Newswise The Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces recipients in the 2013 National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) Continue reading
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ADB Provides $100,000 to Marshall Islands For Drought Relief
ADB Provides $100,000 to Marshall Islands For Drought Relief Efforts MAJURO, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (20 May 2013) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100,000emergency grant to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to help fund drought relief efforts in the northern areas of the Marshall Islands. On 19 April 2013, the Government declared a state of emergency for the northern islands, which was later elevated to a state of disaster on 8 May, in response to the persistent drought which has exhausted rainwater supplies and made groundwater from wells unsafe to drink. Water scarcity has also contributed to outbreaks of water-borne disease. Continue reading
Freedom Suppressed In Papua As Third Peaceful Protester Dies
Freedom of Expression Suppressed In Papua As Third Peaceful Protester Dies The death of an activist after she participated in a peaceful protest in Papua, Indonesia, is a tragic reminder of the precarious state of freedom of expression and assembly in the region, Amnesty International said. Salomina Kalaibin died in hospital on 6 May due to gunshot wounds she received six days earlier at a peaceful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the handover of Papua to the Indonesian government by the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority. Two other people were killed and at least seven other protesters were wounded during the event. Continue reading
Garver Tours Gulf Region NASA Facilities on This Week @ NASA – Video
Garver Tours Gulf Region NASA Facilities on This Week @ NASA During a recent visit to the Gulf Coast region, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver toured two NASA facilities that are key to development of the new Space Laun… Continue reading
Freedom Park //hapo Museum: Official opening by Deputy President Motlanthe – Video
Freedom Park //hapo Museum: Official opening by Deputy President Motlanthe Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe official opened the Freedom Park //hapo Museum as part of the Freedom Month celebrations on 22 April 2013. By: GovernmentZA Continue reading
Earth Day 2013 on This Week @ NASA – Video
Earth Day 2013 on This Week @ NASA During an Earth Day visit to Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver toured the Landsat Data Continuity Mission control room and w… Continue reading
Islands, shrine stir up anti-Japanese backlash
TOKYO Tensions flared between Japan and its Asian neighbours after a group of Japanese legislators visited a shrine, which is seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japans past militarism, and Chinese patrol vessels played cat-and-mouse with a flotilla of Japanese nationalists near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday. Continue reading
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Byline: RNLI Lifeguard patrols begin on Roker and Seaburn beaches Page Content: Event: Launch of the new RNLI lifeguard service on Roker beach When: Tuesday 26 May, 10.45am Where: Roker Harbour Opportunity: Film and photograph a simulated rescue by RNLI lifeguards and Sunderland volunteer lifeboat crew. Interview Carl Harris, RNLI Deputy Divisional Lifeguard Manager, North, and Peter Mooney .. Continue reading
Only with more literate citizens we can protect media freedom – Video
Only with more literate citizens we can protect media freedom Bambang Harymurty — Deputy Vice-President of the Press Council in Indonesia speaks about press freedom. By: unesco Continue reading
Avatiu Port Opens In Cook Islands
Avatiu Port Opens In Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 15 April 2013 The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today joined the Government and people of the Cook Islands to officially open the upgraded Avatiu Port, which was substantially improved by the Avatiu Port Development Project. The project has not only extended the life of Avatiu Port, but has already boosted the safety and efficiency of port operations in Cook Islands, said Richard Neves, Financial Secretary for the Cook Islands Ministry of Financial and Economic Management. Avatiu is the countrys principal international port, which handles 90% of Cook Islands imports by sea. Continue reading
MU astronomy professor Angela Speck receives Kemper Fellowship award
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 4:55 p.m. CDT; updated 10:53 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 COLUMBIA AngelaSpeck felt sheer terror whenMU administrators, professors and staff entered her classroom to award her the William T Continue reading
Statue of Liberty security post being moved over NYPD objections
By Anna Hiatt NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. National Park Service is relocating security operations for the Statue of Liberty over the objections of the New York Police Department, saying on Friday it will move screening to Ellis Island from Manhattan when the statue reopens on July 4. The statue has been closed to the public since late October because of Superstorm Sandy Continue reading
Clegg: UK aerospace to recieve investment windfall
Britain’s aerospace industry will receive investment totalling hundreds of millions of pounds in an effort to keep it ahead of international competition, Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, will announce on Monday. Ministers are keen to flag their support of the industry after the collapse of the $45bn (30bn) merger between BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L – news) and EADS (Paris: NL0000235190 – news) , the owner of Airbus, last year Continue reading
Britain partners with industry to fund $3 billion aerospace centre
LONDON (Reuters) – The government said on Monday it will join industrial partners to create a 2 billion pound aerospace centre, part of efforts to bolster manufacturers as it struggles to revive a flagging economy. Continue reading
Aerospace institute plan unveiled
The aerospace industry and the Government have announced a 2 billion investment to keep the UK at the forefront of world manufacturing. Continue reading
Nick Clegg due to boost aerospace
The24bn UK aerospace industry will receive a welcome boost tomorrow when a government-led investment plan worth hundreds of millions of pounds is due to be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Mr Clegg is expected to say that, under the Aerospace Growth Partnership a body that brings together government and industry the money will be poured into projects to help Britain grab a bigger market share Continue reading
Clegg Launches £1bn Aerospace Pledge
The Government will next week commit hundreds of millions of pounds of public money to Britains aerospace industry as it attempts to accelerate the rebalancing of the flagging economy. Continue reading
Stony Brook Medicine Receives $750,000 Pledge From Charles Gargano For Endowed Chair In Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Charles A. Continue reading
NASA Creates Space Technology Office to Aid Future Missions
A new NASA project office is taking a close look at what vital technologies the space agency needs to fulfill its deep-space exploration goals, including sending astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit. Called the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), the new office aims to produce “new inventions, new capabilities and the creation of a pipeline of innovators aimed at serving future national needs,” NASA officials said in a statement. The directorate’s research and development efforts will take place within NASA facilities, universities and private companies, and they will involve collaborative projects with international partners, agency officials added. Continue reading
Ball Aerospace Appoints Heaton, Campbell and Lystrup to New Washington, D.C. Leadership Roles
ARLINGTON, Va., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has announced new leadership appointments within its Washington Operations office. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/LA71887-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/LA71887-b) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/LA71887-c) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130108/LA39163LOGO) Vonna Weir Heaton has been selected for the newly created position of vice president and lead executive of Information and Intelligence Solutions. Continue reading