News tagged with social housing

Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page

Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about human rights and green cards.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 7

White House threatens veto over net neutrality

The White House warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would veto a resolution introduced in the Senate that seeks to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Obama to host town hall meeting through LinkedIn

(AP) -- President Barack Obama is again turning to a social networking website to host a town hall meeting.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian researcher unlocks housing disadvantage puzzle

When researcher Dr Yan Liu from The University of Queensland recently relocated back to Brisbane, she faced a common problem – where to find an affordable home.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Obama takes on 'tweeters' in Twitter town hall

(AP) -- President Barack Obama kicked off his first Twitter town hall with - what else? - a tweet.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obama to hold Twitter town hall meeting

US President Barack Obama will hold a "Twitter town hall" meeting next week at the White House on jobs and the economy as he hones his message on the key 2012 election issue.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social housing in Northern Ireland does not comply with human rights standards

Social housing provision in Northern Ireland is not adequately funded to comply with international human rights standards. That's according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast, who publish their report, Budgeting ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Status symbols of house sparrows: High testosterone darkens their bill

(PhysOrg.com) -- The size of the black breast bib - the badge - and bill colour of male House Sparrows change over the course of the year. Such ornaments usually signal quality and dominance of a male to his ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Data defenders: Researchers try to ward off increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cyber attackers were busy last year. In July, a coordinated "denial of service" assault was launched on computers at the White House, Federal Trade Commission and departments of Treasury, ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile homes provide satisfaction, drawbacks for rural Pennsylvania

A majority of Pennsylvania's mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma and financing associated with them, according to Penn State ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The benefit of migration

Immigrants from the eight Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in May 2004 are less likely to be claiming welfare benefits and less likely to be living in social housing than people born in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Meet the man behind WhiteHouse.gov

Macon Phillips understands the new media scene, one that combines politics and technology to talk directly to the people. Phillips works for President Barack Obama as the White House's new media director, a new job for an ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter takes Washington by storm

The halls of the US Congress are alive with the sounds of Twitter. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives -- or their aides -- are tapping out dozens of the micro messages a day on cellphones and computers from ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0