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World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:24PMMOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
Oh, The Drama! Med School Class Of 2010 To Learn Where They've "Matched" For Residency Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:24PMHugs, high fives, cheers and a few tears will abound when the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's seniors find out which hospital residency programs they will enter after graduation this spring. The fourth-year students will gather for this annual, invitation-only celebration on the medical campus, where they'll open official letters in the presence of classmates, professors and loved ...
Awareness of Climate Change and Threat Vary by Region Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:21PMResults from Gallup’s surveys in 128 countries reveal that more than 8 in 10 adults in Europe and the Americas say they know at least something about climate change. Awareness is lower in the Middle East/North Africa and Asia regions and lowest in sub-Saharan Africa.
Top-Emitting Countries Differ on Climate Change Threat Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:20PMAs leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, Gallup’s surveys of five top-emitting countries finds awareness is lowest in India and highest in Japan and the United States. Chinese respondents are least likely to perceive global warming as a serious threat, Japanese are the most likely.
Dutch fume over comment that gay troops led to Balkans massacre Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:18PMThe Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as "irresponsible" a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly ...
Health Insurance Coverage Varies Widely by Age and Income Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:18PMGallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data from 2009 reveal that health insurance coverage is generally lowest in Americans' mid-twenties, and much lower among those with low incomes than those with higher incomes.
Among Large Cities, San Jose and D.C. Lead in Wellbeing Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:17PMAmong the 52 largest metropolitan areas that Gallup surveyed in America, wellbeing is highest in San Jose, Calif., and Washington, D.C., and lowest in Las Vegas.
Americans See Life Through Rosiest Lens in Two Years Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:17PMThe Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Life Evaluation Index reached a new high of 50.3 in January, pushing past the 50.0 threshold for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking wellbeing daily. These gains helped to push Americans’ overall wellbeing to its best showing since February 2008.
U.S. Flu and Cold Cases Remain Lower Than One Year Ago Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:17PMFewer American adults report having had the flu or a cold this January than did so in January of 2009, the third consecutive month in which self-reports of flu and cold cases have been below the prior year’s levels.
In U.S., Uptick in Healthy Eating, Access to Affordable Produce Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:16PMGallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data reveal that while more Americans reported eating healthy in 2009 compared with 2008, fewer reported eating a lot of fruits and vegetables. However, easy access to affordable fruits and vegetables improved, providing a foundation for healthy eating in 2010.
Soccer Capsules: Messi's "ridiculous" form Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:32PMBARCELONA, Spain — Thierry Henry summed up Lionel Messi's recent form with one simple word: ridiculous. Messi scored two goals and set up another as Barcelona rolled over Stuttgart 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.
Harper approves 'condoms for Africa' but shelves abortion debate Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:27PMA day after being mocked for his government's "no condoms for Africa strategy," Prime Minister Stephen Harper now says contraception is OK — but he doesn't want any debate about abortion surrounding his G8 maternal and child health-care initiative.
Dems are close on health care vote Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:27PMWASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats are on track for a Sunday vote on sweeping health care legislation that will expand coverage to millions of uninsured while also reducing the federal deficit, leaders said.
England under the microscope Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:25PMMartin Johnson says England are improving - but what does the evidence show?
Obama scraps Asia trip as health plan faces Sunday test Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:22PMUS President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a planned trip to Asia in favor of making an 11th-hour drive to help steer his historic health care overhaul through a cliffhanger Sunday vote.
Helping Poor States Meet Development Goals Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:19PMNew York, Mar 18 2010 5:10PM The second-ranking official at the United Nations today called on richer countries to implement their commitments on providing finance for development to help poorer nations reach the social and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
UN Continues To Help Ugandan Landslide Victims Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:19PMNew York, Mar 18 2010 5:10PM The United Nations is continuing to assist people in eastern Uganda affected by deadly landslides, which have killed at least 94 people since they occurred earlier this month.
