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Rainforest Communities Send Message to the World: Save Yasuni National Park From Devastation by Oil Industry (Popularity:  )
Indigenous communities from Yasuni National Park, home to some of the most biodiverse rainforest on the planet, have sent a message to the world pleading to save the park from devastation by the oil industry.
Lead by Ecuador's Vice President Lenin Moreno Garces, nearly 100 people spelt the words "Live Yasuni" as a helicopter carrying photographers hovered overhead. The images will be sent to the Live Earth world feed.
The ...
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International Pokies Impact Conference 2006 September 18-19, Eden on the Park, Melbourne, Australia (Popularity: )
Duty of Care proudly present the International Pokies Impact Conference to be held at Eden on the Park, Melbourne. Featuring Tim Costello AO (CEO, World Vision) as after dinner speaker, Phyllis Vineberg (Gambling Activist, Canada), Michael O’Neil (Economist), political party leaders including Nick Xenophon MP, People Power and the Greens along with aboriginal community leaders and other eminent speakers. The conference is being held prior to the Victorian state elections ...
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Senate Defense Authorization Bill Language Strengthens Berry Amendment Compliance (Popularity: )
Language inserted into the 2007 Senate Defense Authorization Bill Thursday would enhance our nation's defense and security while continuing to support the U.S. specialty metal industry, AIA President and CEO John Douglass said.
An amendment to the bill (S 2766) would pave the way for companies to fully comply with a law requiring that specialty metals like titanium used in products sold to the Defense Department are produced in the ...
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New Music: Navy Officer Explores Dark Feelings About Human Conflict -- TS Leach Releases Debut CD 'Road of Bones' (Popularity: )
Just like when he flew for the Navy around the world, and served in the Persian Gulf, TS Leach has been "under the radar" for years -- strumming his guitar at small gatherings and cafes. Today he breaks out rocking-and-rolling over a torturous “Road of Bones” in his head, releasing his debut CD “Road of Bones” from Talking House Records. “Road of Bones” is available now at Amazon.com. TS is ...
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FDA Commemorates a Century of Protecting and Promoting Public Health (Popularity: )
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today will celebrate the centennial of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 at an event dedicated to the agency’s past, present and future service to the nation. The ceremony, which will be held at the FDA’s Harvey W. Wiley federal building, will feature U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and Acting FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. ...
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Thousands of Amnesty International Student Activists Launch National Week of Action to Close Guantanamo (Popularity: )
Thousands of Amnesty International student activists from more than 1,600 high school and college campuses nationwide will sponsor events next week -- Monday, March 31, through Friday, April 4 -- calling on the U.S. government to close down the U.S.-controlled detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The events are part of Amnesty International USA's 11th annual National Week of Student Action during which activists raise public awareness of a pressing ...
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FDA Approves the First Once-a-Day Three-Drug Combination Tablet for Treatment of HIV-1 (Popularity: )
Atripla is a Landmark Achievement of Three Cooperating Companies The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced approval of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combination with other antiretroviral products for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. Atripla, the first one-pill, once-a-day product to treat HIV/AIDS, combines the active ingredients of Sustiva (efavirenz), Emtriva ...
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Cecil Field Petition Drive Signature Deadline Moved Up to Sunday at 6 p.m. (Popularity: )
The VoteJacksonville.com Coalition today announced that 6 p.m. Sunday is the new deadline to deliver signatures to the Supervisor of Elections Office to put the question of returning the Navy Master Jet Base to Cecil Field on the September primary ballot.
The announcement comes as the petition drive added more than four thousand signatures to its total -- bringing the raw number of signatures collected to more than 24-thousand. The ...
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Afghanistan, Bosnia, Taiwan and Hong Kong teach Canada lessons on how to build democracy, Queen’s studies show (Popularity: )
Thomas Axworthy, Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at Queen’s University, is calling on the Harper Government to review the lessons learned by some of the world’s newest democracies and to create The Democracy Canada Institute to promote democracy abroad. Four Transitions to Democracy studies looking at the progress of democracy in Afghanistan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and are being offered up to foreign-policy stakeholders ...
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All Hands on Deck to Defeat John Bolton's Re-nomination to the United Nations (Popularity: )
Diverse organizations are taking a stand to stop the re-nomination of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. On Thursday, September 7 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote whether to recommend Bolton's consideration by the full Senate. Senator Frist announced early last week that Bolton's confirmation is among his top priorities for the short September Senate session. However, the re-confirmation process is proving controversial as various campaigns ...
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