Nightly News Supplemental

Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:10 PM by Daily Nightly Editor
Filed Under: Nightly News Supplemental

December 25, 2008

To read an excerpt of Jack Jacobs' "If Not Now, When?" visit:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26944322/

December 24, 2008

To track Santa's travels from the North Pole and beyond with Virtual Earth 3D visit:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28146841

December 16, 2008

In her report on Nightly News, “First Lady gets big perks, no pay,” Andrea Mitchell asked the question, Should the First Lady be paid? Here’s what the more than 2,000 MSNBC.com users who participated in our online vote had to say

December 13, 2008

To check the condition and inspection dates of the bridges you cross visit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21840954

December 12, 2008

Making a Difference: Visit New Jersey's Electronic Information and Education Service site here: http://www.eiesofnj.org

Read NBC News Beijing Bureau Chief Eric Baculinao's World Blog post, "Amid growing unrest, will China Changes it's ways?"
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/11/1712172.aspx

December 11, 2008

Read the full NBC/WSJ survey
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/081210_NBC-WSJ_ReleasedPoll.pdf

December 8, 2008
Read the abstract of the "Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction" study, as reported in the journal Circulation, here.

December 7, 2008

For more of Carmen Wong Ulrich's personal finance tips, visit "On the Money"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838483/

December 6, 2008

More information on the people filling the positions within Barack Obama's Cabinet: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27343359/

A state-by-state look at the deteriorating employment situation:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27913794

December 2, 2008

Information on the released Nixon tapes:
http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/tapeexcerpts/fifthchron_part_ii.php

For more information on the Institute of Medicine's report on the hours worked by doctors in training:
http://iom.edu/Object.File/Master/60/469/residency%20hours%20revised%20for%20web.pdf

For information about the young man who died and his mother's efforts to improve patient safety:
www.mamemomsonline.org. 

December 1, 2008

More information on Mujeres en Accion
http://nursing.asu.edu/ors/aging/mujeres.htm

November 26, 2008

Tracking the toolbox:

Read the best summary of where it is, and how long it will be visible for here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27910795/
 
Watch it move across the planet here: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=33442
 
Find out when you can see it in your area here:
http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/

November 25, 2008

List of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2009 "Top Safety Pick" cars.
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr112508.html 

Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
http://www.dslrf.org/index.asp

National Cancer Institute Report
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ReportNation2008Release

November 24, 2008

National Geographic's Crittercam Chronicles
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/

November 23, 2008

To watch the live stream of the space shuttle Endeavour's nearly two-week visit to the orbiting outpost,click here.

November 18, 2008

For more information on the “Paws for Purple Hearts” program, which involves veterans with PTSD training dogs for physically wounded veterans, click here: http://www.assistancedog.org/about_us/PPH.html

November 17, 2008

For more information on the diabetes research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and carried out at the University of California, San Francisco, click here: http://news.ucsf.edu/

The research has so far only been conducted in mice; human trials are in the planning stages.

November 14, 2008

Puppy cam!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

Slideshow of big budget events
Milestones in government spending from CNBC.com

For more information from tonight's "Making a Difference," please contact:
Sabrina Brinson, Ph.D
Founder & National Director
Boys Booked on Barbershops / Girls Booked on Beautyshops
Associate Professor, Childhood Education and Family Studies
Missouri State University
901 S. National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897
sbrinson@missouristate.edu
http://faculty.missouristate.edu/s/sbrinson
 
OR
 
Mocha Moms, Inc.
www.mochamoms.org
 
For more information on literacy services, please contact:
 
National Institute for Literacy
1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730
Washington, DC 20006-2401
(202) 233-2025
www.nifl.gov
 
The Institute, a federal agency, seeks solutions to improve literacy across the lifespan - children, youth, and adults. It also makes available free scientifically based publications on reading and literacy for learners.
 
The National Institute for Literacy also offers the America's Literacy Directory (ALD) to support your search for literacy, reading, GED, math, and English as a Second Language programs and resources in your area. The ALD, a free, national online resource, features more than 5,000 entries in all 50 states and the U.S. territories. Please visit www.literacydirectory.org or call 1(800) 228-8813 (for English and in Spanish).
 
Reading is Fundamental, Inc.
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009-5726
1 (877) RIF-READ
www.rif.org
Reading is Fundamental, the nation's oldest and largest non-profit children's literacy organization, prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy materials to those who need them most.

