ux Couple's battle for $10,000 luxury holiday refund as hundreds consider class action By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:08:11 +1000 James and Victoria Sylvester were refused a refund when their $10,000 holiday to Dubai was cancelled because of coronavirus. Now hundreds of consumers in similar situations are considering launching a class action. Full Article Health Diseases and Disorders COVID-19 Respiratory Diseases Infectious Diseases (Other) Travel and Tourism Business Economics and Finance Consumer Protection
ux Un Québec à deux vitesses By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT Depuis longtemps, on a l’impression que Montréal et le reste du Québec s’en vont dans des directions opposées. Full Article
ux Jeux olympiques de Montréal: un projet grandiose qui a 50 ans By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:46:54 EDT Fierté collective ou tache dans l’histoire, les Québécois débattent encore sur leur héritage des Jeux olympiques de 1976 à Montréal. Full Article
ux Pêche aux homards: une saison prometteuse s’ouvre dans l’incertitude By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:31:32 EDT Les pêcheurs de homard ont pris le large en Gaspésie pour une nouvelle saison sur laquelle planent beaucoup d’incertitudes en raison de la COVID-19. Full Article
ux Cas Brendan Leipsic: Cinq autres sportifs coulés par les réseaux sociaux By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:41:34 EDT Certaines opinions exprimées sur les réseaux sociaux viennent parfois jouer de vilains tours. Full Article
ux Les États-Unis ne sont plus que l’ombre d’eux-mêmes By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 EDT La crise révèle des vulnérabilités, la polarisation, le cynisme et le dysfonctionnement de la société américaine. Full Article
ux Achat local: pleins feux sur le cidre By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:00:00 EDT L’entreprise Vignoble et Cidrerie Coteau Rougemont a implanté un système de livraison dès la deuxième semaine du confinement. Full Article
ux Le soutien d’une maman: pleins feux sur 10 mères bienveillantes à la télé By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:24:56 EDT En ce week-end de la fête des Mères, pleins feux sur quelques mamans fictives qui veillent sur leur progéniture. Full Article
ux Des collations qui plaisent aux jeunes By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:00:00 EDT Voici des inspirations de desserts et collations qui allient plaisir et santé! Full Article
ux Hausse de mortalité chez les patients cancéreux By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:00 EDT Une étude rapporte que les patients cancéreux sont jusqu’à 6 fois plus à risque de développer des complications sévères et de décéder de la Covid-19. Full Article
ux Salesforce Acquires Krux Digital for $750,000,000 By www.sandhill.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 07:00:04 +0000 Krux Digital helps anyone with a website safeguard, manage, and make responsible use of consumer data signatures across devices, sources, and formats. Krux arms web publishers with the technology and know-how to compete in a data game currently dominated by advertisers and market middlemen. Full Article
ux Tanya Bardsley has put her luxurious Cheshire mansion up for sale By www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 13:58:24 +0000 The Real Housewives of Cheshire star's home with footballer husband Phil Bardsley is on the market Full Article Celebs
ux Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination at Six Complexes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2009 17:35:49 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Equity Homes Inc, PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung in U.S. District Court in South Dakota for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act at multi-family housing developments in Sioux Falls. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Justice Department Enters Agreement to Make Kerrville, Texas, Cailloux Theater Accessible to Persons with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:20:22 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the city of Kerrville, Texas, and Playhouse 2000 to bring the Cailloux Theater into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Cargolux Airline Executives Indicted in Conspiracy to Fix Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:48:07 EDT A Miami grand jury returned an indictment today against two executives of Cargolux Airlines International S.A., a Luxembourg-based corporation, for participating in a conspiracy to fix and coordinate certain surcharges on air cargo shipments to and from the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination in Sioux Falls, South Dakota By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:03:40 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that Equity Homes Inc, PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by failing to provide features that would make their multi-family housing developments in Sioux Falls accessible to people with disabilities as required by the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Cargolux Airlines International Executives Plead Guilty for Fixing Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:20:45 EST Two executives of Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A. have each pleaded guilty and agreed to serve 13 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to fix cargo rates for international air shipments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Alabama Man Sentenced for Attempting to Hire Ku Klux Klan to Kill Neighbor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:50:49 EDT Allen Wayne Densen Morgan, 29, of Munford, Ala., was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to serve 72 months in prison to be followed by three years supervised release for attempting