EPA NEWS: 20th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol in Doha, Qatar
December 3, 2008
Washington, D.C. (RushPRnews)12/03/08- The U.S. made further progress protecting the ozone layer through successful agreements at the 20th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol in Doha, Qatar. Developed and developing countries agreed to add $490 million to the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund for the next three years. This will help phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and replacement hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and help demonstrate the environmental benefits achieved by destroying banks of unnecessary CFCs.
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NASA Invites Young Engineers To Alabama Student Launch Initiative
December 3, 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.(RushPRnews)12/03/08 — NASA has invited 14 groups of ambitious young rocketeers from 11 middle schools, high schools and youth organizations around the country to light up the sky over North Alabama during NASA’s 2008-2009 Student Launch Initiative rocketry challenge.
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FDA: Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays
December 3, 2008
WASHINGTON(RushPRnews)12/03/08-Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill.Typical symptoms of foodborne illness are stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, which often start a few days after consuming contaminated food or drink.
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SCHUMER, CLINTON PUSH TO SECURE GRANT FOR SUNY CONSORTIUM TO IMPLEMENT CUTTING-EDGE CAREER EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
December 3, 2008
Schumer, Clinton: It Is Critical to Strengthen and Train Our Workforce - Schenectady County Community College, Hudson Valley Community College, Adirondack Community College, Columbia Greene Community College and SUNY Cobleskill To Benefit. Funding Would Help Upstate New York Address Workforce Needs and Regional Challenges
ALBANY,NY (RushPRnews)12/03/08-U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed to secure much-needed grant funding for a consortium of State University of New York campuses in the Greater Capital Region that would allow them to implement a new, cutting-edge approach for career education, workforce training and skill acquisition.
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The fastest-rising search terms of 2008
December 3, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW (RushPRnews)12/03/08-To kick off the month of December we wanted to whet your appetite for our year-end Zeitgeist with this sneak peek of the fastest-rising search terms in the U.S. for 2008. We combed through billions of anonymous, aggregated search queries to bring you this snapshot of what’s been top-of-mind for Americans in the past 11 months.
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2008 International Film Festival Summit To Begin Dec. 7
December 3, 2008
LAS VEGAS,(RushPRnews)12/03/08– The 5th Annual International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) announces that the Tribeca Film Festival, Indie Memphis and Enta USA will take part in a panel discussion that will help to get the best out of ticketing as well as companies that would be beneficial to your festival, at the summit taking place December 7-9, 2008 in Las Vegas.
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VOA Marks World AIDS Day With Special Programs
December 3, 2008
Washington, D.C., (RushPRnews)12/03/08- - The Voice of America (VOA) marked World AIDS Day with programming on the prevention and treatment of the disease with special attention focused on Africa, home to two-thirds of all people living with HIV.
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Otto Spoerri, Retired Academy Controller Dies at Home
December 2, 2008
Beverly Hills, CA(RushPRnews)12/02/08 — Otto Spoerri, who served as controller at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1978 until 2002, died on Saturday in his hometown of Zurich, Switzerland. He was 75. Spoerri oversaw the Academy’s accounting department, but he was better known – and frequently reported about – as the person who determined seating arrangements at the annual Academy Awards® presentation. The Wall Street Journal called him “the ultimate arbiter of industry power,” and the Associated Press referred to him as “the most powerful person in Hollywood.”
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Stephen Harper Has Crossed The Line -Urgent: Support the Coalition for Canada
December 2, 2008
OTTAWA, CANADA(RushPRNews)12/02/08-Stephen Harper has crossed the line, and opposition parties are asking the Governor General to accept a new coalition government! Click here to sign the petition, send a message, make a phone call, and counter Harper’s PR blitz attacking the coalition:
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Acting if he had a majority government, Stephen Harper has tried to exploit the economic crisis to push through a series of aggressively partisan and ideological proposals while doing nothing to actually stimulate the economy.
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