WASHINGTON – Almost $14 million was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support research, education and outreach for food safety. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced U.S.D.A. awarded the grants in 19 states through the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative.
Five Hollywood studios have agreed to help pay for a $1 billion-plus rollout of digital technology on about 20,000 movie screens in North America, a precursor to showing movies in 3-D.
On Friday, October 24 at 3 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Abbott will host a symposium titled: HIV Diagnosis and Therapy, Beyond B: Challenges for the Future. The keynote speaker is Robert Gallo, M.D., known worldwide for identifying the HIV virus in 1984 as the causative agent of AIDS.
Linde North America has named Philippe D. Brunet to the role of vice president, operational finance and control and investments, effective immediately.
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- J.D. Wetherspoon Plc and Marston's Plc led declines among U.K. pub shares after Citigroup Inc. said the outlook for the industry is ``bleak'' and cut price targets.
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While standards for over-the-air 3-D broadcasts are likely years away from being set, television makers and studios are looking to Blu-ray DVD technology as the first step toward mass acceptance of the new technology. Walt Disney, a big proponent of 3-D theatrical releases, signaled a similar push toward home entertainment when it released “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 3-D
Sen. Obama (D-IL), whose father was Kenyan, has been particularly vocal in the Senate on U.S. Africa policy. He has been especially outspoken regarding policy toward Darfur, traveling to the region with Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) in 2006. In May 2008, Obama cosigned a statement with fellow presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain condemning the Sudanese government as "chiefly
PARSIPPANY, N.J.----d-CON®, a trusted authority in rodent control products, announces the launch of d-CON® Bait Paste Pouches™. These new flexible pest control bait pouches are the next generation in rodenticides. d-CON® Bait Paste Pouches™ have the unique ability to be molded and shaped to fit tight spaces, especially where conventional pest management products typically cannot fit.
A group of local students from Griffin and Lakeview middle schools will be traveling to Washington, D.C. for a four-day educational history program next summer.
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