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Intel and PowerPC united. Fink Binary Distribution (Popularity:  )
The Fink project is proud to announce the availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.8.1 for Intel and PowerPC.Over 1900 pre-compiled packages for PowerPC and 1700 for the Intel platform have been made available. Including new precompiled packages for KDE, GNOME and many popular scientific applications.Improved documentation from the Fink website including translations into French, Japanese and simplified Chinese.Fink is free, licensed under the GPL.
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Mayor Bloomberg to Keynote at “NY XPO for Business” First Ever NY XPO, a Collaboration of Five Boroughs (Popularity: )
http://www.eventmanagement.org
Expected to draw a crowd of more than 15,000 tri-state area business, community and political leaders, the first of its kind NY XPO for Business will debut Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. XPO is currently supported by most of the leading trade associations and we are working with major borough, city and state business organizations to build a show ...
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"Know Your Rights" Seminar Presented By Nasaba At Tri-State Trade Association Meeting In Memphis, Tennessee (Popularity: )
http://www.na-saba.org
On Sunday, February 25, 2007, members of the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and the IndusBar of Georgia presented a "Know Your Rights" seminar at an educational meeting hosted by the Tri-State Trade Association (TSTA) in Memphis, Tennessee. The speakers, all of whom are South Asian attorneys, discussed the laws and regulations surrounding the sale of cold medicines, from different perspectives to convenience storeowners and employees. The speakers ...
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2007: A Deadly Year for U.S. Law Enforcement (Popularity: )
http://www.nationalcops.org
2007 has been a deadly year for law enforcement in the United States, with 186 officers killed nationwide as of December 26, according to preliminary statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.). When compared with 2006, when 145 officers died, officer fatalities rose more than 28 percent this year. Outside of 2001, when 239 officers died -- 72 in the September ...
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9th Annual CANstruction(R) Competition Features Structures Built From Full Cans of Food; 50,000 Cans Used in Structures, Then Donated to Area Food Banks (Popularity: )
http://save-a-lot.com
CANstruction(R) is the most unique food drive in the world and here in St. Louis. Architects, engineers and builders from all over the St. Louis area will strut their design and construction genius to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than full cans of food.All this design talent is put to the test to make a difference in the cause to fight hunger in ...
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Accenture Scholarships to Help Junior College, Community College Students Advance to Four-Year Institutions and Earn Summer Internships (Popularity: )
http://www.accenture.com
As part of its corporate citizenship program, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will offer scholarships to junior and community college students seeking four-year degrees. In addition to the scholarship funds, recipients at the junior-year undergraduate level may be eligible for summer internships at Accenture. The Accenture Junior and Community College Scholarship Fund will support students entering bachelor's degree programs related to high technology and business. These scholarships are part of the company's ...
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Aid Agency World Vision Granted $19m From USAID/OFDA for Haiti (Popularity: )
http://www.worldvision.org
International relief and development agency World Vision has been awarded a $19 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help families and communities in Haiti affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance selected World Vision for the year-long grant to provide shelter, economic recovery activities, and water, sanitation and hygiene activities at six spontaneous settlements in Port-au-Prince and ...
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Air Products Donates $100,000 for Children Impacted By Earthquake In China (Popularity: )
http://www.airproducts.com
Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that it has made a $100,000 donation to "Save the Children's Earthquake Relief Effort for Children in China." The May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan Province of western China destroyed schools, orphanages, hospitals and other institutions providing for large numbers of children. To help children recover from this crisis, Save the Children is beginning to set up child-friendly centers and temporary classrooms for primary ...
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Alarming Rise in 2010 Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities (Popularity: )
http://www.nationalcops.org/
The number of U.S. law enforcement fatalities spiked by 37 percent in 2010 -- an alarming increase that follows two years of declining deaths among our nation's policing professionals.A total of 160 federal, state and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 12 months, according to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). This represents a dramatic increase over ...
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Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer Incentive to Donate Frequent Flier Miles for Haiti Relief Efforts (Popularity: )
http://www.alaskaair.com
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have established a program for Mileage Plan members to donate frequent flier miles to charitable groups involved in the relief effort in Haiti. Up to 5 million miles donated to the airlines' Charity Miles program between now and Feb. 15 will be matched one-for-one by the Seattle-based airlines.To make a donation, Mileage Plan members should visit the airlines' Web site (www.alaskaair.com) and click the link ...
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