NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TIE Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TTCS) today announces its participation in the Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) DNR RSIQ No. 2503-09-21 project awarded by the State of Louisiana to Geocomp and their ‘I-Levee Team’ associates.

TIE Technologies, as a named sub contractor under Geocomp in the I-Levee Team, will be leading the smart communications portion of the project. Designing and developing a ’smart’ communications system, which is independent, reliable and redundant is a critical component of insuring that the data from the sensor networks on the Mississippi Levee provide actionable intelligence to the entire Emergency Responder team.

The State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration (OCRP) is planning to deploy a state of the art Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) at strategic locations within Mississippi River flood control systems

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What Investors Can Learn From the Recent Celebrity Outbursts

by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist

There seems to be a breakdown in decorum lately. A few very public examples:

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) yells out, “You lie!” at President Barack Obama while he’s addressing Congress about his healthcare reform plan. Tennis star Serena Williams threatens to shove a “bleeping” ball down the “bleeping” throat of a tennis official when a call went against her. Rapper Kanye West rips the microphone out of a 19-year-old award winner’s hands and proceeds to tell the audience that someone else was more deserving.

Moronic behavior, for sure. And of course, all three have issued apologies. But if you believe that there’s no such thing as negative press, all three have grabbed some free publicity. Wilson received over $1 million in campaign contributions after his outburst.

But what do these situations have

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REO PropertiesReal Estate Owned (REO) Properties and ListingsMany of you in the hedge fund industry who read my blog also frequently visit Hedge Fund Message Board.com or other online forums. You may remember 9-12 months ago a large set of REO brokers and sales agents practically taking over a few online forum in the online hedge fund community trying to connect with hedge fund managers looking for REOs. They were quickly banned and considered spam but I do get emails from many of them - usually 2-3/week.Upfront, I want to be clear that I do not want to get into the business of brokering or helping as a sales agent for banks or REO firms. I would ...