Beliefs and Practices

Myanmar: NGOs Fill In Where UN, U.S. Can't Go (OneWorld)

16 May 2008

WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar.

Boston Scientific's SpyGlass(R) Direct Visualization System to Be Prominently Featured at Digestive Disease Week(R) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that results from an international, multi-center patient registry documenting the safety and clinical utility of the SpyGlass® Direct Visualization System will be presented at Digestive Disease Week® , which runs from May 17-22 in San Diego, CA.

Converted Organics Issues First Earnings Report since IPO (Centre Daily Times)

16 May 2008

In its first earnings release since its initial public offering on February 13, 2007, Converted Organics Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) announced today revenue of $260,000 for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. The revenue was realized from sales of organic fertilizer manufactured at Converted Organics' operations in Gonzales, California.