IDB Project: Massive Displacement in Latin America Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:19PMFailure to enforce its own policies, lack of consultation with affected parties and insistence on megaprojects have had devastating consequences on the very citizens the Bank claims to help.
Delay of the President’s Asia Trip Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:19PMThe President is pleased that the House has posted the health care legislation on the Internet and that a final vote is coming.
Books For 145,000 Central African Children Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:33PMThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working to ensure that some 145,000 children affected by conflict in the Central African Republic have literature, mathematics and science books.
UN Trade Arm Brings Experts Together Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:33PMNew York, Mar 17 2010 10:10AM Experts are meeting at a gathering of the United Nations agency promoting commerce to fight poverty to find ways to help developing countries improve so-called infrastructure service sectors (ISS), which serve key functions including banking, energy and transportation.
Secretary-General Calls For Rejection Of Extremism Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:33PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for a rejection of extremism, underscoring that the international grouping of over 100 countries known as the Non-Aligned Movement, or NAM, has an invaluable role to play in promoting greater understanding.
United unions protest Aer Lingus venture Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:31PMUnited Airlines pilots and flight attendants marked St. Patrick's Day by picketing the carrier's Chicago headquarters to protest a controversial joint venture with Ireland's Aer Lingus.
Obama's diplomacy in Indonesia trip Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:30PMPRESIDENT Barack Obama's visit to the most populous Muslim nation is delayed three days because of the unfinished task on healthcare reform in the US congress.
United on red alert in face of Liverpool threat Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:28PMManchester United will be the ones on red alert when Liverpool turn up at Old Trafford on Sunday for a Premier League match neither side can afford to lose.
Mountains to the World sends UNCA students and faculty to Bolivia Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:26PMSpring break brought a group of UNC Asheville students and faculty face to face with the realities of poverty in Bolivia and the country’s complex pursuit of a national identity.
Club Corner: Campus Girl Scouts, more than just cookies Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:26PMMost people wouldn't connect the Girl Scouts who can be found selling cookies around town with a college campus, but for the Girl Scouts of Delaware, Ohio Wesleyan students are crucial to their success.
Hedge funds: go slowly but surely Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:22PMCool heads are required if the right decision is to be made. Law-making in the European Union poses challenges. One of them is knowing when to pick up the pace and when to slow it down; when to force the issue to a decision and when to take a breather.
Let a thousand cities bloom Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 10:21PMEuropean cities must become low-carbon if the EU is to meet its emissions-reduction targets.
Tevron Solutions Fully Support all Microsoft Dynamics Environments Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:16AMBoston - CitraTest, CitraTest VU, and CitraTest APM are the only single license, integrated solutions for conducting application performance monitoring, functional, regression and latency testing for every enterprise application that is accessible from a Windows based machine.
Corporate Team Building Expert Afterburner, Inc. Launches Black Ops, a High Intensity Experiential Training Event Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMAtlanta, GA – March 9, 2010 – Afterburner, Inc., a corporate team building and consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia, has recently launched its newest program – Black Ops , a high intensity, experiential training event designed to move organizations into high alert by teaching "can't fail" techniques that Special Operations forces use themselves.
India steps into history with women's quota bill (Roundup) Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMIndia's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, crossing the biggest hurdle in the road towards political empowerment for women in the world's largest democracy.
Wipro Collaborates with Cloudcor Inc(TM) to Share Industry Best Practices at CloudSlam'10(TM) Conference; March 23 ... Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMTORONTO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CloudSlam'10(TM) - a virtual conference, taking place via the internet March 23rd -- 25th 2010, is pleased to confirm that Wipro have been selected as Exclusive Platinum Collaborator for the CloudSlam'10(TM) initiative. Commenting on the announcement today, CloudSlam'10(TM) Chairman -- Khazret Sapenov said, "We are delighted to have Wipro join our bespoke ...
A policy change on abortion, but how radical? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.
