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A global initiative to protect the rights of adolescent girls

As leaders gather for the fifteen-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, we, the members of the United Nations Adolescent Girls Task Force, jointly pledge to intensify our efforts to fulfil the human rights of adolescent girls.

11 Mar 2010

Global Food Security: New programme aims at providing sustainable, secure supply of good quality food

The UK's main public funders of food-related research and training will today (11 March) join together to launch a new programme aimed at meeting the challenge of providing the world's growing population with a sustainable, secure supply of good quality food using less land and fewer resources. The organisations will work together through a new programme - Global Food Security - to coordinate and align their research interests.

11 Mar 2010

Zumba Fitness to appear at France’s largest fitness trade show

Zumba Fitness, LLC, a United States-based company providing Latin-inspired dance fitness products and services (such as Zumba® classes, DVDs, music, and Zumbawear™), announces its appearance at France’s largest fitness trade show, Salon Mondial du Fitness in Paris, March 12-14.

10 Mar 2010

Food aid phase over for Haiti, focus should be on jobs, hurricane season preparation, schools, Haitian President says

At their meeting on Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval is expected to ask President Barack Obama to stop food aid to Haiti, Reuters reports. "Preval told a news conference on Monday the aid could in the long term hurt the economy of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. 'I will tell him (Obama) that this first phase of assistance is finished,' said Preval," according to the news service.

10 Mar 2010

New York Times examines millennium villages in Africa

The New York Times examines development and health improvements in Sauri, Kenya, which was the first Millennium Village in Africa, a project conceived by economist Jeffrey Sachs, which aims "to show that tightly focused, technology-based and relatively straightforward programs on a number of fronts simultaneously - health care, education, job training - could rapidly lift people out of poverty."

10 Mar 2010

A contemplative approach to understand the secrets of lasting happiness

Philosophers, historians, economists, social scientists and creative arts practitioners will gather next week at the University of Hertfordshire to discuss what happiness means and how a greater depth of the state can be achieved.

9 Mar 2010

Study shows sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China

A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows broadening international collaboration in the research of Australia and, to a lesser degree, New Zealand, over the past 10 years. The United States continues to be the biggest contributor to Australian and New Zealand publications, but of special interest is a sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China.

9 Mar 2010

Haitian President to meet with Obama as long-term rebuilding plans take shape

Haitian President Rene Preval is expected to meet with President Barack Obama Wednesday in the U.S. to ask for "billions of dollars to rebuild" Haiti, Agence France-Presse reports.

9 Mar 2010

Myers Briggs Personality Type: Psychological profiling tool that helps people understand how they impact each other

Many organisational conflicts arise from personality clashes. In fact, one of the most common reasons that people give for leaving the company they are working for is that they don't like their boss or their colleagues.

8 Mar 2010

Ride of a Lifetime event officially certified as new Guinness World Record

Minneapolis’ Target Center Arena was transformed into the world’s largest cycling class today with the “Ride of a Lifetime.” Hosted by Life Time Fitness, the event was officially certified as a new Guinness World Record™ by Guinness Official, Kimberly Partrick, who attended the event and made the live post-event proclamation.

7 Mar 2010

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair calls for more emphasis on diplomacy, 'soft power'

U.S. foreign policy should should rely more on diplomacy and "soft power," Admiral Mike Mullen, chair of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a speech at Kansas State University on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports. "U.S. foreign policy is still too dominated by the military - too dependent upon the generals and admirals who lead our major overseas commands and not enough on the State Department," Mullen said, the AFP reports.

6 Mar 2010

Survey shows 60% of Californians have not done enough in preparation for large-scale earthquake

A majority of Californians have taken initial steps toward earthquake preparedness but more than 60 percent of Californians have not done enough to make their homes safer and guard their personal finances in preparation for an inevitable, large-scale earthquake, according to a recent California Earthquake Preparedness Survey.

