Imperial Capital and OPTrust Partner With Ackerman Security Systems – Marketwired (press release) Imperial Capital and OPTrust Partner With Ackerman Security SystemsMarketwired (press release)TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – April 01, 2015) – Imperial Capital Group of Toronto, together with its partner OPTrust Private Markets Group, is pleased to announce that it has completed an investment in Ackerman […]

Stopping deforestation: Battle for the Amazon – Nature.com Nature.comStopping deforestation: Battle for the AmazonNature.comOziel Alves da Silva reins his horse to a stop near the edge of a pasture, and adjusts a baseball cap that has done little to protect his leathery skin from the tropical sun. Keeping an eye out for his herd, he […]

Possible cuts could increase fire response times in Placer County – KCRA Sacramento KCRA SacramentoPossible cuts could increase fire response times in Placer CountyKCRA Sacramento"They're looking at a station closure," Mueller said. "The community of Ophir will lose their fire station. Ten to 12 employees will see their jobs (cut) and the overall burden of […]

AIG Introduces New Blended Index in the Power Series of Index Annuities® – Business Wire (press release) AIG Introduces New Blended Index in the Power Series of Index Annuities®Business Wire (press release)1. In addition to the other Power Series index interest crediting options, individuals can now choose from two strategies that earn interest based in […]

With state welfare cuts, caseworkers fear less time to help families – MLive.com MLive.comWith state welfare cuts, caseworkers fear less time to help familiesMLive.comToni Scott of Grand Rapids woke up one morning in 2005 and her arm felt numb and sore, as if she'd slept on it wrong. It turned out … That left one […]

Security boosted after Westmead Hospital nurses admit safety fears following … – The Daily Telegraph The Daily TelegraphSecurity boosted after Westmead Hospital nurses admit safety fears following …The Daily TelegraphCONCERNS about the personal safety of nurses travelling to and from work at Westmead Hospital have been raised on social media after a string of violent […]

Where Do the World's Hungriest People Live? Not Where You Think – Huffington Post (blog) Where Do the World's Hungriest People Live? Not Where You ThinkHuffington Post (blog)To shine a spotlight on this issue, I co-wrote a chapter on the urgent need to find solutions for the Missing Middle in the International Food Policy Research […]

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing – Insurance News Net Senate Indian Affairs Committee HearingInsurance News NetTribes are sovereign, governmental entities that are directly responsible for the health and welfare of their people, and are often the only major employers in Tribal territories. Forcing Tribes to pay millions of dollars in penalties – or … Economics […]

Q&A: Dorchen A. Leidholdt – New York Law Journal (registration) New York Law Journal (registration)Q&A: Dorchen A. LeidholdtNew York Law Journal (registration)"So often these achievements have started with fierce advocacy for one survivor—and that became the best laboratory for understanding the problem and the best platform for social change," she said in receiving the 2013 […]

This president's agenda will be going nowhere — fortunately – Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)This president's agenda will be going nowhere — fortunatelyFort Worth Star Telegram (blog)President Obama made it clear that he intends to thwart the Congress by vetoing measures designed to create middle-class jobs via free enterprise, to […]