Maori Health Supports Tobacco-Free Early Childhood Centre
Source: Scoop
Hamilton :: New Zealand | updated 2013-06-18 20:30:14 -0700 | technology-news
June 2013 Maori Health Supports First Tobacco-Free Early Childhood Centre Te Puna Oranga, Waikato District Health Board's Maori Health service, has celebrated another victory in the war against tobacco with a ceremony to honour Bright Stars Educare as the first...
Canterbury Health System - Snow Update 1
Source: Scoop
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-06-18 20:30:12 -0700 | technology-news
At this stage, it is business as usual at all hospitals, GP practices and pharmacies across Canterbury. In the event of heavy snowfall making it dangerous for people to leave their homes, a decision will be made tomorrow morning on...
Bozell Column: Censoring the 'Anti-Gay' Viewpoint
Source: Newsbusters
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:17:06 -0700 | technology-news
The media elites have never been less interested in objectivity than they are right now on gay marriage. They don't wear rainbow flags on their lapels when they appear on television, but the coverage speaks for itself...The Pew Research Center's...
Alipay's spare money business stirs online investment
Source: Chinadaily
Shanghai :: China | updated 2013-06-18 20:16:14 -0700 | technology-news
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which runs Taobao.com, has established a new business offering customers higher investment yields than interest from banks. Five years ago, group board chairman Ma Yun said if Chinese banks do not change then they will be...
Derailment Near Penn Station Snarls Train Travel
Source: The New York Times
Plainview :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:02:42 -0700 | technology-news
Occasionally they would say they were about to pull in or back up to a place that was safer, recalled Amy McIntosh, a senior fellow with the New York State Education Department, who was riding an Amtrak train from Albany...
Sick site viewed by murderer Bridger to stay online
Source: The Sun UK
Edmonton :: Canada | updated 2013-06-18 20:02:24 -0700 | technology-news
The Sun tracked down Canadian Mark Marek whose site also includes images of dead children, a woman impaled on a spike and graphic porn. Erotic photographer Marek, from Edmonton, told The Sun he was horrified to hear of April's murder...
Wetlands advocacy group names Andrew Henderson to its board
Source: Daily Breeze
Torrance :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:00:23 -0700 | technology-news
Agostoni Staff Writer kristin.agostoni@dailybreeze.com @kagostoni on Twitter Friends of Ballona Wetlands has appointed Andrew Henderson of Mar Vista to its board of directors, the nonprofit group announced. "Andy has been associated with the Friends for years, beginning with his legal...
Explore B.C.'s wilderness on the move with new electronic maps
Source: Vancouver Sun
Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2013-06-18 19:58:05 -0700 | technology-news
If you're out exploring British Columbia's wilderness for fun or for work, GeoBC has just added a useful tool to add to your mobile mapping kit. GeoBC's topographical maps are now available in a high-resolution electronic format, making it easy...
Wynne and McGuinty: the great disconnect
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-06-18 19:52:38 -0700 | technology-news
The Globe and Mail Last updated Tuesday, Jun. 18 2013, 9:38 PM EDT Premier Kathleen Wynne in Toronto on April 29, 2013. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail) As ever, Kathleen Wynne took care not to completely toss Dalton McGuinty...
Paly principal Winston announces resignation
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:48:26 -0700 | technology-news
Font Resize Daily News Staff Writer Citing a recent "life-threatening medical illness," Palo Alto High School Principal Phil Winston has resigned his post and requested a classroom assignment. "Something of this nature would cause anyone to reflect on what is...
Local universities dispute methodology of teacher program rankings
Source: Courier & Press
Evansville :: IN :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:43:52 -0700 | technology-news
For the first time, more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the country that prepare elementary and secondary school teachers have been rated to represent which program is doing the best, or worst, at training new teachers...News and World Report...
Alex Boone Honored by Rhino Naming
Source: Big News Network
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:33:05 -0700 | technology-news
It's definitely an honor to have such a big, large, beautiful creature named after you, especially with there being so few in the world."The San Francisco Zoo held their official naming party for "Boone" the rhino on Friday so it...
NASA program selects former San Diegan
Source: 10 News
San Diego :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:25:23 -0700 | technology-news
Jessica Meir, a 35-year-old biologist and graduate of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is ecstatic and overwhelmed about her new career. "It's really still incredibly shocking and a bit surreal," she said. It's a dream come true for the assistant...
Clark County proposes Spring Mountains land swap with feds
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal / Sun
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:11:47 -0700 | technology-news
Clark County wants to do a land swap with the federal government. County officials want to give up the county's 4.12 acres at Lee Meadows, in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. In exchange, they want the title to Camp...
Lady Gaga's Dad Rants on Twitter After His NYC Restaurant Gets Downgraded by Health Department
Source: E! Online
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:10:41 -0700 | technology-news
All violations were doled out 40 minutes after the kitchen had closed and they were in the process of cleaning up, Germanotta wrote . "What do you think? Post your messages to Mike Bloomberg, the root cause," he asked of...
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