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Red Cross Making Preparations as Tropical Storm Ida Heads Toward Gulf Coast (Popularity:  )
The American Red Cross is preparing for Tropical Storm Ida to make landfall along the Gulf Coast, opening shelters in four states.
The Red Cross is opening shelters in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Residents in those states should heed the warnings of local officials, especially if evacuation orders are issued.
Although recently downgraded from a hurricane, Tropical Storm Ida is packing 70 mph winds and heavy rain and is expected to ...
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LIVESTRONG(R) Receives $211,306 Donation from Eagle Golf (Popularity: )
Today LIVESTRONG announced a donation of $211,306 from Eagle Golf, the Dallas-based golf course management corporation, at a celebratory luncheon at the Golf Club at Castle Hills in Lewisville, Texas. From Sept. 1-Oct. 3, all of Eagle Golf's 75 golf courses participated in "Take a Swing at Cancer" to raise awareness and funds for the global fight against cancer.
"LIVESTRONG is grateful to Eagle Golf and its patrons for supporting our ...
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AMT Receives EMEA Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Popularity: )
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AMT's gene therapy product AMT-080 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Orphan Drug Designation for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) entitles AMT to ten year market exclusivity in Europe following marketing approval for AMT-080 if this product candidate is the first new drug with ...
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Non-Profit Tracks Pressures of NYC's Economic Crisis on Housing and Home Ownership in the City (Popularity: )
According to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Inc. (CNYCN), data collected over a 13-month period reveals that of 4,652 homeowners who sought free mortgage counseling through the CNYCN network, 2,103 (45%), cited loss of income as the main reason for their mortgage delinquency. In addition, of the 1,429 requests for a loan modification by homeowners, only 330 (23%) were completed within the reporting period, July 2008 through August ...
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SEIU Local 721 Calls for Attorney General to Investigate Self-Dealing and $22 Million in Extra Costs at Tarzana Treatment Center (Popularity: )
SEIU Local 721 submitted an investigative report to the office of Attorney General Jerry Brown today providing evidence that executives at the Tarzana Treatment Center may have diverted, or allowed the diversion of, up to $22 million in assets that could been used to help thousands of people overcome substance abuse, mental health issues, and HIV/AIDS.
The report, by the Center for Public Accountability at SEIU Local 721, found what appears ...
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Sensory Research Center Benefit Concert Yields Scholarships for Autistic Children (Popularity: )
The Sensory Research Center (SRC) held its first benefit, dessert and silent auction concert featuring LA Collaboration last week. SRC Founder, Jennifer Hoffiz, said, "The concert was well attended and the talent of the performers was absolutely amazing. The concert and the silent auction allow SRC to offer 3 or 4 scholarships for children, whose parents/grandparents simply can not afford the neurosensory program, to receive this much needed therapy." One ...
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Soldiers' Angels Receives $10,000 Grant from KBR (Popularity: )
Defense contractor KBR has stepped up to support the troops with a $10,000 grant to nonprofit Soldiers' Angels, awarded through their Corporate Giving Program. The money will help fund Soldiers' Angels activities in support of military personnel and their families in KBR's home state of Texas, through projects such as First Response Backpacks for the wounded, Hero Flights, Living Legends, Tank Support, Valour-IT, and more.
"KBR has a great track record ...
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As White House Announces Launch of Post-9/11 GI Bill on Aug. 3, Excelsior College Augments Longstanding Services to Meet Increased Demand (Popularity: )
Excelsior College, a national leader in higher education for military members and veterans since the 1970s, has added specially-trained outreach staff and streamlined services to meet anticipated growth in demand for education benefits provided by the Post-9/11 GI bill. The bill takes effect Aug. 1, with a White House announcement anticipated on Aug. 3.
Thirty-three percent of Excelsior's 32,000 enrolled students are veterans and members of the military, and the College ...
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Easter Seals Unveils Free Disability Awareness Curriculum for Educators (Popularity: )
Elementary school educators now have a new, free teaching tool to help their young students learn about children and adults with disabilities. Easter Seals, the country's leading non-profit provider of disability services, just launched an online version of its award-winning disability awareness curriculum, FRIENDS WHO CARE(R).
"Easter Seals developed this resource for teachers and parents to educate children about their peers with disabilities and foster greater inclusion in our classrooms and ...
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Narconon of Georgia Saves Lives of Orphaned Children in Honduras (Popularity: )
The Narconon of Georgia drug rehabilitation and education program has many outreach activities, but none may be more special than their dedication to saving lives of orphaned children addicted to glue in Honduras.
*(Photo Caption: One of the Honduras orphaned children being helped. Credit: Narconon.)
Narconon Georgia staff recently made another trip to the troubled area, navigating the third-world country amidst an uprising of protesters, to help deliver treatment to these children ...
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