According to Anupam Singhal, cofounder of Monaeo, two out of three Fortune 500 companies get audited every year. And although there are surely several companies that get audited simply because they were unable to pay their taxes, most of the time it?s simply due an unfortunate case of miscalculation.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/U3cxy51-Jtg/
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LONDON (Reuters) - Top British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett joined bee campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday to urge the government to support a proposed European Union (EU) ban on pesticides which harm bees.
Britain is currently one of a group of countries blocking attempts to introduce a Europe-wide ban on the world's most widely used insecticides, neonicotinoids, arguing their impact on bees is unclear.
A vote takes place in Brussels on April 29 on whether to ban the poisons on flowering crops.
"If there's any chance that they're killing the bees as a precautionary measure they need to be banned," Hamnett, who has campaigned against pesticides for decades, told Reuters TV.
"The British government is committing political suicide I think by not supporting this ban."
Britain, Germany and three other countries abstained from a vote earlier this year.
Hamnett questioned whether this was because two major pesticide companies, Germany's Bayer and Swiss company Syngenta, which has operations in Britain, are lobbying against the ban, saying the impact of pesticides on bees is unproven.
"Are they in bed with Syngenta or Bayer or are they just stupid?" said Hamnett.
The companies have proposed a plan which includes planting more flowering margins around fields to provide bee habitats, monitoring to detect the neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for the decline, and research into the impact of parasites and viruses.
The fashion duo then handed in a petition to Prime Minister David Cameron's Downing Street office, urging the government to put environmental concerns ahead of pressure from the agribusiness lobby.
"Why is government supporting big business because it doesn't help people at all? What is good for the planet is good for the economy," said Westwood.
Bees are currently suffering a sharp decline and colony collapse due to a variety of reasons.
Campaigners argue that bees are crucial for the planet as they perform a vital role in pollinating crops and their disappearance will have catastrophic effects on the world.
They want pre-emptive action taken on banning pesticides while more research is carried out to fully assess how seriously pesticides affect bees.
"This could become a really serious problem. There are parts of China where they have to pollinate fruit trees by hand because they have wiped out their insects through overuse of chemicals," said Quentin Gibon who joined the protest wearing a bee costume.
Earlier this year EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees, but the European Commission is threatening to force such a ban through unless member states agree a compromise next week.
(Reporting by Georgina Cooper of Reuters Television, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)
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In light of the AP’s?high-profile Twitter hacking and a vicious domestic bombing, Americans have not let fear derail privacy legislation. Just this week, the Senate advanced an anti-email snooping law and the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is reportedly on its way to the grave. It appears that the burden of proof has shifted to proponents of government surveillance, and they’ve been conspicuously silent about how spying will keep Americans safe. Two Bills CISPA, which gives immunity to Internet companies for sharing sensitive data with law enforcement, will reportedly not be taken up for a vote in the Senate. “We’re not taking [CISPA] up,” a representative from the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation told US News, “Staff and senators are divvying up the issues and the key provisions everyone agrees would need to be handled if we’re going to strengthen cybersecurity. They’ll be drafting separate bills.” After wavering support from Facebook and other high-profile Internet companies, the White House threatened to veto the bill over privacy concerns, most likely related to ambiguous definitions of what constitutes a cyber “threat” and how agencies would be kept honest. ECPA Reform – The 1970′s law that permits security agencies to access emails opened or older than 180 days, is on its way to a privacy upgrade. Designed before users kept their email indefinitely in the cloud (i.e. Gmail), a few high-level privacy breaches, including the unearthing of General David Petraeus’s romantic affair, have created overwhelming demand to overhaul the antiquated law. Today, an amendment to require a warrant before reading emails was voted on by voice, which means there wasn’t even enough opposition among the Judiciary committee members for a debate. Staff members inside the House of Representatives, where the bill will go if it passes the senate, tell me that there also isn’t much opposition to the reforms on their side of Congress, and that a bill by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CrunchGov Grade: A) could very well be combined with the Senate’s version for a streamlined change (yes, occasionally things are efficient in Congress). Why Not? Even after the AP’s Twitter account was hacked to spread a rumor about an explosion at the White House and two American men successfully detonated bombs at the Boston Marathon, there’s no reason to believe that either CISPA or ECPA?would have kept Americans safer. Even President Obama’s freak-everyone-out op-ed last yearSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QShNPYzLqok/
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By Drusilla Moorhouse, TODAY contributor
Amanda Bynes' bizarre behavior (don't call it erratic!) has been tabloid fodder for years now, and the former child star has been fanning the flames on her personal Twitter account.
