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USAID Responds Immediately to Haitian School Collapse (Popularity:  )
In response to the tragic school collapse in Haiti, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) immediately dispatched a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). The team arrived on the scene within hours of the collapse in the town of Petionville, near the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Based upon the initial assessments, USAID activated its partner, the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team. The USAR team will be composed of ...
Category: Education
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Calling All Proud Texas Parents: Gap Takes Its Casting Call Search to the Dallas / Fort Worth Area to Find the New Faces of babyGap and GapKids (Popularity: )
Calling all babies, kids and proud parents -- super tot stardom may be no farther away than a trip to the Gap! Today, Gap announced that it will be hosting Casting Call photo-ops at its Dallas Galleria, Northpark (Dallas, TX) and Stonebriar (Frisco, TX) stores on Sunday, September 28th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST.
Children, 10-years-old and younger, will have the opportunity to participate in a free photo ...
Category: Fashion
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From USAID Administrator, Henrietta H. Fore: Humanitarian Assistance to Cuba (Popularity: )
Cuba has suffered great damage from multiple hurricanes since the end of August. In response, the U.S. government has offered -- on four separate occasions -- to provide the Cuban people with up to $5 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to those in dire need. Some of this assistance will soon arrive through relief and humanitarian organizations on the ground. More is needed to help the Cuban people in the ...
Category: Politics & Government
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U.S. Provides Assistance for Flood Victims in Nepal and India (Popularity: )
On August 18, the Saptakoshi River broke through a retaining wall following heavy monsoon rains, resulting in floods in Sunsari District in southeastern Nepal and Bihar State in northeastern India. Flooding displaced up to 50,000 people in Nepal and affected 2.1 million people in India. In Nepal, the displaced populations took shelter in public buildings, unable to return to flooded areas until the embankment is repaired. Flood waters have blocked ...
Category: Politics & Government
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BT Enhances Security Monitoring Service to Protect Enterprises from Botnet Threats (Popularity: )
BT today announced the enhancement of its global Event Monitoring and Correlation service to further defend enterprise networks against the growing threat of malicious botnet attacks. Using new proprietary detection tools, BT can identify which hosts within a customer's network are under the control of botnets and then assist the customer with quarantine and remediation efforts to restore the network's integrity.
Botnets are a significant security risk to businesses because ...
Category: Computers
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Brother(R) Offers Small Business Solutions with the Industry's First Color Inkjet all-in-one with 11-by-17-Inch Printing Capability...for Under $200 (Popularity: )
Brother International Corporation today introduced two new models to its "Professional Series" of color inkjet all-in-ones, adding breadth to the line-up that began with the introduction of the MFC-6490CW in July 2008.
The new MFC-5890CN and MFC-5490CN models provide robust printing, copying, scanning and faxing capabilities that businesses need every day. Both models represent the smarter choice for those seeking a color all-in-one machine at a great value.
"Brother understands ...
Category: Industry
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Thirteen/WNET and BLOOMBERG TV Team Up on Arts Programming (Popularity: )
Beginning this week, SundayArts, the weekly arts and cultural program produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, will feature segments of the award-winning BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) program Bloomberg Muse.
"This is a great, natural alliance," said Neal Shapiro, Thirteen CEO, President and SundayArts host, "and a win-win situation for Thirteen and our viewers. Both Thirteen and Bloomberg strive to bring the best arts and culture to the widest possible audience."
This Sunday's Bloomberg ...
Category: Arts
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Landmark Files IRS Complaint Against Colorado Teachers' Unions (Popularity: )
Landmark Legal Foundation, the organization that uncovered massive abuse of federal tax, election and labor laws by the nation's largest teacher's union, has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), alleging flagrant and widespread violations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by the Colorado Education Association (CEA) and the Poudre, Colorado Education Association (PEA).
Landmark's complaint details how the CEA and the PEA employed union staff members, including ...
Category: Education
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Greek Partnership Aims to Develop Balkan Region and Beyond (Popularity: )
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Greek counterpart, Hellenic Aid, are working together to stimulate the economy in Southeast Europe through tourism. The two agencies have agreed to pool their resources to improve businesses, products and services that accommodate visitors as well as the infrastructure to support a growing economy, such as energy and sanitation systems. The partnership will encourage American and Greek business investment in the ...
Category: Business
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USAID Invests $3 Million in Iraq's Aquaculture (Popularity: )
The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Inma agribusiness program in Iraq will soon have millions of carp fingerlings ready for delivery to hundreds of fish farms across central and southern portions of the country, thanks to joint efforts with the U.S. military, the State Department, and area Iraqi farmers. Inma is Arabic for "growth."
A $3 million agreement with USAID's Inma Agribusiness Program to purchase six million fingerlings ...
Category: Agriculture
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