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Haddon Heights' New Jersey Mayor Scott Alexander Announces a 6% Decrease in the 2011 Municipal Tax Levy

HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayor Scott Alexander announced a 6% decrease in the Municipal property tax levy, the largest decrease of this size in 30 years. The Mayor also announced that based on the School District and County holding their tax levy increases within the 2% cap criteria set by Governor Christies' toolkit, the Borough would experience a blended tax reduction for the 3rd year in a row, the first 3-year concurrent reduction in 69 years. The Mayo...

In the Wake of Anti-Single Parent Legislation, Author, Adoption Advocate and Single Father Launches Information Line for Single Men Considering Fatherhood

PORTLAND, Maine, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- We Hear The Children Inc. (http://www.WeHearTheChildren.org) founder and CEO Brian J. Tessier announces the launch of 411-4-Dad (1-855-411-4- DAD), a resource to assist single men in becoming parents to create loving homes for over 115,000 adoptable children. 411-4-Dad is a program providing toll-free support to single men who are interested in becoming a father. After years of hearing from men who gave up the dream of parenting based ...

Eeoc Chooses Gce's Cloud-Based Financial Management Solution

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeks to improve efficiency, reduce cost. RESTON, Va., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Computer Enterprises (GCE) announced today that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has awarded GCE a prime contract to provide a comprehensive Federal financial management service. The five-year contract, which has a base period of twenty months with four one-year options, is worth up to $10 million if all options are exercised.

Pwc and Compliance Week Launch State of Compliance: 2011 Study ; Study Results to Be Presented by Pwc at Compliance Week 2011 Conference in Washington, D.C. On May 23-25th

NEW YORK and BOSTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US and Compliance Week have teamed together to conduct a new study to help organizations gain a better understanding of how to address their compliance challenges. The results of The State of Compliance: 2011 study will be presented by PwC at the Compliance Week 2011 6th Annual Conference for corporate financial, legal, risk, audit and compliance officers in Washington, D.C. on May 23-25, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/201...

The Brattle Group Proposes Definition of Market Manipulation That Would Improve Market Efficiency and Harmonize Federal Enforcement Actions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by economists at The Brattle Group proposes a framework for defining, detecting, and analyzing manipulative behavior that would offer market participants and regulators a clearer, more concrete standard by which to identify or refute market manipulation. In the discussion paper, "Losing Money to Increase Profits: A Proposed Framework for Defining Market Manipulation," Brattle economists Shaun Ledgerwood, Gary Taylor, Romk...

Empsi Awarded Contract for Battle Mountain Resource Management Planning Project

RENO, Nev., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Battle Mountain District Office has awarded a $1.6 million contract to Environmental Management Planning Solutions, Inc. (EMPSi) to prepare a resource management plan (RMP) to guide development and conservation on 10.5 million acres of federal land within Lander County, Eureka County, Nye County, and Esmeralda County, Nevada. The BLM has over 120 Field Offices that manage 245 ...

Did Obama Meet the Wrong Big Wave Surfers?

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It was reported that during his recent trip to the West Coast, President Obama had dinner with a dozen Silicon Valley executives. The appearance of the technological and financial captains of industry such as John Doer (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), Carol Bartz (Yahoo), Larry Ellison (Oracle) and John Chambers (Cisco) set the press wires buzzing. While these people would all be considered at the top of the tech industry heap, perhaps the...

Nc Senate -- In Rushed Process -- Votes Today On Legalizing Negligence ; Former Committee Chair Calls Bill 'Extreme' As Poll Shows Broad Public Opposition

RALEIGH, N.C., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A bill that would legalize negligence in hospital emergency rooms heads to a floor vote in the NC Senate today, despite objections from patient advocates and political veterans that the legislation is dangerous and that the process has been rushed. Senate Bill 33 -- sponsored by Sens. Tom Apodaca, Harry Brown and Bob Rucho -- sets an arbitrary cap on medical malpractice damages for disfigurement, mutilation, loss of limb, paralysis, pain, suffering...

Nonprofit Finance Fund Awarded $21 Million in New Markets Tax Credits

Allocation from U.S. Treasury to Stimulate Growth and Revitalization in Low-Income Communities NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has been awarded $21 million in a New Markets Tax Credit allocation (NMTC) to support community development projects in low-income areas throughout the U.S. NFF will use its allocation to provide financing to help small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations better serve their communities.

