806 articles related to "government"

A Whale - A Missed Opportunity

The US Coast Guard just announced that the "A Whale", a supertanker sent from Taiwan to the Gulf by his adventurous owner, is going home because she was not able to skim any appreciable amounts of the oil, which has leaked for three months by BP&apos...

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ICommunityFoundation

There has been much focus on the digital divide and the threat that underserved populations would be left even further behind as the digital revolution changes every aspect of our society. The human services nonprofit organization plays a large role ...

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Leadership Means Living the Vision

The inauguration is over, appointments are agreed upon, our nation's capitol returns to itself and millions of Americans watch to see President Obama lead this country toward his vision for the United States of America. It will take his embodyin...

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Treating Development Networks Seriously

TREATING DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERIOUSLY: WHAT PUBLIC MANAGERS SHOULD KNOWPublic policymakers have always been preoccupied with issues to do with economic development. In recent years, these issues have come to dominate the agendas of state and local ...

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Notary Public

A Notary Public is a public servant appointed by state government to witness the signing of important documents and administer oaths.Learn to become a notary at schools near you are online! Online training courses satisfies mandatory Notary training ...

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The State Of The Union, Steroids In Baseball, and Sputnik

President Obama recently delivered his 2011 state of the union message last night. As always, there are usually low expectations for these events since rarely is anything new, exciting or effective ever proposed. This state of the union message was n...

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The Bitch, the Darkness, the Kilts, and the Coppers! UK News Review

Well Darlings, I see a new style of restaurant has opened in Clerkenwell, London. It's called: Dans Le Noir - if you took French, you're ahead of me. Based on a similar successful one in Paris, it leaves you very much in the dark about wha...

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How to Send Care Packages to Troops Overseas

Care packages for troops on duty overseas are not only needed, but are still the best way to 'thank you'. While most basic needs of troops are already provided for, there are always certain items that are in short supply. For example, pre...

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Middle East Peace Is An Oxymoron

The phrase Middle East and the word peace are so contradictory that when put together they become an oxymoron. An oxymoron, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combin...

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Is This India"s Finest Hour?

Travelling around India this month, in blinding contrast to the evident levels of stark poverty that can be seen in a great number of its citizens, something in the air tells one that India is pulsing with energy for change. For throughout the next h...

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