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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today ACDI/VOCA's 11,000(th) volunteer returns from Lebanon, fresh from training farmers on a market information system. Such specialized ACDI/VOCA volunteers have traveled to 130 countries over the past 42 years. Their expertise has ranged from artichoke production to product packaging, from rural finance to slaughterhouse management, from animal breeding to coffee cupping. (Logo:...

Sunrise Financial Manager enables clients to succeed in the world of accountable and value-based care CHICAGO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, a 564 bed not-for-profit health care system serving the South and Central Bronx, New York, selected Sunrise Financial Manager(TM) (SFM) from Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) to manage revenue across the health care system. Built on the Sunrise Enterprise(TM) 6.0 platform, SFM will provide Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center...

David McMahan of Lebanon, TN has been honored with a recognition by NashvillePost in its selection of "Nashville's Business And Civic Leaders." LEBANON, Tenn., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Announcing a special recognition appearing in the March, 2012 issue of NashvillePost published by NashvillePost.com. David McMahan was selected for the following honor: "Nashville's Business And Civic Leaders" (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130304/DC70399) David McMahan...

Preservation Board approves investing $33 million in saving farmland for 2013 HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's Agricultural Land Preservation Board today safeguarded 1,445 additional acres on 21 farms through the state's nationally renowned farmland preservation program. The board preserved farms in 10 counties. They are Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northampton, Westmoreland and York counties. Since the...

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DETROIT, Dec. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent Michigan Accident attorney Joumana Kayrouz and leaders of the Government of Lebanon agreed to build an eye center in Southern Lebanon that will provide health care services to disabled individuals facing eye loss and sight issues. Kayrouz also announced that as a way to give back to her country she will open a charitable donor's fund in Lebanon called The Joumana Kayrouz and Daughters Foundation, to also honor her daughters Stephanie...

KYIV, Ukraine, December 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathas de Andrade (Brazil), Micol Assael (Italy), Ahmet Oguet (Turkey), Rayyane Tabet (Lebanon), and Marwa Arsanios (Lebanon) shared the Special Prize Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a British artist, is the Main Prize Winner of the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. Lynette will receive $100,000 award, $60,000 in cash and $40,000 to be invested in the production of new work. The winner of the Main Prize...

What is the impact on Lebanon of deteriorating regional stability, in particular Syria and the wider Arab Spring? How can the Lebanese put their own needs first - and how can international partners support them? WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peacebuilding NGO Conciliation Resources is offering analysis and expert interview opportunities to members of the press about priorities to secure peace in Lebanon. It will present findings from its Accord publication,...

LONDON, November 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Exploring the Commercial and Strategic Opportunities Available in the Region Following on from the success of the 2012 event, which attracted over 100 key decision makers, the 2nd Annual East Mediterranean and North African Gas Forum will take place in Rome, Italy on 26 - 28 February 2013. It will look at developments within both regions in the last twelve months and explore the opportunities and challenges presented by the...

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