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New Report Shows Lessons Learned From the H1N1 Swine Flu Outbreak

Trust for America's Health (TFAH), the Center for Biosecurity, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) issued a new report called "Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines". The report found that the initial response to the H1N1 Swine flu outbreak "showed strong coordination and communication and an ability to adapt ...

How to Qualify for the New First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

An $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers is a step in the right direction toward revitalizing Florida's housing market and stimulating the state's economy, says Cynthia Shelton, 2009 president of the Florida Association of Realtors(R) (FAR). "The new tax credit provides a great incentive for first-time homebuyers to enter the housing ...

Politicker.com Leaves Amazon EC2 For Voxel.net

Politicker.com, a leading online political news network which operates 17 political news websites across the country, has switched managed hosting providers, leaving Amazon EC2 for Voxel dot Net. Primarily due to unanticipated scalability difficulties with the popular cloud offering, Politicker made a full transition of all its websites to Voxel ...

Report Says Barack Obama Born in Kenya

According to a report today, Barack Obama, the Senator from Illinois who is seeking to be President of the United States, was born in Kenya. Here is a copy of Barack Obama's birth certificate: Someone is lying. According to Obama's Kenyan (paternal) grandmother, as well as his half-brother and half-sister, Barack Hussein ...

Should We Care WHY? (US)

Photo courtesy of Logos School website Something that seems irritating to me is that some people refuse to accept historical events and get on with their lives. What am I talking about? Well…take the war in Iraq, for example. By the way, regardless whether you have Republican or Democratic (political party) ...

Jolie-Pitt Foundation Donates $1 Million to Three Groups Working in the Darfur Region

Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt have donated one million dollars towards the humanitarian effort assisting more than four million people affected by the crisis in Darfur. The donation from the Jolie-Pitt Foundation will go to three agencies playing key roles in Darfur and neighboring Chad: the UN Refugee Agency; the ...

VCs and Serial Entrepreneurs to Mentor TechStars Start-ups

Over 40 of the United States' most prominent venture capitalists, "serial entrepreneurs", and business leaders are lining up to serve as mentors to ten business start-up teams. Ten will be chosen in early April for the TechStars entrepreneur program. About 300 new company founders are vying for the chance to get ...

Indonesian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Haji Subandi, a citizen of the Republic of Indonesia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, two counts of money laundering and attempted exportation of arms and munitions. He aided Tamil Tiger terrorists in the attempted purchase of surface to air missiles, ...

Alchemy World Charitable Foundation Launches, Focused on Improving Ethiopian Economy through Information Technology

Poverty alleviation through social entrepreneurship and focusing on Information Technology. This is the idea behind Alchemy World, a new Charitable Foundation based in Addis Ababa and Oxford. Launched today, the concept behind this Non Governmental Organization (NGO) is to try to alter the economic situation in the Ethiopia via Information ...

Compu-Sketch Helps Solve Crime - Featured on Forensic Files TV Show

Compu-Sketch is computer software that contains a library of more than 40,000 artist-rendered physical features and uses pull-down menus to simply define specific features and accessories. A built-in witness module helps stimulate memory, assuring a most accurate sketch. Compu-Sketch is going to be featured on Court TV's "Forensic Files," 9 pm ...


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July 4th 2009
Tags: Iceburg Scandal, Sarah Palin One Comment

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Resigns: Iceberg Scandal

On Friday, July 3, 2009, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin resigned, with 16 months left in her term. A recent Time article explained it best: In a hastily called press conference on the eve of a three-day holiday, Palin presented herself as a point guard exhausted by the "full court press from ...
June 4th 2009
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New Report Shows Lessons Learned From the H1N1 Swine Flu Outbreak

Trust for America's Health (TFAH), the Center for Biosecurity, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) issued a new report called "Pandemic Flu: Lessons From the Frontlines". The report found that the initial response to the H1N1 Swine flu outbreak "showed strong coordination and communication and an ability to adapt ...
April 9th 2009
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United States Postal Service Unveils Simpsons Stamps

Woo-Hoo! Check it Out, Man! The United States Postal Service what The Simpsons stamps will look like when they are released May 7, 2009. Take a look at which Simpsons characters could appear on the new stamps and vote for your favorite one at the USPS website. The Simpsons, currently ...
March 30th 2009
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General Motors Slide into Bankruptcy has an Upside

Well, President Obama did it again. By the government's action to put General Motors (GM) into bankruptcy and to seek and receive the resignation of Mr. Wagner, GM CEO, this administration has demonstrated its willingness to take action to do what is needed to correct problems. Related posts:What Happened to ...

What Happened to Congressional Deliberations?

Something that has made me uncomfortable for years has been the partisanship that exists at all levels of government, especially, in Congress. Yes, I like the concept of a two party system to permit the government to have discussions between differing factions to, theoretically, enable Congress to make more thoughtful ...

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