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The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics
by Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava Twenty-one months after Barack Obama was inaugurated on a wave of hope for change in America’s politics and policies, at least two important and seemingly contradictory things can be said. First, there has been a series of significant progressive reforms: an economic…
Author: The Nation
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Super cities are not just rocket science
We must future-proof our economy with knowledge and innovation: THIS month Brisbane sends a powerful global message that it is more than just one of Australia’s most liveable cities and among the world’s top 50 cities. Construction begins on the Translational Research Institute, a medical…
Author: The Australian
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Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership at the 2010 Safety World Conference - London
London, England – The Safety 2010 World Conference which took place on 21-24th September, showcased many contributions from the Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership, an informal group of collaborators and stakeholders addressing injury prevention in Viet Nam. The Goal of the Conference The Conference aimed…
Author: Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership
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Team management - Time for the 6th Rehab Great Investment Race
Rehab Group chief executive Angela Kerins with (from left) Seamus Manger, of Irish Life Investment Managers; Stephen Hynes, Merrion Investment Managers; Frank O’Brien, Rehab Investment team manager; Noel O’Halloran, KBC Asset Management; and Joseph Harrigan, AIB Investment Managers, at the launch of the 6th Rehab…
Author: The Irish Times
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
Author: CNBC
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Highlight on 2010 MacArthur Fellow Drew Berry
Drew Berry is a biomedical animator whose scientifically accurate and aesthetically rich visualizations are elucidating cellular and molecular processes for a wide range of audiences. Trained as a cell biologist as well as in light and electron microscopy, Berry brings a rigorous scientific approach to…
Author: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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Initiative to support disadvantaged children receives Presidential endorsement
29th September 2010: President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, attended the Tallaght Stadium today to mark the success of the Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative, which will support more than 2,000 children through its innovative programmes by 2011. The €15million initial phase of the project has…
Author: TWCDI
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Shared education in NI proposed to save costs
An economic consultancy has said shared education could help Northern Ireland schools survive the harsh funding cuts which are expected. Oxford Economics said excess capacity in schools is partly due to having different schools for both Protestants and Catholics in the same communities. It argues…
Author: BBC
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Human rights body must not face more cuts, says Minister
JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs Correspondent The Irish Human Rights Commission should not face further cuts in funding in the forthcoming budget, Minister of State for Equality Mary White has said. Ms White said she would do her utmost to protect the commission, which faced cuts…
Author: The Irish Times
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A gift that keeps on giving
Even before she married Lewis Glucksman, Loretta Brennan’s heart was in Ireland, but as chair of the American Ireland Fund she has generated ‘tens of millions’ for Irish causes, writes LARA MARLOWE, in New York. LORETTA BRENNAN GLUCKSMAN was already in her 40s when she…
Author: The Irish Times
