Afghan Taliban to step up fight against Kabul under new amir

Edit Asia Times 27 May 2016
Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada ... The confirmation came four days after it was reported that Mullah Mansour had been killed in an American drone strike in Nushki while returning from a visit to Iran ... A ferocious new deputy ... Taliban fighters ... Founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the Durrani Empire once extended beyond present-day Afghanistan to north-eastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, most of Pakistan and north-western India....

Toomey, Donnelly Work to Honor Veterans of Vietnam War (Patrick J Toomey)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
(Source. Patrick J Toomey). Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) want to recognize and honor the veterans of the Vietnam War. Today, Sens ... 'In many cases, Vietnam veterans did not receive the warm welcome they deserved when they came home ... Toomey ... I'm glad to work with Senator Toomey to promote Vietnam Veterans Day,' said Sen. Donnelly ... Original documenthttp.//www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=news&id=1747....

HAP Launches “Healthy Me PA,” a New Digital Community (The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania). May 25, 2016. HAP continues to strive towards its mission of ensuring better health for all Pennsylvanians ... HAP created 'Healthy Me PA' to serve as a vibrant social platform for Pennsylvanians to come together and engage in conversations about health ... Original documenthttps.//www.haponline.org/Newsroom/News/ID/1747/HAP-Launches-Healthy-Me-PA-a-New-Digital-Community ... (noodl....

USF Sarasota-Manatee alum finds calling running music business (University of South Florida - Sarasota-Manatee)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. University of South Florida - Sarasota-Manatee). SARASOTA, Fla.(May 25, 2016) - She's more of an entrepreneur than a musician ... After a handful of sales and marketing jobs, the USFSM alumnus started scouting places to test her venture and found one at 1747 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota - an 1,800-square-foot warehouse with ample room and where noise isn't an issue. Her business, the Music Compound, officially launched Jan ... (noodl....

New Chief Is 'Ideal' Taliban Leader, Analyst Says

Edit Voa News 25 May 2016
The Taliban’s new chief, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, has a reputation as a respected religious scholar with the title "sheikh-ul-hadith," a specialist in interpreting the words of Mohammad, the prophet of Islam ... Founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the Durrani empire once extended beyond present-day Afghanistan to northeastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, most of Pakistan and northwestern India ... ....

Press release: Self-Taught Genius charts the history of American folk art through more than 100 masterworks (Saint Louis Art Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. Saint Louis Art Museum) ... ST. LOUIS, May 24, 2016-The Saint Louis Art Museum will present Self-Taught Genius ... 11 ... Benjamin, Barbara B ... Achievers ... Encoders ... Guides ... 1907; pieced silk, faille, taffeta and satin; 60 x 72 ½ inches; American Folk Art Museum, Museum purchase, 2012.1.1 Photo by Gavin Ashworth, courtesy of American Folk Art Museum/Art Resource, NY Winthrop Chandler, 1747-1790; Scenic Overmantel, Petersham, Massachusetts, c....

Self-Taught Genius spotlight: Scenic Overmantel (Saint Louis Art Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. Saint Louis Art Museum). Winthrop Chandler, 1747-1790; Scenic Overmantel, Petersham, Massachusetts, c. 1780; oil on pine panel with beveled edges; 29 ¼ x 47 ¼ x 1 ½ inches; American Folk Art Museum, Gift of Ralph Esmerian, 2013.1.20 Photo. John Bigelow Taylor, courtesy of American Folk Art Museum/Art Resource, NY ... The landscape is stratified into three levels ... Original documenthttp.//www.slam.org/pressroom/?p=642 ... (noodl....

MatchMiner Wins Harvard Business School/Kraft Precision Trials Challenge

Edit PR Newswire 20 May 2016
BOSTON, May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today marks International Clinical Trials Day (http.//www.clinicaltrialsday.org/about), the day Scottish physician James Lind conducted the first clinical trial in 1747 aboard the HMS Salisbury of Britain's Royal Navy. His systematic trial,... ....

Clinical Trials Day 2016: Increasing Clinical Trial Awareness & Participation (The Weinberg Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
(Source. The Weinberg Group Inc). Every year on or near May 20, Clinical Trials Day is celebrated. The internationally observed celebration recognizes the first randomized clinical trial, conducted in 1747 by James Link ... Although the clinical research profession has undergone significant changes in the past 256 years, one thing that remains the same is the importance of increasing awareness of clinical trials ... The Weinberg Group Inc....

Salem Health can provide cost estimates within three days (Salem Health)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
(Source. Salem Health). May 20, 2016. Salem Health can provide a cost estimate for hospital services for a scheduled procedure within three business days. Community members interested in learning the potential costs for services provided at Salem Health can call 503-581-1747. For services provided through Salem Health's West Valley locations the number to call for estimates is 503-581-7537 ... (noodl. 33667893) ....

University marks International Clinical Trials Day (University of Dundee)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
(Source. University of Dundee). Published OnFri 20 May 2016by Roddy Isles ... International Clinical Trials Day celebrates the anniversary of the very first clinical trial, held in 1747 by James Lind, who discovered that citrus fruits such as limes could cure scurvy in sailors ... 'Finding new and better treatments for illness depends on clinical trials,' said Dr Miles Witham, co-director of the Tayside Clinical Trials Unit ... Roddy Isles ... Tel....

ARCH Programme: South West Wales can be global leader in clinical trials which can transform patients’ lives (Swansea University)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
(Source. Swansea University). 269 years ago the first ever clinical trial was carried out, looking into the link between vitamin C and scurvy. Since then clinical trials have developed into a vital tool for healthcare. To celebrate the importance of James Lind's pioneering work, each year on May 20 International Clinical Trials Day is held. Lind's experiments in 1747 were run under very different conditions to today ... Professor Bain said....

Public invited to take a look behind the scenes of medical research (The University of Sheffield)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
(Source. The University of Sheffield). Leading researchers from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield will be providing an insight into some of their work as part of International Clinical Trials Day. The event on Friday 20 May will explore some of the advances that have been made in research and the important role that clinical trials have played ... In 1747 Lind was serving as a surgeon on HMS Salisbury ... Contact....
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