Flash Products Contain Vulnerabilities: "There are critical vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash player and related software that may allow an attacker to take control of your computer. "

19 Toxic Legacies Reborn

19 Toxic Legacies Reborn: "Most people would be surprised to learn that giving a gate key to a model airplane club could transform a cleaned-up landfill into a flying park. But, activities like this are taking place at cleaned up Superfund sites all around the country, and the results are benefiting human health, local communities, and the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is helping communities reuse 19 cleaned-up Superfund sites. "

OSHA Fines Gouverneur, N.Y. Paper Mill $166,700 Following Fire

OSHA Fines Gouverneur, N.Y. Paper Mill $166,700 Following Fire: "Cellu Tissue Corporation - Natural Dam faces a total of $166,700 in proposed fines from the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an OSHA inspection prompted by a September 2005 fire at the company's Gouverneur, N.Y., paper mill. The tissue maker was cited for a total of 20 alleged willful, serious and repeat violations of workplace safety standards."

Trademark Office Launches New Web-Based Filing System for Patent Applications

Trademark Office Launches New Web-Based Filing System for Patent Applications: " The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) launched a new electronic filing system that will allow applicants to file over the Internet virtually anytime and anywhere, reducing the application process by 30 minutes and improving accuracy on filed documents"

Man on Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud Charges Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi Announces the Arrest of Sacramento

Man on Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud Charges Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi Announces the Arrest of Sacramento: "Sacramento car wash employee allegedly collects total disability of approximately $50,000 and is booked into County Jail with $10,000 bail"

NHTSA Releases New Crash Test and Rollover Ratings

NHTSA Releases New Crash Test and Rollover Ratings: "Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new crash test and/or rollover ratings for 42 model year 2006 vehicles -16 passenger cars, 17 sport utility vehicles, four vans, and five pickups - and two early release model year 2007 sport utility vehicles."

Sex Offender Counseling Contract

Sex Offender Counseling Contract - The state of California is looking for contractors to provide professional offensive specific counseling services to sex offenders referred by parole agents of the Californial Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Parole Services.

Sex Offender Counseling Contract

Sex Offender Counseling Contract -The state of California is looking for Contractors to provide professional offensive specific counseling services to sex offenders referred by parole agents of the Californial Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Parole Services.

Crisis in Health Care Caused by Fraud

Crisis in Health Care Caused by Fraud: "The Los Angeles District Attorney's Fraud Interdiction Program manual states: 'There is a crisis in health care caused by fraud. This fraud has adversely impacted the workers' compensation, automobile insurance, general health insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medi-Care systems"

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan -- Community Health Matching Grants

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan -- Community Health Matching Grants: "Up to $25,000 per year in matching funds, for a maximum of two years, are available. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations based in Michigan with 501�(3) status. Grantees are required to develop a funding partnership to support the proposed program. "

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOK

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOK: "Recent storms have eased the drought situation in many areas of the country, but the rain and snow arrived too late to offset the impacts from months of record dry weather across the Southwest, resulting in the continuing potential for a dangerous fire season,' said retired Air Force Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, director of the NOAA National Weather Service. "