California Boy Is Last Teen Dropped Off After Safe-Haven Law Gets ... Nov 23, 2008
Send news tip to FOXNews. California Boy Is Last Teen Dropped Off After Safe-Haven Law Gets Age Limit. (FOXNews)
Our view: Ted Stevens Nov 23, 2008
Stevens drew kudos from that bastion of East Coast environmentalism, The New York Times, for his work on a national fisheries conservation measure that bears his name ... Settling Native land claims, authorizing the trans Alaska oil pipeline, expanding Alaska's national parks and wilderness -- Ted Stevens was in the middle of the battle, fighting for his vision of Alaska's future. (Anchorage Daily News)
Director of EMILY's List named Obama White House communications director... Nov 23, 2008
" As expected, the White House press secretary will be Robert Gibbs, a top strategist on Obama's campaign who helped chart his leap from the U.S. Senate to the presidency. Dan Pfeiffer, the campaign communications director, will be deputy director of communications. The transition released these biographies: Ellen Moran, Director of Communications: Moran currently serves as executive director of EMILY s List, where she oversees the national staff and charts the overall strategic direction of the... (The Drudge Report)
Dispute locks out church members Nov 23, 2008
The church's problems mirror those of many mainline denominations nationally, according to the Rev. Marcel A. Welty, associate editor and technical coordinator of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches ... Search thousands of Local, State and national jobs. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Let's invest in human resources Nov 23, 2008
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the costs of our military legions in various parts of the world, and the expenses of homeland security projects are straining the national budget while we are failing to provide badly needed social services ... Their best source of income is our national government, with its ability to raise revenue from the wealth of the private sector ... One way to transfer money to state and local governments would be to establish a national development bank to finance... (Albany Times Union)
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Nov 23, 2008
The National Cancer Institute ended clinical trials of the drug in 2005 because it failed to prolong the lives of lung cancer patients. The latest finding has meaning for these patients, however, Kim said. (U.S. News & World Report)
Blood Component That Turns Anthrax Bacteria Virulent Identified Nov 23, 2008
This study was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, and the Stein Beneficial Trust. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Could Marijuana Substance Help Aging Brain? Nov 23, 2008
The National Institutes of Health supported this work. Coauthors on the presentation are Holly Brothers and Lauren Burgess, both of Ohio State s Department of Psychology. (Science Daily)
Race Guides Neighborhood Evaluation, Study Says Nov 23, 2008
The study was funded by the National Science Foundation, the University of Michigan, the Ford Foundation, and UIC.. Established in 1948, the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research is among the world's oldest academic survey research organizations and a world leader in the development and application of social science methodology. (Science Daily)
Atlantans recycle old electronics Nov 23, 2008
While consumers usually have to pay a fee to dispose of such items, Sony covered the cost of Saturday s recycling, all of which will be re-processed by Marietta recycler MOLAM International Inc. ... This is Sony s first national campaign to promote e-cycling, and it has yielded about 11 million pounds of electronics, nationwide, Benavent said ... International Cat Show, Chante Moore, Magical Night of Lights, chef cook-offs and more. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nurse’s notes - Make gratitude, forgiveness part of life Nov 23, 2008
The small country of Bhutan doesn t measure its gross national product, but instead measures gross national happiness. Interesting concept: putting happiness out there at a national level ... What if we started thinking in terms of gross national gratitude. (Missoulian, MT)
Who is your nation builder? Nov 23, 2008
Or Michael Kirby, the former Liberal senator who is one of Canada's greatest public policy entrepreneurs, chairman of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and organizer of a new national charity to raise research money for illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. Then there's Carol Huynh, the wrestler from Hazelton, B.C., who won Canada's first gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. (Globe and Mail)
Salarymen Told to Save Japan by Raising More Children, Working Fewer Hours Nov 23, 2008
07 required for a stable population, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. People are the country's resource,'' said Rie Sako, deputy manager of the Tokyo-based National Quality of Life Group that promotes the family weeks at the Keidanren business lobby. (Bloomberg)
Recreation and protection Nov 23, 2008
