Lord Michael Bates is Walking for the Olympic Truce
December 19, 2011
If you could do one thing to show your support for the Olympic Truce, what would it be? One man, Lord Michael Bates, is walking from Olympia in Greece to London a journey of over 3,000 miles. Through his Walk for Truce initiative, Lord Bates hopes to encourage others to do something to show their [...]
Law Scholarships Provide Access To London LLB
December 18, 2011
A new scholarship for Ugandan students has been launched by the University of London International Programmes, in line with its dedication to worldwide access. (PRWEB UK) 17 November 2011 A new scholarship for Ugandan students has been launched by the University of London International Programmes, in line with its dedication to worldwide access. Scholarships have [...]
Measles Initiative Hails Gavi Decision To Fund Rubella Campaigns
December 17, 2011
Measles Rubella Campaigns Will Reduce Child Mortality, Birth Defects Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 17, 2011 Today the Measles Initiative applauds the GAVI Alliance board decision to fund rubella campaigns in the countries with the greatest need. The decision will result in the introduction of a combined Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine in many more countries. [...]
Room to Read Marks Its 10 Millionth Book Delivery
December 16, 2011
Room to Read, a global nonprofit leader helping to improve literacy and gender equality in education, recently celebrated a major milestone: distribution of the 10 millionth childrens book to its global library network. Over five million of those books come from Room to Reads award-winning Local Language Publishing programrecently honored with UNESCOs 2011 Confucius Prize [...]
UNDP Opens Financial Data to Public
December 9, 2011
The publishing of open data allows people to track aid and helps governments in developing countries to manage aid more effectively New York, NY (PRWEB) November 23, 2011 Members of the public can now access financial data on the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) development activities for the most recent fiscal period, thanks to a [...]
Drupal to Joomla Conversion Solution Creates Opportunity for CMS Community
December 8, 2011
CNP Integrations (http://www.cnpintegrations.com) announced their proprietary conversion service for Drupal to Joomla platform migration, allowing web administrators of the well known Drupal system to embrace the ease of use and extensible framework of the powerful Joomla! CMS. Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 24, 2011 CNP Integrations announced their proprietary conversion service for a Drupal to Joomla! [...]
12 Women PinUp Their Science for Charity
December 5, 2011
Sabrina Cohen Foundation thanks stem cell researchers with money and fame Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 25, 2011 On the night of November 12, David Porosoff’s Artrageous Gallery hotspot was converted into something likely never imagined — a hotbed of stem cell research. Sabrina Cohen fused the vividly artistic backdrop and venue with gambling, cuban music, [...]
IOC Announces Olympic Highlights of the Week
December 4, 2011
This week, IOC President Jacques Rogge has been in Russia. After arriving in Moscow on 22 November, he was presented with the Order of Friendship by the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, with whom he later had a meeting in the company of IOC members Vitaly Smirnov, Shamil Tarpischev and Alexander Popov. (PRWEB) November 25, 2011 [...]
Macy’s and Li & Fung Executives Join GS1 to Discuss RFID at NRF’s BIG Show
December 3, 2011
Session, titled, The Source-to-Store Retail Supply Chain, will offer insights for apparel industry to deploy item-level RFID tagging LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (PRWEB) November 28, 2011 Macy’s, Inc. Chief Administrative Officer Tom Cole and Li & Fung Executive Vice President Tommy Lui will join three GS1 executives for a panel presentation on item-level RFID tagging at the [...]
The Million Moms Challenge Launches Imagine Me & You Photo Contest
November 30, 2011
ABC News and the UN Foundation join forces with Anne Geddes and Disney Baby to celebrate mothers and babies around the world. New York, NY (PRWEB) November 28, 2011 Calling all expectant moms! Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, launched Imagine Me [...]
