D.C. bills target CareFirst Oct 5, 2005
Failure to do so, according to the legislation, would allow the mayor to prepare a plan that the company would be compelled to implement. The administration bill will be submitted to the council in the next few weeks, says Gina Lagomarsino, senior policy adviser to Robert Bobb, the city's administrator. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Scripps-McClatchy Western Service News Sked Oct 5, 2005
Failure to defend 3d-and-longs plagued Seahawks against Redskins. 300. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN FOR POSING AS EVACUEE Oct 5, 2005
He has since been charged with failure to identify himself as a fugitive from justice. Records show Stall has been convicted of several felonies, including injury to a child and theft. (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
Caregivers Sue Sutter/CPMC for Illegally Hiring Professional Strikebreakers Oct 5, 2005
San Francisco Treasurer Also to Investigate Strikebreaker Companies for Failure to Pay Taxes SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- At a rally today, members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West announced a lawsuit filed against California Pacific Medical Center, its corporate parent, Sutter Health, and SCAB companies, Modern Industrial Services (MIS) and Healthcare Consulting Services (HCSS), for violation of the California Labor Code and San Francisco Police Ordinances that outlaw the use of... (PR Newswire)
National Survey Sharpens Picture Of Major Depression Among U.S. Adults Oct 5, 2005
Alcohol abuse is characterized by recurrent drinking resulting in failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home; persistent or recurrent alcohol-related interpersonal, social, or legal problems; and/or recurrent drinking in hazardous situations. . (Science Daily)
Thompson River Co-Gen shuts down Oct 5, 2005
A six-page letter from the Department of Environmental Quality office in Missoula listed several technical violations of its air quality permit, including failure to show compliance with its emissions of nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide. The plant still hasn't paid a 106,400 penalty assessed last year for making unapproved changes to its design during construction. (Missoulian, MT)
Letters to the Editor Oct 5, 2005
It seems to me that the Free Press has egg on its face as a consequence of its failure to cover this event. (No pun intended. (Burlington Free Press)
Cases of child abuse, neglect soar in Canada Oct 5, 2005
Neglect -- Failure to supervise child or abandonment. Emotional maltreatment -- Verbal abuse to emotional neglect. (CTV.ca)
Body found at Louisiana nursing home Oct 5, 2005
In all, 13 nursing homes are under criminal investigation for failure to evacuate their patients before the Category 4 storm made landfall August 29 ... The attorney general said the failure to evacuate resulted in the deaths of perhaps more than 100 senior citizens in Louisiana. (CNN)
Calm in Gaza as Israelis kill Palestinian (AFP) Oct 5, 2005
On Monday, dozens of armed policemen burst into the parliament building in Gaza City to protest against the Palestinian Authority's failure to clamp down on deteriorating insecurity and Sunday's killing of their colleague ... Abbas is acutely aware that failure to put the Gaza Strip in order will weaken international support for the creation of an independent state also incorporating the occupied West Bank. (RSS - Yahoo News - Mideast Conflict)
Calm returns to Gaza, Israelis kill Palestinian who attacked soldier; Armed policemen break into parliament building to protest lack of support Oct 5, 2005
On Monday, dozens of armed policemen burst into the parliament building in Gaza City to protest against the Palestinian Authoritys failure to clamp down on deteriorating insecurity and Sundays killing of their colleague. The parliamentary session, conducted via video-conference link between deputies in Gaza and in the West Bank town of Ramallah, ended with MPs ordering Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to appoint a new government. (NewsIsFree)
Converium Informs About Its Progress in Commuting North American Liabilities Oct 5, 2005
Such factors include the impact of our ratings downgrade or a further lowering or loss of one of our financial strength ratings; uncertainties of assumptions used in our reserving process; risk associated with implementing our business strategies and our capital improvement measures and the run-off of our North American business; cyclicality of the reinsurance industry; the occurrence of natural and man-made catastrophic events with a frequency or severity exceeding our estimates; acts of... (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Prop. & Casualty))
Overcome Fear to Reach Your Full Po... Oct 5, 2005
Some religions teach that to fall out of favor with God (to be unloved) is to burn in hell forever (failure to survive). Even without the effect of fundamental religion, most of our fears stem from the fear of loss of life or loss of love. (Suite101.com)
Turkey-EU deadlock By Minhaj Qidwai Oct 5, 2005
It was a failure to the attempts Turkey had been making to enter in E.U. as a member. EU members agreed in December last year to open accession talks with Turkey in October 2005. (Aljazeerah.info)
Inquiry Begins Into Deadly Boat Accident Oct 5, 2005
On Monday night, the state suspended the operating licenses of the five other cruise boats owned by Shoreline Cruises, citing their apparent failure to abide by the staffing requirements for the Ethan Allen. Law enforcement officials said that investigators would determine whether any criminal laws were broken. (The Ledger)
9-29 GBC police make arrests in connection to vehicle burglaries Oct 5, 2005
Chambers, who was wanted on warrants for failure to ID, evading, possession of marijuana and assault, was additionally charged with evading arrest and resisting arrest. In other news, Moore said Kristopher Hastings, 22, of Gun Barrel City, was arrested Sept. 24 in connection to a Sept. 14 aggravated sexual assault. (Cedar Creek Pilot, TX)
Police arrest homeless sex offender in library Oct 5, 2005
James C. Effler Jr., 32, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree sexual assault and failure to comply with rules of the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, because he was not living at the address listed. Police said Effler grabbed a 20-month-old girl as she played near a computer being used by her babysitter. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
In momentous step, EU opens membership talks with Turkey Oct 5, 2005
Failure to start entry talks with Turkey would have been another blow to the credibility of the EU, which made Turkey an associate member in 1963 with the prospect of future membership. On Sunday, the negotiations over Turkey got off to a bad start. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Accident kills passenger, injures driver Oct 5, 2005
SIREN - A woman is dead from a traffic accident near Siren Thursday morning that officers said was a case of failure to yield ... He was also cited for failure to yield the right of way, and will have to appear in court in December. (Grantsburg Burnett County Sentinel, WI)
Police Blotter: Posted 10/4 Oct 5, 2005
Police cited Villarreal for failure to have control, the report said. Her passengers, ages 16 and 7, were not injured. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Campus Police Blotter Oct 5, 2005
He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to obey traffic laws and failure to yield. Monster truck. (The Weber State University Signpost, UT)
Calera framing company cited by OSHA Oct 5, 2005
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rivera Framing of Calera and Lifescape Builders of Vestavia Hills for failure to provide safe working conditions at a Vestavia job site ... OSHA issued seven repeat citations, with proposed penalties of 108,400, against Rivera Framing for failure to: train employees to recognize and avoid fall hazards; provide employees with fall protection when they work on 10-foot-high scaffolds, and provide workers eye... (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
Off-duty police officer reportedly attacked; woman arrested after stabbing man with fork Oct 5, 2005
David Sloman was additionally charged with possession of tools for the commission of a crime and failure to maintain a lane. While on patrol in the area of East Avenue, police reportedly witnessed a Ford pickup truck weaving within the vehicle s lane of travel. (Cedartown Standard, GA)
Katrina Update: Government's Inadequate Response Continues Oct 5, 2005
The insufficiency of its testing for environmental hazards, the absence of informative health warnings for recovery workers and returning residents, and its failure to provide protective equipment all clearly point to the agency's inability to accomplish its goal of protecting public health and the environment. According to reports from a number of sources including The Dallas Morning News, Gulf Coast floodwaters have been contaminated by roughly 6. (OMB Watch)
