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Original Technorati articles tagged “advocacy”

• in Advertising
  Master Chefs, Social Media Apprentices: Missed Opportunities
  Celebrity chefs are changing how we view food. However, some of the biggest avoid using social media to do this.
  by jhaughwout / on Aug 21, 2011
• in TV
  Elizabeth Smart to Join ABC News As Contributor
  Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart has been hired as a contributor by ABC.
  by jenna3967 / on Jul 8, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Personal Autism Awareness
  A Brush with Genius--Meeting Temple Grandin
  by karmickappuccino / on Apr 12, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “advocacy”

 

• New Political Party Promises to Change the Course of the 2012 Election

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, a new national political party was announced in Washington, DC. The Revive America National Committee, Inc. ("ReviveAmerica") held its first national press conference to introduce the new party to the nation and to outline its...
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• Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Calls Upon Israel and the Palestinian Authority To Move Beyond Impasse As Exploratory Talks in Amman, Jordan Conclude

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest round of Jordanian sponsored talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have concluded without any apparent progress.  Both parties made initial proposals of some sort, although precise details were not released due to...
  15 hours ago

• American Legion Presses Congress to Avoid Further DoD Cuts

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Pentagons release of a five-year budget plan that cuts $260 billion in defense spending, The American Legion is pressing Congress to find other ways by which to reduce the countrys staggering $15.2 trillion...
  17 hours ago

• Bikes and commuters in the news

  
  Bike Commuters — Authority: 109
  There are a few bike-related news stories in the news that we wanted to share with you: 1) Long Beach is aiming to become the most bicycle-friendly city in America. The article at The Atlantic Cities illustrates the achievements and future plans of Long Beach in making good on this proclamation. You may ...
  18 hours ago

• No Secret Ballot For GOP Endorsement Is Same As Union Card Check

  
  Pawatercooler.com — Authority: 406
  The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), commonly known as “Card Check,” is the misnamed legislation promoted by Organized Labor to stop the hemorrhaging within union ranks.  (From a high near 40 percent after World War II, union representation in the private sector has plummeted to just 7 percent today). It would ...
  3 days ago

• New Nationwide Poll Shows Voters Want Candidates to Focus on Manufacturing, Infrastructure

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  Obama narrowly leads on infrastructure, Romney narrowly on manufacturing issueNo major candidate rates strongly MILWAUKEE, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new nationwide poll shows that most voters want this years presidential candidates to take stronger...
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• Lifesaving Legislation - the Florida Animal Rescue Act - Takes Historic Step Forward; Passes Senate Committee Unanimously

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 23rd, the Florida Animal Rescue Act (SB 818), was unanimously approved by the Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee.  The bills next stop is the House Agriculture & Natural Resources...
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• Upcoming Public Meetings

  
  Boston Biker — Authority: 111
  From Dotbike ———————- Brookline Transportation Board Meeting – Thursday Jan. 26th 7 – 9 p.m. Room 111 Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington St. Brookline There are several bike related agenda items including: Discussion and Action on proposed contraflow bicycle lane on Green St. From Dwight to ...
  4 days ago

• 4th Annual Boston Bikes Update (New Date)

  
  Boston Biker — Authority: 111
  4th Annual Boston Bikes Update (New Date) – Tuesday Feb. 28th 6:15 – 8 p.m. Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street / Rabb Lecture Hall Free and open to the public Nicole Freedman, Director of the Boston Bikes Program, will present her fourth report on past achievements, challenges, and future ...
  4 days ago

• ‘It’s a Girl’ is Fatal

  
  Women News Network - WNN — Authority: 510
  Derek Bekebrede – The  Harvard Crimson  – Thursday, 26 January 2012 (originally published 23 Jan) The United Nations estimates that there are 200 million “missing” women in the world today, and by “missing,” the UN means they are dead. With the advent of abortion on demand, the modern world has ...
  4 days ago

• Civil Society in Zimbabwe not lobbying Parliament

  
  Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe — Authority: 111
  Here’s an excerpt from an interview I’ve just done with the Executive Director of the Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust, John Makamure: You work with both Civil Society and Parliament. For a very long time Civil Society has been advocating for media freedom, but obviously the legislative environment ...
  4 days ago

• Consumer Group Slams Googles Orwellian "Intrusion-is-Privacy" Policy; Demands An Opt-out Option

  
  PR News Wire — Authority: 833
  EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consejo de Latinos Unidos, a national consumer advocacy group and public charity which educates and assists Latinos and others, slammed Google today for utilizing the consolidation of its numerous privacy policies as...
  4 days ago

• New Book Proposes Open Internet Policies for Latin America

  
  Global Voices Advocacy — Authority: 528
  Last week, the Center for the Study of Free Expression (CELE) at Argentina’s University of Palermo released Towards an Internet free of Censorship: Proposals for Latin America [ Hacía una Internet libre de censura: Propuestas para América Latina ] [es]. With contributions by leading policy experts from ...
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• Genetic Link to Child Complications from Antipsychotic Drugs

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 600
  A Canadian study suggests a genetic variation can increase the risk of medical complications among children receiving antipsychotic medications. Investigators discovered the genetic variation can cause a six-fold greater risk for children to develop metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of symptoms ...
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• Starting a NAMI Support Group

  
  Bipolar Beat — Authority: 85
  My wife and I and one of our neighbor friends spent part of our weekend in Lafayette, Indiana training to become NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) support group facilitators. We’re planning to start a support group in our town, Crawfordsville, Indiana later this spring and offer a Family-to-Family course in ...
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• Roots of Prejudice Differ Among Men and Women

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 600
  New research suggests men develop prejudice against different groups because of aggression. Women, however, display prejudice because of fear. Michigan State University researchers discovered that throughout the course of history, men have been the primary aggressors against different groups as well as the primary ...
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• Market Probe Announces Advocacy Leader in the Technology Sector

  
  Car key locksmiths — Authority: 134
  Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) October 18, 2011 Market Probe, a global research firm, completed the advocacy profiles of companies in the competitive sectors of retail banking, life insurance, auto insurance, mobile services, cable services, retail stores and enterprise technology. The results for the technology sector are ...
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• We Gotta Do Better: Black And Latino High School Seniors Perform On The Level Of White 13-Year-Olds

  
  Urban Music 2000 Blog - Music News, Celebrity News, & Gossip — Authority: 127
  A new study has revealed some really depressing news. Not only are high school seniors performing at the same level as 13 year old white kids, they’re performing at the same level as they did 30 years ago. “We take kids that start [high school] a little behind and by the time they finish high school, they’re ...
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• Egypt Revolt Loses Legitimacy as Brotherhood Ignores Women Abuse

  
  Women News Network - WNN — Authority: 510
  Mariam Fam and Caroline Alexander – Bloomberg – Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (originally published 18 Jan) A group of men gathered around Amira El Bakry in Tahrir Square as she brandished a newspaper photo that shocked many Egyptians. It showed troops dragging a female protester along the street, her robe ripped open ...
  6 days ago

• Mountain Bike Trail Maintenance 101

  
  Singletracks Mountain Bike Blog — Authority: 412
  We’ve seen a recent surge of interest in trail building here on Singletracks and we just started a new forum for discussions about building mountain bike trails. But building the trail is only half of the equation; maintaining the trails is a long-term task that will never completely go away. I’ve been ...
  6 days ago

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