The Federation NewsNews about The Federation continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.21 July: Automation Federation Names Goodson Managing Director- July 25, 2008 The Automation Federation has named Paul B. Goodson, P.E., CAE as its Managing Director.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/21-july-automation-federation-names-goodso... In Quality Education Family Matters- July 24, 2008 Senators McCain and Obama both say public schools need work, but neither of their proposed solutions gets to the root problem of our education crisis.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/in-quality-education-family-matters?fromrs... United Nations: Defeat for Discrimination, Victory for Inclusion- July 24, 2008 The decision by the United Nations Economic and Social Council granting consultative status to two groups that work on sexual orientation and gender identity is a victory in the ongoing struggle for inclusion ...http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/united-nations-defeat-for-discrimination-v... Federation Support of Jewish Day Schools Soars- July 23, 2008 More than $1.5 million will go to 15 Jewish day schools that benefit from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago's Jewish Day School Guaranty Trust Fund - ' a 20-fold increase in the two years since JUF ...http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/federation-support-of-jewish-day-schools-s... Accused was a man of peace, judge hears- July 22, 2008 OSMAN SOFTIC is a man of peace and a man of love. The imam is a scholar of theology, a former president of the Bosnian Islamic Council, and a leading member of the Universal Peace Federation.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/accused-was-a-man-of-peace-judge-hears?fro... Pork and beef exports continue strength- July 20, 2008 The U.S. Meat Export Federation reports more good news for both the pork and beef industries.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/pork-and-beef-exports-continue-strength?fr... Tactile Paving Helps Blind People For Twenty Five Years, UK- July 18, 2008 On July 18th it will be twenty five years since tactile paving was introduced for all pedestrian crossings in the United Kingdom.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/tactile-paving-helps-blind-people-for-twen... Federation of Chefs of Scotland- July 17, 2008 Federation of Chefs of Scotland was founded in 1994 in response to a call for an Association of chefs that was entirely Scottish and not connected with the rest of Britain.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/federation-of-chefs-of-scotland?fromrss=1 Weeding Out The Highs Of Medical Marijuana- July 15, 2008 Cannabis is a source of compounds known as cannabinoids, one of which, THC -- the main chemical responsible for the 'high' -- has long been licensed as a medicine for suppressing nausea produced by chemotherapy ...http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/weeding-out-the-highs-of-medical-marijuana... Strike Travel: Malta Stopped Dead by Protests- July 15, 2008 It may be a small island, but even the country of Malta requires trains and buses to cart its residents around.http://www.topix.net/who/the-federation/2008/07/strike-travel-malta-stopped-dead-by-protes... |