Posted by: Callum Whitfield in Courses Online on September 22nd, 2011
Robert N. Parker
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Violent crime could be reduced significantly if policymakers at the local level limit the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban the sale of single-serve containers of alcoholic beverages, according to separate studies led by University of California, Riverside researchers.
Drug and Alcohol Review is published by the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs.
“These results suggest that alcohol control can be an important tool in violence prevention,” Parker said. “Policies designed to reduce outlet density can provide relief from violence in and around these neighborhood outlets. And ban Read more…
Posted by: Amy Quinn in Education News on September 21st, 2011
Question by Prime: Has anyone heard about the quality of Mercer Universities MBA program?
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Getting an MBA from a ranked B-School can open a lot of doors for you and greatly increase your salary. Getting an MBA from an unranked school wont do much more for you than a BS in Business.
Mercers MBA program is not ranked. It is not worth it to quit work to get an MBA full time. It might add value if you keep working and get a part time MBA especially if somone else is paying for it.
Dont expect an MBA from Mercer to create a lot of opportunities for you.
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Capital scarcity, brought on by the slow down in global trade following the financial crisis, has created attractive investment opportunities in the shipping industry, says global consultant Mercer in a recent paper Investment Case: Shipping.
Posted by: admin in Education News on September 5th, 2011
Bad credit loans are like blessings to those people who end up getting bad or poor credit ratings. And why do people end up getting such poor credit rating? Or what is bad credit rating in the first place? Well, loan is not given out, although required by almost one and all for various transactions, whimsically. When an entity applies for a loan, the entity has to be measured against some standards.
These set of standards come in the form of numeric ratings. For example, there is a fixed number for each industry which gives an average image of the debtor. If the entity receives any number less than that then it is indeed a bad signal. Because while deciding when and who to give out loans, creditors use these ratings as critical and crucial instruments to assess the credibility of the debtor. When a debtor has a good or above average credit rating, he/she is rewarded with a comparatively less rate of interest, the period of time for which the loan is given is extended as per request of the debtor and various other conditions are not mandated anymore and are relaxed. Read more…
Posted by: Callum Whitfield in Courses Online on August 28th, 2011
Unless a person has a good reason to delay filing tax returns on time, the IRS may impose severe penalties. Other than cases of prolonged medical conditions, the IRS is unlikely to grant an exception.
Most of the delinquent tax filers encountered by tax preparation companies are individuals who simply were unable to pay the calculated tax liability. For example, income received from self-employment contract work often incurs an unexpectedly high tax bill. There is a liability for regular income tax plus self-employment tax.
However, because 1099s are received by the IRS for payments to independent contractors, a federally licensed tax professional knows what the taxpayer can expect. The IRS is likely to prepare a Substitute For Return. This is the calculation of tax liability determined by the IRS.
The penalty for failure to file a tax return can amount to as much as 25 percent of the tax owed. This is charged in addition to the penalty for late payment of the tax.
Chase Hover is taking a shot — and it looks like it may pay off.
Hover left Blinn College and walked on at SMU, joining the team Monday. He’d contacted the SMU coaching staff after his father read about SMU’s concerns in the kicking game.
At Saturday morning’s practice, just days after joining the team, Hover kicked with the first team. Coach June Jones said he could end up being the guy who starts next weekend at Texas A&M.
Hover has been working on it all — kickoffs, place kicking and punts. He said his comfortable field goal range is from 47 yards in.
Hover graduated from Plano West in 2009. He’d torn up his knee three games into his senior season, so any interest from colleges quickly disappeared. He redshirted his first season at Blinn to let the knee heal, then played there last season.
Hover planned on playing for Blinn again this year – even going through two-a-days with the team – until things fell into place at SMU.
Discussing sleep and work performance among health-care professionals: Associate professor Steven Howard, MD, is well known for his research on fatigue and sleep deprivation, especially as it relates to health-care professionals. In this QA, Howard discusses how fatigue negatively affects performance, the role cultural beliefs or societal pressures play in increasing the prevalence of sleep deprivation in our country and how organizations and professional societies can promote sleep as a priority among health-care professionals.
Study shows link between maternal IV fluids and weight loss in newborns: Doctors often use weight as an indicator of how well newborns are breastfeeding. But a study recently published in the International Breastfeeding Journal shows that weight loss in newborns may actually be a result of the IV fluids given to women during labor and not poor breastfeeding.
Image of the Week: Clark Center at night: Photographer Trey Ratcliff recently organized a photo walk at Stanford.
Posted by: Amy Quinn in Education News on August 26th, 2011
Granite Bay coach Ernie Cooper hopes it’s a good omen.
Last season, three of the Grizzlies’ four losses came when they couldn’t hold fourth-quarter leads.
But Friday in Sparks, No. 5 Granite Bay rallied for a touchdown and followed with a critical defensive stop to beat explosive Reed 43-37 in a nonleague opener.
“Last year we were 9-4, shared the Sierra Foothill League title and had a good season,” Cooper said. “But we lost three games in the fourth quarter because we couldn’t hold leads. That was our story, our Achilles’ heel. So we talked a lot about that in the off-season.”
Reed led 37-36 after scoring a touchdown and making the PAT with four minutes left.
But three-year starting quarterback Brendan Keeney hit sophomore Tony Ellison on a 37-yard deep slant for a touchdown with 2:30 to play.
Reed then drove to the Granite Bay 18. On fourth and five with 1:45 to play, Alec Naki and Jimmy Malamatenios broke up a Reed pass.