Lieberman Introduces Legislation in U.S. Senate to Repeal "Don´t Ask, Don´t Tell"

Washington – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, this week lauded the introduction of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 in the U.S. Senate. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I...

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World Economic Forum Honours Amir Jahangir as Young Global Leader for 2010

This year, Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer of SAMAA TV, Pakistan's leading private news channels has been honored as one of the Young Global Leaders for 2010. Jahangir has been acknowledged for his profound leadership quality in promoting innovative media communication models addressing socio...

World Energy Research Giving Back to Communities in a Big Way

Cuilco, Guatemala -- We often hear the horror stories of companies coming into struggling communities and making massive profits without ever paying back the local community. It is a pleasant surprise to see that World Energy Research (WER) is doing the complete opposite of that. From the moment ...

Worldwide Investments Recommends Overseas Property Investment in Brazil and Argentina

London -- Worldwide Investments, the UK's leading overseas property investment company, has announced new opportunities in Brazil and Argentina. According to spokesperson, Mrs. Anna Thompson, investors would be recommended to consider developing economies for growth opportunities as opposed to tr...

Save the Children Opens First Temporary School for Quake-Affected Haitian Children

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti -- Classes have begun again for the children of Cejecodema School in Martissant, an area on the outskirts of Port-Au-Prince in Haiti, thanks to assistance from Save the Children. The humanitarian agency has provided classroom tents and supplies so that hundreds of children in t...

AfricaFertilizer.org to Increase Agricultural Productivity and Knowledge Across the African Continen

Muscle Shoals, AL, United States, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- AfricaFertilizer.org, a global forum to disseminate and exchange information on fertilizers, soil fertility and the critical agricultural issues that face Africa, has been developed and launched by IFDC. IFDC is a public international or...

World Wildlife Fund Welcomes US Support for International Trade Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Washington, DC -- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) officials said they welcomed the announcement that the United States government will vote for a ban on international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna during the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the world´s largest w...

Defense Ministries of Japan, Italy, and Spain Select TruePlanning From PRICE Systems

Mt. Laurel, NJ -- The Ministries of Defense (MoDs) of Japan, Italy and Spain—all seeking closer oversight of large-scale systems, more accurate capability/cost estimations, tighter control of budget constraints and better lifecycle cost management—have selected cost management solutions,...

A Small Grass-roots Non-profit is Still Alive and with Helping Disadvantaged Ukrainian Children

Plymouth Meeting, PA -- This year marks the 10th anniversary of the "Ride Across Europe 2000" endeavor. "Our goal was to ride through France, Germany, Poland and into Western Ukraine, all the way to the remote mountain village of Vorokhta, high up in the Ukrainian Carpathians, where a camp for 300 o...

Allvoices Announces Iraqi Elections Reporting Incentive

San Francisco, CA -- Allvoices.com, the first and largest open media site where anyone can report from anywhere, kicked off the Allvoices Iraqi Elections Reporting Incentive. The contest is designed to inspire citizen and professional journalists interested in reporting on Iraq news related to the u...

First Annual Green It Economic Summit to Set New Directions for Green Information Technology

Herndon, VA -- The nation's capital (Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner, VA) will be the venue of the inaugural Green IT Economic Summit, bringing together CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and the highest level thought leaders in sustainability within the public, private, research and non-profit arenas to forge new direc...

New President of International to Further Orion Health´s Global Footprint and Continue Success

Reading, UK -- Orion Health, Ltd., a market leader in providing clinical workflow and integration technology for electronic health record solutions, today announced the appointment of Charles Scatchard as the new President of International - covering the EMEA, India, and North Asia regions and assis...

Bonita Trust Allocates $250,000.00 for Haiti Relief Operations

Haiti -- Ruth Parasol DeLeon, founding member of the Bonita Trust´s International Advisory Committee says "Water is the source of life and clean water is extremely limited now in Haiti, particularly in the tent camps where thousands of homeless people are literally struggling to survive. Watch...

SAMAA TV Reinforces National Accountability for Environmental Conservation through WWF Pakistan

SAMAA TV and the World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF Pakistan) have embarked on an innovative nation-wide partnership at WWF Pakistan's Wetlands Centre located in Kakapir Village near Sandspit. The partnership intends to enhance public awareness on critical environment challenges, bringing fort...