November 11, 2008

Community of Veterans: An Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America online community

November 9, 2008

More information on 'Witness to Jonestown' and Rev. Jim Jones

November 5, 2008

On the scene: Witnessing history
Msnbc.com documents the thoughts and emotions of voters.

November 4, 2008

Relive Election Day hour-by-hour
Watch the best of NBC News' coverage from November 4.

October 28, 2008

The cartilage repair procedure featured in Robert Bazell's arthritis report is called NeoCart and is carried out by the Histogenics Corporation located in Waltham, Massachusetts.  For more information go to:

www.histogenics.com

 

The adult stem cell research being conducted at the University of California San Francisco is still only in the laboratory stages. For more information on the research program, go to: http://irm.ucsf.edu/

October 23, 2008

More on placebos from Robert Bazell
Read the AP story on the NIH survey

October 21, 2008

'Tip of the Spear' -- How to help the Viper Company:

The Army servicemen featured in Richard Engel's reporting from their outpost in Afghanistan would welcome winter hats, gloves and socks, comedy DVDs, videogames, cigars and Christmas treats. Send them to:

Captain James Howell
126 INF 3-1 IBCT
apo ae 09354

Crib recalls:

For official information on the Delta Crib recalls, go to http://www.deltacribrecall.com.

Related News from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09016.html

 

 

Alzheimer's:

Alzheimer's Association: http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Association Spanish language web portal: http://www.alz.org/espanol_recursos_para_los_latinos.asp

Alzheimer's Association 24/7 toll-free national Helpline (Spanish-speaking operators available): 1-800-272-3900.

October 14, 2008

Our Second Generation Americans series is based in part on the following research:

Census national population projections (2008 to 2050): http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/2008projections.html

A state-by-state breakdown of the percent of people who are foreign born (2007 US Census).

More than 40 percent of America's population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island.  The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation allows anyone to search passenger names for free: www.ellisisland.org

October 1, 2008

Join Dr. Susan Love's Army of Women -- visit here

Learn more about children and allergies

Sept. 30,  2008

Erin Burnett mentioned that you can look at the FDIC Web site to see the rules for insuring deposits

September 19, 2008

How to help victims of Hurricane Ike

• The Best Friends Animal Society has rescued dozens of animals in the Galveston area following Hurricane Ike. You can make donations through their Web site, http://www.bestfriends.org/

• The United Way of Greater Houston is asking anyone who would like to volunteer -- as well as those who need assistance -- in the Houston-Galveston area to call 2-1-1 Texas / United Way HELPLINE. Specialists will connect potential volunteers with local agencies in need of help.

• The American Red Cross generally accepts only trained volunteers, but it does need bilingual volunteers who will be given onsite training. Call 713-526-8300 for more information or go to www.redcross.org. Bilingual volunteers are also needed at several San Antonio shelters, a Red Cross spokesperson said. Call 210-224-5151, for more information.

• Catholic Charities of Houston: Call volunteer coordinator Nancy Mercado at 713-305-8268 for information on upcoming disaster relief projects.

• St. Vincent de Paul has activated its home visit program to the elderly and sick known as "Arms Wide Open." To volunteer, e-mail yayaministries@svdphouston.org.

• For more opportunties, contact Volunteer Houston by email at volunteerhouston@gmail.com or call 713 853-8802.

• Houston mayor Bill White set up the Houston Ike Relief Fund. Send cash donations to: Houston Ike Relief Fund, C/O Greater Houston Community Foundation, 4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 100, Houston TX 77027. 

• The Houston SPCA is working hard to reconnect lost pets with their owners, as well as rescuing animals from hard-hit areas. You can make a donation here. The animal rescue hotline is 713-435-2990.

The Houston Chronicle has also posted a comprehensive list of places to give and get help.

September 18, 2008

Where They Stand: The Kaiser Family Foundation has conducted an independent comparison of Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Barack Obama's positions on health care reform. You can also read the candidates' official position statements here:
Sen. John McCain: "Straight Talk on Health Care Reform"
Sen. Barack Obama: "Plan for a Healthy America"

September 12, 2008

Learn more about "To Write Love on Her Arms," the suicide prevention program featured in Savannah Guthrie's story, on the project's MySpace page. You can also order merchandise from the official website.

September 11, 2008

More information on neurologist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, who wrote a best-selling memoir about her own eight-year recovery from an aneurysm, can be found on her website, http://drjilltaylor.com.

September 5, 2008

Learn more about the Standup2Cancer effort at http://su2c.standup2cancer.org.

September 4, 2008