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GENEVA, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 23, the results of an international survey on attitudes towards nuclear weapons carried out by youth members of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist group were released at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) during the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. At a time when the international community is starting to focus on the inhumane nature of...
OTTAWA, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced funding of almost $200,000 that will enable Canadian museums to contribute to a key international research effort on the provenance of Holocaust-era works of art. The theft and displacement of art and other cultural property occurred on an unprecedented...
NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), a foremost civil rights and human rights advocacy organization, today decried the wave of inflammatory victimhood posturing by Islamic supremacist groups such as the Hamas-linked groups following the Boston Marathon bombings and the revelation that the suspects in the case are Islamic jihad terrorists. AFDI also noted that Americans of all faiths have rejected the call by a minority of...
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the American Political Science Association: (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/DC18511LOGO-b) Political scientists are available to speak with members of the press about terrorism, national security, ethnic conflict, religious extremism, Eurasian politics and other issues related to the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing. Mariya Omelicheva (omeliche@ku.edu) is...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Verizon has just released their 2013 “Data Breach Investigations Report” analyzing where the largest threats originate and what cyber-thieves are after when they attack networks. According to the report, a large percentage of these attackers are simply looking for a way to turn a profit, using stolen information on their own or selling it to other parties. The majority of the attacks originating in the US are financially...
AKRON, Ohio, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT), exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR's three major national series, today unveiled the special commemorative tires it will supply for the upcoming NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway to wave the green flag on the fourth year of the successful Goodyear Gives Back campaign. A multi-year fund-raising effort designed to generate support for the U.S. Armed Forces, the Goodyear campaign has...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC denounced Richard Falk, a UN official, for asserting in an online essay that U.S. and Israeli policies were responsible for the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings. UN Watch first reported on Falk's comments. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Falk, a special rapporteur with the UN Human Rights Council, was reprimanded two years ago by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon for promoting 9/11 conspiracy...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces who have served with a U.S. Military Airborne Unit or as a World War II Merchant Mariner can now display their service with new license plates available from PennDOT. "These new plates recognize the added challenges faced by the brave service members who served with our nation's military airborne units and those who served with the Merchant Marines during World War II,"...
Mineta Transportation Institute's terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins authored relevant reports SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The arrest by Canadian authorities of two al Qaeda-connected terrorists planning to derail a passenger train calls attention to the Mineta Transportation Institute's (MTI) previous research on terrorist attacks targeting passenger trains. These three recent MTI reports address this issue. All were authored by international...
CARDIFF, Wales, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Education and humanitarian support underpin new Military Covenant Soldiers, sailors and airmen will be the first in the UK to benefit from a major agreement with the UK's newest major university. A Military Community Covenant has been signed today (Monday 22 April) between the Armed Forces in Wales and the University of South Wales. Under the covenant agreement, the University will support service personnel with a...
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The ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii) is native to Sri Lanka and India. It prefers a habitat within forested areas, but can sometimes be found in open fields. It holds two subspecies throughout its range, with one occurring in Sri Lanka and the other occurring in India. This species resembles the Indian gray mongoose, although it is larger and has a longer, black tipped tail. As is similar to mongoose species, it hunts during the daytime and nighttime. In Sri Lanka, this mongoose is called...
Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) are among the six subspecies of the plains zebra, and the smallest of them. This zebra is from the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Its range extends from Zambia, west of the Luangwa River, west to Kariba, Shaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its northern range extends to Kibanzao Plateau. In Tanzania, its range extends from Nyangaui and Kibwezi in the north and south into southwestern Kenya and can go as far south as Sotik. Grant’s zebra...
Burkholderia mallei is a gram-negative bipolar aerobic bacterium. The human and animal pathogen causes Glanders. The Latin name of this disease gave name to the causative agent species. It is related to B. pseudomallei although the bacterium is nonmotile. The bacterium can be eliminated through numerous disinfectants including benzalkonium chloride, iodine, mercuric chloride, potassium permanganate, and ethanol. It can also be destroyed by heating or UV. Antibiotics have also been reported...
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus is a mosquito-borne viral pathogen that causes Venezuelan equine encephalitis or encephalomyelitis (VEE). It can affect all equine species, such as horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equines may suddenly die or show progressive central nervous system disorders after infection. It is contractible by humans and will usually experience flu-like symptoms when infected. People with a weak immune system can become seriously ill or die. It is transmitted primarily...
Eric Boe is an Air Force fighter pilot, test pilot and a NASA astronaut. He was born Eric A. Boe on October 1, 1964 in Miami, Florida. He graduated from Henderson High School in Chamblee, Georgia in 1983 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1987. He was then commissioned from the Academy and completed Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. In 1988, Boe was assigned to the 3rd...