6 Mar 2010

Proposed changes to Disbursement Quota may help The Salvation Army meet increased needs of Canadians

The proposed changes to the Disbursement Quota announced yesterday in the 2010 federal budget are widely supported by The Salvation Army. The removal of the quota will provide The Salvation Army, one of Canada's largest charities, with increased flexibility in meeting the needs of Canadians during a time when more and more people are turning to charities for help.

6 Mar 2010

PCRM: Nutrition professionals need to use Power Plate graphic as healthful alternative to USDA Food Pyramid

Fill your plate with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes each day to keep the doctor away, say doctors and dietitians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The nonprofit organization is running a full-page advertisement in March's Today's Dietitian urging nutrition professionals to use its new Power Plate graphic as a healthful alternative to the USDA Food Pyramid.

6 Mar 2010

Cymetrix Board Member Joe Sullivan recognized as 2010 Director of the Year Honoree

Cymetrix Board Member Joe Sullivan was recognized by the Forum for Corporate Directors as a 2010 Director of the Year Honoree. He was recognized in the category of Corporate Growth and Development for playing a significant role in enhancing the growth and operations of the companies he serves.

5 Mar 2010

Foreign donors must coordinate more with Haiti's government, Haitian Prime Minister says

Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive "demanded more information on Wednesday about foreign aid pouring into the earthquake-stricken country and urged that his government not be sidelined in reconstruction efforts," Reuters reports.

5 Mar 2010

Scientists devise worldwide alert system to monitor contaminated food products

Countries producing food containing harmful bacteria and toxins could be named and shamed more quickly using a worldwide alert system devised by a team of scientists from Kingston University in South West London. The team, led by Professor Declan Naughton, says the easy to use computer tool can be used to monitor contaminated products; helping to prevent them reaching shop shelves and ensuring that food is safe to eat.

5 Mar 2010

Chemicals that replace ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons may not be eco-friendly

Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s - the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer - may be making another problem - acid rain - worse, scientists are reporting.

4 Mar 2010

Study indicates personality does not influence career decisions

Researchers from the University of C-diz (UCA) have studied the connection between professional preferences and personality, based on interviews and questionnaires carried out on 735 secondary school students from the province of Cadiz. The results indicate that personality does not have an influence when choosing a professional career.

4 Mar 2010

Adams Food Ingredients launches new additives to enhance nutritional values of foods

Adams Food Ingredients Limited, the functional ingredients division of The Irish Dairy Board (based in Leek), has launched a range of additives to help food manufacturers enhance the health and nutritional values of their products.

4 Mar 2010

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A global initiative to protect the rights of adolescent girls

Global Food Security: New programme aims at providing sustainable, secure supply of good quality food

Zumba Fitness to appear at France’s largest fitness trade show

Food aid phase over for Haiti, focus should be on jobs, hurricane season preparation, schools, Haitian President says

New York Times examines millennium villages in Africa

A contemplative approach to understand the secrets of lasting happiness

Study shows sizable increase of Australia's collaboration with China

Haitian President to meet with Obama as long-term rebuilding plans take shape

Myers Briggs Personality Type: Psychological profiling tool that helps people understand how they impact each other

Ride of a Lifetime event officially certified as new Guinness World Record

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair calls for more emphasis on diplomacy, 'soft power'

Survey shows 60% of Californians have not done enough in preparation for large-scale earthquake

Proposed changes to Disbursement Quota may help The Salvation Army meet increased needs of Canadians

PCRM: Nutrition professionals need to use Power Plate graphic as healthful alternative to USDA Food Pyramid

Cymetrix Board Member Joe Sullivan recognized as 2010 Director of the Year Honoree

Foreign donors must coordinate more with Haiti's government, Haitian Prime Minister says

Scientists devise worldwide alert system to monitor contaminated food products

Chemicals that replace ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons may not be eco-friendly

Study indicates personality does not influence career decisions

Adams Food Ingredients launches new additives to enhance nutritional values of foods

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