Her hair has been the subject of many rants, including an early April gripe that a salon damaged her locks?so badly that she had to shave her head. ?
She proved she did just that on Thursday, showing off her buzzed scalp in a series of selfies.
"I buzzed half my head like (pop star Cassie)!" she tweeted, along with a grinning emoticon.
The 27-year-old starlet didn't go full Britney -- can anyone forget Spears' 2007 meltdown in a Tarzana hair salon? Blond, wavy locks still cascade from the crown of Bynes' head.
"This is the new me!" Bynes added. "I love it!"
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Many trapped in Bangladesh building rubble as toll tops 220
SAVAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Survivors from a garment factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 228 people described on Thursday a deafening bang and tremors before the eight-floor building crashed down under them. Many more of the mostly female workers were still feared trapped in the rubble more than 24 hours after the disaster, which has brought renewed attention to Western firms who use Bangladesh as a source of low cost goods.
Iran says it's ready to resume talks with world powers
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran is ready to resume talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program and awaits word from the European Union on timing and details, Iran's deputy nuclear negotiator said on Thursday. Ali Bagheri, in an interview with Reuters in Geneva, said Iran needed 20 percent-enriched uranium for its Tehran research reactor and four others being built, and was continuing to convert some of its stockpile into reactor fuel.
Sharp rise in EU terror attacks and deaths in 2012: Europol
PARIS (Reuters) - The terrorism threat in Europe remains elevated, with a quarter more attacks in the European Union in 2012 than in the previous year, pan-European police force Europol said on Thursday. The annual terrorism report published by Europe's crime-fighting agency, coming less than two weeks after the bombings in Boston, identified 219 completed or failed attacks in 2012 in EU-member states, the majority in France and Spain.
U.N. Security Council approves creation of Mali peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved on Thursday the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force in Mali starting July 1, which will be supported by French troops if needed to combat Islamist extremist threats in the West African country. France, aided by some 2,000 troops from Chad, began a military offensive in January to drive out Islamist fighters, who had hijacked a revolt by Mali's Tuareg rebels and seized two-thirds of Mali.
Letta sees improving chances of forming Italy government
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta saw "improving" chances of success as he began negotiations on Thursday to form a new government and end a nearly two-month-old stalemate in the euro zone's third-largest economy. The 46-year-old deputy head of the badly fractured center-left Democratic Party (PD), was the President Giorgio Napolitano's surprise choice to head a broad-based coalition.
Friends of Tunisian accused in Canada plot express shock
TUNIS (Reuters) - For the friends of Chiheb Esseghaier, the news that the Tunisian-born student had been arrested over an alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a train in Canada came as something of a surprise. They remembered him during his time in the Tunisian capital as an ordinary student, certainly no Islamist extremist, but perhaps somewhat naive and easily led.
South Korea seeks talks with North to reopen industrial zone
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea proposed formal talks on Thursday with North Korea to discuss restarting a joint factory zone located just north of the rivals' heavily armed border that was suspended in early April, sharply deepening security tensions on the peninsula. It was the first formal proposal aimed at making a breakthrough in a deadlock over the Kaesong factory project, which was the last remaining channel open between the two Koreas until it was forced to close.
Father of Boston bomb suspects plans U.S. trip to bury son
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - The father of two men suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings said on Thursday he would travel from Russia to the United States to bury his elder son. Anzor Tsarnaev and former wife Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, sitting side by side in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala, denied their sons had planted the bombs at the Boston marathon which killed three people and wounded 264, saying they had been framed.