Already, the Bureau of Land Management has banned OHV's from 55,000 acres of the Sonoran Desert National Monument while it repairs the native landscape, and the U.S. Forest Service is pushing forward with travel management plans that will specify where the vehicles can go in such popular national forests as the nearby Tonto and the Apache-Sitgreaves, north of the Valley ... Hank Rogers likes to take his quad into the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, which encompasses about 2 million acres of... (AZCentral -- News)
Obama to formally announce Treasury pick on Monday Nov 23, 2008
He will also name former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers as director of the White House National Economic Council, U.S. media quoted the aides as saying ... Born in New York, he attended Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies ... He was Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairsfrom 1998 to 2001. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hospital infection fines could skew budgets Nov 23, 2008
Sarah Walker, a statistician from Oxfords National Institute for Health Research and colleagues point out the problem is that the system does not distinguish between the underlying risk of each new patient getting C difficile and the actual count of cases observed in a particular Trust, which is only an approximate measure of the underlying risk. Even if this underlying risk is reduced by the right amount, because cases of C difficile are quite rare, chances are the actual number of cases... (OnMedica)
Changing old city Nov 23, 2008
The challenge of balancing urbanization, the labor and living needs of more than a billion people, and a growing dearth of farmland is a national problem, Huang says. The Olympics was only a part of the urbanization well under way. (CNN -- World)
Fugitive Safe Surrender program draws 2,000 people Nov 23, 2008
AP NEWSLatest local, national & international news from the Associated Press ... Fugitive Safe Surrender is a national program through the Marshals Service designed to help nonviolent offenders resolve warrants, often without jail time. (NJ.com -- News)
Teen Set To Have Conjoined Twins Nov 23, 2008
Explore the Price of Life in the National Health Service in our virtual hospital. Story Tracker. (Sky News)
Human side of city cuts Nov 23, 2008
Members train for national competitions, using the indoor gym for health reasons. San Diego High Hopes, one of the senior women's teams, practices Tuesday and Thursday nights. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Many feared dead in air crash at Thai resort Nov 22, 2008
Of the 78 non-Thai nationals on board, 28 are believed to have survived ... Thai officials believe that 15 of the survivors were Thai and 28 were foreign, but were still verifying the nationalities of the crash victims and survivors ... 100k The National Skills Academy for Social Care London. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Left Cuts Obama Slack For Now Nov 22, 2008
"Kind of makes you think that Democrats believe Republicans are better at managing both national security," scoffed Chris Bowers at OpenLeft. com, a progressive blog. (CBS News)
Thumbs up, thumbs down Nov 22, 2008
Flores, who started the Doctors Academy at Sunnyside High School, is one of 10 national recipients of the 2008 Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Awards. Flores said she will use the grant money so students can visit colleges and health profession schools and have tutoring and mentoring opportunities with college students. (Fresno Bee)
Yosemite danger spurs cabin closings Nov 22, 2008
National Park Service officials said 233 cabins in family-friendly Curry Village will close permanently ... - An unstable cliff prompted officials yesterday to permanently close some cabins in a popular Yosemite National Park lodge complex that has a long history of rockslides ... National Park Service officials said 233 cabins in family-friendly Curry Village will close permanently. (Boston Globe)
D.C. gala reopens museum of history Nov 22, 2008
WASHINGTON - George and Martha Washington, Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz," and other costumed characters greeted thousands of visitors yesterday as the National Museum of American History reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation ... The Children's Chorus of Washington sang the national anthem, the crowd waved small American flags, and many wore red, white, and blue top hats as the museum opened a three-day festival. (Boston Globe)
For the record Nov 22, 2008
Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story about the National Book Award winners in Thursday's Metro section misstated the academic appointment of Annette Gordon-Reed, winner of the nonfiction prize for "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family." Gordon-Reed is a professor of law at New York Law School. Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story in yesterday's Business section about Akamai Technologies Inc. misstated the company's revenue expectations. (Boston Globe)
China steps up control in Tibet Nov 22, 2008
