“U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. This includes unused, sterile medical supplies discarded for regulatory reasons and fully functional equipment. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world. To achieve this goal, we have built a strong network of medical professionals and volunteers in the U.S. and developing countries to collect, sort, ship and redistribute usable medical supplies and equipment. DOC2DOCK started in 2005 as a commitment to global human health during the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative, which is chaired by President Clinton. So far, our shipments have helped bring hope and care to more than 2 million people in the developing world. And, in the process, reduced waste in the U.S.”
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Daily Archives: August 5, 2011
S&P: US Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative
News release [snipped]: “Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’. Standard & Poor’s also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ‘A-1+’ short-term rating on… Continue Reading
BusinessWeek: Fragile Economy Keeps Older Workers From Retirement
“In the first half of 2011, the U.S. economy grew at a meager 0.8 percent annualized rate; investors appear increasingly nervous that a so-called double-dip recession is becoming more likely. Those worries were exacerbated this week by the debt-ceiling accord reached in Congress, which will seek $1.5 trillion in deficit cuts by years enda particularly… Continue Reading
Firefox Extension Defends Against Search Hijacking Schemes and Improves Web Security
News release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in collaboration with the Tor Project, has launched an official 1.0 version of HTTPS Everywhere, a tool for the Firefox web browser that helps secure web browsing by encrypting connections to more than 1,000 websites. HTTPS Everywhere was first released as a beta test version in June of… Continue Reading
Assessing This Past Year's Progress in Implementing Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines
DOJ News release: “After reviewing the Chief FOIA Officer Reports, OIP has prepared an assessment of the progress made by the Executive Departments in implementing the President’s FOIA Memorandum and the Attorney General’s FOIA Guidelines. The fifteen Departments account for nearly 80% of all FOIA requests processed by the government. Those Departments were scored on… Continue Reading
Public Interest Group Launches New House Ethics Committee Report Search Tool
Sunlight Foundation: “The House Ethics Committee is responsible for investigating and making recommendations on the enforcement of House ethics rules. In an nod towards transparency, its reports and statements are published online — but they are virtually unusable. The Committee publishes documents in an unsearchable PDF format, spreads them out over of 24 pages, and… Continue Reading
WSJ: Sharp Drop in Houses for Sale, Usually a Plus for Market, May Reflect Foreclosure Logjam Rather Than More Demand
Where Housing Is Headed – While inventory of unsold homes has declined, in some cases substantially, from their year-earlier levels, housing markets are still weighed down by high levels of foreclosures and a stubbornly high unemployment rate. Home buyers in some parts of the U.S. say theyre frustrated by the lack of attractive inventory that… Continue Reading