Virtusa Announces Suite of Services for Transforming Organizations to Enterprise 2.0 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMBALTIMORE and WESTBOROUGH, Mass., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Virtusa Corporation (Nasdaq: VRTU), a global IT services company that offers a broad spectrum of business consulting and outsourcing services, today introduced the company's new Enterprise 2.0 Services Suite from the Gartner Portals, Content and Collaboration Summit 2010.
Columbia Sportswear Goes Mobile With Demandware Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:15AMDemandware, Inc., the global leader in on-demand ecommerce, today announced Columbia Sportswear Company , a global leader in the active outdoor apparel and footwear industries, has launched a mobile storefront with Demandware's mobile commerce application.
Guidewire Group's Innovate!100 Winners Gain Access to Over $1M in Prizes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:14AMInnovate!2010 is a global competition launched by Guidewire Group, the world's leading analyst firm focused exclusively on startups and emerging markets, to identify and promote the 100 most promising technology startups from around the world. The winners will form the Innovate!100
Subaru Freeskiing World Tour event descends Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:13AMFor four days, some of world’s best skiers are in Telluride, leaving their signatures on the flanks of Palmyra. The difference between their tracks and most: usually, theirs gap for long periods of time, cliff drops serving as breaks in their writing.
National Peace Corps Association Honors Sens. Bond, Dodd for Support Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:13AMWho: Missouri Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, and the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), a 501 (c) (3) organization which connects Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Settlements, "Indirect" Talks Signal Failure in Middle East Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:21PMWith a hard-line Israeli government, a fractured Palestinian leadership and an unwillingness to meet face-to-face, is there any hope for progress?
Minister’s signals worry students Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:05PMStudent leaders are concerned at changes afoot in the tertiary sector, following comments by new Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Steven Joyce, in his first speech in the role this morning where he outlined the introduction of performance-based funding and signalled restricted access to student loans.
Local leaders react to tanker pullout Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:05PMNorthrop Grumman's decision affects the Gulf Coast in many ways. Here's what local leaders are saying.
Battle lines harden over Obama's healthcare Bill Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:05PMLARA MARLOWE, in PhiladelphiaAVERY SPARR’S small, flaxen-haired head hung over the placard that covered her as she sat in her stroller. The child clutched the sides of the panel and balanced the...
Tuesday March 09 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:59PMSHAH ALAM, March 8 — They are young, smart and highly opinionated; pretty typical of young corporate climbers anywhere in the country. But these seven people have given up, or are putting on hold, promising careers in the private sector for public service in Selangor.
Army leaders visit Civil War battle site at Cold Harbor to learn lessons for future Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:51PMThe war drags on as political pressure mounts back home. Troops are stretched thin. A decisive, end-it-all victory isn't happening.
Latin American Cultural Event Slated for Denver Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:45PMDENVER (AP).- Latin American artists will showcase works ranging from a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a monthlong Denver event that Mayor John Hickenlooper said will highlight the Western Hemisphere's common heritage.
Digital Activism: An Interview with Mary Joyce Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:39PMDigital activism is defined by the newly launched Meta-Activism Project as "the practice of using digital technology for political and social change." One of the leaders in the field of digital activism is Mary Joyce , the founder and executive director of the Meta-Activism Project. Joyce is among the most knowledgeable and experienced digital activists in the world. She also founded DigiActive ...
Iceland Rejects Icesave Depositors Bill in Referendum (Update1) Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:18AMIcelanders rejected by a massive majority a bill that would saddle each citizen with $16,400 of debt in protest at U.K. and Dutch demands that they cover losses triggered by the failure of a private bank.
Help put an end to polio by texting during week of March 7-13 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:16AMThe Rotary clubs of District 6080, including Marshfield Rotary Club, ask residents to make a one-time $5 donation to Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign. Residents can do so by texting the word “Polio” to 90999 on their cell phone during the week of March 7 to 13.
Open debate on future of real estate investment Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:14AMOne of the most comprehensive and open debates yet on the future of real estate investment regionally and internationally involving more than 120 speakers from over 25 countries takes place during Cityscape Abu Dhabi, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 18-21 April 2010.