"We've monitored an even more intense crackdown in the past couple of weeks," Kate Saunders, communications director with the advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet, said Thursday. The group said a source inside China this week reported seeing three convoys of as many as 15 Chinese military vehicles west of the town of Kangding in Sichuan province, an area of significant unrest, along with roadblocks, bunkers, and armed forces around bridges and government buildings. (Boston Globe)
Former drug czar allegedly took bribe Nov 22, 2008
But Thomas Schweich, a former US deputy assistant secretary of state for international law enforcement, said the revelations suggest Mexico is aggressively dealing with its corruption problem. "It shows a lot of political will on the part of Calder?n," he said. (Boston Globe)
European digital library site crashes Nov 22, 2008
Europeana, a website of 2 million documents, images, video, and audio clips, opened on Thursday with international publicity and acclaim from researchers ... INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE. (Boston Globe)
Jackson: 'It's OK to be an American now' Nov 22, 2008
Spontaneous street bursts of the pledge and the national anthem came from notoriously liberal Madison, Wis ... Eleven days after the election, University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker stood for the national anthem and the unfurling of the American flag before the Washington-UCLA football game in Seattle ... "I've often had a hard time saying the words. But as I watched the flag being unfurled, time kind of slowed down. I thought of the race speech (by Obama), the... (Boston Globe)
Axed SA minister billed for trip Nov 22, 2008
But in a statement on the African National Congress (ANC) website, Mr Mbeki said she was flouting the authority of the party. "None of the members of the ANC deployed in government will be treated by our movement as heroes and heroines on the basis of 'lone ranger' behaviour, so-called because of their defiance of agreed positions and procedures of our movement and government," he said. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Orange Slices Nov 22, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:10 PM EDT. Ryan, The Citizen's sports editor, will offer observations on the world of Syracuse University athletics in this space, and he loves to hear from SU fans on what they think about the state of athletics on the hill. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Gift of Adoption Fund Celebrates 500th Grant Nov 22, 2008
Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Adoption Month, Gift of Adoption Fund recently paused to recognize the 500th grant awarded by the organization ... Gift of Adoption is a national charitable organization that inspires adoption by providing grants to qualified parents -- giving children who need families a permanent home and a chance to thrive. (PR Newswire)
Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Calls on Congress to Oppose Anti-Worker Employee Free Choice Act Nov 22, 2008
Sincerely, THE COALITION FOR A DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACE: 60 Plus Association Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (MA) Alabama Chapter of ABC Alabama Restaurant Association Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association Alaska Chapter of ABC Alaska Hotel & Lodging Association Alliance for Worker Freedom Aluminum Association American Apparel & Footwear Association American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging American Bakers Association American Beverage... (PR Newswire)
Interactive map: Heart disease Nov 22, 2008
Humane Society accuses national pet store chain of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions ... After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling. (MSNBC -- Health)
Survey: Texas employee confidence drops Nov 22, 2008
- National Clandestine Service (NCS). - The Directorate of Intelligence (DI). (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Baby P report is released to MPs Nov 22, 2008
The handling of the case by social workers in Haringey has led to national inspectors being sent in to the borough to conduct an emergency review of child services. Mr Balls has also ordered an England-wide review of the child protection system. (BBC News -- UK)
Rocker Seeks Justice Nov 22, 2008
National Transportation Safety Board officials have said pieces of tire were recovered about 2,800 feet from where the plane started its takeoff down the 8,600-foot runway. An NTSB report on the crash has not been finalized. (Fox News)
Why Guns Are Better Than Butter Nov 22, 2008
Woodrow Wilson's colossal expansion of government power faded soon after the war was over, and the 1920s were a period of minimalist government, ushered in by Warren Harding's promise of a "return to normalcy." Harding was swept to office on a wave of national disgust at Wilson's excesses, and the country was anxious to leave those excesses behind. But when the next national crisis struck--the Depression, under FDR--the U.S. got a massive expansion of government that, unlike Wilson's, has... (Forbes -- Markets)