Tigers in Serious Trouble Around the World, Including Here in the U.S.

Washington, DC -- As many Asian countries prepare to celebrate Year of the Tiger World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that tigers are in crisis around the world, including here in the United States, where more tigers are kept in captivity than are alive in the wild throughout Asia. As few as 3,200 tige...

$10 million purse at Dubai World Cup 2010

Agoda.com, one of Asia's leading hotel booking websites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, is offering a host of special deals for people heading to the world's richest horse racing event, the Dubai World Cup 2010. The event starts on March 27 at Meydan Racecourse, part of the futuristic Meydan City entertainment district.

Life is good (R) Raises Funds for Haitian Children with Special Fundraising T-Shirts Sold Nationally

Boston, MA -- Life is good® has launched a national fundraising effort for children devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti. The popular lifestyle and apparel brand has designed fundraising t-shirts featuring its smiling icon, Jake, proudly carrying a Haitian flag with the slogan "Optimism has ...

318 New Gardens in Afghanistan This Fall Thanks to the Jolica Foundation

As a company committed to making a difference, Jolica is delighted to celebrate the new gardens in Afghanistan. Each garden represents hope for a more stable future for the family. Afghan women gain self-respect because they can now provide for their family and economic independence because they can...

More than 1,500 CEOs Meet in Barcelona for Historic YPO Global Leadership Summit

Barcelona, Spain -- More than 1,500 young and innovative business leaders from 80 countries convened in Barcelona for the Global Leadership Summit, hosted by YPO (Young Presidents´ Organization). YPO´s annual flagship event centered around the theme "Thriving in Any Environment" and feat...

Sony Recertifies Targray as Green Partner Supplier

Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- Targray Technology International Inc--a leading global supplier of raw materials and cutting-edge products to Optical Media and Photovoltaic manufacturers --has been recertified as a Sony Green Partner based on its ongoing practices in sound environmental management. Foll...

National Wildlife Federation Presents Wildlife Olympians Sure to Bring Home the Gold

Reston, VA -- Winter Olympians have amazing physical abilities, but for wild animals, strength, speed, agility and endurance are a matter of survival. The National Wildlife Federation offers some "Wildlife Olympians" with gold medal-worthy abilities! River Otter This member of the weasel family ...

UK Electorate Wants British Troop Numbers in Afghanistan to be Reduced to the NATO Average

With the withdrawal of the 1,950 Dutch troops in Afghanistan following the collapse of the Dutch government, the Jury Team, one of the political parties in the newly formed Alliance for Democracy, again called on the UK government to bring the number of British troops in Afghanistan into line with t...

Singapore's 2010 Budget Sets High Bar for Productivity Gains

Singapore -- The Singapore Government released its budget for the year 2010. An analysis of the budget shows that the country has weathered the financial crisis very resiliently and it now seeks to build upon this success by ushering an era of higher productivity. In his budget speech, Minister o...

Earth Hour to Show Landmark Action on Climate Change

Iconic landmarks around the world will switch off their lights for Earth Hour 2010, joining hundreds of millions of people across every continent committed to resolving the issue of global warming. At 8.30pm on Saturday, March 27 some of the world´s most recognised symbols of hope, peace, h...

Member of Hate Group Anonymous Pleads Guilty to Attack On New York Church of Scientology

New York, NY -- A member of the hate group Anonymous, Mahoud Samed Almahadin, aka Matt Connor, pled guilty to Criminal Mischief in the New York City Criminal Court in connection with a January 8, 2009, attack on the Church of Scientology of New York. (People vs. Almahadin, Mahoud; Criminal Docket 20...

Baby Lemur Gets a Leg of Steel After Successful Surgery

Southfield, MI -- Peanut, a baby ring-tailed lemur, underwent surgery at Michigan Veterinary Specialists where her fractured femur was fixed with a steel plate and screws. After two hours in the operating room, Peanut was on her way back to leading a normal lemur life at the Summer Wind Farms Sanctu...

ECELA Spanish School in Argentina Offers Students Opportunity to Work in Buenos Aires Health Fair

ECELA Spanish school in Argentina has announced a trailblazing program that will benefit not only its Spanish immersion students, but also Buenos Aires citizens who are in need and have not had the opportunity to receive proper medical attention and advice. Organized jointly with local community cen...