to hire members of the Ku Klux Klan to torture and murder his African-American neighbor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Electrolux Agrees to Pay $750,000 Civil Penalty for Delay in Reporting Oven Hazard By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 10:50:33 EDT The Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today that Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $750,000 to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to report immediately to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission a safety hazard associated with certain wall ovens sold to consumers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Former Ku Klux Klan Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing Perjury During Investigation into Cross-Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:30:11 EDT Pamela Morris, former secretary of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Ozark, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to committing perjury during a grand jury’s investigation into a racially motivated cross-burning in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Full Article OPA Press Releases
ux Associations between sleep bruxism and (peri-)implant complications: lessons learned from a clinical study By www.nature.com Published On :: 2020-01-30 Full Article
ux Rituximab for desensitization during HLA-mismatched stem cell transplantation in patients with a positive donor-specific anti-HLA antibody By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-08 Full Article
ux Author Correction: “Dysfunctions” induced by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery are concomitant with metabolic improvement independent of weight loss By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-04-28 Full Article
ux Recent north magnetic pole acceleration towards Siberia caused by flux lobe elongation By feeds.nature.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 Full Article
ux Osiraq Redux: A Crisis Simulation of an Israeli Strike on the Iranian Nuclear Program By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:00 -0500 In December 2009, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy conducted a day-long simulation of the diplomatic and military fallout that could result from an Israeli military strike against the Iranian nuclear program. In this Middle East Memo, Kenneth M. Pollack analyzes the critical decisions each side made during the wargame.The simulation was conducted as a three-move game with three separate country teams. One team represented a hypothetical American National Security Council, a second team represented a hypothetical Israeli cabinet, and a third team represented a hypothetical Iranian Supreme National Security Council. The U.S. team consisted of approximately ten members, all of whom had served in senior positions in the U.S. government and U.S. military. The Israel team consisted of a half-dozen American experts on Israel with close ties to Israeli decision-makers, and who, in some cases, had spent considerable time in Israel. Some members of the Israel team had also served in the U.S. government. The Iran team consisted of a half-dozen American experts on Iran, some of whom had lived and/or traveled extensively in Iran, are of Iranian extraction, and/or had served in the U.S. government with responsibility for Iran.Read more » Downloads Download Authors Kenneth M. Pollack Full Article
ux Public pensions in flux: Can the federal government's experiences inform state responses? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:20:00 -0400 In many policy-related situations, the states can be useful laboratories to determine the most appropriate federal actions. Variations across states in health care programs, earned income credit rules, minimum wages, and other policies have helped inform debates about federal interventions. In this paper, we reverse that approach. Many state and local governments currently face difficulties financing future pension obligations for their workers. The federal government, however, faced similar circumstances in the 1980s and successfully implemented a substantial reform. We examine the situation the federal government faced and how it responded to the funding challenge. We present key aspects of the situation facing state governments currently and draw comparisons between them and the federal situation in the 1980s. Our overarching conclusion is that states experiencing distress today about the cost and funding of its pension plans could benefit from following an approach similar to the federal government’s resolution of its pension problems in the 1980s. The federal government retained the existing Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for existing employees and created a new Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) for new employees. FERS combined a less generous defined benefit plan than CSRS, mandatory enrollment in Social Security, and a new defined contribution plan with extensive employer matching. Although we do not wish to imply that a “one size fits all” solution applies to the very diverse situations that different states face, we nonetheless conclude that the elements of durable, effective, and just reforms for state pension plans will likely include the major elements of the federal reform listed above. Section II discusses the federal experience with pension reform. Section III discusses the status and recent developments regarding state and local pensions. Section IV discusses the similarities in the two situations and how policy changes structured along the lines of the federal reform could help state and local governments and their employees. Download "Public Pensions in Flux: Can the Federal Government’s Experiences Inform State Responses?" » Downloads Download "Public Pensions in Flux: Can the Federal Government’s Experiences Inform State Responses?"Download the policy brief Authors William G. GaleSarah E. HolmesDavid C. John Image Source: © Max Whittaker / Reuters Full Article