South Africa: Govt Offer to Help Zim Address Cholera Outbreak Nov 22, 2008
A hard-hitting South Africa cabinet statement linked Zimbabwe's cholera crisis to the stalled formation of a government of national unity between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, saying the deadlock was exacerbating the country's humanitarian and economic crisis. "The reported outbreak of cholera in parts of that country is a clear indication that ordinary Zimbabweans are the true victims of their leaders' lack of political will and failure to... (allAfrica.com)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Nov 22, 2008
His target was the country's indigenous Mayan population, whom he accused of sheltering guerrillas of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) ... We hope his award will raise the profile of their work internationally, and so provide them with some protection ... " Born in Guatemala in 1971, Mr Peccerelli went into exile with his family in New York when he was nine years old. After graduating with an anthropology degree from the City University of New York, he met up with... (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
Greece Police Officer Shoots Suspect Nov 22, 2008
Last Update: 11/21 11:52 pm. Police set up a perimiter on Nahant Rd. Greece, N.Y. -- A Greece police officer shot and wounded an armed suspect Friday night. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Who Cares for Mental Health of Veterans? Nov 22, 2008
Who Cares for Mental Health of Veterans. Who Cares for Mental Health of Veterans. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Annexation opposition continues Nov 22, 2008
Issued a statement of support for National Guard and Reserve members, recognizing employees who are members. The statement said members serve voluntarily in an honorable and vital profession. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Evelynne Cuhel Nov 22, 2008
Interment of cremains will be in the Bohemian National cemetery in the town of Arthur at a later date. Family and friends may call from noon until the time of services on Sunday at the funeral home. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Shining Stars: National Delta Omega president-elect Nov 22, 2008
Nancy Partika president-elect of national Delta Omega. Nancy Partika, with the John A. Burns School of Medicine, is the first Hawaii member of the national Delta Omega Honorary Society to be named its president-elect ... Nancy Partika president-elect of national Delta Omega. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Expert: No. 1North Carolinamust beware in Maui Nov 22, 2008
The marquee team is North Carolina, everyones preseason pick to win the national championship ... For months weve been dreaming of a championship feast including Carolinas Tyler Hansbrough, the defending national player of the year, and Notre Dames Luke Harangody, the Big East version of Hansbrough ... Four of the last six national championships are represented in this four-team field. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Nov 22, 2008
"Not getting vaccinated leaves adults all over our country vulnerable to illness, suffering and death," said Dr. William Schaffner, MD, president-elect of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. "A greater effort is needed to help more adults understand the importance of vaccination.". (Pekin Times, IL)
Activists: Tobacco settlement being wasted Nov 22, 2008
"Our view was, that was money that we had to spend as a result of tobacco-related illnesses. This was paying us back for that," said Scott Pattison, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers. States had sued the industry to recover the crushing costs of treating smoking-related illnesses in people enrolled in public health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. (Juneau Empire)
Folic acid Sources and Dosage Recom... Nov 22, 2008
The dietary reference intakes, published online by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies are. From 14 years old: 400mcg per day. (Suite101.com)
Statins vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer Nov 22, 2008
SOURCES: Platz, E. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Dec. 20, 2006; vol 98: pp 1819-1825. News release, Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
USC: Spurrier sides with Obama on playoff Nov 22, 2008
South Carolina's coach strongly backs President-elect Obama's contention that the sport should have an eight-team playoff to decide a national championship. "A lot of people don't think it's going to happen, but I sort of believe it will happen if President-elect Obama pushes it hard enough," Spurrier said on this week's Southeastern Conference coaches teleconference. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* World News Quick Take Nov 22, 2008
The Finnish national carriers spokesman Christer Haglund says mother and baby are fine ... Police on Thursday arrested three German citizens suspected of throwing an explosive device last week at the Pristina office of the international communitys representative ... The Foreign Ministry in Berlin confirmed the arrest of German nationals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
