Archive for May, 2008

             """A Nation Without Drunk Driving."" This is a symposium that will be sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or known as MADD as part of the International DUI (meaning Driving Under the Influence) Technology Symposium that would be held on the 19th and the 20th of this month in Albuquerque, Canada. During this symposium, the latest innovations to help out lessen the number of drunk drivers would be showcased. The list would include alcohol-detecting sensors and anklet devices. These actually test the alcohol levels in the skin so much so that the ignition on their vehicles would lock up in case they do detect that a driver is drunk. All these innovations and technologies would be presented by researchers, law enforcement officers, and criminal justice people. Read more..
           Freedom of Religion Like any other rights, a right to religion is enshrined as a basic human right that should be respected. In consonance to the right to religion is the freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is generally recognized by many nations and international instrumentalities as a basic human right. Within the context of the freedom of religion include the choice to follow, or not to, or to change a religion. Religious freedom encompasses the freedom of people to observe religious practices, manifest, believe or worship religious dogma and teachings. Religious discrimination Most countries or authorities, nowadays tend to stress freedom of religion. Various international conventions were waged respecting this concern to the point of creating a consultative body in order to address the issue on religious discrimination. Read more..
          Whistle blowing against your former employer’s illegal activities or misconduct is a noble practice that everyone should indulged. In our complex society, people engage in so many different activities. These activities may relate to school, community, office or business, or to some extent state-to-state activities or transactions. Among the activities aforementioned, is in relation to the operation of business. In the workplace context, employers engaged in various transactions. These transactions may relate to the business operation as a whole or merely transactional or for limited clientele. With these activities, some suspecting transactions that are illicit in the eyes of the law may appear. The illegal component of these activities may be on the aspect of: Read more..
          Losing someone is a misfortune, a disaster. It causes great pain to the family especially when the unfortunate victim is the breadwinner. It would be a sullen event for the helpless family losing the much-needed finances for their daily consumption as well as consortium. In addition, it would doom their lives, crashed their dreams and made their living miserable. To some, the tragic loss of a loved one would mean their death. These were the few facts that most families have to face when their beloved have been a victim of wrongful death. With all these grief, however, the family is not left without recourse. The family may seek legal remedies by filing the proper wrongful death claims in courts. Most states have provided in their respective legislation, provisions relating to the right of the surviving families to file the proper wrongful death case. However, these states have varied requirements in this respect especially in reference to the legal standing in pursuing this kind of claims. Read more..
        West Covina is a city that lies at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley and is about 20 miles east of the city centre of Los Angeles. Substantial commercial enterprises had been in operation in the city. The city has variety of businesses, ranging from large corporations, retail merchandising, popular restaurant chains, big-box retailers, auto dealers and large shopping malls and supermarkets. These were considerably due to the urbanization of the Los Angeles metropolitan area as well as the pro-active redevelopment efforts of the city’s business district. Added from these facts were the immediate accessibility of the city to the major transportation routes and freeways and the availability of skilled labor force. The City of West Covina is indeed, an exceptional environment and stands out as one of the region’s premiere retail opportunities. Read more..