Kurdish militants to begin withdrawal from Turkey in May
QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Kurdish field commander Murat Karayilan ordered his fighters to begin withdrawing from Turkish soil within two weeks and rebase in the mountains of northern Iraq as part of a peace plan with Ankara to end a three-decades-old conflict. The pullout, negotiated by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) chief Abdullah Ocalan jailed on a prison island near Istanbul, offers the best chance yet of settlement of a war that has killed over 40,000 and battered the Turkish economy.
Nearly 50 killed as sectarian violence flares in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 policemen and 31 Sunni Islamist militants were killed in clashes on Thursday in the northern city of Mosul, sources said, on the third day of the most widespread violence in Iraq since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. Gunmen attacked Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, on Wednesday night and seized western parts of the city after using a mosque loudspeaker to rally Sunnis to join the battle.
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We'll talk to Bobby Seale about the history of The Black Panther Party. Find out what they really meant by terms like "Power To The People" and "Black Power".
Said to be one of the most emotional airings to date, The Hanif J. Williams Show explores the underworld of Human Trafficking with Glendene Grant.
Draft Insider is joined by Co-Host Jason Davis and Peter Bukowski of Sports Illustrated to cover the 2013 NFL Draft live during the entire first round.
Fantasy JAM at the NFL Draft. Join their team along with bloggers from NFL Teams LIVE during the 2013 NFL Draft.
Grab a seat and listen to the Pre-draft discussion and Live Pick By Pick Coverage! Former Jacksonville Jaguar, Tom McManus will joining the show!
The esteemed defense attorney Mr. Joey Jackson will be joining the King Jordan Radio Show on Wednesday April 24th at 11:30AM est.
Once the wedding?s wrapped, why pack your dress in mothballs when it can fetch a pretty penny? says Cheryl Henker of Centsable Way consignment bridal shop.
Today, Michael Zislis is hear to talk about The 8th Annual Ultimate Wine Festival, Sunday, April 28th at the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach.
LOTL Welcomes Mr Phil Perry who debuts his new CD " Say Yes ". Phil Perry is a two time winner in the SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards.
Blue state blues with two savvy conservative ladies, NY Pundit Karen Beseth and Cali's Leslie Eastman.
National Film Critics' Search offers an opportunity to interview celebrities on the Red Carpet in Hollywood! YMCritic Jakiyah and Juanita Richburg Seon give details.
On April 26, 2013, couple Pat Dwyer and Stephen Mosher will have been together for 27 years, the same day their documentary opens in New York City.
Emmy Award winning actress, Tricia Cast talks on her over 25 year role as Nina Webster on the #1 daytime drama, The Young and the Restless.
NWP welcomes Mackenzie Astin, son of Hollywood legends Patty Duke and John Astin. We talk about his new award winning film Hell and Mr. Fudge.
Sidekick Talk Radio shares with you the best information on Martial Arts, and the Martial Arts industry worldwide.
The Well Informed Traveler with Michael McDermott feeding you insider tips through expert guests in the travel, food ,wine and fashion world.
Rick Baker, author of No GoodByes, discussing the disappearance of the McStay family in 2010, when the family mysteriously vanished from their California home.
Newcomer Jack Reynor joins host Robin Milling at The Tribeca Film Festival for his film, What Richard Did, and talks about preparation for Transformers 4.
Award-winning poet Michael Warr visits Talkupy with Annie Lindstrom to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Hasani Pettiford, featured relationship expert for TV-One's reality show Love Addiction, helps single men and women escape "The Friend Zone."
Join vocal communication specialist and singer Michelle Bailly as she teaches us how to express our authentic voice and discover our true identity!
Pop sensation Brittany Smooch has teamed up with Project G.L.A.M. to provide prom dresses and matching accessories for underprivileged girls.
Behind the Mic Radio catches up with Eve Plumb, best known for her portrayal of Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch and talks her new passion; art.
Dennis Daniel talks with voice actor Peter New, best known as Big MacIntosh from the popular series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
One of the greatest guitarists of all time, rock/jazz fusion pioneer, John McLaughlin is going stronger than ever after 4 decades.
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We just got a note from Sprint saying that though they're still aiming to have the Samsung Galaxy S4 available for sale online and over the phone starting this upcoming Saturday as originally planned, retail and other channels may be a little behind.
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