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10-17-08
Life is good Pumpkin Festivals in Seven States Bring Hope to Kids in Need
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- While the economic crisis reaches families across the country, Newland Communities(R) and Life is good(R) are holding the third annual Life is good Pumpkin Festivals (http://ne...
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10-16-08
Boomers Want Careers with Meaning and Impact Later in Life, But Will Nonprofits Hire Them?
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In these economic times, boomers will need to work longer, and many say they want a job that provides both money and meaning. The question is, are nonprofit employers interested in hiring employees who have finished their mid...
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10-15-08
Imperial Oil Releases its Latest Corporate Citizenship Report
CALGARY,CANADA. - October 15, 2008 - Imperial Oil today announced that it has released its most recent Corporate Citizenship Report. The eighth such report published by the company focuses on key topics of climate change, spill prevention, water management, wor...
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10-15-08
Veratect Corporation Introduces Foreshadow(TM), a Revolutionary Fusion of Human and Synthetic Intelligence for Tracking Emerging Biological Risks
KIRKLAND,WA. - October 15, 2008 - The cost to the global economy by the spread of infectious diseases can now be substantially reduced by advances in early warning and early action, according to Robert Hart, President and CEO of the Veratect Corporation, the world's m...
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10-15-08
CSRwire and StartingBloc Host Event to Invest in Emerging Social Innovators
NEW YORK, NY. "“ October 15, 2008 "“ CSRwire today committed to sponsoring a fundraising event hosted by StartingBloc, a non-profit dedicated to educating and connecting highly talented and socially conscious emerging leaders at the undergraduate and young prof...
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10-15-08
Interest in Innovative Tools for Poverty Alleviation Grows
WASHINGTON,D.C. - October 15, 2008 "“ Light Years IP, a nonprofit organization specializing in export business strategies with intellectual property (IP) elements for developing countries, is seeing unprecedented interest levels in using IP tool such as trademarks, l...
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10-15-08
BSR Conference Plenary Debate: Impact of Global Financial Crisis and U.S. Elections on Sustainability
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 15, 2008 - With the world's tumultuous financial markets and the U.S. presidential election dominating the news, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) will host a debate at the
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10-14-08
Palestinian Business and Investment Forum: Promoting Opportunity in the Middle East
Washington, DC -- October 14, 2008 -- Building on the staggering success of the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem last May, which led to an historic investment of more than $1.4 billion in Palestinian businesses, the US-Palestinian Partnership (UPP) and the US Cha...
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10-14-08
Sundance Channel Greenlights Season Two of Isabella Rossellini's "Green Porno"
Watching Rossellini dressed up as a giant spider or curled up in a snail's shell or flying through the air as a bee while copulating midflight with a female of the species makes you realize how unnecessarily dull science class usually was.
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10-14-08
Global Handwashing Day: A Little Bit of Soap, A Powerful Effect on Human Health
- Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) Offers Year-Round Resources for Educators, Consumers on the Connection Between Hygiene and Health
- New Book Against Disease Reminds Us "That sanitary diligence is as pertinent to health today as it ...