Helinet Technologies Launches Multi-Ship Aerial Surveillance Solution for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department ; Firm Partners with Department's Aero Bureau in Implementing Customized Microwave Downlink System to Enhance Fleet's Live, Ship- to-Ground Broadcasting Capabilities

LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Helinet Technologies, an international provider of aviation technology solutions to the law enforcement, government and military markets, announced today its selection by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) to develop and support a comprehensive microwave downlink system for the Department's new fleet of 14 patrol helicopters. Created in partnership with the LASD's Aero Bureau, the customized downlink solution enables uninterrupted, sh...

Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie's Message to President: Reactivate Criminal Investigation of Lockerbie Bombing, Bring Justice for Victims of Gaddafi Terrorism and Freedom for the Libyan People

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Libyan dictator Gaddafi and his henchmen have acknowledged responsibility for the murder hundreds of Americans (including 270 in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie Scotland and 170 in the bombing of the French UTA airliner over Niger as well as other Westerners in terrorist attacks), plus thousands of Libyans in his 40+ years in power. Gaddafi has now used his military and foreign mercenaries to kill a thousand or more of his own peop...

Usw Welcomes Sale of Severstal Operations to the Renco Group

PITTSBURGH, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today welcomed the announced stock purchase of Severstal's USW-represented assets by the Renco Group, including the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel facilities in the Ohio Valley, including Wheeling Corrugating in Wheeling, WV and the Allenport facility in Allenport, PA; the former WCI Steel facility in Warren, Ohio and the former Bethlehem Steel facility in Sparrows Point, MD, along with a 50% ownership of Mou...

Hughes Executive to Address Iwce 2011 ; Remarks to Focus On How Satellite Broadband Technology Enables Inter- Government Crisis Communications

GERMANTOWN, Md., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, and a leading provider of managed network and application services, today announced that Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes, will participate as a speaker at IWCE 2011. Mr. Bardo will join other satellite industry executives on a workshop panel entitled "The Future of Communications: Satellite to the Rescue fo...

Pg&E Statement On March 2 Ntsb Hearings

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today issued the following statement in advance of the second day of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings: In the months since the San Bruno accident, PG&E has taken steps to significantly enhance our public safety partnerships in support of natural gas pipeline safety. PG&E is continuously working to further empower its customers, public officials and first responders with the information the...

Texas-Sized Legal Reform Leads to Super-Sized Health Care Costs ; Traveling Show Rolls Into Raleigh, Leaves Reality Behind

RALEIGH, N.C., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lobbyists and corporate interests touting "Texas-sized legal reform" for North Carolina today will conveniently be leaving out the realities of the Lone Star State's disappointing results, say patient advocates. Tort reform in Texas has not brought down health care costs. In fact, health care costs in Texas have increased faster than North Carolina's and the national average. Meanwhile, injured patients in Texas are left with a system that makes it...

Aclj Urges Appeals Court to Expedite Appeal in Obamacare Challenge

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, announced today it is urging a federal appeals court to move swiftly in considering its appeal of a federal district court decision which failed to declare ObamaCare unconstitutional. The ACLJ filed its notice of appeal on February 25th and has now filed several documents urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to expedite the appea...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 2

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO)

Online Labor Demand Dips Slightly (-27,400) in February, the Conference Board Reports ; - Labor Demand Remains Basically Unchanged in February After Rising 438,000 in January; - Demand for Workers in Computer and Mathematical Occupations Is Up in February

NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Online advertised vacancies dipped by 27,400 in February to 4,245,600 according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine(TM) (HWOL) Data Series released today. Labor demand has risen 1.41 million since the series' low point in April 2009. This increase offsets approximately 80 percent of the 1.76 million drop in ad volume during the 2-year downturn period from April 2007 through April 2009. "Total labor demand (new ads and ads that are reposted from t...

New Day Dawns for Satellite to Study Earth's Ozone Layer

HAMPTON, Va., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After nine years in a clean room, an instrument that studies the Earth's atmosphere and protective ozone layer has been returned to service. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110302/DC57724)

Bipartisan Group Calls On the Administration to Abandon Proposed Hours-of-Service Changes

ARLINGTON, Va., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of Congressmen and Senators have called on the Obama administration to abandon its hours-of-service proposal and retain the current, effective safety rules. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO)