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- Wie looks to rebound at Canadian Open
- OTTAWA, Canada AFP — Michelle Wie, who was disqualified from her last women's tournament, marks her return to the LPGA Tour at the Canadian Women's Open which begins Thursday at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The 18-year-old Wie was disqualified from the State Farm Classic in July for...
- Research articles 2008-08-13
- Six refs disciplined by NBA over gambling infractions: report
- NEW YORK AFP — Six National Basketball Association referees have been disciplined by the league for breaching its anti-gambling rules, The New York Daily News reported Sunday. The newspaper said the unnamed officials had commited infractions such as visiting casinos, and their cases were not related to that of...
- Research articles 2007-10-21
- Michigan used ineligible player vs. Nits
- Michigan athletic director Bill Martin has confirmed that the Wolverines used an ineligible freshman safety, Artis Chambers, for a handful of plays in a 14-9 victory over visiting Penn State on Sept. 22.The Big Ten Conference's compliance and reinstatement subcommittee, which is composed of administrators from member institutions, will review...
- Research articles 2007-10-02
- Three Russians barred from world champs for doping infractions
- MUNICH, Germany AFP — Three Russian rowers - two men and a woman - have been kicked out of the World Rowing Championships underway here this week and banned for two years for doping infractions, the International Rowing Federation FISA confirmed Wednesday. Denis Moiseev, Vladimir Varfolomeev and Svetlana Fedorova...
- Research articles 2007-08-29
- WASHINGTON: Text Messaging
- OLYMPIA - The state Senate has passed a measure that would ban text messaging while drhing.The state House had approved a hill that would require drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on their cellphones.The Senate amended the bill to make the infraction a secondary offense. The changes have to...
- Research articles 2007-05-14
- Litany of misdeeds: incredible, but true.(ETHICS CORNER)
- The summer of 2006 brought forth more than normal attention and debate concerning ethical failures in contracting. In June, the office of general counsel of the Department of Defense issued its 110-page "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure," cataloging dozens of incidents of malfeasance and their consequences. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Aussie coach continues to press for video replay
- MONTREAL AFP — Australian head coach Alan Thompson continued to press the case for the use of video review in swimming, a day after Otylia Jedrzejczak's 200m butterfly world title caused uproar in Australia. Jedrzejczak lowered her world record in the event to claim the title ahead of Australian...
- Research articles 2005-07-29
- The scandal baton: federated near settlement.(FundReporter)(Brief Article)
- FEDERATED INVESTORS was one of the first wave of fund companies to hit the headlines for trading improprieties back in 2003, but now it looks like the firm is putting the affair behind it. Federated recently announced that it is talking to both Eliot...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Olympic backstroke double for reinstated Peirsol
- ATHENS AFP ? World record-holder Aaron Peirsol claimed his second gold medal of the Athens Olympics when his disqualification from the 200m backstroke final was overturned. Peirsol touched the wall in 1min 54.95sec, 2.40sec in front of Markus Rogan of Austria, but was disqualified for an illegal turn at...
- Research articles 2004-08-19
- Cornerbacks face crackdown
- PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Physical cornerbacks beware. The men in stripes will be monitoring your techniques with increased scrutiny. After a thorough review of the 2003 season, the league's competition committee has deemed illegal contact and defensive holding infractions as points of emphasis, meaning there is no need to...
- Research articles 2004-03-31
- WASHINGTON: Project Fined
- OLYMPIA - Washington's Department of Transportation and the contractor building the new Tacoma Narrows bridge have been fined $10,000 for environmental infractions by the Washington Ecology Department, an official said Feb. 3.The fine was for discharging too much storm water at the construction site into Puget Sound, the department said."We...
- Research articles 2004-02-16
- USDA creates new regulatory program.(Regulatory Update)
- A new biotech compliancy division has been launched by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS. The new enforcement unit, which will be under the Biotechnology Regulatory Services BRS program, is being created as a response to the growing need for...
- Research articles 2003-11-01
- And a hockey game broke out: crime and punishment in the NHL
- I. INTRODUCTION The economic theory of crime predicts that an increase in policing resources will lead to a decrease in the crime rate. Empirically determining the magnitude of this effect has proved difficult, however, because of an endogeneity problem. Although variations in the allocation of policing resources are expected...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Labor Dept. sues 11 Chi. buffets for OT infractions
- CHICAGO -- The U.S. Department of Labor filed seven lawsuits against the owners of 11 Chinese buffet-style restaurants in the Chicago area, seeking to recover $1.5 million in back wages and liquidated damages for employees who allegedly were not paid overtime. The complaints, filed in the U.S. District Courts...
- Research articles 2002-10-14
- Canada At A Glance: PM.
- WINNIPEG, MB, Sep 06, 2001 Air Transat Fined C$250,000 OTTAWA - Air Transat has been fined C$250,000 by Transport Canada for maintenance infractions related to the emergency landing of Flight TS 236 in the Azores last week. Transport Minister...
- Research articles 2001-09-06
- US Trust.
- Financial Times US Trust, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab, the leading US online and discount brokerage, has agreed to pay a $10m (E11.8m) fine for failing to maintain a number of internal controls, including those on money laundering. The penalty is...
- Research articles 2001-07-16
- (B) OPINION: The Hidden Parallels Between Bobby Knight, Wen Ho Lee.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Sep. 27--By Herbert London of New York University and the Hudson Institute NEW YORK--Recently the government dropped 58 of 59 counts of alleged criminal violations against Wen Ho Lee, the Los Alamos scientist accused of improperly handling critical nuclear weapons secrets. ...
- Research articles 2000-09-28
- SEAT BELTS
- "I've been wanting to get this issue resolved so people will quit calling us." --- SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TIM EMERT By ROGER MYERS The Capital-Journal Reviving an issue left for dead last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill...
- Research articles 2000-02-23
- State Cites Lawrence, Kan., Businesses for Liquor Sales to Minors.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2--Seven businesses in Lawrence were issued first-offense citations Thursday by the state for illegally allowing minors to possess or consume alcohol. Three bars and one liquor store in Manhattan also were hit with citations from Alcoholic...
- Research articles 1998-10-04
- Ten violations of the Ten Amendments
- THERE IS A DEBATE abroad as to whether in the interest of State-Church Separation we should remove from certain of our courthouses the Ten Commandments. It might be helpful, since the Ten Amendments are composed of Thou shalt nots from the people to the government rather than from the Almighty...
- Research articles 1998-03-01
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