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The Human Rights Council marks 20th anniversary on the Rights of the Child

New York/Geneva (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

The Human Rights Council devoted a full-day discussion with two panels on children’s rights to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The discussion focused on the achievements and challenges in implementing the

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POLITICS

Congress provides $7.7 billion in funding to combat H1N1 flu virus

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

In April, the first case of H1N1 influenza in the United States was identified in our home state of California. The threat to the public health is serious, with more...

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FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By Federal Bureau of Investigation

1. Washington Field: Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud FCC’s Video Relay Service Program Indictments were unsealed against 26 people charged with engaging in a scheme to steal millions of dollars...

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BUSINESS

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By AneHoward

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's Annual Dinner 2009 Friday Special To The Black Star News [Black Star News Annual Dinner 2009] The new venue for The...

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m62 Debunks Tip on Maintaining Eye Contact in Presentations

Liverpool, UK (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By Jessica Pyne

m62 has today debunked one of the more popular tips given to presenters in presentation or PowerPoint training: that the presenter should always maintain eye contact with key audience members. Presenters...

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TECHNOLOGY

IBM Moves Closer To Creating Computer Based on Insights From The Brain

Portland, OR (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

Scientists perform cat-scale cortical simulations and map the human brain in effort to build advanced chip technology November 18, 2009 at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced...

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Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included

Cupertino, CA (RPRN) 11/19/09 — By thePRsolution

Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included Max Wang, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 19 November 2009] Apple reportedly plans to postpone the launch of its tablet...

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FINANCE

President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By United States Department of Justice

– Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President...

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Small Business Expert Unleashes the Secrets to Eliminating Credit Card Debt

California (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By startabusiness

Dan Cavalli offers simple solutions on how to reduce card balances without paying any extra money The man touted by one of Australia’s leading business newspapers as an Internet success story...

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WORLD NEWS

Oil and Gaz Enterprises Improves Performance with Windows 7

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, and Norway (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By RushPRnews

Major Oil and Gas Enterprises Improve Business Performance with Advanced Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Functionality Following the official launch of Windows 7 around the globe, Microsoft Corp. announced...

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China Executes 4 Tibetans - Urgent Action Required

Lhasa, Tibet (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By RushPRnews

Executions - Urgent Action China has executed four Tibetans for their roles in the protests in Tibet last year, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy....

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PRESS & SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASES

10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACE

Beverly Hills, CA 11/20/09 · — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...