EU competition regulators raid French pharmaceutical sites Nov 22, 2008
The "unannounced inspections" notably targetted the Paris offices of France's National Order of Pharmacists, which controls entry to the profession ... "We received a visit from a number of representatives of the commission," Jean Parrot, president of the national pharmacists headquarters, told reporters in the French capital. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Seabees discussed at upcoming veterans meeting Nov 22, 2008
the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and has interviewed numerous Seabee veterans of the battle of Iwo Jima. She has presented this talk to Civil Engineering Corps officers at Naval Headquarters in Washington and to naval personnel on Guam and has been a featured speaker in 2006 and 2007 at the annual Iwo Jima Historical symposium sponsored by the Combat Veterans of Iwo Jima. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
UH cancer center gets new interim director Nov 22, 2008
established in 1996, is a research unit of the University of Hawaii and is one of 64 National Cancer Institute-designated centers across the United States. Reader Comments. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Non-white Med Students Reject Therapies Associated With Their Culture, Study Finds Nov 22, 2008
That is one finding from an international study that measures the attitudes of medical students toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) ... In addition to Amri, authors include Charlotte Rees, Peninsula Medical School, UK; Sheila Greenfield, University of Birmingham, UK; Andy M. Wearn, University of Birmingham, and Ian Dennis, University of Auckland, NZ. Amri's work is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative... (Science Daily)
Cases Of Extensively Drug-resistant TB Declining Each Year In The US, But New Cases Still Nov 22, 2008
J. Peter Cegielski, M.D., M.P.H., from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues, analyzed 15 years of national surveillance data to describe the epidemiology of XDR-TB in the U.S. and to identify its unique characteristics as compared to MDR-TB and drug-susceptible TB cases. The analysis was based on all culture-confirmed cases of TB reported by the 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1993 through 2007. (Science Daily)
Brain Reorganizes To Adjust For Loss Of Vision Nov 22, 2008
The main purpose of CAPT, a National Eye. (Oct. (Science Daily)
No promise of five health officers at each NS camp: Liow Nov 22, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: There were only two to four Health Ministry medical officers on standby at each of the 87 national service training camps nationwide. Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the Ministry did not promise to place five of its health officers in each national service camp ... National Service Training Department director-general Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil was reported saying last week that each camp had five Health Ministry officers and two from the department on standby in each... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Call in the ‘big, ugly guys' Nov 22, 2008
The success of Any Which Way, which the playwright based in part on the actors' real-life stories, has taken them by surprise: They're even dreaming of a national tour. Phillip Clarke, 32, who plays Akin, reels off the list of prisons he was in before he was released and found the theatre company, which, he says, gave his life structure again. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Secrets To Healthier Holiday Eating Nov 22, 2008
While those buttery mashed potatoes, marshmallow-topped yams and endless glasses of wine may taste heavenly, for the average adult, that translates into an extra pound of weight gain each year, according to the National Institutes of Health. Article Controls. (Forbes)
Who's vying for Obama administration jobs? Nov 22, 2008
John Hamre, former deputy defense secretary, now president of Center for Strategic and International Studies ... John Brennan, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center ... NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nurse’s notes - Make gratitude, forgiveness part of life Nov 22, 2008
The small country of Bhutan doesn t measure its gross national product, but instead measures gross national happiness. Interesting concept: putting happiness out there at a national level ... What if we started thinking in terms of gross national gratitude. (Missoulian, MT)
Veteran socialist leader Dr Rajakumar dies Nov 22, 2008
He served as President of the Malaysian Medical Association from 1979-80, President of the Malaysian Scientific Assocation from 1981-83 and President of the World Organisation of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians from 1986-89. He is survived by his wife Ong Kik Hong and three children - venture capitalist Datin Sunita Mei-Lin, executive in a London search firm Kiren Su-Lin and Arjuna who is a vice-president at HSBC Hong Kong. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
