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Establishing NGOs now easier but participation remains low - Today’s Zaman
A special Interior Ministry department was formed to make the establishment of associations easier. But there is much more to do to increase the level of participation in civil society organizations in Turkish society. Dinler noted that there are

Criminal InJustice Kos: Special Edition - DAILY KOS
This special edition of Criminal InJustice Kos highlights the work of two groups dedicated to creating awareness of issues in our prisons. Angola 3 News offers Part 2 of an interview follow-up to a visit to LSP Angola, and Soliatry Watch details the

Helping Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors - gimme shelter - DAILY KOS
This is the 72nd diary on the earthquake disaster in Haiti. The first diary was by Dallasdoc and previous diaries are linked below. The idea is to keep resources visible and easily available for those wishing to donate to the victims of the

County at 90 peercent risk of experiencing an earthquake - Lahontan Valley News
After the 7.0 magnitude Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti and the devastating 8.8 magnitude quake offshore Chile last week, Northern Nevadans may be concerned about a major quake occurring, and according to a new report, most communities have every reason

Black History Month? - New University Newspaper
It is irritating how many people today believe that racism will end as long as every American minority has a special day, week, month, club or organization dedicated to them. One such example of a holiday that supposedly helps to eliminate racism is

American Society for Microbiology honors Gene M. Shearer - Genetic Engineering News
The 2010 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology is presented to Gene M. Shearer, Ph.D., Chief, Cell Mediated Immunity Section, Experimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute

Marist poll: Most voters want Paterson to finish term - Poughkeepsie Journal
ALBANY Following reports last night that Gov. David Paterson had personally directed aides to contact the woman at the center of a domestic-abuse case involving a top aide, the state’s National Organization for Women chapter said this morning

Case Western Reserve University research examines how blood drives - Genetic Engineering News
CLEVELAND There is typically a shortage of donated blood in the United States, and research at Case Western Reserve University is looking for ways of improving the life-saving supply. Nicola Lacetera, assistant professor of economics at the

Iverson won’t return to Sixers this season - NBA
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson’s second stint with the Philadelphia 76ers ended on Tuesday when the team announced he would not return for the rest of the NBA season. Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta

Apple focuses on green at shareholder meeting - Industry Standard
Apple shareholders gathered on Thursday at the company’s Cupertino headquarters, questions in hand. But unlike last year , when the primary concern of many attendees seemed to be Steve Jobs’ medical leave and its effect on the health of the company

Citibank’s big blog faux pas [updated] - ZDNet Blogs
Citibank has appeared to be pretty quiet on this issue, with the only real commentary coming through to use via hearsay on the Fabulis blog. According to the blog , a Citibank manager has apologized for the account suspension, saying that three

Book Excerpt and Interview: Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in - InfoQ.com
The book is a high level prescriptive guidance on the approaches to moving enterprise services and business processes to the cloud. David starts the discussion of his book with the why? of moving to the cloud and he goes on to define the cloud