Stream Global Services Launches Operations in Nicaragua

WASHINGTON, DC -- Following the merger in October 2009 with the company eTelecare, Stream Global Services Inc., a leader in the outsourcing of complex business processes, announced the official launch of its operations in Nicaragua. The company's facility, located in Managua, required an investment ...

Freida Pinto lands a role in epic "Dawn of War"

After Woody Allen´s "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger", BAFTA nominated Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) has now been reportedly picked up for epic "Dawn of War". For this Montreal (Canada) based fantasy-action-drama film, she will reportedly play Phaedra, an oracle priestess who joins...

Oregon Tech's Danny Miles Becomes Third Winningest Coach in College Basketball History

Klamath Falls, OR -- With a win over College of Idaho on Wednesday night, Oregon Tech head basketball coach Danny Miles became the third winningest coach in college basketball history, eclipsing such hoops luminaries as Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp and Mike Krzyzewski. His team won the Cascad...

Walmart Announces Goal to Eliminate 20 Million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bentonville, Ark. -- Walmart today announced a goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. This represents one and a half times the company's estimated global carbon footprint growth over the next five years and is the e...

Australia's Senetas Corporation releases 10 Gbps Multicast Encryptor

Australia's Senetas Corporation releases its 10 Gbps high speed network encryptor with enhanced multicast functionality designed to secure converged networks and protect the "triple play" of voice, video and data. It also features secure key managament technology, which overcomes critical impediments to network security when an external key server is used. The Senetas approach avoids a single point of failure and a single point of compromise, inherent in external key server solutions.

American Citizens Abroad Announces Overseas Americans Week in Washington D.C. in April 2010

Geneva, Switzerland -- American Citizens Abroad (ACA) announced that a delegation representing three different groups of United States citizens abroad will head to Washington, D.C. for Overseas Americans Week, to be held April 19 - 23rd, 2010. All three groups involved are volunteer non-profit organ...

MeCP2 Goes Global – Redefining the Function of the Rett Syndrome Protein

Trumbull, CT -- A paper published online today in Molecular Cell proposes that Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) impacts the entire genome in neurons, rather than acting as a regulator of specific genes. Mutations in MeCP2 cause the autism spectrum disorder Rett Syndrome as well as some cases of ...

Herger: Beale AFB´s Global Hawk Vital Asset to U.S. Military

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) issued the following statement after he delivered the keynote address at a Global Hawk Industry Team Conference. Herger spoke before representatives of companies that help to build the Global Hawk spy planes. To read the full text of his remarks, ...

Iraq war ´matter of judgement, not deceit,´ insists Blair

United Kingdom -- Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, insisted that the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was a "matter of judgement" not deceit, as critics of the war have claimed. Robustly defending his controversial decision to lead Britain into the war, Blair refused the opportunity to express ...

Conviction of terror ´thought crime´ youth quashed

United Kingdom -- A Muslim youth jailed for 8 years after being called "wannabe suicide bomber" was the victim of a miscarriage of justice, appeal court judges ruled on January 29. The 24-year-old student from Scotland was released on February 8. Mohammed Atif Siddique said he should not have been ...

Toyota Recalls Raise Awareness of Vehicle Safety Issues, Risks of Accidents from Driving Defective A

New York, NY -- The widely publicized Toyota recalls have raised widespread consumer awareness of vehicle safety considerations and led to a significant increase in inquiries from individuals who are concerned about the risks of driving defective automobiles, according to New York auto accident atto...

Canadian Olympic Ski-cross Team Member Julia Murray Supports a Sustainable Games

Vancouver, BC -- Athletes competing in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games rely on Olympic venues to set the stage for them to reach their top performance, but they are also more aware than ever before of the environmental performance of the Games. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympi...

Manas Completes Albanian Transaction

Baar, Switzerland -- Manas Petroleum ("Manas") (OTCBB: MNAP) is pleased to report that in conjunction with the binding letter-of-intent dated November 19, 2009, it has completed the sale of all of the issued and outstanding securities of Manas Adriatic GmbH ("Subsidiary") under the Share Purchase Ag...

Global eLearning Market Will Reach $49.6 Billion in 2014

Seattle, WA -- The global market for eLearning reached US$27.1 billion in 2009 according to a new report by Ambient Insight called, "The Worldwide Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis." The demand is growing by a five-year compound annual growth rate...