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University of Houston student named Social Work Student of the Year by NASW

Meghan Baker, a J.D./M.S.W. dual degree student in the Law Center and Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston, has been named Social Work Student of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter. Baker will be honored Oct. 9 at the organization's annual conference at the Westin Galleria in Houston.

21 Jul 2010

Sec. of State Clinton stresses importance of science and innovation for development

"Innovation, science [and] technology must again become fundamental components of how we conduct development work," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a "high-level meeting of international development and science experts" last week, SciDev.net reports.

21 Jul 2010

Washington Post examines Haiti rebuilding challenges

"U.S. lawmakers and international aid officials have expressed mounting concern about the slow recovery of the hemisphere's poorest country ... Despite ambitious plans to 'build back better,' as U.N. and U.S. officials promised, the reconstruction has been hobbled by a lack of coordination and cash and by a virtually incapacitated Haitian government, officials and experts say," according to the article, which outlines the challenges facing the rebuilding effort and the reasons why pledged aid has been slow to reach the country.

21 Jul 2010

Most countries have not delivered Haiti aid commitments; Sen. Corker visits Haiti to observe recovery

Six months after the Haitian earthquake, $506 million of the $5.3 billion pledged at a donors conference in March has been disbursed to Haiti, according to Jehane Sedky of the U.N. Development Program, CNN reports in a story investigating the aid commitments.

20 Jul 2010

Attorney General moves towards increasing Patel sentence

Attorney General Cameron Dick has protested against the seven year sentence awarded to Dr. Jayant Patel on grounds that it is inadequate and fails to do justice to the seriousness of the crime. He said, “The grounds of this appeal are that these sentences are inadequate in all the circumstances and fail to reflect the gravity of the offences.”

19 Jul 2010

Trust FX's patent-pending process helps businesses manage authenticity, online reputations

The best way to determine business credibility prior to purchase is through actual word-of-mouth customer referrals. But the proliferation of social media paired with the anonymity of the Internet has made it extremely easy for individuals and competitors to spread damaging accusations virally in mere seconds.

16 Jul 2010

Researchers compare impact of heat waves on mortality in different European cities

Heat waves may cause increased mortality but, until now, there has been no single scientific definition for the occasional bursts of hot weather that can strike during the summer months. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health have created a definition that they use to document, for the first time, how heat wave mortality impact differs between European cities.

16 Jul 2010

U.N. needs $5B for humanitarian aid this year, mid-year report says

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched its mid-year appeal Wednesday, requesting "nearly $5 billion to meet its commitment to help 53 million people in 34 countries who need humanitarian aid this year as a result of conflict and disasters," the Associated Press reports.

16 Jul 2010

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

President Barack Obama announced his intentions Tuesday to nominate Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jack Lew to be the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Foreign Policy's blog "The Cable" reports.

15 Jul 2010

U.S. taxpayers spend equal amounts on non-emergency food aid and shipping, study says

IRIN examines the findings of a study about the costs and effects of the U.S. Agricultural Cargo Preference policy, noting that "U.S. taxpayers spend about $140 million every year on non-emergency food aid in Africa, and roughly the same amount to ship food aid to global destinations on U.S. vessels; money that could have been used to feed more people."

15 Jul 2010

IFH delivers summer package of new software features to Expresso bikes worldwide

Interactive Fitness Holdings, announced that it has delivered a summer package of new software features to all networked Expresso bikes worldwide.

14 Jul 2010

State and Federal Communications shares report on states’ response to Supreme Court's decision

State and Federal Communications, Inc. -- which provides government affairs compliance information and consulting -- is sharing a report on how states are responding to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

14 Jul 2010

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Brazilian model Sheyla Hershey, 30 apparently with the largest breasts in the world is seriously ill with complications following her latest breast augmentation surgery. Ms Hershey who lives in Houston, Texas contracted a severe staphylococcal infection after her surgery in June.

13 Jul 2010

Anti vaccine group has only a week left to heed to HCCC’s warnings

The New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission disapproves of the anti vaccination reports from a Bangalow, NSW based Australian Vaccination Network.

13 Jul 2010

Portion control all a matter of perception!

The key to losing weight could lie in manipulating our beliefs about how filling we think food will be before we eat it, suggesting that portion control is all a matter of perception.

13 Jul 2010

Voluntary alcohol restriction changes a community for the better

Voluntary alcohol restrictions in the West Australian town of Norseman, south of Kalgoorlie, has resulted in a reported decrease in violence and alcohol-related hospital admissions.

11 Jul 2010

Hot temperature extremes could become frequent events in the U.S. by 2039: GRL study

Exceptionally long heat waves and other hot events could become commonplace in the United States in the next 30 years, according to a new study by Stanford University climate scientists.

9 Jul 2010

OTA calls on USDA and HHS to revise draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

The Organic Trade Association today called on the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services to encourage those seeking to minimize their exposure to toxic chemicals to look for the USDA Organic label wherever they shop by revising the draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010.

9 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces new methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its global Food Safety Response Center located in Dreieich, Germany, has developed two new analytical screening methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish, specifically hydrocarbons and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), resulting from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Jul 2010

Cigarette smoking declines slowly among high school students: CDC survey

The latest survey of high school smoking rates, released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that the nation continues to make gradual progress in reducing youth smoking, but declines have slowed significantly since 2003 and nearly one in five high school students still smoke.

9 Jul 2010

Miscellaneous News

University of Houston student named Social Work Student of the Year by NASW

Sec. of State Clinton stresses importance of science and innovation for development

Washington Post examines Haiti rebuilding challenges

Most countries have not delivered Haiti aid commitments; Sen. Corker visits Haiti to observe recovery

Attorney General moves towards increasing Patel sentence

Trust FX's patent-pending process helps businesses manage authenticity, online reputations

Researchers compare impact of heat waves on mortality in different European cities

U.N. needs $5B for humanitarian aid this year, mid-year report says

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

U.S. taxpayers spend equal amounts on non-emergency food aid and shipping, study says

IFH delivers summer package of new software features to Expresso bikes worldwide

State and Federal Communications shares report on states’ response to Supreme Court's decision

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Anti vaccine group has only a week left to heed to HCCC’s warnings

Portion control all a matter of perception!

Voluntary alcohol restriction changes a community for the better

Hot temperature extremes could become frequent events in the U.S. by 2039: GRL study

OTA calls on USDA and HHS to revise draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces new methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish

Cigarette smoking declines slowly among high school students: CDC survey

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