ux How to Tell Real Fur From Faux Fur By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:57:00 -0400 After reports last year of "raccoon dog" fur being used and labeled as faux fur, the Humane Society came out with a few quick tests you can use to test whether any animals were hurt in production. First, look at the Full Article Living
ux Five Scary Fall New York Fashion Week Faux Pas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0500 We usually don't like to point out the negative aspects of things here on TreeHugger, but when it comes to New York's just ended Fall Fashion Week, I am forced to ask, "Wha' happened?" Full Article Living
ux Luxurious Alpha tiny house opens wide on both sides to let the outdoors in By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0400 This ingenious design features a roll-up garage door and a drop-down deck on either side, allowing the home to feel even more spacious. Full Article Design
ux The Orchid is a luxurious Scandinavian-inspired tiny home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:11:24 -0500 This modern take on the gabled farmhouse includes lots of clever space-saving ideas. Full Article Design
ux Creepy doll redux: 8 reasons not to buy Hello Barbie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:18:27 -0500 Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity. Full Article Living
ux 6 International Resorts Dishing Pampered Eco Luxury By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:37:29 -0400 Luxury by its very definition means indulgence--while eco-consciousness, such as that employed by Scandic in its moderately-priced hotel chain, is more likely to mean slashing consumption. Full Article Science
ux Luxurious small smart homes by Tiny Heirloom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 -0400 High-end materials meets smart home automation in this country-styled tiny home. Full Article Design
ux Luxury and "Eco" Try to Co-Exist at Cacao Pearl's Philippine Resort By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:44:52 -0500 Every developer worth his or her weight in white beach sand is vying to be able to proclaim his or her resort the first or best or truest eco-resort. Full Article Business
ux Sakura is a luxurious modern tiny house for cold climates (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:59:34 -0400 Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas. Full Article Design
ux "Eco-Luxurious" domes blend harmoniously with Quebec landscape By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:22:13 -0500 Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle. Full Article Design
ux Ramblers Way Creates Sustainable Luxury Casual Wear for Fall 2011 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 08:12:50 -0400 Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits Full Article Living
ux Teddylux Recycled Cashmere Soft Toys By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:45:07 -0400 Abandon not all ye moth-eaten and shrunken cashmere sweaters—designer Brooke Serson Cernonok of Teddylux can sprout an entire menagerie from your castoffs. Full Article Design
ux When the Sun Goes Down, Eco Resorts Combine Luxury and Adventure (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:21:29 -0400 In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy Full Article Science
ux George Monbiot calls for private sufficiency, public luxury By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:08:01 -0500 He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards. Full Article Business
ux Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:37:45 -0500 These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more. Full Article Living
ux Vedanta Resources' Orissa Bauxite Refinery Expansion Blocked by Indian Government By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:28:00 -0400 Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the Full Article Business
ux Alcoa, Major World Polluter, Brings Sustainable Transport to Bauxite Mine & Feeds Energy into Grid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:41:02 -0400 It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco Full Article Business
ux Happy 25th birthday, Linux! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:11:25 -0400 There's a lot for TreeHuggers to love about the little operating system. Full Article Technology
ux Microsoft's data centers in Ireland are getting an influx of wind power By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:47:51 -0400 The tech giant just agreed to purchase all of the energy from GE's Tullahennel wind farm. Full Article Technology
ux Luxurious Lupine tiny house features grand kitchen for chefs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:39:37 -0400 This spacious tiny home is great for entertaining and cooking up a storm. Full Article Design
ux Gyrecraft: creating luxurious objects from plastic ocean trash (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:00:00 -0500 Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious. Full Article Design
ux Luxe tiny house has a chef's kitchen and secret dining room By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 16:43:24 -0500 A table for 12 in a tiny home? No problem with this smart and lovely design with loads of hidden storage. Full Article Design
ux This luxurious tiny house is powered by coffee grounds (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2018 13:03:44 -0500 Compact but comfortable, this small home features clever small space design ideas and uses coffee grounds as fuel. Full Article Design
ux No, that luxury brand bag won't make you happier By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 In fact, it'll likely make you feel worse because it doesn't reflect who you truly are. Full Article Living