27Sep/15

Comptroller’s office completes state museum audit – Knoxville News Sentinel

Comptroller’s office completes state museum audit
Knoxville News Sentinel
Overall, it says “collecting priorities” should be to “improve representation” within the museum’s collection of artifacts related to minority groups, immigrants and “middle-class and working-class white women.” In “geographic coverage,” the draft

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27Sep/15

Mangaluru: AJ Hospital creates awareness on organ donation with unique dance show – Daijiworld.com

Mangaluru: AJ Hospital creates awareness on organ donation with unique dance show
Daijiworld.com
Addressing the gathering, Dr Prashanth Maarla, medical director, AJ Hospital & Research Centre said, “The campaign ‘Jeevanvileena’ is aimed at encouraging organ donation when a person is brain dead. When someone meets with an accident and …

27Sep/15

Lung transplant has Grayslake woman walking for awareness, funds – Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Lung transplant has Grayslake woman walking for awareness, funds
Chicago Tribune
“I feel like I accomplished something that a year ago seemed completely out of reach,” said Horine, 60, walking in a white cap adorned with two pins — one promoting organ donation, the other a silver pair of lungs. “It was great to have the whole

27Sep/15

Anti-Extremism Group Gets State Department Support, But Twitter Remains Wary – BuzzFeed News


BuzzFeed News

Anti-Extremism Group Gets State Department Support, But Twitter Remains Wary
BuzzFeed News
Asked about Twitter’s reasoning in an interview with BuzzFeed News, Wallace said it was “irresponsible” for Twitter to suggest that CEP should disclose its donors. Their being public, he argued, could put them at risk of being threatened. Fran Townsend

27Sep/15

Does Whale Blood Hold the Answer to A Human Blood Donation Shortage? – Pioneer News


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Does Whale Blood Hold the Answer to A Human Blood Donation Shortage?
Pioneer News
We have a shortage of blood. It doesn’t matter that noble humans make more than 100 million blood donations around the world every year; we still don’t seem to have enough when we really need it. Obviously, synthetic blood would be a sensible option
Synthetic Blood: How Whales May Inspire a Medical MiracleNature World News

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27Sep/15

Global Counterterrorism Forum Co-Chairs’ Fact Sheet: The Deliverables – US Department of State (press release)

Global Counterterrorism Forum Co-Chairs’ Fact Sheet: The Deliverables
US Department of State (press release)
In launching this initiative, the GCTF working groups will incorporate a number of GCTF activities, including efforts related to juvenile justice, prison de-radicalization and reintegration, and “whole of society” approaches to CVE, taking advantage

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