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Moving for a new job: Agreements for Reolocation

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An anonymous reader writes "I have been offered a very good position at a software company but that involves moving to the Silicon Valley. The company is paying for moving me and my family and housing for the first 3 months. The amount determined by the company is ~10000 $. But the signing bonus is not enough to cover up all the amounts I will have to pay to break the agreement with my current company. The new company asked me to sign an agreement that indicates that if I leave my job within one year of joining, I would be responsible for repaying the entire relocation amount which I think is fair. To cover for my ~10000 $ loses, I asked the company to sign a reverse agreement stating that if they let go of me within one year, they would have to pay me for the amount I spent during the move that they did not reimburse. The company is refusing to sign that.

Are these kind of agreements and reverse agreements valid? I know the company within its legal rights but is the company reasonable in not signing the reverse agreement? Have any of you managed to successfully get a company to sign a reverse agreement?"
The Courts

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, GoDaddy subpoenaed

Submitted by Stony Stevenson
Stony Stevenson writes "Grisoft has filed subpoenas under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act against Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Internet domain registrar GoDaddy. The antivirus company is seeking the identities of search advertisers responsible for fraudulently promoting AVG antivirus products through sponsored text ads. It is also seeking domain registration information associated with these search advertisers in order to identify those behind the sites selling counterfeit AVG software."
Transportation

EPA Stops States from Cutting Auto Emissions-> 1

Submitted by ahecht
ahecht writes "In response to the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday, the EPA has denied California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and 13 other states from setting their own stricter emissions requirements. While the Bush bill requires auto makers to meet 35mpg by 2020, the new California law would have required 43mpg for cars (and 27mpg for trucks and SUVs) by 2016. California has long been a leader in driving the automobile industry to improve mileage and emissions, and this was the first time they were refused permission to impose their own pollution rules. The decision, according to industry analysts cited in the article, appears to be a reward to the auto industry for dropping opposition to Bush's new energy bill."
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United States

Lakota Nation withdraws from 150 year old treaties->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "AFP, Fox News and Others have published a story about leaders of the Lakota indian nation withdrawing from US treaties signed over 150 years ago. Interestingly, they're renouncing their US Citizenship (which could be seriously problematic for them later, should their bid fail), and declaring the formation of their own nation. This new Lakota nation would cover parts of 5 states. As justification for their position, they site article 6 of the US Constitution, and US/International Agreements on the rights of indiginous people made during the Vienna Convention in 1980. Among those taking part in this activity is Russell Means, a well known Indian activist and political leader and actor. All of this brings to mind the less famous of the two "Wounded Knee" incidents; the 1973 Wounded Knee Incident."
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Security

Australian ISP pulls unmetered a/v downloads-> 1

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duncan bayne
duncan bayne writes "Not satisfied with pulling OpenOffice from their unmetered downloads site, Telstra BigPond have also pulled all anti-virus software, fearing competition with their subscription-based security package. To cap it off, one of their representatives denied having done so, only to be busted after a quick check on archive.org."
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GoDaddy Lets Their SSL Certificate Expire ->

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SuperUberGeek
SuperUberGeek writes "GoDaddy Lets Their SSL Certificate Expire

Of all the biggest blunders you do not want to do, GoDaddy.com has let their security certificate expire and is now taken offline. As of 4:10 PST, Dec 19, 2007 Godaddy.com has ceased to exist. This is a major blooper for a company that prides itself in reselling SSL Certificates, and in providing web based tools to manage your domain names, websites, and auctions for domain names. All three which can expire in the time godaddy is down, presenting a huge problem for anyone who has a domain name expiring tonight, or who needs to manage something for a client using the tools at godaddy."
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Music

New York judge grabs all Brooklyn RIAA cases

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newtley
newtley writes ""I wonder how many of the defendants think the settlements were 'equitable'?" That's Recording Industry vs The People on news that a New York judge has decided only he and another judge should preside over Brooklyn cases. Judge J. Trager, "has denied the motions by the defendants in two Brooklyn cases, Maverick v Chowdhury and Elektra v Torres, for random judicial assignment of RIAA cases," it says. Trager holds, "the cases should all continue to be assigned just to himself and Magistrate Judge Levy". In this decision denying the defendants' motion, "Judge Trager said that (a) many of the defendants have retained the same attorneys, (b) there have been approximately 350 RIAA cases in the Eastern District of New York, and (c) Magistrate Levy has brought about 'equitable settlements'," says RIvTP's Ray Beckerman."
Microsoft

Gates foundation deathly side-effects-> 3

Submitted by HuguesT
HuguesT writes "An long and detailed article from the L.A. Times points out severe, unintended side effects of the health policies of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. This foundation has given away almost 2 billions US$ to the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria worldwide. Thanks in no small measure to this effort, the death toll from AIDS in most of Africa are finally levelling off. However, the money from the foundation is earmarked to the fight against these three diseases, to the detriment of global health. Sick people can also be hungry and not able to ingest healing drugs. Doctors in these countries prefer to be well paid working against AIDS than poorly working against all the other health problems, which creates a brain drain. Numerous children also suffer from diarrhea or asphyxia due to lack of basic care. The paradox is that countries where the foundation has invested most have seen their mortality rate increase, whereas it has improved in countries where the foundation was least involved."
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