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...Gist: In its 10th annual report on air quality in the United States, the American Lung Association monitored sites across the nation from 2005 to 2007 in terms of ozone and particle pollution. Particle pollution, the lesser known of the two, refers to a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles (of varying sizes) in the air. The particles are visible only in the haze and smog we see but hard to keep out of our bodies because of their minuteness. The study describes, in part, how cities and counties fare when measured against EPA ozone pollution standards imposed...
...states have confirmed cases of swine flu, including a death in Texas, but all 50 have already requested their portion of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) of antiviral medications, according to the CDC. (The SNS, maintained jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation's emergency medicine chest, containing critical drugs and medical equipment to be used in a public-health emergency.) Although the stockpiled antiviral drugs can treat existing cases of flu, a vaccine is the only way to protect people who are uninfected and halt further spread...
...build a community’s power.” A sense of continued presence in the communities was the theme of the night. In her opening remarks, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds praised PBHA for being a model for continued public service in the nation at large. Awards were also presented to City Councilor Sam Yoon and Assistant City Manager for Human Services Ellen Semonoff for their consistent dedication to service in the Boston and Cambridge areas. Former camper and current SUP Director Nehemie Bernard, who is also a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, described...
...irresponsible spending” drew a ripple of chuckles from the room. Dinkic’s cheery attitude also appeared to help him avoid controversy on issues such as Serbia’s trade agreement with Iran—which he explained by saying that nation “pays everything promptly”—and tension surrounding Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia last year and is recognized as independent by major nations including Great Britain, France, and the United States, though not Serbia, Dinkic’s upbeat message pleased the lecture’s organizers...
Roosevelt was a presidential overachiever - and his swift, take-charge method of governing was exactly what an ailing, Depression-weary nation needed in 1933. After delivering one of the most famous Inaugural speeches in presidential history - does the phrase "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" sound familiar? - Roosevelt had been in office barely 24 hours when he declared a four-day bank holiday and drafted the Emergency Banking Act, which helped calm a financial panic that was quickly spiraling out of control. By the time he hit the 100-day mark, Roosevelt had instituted the "fireside...