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Unemployment for African Americans and Latinos projected to stay very high through 2012

Written by Organization's Staff | 16 February 2012

Very high levels of unemployment are expected to remain high through the 4^th quarter of 2012, a new EPI report finds. In No relief in 2012 from high unemployment for African Americans and Latinos, EPI Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy program Algernon Austin reviews unemployment rates by state for African Americans, Latinos and whites. He finds that the 25 states where African Americans are experiencing unemployment rates of 10% or higher will continue to do so through 2012, as will the 14 states where the Latino unemployment rate is 10% or higher.

Whitney Houston's Death May Be A Mystery For Weeks

Written by The Associated Press | 13 February 2012

She Died From What Appears to Be a Combination of Prescription Drugs Mixed With Alcohol

Los Angeles, CA (February 13, 2012) -- Whitney Houston's life of glorious song and unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Grammy weekend, but it could be weeks before investigators know exactly why she died.

Five Ways to Advance Your Small Business Using Business Intelligence

Written by Saint Joseph's University | 13 February 2012

If you don’t know everything you would like to know about how to grow your small business — who are your best customers, what is your most profitable product or service, what’s the best location for your business — you need business intelligence (BI). “The businesses that aren’t obtaining this kind of information are operating below the curve,” says BI researcher Ginny Miori, Ph.D. “Business intelligence provides small businesses with tools to standardize data, reduce costs and identify new opportunities to improve efficiency.” And the good news, according to Miori, is that business intelligence doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective.

True story shows how adolescent overcame obstacles, overwhelming odds to live successful life

Written by Organization's Staff | 16 February 2012

In “The Dead Soldiers” (ISBN 146375244X), DMR1 allows readers to experience his journey from a DC area street hustler to an undergrad on an upper Midwestern college campus. He says that his situation is only one of many during his time and is still happening today with individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

Whitney Houston Was Found in Hotel Bath, Coroner Confirms

Written by STEVE GORMAN AND R .T. WATSON, REUTERS | 13 February 2012

WHILTY010 LOS ANGELES - Coroners on Sunday completed their autopsy on the body of singer Whitney Houston and confirmed that she was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, but said the cause of death would not be determined until more lab tests were completed. Ed Winter, assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, revealed little about the autopsy at a news conference, but said medical examiners found no visible signs of trauma or foul play.

Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity

Written by Organization's Staff | 06 February 2012

Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics.
Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence. Obese children and adolescents, especially low-income and minority youth, are at increased risk for a range of medical, social and academic problems.

Unemployment for African Americans and Latinos projected to stay very high through 2012

Whitney Houston's Death May Be A Mystery For Weeks

Five Ways to Advance Your Small Business Using Business Intelligence

True story shows how adolescent overcame obstacles, overwhelming odds to live successful life

Whitney Houston Was Found in Hotel Bath, Coroner Confirms

Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity

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